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Vietnam in Motion

Published: 29 August 2023
Vietnam in Motion is a web-dossier that explores entangled stories of the people in contemporary Vietnam. Publishing scholarly articles, interviews, essays from artists, writers, and thinkers, it will look to range across disciplines and reflects on the transformation happening in the Socialist Republic Vietnam, a country of nearly 96 million people that still remains partly unobserved. By sharing the thoughts of experts in their fields of science, activism, the arts and beyond, it covers a wide range of important events that have crucial impact on the lives of the people. Vietnam in Motion thinks with and thinks about Vietnam, providing a space to reflect on politics, economy, future, nature, culture and the arts in the 21st century.


Articles


Solidarity March

ACSC/APF: Quo Vadis?

Published: 15 October 2024
Article
Since 2005, the ACSC/APF remains a valuable platform for civil society organizations in Southeast Asia fostering regional advocacy and solidarity. Over the years, it has attracted diverse organisations such as the members of the LGBTQI+. As the 2024 forum was recently held in Timor-Leste in September, this article looks back, reflects on the particular issues and concerns observed through the years and how these could be addressed to provide safe spaces for CSOs, particularly to countries with restrictive regimes.
By Soe Min Than
ASEAN Secretariat

Connecting Voices: Southeast Asia’s Role in Shaping the Indo-Pacific

Published: 28 August 2024
Article
With the changing geopolitical landscape, the Indo-Pacific Region is already beset with ongoing territorial disputes, security concerns, and democratic challenges. Southeast Asia, or ASEAN, is positioned at the heart of the Indo-Pacific.This article focuses on the role of state leadership and the non-state actors in forging a balanced and inclusive regional order as well as a more equitable and resilient Indo-Pacific region.
By Khoo Ying Hooi

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Publications


Eco-feminism

Earthcare as Ecological Sovereignty for Planetary Survival: Feminist Political Wisdom of Nusantara in Contemporary Indonesia

Published: 8 April 2025
E-Paper
In the face of widespread destructions – ecological, economic, geopolitical, and even health crises- returning to Nature may hold the key to Earth’s survival. Deeply rooted in feminist and Indigenous knowledge, as well as myths and folklores, Earthcare challenges economic inequalities, particularly within the affected sectors of the communities – the women, Indigenous, and marginalized members of the society. 
By Dewi Candraningrum
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Timor-Leste's Economic Diversification: Challenges and the Way Forward

Published: 1 December 2023
E-Paper
Timor-Leste is the youngest nation in Southeast Asia and the poorest country in the region. It has overcome tremendous challenges since independence but struggles with serious economic development problems. The focus of this paper series is economic diversification, which is one of the dominant policy issues in Timor-Leste, more than 20 years after independence from Indonesia. Given the multiple and delicate challenges that the country is facing, it is viewed as an alternative path toward sustainable and inclusive economic development, reducing dependence on petroleum and seeking new economic opportunities.
By Guteriano Neves, Marta da Silva, Eliziaria Febe Gomes and Joao da Cruz Cardoso
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Current Electoral Processes in Southeast Asia

Published: 20 November 2023
Book
Current Electoral Processes in Southeast Asia - Regional Learnings follows on from a seminar organised by IRASEC and Heinrich Böll Stiftung-Southeast Asia Regional Office, hosted by the Faculty of Political Science of Chulalongkorn University and with the support of the King Prajadhipok’s Institute, who provided a simultaneous translation in Thai language. 
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Reproductive Justice

Published: 31 August 2023
Self-determined decisions about one's own body and family planning are often influenced by laws and prevailing norms that act like barriers. This publication is an attempt to make hidden injustice visible and to fought against it. So that reproductive justice can become a reality for all.
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In Quest for Change in Timor’s Politics [pdf]

Published: 30 March 2023
Analysis
Current politics in Timor centers on personalities, history, and using ‘oil money’ as the solution to problems – it cannot cope with the rapidly changing the world and its domestic development challenges. Changing its way of doing politics and the way society is being governed is imperative to address structural issues in Timor’s development and maintain the relevancy and legitimacy of democratic institutions.
By Guteriano Neves

Feminist Development Policy #2: Knowledge as Power

Published: 18 November 2022
E-Paper
In this briefing, we will be looking at the topic of knowledge as power. There are four aspects of knowledge as power that we believe need to be addressed to achieve more Feminist Global Collaboration.

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