Here is the list of academic articles published online in the 3rd week of Dec, 2013.
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Showing posts with label 2013. Show all posts
Dec 27, 2013
Dec 21, 2013
Check: Is Thailand so special in protest cycle between the rich urban and poor rural?
Asia Unbound » Thailand’s Political Crisis—Not so Unique
http://blogs.cfr.org/asia/2013/12/19/thailands-political-crisis-not-so-unique/
But in many ways, Thailand is not so unique, and there are lessons to be learned from other democratizing nations—once Thai opinion leaders get beyond the idea of Thai uniqueness. Many countries have made a gradual transition to democracy only to find that some segments of the middle class and elite dislike the shift in power engendered by democratization, and look to extra constitutional means of subverting democracy. In countries like Spain, for instance, remnants of the military/bureaucratic/business elite repeatedly tried to bring down elected governments in the late 1970s and early 1980s. But as King Juan Carlos and other top military leaders repeatedly stymied coups and other interventions, it became accepted that coups were no longer feasible in Spain, and most elites reconciled themselves to democratic politics.
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Similarly, other countries in the region have made a gradual transition toward building trusted formal institutions of conflict mediation and away from having disputes mediated by informal institutions gathered around one or two top leaders, as was common in Suharto’s Indonesia and has been the case with Thailand’s network monarchy for years. Indonesia slowly has built a more stable and trusted court system, and more trusted institutions designed to monitor elections and address potential electoral fraud. Poorer than Thailand, and in many ways far more divided and harder to govern, Indonesia nonetheless has created reasonably stable formal institutions, allowing politics to be channeled through a system, and no longer through the hands of a small handful of men and women.
Dec 20, 2013
Check: Abducted Taiwanese Tourist Rescued in the Philippines - Southeast Asia Real Time
Abducted Taiwanese Tourist Rescued in the Philippines - Southeast Asia Real Time - WSJ
http://blogs.wsj.com/searealtime/2013/12/20/abducted-taiwanese-tourist-rescued-in-the-philippines
This abduction incident actually has a meaning in Taiwan-Philippines relations.
Since the 2013 Guang Da Xing No. 28 incident, Taiwan and the Philippines have a bad bilateral relations. However the quick and generous response of the Taiwanese government to the Philippines after the attack of Typhoon Haiyan. the Philippines acted proactively when they received a request from Taiwan side. Hence, it was said that the incident created an opportunity of cooperation between the Taiwanese and the Philippines government. The cooperation signify a repair of relations between Taipei and Manila.
More about the incident:
KMT legislator says kidnap victim alive, heads to Malaysia - Taipei Times http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2013/11/18/2003577130
Dec 16, 2013
Academic articles in 2nd week of Dec 2013
Here is a list of articles published in the 2nd week of Dec 2013.
Dec 13, 2013
check @reuters interview with Indonesian President candidate from Golkar Party
Ghost of Indonesia's Suharto gives life to his old political party | Reuters
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/13/us-indonesia-bakrie-idUSBRE9BC05O20131213
SUHARTO VS SUKARNO LEGACYAsked if next year's election would be a battle between the Sukarno and Suharto legacies, Bakrie replied: "I don't think that you are wrong," but added he was also a fan of Sukarno and Indonesia's shift to democracy.
Dec 11, 2013
SEARC Director interviewed by Voice of America about current crisis in Thailand
Prof Mark Thompson, director of SEARC, was interviewed by the Voice of America on 10 December 2013 about the current political crisis in Thailand.
Summary of news on the anti-Yingluck administration protest in Thailand (update @ Dec 11)
Thailand still in trouble related to the 2013 amnesty bill. We summed up some news and comments from analyst. Please check:
Dec 10, 2013
Understanding the background of the Singapore's riot in Little India
Using the title of Forbes's report, the riot is "a shock, but not a total surprise." This blog post is not about the incident itself, but see what academic has done to understand the South Asian migrants or migrants issue in Singapore.
Doing some research, researches about South Asian migrants in Singapore is not as many as studies about domestic workers.
Doing some research, researches about South Asian migrants in Singapore is not as many as studies about domestic workers.
Dec 9, 2013
Academic articles in 1st week of Dec 2013
Dec 8, 2013
What does Southeast Asia look in OECD’s latest PISA survey? (Updated)
Yesterday, news talked about the PISA result. There were five ASEAN countries participated in PISA 2012. They were Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Most SE Asian PISA-related news was only appeared in their local news headline but not in international news. This post summarized the PISA result of SEA participants and the local commentary about the result.
@Reuters Special Report: Thailand secretly dumps Myanmar refugees into trafficking rings (Add feedback from Thai PM)
Special Report: Thailand secretly dumps Myanmar refugees into trafficking rings http://t.co/BcPcK1ZEYs
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 5, 2013Different special report from SCMP (HK): Thailand's secret refugee camps - 'held in secret Thai jungle camps and sold to human traffickers' | http://t.co/JJMHsVqFEf
— SCMP 南華早報 (@SCMP_News) December 5, 2013 Thailand will help with any Rohingya investigation: PM http://t.co/oh3GTRhjEi
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) December 7, 2013
Dec 4, 2013
Read an argument why there should not be a presidential apology from the Philippines to Hong Kong victims in the 2010 hostage tragedy
One month passed after the Hong Kong government set a deadline for Philippines to make "progress" on the compensation talks with victims of the incident. General population of Hong Kong believe that there should be a presidential apology from the Philippine President, Benigno Aquino III. However, the Philippine President kept saying that there should not be an official presidential apology. A Hong Kong blogger, Evan Fowler, has shared the similar view on no-presidential-apology in a Hong Kong internet news. It worth to see the reasons made Evan believe that.
Dec 2, 2013
Academic Articles in 4th week of Nov 2013
Here is a list of articles published in the last week of November.
Dec 1, 2013
SEARC's Dr.London commented Vietnam's constitution amendments
Dr Jonathan London, a member of SEARC, has been quoted about political rivalries in Vietnam in Reuters. This article at the same time has been reprinted in Nov 30's South China Morning Post of Hong Kong.
Nov 29, 2013
SEARC Director commented on Thailand's protest in local media - RTHK's The Pulse
SEARC director, Prof Mark R. Thompson, has commented on the ongoing Thailand protest in Hong Kong local media, RTHK.
If you missed the show on TV please visit RTHK's website to watch the playback.
The link is:
The Pulse: Unrest in Thailand; Corruption Crackdown in China; Mong Kok Pedestrian Zone:
Or
Content of the show:
Protests are still continuing in Thailand, with demonstrators this morning protesting in six different sites. There have been similar scenes in Bangkok over the years, and some have even involved military intervention, but is it likely to go so far this time? With us in the studio is Professor Mark Thompson from the South East Asia Research Centre of the City University of Hong Kong.
Updates on the Philippine's Typhoon disaster (Updated 29 Nov, 2013)
For people who concern about the Typhoon Haiyan in Philippines. Here is a list of articles / Tweets on the disaster in the Philippine.
Nov 27, 2013
Kevin Hewison @ asiasentinel : On the politicization of Thailand's Courts
Should court be politicize like Thailand now? How Thai’s democracy is affected by this trend? See how Prof. Hewison say:
Check this: ADBI Working Paper : Disaster Risk Management at the National Level By Mikio Ishiwatari
ADBI just released a working paper on disaster risk management in Asia-Pacific. Due to the recent Philippines typhoon disaster or even the Indonesian volcano incident, the working paper is just on time for people who interested in the disaster related issue in the region.
Nov 26, 2013
Academic articles in 3nd week of Nov 2013
Despite being late, it's still the time to see what new academic articles are in past week!
