SEARC will soon have two seminars about the 2014 general election in Indonesia in early October.
Two coming seminars on Indonesia organized by SEARC
Oct 8, 2014
Oct 6, 2014
SEARC Weekly Announcements (up to 6 Oct)
We have gathered information related to recent and upcoming academic activities about Southeast Asia.
Oct 1, 2014
New article written by SEARC core member
Dr. Stephen Ortmann, a SEARC core member, has an article in the latest Taiwan Journal of Democracy.
Taiwan Journal of Democracy, Volume 10, No. 1: 123-145
Democratization and the Discourse on Stability in Hong Kong and Singapore
Stephan Ortmann
Abstract
Democrats in both Hong Kong and Singapore face a discourse on stability that is hostile to liberal democracy, but only activists in Hong Kong have successfully reframed this discourse to motivate potential supporters to actively push for democratization. The difference between the situations in Hong Kong and Singapore can be explained by the concept of collective action frames, which demonstrates that it is not sufficient to associate stability with democracy, for supporters also need to establish a motive for activism. The study shows that the success of reframing rests with the saliency of the notion that authoritarianism is a problem for stability, in part influenced by the degree of access to the media.
Keywords: Discourse on stability, opposition, Hong Kong, Singapore, collective action frames.
Sep 30, 2014
Mark Thompson, SEARC director, published a piece in the East Asia Forum today
Sep 29, 2014
SEARC Weekly Announcements (up to 29th Sep)
We have gathered information related to recent and upcoming academic activities about Southeast Asia.
Sep 17, 2014
Two new SEARC working papers
There are two new working papers released today. Sep 16, 2014
Understanding the Problems of Southeast Asia's Railways
Sep 8, 2014
SEARC Director has New Article in Critical Asian Studies
The latest article of SEARC director, Prof Mark Thompson, has been published in Critical Asian Studies.
Sep 3, 2014
Population Figures of Myanmar Released
Last week, the provisional results of Myanmar’s first census in 30 years were released.
Sep 1, 2014
Academic article released in August 2014
Here is the list of academic articles recorded in citation database in August 2014:
Here's an infographic about General Prayuth, leader of the 2014 Thai coup
Do you know how many chairmanships General Prayuth, leader of the 2014 coup in Thailand, holds? This infographic will tell you.
Aug 28, 2014
Energy subsidies in Southeast Asia
There is a blog post in Asia Pathways which briefly discusses the policy issue of energy subsidies in Southeast Asia.
Aug 25, 2014
Ne Win and present-day Myanmar
Prof Robert Taylor tells us how Ne Win might feel about Myanmar if he were still alive
Aug 21, 2014
On constitutional reform in Myanmar, Thailand and Philippines
Mong Palatino writes about the current debate on constitutional reform in Myanmar, Thailand and Philippines in The Diplomat.
Aug 18, 2014
New article written by SEARC core member
Dr. Stephen Ortmann, a SEARC core member, has an article in the latest Asian Survey. The title is “The Significance of By-elections for Political Change in Singapore’s Authoritarian Regime.”
Aug 15, 2014
New book about Myanmar supported by SEARC is now available!
We would like to inform our readers that a new book about Myanmar supported by SEARC and published by NUS Press is now available.
Aug 11, 2014
Know more about the Thai Junta’s Interim Constitution
Dr. Puangthong Pawakapan writes about the Thai Junta’s Interim Constitution. Aug 8, 2014
Academic article released in July 2014
Here is the list of academic articles recorded from Database in July 2014:
SEARC Public Seminars: Migration and Family Relationships: The case of “Gay Indonesia” in Paris
SEARC will organize an seminar in coming Firday (8th Aug) which is about migration and family relationships in Indonesia.
Aug 4, 2014
Two new working papers have just been posted on SEARC website
Two new working papers, a commentary by Suhardiyoto Haryadi on a SEARC seminar and a paper by Puangthong Pawakapan on Thailand have just been posted on SEARC website.
