Explainer: What’s Going On in West Papua?
Little is known about West Papua, a region usually closed off to human rights groups and foreign journalists. Yet the human rights situation in the re…
Tag: Nationalism
The End of Ethno-centric Elite Rule in Malaysia
Consociationalism—the rule, in a plural society, by an alliance of elites from respective ethnic groups—has been Malaysia’s dominant political a…
The Rise of Ethno-centric Elite Rule in Malaysia
This is an accompanying article to the feature article on the end of Barisan Nasional’s consociationalism - the rule, in a plural society, by an all…
The Rise and Fall of Thailand’s Print Media
How did Thailand’s newspaper public sphere go from an arena with critical reporting, where even the King engaged in public debate, to where it is no…
Almost Forgotten: Cambodia’s Anti-Colonial Nationalists
Today, Con Dao prison in southern Vietnam is a museum dedicated to the Vietnamese who fought for independence from the French. But Cambodian nationali…
Dying Younger in Kelantan and Terengganu
The discussion of inequality in Malaysia usually proceeds on racial/ethnic lines, but geography, history, class, and policies play a massive role in d…
Political Agenda — Nationalism and National Day
This week, we talk nationalism and National Day in Singapore with political scientist Dr Ian Chong and theatre director—and former National Day Para…
Restoring the People’s “Third Vote”
Local elections were a crucial part of Malaya’s political landscape before being abolished in 1965. Reviving local democracy will increase democrati…
The Return of Pancasila
The five principles underpinning the Indonesian state are now being revived to counter right-wing religious rhetoric in the country, but could also be…
The Making of a Female ISIS Bomber
A conversation with Dian Yulia Novi, the first woman to be convicted for plotting a bomb attack in Indonesia, sheds light on the journey taken towards…
