Democracy Malaysia today: The demise of a hybrid? Not so fast… May 14, 2019 0 Written by William Case. Samuel Huntington’s notion of a third wave of democratic transitions captured the many dozens of countries whose regimes transitioned from authoritarian…
Civil society Indonesian society and Islam: Identity politics and the making of a majority May 6, 2019 1 Written by Kikue Hamayotsu. Muslim demands and movements calling for the elevation of sharia within the state legal structure, along with numerous mass mobilisations targeting…
Cambodia Southeast Asia – drifting towards Digital Authoritarianism? March 15, 2019 0 Written by Jason Abbott. In the West, the principal concern of most digital activists relates to privacy issues surrounding the collection of data by governments…
Activism Are social media destroying democracy in Southeast Asia? March 14, 2019 0 Written by Ross Tapsell. Recent literature has argued that social media use encourages authoritarianism. Ronald J. Deibert’s January 2019 article in Journal of Democracy argues…
Energy Politics Energy security in Malaysia: Current and future scenarios December 11, 2018 0 By Saleh Shadman, Christina Chin M.M. and Novita Sakundarini. Energy security is one of the main concerns that lurks behind almost every country’s energy policy.…
Climate Change Is Malaysia doing enough to avoid 1.5°C of global warming? December 11, 2018 0 By Matthew Ashfold; Svenja Hanson; Jasmin Irisha Jim Ilham; Peter Moug; Vivek Thuppil. The Paris Agreement (PA) requires that the increase in global average temperature…
Education Transformations in Malaysia’s higher education landscape September 20, 2018 0 Written by Martha Puebla On 2-4 May the British Council organized its annual conference Going Global 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This conference was an…
Malaysia Malaysia’s Pursuit of Sustainable Design September 14, 2018 0 Written by Novita Sakundarini and Raja Ariffin Raja Ghazila Manufacturing industries play a vital role in strengthening economic growth in many nations, including Malaysia. Manufacturing…
ASEAN Mahathir’s Views on International Relations and China: Implications for Malaysia-China Relations August 3, 2018 0 Written by Ngeow Chow Bing. After the historic election in May 2018, some pundits predicted that the newly elected Pakatan Harapan coalition government of Malaysia,…
China Malaysia-China relations: Wayang Kulit and the Rising Dragon August 2, 2018 0 Written by James Chin. Since the election of Mahathir Mohammad on 9th May, the media is full of ‘bad news’ when it comes to China-Malaysia…
