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Contemporary Southeast Asia articles from April 1 2009
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Contemporary Southeast Asia archives from April 1 2009
Vietnam and the challenge of political civil society.(Report)
April 1, 2009... This article aims to advance the discussion of Vietnamese politics beyond contemporary academic preoccupation with so-called "everyday politics" and "civil society" by promoting the concept of political civil society. Political civil society...
Beyond the limits?: outer continental shelf opportunities and challenges in East and Southeast Asia.(Report)
April 1, 2009... In November 2008 Japan took steps to "add" around 740,000 [km.sup.2] of seabed to its maritime jurisdiction. Such areas, located seaward of the limits of the 200 nautical mile (nm) Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ), are often referred to as the...
Public sector reforms and financial transparency: experiences from Indonesian districts.(Report)
April 1, 2009... Public administration in Indonesia has changed dramatically since 2001. The country has gone through one of the fastest and most comprehensive devolution reforms ever seen. Managerial and financial responsibilities have been decentralized from...
Beyond the Barisan Nasional? A Gramscian perspective of the 2008 Malaysian general election.(Report)
April 1, 2009... The 8 March 2008 general election in Malaysia has been characterised as a "political tsunami". (2) The ruling Barisan Nasional (National Front, BN) coalition (3) suffered unprecedented losses while the primary peninsular opposition...
Regionalism in the Asia Pacific/East Asia: a frustrated regionalism?(Report)
April 1, 2009... Regionalism has emerged as an influential paradigm in conceptualizing the politics of Asia, reflecting the profound implications of the end of the Cold War on both the structure and interpretation of international politics in an open-ended and...
Sino-Japanese relations: interdependence, rivalry and regional security.(Report)
April 1, 2009... Interdependence theory claims that increased trade and closer economic ties would reduce the likelihood of conflict and bring greater security. Increased interdependence between the two major Asian rivals--China and Japan--has given hope for an...
Ethnics Politics in Burma: States of Conflict.(Book review)
April 1, 2009... Ethnics Politics in Burma: States of Conflict. By Ashley South. Abingdon: Routledge, 2008. Hardcover: 277pp.
The political deadlock in Myanmar has recently diverted international attention from the countries vexed ethnic minority politics....
Party Politics and Democratization in Indonesia: Golkar in the Post-Suharto Era.(Book review)
April 1, 2009... Party Politics and Democratization in Indonesia: Golkar in the Post-Suharto Era. By Dirk Tomsa. London & New York: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series, 2008. Hardcover: 260pp.
Almost immediately after the downfall of Soeharto's New...
Thai South and Malay North: Ethnic Interactions on a Plural Peninsula.(Book review)
April 1, 2009... Thai South and Malay North: Ethnic Interactions on a Plural Peninsula. Edited by Michael J. Montesano and Patrick Jory. Singapore: NUS Press, 2008. Softcover: 413pp.
Only recently has the distinctive multi-ethic peninsular zone...
India and ASEAN: Partners at Summit.(Book review)
April 1, 2009... India and ASEAN: Partners at Summit. Edited by P.V. Rao. New Delhi: KW Publishers Book, 2008. Hardcover: 438pp.
India and ASEAN: Partners at Summit assesses the evolution of the relationship between India and ASEAN. Although the partnership...
Hard Times in the Lands of Plenty: Oil Politics in Iran and Indonesia.(Book review)
April 1, 2009... Hard Times in the Lands of Plenty: Oil Politics in Iran and Indonesia. By Benjamin Smith. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press, 2007. Softcover: 239pp.
Analysis of the potentially destabilizing impacts of resource booms on...
The Talibanization of Southeast Asia: Losing the War on Terror to Islamist Terrorists.(Book review)
April 1, 2009... The Talibanization of Southeast Asia: Losing the War on Terror to Islamist Terrorists. By Bilveer Singh. Westport, CT: Praegar Security International, 2007. Hardcover: 264pp.
The word "Talibanization" comes from Taliban, the fundamentalist...