The International Labour Organization's (ILO) efforts since the early 1990s to address the forced labour situation in Myanmar represent a rare example of success in influencing the behaviour of that regime, and this book gives a first-hand account of these efforts.
The International Labour Organization's (ILO) efforts since the early 1990s to address the forced labour situation in Myanmar represent a rare example...
Despite Timor-Leste's high expectations when it became independent from Indonesia in 2002, the country is ranked among the least developed countries in the world. It has found itself at the centre of international attention in the last decade, with one of the biggest interventions in UN history, as well as receiving amongst the highest per capita rates of bilateral assistance in the Asia-Pacific region.
This book draws together the perspectives of practitioners, policy-makers and academics on the international efforts to rebuild one of the world's newest nations. The contributors...
Despite Timor-Leste's high expectations when it became independent from Indonesia in 2002, the country is ranked among the least developed countrie...
This volume investigates the history and phenomenon of legal pluralism in Indonesia. The need to explore this topic has been urged by the revival there of Islamic law and adat (customary) law, the two greatest non-state normative orderings, in the last two decades.
This volume investigates the history and phenomenon of legal pluralism in Indonesia. The need to explore this topic has been urged by the revival ther...
This volume proposes the typology of the new subsistence state as a conceptual tool for understanding governance challenges typically faced in jurisdictions characterised by subsistence social and economic relations. Nixon then examines ways in which the case-study of East Timor conforms to the typology of the new subsistence state.
This volume proposes the typology of the new subsistence state as a conceptual tool for understanding governance challenges typically faced in jurisdi...
The origins and the key defining moments of the Cold War in Southeast Asia have been widely debated. This book focuses on an area that has received less attention, the impact and legacy of the Cold War on the various countries in the region, as well as on the region itself.
The book contributes to the historiography of the Cold War in Southeast Asia by examining not only how the conflict shaped the milieu in which national and regional change unfolded but also how the context influenced the course and tenor of the Cold War in the region. It goes on to look at the usefulness or...
The origins and the key defining moments of the Cold War in Southeast Asia have been widely debated. This book focuses on an area that has received...
What makes large, multi-ethnic states hang together? At a time when ethnic and religious conflict has gained global prominence, the territorial organization of states is a critical area of study. This text explores how multi-ethnic and geographically dispersed states grapple with questions of territorial administration and change.
What makes large, multi-ethnic states hang together? At a time when ethnic and religious conflict has gained global prominence, the territorial organi...
Indonesia has transformed from one of South East Asia's most repressive and centralized political systems to its most decentralized and democratic. This book assesses Indonesia's anti-corruption reforms over the past decade, focusing on the Anti-corruption Commission (KPK) and the Anti-corruption Court (ACC)."
Indonesia has transformed from one of South East Asia's most repressive and centralized political systems to its most decentralized and democratic. Th...
This book describes, analyses and interprets more than thirty years of long-distance politics exercised by the Acehnese diaspora and the diasporans attempts to influence Aceha (TM)s homeland developments in the lead-up to, during and after the internal conflict that afflicted the region between 1976 and 2005. While other scholars have dealt with internal social, political, historical and cultural aspects of the small-scale conflict in Aceh, they have only touched marginally upon external factors related to the Acehnese overseas and their impact on homeland politics. Studying the Acehnese...
This book describes, analyses and interprets more than thirty years of long-distance politics exercised by the Acehnese diaspora and the diasporans...
Illuminating developments in contemporary Cambodia with political and aesthetic theory, this book analyses the country's violent transition from socialism to capitalism through an innovative method that combines the aesthetic approach and critical theory. To understand the particularities of the country's transition and Cambodia's unfolding encounter with neoliberal capitalism, the book pursues the circuits of desire connecting the constellation of objects and relations, which is identified as Cambodia. Chapters focus on the pre-colonial empire of Angkor, the invasions of Siam and Vietnam in...
Illuminating developments in contemporary Cambodia with political and aesthetic theory, this book analyses the country's violent transition from socia...
The Malay population makes up Singapore's three largest ethnic groups. This book presents holistic and extensive analysis of the 'Malay Muslim story' in Singapore. Comprehensively and convincingly argued, the author examines their challenging circumstances in the fields of politics, education, social mobility, economy, leadership, and freedom of religious expression. The book makes a significant contribution to the understanding of Muslims in Singapore, and the politics of a Malay-Muslim minority in a global city-state. It is of interest to researchers and students in the field of...
The Malay population makes up Singapore's three largest ethnic groups. This book presents holistic and extensive analysis of the 'Malay Muslim stor...
