03
Nov
2021
Coercing Mobility: Territory and Displacement in the Politics of Southeast Asian Muslim Movements
Various
The experience of displacement has shaped the politics of many Muslim movements across Southeast Asia.
This panel previews a special issue of Itinerario on coerced mobility, and the diverse responses of groups of Muslims in Siam’s incorporation of Patani, Dutch efforts to colonise Aceh, and anti-...
09
Nov
2021
Backlash against Rohingya refugees in Malaysia during COVID-19
Dr Ruji Auethavornpipat
Norm scholarship in International Relations (IR) tends to investigate the contestation of actors operating at the peak of governance. It therefore overlooks the perspective of ordinary citizens who are directly affected by international norms and institutions. To address such shortcomings, Dr Ruji...
16
Nov
2021
From Promise to Practice? The Blue Economy and Sustainable Ocean Development in the Pacific
Philippa Louey
The blue economy has burst onto the global stage as the latest trend in ocean governance and management. Promoted as an agenda of sustainable ocean development, the blue economy promises to drive improved engagement with oceans across social, economic and environmental dimensions. Of particular...
18
Nov
2021
Aotearoa in flux: Exploring the impact of national identity decolonisation on New Zealand–Pacific relations
Jayden Evett
Aotearoa New Zealand has experienced significant yet subtle change since the 1970s. Much of this change emerged from the Māori renaissance, the renewed cultural activism that challenged the dynamic between indigenous Māori and settler Pākehā populations. Though its impact on certain areas of modern...
18
Nov
2021
Guardians of the Nation? The Indonesian military’s collective memory of defeat in East Timor
Natalie Sambhi
For the Indonesian military, the independence of East Timor in 1999 represented the end of twenty-three years of seemingly futile efforts to integrate the province into the Republic of Indonesia.
What is the military’s collective memory of its experience in East Timor? Does the military, long seen...
25
Nov
2021
Partners in deterrence: US nuclear weapons and alliances in Europe and Asia
Various
Since the dawn of the atomic age, nuclear weapons have been central to the internal dynamics of US alliances in Europe and Asia. But nuclear weapons cooperation in US alliances has varied significantly over time and space. Partners in Deterrence goes beyond traditional accounts that focus on US...
30
Nov
2021
Absolute monarchy and the legal state in Thailand
Thongchai Winichakul
The modern legal system in Thailand was established in the early twentieth century not as much to save the country from colonialism as to secure the absolutist power of Bangkok’s rulers. It was not the Rule of Law, but a legal system intended to privilege the state, especially for the sake of its...
