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The Department of Political and Social Change (PSC) is a leader in the training of the next generation of scholars in the field of Asian politics and society in Australia, offering world-class graduate research programs.

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Our research

Our faculty, researchers and students grapple every day with the most pressing issues facing Asian politics and society. Our research strengthens links between industry, government and other research institutions around the world, placing our academic community at the forefront of international dialogue surrounding the key challenges of the region. Our research projects range from transitional justice in Cambodia and local politics in Southeast Asia, to election system redesign in the Philippines and women’s substantive representation in rural Chinese community government.

Publications

Our faculty, researchers and students grapple every day with the most pressing issues facing Asian politics and society. Our research strengthens links between industry, government and other research institutions around the world, placing our academic community at the forefront of international dialogue surrounding the key challenges of the region. 

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Strong Patronage, Weak Parties: The Case for Electoral Reform in the Philippines
Expert contributors survey major types of electoral systems found throughout the world, explain their powerful influence on both democratic quality and development outcomes, and explore the comparativ
Electoral Dynamics in the Philippines: Money Politics, Patronage and Clientelism at the Grassroots
This study sheds light on the organisation of elections and electioneering across the Philippines.
 Myanmar Transformed? People, Places and Politics
his book takes stock of the mutations, continuities and fractures at the heart of Myanmar’s political and economic transformations.