Government / Governance

'Government / Governance' discusses government responses to current issues, including topics concerning emergency powers, citizenship and surveillance.

You may be interested in reading the ALC Briefing Paper Series, including a number of papers on death penalty issues in various Asian countries.

• The New Criminal Code: Authoritarianism Disguised as Decolonisation

  Airlangga Pribadi Kusman, Originally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 10 December 2022

• Kim Jong Un Wants North Korea to be a Nuclear Superpower – The Real Risk is a Regional Arms Race

  Alexander Gillespie, Originally posted on The Conversation, 2 December 2022

• China’s ‘White Paper’ Protest Movement Echoes Freedom Struggles Across Asia and the World

  Gareth Dale, Originally posted on The Conversation, 1 December 2022

• Afghanistan: After a Year of Taliban Government, Women are More Oppressed Than Ever

  Hind Elhinnawy, Originally posted on The Conversation, 25 November 2022

• Contemporary Politics in the Philippines Shows How Emotions Can Inform Human Rights Advocacy

  Syme de Leon, Originally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 22 November 2022

• The End of Police Reform

  Jacqui Baker, Originally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 15 November 2022

• Decriminalising Drug Use Would Help Stop Corrupt Police Narcotics Trafficking

  Maidina Rahmawati, Originally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 2 November 2022

• Vietnam’s Reform Challenge

  Nguyen Quang Dy, Originally posted on Asialink Insights, 11 October 2022

• Democracy Won’t be Making the Move to Indonesia’s New Capital

  Wasisto Raharjo Jati and Athiqah Nur Alami, Originally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 27 September 2022

• Perspectives: Re-Writing Multilateralism Post-COVID

  Indrani Bagchi, Originally posted on Asialink Insights, 21 September 2022

• Culpability for the Pakistan Floods Rests with the Pakistani Government and Rich Countries

  Omer Aijazi, Originally posted on The Conversation, 13 September 2022

• COVID-19 and the Rise of the Surveillance State in China

  Kevin Lo, Originally posted on Melbourne Asia Review, 5 September 2022

• INTERVIEW: From a Public Health Crisis to a ‘Police State’: China During and Beyond COVID-19

  Anonymous, Originally posted on Melbourne Asia Review, 5 September 2022

• Reimagining Human Mobility in Asia Pacific After COVID-19: The Challenge of Expanding Human Rights-Based Entry and Stay Pathways

  Pia Oberoi, Originally posted on Melbourne Asia Review, 5 September 2022

• How Indian Students Told to ‘Go Home’ by Australia at the Start of the Pandemic Used WhatsApp for Advocacy

  Surjeet Dogra Dhanji & Mousumi Mukherjee, Originally posted on Melbourne Asia Review, 5 September 2022

• Iriana Also Plays Roles: Indonesia’s First Lady Diplomacy Complements Jokowi’s Effort as G20 President

  Athiqah Nur Alami, Originally posted on The Conversation, 26 August 2022

• Prayuth in Wonderland: Where the Rules are Made Up and the Truth Doesn’t Matter

  Craig Keating, Originally posted on Asialink Insights, 26 August 2022

• Talking Indonesia: the Taiwan Crisis

  Dave McRae, Originally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 18 August 2022

• Indonesia’s Last Chance for a Progressive Criminal Code

  Anugerah Rizki Akbari and Genoveva Alicia KS Maya, Originally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 18 August 2022

• At 75, Pakistan Has Moved Far From the Secular and Democratic Vision of its Founder, Mohammad Ali Jinnah

  Farah N. Jan, Originally posted on The Conversation, 11 August 2022

• Afghan Women are Refusing to Remain Silent One Year After the Taliban Takeover

  Homa Hoodfar and Mona Tajali, Originally posted on The Conversation, 11 August 2022

• Hong Kong’s 1922 General Strike: When the British Empire Struck Back

  David Law, Originally posted on The Conversation, 3 August 2022

• Why Nancy Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan Puts the White House in Delicate Straits of Diplomacy with China

  Meredith Oyen, Originally posted on The Conversation, 3 August 2022

• Myanmar: Death Penalty the Latest Tactic for Military Junta’s Murderous Regime

  Ronan Lee, Originally posted on The Conversation, 28 July 2022

• Why the Big Fuss Over Nancy Pelosi’s Possible Visit to Taiwan?

  Meredith Oyen, Originally posted on The Conversation, 27 July 2022

• The Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific – A Realistic Long-Term Goal or Impossible Dream?

  Heath McMichael and Mike Adams, Originally posted on Asialink Insights, 13 July 2022

• NASA’s Head Warned That China May Try to Claim the Moon – Two Space Scholars Explain Why That’s Unlikely to Happen

  Svetla Ben-Itzhak and R. Lincoln Hines, Originally posted on The Conversation, 8 July 2022

• Fortress North Korea and the Battle Against COVID-19

  Jasmine Barrett, Originally posted on Melbourne Asia Review, 7 July 2022

• Australia’s Woeful Response to Rising Authoritarianism in India

  Nisha Thapliyal and Priya Chacko, Originally posted on Asialink Insights, 7 June 2022

• How the Law in the Maldives Paved the Way for a Sunni Legal Tradition

  Shamsul Falaah Originally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 6 June 2022

• Afghanistan’s Laws and Legal Institutions Under the Taliban

  Haroun Rahimi Originally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 6 June 2022

• Beware of False Peace in Myanmar

  Htet Myet Min Tun Originally posted on Asialink Insights, 6 June 2022

• To Ban or Not to Ban? How Indonesia Can Overcome the Global Food Crisis

  Maria Monica Wihardja and Arianto Patunru Originally posted on Asialink Insights, 31 May 2022

• Can Albanese Rebuild Relations with Indonesia?

  Ahmad Rizsky M UmarOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 31 May 2022

• Australia-China Environmental Cooperation in a Hyperconnected World

  Nengye Liu Originally posted on Asialink Insights, 3 May 2022

• Indonesian Oligarchs are Defending their Wealth at the Cost of Democracy

  Yassar AuliaOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 19 April 2022

• Why China Won't Mediate an End to the Ukraine War

  Joseph S Nye Originally posted on Asialink Insights, 6 April 2022

• Stepping Carefully Amid Conflict in the Pacific

  Dr Anouk Ride and Dr Tania MileticOriginally posted on Pursuit, 5 April 2022

• Special Issue. COVID-19 and the Law: Perspectives from Asia. Introduction

  Joo Cheong Tham, Originally posted on the Australian Journal of Asian Law, 23 March 2022

• State of Emergency in Vietnamese Law: Reflections on the Government Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

  VU Cong Giao and DAO Tri Uc, Originally posted on the Australian Journal of Asian Law, 23 March 2022

• Reproducing Indonesia’s Illiberal Legalism amid COVID-19: Public Health Crisis as a Means of Accumulation

  Rafiqa Qurrata A’yun and Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir, Originally posted on the Australian Journal of Asian Law, 21 March 2022

• Virulent Pandemic and Fragile Democracy in Myanmar: Complications of COVID-19 Policies and the 2020 National Elections

  Jonathan Liljeblad and Ama Doe, Originally posted on the Australian Journal of Asian Law, 21 March 2022

• Political Power and the Limits of Academic Freedom in Japan in the Era of COVID-19

  Yuichiro Tsuji, Originally posted on the Australian Journal of Asian Law, 21 March 2022

• How will China Handle the Dual Threats of COVID and Political Protests at the Winter Olympics?

  David S G GoodmanOriginally posted on The Conversation, 2 February 2022

• China’s Approach to the Pandemic Exposes its Democratic Deficit to the Public Glare

  COVID-DEM - Rongxin LiCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 12 January 2022

• China in Latin America: Exaggerating Medical Diplomacy

  COVID-DEM - Christopher KambhuCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 23 November 2021

• How the Philippines’ President Dutuerte Weaponized a Filipino Custom During COVID-19

  Yvonne SuOriginally posted on The Conversation, 19 December 2021

• Building Back Better From COVID-19 for a Greying Society

  Dian Maya SafitriOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 9 December 2021

• Cambodia and COVID-19: Last to Lock Down, First to Open Up

  Bradley J MurgOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 24 November 2021

• The Secret to South Korea’s COVID Success? Combining High Technology with the Human Touch

  Choon Key Chekar, Joshua R Moon and Michael HopkinsOriginally posted on The Conversation, 22 October 2021

• Feminist Responses on Weibo aim to Fight the Misrepresentation of Women During COVID-19 in China

  Jinman ZhangOriginally posted on The Conversation, 13 October 2021

• North Korea’s Costly COVID Response is Pushing Kim Jong-un to Play Political Games

  Niki JP AlsfordOriginally posted on The Conversation, 12 October 2021

• Islamists Back at Work, Pushing Conservative Gender Politics as a ‘Response’ to COVID-19

  Dina AfriantyOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 12 October 2021

• COVID-19 and China’s Attempts to Build A Health Silk Road to Myanmar

  Dr Nyi Nyi KyawOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 11 October 2021

• What the World Can Learn from Bhutan’s Rapid COVID Vaccine Rollout

  Sarah Schiffling and Chris PhelanOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 28 September 2021

• Malaysia’s #Kitajagakita Invigorates Political Activism and Tackles Apathy

  Clarissa Ai Ling LeeOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 14 September 2021

• China’s ‘Surveillance Creep’: How Big Data COVID Monitoring Could be Used to Control People Post-Pandemic

  Ausma Bernot, Alexander Trauth-Goik and Sue TrevaskesOriginally posted on The Conversation, 31 August 2021

• ‘My Home Country Pushed Me Away’: How Returning Expats Became South Korea’s Pandemic Scapegoats

  Jongheon Kim and Ivan SainsaulieuOriginally posted on The Conversation, 30 August 2021

• Mural Controversies Expose the Poor Health of Indonesian Democracy

  Maidina Rahmawati and Erasmus at NapitupuluOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 23 August 2021

• COVID-19 in Southeast Asia: Much More Than a Health Crisis

  Gabriel Facal, Ian Wilson, Khoo Ying Hooi, Rosalia Sciortino and Sarah AndrieuOriginally posted on The Conversation, 21 August 2021

• From Ground Zero to Zero Tolerance – How China Learnt From Its COVID Response to Quickly Stamp Out Its Latest Outbreak

  Michael TooleOriginally posted on The Conversation, 17 August 2021

• Talking Indonesia: COVID-19 and Data Transparency

  Jemma PurdeyOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 12 August 2021

• The Slow Decay of the Malay Political Establishment

  James ChinOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 10 August 2021

• Indonesian Writer Confronts COVID-19 Through Poetry

  Vannessa HearmanOriginally posted on The Conversation, 6 August 2021

• India's Vaccine Rollout is Ignoring the Many Inequalities in its Society

  Rajib DasguptaOriginally posted on The Conversation, 30 July 2021

• How a Perfect Storm of Events is Turning Myanmar into a ‘Super-Spreader’ COVID State

  Adam Simpson and Nicholas FarrellyOriginally posted on The Conversation, 30 July 2021

• Thailand's COVID Crisis

  Craig KeatingOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 29 July 2021

• Coronavirus Compounds Myanmar's Coup Crisis

  Nicholas CoppelOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 27 July 2021

• Indonesia may Partner with Australia to Develop Digital Healthcare Supply Chains in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

  Amrik Sohal, Daniel Prajogo, Mursyid Hasan Basri, Wawan Dhewanto, Helen Brown and Marlene MillottOriginally posted on The Conversation, 19 July 2021

• Silenced in China: The COVID ‘Truth-Tellers’ and Political Dissent

  Tao ZhangOriginally posted on The Conversation, 17 July 2021

• COVID-19 is Already Negatively Impacting Election Integrity in the Philippines

  Hannah SoCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 16 July 2021

• Indonesia Records Its Highest Increase in COVID Cases – and Numbers Are Likely to Rise Again Before They Fall

  Dicky BudimanOriginally posted on The Conversation, 14 July 2021

• Japan's Opposition Threatens Government's Majority in the Wake of COVID-19

  Akihiro OgawaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 6 July 2021

• Just Get the Jab Done: Continuing Vaccine Battles Show India Still Hasn’t Got the Hang of Federalism

  Arghya SenguptaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 12 July 2021

• To Lockdown or Not? Indonesia's Dilemma in Handling the COVID-19 Second Wave?

  Yanuar NugrohoOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 1 July 2021

• After COVID Surge, Some Signs of Internal Dissent Against PM Modi: Reuters

  Saurabh Sharma and Rupam JainCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 30 June 2021

• Nepal's Democracy in Peril

  Youba Raj Acharya and Prema Bista ThapaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 29 June 2021

• Indonesia's COVID-19 Surge: Contradictions and Criticism

  Max LaneOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 28 June 2021

• Talking Indonesia: The Worsening COVID-19 Crisis

  Jemma PurdeyOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 27 June 2021

• Postpone elections; prefer Fighting COVID

  Jagdish BatraCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 21 June 2021

• Governance Deficit and the Question of Accountability

  Deepak SinhaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 17 June 2021

• An Olympic-Size COVID Risk

  Takatoshi ItoOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 17 June 2021

• Are the Rich Democracies Singing in Tune Over China and the World?

  John McCarthy AOOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 16 June 2021

• Twitter and Digital Diplomacy: China and COVID-19

  Chris Alden and Kennedrick ChanCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 9 June 2021

• Fighting COVID-19: China's Soft Power Opportunities in Mainland Southeast Asia

  Chheang VannarithOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 27 May 2021

• Himalayan Blunders: Nepal’s Political Crisis Amid Pandemic Puts Democratic Gains Under Strain

  TOI EditCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 25 May 2021

• Lesson Learnt: Indonesia’s Second Eid al-Fitri Under COVID-19

  Syafiq HasyimOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 24 May 2021

• A “Toolkit” of Facts to Fight the Pandemic of Anti-India COVID Propaganda

  Shehzad PoonawallaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 23 May 2021

• Will India’s COVID Catastrophe Hurt PM Modi?

  AFPCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 22 May 2021

• Our Responsibility to South Asia

  Kevin RuddOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 21 May 2021

• Towards A ‘Smart’ Sarkar: COVID Demands A New Model of Citizen-Focussed Governance

  Sagarika GhoseCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 20 May 2021

• From Confidence to Chaos: India’s Journey to Its Coronavirus Crisis

  Shaiba RatherCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 13 May 2021

• India Cannot Breathe. Is The Media Choking It Further?

  Ruhi Khan and Danish KhanCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 7 May 2021

• Sickly State, Healthy Democracy: Elections Held During Deadly Pandemic Surge Expose India’s Real Flaws and Strengths

  Ruchir SharmaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 5 May 2021

• The State Advances, the People Retreat: China’s Political and Legal Responses to COVID-19

  Xin HeCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 4 May 2021

• Hope in the Darkness

  Nathan GrillsOriginally posted on Pursuit, 3 May 2021

• India's COVID Tsunami

  Shashi TharoorOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 28 April 2021

• Aiding India in Crisis

  John McCarthy AOOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 27 April 2021

• The Philippines a Year under Lockdown: Continuing Executive Dominance, Threats to Democracy, and Unclear Pandemic Response

  Maria Ela L. AtienzaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 26 April 2021

• COVID-19 Crisis – Bad News for Mr Modi and BJP

  Saroj ChadhaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 24 April 2021

• Pandemic Will Have Social, Economic and Political Ramifications

  Col (retd) N BhatnagarCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 14 April 2021

• Japan is Facing a Fourth COVID Wave and Sluggish Vaccine Rollout. Will It Be Ready for the Olympics?

  Craig MarkOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 19 April 2021

• The Second Wave of COVID-19 and India’s Political Landscape

  Ramanand and DhanishaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 12 April 2021

• The Philippines’ Vexed Vaccine Rollout

  Malcolm CookOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 1 April 2021

• Bangladesh’s COVID-19 Year in Review

  Ridwanul HoqueCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 25 March 2021

• One Year After the Pandemic in Indonesia: From Health Crisis to the Crisis of Constitutional Democracy

  Abdurrachman Satrio and Mohammad IbrahimCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 15 March 2021

• Surviving Executive-Led Pandemic Control in Executive-Led Hong Kong: A Year in Review

  Pui-yin LoCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 3 March 2021

• COVID-19 and the Crisis in Indian Democracy

  Thulasi K. RajCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 26 February 2021

• Breeding More Social Turbulence? – Thailand’s Unprepared Response to the Second Wave of COVID-19

  Khemthong Tonsakulrungruang and Rawin LeelapatanaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 23 February 2021

• Mandatory Vaccination Will Not Solve Indonesia’s COVID-19 Problem

  Usman HamidOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 23 February 2021

• Talking Indonesia: COVID-19 and the Vaccine

  Jemma PurdeyOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 28 January 2021

• Does Indonesian Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination Discriminate against the Elderly?

  Mohammad IbrahimOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 27 January 2021

• COVID-19 Vaccination Drive: Test of India’s Resilience

  Shehzad PoonawallaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 16 January 2021

• Talking Indonesia: COVID-19 and Religious Leaders

  Charlotte SetijadiOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 24 December 2020

• Sliding Toward a Less Orderly World

  Ron HuiskenOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 21 December 2020

• Australia’s A$1.5 Billion COVID-related Loan to Indonesia

  Peter McCawleyOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 14 November 2020

• COVID-19 Lockdown in Chinese Villages: Radical Measures Positively Received

  Xiao Tan, Mark Yaolin Wang, Yao Song and Tianyang LiuOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 11 November 2020

• Invisible Citizens

  Linda Rae Bennett and Setiyani Marta DewiOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 9 November 2020

• Vietnam and COVID-19: More Mark (Zuckerberg) than Marx

  Adam FfordeOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 29 October 2020

• Change Tack: Time to Realign Media Priorities in the Face of COVID Crisis

  Rudroneel GhoshCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 28 October 2020

• How South Korea has Kept the Impact of COVID-19 on Jobs in Check

  Kyoung-Hee YuOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 13 October 2020

• With COVID-19 Cases Soaring, Indonesia Recruits Thugs to Enforce Health Protocols

  Moh Zaki ArrobiOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 12 October 2020

• South Korea’s Prospects for a Middle-Power Alliance in the Era of COVID-19

  Taekyoon KimOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 9 October 2020

• An Analysis of Japanese Responses to COVID-19 from an Administrative Law Perspective

  Shusaku Kitajima, 8 October 2020

• Governance or Social Resilience: Learning from Southeast Asia’s Experience with COVID-19

  Bambang Brodjonegoro, Inaya Rakhmani, Walid Jumblatt Bin Abdullah and Adam FfordeOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 8 October 2020

• As COVID-19 Escalates in Indonesia, Responses are Fractured and Fractious

  Rebecca Meckelburg and Charan BalOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 5 October 2020

• The Perils of Big COVID Government in Asia

  Lee Jong-WhaOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 2 October 2020

• Thailand's Uncertain Future

  Annisa Natalegawa and Nattabhorn JuengsanguansitOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 30 September 2020

• Are Intellectuals Killing Convergence?

  Arvind Subramanian and Josh FelmanOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 29 September 2020

• Pandemic Politics in South Asia: Muslims and Democracy

  Matthew NelsonOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 24 September 2020

• How to Fix Indonesia’s COVID-19 Governance Problem

  Jimmy Daniel Berlianto Oley and Rendy Adriyan DiningratOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 24 September 2020

• Budget Politics in Indonesia’s COVID-19 Response

  Akhmad Misbakhul HasanOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 14 September 2020

• Pandemics, Politics and Principles: Business and Human Rights in Southeast Asia in a Time of Crisis

  Andrew Rosser, Kate Macdonald and Ken M.P. SetiawanOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 23 August 2020

• Hong Kong's Cancelled Elections

  Pui Man Katy ChanCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 17 August 2020

• Singapore's GE2020: A Post-mortem

  Dhevarajan DevadasCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 17 August 2020

• Indonesia's Local Elections and the Pandemic

  Mada SukmajatiCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 17 August 2020

• COVID-19: The Politics of Local Responses in Indonesia

  Trissia WijayaOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 17 August 2020

• Indonesia’s Coronavirus Fatalities are the Highest in Southeast Asia. So, Why is Jokowi Rushing to get Back to Business?

  Tim Lindsey and Tim MannOriginally posted on The Conversation, 13 August 2020

• Talking Indonesia: COVID-19 and the Military

  Dave McRae and Evan LaksmanaOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 13 August 2020

• How South Korea Conducted Its Elections During the Pandemic: A Comparative Case Study

  Miye D'Oench and Axel HuffordCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 7 August 2020

• Opportunism, COVID-19, and Cambodia’s State of Emergency Law

  Randle DeFalcoCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 3 August 2020

• How Timor-Leste has Mobilised Against COVID-19

  Susanna Barnes, Teresa Hall, Balthasar Kehi, Quintiliano Mok and Lisa PalmerOriginally posted on Pursuit, 23 July 2020

• Assembling the Skillset to Shape our Strategic Environment

  Tony MilnerOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 23 July 2020

• Constitutional Literacy in Times of Crisis

  Maartje De VisserOriginally posted on the IACL-AIDC Blog, 23 July 2020

• Citizenship, Constitutionalism and Civil Liberties: A Briefing Note on Recent Developments in India

  Indian Citizenship and Statelessness Research ProjectCo-published by Asian Law Centre and Peter McMullin Centre on Statelessness , 17 July 2020

• Transition in Crisis: COVID-19 and Federalisation in Nepal

  Iain Payne, 16 July 2020

• Talking Indonesia: COVID-19 and Community Engagement

  Dirk Tomsa, Sharyn Graham Davies, Najmah and YeniOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 16 July 2020

• What is Ma’ruf Amin doing?

  Daniel PetersonOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 15 July 2020

• India and Australia’s Federal Systems have Responded Fairly Well to COVID-19. But the US System Hasn’t

  Niranjan SahooOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 14 July 2020

• Why Singapore’s Election Will Be Like No Other

  Huong Le ThuOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 9 July 2020

• Podcast: Regional Health Diplomacy and the COVID-19 Crisis

  Donald GreenleesOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 7 July 2020

• Pandemic, Emergency & the Bangladesh Constitution: A Reflection

  Kawser AhmedCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 2 July 2020

• Has COVID-19 Made the Philippines the 'Sick Man of Asia' Once More?

  Adam Schwarz and Ken EstillerOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 24 June 2020

• Early Warning Signs of Abusive Constitutionalism in Indonesia: Pandemic as Pretext

  Stefanus HendriantoCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 20 June 2020

• The Militarized Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Philippines: An Escalating Threat to Human Rights

  Michael Yusingco and Angelika PizarroOriginally posted on the IACL-AIDC Blog, 18 June 2020

• Vietnam and the Virus

  John McCarthy AOOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 18 June 2020

• Australia’s Unsung COVID-19 Heroes: The Diplomats

  Melissa Conley Tyler and Pravin SilvaOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 18 June 2020

• Reinventing Singapore in the Age of COVID

  Kean WongOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 17 June 2020

• Why Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam Have Been Effective in Fighting COVID-19

  Huong Le ThuOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 16 June 2020

• Flying Blind: Indonesia Grapples to Respond to COVID-19

  Donald GreenleesOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 11 June 2020

• Ear to Asia Podcast - Kevin Rudd on China’s Place in a Post-Pandemic World

  Kevin RuddOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 5 June 2020

• Policing and Public Health in Pakistan

  Zoha Waseem, 4 June 2020

• COVID-19 in India: Seeking Accountability in a Moment of Crisis (II)

  Anindita MukherjeeOriginally posted on the IACL-AIDC Blog, 4 June 2020

• COVID-19 in India: Examining the Structural Enablers of Over-Centralisation (I)

  Anindita MukherjeeOriginally posted on the IACL-AIDC Blog, 4 June 2020

• Singapore’s Massive COVID-19 Oversight

  Sow Keat TokOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 2 June 2020

• The Constitutional Propriety of India’s COVID-19 Response from a Distribution of Powers Perspective

  Akshay AuroraOriginally posted on the IACL-AIDC Blog, 2 June 2020

• 'Judicialising' the Pandemic in Pakistan

  Yasser Kureshi, 28 May 2020

• Road Map of Post-Pandemic Asia May Look Different

  Greg EarlOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 28 May 2020

• A Pandemic of Modern Piracy: The Decline of Regional Order

  Choi KangOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 27 May 2020

• COVID-19 Responses in Japan from an Administrative Law Perspective: Why won’t Pachinko Parlours Close Down?

  Shusaku Kitajima and Stacey Steele, 26 May 2020

• ‘This Trial from God’: The Politics of COVID in Malaysia

  Donald GreenleesOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 26 May 2020

• Interview: COVID-19 is Accelerating Trends Towards a More Polarised World

  Hoo Tiang BoonOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 25 May 2020

• Webinar - Public Law Responses to COVID-19: Lessons (or Cautions) from Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong

  Wen-Chen Chang, Daisy Cheung, Calvin Ho and Jaclyn NeoHosted by the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law, University of New South Wales, 25 May 2020

• China’s Response to the Coronavirus Pandemic: Fighting Two Enemies

  Eva PilsCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 25 May 2020

• Regionalism Rises in Japan to Confront COVID-19

  Dan Rosen, 21 May 2020

• The Indian Travel Ban is Overbroad

  Thulasi K. Raj, 21 May 2020

• COVID-19 and Democratic Deliberation in India

  Anmol Jain and Pranny DhawandwideOriginally posted on the IACL-AIDC Blog, 21 May 2020

• Ear to Asia Podcast - Is Indonesia’s COVID-19 Response Too Little, Too Late?

  Tim Lindsey and Ian WilsonOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 21 May 2020

• Reopening Vietnam: How the Country’s Improving Governance Helped it Weather the COVID-19 Pandemic

  Trang (Mae) Nguyen and Edmund MaleskyOriginally published by the Brookings Institution, 20 May 2020

• Perspectives: ASEAN COVID Initiatives Have Failed

  Herman Joseph S. KraftOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 20 May 2020

• Perspectives: Myanmar Needs a Strong ASEAN to Fight Coronavirus

  Aung Zin Phyo TheinOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 20 May 2020

• Debating the Applicability of India’s Disaster Management Law to COVID-19

  Goutham ShivshankarOriginally posted on the Administrative Law Blog, 19 May 2020

• Indonesia is Exploiting the COVID-19 Crisis for Illiberal Purposes

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