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.
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The New Criminal Code: Authoritarianism Disguised as Decolonisation
Airlangga Pribadi Kusman, Originally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 10 December 2022
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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
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China’s ‘White Paper’ Protest Movement Echoes Freedom Struggles Across Asia and the World
Gareth Dale, Originally posted on The Conversation, 1 December 2022
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Afghanistan: After a Year of Taliban Government, Women are More Oppressed Than Ever
Hind Elhinnawy, Originally posted on The Conversation, 25 November 2022
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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
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The End of Police Reform
Jacqui Baker, Originally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 15 November 2022
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Decriminalising Drug Use Would Help Stop Corrupt Police Narcotics Trafficking
Maidina Rahmawati, Originally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 2 November 2022
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Vietnam’s Reform Challenge
Nguyen Quang Dy, Originally posted on Asialink Insights, 11 October 2022
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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
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Perspectives: Re-Writing Multilateralism Post-COVID
Indrani Bagchi, Originally posted on Asialink Insights, 21 September 2022
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Culpability for the Pakistan Floods Rests with the Pakistani Government and Rich Countries
Omer Aijazi, Originally posted on The Conversation, 13 September 2022
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COVID-19 and the Rise of the Surveillance State in China
Kevin Lo, Originally posted on Melbourne Asia Review, 5 September 2022
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Talking Indonesia: the Taiwan Crisis
Dave McRae, Originally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 18 August 2022
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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
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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
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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
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Hong Kong’s 1922 General Strike: When the British Empire Struck Back
David Law, Originally posted on The Conversation, 3 August 2022
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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
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Myanmar: Death Penalty the Latest Tactic for Military Junta’s Murderous Regime
Ronan Lee, Originally posted on The Conversation, 28 July 2022
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Why the Big Fuss Over Nancy Pelosi’s Possible Visit to Taiwan?
Meredith Oyen, Originally posted on The Conversation, 27 July 2022
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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
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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
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Fortress North Korea and the Battle Against COVID-19
Jasmine Barrett, Originally posted on Melbourne Asia Review, 7 July 2022
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Australia’s Woeful Response to Rising Authoritarianism in India
Nisha Thapliyal and Priya Chacko, Originally posted on Asialink Insights, 7 June 2022
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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
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Afghanistan’s Laws and Legal Institutions Under the Taliban
Haroun Rahimi Originally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 6 June 2022
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Beware of False Peace in Myanmar
Htet Myet Min Tun Originally posted on Asialink Insights, 6 June 2022
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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
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Can Albanese Rebuild Relations with Indonesia?
Ahmad Rizsky M UmarOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 31 May 2022
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Australia-China Environmental Cooperation in a Hyperconnected World
Nengye Liu Originally posted on Asialink Insights, 3 May 2022
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Indonesian Oligarchs are Defending their Wealth at the Cost of Democracy
Yassar AuliaOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 19 April 2022
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Why China Won't Mediate an End to the Ukraine War
Joseph S Nye Originally posted on Asialink Insights, 6 April 2022
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Stepping Carefully Amid Conflict in the Pacific
Dr Anouk Ride and Dr Tania MileticOriginally posted on Pursuit, 5 April 2022
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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How the Philippines’ President Dutuerte Weaponized a Filipino Custom During COVID-19
Yvonne SuOriginally posted on The Conversation, 19 December 2021
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Building Back Better From COVID-19 for a Greying Society
Dian Maya SafitriOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 9 December 2021
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Cambodia and COVID-19: Last to Lock Down, First to Open Up
Bradley J MurgOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 24 November 2021
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Malaysia’s #Kitajagakita Invigorates Political Activism and Tackles Apathy
Clarissa Ai Ling LeeOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 14 September 2021
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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
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‘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
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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
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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
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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
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Talking Indonesia: COVID-19 and Data Transparency
Jemma PurdeyOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 12 August 2021
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The Slow Decay of the Malay Political Establishment
James ChinOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 10 August 2021
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Indonesian Writer Confronts COVID-19 Through Poetry
Vannessa HearmanOriginally posted on The Conversation, 6 August 2021
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India's Vaccine Rollout is Ignoring the Many Inequalities in its Society
Rajib DasguptaOriginally posted on The Conversation, 30 July 2021
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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
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Thailand's COVID Crisis
Craig KeatingOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 29 July 2021
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Coronavirus Compounds Myanmar's Coup Crisis
Nicholas CoppelOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 27 July 2021
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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
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Silenced in China: The COVID ‘Truth-Tellers’ and Political Dissent
Tao ZhangOriginally posted on The Conversation, 17 July 2021
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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
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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
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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
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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
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To Lockdown or Not? Indonesia's Dilemma in Handling the COVID-19 Second Wave?
Yanuar NugrohoOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 1 July 2021
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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
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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
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Indonesia's COVID-19 Surge: Contradictions and Criticism
Max LaneOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 28 June 2021
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Talking Indonesia: The Worsening COVID-19 Crisis
Jemma PurdeyOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 27 June 2021
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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
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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
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An Olympic-Size COVID Risk
Takatoshi ItoOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 17 June 2021
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Are the Rich Democracies Singing in Tune Over China and the World?
John McCarthy AOOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 16 June 2021
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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
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Fighting COVID-19: China's Soft Power Opportunities in Mainland Southeast Asia
Chheang VannarithOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 27 May 2021
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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
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Lesson Learnt: Indonesia’s Second Eid al-Fitri Under COVID-19
Syafiq HasyimOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 24 May 2021
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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
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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
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Our Responsibility to South Asia
Kevin RuddOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 21 May 2021
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Hope in the Darkness
Nathan GrillsOriginally posted on Pursuit, 3 May 2021
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India's COVID Tsunami
Shashi TharoorOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 28 April 2021
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Aiding India in Crisis
John McCarthy AOOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 27 April 2021
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The Philippines’ Vexed Vaccine Rollout
Malcolm CookOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 1 April 2021
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Mandatory Vaccination Will Not Solve Indonesia’s COVID-19 Problem
Usman HamidOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 23 February 2021
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Talking Indonesia: COVID-19 and the Vaccine
Jemma PurdeyOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 28 January 2021
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Does Indonesian Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination Discriminate against the Elderly?
Mohammad IbrahimOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 27 January 2021
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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
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Talking Indonesia: COVID-19 and Religious Leaders
Charlotte SetijadiOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 24 December 2020
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Sliding Toward a Less Orderly World
Ron HuiskenOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 21 December 2020
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Australia’s A$1.5 Billion COVID-related Loan to Indonesia
Peter McCawleyOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 14 November 2020
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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
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Invisible Citizens
Linda Rae Bennett and Setiyani Marta DewiOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 9 November 2020
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Vietnam and COVID-19: More Mark (Zuckerberg) than Marx
Adam FfordeOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 29 October 2020
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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
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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
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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
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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
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An Analysis of Japanese Responses to COVID-19 from an Administrative Law Perspective
Shusaku Kitajima, 8 October 2020
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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
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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
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The Perils of Big COVID Government in Asia
Lee Jong-WhaOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 2 October 2020
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Thailand's Uncertain Future
Annisa Natalegawa and Nattabhorn JuengsanguansitOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 30 September 2020
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Are Intellectuals Killing Convergence?
Arvind Subramanian and Josh FelmanOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 29 September 2020
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Pandemic Politics in South Asia: Muslims and Democracy
Matthew NelsonOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 24 September 2020
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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
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Budget Politics in Indonesia’s COVID-19 Response
Akhmad Misbakhul HasanOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 14 September 2020
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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
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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
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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
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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
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COVID-19: The Politics of Local Responses in Indonesia
Trissia WijayaOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 17 August 2020
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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
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Talking Indonesia: COVID-19 and the Military
Dave McRae and Evan LaksmanaOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 13 August 2020
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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
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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
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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
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Assembling the Skillset to Shape our Strategic Environment
Tony MilnerOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 23 July 2020
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Constitutional Literacy in Times of Crisis
Maartje De VisserOriginally posted on the IACL-AIDC Blog, 23 July 2020
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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
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Transition in Crisis: COVID-19 and Federalisation in Nepal
Iain Payne, 16 July 2020
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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
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What is Ma’ruf Amin doing?
Daniel PetersonOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 15 July 2020
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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
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Why Singapore’s Election Will Be Like No Other
Huong Le ThuOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 9 July 2020
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Podcast: Regional Health Diplomacy and the COVID-19 Crisis
Donald GreenleesOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 7 July 2020
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Vietnam and the Virus
John McCarthy AOOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 18 June 2020
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Australia’s Unsung COVID-19 Heroes: The Diplomats
Melissa Conley Tyler and Pravin SilvaOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 18 June 2020
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Reinventing Singapore in the Age of COVID
Kean WongOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 17 June 2020
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Why Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam Have Been Effective in Fighting COVID-19
Huong Le ThuOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 16 June 2020
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Flying Blind: Indonesia Grapples to Respond to COVID-19
Donald GreenleesOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 11 June 2020
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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
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Policing and Public Health in Pakistan
Zoha Waseem, 4 June 2020
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COVID-19 in India: Seeking Accountability in a Moment of Crisis (II)
Anindita MukherjeeOriginally posted on the IACL-AIDC Blog, 4 June 2020
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COVID-19 in India: Examining the Structural Enablers of Over-Centralisation (I)
Anindita MukherjeeOriginally posted on the IACL-AIDC Blog, 4 June 2020
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Singapore’s Massive COVID-19 Oversight
Sow Keat TokOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 2 June 2020
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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
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'Judicialising' the Pandemic in Pakistan
Yasser Kureshi, 28 May 2020
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Road Map of Post-Pandemic Asia May Look Different
Greg EarlOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 28 May 2020
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A Pandemic of Modern Piracy: The Decline of Regional Order
Choi KangOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 27 May 2020
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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
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‘This Trial from God’: The Politics of COVID in Malaysia
Donald GreenleesOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 26 May 2020
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Interview: COVID-19 is Accelerating Trends Towards a More Polarised World
Hoo Tiang BoonOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 25 May 2020
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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
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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
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Regionalism Rises in Japan to Confront COVID-19
Dan Rosen, 21 May 2020
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The Indian Travel Ban is Overbroad
Thulasi K. Raj, 21 May 2020
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COVID-19 and Democratic Deliberation in India
Anmol Jain and Pranny DhawandwideOriginally posted on the IACL-AIDC Blog, 21 May 2020
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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
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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
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Perspectives: ASEAN COVID Initiatives Have Failed
Herman Joseph S. KraftOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 20 May 2020
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Perspectives: Myanmar Needs a Strong ASEAN to Fight Coronavirus
Aung Zin Phyo TheinOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 20 May 2020
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Debating the Applicability of India’s Disaster Management Law to COVID-19
Goutham ShivshankarOriginally posted on the Administrative Law Blog, 19 May 2020
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Indonesia is Exploiting the COVID-19 Crisis for Illiberal Purposes
Rafiqa Qurrata A'yun and Abdil Mughis MudhoffirOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 15 May 2020
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Moon Relies on TRUST in Korea’s COVID Fight
AsialinkOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 15 May 2020
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Japan’s Soft State of Emergency: Social Pressure Instead of Legal Penalty
Akiko EjimaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 13 May 2020
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COVID in Thailand: Failed and Foolhardy Predictions
James WisenOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 13 May 2020
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COVID-19 and China’s Five-Year Plan to Create a ‘Xiaokang’ Society
Craig SmithOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 12 May 2020
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Taking Jokowi to Court Over COVID-19: Is the Government Liable?
Linda Rae BennettOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 12 May 2020
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Not a Sporting Chance: COVID-19 Dashes Japan’s Olympic Economic Hopes
AsialinkOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 11 May 2020
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India is Shaping a ‘New Multilateralism’ in a Post-COVID World
Tanya SpisbahOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 8 May 2020
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China's COVID Exit: Challenges Ahead
Nick Henderson and Michael HesterOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 6 May 2020
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COVID: The Asian Experience
Donald GreenleesOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 6 May 2020
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The Indian Administrative Response to COVID-19
Devansh KaushikOriginally posted on the Administrative Law Blog, 5 May 2020
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Coronavirus and the Constitution – XXI: The Mandatory Imposition of the Aarogya Setu App
Vasudev Devadasan and Gautam BhatiaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 2 May 2020
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Coronavirus and the Constitution – XX: Parliamentary Accountability
Vasudev Devadasan and Gautam BhatiaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 1 May 2020
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Asia is Uniting Around Virus Crisis
Kavi ChongkittavornOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 1 May 2020
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From the Virus, a Stronger more Confident China
Peter HoOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 1 May 2020
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Unite to Fight the Common Enemy
Li LiOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 1 May 2020
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Deglobalisation, Authoritarianism and Asia’s Post-Virus Future
Shyam SaranOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 1 May 2020
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A Liberal Darling or an Inadvertent Hand to Dictators? Open-Ended Lawmaking and Taiwan’s Legal Response to the Covid Pandemic
Ming-Sung KuoCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 30 April 2020
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Cracks in India’s Constitutional Framework
Karan GuptaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 28 April 2020
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COVID-19 Lockdown in India – Need For A Tailored Approach As One Size Does Not Fit All Its Regions
Sarthak Roy and Niriksha SanghviCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide., 25 April 2020
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Talking Indonesia: The Government’s COVID-19 Response
Dave McRaeOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 24 April 2020
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It may not be Perfect, but there are Three Lessons Indonesia can Learn from China in dealing with the Coronavirus
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Dimas Rizki PermadiCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 24 April 2020
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No Time to Start a Virus Blame Game
John McCarthy AOOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 23 April 2020
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Ear to Asia Podcast - COVID-19 and India’s Social and Political Fault Lines
Azad Bali and Pradeep TanejaOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 23 April 2020
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Taiwan’s Proactive Prevention of COVID-19 under Constitutionalism
Chien-Liang LeeCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 22 April 2020
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UN Security Council Should Take Lead
Tan Sri Hasmy Agam and Anis H BajrektarevicOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 21 April 2020
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The Philippines’ Dalliance with Authoritarianism in Times of National Emergency
Michael Henry YusingcoCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 21 April 2020
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Singapore’s Legislative Approach to the COVID-19 Public Health ‘Emergency’
Jaclyn Neo and Darius LeeCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 18 April 2020
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COVID-19: Australia and Indonesia's Middle Power Moment
Greta Nabbs-Keller and Ian ErringtonOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 16 April 2020
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Emergency Powers in Nepal: An Ordinary Response?
Iain PayneCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 15 April 2020
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Fear of Unaccountability vs Fear of a Pandemic: COVID-19 in Hong Kong
Geoffrey YeungCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 14 April 2020
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An Executive Emergency: India’s Response to Covid-19
Gautam BhatiaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 13 April 2020
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Indonesia’s Fight against COVID-19: A Battle Over the Meaning of Emergency?
Abdurrachman SatrioCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 12 April 2020
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Getting the Numbers on Coronavirus in Indonesia
Ben PhillipsOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 9 April 2020
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Bracing for the Next Pandemic
Donald GreenleesOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 9 April 2020
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Indonesia was in Denial over Coronavirus. Now it may be Facing a Looming Disaster
Tim Lindsey and Tim MannOriginally posted on The Conversation, 8 April 2020
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Reaching Out to Asia
John McCarthy AOOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 9 April 2020
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COVID-19: Engaging Asia
Penny BurttOriginally posted on Asialink Insights, 9 April 2020
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Talking Indonesia: The COVID-19 Emergency
Dirk TomsaOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 9 April 2020
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Is Democracy a Help or a Hindrance in Fighting Pandemics?
Robertus RobetOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 8 April 2020
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American Bioweapon or the ‘China Virus’? The War of Words over COVID-19
Melissa Conley Tyler and Tiffany LiuOriginally posted on the Melbourne Asia Review, 6 April 2020
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Coronavirus and the Media: In Times of Crisis, a Democracy needs a Free Press more than Ever
Sadanand DhumeCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 4 April 2020
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Coronavirus and the Constitution – VII: Balancing Privacy and Public Health in Karnataka
Basawa PrasadCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 3 April 2020
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Coronavirus and the Constitution – VI: On the Freedom of Movement
Gautam BhatiaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 30 March 2020
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Coronavirus and the Constitution – IV: Privacy in a Public Health Crisis
Suhrith ParthasarathyCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 29 March 2020
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Coronavirus and the Constitution – III: The Curfew and the Quarantine
Gautam BhatiaCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 27 March 2020
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Governing Lawfully in Crisis: COVID-19 and Public Accountability in Nepal
Iain Payne and George VarugheseCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 26 March 2020
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Fighting COVID 19 – Legal Powers and Risks: South Korea
Seokmin LeeCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 25 March 2020
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Investment at all Costs: Jokowi Fails the Coronavirus Test
Ahmad Syarif SyechbubakrOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 24 March 2020
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Learning (or Failing to Learn) from the Lessons of the 1918 Spanish Flu
Ravando LieOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 23 March 2020
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Taiwan’s Fight against COVID-19: Constitutionalism, Laws, and the Global Pandemic
Wen-Chen ChangCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 21 March 2020
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COVID-19 Pandemic, Social Distancing, and the Courts: Notes from Hong Kong
P.Y. LoCo-posted in collaboration with COVID-DEM, which curates and publishes analysis of COVID-19's impact on democracy worldwide, 14 March 2020
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Who to Believe: Social Media or Government? The Challenge of Coronavirus in Indonesia
Krishna Hort, Angus Campbell and Tiara MarthiasOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 28 February 2020
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Coronavirus, Fear and Misinformation
Wisnu Prasetya UtomoOriginally posted on the Indonesia at Melbourne Blog, 4 February 2020