Check out the first issue of the journal of current Southeast Asian Affairs in 2026 #openaccess . New Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs 1/2026 www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...

New Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs 1/2026

The current issue looks at “Golden Indonesia” 2045, Indonesian statecraft in the North Natuna Sea, Chinese state-owned enterprises and private firms operating in Indonesia, public engagement in Belt a...

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Mass Protests in #Indonesia: What is happening in the country right now? Who is protesting, and why? #GIGA researcher Adhiraaj Anand puts these turbulent events in context. ➡️ Read the GIGA Insight here: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/presse/ma...

🔔 New #OpenAccess Article in #JCSEA Journal of Current Southeast Affairs @giga-hamburg.de CR Bonoan and B. Dressel explain why we have seen no charter change, although we have seen constant constitutional debates in the #Phillippines in the last 30 years. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Constitutional Change and Oligarchic Politics in the Philippines, 1987–2024 - Cristina Regina Bonoan, Björn Dressel, 2025

Following the end of the Marcos dictatorship (1965–1986), the 1987 Constitution was adopted to safeguard democratic governance. Since then, the Philippines has ...

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Find the new issue of the journal of current southeast Asian affairs now online - a special issue on #Thailand and its 2023 elections, guest editors Aim Sinpeng and Greg Raymond

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New issue of the Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs out! This special issue is about #Thailand2023Elections: Surprising results from 14 May polls, later challenged by conservative manoeuvres. Insightful analyses inside! ➡️ Have a look: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...

How does China react to local criticism of it belt and road projects? Read Debbie Sze Wan Chan’ s insightful analysis of three case studies from Myanmar: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Public Engagement in Belt and Road Projects in Myanmar: Reform or Rhetoric? - Debby Sze Wan Chan, 2025

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) embodies Beijing's global ambitions. Social opposition to BRI projects in host countries, however, undermines China'...

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📈 GIGA Journals @jplaeditor.bsky.social, @africaspectrum.bsky.social, and @current-sea-aff.bsky.social continue to gain international recognition with rising Impact Factors. A big thank-you to our editorial teams! 👏 ➡️ All journals are Open Access, read here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/gig...

New open access article online! Find @tompepinsky.com new article, in which he traces #Indonesias democratic decline to the interaction of electoral rules, presidential politics and political cleavages. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Cleavages, Institutions, and Democracy in Indonesia: The 2024 Elections in Comparative Perspective - Thomas B. Pepinsky, 2025

Indonesian democracy is characterised by large governing coalitions and a dominant presidency, coupled with weak parties with few programmatic differences. Thes...

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New open access article on Indonesia and the South China Sea - Halimah Dewi Irawan and Paul Carnegie analyse President Jokowi’s Policy response to china’s increasing pressures journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Different Strokes: Indonesian Statecraft in the North Natuna Sea - Halimah Dewi Irawan, Paul J. Carnegie, 2025

In recent years, tensions in the South China Sea have intensified with overlapping claims and strategic rivalries. China's expansive nine-dash line has eve...

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#SouthKorea’s 2024 self-coup attempt marked its gravest #DemocraticCrisis in decades. In this #GIGAFocus, Kyunghyun Ro, Aurel Croissant & David Kuehn analyse how South Korea’s democracy was challenged and saved. ➡️ Read here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/publicati...

The 2024 Self-Coup in South Korea: Democracy Challenged and Saved

South Korea’s 2024 self-coup attempt marked its gravest democratic crisis in decades. The brief imposition of martial law exposed deep flaws in civil–military relations and elite polarisation – yet al...

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New open access article online! Birgit Bräuchler exposes the politics behind “Golden Indonesia 2045” - using ethnographic research in Indonesia, it shows how activists and environmental journalists challenge the state’s narrative of a supposedly green agenda. doi.org/10.1177/1868...

Golden Indonesia 2045: Neoliberal Development Policies and Environmental Journalism - Birgit Bräuchler, 2025

By 2045, the government wants Indonesia to be a developed country, with sustainable economic development and energy transition at the top of the agenda on the r...

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