Information on "Human Rights" and "Southeast Asia"
June 2013
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Jun 2013
Myanmar's Ethnic Divide and Conflicts
Author: CS Kuppuswamy
Publisher: Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS)
This brief explores different ways of ensuring reconciliation between the various ethnic groups in Myanmar. More on «Myanmar's Ethnic Divide and Conflicts»
November 2012
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16 Nov 2012
Burma: Recent Political and Security Developments
Author: Jon Lunn
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This briefing looks at how the political reform process in Burma has advanced since April 2012. More on «Burma: Recent Political and Security Developments»
October 2012
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Oct 2012
Childhood Vulnerability to Climate Change in Marginalised Vietnamese Communities
Author: David Walker
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This Background Note is based on studies that analyze the potential impact of climate change on the lives of minority and mountainous communities, particularly children and vulnerable groups in Vietnam's Quang Tri province. More on «Childhood Vulnerability to Climate Change in Marginalised Vietnamese Communities»
June 2012
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26 Jun 2012
The Forum Betawi Rempug (FBR) of Jakarta
Author: Farish A Noor
Publisher: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS)
This paper offers an account of the Forum Betawi Rempug (FBR), a Jakarta-based ethnic-cultural solidarity movement that campaigns for the political and economic rights of the Betawi people of West Java. More on «The Forum Betawi Rempug (FBR) of Jakarta» -
14 Jun 2012
Smoke and Mirrors: Malaysia’s "New" Internal Security Act
Author: Mickey Spiegel
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
This policy brief discusses the decision by Malaysia’s Prime Minister, Najib Razak, to repeal his nation’s Internal Security Act (ISA) because of concerns that it curtailed personal freedoms. More on «Smoke and Mirrors: Malaysia’s "New" Internal Security Act»
May 2012
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18 May 2012
US-Vietnam Relations in 2011
Author: Mark E Manyin
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Since 2002, overlapping strategic and economic interests have led the United States and Vietnam to improve relations across a wide spectrum of issues. More on «US-Vietnam Relations in 2011»
February 2012
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Feb 2012
International Journal of the Commons: Vol. 6, No. 1 (2012)
Author: Melissa Marschke, Derek Armitage, Le Van An, Truong Van Tuyen, Hein Mallee, Daniel Matisoff, Douglas Noonan, Bimo Abraham Nkhata, Charles Breen, Alfons Mosimane, Marco A. Janssen, Constantine Iliopoulos, Sergio Giaccaria, Andrew M Miller
Publisher: The International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC)
This issue contains research articles on insights from central Vietnam, and neighborhood commons and the rise of dog parks. More on «International Journal of the Commons: Vol. 6, No. 1 (2012)»
January 2012
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2012
Developing a Palm Oil Sector
Author: Niels Fold, Lindsay Whitfield
Publisher: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
This paper explores what can be learned about the development of a productive sector and the factors that affect the process of upgrading and innovation, through a comparative assessment of the experiences of Malaysia and Ghana in the palm oil sector. More on «Developing a Palm Oil Sector» -
2012
Linking Regional Security and Human Rights in ASEAN
Author: Andreas Øien Stensland, Walter Lotze, Joel Ng
Publisher: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)
This policy brief argues that institutional strengthening of ASEAN has been the driver for the creation of a human rights architecture in the region. More on «Linking Regional Security and Human Rights in ASEAN» -
2012
A Good Office? Twenty Years of UN Mediation in Myanmar
Author: Anna Magnusson, Morten B Pedersen
Publisher: International Peace Institute (IPI)
This report tells the story of UN mediation efforts in Myanmar through the lens of four special envoys: Alvaro de Soto, Razali Ismail, Ibrahim Gambari, and Vijay Nambiar. More on «A Good Office? Twenty Years of UN Mediation in Myanmar»
