Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs

1999 - 2015

From Institute of Asian Studies, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg
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Volume 31, issue 3, 2012

Provincial Poverty Dynamics in Lao PDR: A Case Study of Savannakhet pp. 3-27

Edo Andriesse and Anouxay Phommalath

Elections, Independence, Democracy: The 2012 Timorese Electoral Cycle in Context pp. 29-57

Rui Graça Feijó

Labour Migration and the Economic Sustainability in Thailand pp. 59-83

Piriya Pholphirul

Case Study: The Myanmar and Bangladesh Maritime Boundary Dispute in the Bay of Bengal and Its Implications for South China Sea Claims pp. 85-104

Ravi A. Balaram Balaram

China’s Potential for Economic Coercion in the South China Sea Disputes: A Comparative Study of the Philippines and Vietnam pp. 105-132

Madhu Sudan Ravindran

Volume 30, issue 3, 2011

Reaching across the Mekong: Local Socioeconomic and Gender Effects of Lao-Thai Crossborder Linkages pp. 3-25

Gomez José Edgardo Jr., Nittana Southiseng, John Walsh and Samuel Sapuay

Lessons from Preah Vihear: Thailand, Cambodia, and the Nature of Low-Intensity Border Conflicts pp. 27-59

Martin Wagener

Skilled Migration, Knowledge Transfer and Development: The Case of the Highly Skilled Filipino Migrants in New Zealand and Australia pp. 61-94

Sheila Siar

Multiplicity within Singularity: Racial Categorization and Recognizing “Mixed Race†in Singapore pp. 95-131

Zarine L. Rocha

The End of Political Islam? A Comparative Analysis of Religious Parties in the Muslim Democracy of Indonesia pp. 133-159

Kikue Hamayotsu

Volume 30, issue 2, 2011

Introduction: China and Southeast Asia: Political and Economic Interactions pp. 3-5

Anne Booth

Reconciling Trade and Environmental Protection in ASEAN-China Relations: More than Political Window Dressing? pp. 7-29

Joern Dosch

ASEAN’s Preferential Trade Agreements (PTA) Strategy pp. 31-64

Guanyi Leu

The Rise of China and Foreign Direct Investment from Southeast Asia pp. 65-75

Krislert Samphantharak

Chinese Assertiveness in the South China Sea and Southeast Asian Responses pp. 77-104

Carlyle A. Thayer

The Nature and Management of Myanmar’s Alignment with China: The SLORC/SPDC Years pp. 105-140

Juergen Haacke

China’s Economic Relations with Indonesia: Threats and Opportunities pp. 141-160

Anne Booth

Review: Schröter, Susanne (ed.): Christianity in Indonesia: Perspectives of Power pp. 161-165

Melissa Crouch

Review: Askew, Mark (ed.): Legitimacy Crisis in Thailand pp. 166-172

Napisa Waitoolkiat

Review: Pavin Chachavalpongpun (2010): Reinventing Thailand: Thaksin and His Foreign Policy pp. 173-175

Martin Wagener

Volume 30, issue 1, 2011

Indonesian Political Islam: Capitalist Development and the Legacies of the Cold War pp. 3-38

Vedi R. Hadiz

Indonesian Perceptions and Attitudes toward the ASEAN Community pp. 39-67

Guido Benny and Kamarulnizam Abdullah

A Comparative Study of State-Led Development in Myanmar (1988–2010) and Suharto’s Indonesia: An Approach from the Developmental State Theory pp. 69-94

Sai Khaing Myo Tun

The Crux Is the Skin: Reflections on Southeast Asian Personhood pp. 95-116

Niels Mulder

The Maritime Potential of ASEAN Economies pp. 117-124

Hans-Dieter Evers and Azhari Karim

Review: Adam Fforde: Coping with Facts: A Skeptic’s Guide to the Problem of Development pp. 125-128

Michael Waibel

Volume 29, issue 4, 2010

Introduction: New Forms of Voter Mobilization in Southeast Asia pp. 3-9

Eva-Lotta E. Hedman and Andreas Ufen

Electoral Campaigning in Indonesia: The Professionalization and Commercialization after 1998 pp. 11-37

Andreas Ufen

Debating the Conduct and Nature of Malaysian Politics: Communalism and New Media Post-March 2008 pp. 39-65

Joseph Liow and Afif Pasuni

Thai Electoral Campaigning: Vote-Canvassing Networks and Hybrid Voting pp. 67-95

Anyarat Chattharakul

The Politics of “Public Opinion†in the Philippines pp. 97-118

Eva-Lotta E. Hedman

Book Review: Clarke, Matthew, Ismet Fanany, and Sue Kenny (eds.), Post-Disaster Reconstruction: Lessons from Aceh pp. 119-121

Antje Missbach

Book Review: McCoy, Alfred, Policing America’s Empire: The United States, the Philippines, and the Rise of the Surveillance State pp. 122-126

Salvador Regilme, Jr

Volume 29, issue 3, 2010

Monopolizing, Mutualizing, or Muddling Through: Factions and Party Management in Contemporary Thailand pp. 3-33

Paul Chambers and Aurel Croissant

Aung San Suu Kyi and U.S. Policy toward Burma/Myanmar pp. 35-59

David Steinberg

Identity-building and Democracy in the Philippines: National Failure and Local Responses in Mindanao pp. 61-90

Hannah Neumann

Introduction: What Is ASEAN’s Relevance for Geopolitical Stability in Asia? pp. 91-94

Fenna Egberink and Frans-Paul van der Putten

Still in the “Drivers’ Seatâ€, But for How Long? ASEAN’s Capacity for Leadership in East-Asian International Relations pp. 95-113

Lee Jones

Regional Security in East Asia: ASEAN’s Value Added and Limitations pp. 115-130

Alice Ba

ASEAN and Strategic Rivalry among the Great Powers in Asia pp. 131-141

Fenna Egberink and Frans-Paul van der Putten

Review: Emmerson, Donald K. (ed.) (2008), Hard Choices. Security, Democracy, and Regionalism in Southeast Asia pp. 143-147

Corinna Krome

Review: Aspinall, Edward (2009), Islam and Nation: Separatist Rebellion in Aceh, Indonesia pp. 148-151

Christian Stegmann

Review: Aspinall, Edward and Marcus Mietzner (eds.) (2010), Problems of Democratisation in Indonesia: Elections, Institutions and Society pp. 152-154

Vera Altmeyer

Volume 29, issue 2, 2010

Civil Society Action and Governance in Vietnam: Selected Findings from an Empirical Survey pp. 3-40

Jörg Wischermann

Unity-in-Diversity? Regional Identity-building in Southeast Asia pp. 41-72

Kristina Jönsson

Re-examining the Role of Transport Infrastructure in Trade, Regional Growth and Governance: Comparing the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) and Central Eastern Europe (CEE) pp. 73-119

François Bafoil and Ruiwen Lin

Malaysia’s 2008 General Election – Transition from Single-party Dominance? pp. 121-156

William Case

Jemaah Islamiyah: Of Kin and Kind pp. 157-175

Sulastri Osman

Review: Tan, Kevin Yew Lee, Marshall of Singapore. A Biography pp. 177-179

Andrew J. Harding

Review: Bräuchler, Birgit (ed.), Reconciling Indonesia. Grassroots Agency for Peace pp. 180-185

Eva Ottendörfer

Volume 29, issue 1, 2010

From the Editor’s Desk pp. 3

Marco Bünte and David Camroux

A Two-level-games Analysis of AFTA Agreements: What Caused ASEAN States to Move towards Economic Integration? pp. 5-49

Yi-hung Chiou

Does AFTA Create More Trade for Thailand? An Investigation of Some Key Trade Indicators pp. 51-78

Piriya Pholphirul

The Politics of Reform: Political Scandals, Elite Resistance, and Presidential Leadership in Indonesia pp. 79-94

Christian von Luebke

From Rebels to Rulers and Legislators: The Political Transformation of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in Indonesia pp. 95-120

Gunnar Stange and Roman Patock

The MoA-AD Debacle – An Analysis of Individuals’ Voices, Provincial Propaganda and National Disinterest pp. 121-144

Timothy Williams

Review: Funston, John (ed.) (2009), Divided Over Thaksin: Thailand’s Coup and Problematic Transition pp. 145-152

Paul Chambers

Review: Iwanaga, Kazuki (ed.) (2008), Women and Politics in Thailand: Continuity and Change pp. 153-156

Lydia Seibel

Review: Iwanaga, Kazuki (ed.) (2008), Women’s Political Participation and Representation in Asia. Obstacles and Challenges pp. 157-162

Dagmar Hellmann-Rajanayagam

Review: King, Victor T. (2008), The Sociology of Southeast Asia. Transformation in a Developing Region pp. 163-165

Magnus Brod