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 28, issue 4, 2009

Community Building at the Time of Nargis: The ASEAN Response pp. 3-22

Julio Amador III

Singapore: The Politics of Inventing National Identity pp. 23-46

Stephan Ortmann

Political Legitimacy of Vietnam’s One Party-State: Challenges and Responses pp. 47-70

Carlyle A. Thayer

Luck, Policy or Something Else Entirely? Vietnam’s Economic Performance in 2009 and Prospects for 2010 pp. 71-94

Adam Fforde

Singapore in Its Worst Recession for Years. The Effects of the Current Economic Crisis on the City-State’s Economy pp. 95-110

Rolf Jordan

Alternative Education or Teaching Radicalism? New Literature on Islamic Education in Southeast Asia pp. 111-132

Holger Warnk

Review: Barr, Michael and Zlatko Skrbiš (2008), Constructing Singapore. Elitism, Ethnicity and the Nation-Building Project pp. 133-137

Boris Michel

Review: Gravers, Mikael (ed.) (2007), Exploring Ethnic Diversity in Burma pp. 138-144

Roland Mischung

Review: Miller, Michelle Ann (2009), Rebellion and Reform in Indonesia – Jakarta’s Security and Autonomy Policies in Aceh pp. 145-151

Antje Missbach

Volume 28, issue 3, 2009

Superfluous, Mischievous or Emancipating? Thailand’s Evolving Senate Today pp. 3-38

Paul Chambers

Reliable Kingdom? The USA, Thailand, and the Logic of Bandwagoning pp. 39-80

Martin Wagener

The Re-election of the Indonesian President: Reasons and Background pp. 81-94

Patrick Ziegenhain

Burma/Myanmar: Challenges of a Ceasefire Accord in Karen State pp. 95-105

Paul Core

Review: Kuhonta, Erik Martinez, Dan Slater, and Tuong Vu (eds.) (2008), Southeast Asia in Political Science: Theory, Region, and Qualitative Analysis pp. 107-110

Aries Ayuson Arugay

Review: Acharya, Amitav (2009), Whose Ideas Matter? Agency and Power in Asian Regionalism pp. 111-115

Ryoma Sakaeda

Review: Holike, Christine (2008), Islam und Geschlechterpolitiken in Indonesien – Der Einzug der Scharia in die regionale Gesetzgebung pp. 116-118

Ricarda Gerlach

Review: Somchai Phatharathananunth (2006), Civil Society and Democratization. Social Movements in Northeast Thailand pp. 119-125

Wolfram Schaffar

Volume 28, issue 2, 2009

The Politics of Refugees in and outside Burma/Myanmar pp. 3-5

Marco Bünte

The "Everyday Politics" of IDP Protection in Karen State pp. 7-21

Stephen Hull

Burmese Refugee Transnationalism: What Is the Effect? pp. 23-46

Inge Brees

Contested Regimes, Aid Flows, and Refugee Flows: The Case of Burma pp. 47-73

Susan Banki

Parliamentary Elections in Indonesia: President Susilo on the Rise pp. 75-86

Andreas Ufen

Piracy in Southeast Asia – What Is Behind the Decline in Piracy? pp. 87-99

Marco Bünte

Review: Davidson, Jamie S.: From Rebellion to Riots: Collective Violence on Indonesian Borneo (2008) pp. 101-104

Karolina Chmielewska

Review: Jacobsen, Trudy: Lost Goddesses. The Denial of Female Power in Cambodian History (2008) pp. 105-108

Maraile Görgen

Review: Grigoleit, Grit: Integrationsvarianten. Die Hmong in den USA (2008) pp. 109-110

Hans-Bernd Zöllner

Volume 27, issue 4, 2008

The Philippine Conflict in Muslim Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago Discussed from the Perspective of Secessionist Theories pp. 3-29

E. Dorothea Biehl

The Role of Clean Technological Change and Networking in the Emergence of Small-Scale Enterprise Clusters: An Empirical Study in the Red River Delta of Northern Vietnam pp. 30-64

Dimitrios Konstadakopulos

Behind the Shiny Facade of Prosperity. Poverty and Social Insecurity in Singaporel pp. 65-74

Rolf Jordan

Human Rights in the Asia-Europe Dialogue pp. 75-88

Howard Loewen

Volume 27, issue 3, 2008

International Business in Myanmar: Internal Constraints, Commercial Concerns and Challenges pp. 4-33

Vicki Thein

The Persistence of Political Culture in Laos and Cambodia pp. 34-58

Martin Stuart-Fox

Overall Overhaul but Still Riddled with Problems: Indonesia Ten Years after Suharto’s Downfall pp. 59-70

Patrick Ziegenhain

Once Again No Peace in Mindanao pp. 71-98

Peter Kreuzer

The Fourth National Assembly Elections in Cambodia: Free and Fair, but Far away from International Standards pp. 99-114

Maraile Goergen

Volume 27, issue 2, 2008

Social Groups, Political Forces and Democracy. A Structure-Driven Explanation of Democratic Transformation in Thailand pp. 3-40

Aurel Croissant

Theory and Practice of Regional Integration: A Comparative Study on the Cases of Gulf Cooperation Council and ASEAN pp. 41-74

Yake Yu

Myanmar: The Changing Face of Authoritarianism pp. 75-88

Marco Buente

Attacks in Timor-Leste: Is the Young Democracy in Danger? pp. 89-101

Henriette Sachse and Manuel Schmitz

A New Dawn in Malaysia: The 2008 Elections pp. 102-114

Andreas Ufen

Volume 27, issue 1, 2008

Vietnam’s Informal Farmers’ Groups: Narratives and Policy Implications pp. 3-36

Adam Fforde

Ethnicity, Equity and Conflict in Multi-Ethnic Countries: A Case Study of Malaysia pp. 37-66

Edmund Terence Gomez

Cleavages and Voter Mobilization in Southeast Asia: Indonesia and Malaysia in Comparison pp. 67-84

Andreas Ufen

A Return to Democracy in Thailand – The Post-Coup Elections of December 2007 as a Clash of Elites pp. 85-100

Marco Buente

The “Quadrilateral Initiative”: A New Security Structure in Asia? pp. 101-110

Howard Loewen

Volume 26, issue 6, 2007

Elite Rule and the Resource Curse: Obstacles to Local Development in the Philippines pp. 5-30

Andreas Lange

“Problem State” Myanmar: Stable Authoritarianism, Social Crisis and the Dilemma of the International Community pp. 31-49

Marco Bünte

Media and Protests in the Myanmar Crisis pp. 50-66

Lea Buck

East Timor’s Fragile Statehood pp. 67-78

Manuel Schmitz

Vietnam’s Policy of Economic Zoning pp. 79-98

Oskar Weggel

Volume 26, issue 5, 2007

Maritime Terrorism in Southeast Asia pp. 8-43

Torsten Geise

Outward Foreign Direct Investment from Malaysia: An Exploratory Study pp. 44-72

Tham Siew Yean

Jemaah Islamiyah after the Recent Wave of Arrests: How Much Danger Remains? pp. 73-84

Dirk Tomsa

ASEAN – Problems and Chances of Regional Cooperation in East Asia pp. 85-100

Howard Loewen

The Relationship between Germany and Vietnam pp. 101-110

Oskar Weggel

Volume 26, issue 4, 2007

Reducing the Price That Government Pays in Procurement. The Case of the Philippines pp. 6-31

Roderica Taduran Stamer

The Mekong River Commission: Does It Work, and How Does the Mekong Basin’s Geography Influence Its Effectiveness? pp. 32-56

Ellen Bruzelius Backer

The Fight against Corruption in Indonesia pp. 57-66

Sofie Arjon Schütte

Elections in the Philippines – Continuity and Change pp. 67-75

Howard Loewen

Stupendous Upswing of the Economy in Cambodia – Sustainable Process or Sham Boom? pp. 76-82

Oskar Weggel

Volume 26, issue 3, 2007

Democratization and Civil-military Relations in East Asia: Theoretical Perspectives and Empirical Evidence pp. 5-54

Aurel Croissant and David Kühn

Myanmar’s Civil Society – a Patch for the National Education System? The Emergence of Civil Society in Areas of State Weakness pp. 55-88

Jasmin Lorch

Presidential Elections in East Timor pp. 89-99

Manuel Schmitz

Will Cambodia become a One-Party-State? – Commune Council Elections 2007 pp. 100-110

Maraile Görgen

Volume 26, issue 2, 2007

Vietnam’s Quest for Influence and Its Implications for the Management of Border Disputes with Laos and Cambodia pp. 6-38

Vu Le Thai Hoang

Barisan Nasional Political Dominance and the General Elections of 2004 in Malaysia pp. 39-66

Julian C. H. Lee

Thailand Quo Vadis? The Kingdom Six Months after the Military Coup pp. 67-78

Marco Bünte and Kathrin Prasse

Accession to the WTO: A Milestone in the History of Vietnam pp. 79-95

Oskar Weggel

Volume 26, issue 1, 2007

The International Political Economy of ASEAN Economic Integration and Bilateral FTAs pp. 16-51

Christopher M. Dent

U.S. Free Trade Agreements in East Asia: Politics, Economics, and Security Policy in the Bush Administration pp. 52-76

Stephen Hoadley

The Integration of Trade and Environmental Policies in Free Trade Agreements in Southeast-Asia pp. 77-106

Astrid Fritz Carrapatoso

Elections in Aceh: New Hope for Peace? pp. 107-119

Andreas Ufen