Dialogues on Southeast Asia

Dialogues on Southeast Asia

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"Dialogues on Southeast Asia" is hosted by the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre (SEAC), a cross-disciplinary, regionally-focused academic centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science. SEAC creates wide and varied podcasts with the aim to build upon a history of engagement between the LSE and Southeast Asia. This show includes part of LSE Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre Events. Please find more upcoming events by checking our website or following us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

Bananapocalypse: Plantation Southeast Asia and Its Many Afterlives

October 6, 2024

Bananapocalypse: Plantation Southeast Asia and Its Many Afterlives

Alyssa Paredes

This episode focuses on a cluster of issues of longstanding significance in Southeast Asia and in Southeast Asian Studies – plantation agriculture, gl…

Prabowo Subianto and the Decline of Indonesian Democracy

October 2, 2024

Prabowo Subianto and the Decline of Indonesian Democracy

Edward Aspinall

Today’s episode focuses on Indonesia, the presidential election held in February 2024, and the impending inauguration of the winner of that election, …

How – and How Much – has Malaysian Politics Changed Since 2018, and Why?

August 10, 2024

How – and How Much – has Malaysian Politics Changed Since 2018, and Why?

Meredith Weiss

In this episode, host LSE Southeast Asia Centre Director John Sidel speaks with Meredith Weiss, Professor of Political Science at SUNY Albany and a le…

On Sino-Vietnamese Border Relations

July 31, 2024

On Sino-Vietnamese Border Relations

Qingfei Yin

In this episode, host SEAC Director John Sidel talks with Dr Qingfei Yin, SEAC Associate and Assistant Professor of International History at LSE. Dr Q…

South by Southeast? From Miracle and Debacle to Pragmatism

June 21, 2024

South by Southeast? From Miracle and Debacle to Pragmatism

Jomo Kwame Sundaram

The 1993 World Bank publication of The East Asian Miracle celebrated the region’s rapid growth and transformation but also obscured important variatio…

Southeast Asia’s Green Supply Chains

June 21, 2024

Southeast Asia’s Green Supply Chains

Yu-leng Khor

In Southeast Asia, environmental, labour and human rights (broadly ‘green’) questions have been met by rising scepticism and worry about trade protect…

Jokowi’s Industrial Legacy: A Critical Reflection on ‘Success’ in Indonesia’s Natural Resource Sector

June 21, 2024

Jokowi’s Industrial Legacy: A Critical Reflection on ‘Success’ in Indonesia’s Natural Resource Sector

Eve Warburton

In this episode of Southeast Asia Forum 2024 Series, Prof John Sidel talks with Dr. Eve Warburton from the Australian National University for a critic…

Rama X: The Thai Monarchy under King Vajiralongkorn

June 14, 2024

Rama X: The Thai Monarchy under King Vajiralongkorn

Pavin Chachavalpongpun

In this episode, SEAC Associate Dr Qingfei Yin talks with Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Associate Professor at the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto…

On the Intricacies of Wa State as a Borderland between China and Myanmar

June 11, 2024

On the Intricacies of Wa State as a Borderland between China and Myanmar

Hans Steinmüller

In this episode, host SEAC Director John Sidel talks with Dr Hans Steinmüller, SEAC Associate and Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropolog…

The Environmental Challenges of Southeast Asia

May 17, 2024

The Environmental Challenges of Southeast Asia

Thomas Smith

In this episode, host Professor John Sidel talks with Dr Thomas Smith, Associate Professor in Environmental Geography at the LSE, about the unique fea…

Re-globalization, Geopolitics and Southeast Asia

May 9, 2024

Re-globalization, Geopolitics and Southeast Asia

Nick Bisley

During the Cold War, the collision of geopolitics, ideological competition and nationalism were especially traumatic in Southeast Asia. Yet the region…

Inter-Asia Seminar Series: Cold War and Asia Modernity

May 8, 2024

Inter-Asia Seminar Series: Cold War and Asia Modernity

Seung-Ook Lee, Nianshen Song, and Chelsea Ngoc Minh Nguyen

While many today use Cold War 2.0 to refer to the standoff between U.S. and China, it is worth remembering that the first Cold War never ended in Asia…

Roundtable Discussion on the Indonesian Elections: Process, Outcome, Implications

April 16, 2024

Roundtable Discussion on the Indonesian Elections: Process, Outcome, Implications

Ben Bland, Sofie Syarief, and Sarah Shair-Rosenfield

As the two-term presidency of Joko Widodo (‘Jokowi’) draws to a close, the 2024 parliamentary and presidential elections promise to set the stage for …