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NBN Episodes hosted by Thushara:

Southeast Asian Studies October 14, 2021

From Animal Rights to Human Rights: Supporting Sustainable Farming Practices to Improve Livelihoods

Human Rights and Research in Southeast Asia Series

Peter Windsor

Hosted by Thushara Dibley
In September-October 2021, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts exploring the role that research plays in understanding and advocating for human rights in Southeast Asia. For the …
SSEAC Stories September 23, 2021

Stepping in to Improve Women’s and Babies’ Lives in Southeast Asia

Human Rights and Research in Southeast Asia Series

Camille Raynes-Greenow

Hosted by Thushara Dibley
In September-October 2021, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts exploring the role that research plays in understanding and advocating for human rights in Southeast Asia. Maternal and …
SSEAC Stories September 16, 2021

Preserving Local Languages to Protect Cultural and Environmental Rights in Laos

Human Rights and Research in Southeast Asia Series

Nick Enfield

Hosted by Thushara Dibley
In September-October 2021, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts exploring the role that research plays in understanding and advocating for human rights in Southeast Asia. In the …
SSEAC Stories September 2, 2021

Grappling with the intersections of academia, advocacy and activism

Human Rights and Research in Southeast Asia Series

Elaine Pearson

Hosted by Thushara Dibley
For the next four weeks, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts exploring the role that research plays in understanding and advocating for human rights in Southeast Asia …
SSEAC Stories June 24, 2021

Building Bridges Across the Seas

A Discussion of Australia-Indonesia Cooperation for the Preservation of Underwater Cultural Heritage

Natali Pearson

Hosted by Thushara Dibley
Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelagic state, its waters home to hundreds, if not thousands, of shipwrecks. As maritime neighbours with both a common boundary and a shared history, protecting …
SSEAC Stories April 15, 2021

Decolonising Research Collaboration Practices in Indonesia

Research Partnerships in Southeast Asia Series

Elisabeth Kramer

Hosted by Thushara Dibley
For the next five weeks, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts on research partnerships in Southeast Asia. In the context of COVID-19, it has become clear that …
SSEAC Stories April 8, 2021

The Subject and the Partner in Malaysia

Research Partnerships in Southeast Asia Series

Fiona Lee

Hosted by Thushara Dibley
For the next five weeks, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts on research partnerships in Southeast Asia. In the context of COVID-19, it has become clear that …
SSEAC Stories April 1, 2021

Building Relationships in Vietnam from a Distance

Research Partnerships in Southeast Asia Series

Jeffrey Neilson

Hosted by Thushara Dibley
For the next five weeks, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts on research partnerships in Southeast Asia. In the context of COVID-19, it has become clear that …
SSEAC Stories March 25, 2021

Delving into the Unknown in Myanmar

Research Partnerships in Southeast Asia Series

Michael Dibley

Hosted by Thushara Dibley
For the next five weeks, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts on research partnerships in Southeast Asia. In the context of COVID-19, it has become clear that …
SSEAC Stories March 18, 2021

Working with Government in Timor-Leste

Research Partnerships in Southeast Asia Series

Jenny-Ann Toribio

Hosted by Thushara Dibley
For the next five weeks, SSEAC Stories will be hosting a mini-series of podcasts on research partnerships in Southeast Asia. In the context of COVID-19, it has become clear that …
SSEAC Stories March 11, 2021

Exploding the Archive

A Reimagining of Archival Records in Malaysia with Dr Beth Yahp

Beth Yahp

Hosted by Thushara Dibley
What exactly is an archive? Who and what are involved in the making and naming of memory projects as archives? What kinds of stories become told through archives, and what …
SSEAC Stories March 4, 2021

Rethinking Rural Livelihoods and Food Security in Myanmar with Assistant Professor Mark Vicol

Mark Vicol

Hosted by Thushara Dibley
After decades of economic and political isolation, Myanmar’s rural economy is rapidly shifting from a narrow reliance on low-productivity agriculture, to a more diverse array of farm and non-farm activities …
SSEAC Stories February 11, 2021

Combating African Swine Fever in Timor-Leste

A Discussion with Associate Professor Paul Hick

Paul Hick

Hosted by Thushara Dibley
Since it first arrived in Asia in 2018, African swine fever virus has caused a devastating pandemic resulting in more than a quarter of the global pig population being killed …
SSEAC Stories February 4, 2021

Reducing Poverty through Digital Finance Schemes in Myanmar

A Discussion with Dr Russell Toth

Russell Toth

Hosted by Thushara Dibley
Financial inclusion has been one of the most prominent issues on the international development agenda in recent years, as access to payments, remittances, credit, savings and insurance services have been …
SSEAC Stories December 10, 2020

Beating Plastic Pollution in Timor-Leste with Professor Thomas Maschmeyer

Thomas Maschmeyer

Hosted by Thushara Dibley
As environmental emergencies go, the explosion of plastic waste is right up there. With global plastic production exceeding 300 million tonnes each year, the world has generally looked at it …
SSEAC Stories November 19, 2020

Social Media, Grassroots Activism and Disinformation in Southeast Asia

A Discussion with Dr Aim Sinpeng and Dr Ross Tapsell

Aim Sinpeng and Ross Tapsell

Hosted by Thushara Dibley
Social media has become a crucial avenue for political discourse in Southeast Asia, given its potential as a “liberation technology” in both democratising and authoritarian states. Yet the growing decline …
SSEAC Stories October 22, 2020

Lost Temples of the Jungle

A History of Mrauk-U with Dr. Bob Hudson

Thushara Dibley

Hosted by Thushara Dibley
Deep in the jungles of Myanmar lie the remains of an ancient kingdom, the 15th-century royal city of Mrauk-U. Located in the Bay of Bengal and separated from the rest …