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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 …
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