Sydney Southeast Asia Centre’s annual Politics in Action public forum brings political updates from Southeast Asia to researchers and practitioners from across the disciplines and beyond.
In this year’s forum, which will be take place entirely online from May 4-15, invited experts will provide an analysis of the current political situation in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Vietnam, and discuss the broader implications of events in these countries for the region. Drawing upon expertise from around the world, these presentations will provide up-to-date information on developments in Southeast Asia relevant to scholars, students, practitioners and the general public from across the disciplines and beyond.
This year’s lineup of speakers includes:
Dr. Susan Banki, University of Sydney
Dr. Sebastian Dettman, Singapore Management University
Dr. Jean Franco, University of the Philippines, Diliman
Dr. Huong Le Thu, Australian Strategic Policy Institute
Dr. Thomas Power, University of Sydney
Dr. Risa Toha, Yale-NUS, Singapore
Dr. Kristy Ward, University of Sydney
Each country-specialist will record a 15-minute video presentation which will be made available online between May 4-8, 2020. These talks are not geared towards a strictly academic audience, so they will be accessible to a wide range of people, and should be particularly valuable to non-political scientists working in one or more Southeast Asian countries.
Following each presentation, audience members will be invited to send in questions via a survey. The speakers will record short videos responding to these questions, which will be made available between May 11-15.
All videos recorded as part of Politics in Action 2020 will be made available for public viewing on the Sydney Southeast Asia Centre Facebook page and YouTube channel beginning May 4.
For more information including a full program schedule, click here.