My article on ‘Pre-emptive constitution-making: Authoritarian Constitutionalism and the Military in Myanmar” (2020) Law & Society Review 54(2) is now out Abstract: Constitutions are an important feature of many authoritarian regimes. But what role do they in fact perform in processes of authoritarian regime stabilization and legitimation? Much of the contemporary literature focuses on authoritarian constitutionalism in transitions awayContinue reading “Pre-emptive Constitution-making”
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Series on Asian Studies in Australia
Ed Aspinall and I have launched a special blog series on the state of the field of Asian Studies on the Asian Currents blog of the Asian Studies Association of Australia. This looks across the disciplines (law, political science, international relations, anthropology, history); languages (Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Chinese) and area studies (Mainland Southeast Asia, Indonesia, South Asia,Continue reading “Series on Asian Studies in Australia”
Asian Law in Australian Universities: Research centres as critical institutional commitments
*this was first published at Asian Currents, April 2020 Asian Law in Australian Universities: Research centres as critical institutional commitments Melissa Crouch, Law School, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) In November 2019, Edward Aspinall and I convened a workshop on the state of Asian Studies in Australia. Bringing together leading academics in Asian Studies,Continue reading “Asian Law in Australian Universities: Research centres as critical institutional commitments”
The impact of Covid-19 on research
Covid-19 is currently disrupting academic publishing in a number of ways. There are disruptions to the global supply chain for the manufacture and distribution of printed journals. The following publishers have halted journal printing until further notice: Cambridge University Press (from 25 March 2020) Taylor & Francis (from 10 April) Some journal editors or editingContinue reading “The impact of Covid-19 on research”
Trends in Asian Studies in Australia
In November 2019, Edward Aspinall and I convened a workshop on the state of Asian Studies in Australia. Bringing together leading academics in Asian Studies, we discussed the state of the field for the past two decades (2000-2020) across: the disciplines (law, political science, international relations, anthropology, history) languages (Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Chinese) area studiesContinue reading “Trends in Asian Studies in Australia”
Write No Matter What
At UNSW Law next month, we have a discussion panel coming up on “Write No Matter What: Advice for Academics“. The panel will include colleagues Natalie Klein, Amy Cohen and Lyria Bennett-Moses.This is hands-down the best book written by an academic (Joli Jensen) for academics about academic writing. It offers no-nonsense, practical advice on how to findContinue reading “Write No Matter What”
Yangon Book Launch The Constitution of Myanmar
On Wednesday 22 January, there will be a book launch and discussion panel at The Asia Foundation office in Yangon for the launch of The Constitution of Myanmar.The panel will be chaired by Helene Maria Kyed, and feature panelists Dr Lian K Sakhong, Saw Kapi and Htet Min Lwin. Copies of the book are available for sale at the Myanmar Book Centre.Continue reading “Yangon Book Launch The Constitution of Myanmar”
Preserve the Asia Collection at the National Library of Australia
Statement of AMSEAS concerning the National Library of Australia Asia Collection The Association of Mainland Southeast Asian Studies (AMSEAS) Council and its members are deeply concerned at the news that the National Library of Australia (NLA) is closing its Asian Collections Reading Room and may be considering ceasing its future acquisitions of works on mainland Southeast Asia.Continue reading “Preserve the Asia Collection at the National Library of Australia”
New article: States of Legal Denial
My article on How the State in Myanmar Uses Law to Exclude the Rohingya, is now out outline with Journal of Contemporary Asia. This comes as protests are set to occur in Myanmar on 10 December in support of Daw Suu and her position on the Rohingya. The We Stand with You campaign comes in advance ofContinue reading “New article: States of Legal Denial”
ASAA Statement on National Library of Australia
In light of recent news that the ASAA is closing its Asia Studies reading room and is reviewing its collection strategy for the Asian collection, the ASAA issued this statement to its members: Many of you will have heard that the National Library of Australia has initiated a review of its collecting strategy, which might leadContinue reading “ASAA Statement on National Library of Australia”
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