Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series
About the Book Series
The aim of this series is to publish original, high-quality work by both new and established scholars on all aspects of Southeast Asia.
The Technological State in Indonesia: The Co-constitution of High Technology and Authoritarian Politics
1st Edition
By Sulfikar Amir
May 31, 2017
Using a historical sociology approach, this book illustrates the formation of the technological state in Indonesia during the New Order period (1966-1998). It explores the nexus between power, high technology, development, and authoritarianism situated in the Southeast Asian context. The book ...
Political Institutions in East Timor: Semi-Presidentialism and Democratisation
1st Edition
By Lydia Beuman
May 25, 2017
In 2002, East Timor became an independent state following a long conflict with Indonesia, and went on to adopt a semi-presidential form of government. In a semi-presidential system there is a directly elected fixed-term president, prime minister and government who are collectively responsible for ...
Local Politics in Indonesia: Pathways to Power
1st Edition
By Nankyung Choi
May 24, 2017
Competitive elections have become an institutionalized feature of contemporary Indonesia’s politics. This, together with other considerations, makes it reasonable to call Indonesia the world’s third largest democracy. Nonetheless, democratic elections in Indonesia are both more complex and ...
Singapore's Ageing Population: Managing Healthcare and End-of-Life Decisions
1st Edition
Edited
By Wing-Cheong Chan
May 24, 2017
A rapidly ageing population is the most significant demographic issue confronting Singapore in our lifetime. This has created new and increasing demands on Singapore's healthcare system and on the families of the older adults. The challenge is in providing a system of care that is humane, effective...
Building a People-Oriented Security Community the ASEAN way
1st Edition
By Alan Collins
May 18, 2017
ASEAN has declared its intention to create a security community in Southeast Asia that is people-orientated. This book evaluates ASEAN’s progress, and in doing so examines three matters of concern. The book firstly looks at the importance of constitutive norms to the workings of security ...
Culture, Religion and Conflict in Muslim Southeast Asia: Negotiating Tense Pluralisms
1st Edition
Edited
By Joseph Camilleri, Sven Schottmann
May 18, 2017
By examining the sometimes surprising and unexpected roles that culture and religion have played in mitigating or exacerbating conflicts, this book explores the cultural repertoires from which Southeast Asian political actors have drawn to negotiate the pluralism that has so long been ...
Ending Forced Labour in Myanmar: Engaging a Pariah Regime
1st Edition
By Richard Horsey
May 18, 2017
The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) efforts since the early 1990s to address the forced labour situation in Myanmar represent a rare example of success in influencing the behaviour of that regime, and this book gives a first-hand account of these efforts. As the ILO’s representative in ...
Parties and Parliaments in Southeast Asia: Non-Partisan Chambers in Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand
1st Edition
By Roland Rich
May 18, 2017
Political parties are an essential ingredient in a modern democracy. They are also seen as the least trusted and most problematic institution in most democratic systems. While there have been attempts to strengthen parties through institutional design and capacity building, a new strategy has been ...
Security, Development and Nation-Building in Timor-Leste: A Cross-sectoral Assessment
1st Edition
Edited
By Vandra Harris, Andrew Goldsmith
April 10, 2017
Despite Timor-Leste’s high expectations when it became independent from Indonesia in 2002, the country is ranked among the least developed countries in the world. It has found itself at the centre of international attention in the last decade, with one of the biggest interventions in UN history, as...
Vietnam's Political Process: How education shapes political decision making
1st Edition
By Casey Lucius
September 29, 2016
In a system that is known for its covert political style, Vietnam’s decision making process is often described as either consensus-based or simply confusing and inexplicable. This book provides an approach to understanding political decision making in Vietnam by recognizing enduring values that are...
Hadrami Arabs in Present-day Indonesia: An Indonesia-oriented group with an Arab signature
1st Edition
By Frode F. Jacobsen
January 20, 2016
This book focuses on social and cultural trends in present-day Hadrami Arab societies in Eastern and Central Indonesia, and the history of the Hadrami Arab people, which demonstrates an early form of globalization. For centuries migration has played a vital part in Hadrami adaptation. ...
Changing Marriage Patterns in Southeast Asia: Economic and Socio-Cultural Dimensions
1st Edition
Edited
By Gavin W. Jones, Terence H. Hull, Maznah Mohamad
July 31, 2015
Various forms of partnering – such as officially registered marriages, cohabiting relationships, and other kinds of relatively stable relationships - are crucial in the formation of families throughout the world. Although, today, forms of partnering in the region are not restricted to formal ...