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.
New Media and the Nation in Malaysia: Malaysianet
1st Edition
By Susan Leong
October 12, 2017
In the four decades or so since its invention, the internet has become pivotal to how many societies function, influencing how individual citizens interact with and respond to their governments. Within Southeast Asia, while most governments subscribe to the belief that new media technological ...
Legal Pluralism in Indonesia: Bridging the Unbridgeable
1st Edition
By Ratno Lukito
June 16, 2017
With the revival of Islamic law and adat (customary) law in the country, this book investigates the history and phenomenon of legal pluralism in Indonesia. It looks at how the ideal of modernity in Indonesia has been characterized by a state-driven effort in the post-colonial era to make the ...
Political Change and Territoriality in Indonesia: Provincial Proliferation
1st Edition
By Ehito Kimura
June 16, 2017
What makes large, multi-ethnic states hang together? At a time when ethnic and religious conflict has gained global prominence, the territorial organization of states is a critical area of study. Exploring how multi-ethnic and geographically dispersed states grapple with questions of territorial ...
Corruption and Law in Indonesia
1st Edition
By Simon Butt
May 31, 2017
Indonesia has transformed from one of South East Asia’s most repressive and centralised political systems to its most decentralised and democratic. Despite this, obstacles still remain that hinder Indonesia achieving the ‘rule of law’, and in particular, the country is consistently ranked as having...
Separatist Conflict in Indonesia: The long-distance politics of the Acehnese diaspora
1st Edition
By Antje Missbach
May 31, 2017
The socio-political activities of the Acehnese diaspora, located mainly in Malaysia, Scandinavia, the USA and Australia, have been of fundamental importance to conflict and politics within Aceh. The intensity of the relations between the diaspora and the homeland was mainly determined by the ...
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 ...