Politics in Action 2019: Updates from Southeast Asia

When: Friday 17 May 2019

In this one-day public forum, invited experts provided an analysis of the current political situation in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Timor Leste and Thailand and discuss the broader implications of events in these countries for our region. 

Drawing upon expertise from around the world, these presentations provided up-to-date information on developments in Southeast Asia relevant to scholars, students, practitioners and the general public from across the disciplines and beyond.

In 2019 the forum focused on:

• Indonesia
• Malaysia
• Singapore
• Timor-Leste
• Thailand

Our exciting line-up of speakers were:          

• Professor Edward Aspinall, The Australian National University
• Professor Clinton Fernandes, UNSW Canberra
• Mr Hoe-Yeong Loke, Independent Researcher and Writer
• Dr Aim Sinpeng, The University of Sydney
• Dr Eve Warburton, National University of Singapore
• Ms Tricia Yeoh, University of Nottingham Malaysia

Each of our country-specialists spoke for 20 minutes, allowing 10 minutes for audience questions, debate and discussion. Each of our experts were instructed to pitch their talk to an interested, but not necessarily academic, audience so the talks are able to be enjoyed by a diverse audience. 

Our event was wrapped up with comments from Dr Eve Warburton who reflected on the day’s proceedings and gave the audience some key take-away messages from the day.

Program