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Melbourne Asia Review is a research-based publication of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne.
The language of the Dungan Chinese Muslims in Central Asia: Marginalisation and resilience
The Dungan language of ethnic Chinese Muslims in central Asia has undergone significant change and is surviving but vulnerable.
Democracy and delivery: Overcoming the governance gap in Southeast Asia
A government that holds elections without governance capacity will be unable to translate political mandates into deliverable outcomes, while one with institutional capacity without democratic accountability will be exposed to elite capture.
Against the current: Acehnese women’s experiences of post-conflict transformation
The Indonesian province of Aceh is an example of the possibilities and limits of post-conflict transformation.
Transforming Indigenous forest conflicts in Indonesia through peace-oriented policy infrastructure
Conflict over natural forest resources is worsening in Indonesia, with deforestation and displacement of Indigenous peoples.
Negotiating peace under occupation: The 2016 Afghan Peace Agreement
Peace in Afghanistan is often portrayed as the product of international intervention. But in 2016 Afghan mediators secured a landmark peace agreement.