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Melbourne Asia Review is a research-based publication of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne.

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‘Varieties of Civil Society Across Asia’, edited by Akihiro Ogawa and Anthony J. Spires

  • Assistant Professor Yoojin Koo,

This book intriguingly uncovers Asian civil societies that are not well explained by Western frameworks.

INTERVIEW: How parliamentary monitoring organisations are helping consolidate emerging democracies

  • Professor Herlin Chien,

Parliamentary transparency is a key element of well-functioning democracies. But how healthy is parliamentary transparency in Asia?

INTRODUCTION: Democratic backsliding and Parliamentary Monitoring Organisations

  • Professor Akihiro Ogawa,

This edition is a collaboration between academics and civil society involved in the Asian Network of Legislative Transparency which aims to create a tool – an Index – to assess national levels of parliamentary transparency.

Outward facing and forward thinking: 25 years of the University of Melbourne’s Asia Institute

  • Cathy Harper,

Australia’s national interest is being undermined by the erosion of specialist high level research programs on key Asian societies, especially China.

VIDEO: The 2024 Southeast Asia Oration

The University of Melbourne launches the Asia and Pacific Outlook Series with the Southeast Asia Oration, delivered by Pita Limjaroenrat, MP.

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