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Parliamentary monitoring organisations in Thailand are emerging as an essential tool for political participation

  • Thitirat Thipsamritkul, A/Prof. Rawin Leelapatana & Suprawee Earn Asanasak,

Thai civil society organisations are working towards greater democratisation, including observing elections and parliament.

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.

Gender activism in Indonesia and the post-Reformasi era: Reflections from the Indonesia Forum Symposium

  • Dana Fahadi, Dr Monika Winarnita & Dr Wulan Dirgantoro,

Historical knowledge of gender-based discrimination coupled with digital skills to creatively subvert patriarchal norms is crucial.

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?

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.

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