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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.
Why water governance in the Indus Basin must be beyond fraught India-Pakistan relations
Conflict between India and Pakistan shows how vital shared transboundary resources, such as water, can be placed at risk.
China’s mediation in Myanmar: With mind and muscle
China’s mediation in Myanmar indicates a change to China’s foreign policy away from a stated policy of ‘non-interference’.
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.