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The dark side of civil society? How Thailand’s civic networks foster autocracy

  • Dr Janjira Sombatpoonsiri,

Royalist civil society networks operate as repressive forces which reduce democratic space.

The under-representation of Asian-Australians: political order and political delay

  • Grant Wyeth,

The health of Australia’s political institutions requires recognition of the broader value of Asian-Australians as civic equals.

The place, voice and portrayal of Asians in Australia

  • Dr Jay Song & Associate Professor Claire Maree,

COVID-19 and growing tension between Australia and China makes it increasingly important to achieve diversity and inclusion in all aspects of Australian society.

State-society relations in a pandemic: an Asian Australian perspective

  • Haina Lee & Dr Jay Song ,

Some of the communitarian values and compromise on individuals rights for the sake of public health may have become common Australian values during the COVID-19 pandemic

Australia needs to embrace ‘Asianness’ as part of ‘Australianness’ to end racism 中文

  • Dr Qiuping Pan and Professor Jia Gao,

Australia needs to update its national identity to reflect Asianness as an integral part of Australianness.