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How Kong’s civil society networks have contributed to the containment of COVID-19

  • Sophie Chen & Associate Professor Chris Chan ,

The networks and solidarity formed by the democracy movement laid the groundwork for a prompt civil society response to COVID-19.

The Jimmy Lai case: The National Security Law and the future of dissent in Hong Kong

  • Professor Thomas E. Kellogg & Lydia Wong ,

If Lai is convicted it will serve as a clear signal to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement that Beijing is in charge.

Asian-Australians in politics: overcoming the barriers

WEBINAR: Our special guests analyse the under-representation of Asian-Australians in politics and how it can be overcome.

Speaking no truth to power in a time of coup: Myanmar’s Human Rights Commission

  • Dr Jonathan Liljeblad,

Myanmar’s Human Rights Commission has been noticeably silent which raises issues regarding expectations of human rights institutions against regimes inimical to human rights.

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.

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