Asia Research Centre - Research Publications

Books

Rajat Ganguly

Understanding Ethnic Conflict: The International Dimension, 3rd edition, Longman, 319pp. (with Ray Taras)

Samuel Makinda

The African Union: Challenges of Globalization, Security and Governance, Routledge, 209 pp. (with F. Wafula Okumu)

Malcolm Tull (ed.)

Port Privatisation: The Asia-Pacific Experience, Edward Elgar. (with James Reveley)

James Warren

Pirates, Prostitutes and Pullers: Explorations in the Ethno- and Social History of Southeast Asia, University of Western Australia Press.

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Book Chapters

David Brown

‘Nation Building: from a world of nations to a world of nationalisms’, in Guntram Herb and David Kaplan (eds) Nations and Nationalisms: a global historical overview: Volume 3 1945-1989, ABC-CLIO.

Yingchi Chu

‘The emergence of polyphony in Chinese television documentaries’, in Krishna Sen and Terence Lee (eds) Political Regimes and the Media in Asia, Routledge, pp.49-69.

Rajat Ganguly

‘The South Asian Security Scenario in 2008-09’, in South Asia 2009, 6th edition. Routledge, pp. 3-13.

David T. Hill

‘Indonesia: Electoral Politics and the Internet’, in Stephen Ward, Diana Owen, Richard Davis and David Taras (eds) Making a difference: A comparative view of the role of the Internet in election politics, Lexington Press, pp.75-92.
‘Media and Politics in Regional Indonesia: The Case of Manado’, in Krishna Sen and Terence Lee (eds) Political Regimes and the Media in Asia, Routledge, pp.188-207.
'Ethics and Institutions in Biographical Writing on Indonesian Subjects’, in Barbara Harrison (ed.) Life Story Research, Vol. IV, Part 5, Sage, pp.146-161

Caroline Hughes

‘Civil Society in South East Asia’, in Mark Beeson (ed.) Contemporary Southeast Asia, Macmillan

Kanishka Jayasuriya

'Riding the Accountability Wave: Accountability Communities and New Modes of Governance' in T. Ginsburg and A. Chen Administrative Law and Governance in Asia:Comparative Perspectives, Routledge, pp. 59-78
'Struggle over legality in the midnight hour: governing the international state of emergency' in Victor V. Ramraj (ed.) Emergencies and the Limits of Legality, Cambridge University Press, pp. 360-84

Terence Lee

‘Gestural Politics: Mediating the ‘New’ Singapore’, in Krishna Sen and Terence Lee Political Regimes and the Media in Asia, London: Routledge
'Industrializing creativity and innovation', in Kenneth Paul Tan, Renaissance Singapore? Economy, Culture, and Politics, Singapore: NUS Press, pp.45-70

Carolin Liss

'State or Market? Privatising Maritime Security in Southeast Asia', in D. Sujatha (ed.) Maritime Law: International Perspective, Icfai University Press, 2008.

Loh Kah Seng

'The Left-Wing Trade Unions in Singapore, 1945-1970', in Michael Barr and Carl Trocki (eds) Paths Not Taken: Political Pluralism in Postwar Singapore, NUS Press, pp. 206-27. (with Michael Fernandez)

Samuel M. Makinda

'The impact of the War on Terror on Governance and Human Rights in Sub-Saharan Africa', in Wafula Okumu and Anneli Botha (eds) Understanding Terrorism in Africa: Building Bridges and Overcoming the Gaps, Institute for Security Studies, pp. 32-35.

Garry Rodan

'Singapore "Exceptionalism"? Authoritarian Rule and State Transformation', in Joseph Wong and Edward Friedman (eds) Political Transitions in Dominant Party Systems: Learning to Lose, Routledge, pp. 231-51.
'Political Regimes in Southeast Asia and the War on Terror' in Damian Grenfell and Paul James (eds) Rethinking Insecurity, War and Violence: Beyond savage globalization? Routledge, pp. 125-37.

Malcolm Tull

‘Introduction: Port Reform in the Asia-Pacific Region’, in Malcolm Tull and James Reveley (eds) Port Privatisation: The Asia-Pacific Experience, Edward Elgar, pp. 1-16. (with James Reveley)
'Privatisation Postponed: Convergence and Divergence in Australian and New Zealand Port Reform’, in Malcolm Tull and James Reveley (eds) Port Privatisation: The Asia-Pacific Experience, Edward Elgar, pp.17-50. (with James Reveley)

Carol Warren

'Kapital Sosial di Bali - Sinergi dan Tantangan', in IBG Yudha Triguna (ed) 2008 Kebudayaan dan Modal Budaya Bali dalam Teropong Lokal, Nasional, Global, Widya Dharma, pp. 63-76.

Ian Wilson

‘As long as it’s Halal: Islamic Preman in Jakarta’ in Greg Fealy and Sally White (eds) Expressing Islam: Islamic Life and Politics in Indonesia, ISEAS, pp. 192-210

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Guest Edited Journal Collections

Loh Kah Seng

Tangent, special issue, ‘The Makers and Keepers of Singapore History’, 6(2).

Ian Wilson

Inside Indonesia, special issue, ‘Crime and Criminality’, 92.

Journal Articles

David Brown

‘The Ethnic Majority: benign or malign’, Nations and Nationalism, 14(4): 768-788

Shahar Hameiri

‘Risk Management, Neoliberalism and the Securitisation of the Australian Aid Program’, Australian Journal of International Affairs, 62(3): 357-71.

David T. Hill

'In the shadow of other lives: reflections on Dan Lev and writing biography', RIMA (Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs), 42(2): 147-60.

Caroline Hughes

‘Cambodia in 2007: Development and Dispossession’, Asian Survey 48.1 (2008): 69-74.

Jane Hutchison

‘Land titling and poverty reduction in Southeast Asia: realizing markets or realizing rights?’, Australian Journal of International Affairs, 62(3): 332-44

Loh Kah Seng

‘“Our lives are bad but our luck is good”: A Social History of Leprosy in Singapore’, Social History of Medicine, 21(2): 291-309.

Ian Scott

‘Managing Integrity: The Regulation of Post Public Employment in Britain and Hong Kong’, Public Organization Review, 8(4): 365-380

Malcolm Tull

‘The Performance of Western Australian Ports’, Ocean Economics Review of China, 2(1), June: 1-33. (with Fred Affleck)
'Restricting Fishing: A Socio-Economic Impact Assessment Of Artisanal Shark And Ray Fishing In Cilacap’, Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 44(2), August: 263 – 288. (with Simon Vieira)

Sandra Wilson

‘War, Soldier and Nation in 1950s Japan’, International Journal of Asian Studies, 5(2) July: 187-218.

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Centre Working Paper Series

Loh Kah Seng

‘Fires and the Social Politics of Nation-Building in Singapore’, Asia Research Centre Working Paper No. 149.

Terence Lee and Cornelius Kan

‘Blogospheric Pressures in Singapore: Internet Discourses and the 2006 General Election’, Asia Research Centre Working Paper No. 150.

Kanishka Jayasuriya

‘From British Subjects to Australian Values: Australia–Asia Relations as Citizenship Building’, Asia Research Centre Working Paper No. 151.

Carolin Liss

‘Privatising the Fight against Somali Pirates’, Asia Research Centre Working Paper No. 152.

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Media Publications

Shahar Hameiri

'The politics of the financial crisis' Bangkok Post, 7 October (with Toby Carroll).

David T. Hill

'Big neighbour fading from our radar', The Australian (Higher Education supplement), 12 March p.25, ; Reprinted in The Jakarta Post, 19 March
'Promoting Linguistic Assets', Campus Review, 22 April, p.10.

Loh Kah Seng

'Approaching Life and Death: History and Memory in Interviews with Individuals Formerly Suffering from Leprosy in Singapore'. s/pores. 1(2), January,
'Introduction: At the Gates of History', Tangent special issue, The Makers and Keepers of Singapore History. 6(2): 6-11 (Mandarin), 12-17 (English).
'Presently Seeking the Bukit Ho Swee Fire'. Tangent special issue, The Makers and Keepers of Singapore History. 6(2): 143-54 (Mandarin), 155-66 (English).

Sam Makinda

Business Daily, Nairobi, weekly column 'On Kenya', the Australian, 8 January
'On Zimbabwe', the Australian, 24 June

Garry Rodan

'Singapore Maneuvers In Response to Chee,' Far Eastern Economic Review, December 2008, pp.

Ian Wilson

'The rise and fall of a Jakarta gangster', Inside Indonesia, 92.

Conference Papers

Rajat Ganguly

‘Border Management Post-9/11: A Comparative Assessment of the United States’ and Australia’s Asylum Policy’, Border Management in an Uncertain World, New Zealand Institute of International Affairs (NZIIA), Wellington, New Zealand, 12 March.
‘Pakistan as a Rogue State’, 49th Annual International Studies Association conference, San Francisco, USA, 26-29 March.

Shahar Hameiri

‘The Fallacy of Capacity: is it State Building or State Transformation’, 49th Annual International Studies Association conference, San Francisco, 25-29 March 2008.

Caroline Hughes

‘From Nation of Heroes to Ethnic Conflict: The 2006 Crisis in Timor-Leste’, Post-Conflict Development or Development for Conflict workshop, Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford.
‘The Political Economy of State Reform in Cambodia’, AAS Annual Meeting, Atlanta, US. (with Kheang Un)

Jane Hutchison

‘Private Governance and Urban Land Reform in Manila’, 8th International Conference on Philippine Studies, Philippine Social Science Centre, Manila, 23-26 July.

Terence Lee

‘Rethinking Creative Culture: Globalization and the Singapore-Perth Network’, SPICES 2008: The 3rd International Conference on Inter-Asian Culture, Communication, Conflict and Peace, Penang, Malaysia, 7-9 August.
‘Internet Development in Singapore: A Regulatory Approach Towards Online Discourses’, Internet Histories II: Australia and the Asia-Pacific Workshop, State Library of Western Australia, Perth, 14 June.

Sam Makinda

‘Understanding Terrorism in Africa: An Overview’, Assessing Effective Counter-Terrorism Strategies and Measures in Africa, Nairobi, Kenya, 20-22 October.

Garry Rodan

‘The Politics of Accountability in Southeast Asia’, Still the Asian Century?, University of Birmingham, UK, 10-12 September.
‘Capitalist Development and the Social Foundations of Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia’, Liu Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, 29 July.
‘New Modes of Political Participation and Singapore’s Nominated Members of Parliament’, Contemporary Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia: Structures, Institutions and Agency, Southeast Asia Research Centre, City University of Hong Kong, 9-10 May.
‘Capitalist Development, Regime Transitions and New Forms of Authoritarian Rule in Southeast Asia’, 20 Years of The Pacific Review: Major Developments in the Study of the Asia-Pacific, joint conference of Warwick University and Waseda University, Tokyo, 11-12 April.
‘New Modes of Governance and Japan’s Role in Asia’, Where Is Japan Headed? Views and Expectations from Overseas, Organization for Asian Studies Symposium, Waseda University, Tokyo, 12 April.

Ian Scott

'The Changing Face of Ethical Regulation in the Public Sectors of Britain and Hong Kong,' University of Macau, 16 October.

Tan Teng Phee

‘Towards a History from below: Some reflections on Emergency, Resettlement and New Villages’, IKMAS: UKM (National University of Malaysia), Kuala Lumpur, 24 April.
‘Seeing the “State”: the Methods and Controlled techniques of the British Colonial Government in the New Villages in Malaya’, 60th Anniversary of the Emergency in Malaya/Malaysia Public Forum, Kuala Lumpur, 27 April.

James Warren

‘Father Jose Algue, Jesuit Meteorology and the Philippines under American Rule, 1897-1924’, 8th International Conference on Philippine Studies, Philippine Social Science Centre, Manila, 23-26 July.

Sandra Wilson

‘War, Soldier and Nation in 1950s Japan’, Australian Historical Association Biennial Conference, University of Melbourne, 7-10 July and Asian Studies Association of Australia 17th Biennial Conference, Melbourne, 1-3 July.

Book Reviews

Loh Kah Seng

‘Review of National Archives of Singapore “Memories and Reflections: The Singapore Experience: Documenting a Nation’s History Through Oral History. 2nd edition”’. s/pores. 8 February 2008.
‘Review of Calvin Low. “10-Stories: Queenstown Through the Years”’, Citizen Historian. 1 January 2008.
‘Review of Nicholas Tarling. “Regionalism in Southeast Asia: To Foster the Political Will”’, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies. 39 (1), February: 179-180.

Ian Scott

‘Review of Ma Ngok, "Political Development in Hong Kong: State, Political Society and Civil Society"’, China Journal, 59, January: 189-191.
‘Review of Steve Tsang,"Governing Hong Kong: Administrative Officers from the Nineteenth Century to the Handover to China 1862-1997"’, The China Quarterly, 195, September: 706-707.

Sandra Wilson

‘Review of Rotem Kowner (ed.) “The Impact of the Russo-Japanese War”’, Journal of Japanese Studies, 34(2), Summer.
‘Review of Kevin Doak, “A History of Nationalism in Modern Japan: Placing the People”, Japanese Studies, 28(1), May: 120-22.

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Other Publications

Caroline Hughes

Learning from Comparative Experience: Public Administration Reform in Post-Conflict States, Cambodia and Timor-Leste Case Studies, World Bank.
Accountability Provisions in the Organic Law on Subnational Government in Cambodia, DFID. (with Nick Devas)

Richard Robison and Ian Wilson

‘Governing the Ungovernable: dealing with the rise of informal security in Indonesia’, Asia Research Centre Policy Brief No.1, http://wwwarc.murdoch.edu.au/wp/pb1.pdf, (with Adrianus Meliala)

Sandra Wilson

‘Manchurian Incident’, entry in Peter N. Stearns (ed.), Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2008, 8 vols
‘Russo-Japanese War’, entry in Peter N. Stearns (ed.), Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2008, 8 vols
‘Nationalism: East Asia’, entry in Peter N. Stearns (ed.), Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern World, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2008, 8 vols

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