2025 Southeast Asia Research Development Group
Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada) | September 10, 2025
Our third Southeast Asia Research Development Group (RDG) was held in conjunction with the 2025 APSA Annual Meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada). The one-day program, organized in collaboration with the Southeast Asian Politics Related Group (SEAPRG), offered five Asia-based scholars the opportunity to advance research towards publication, participate in the APSA annual meeting, and develop scholarly networks with colleagues. Participants were also assisted in developing personalized conference schedules to promote linkages with different APSA organized sections, related groups, and attendees.
RDG Attendees
The Research Development Group was intended for PhD students and early-career faculty in political science, international relations, and other social science disciplines who are based at institutions in East and Southeast Asia. The program was open to those undertaking Asia politics research across a range of contemporary topics. Participants included:
- Attawat Assavanadda, University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
“What does China’s rise mean to ethnic Chinese overseas? A qualitative study of Sino-Thais” - Bui Thi Minh Ha, University of Social Sciences and Humanities / Vietnam National University (Vietnam)
“The Role of Urban Governance to Flood Adaptation Case Study in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam” - Hurriyah, Universitas Indonesia (Indonesia)
“Navigating shrinking space: Civil society’s adaptive struggle in Eastern Indonesia” - Myat Su Tin, University of Massachusetts Lowell (USA)
“Political Events and Public Political Engagement in Authoritarian Contexts: Evidence from Operation 1027 in Myanmar on Facebook Pages” - Duy Trinh, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong)
“How Citizens Use Informal Ties to Make Sophisticated Observations of Authoritarian Elite Politics”
Invited scholars were expected to prepare an original, solo-authored, high-quality research manuscript which, during the RDG, was shared for discussion and critical feedback. Advanced scholars in thematic fields were invited as discussants and plenary speakers. A goal of the RDG was for attendees to utilize feedback to revise their research for publication in journals, special issues, symposia, or other collaborative work. View the agenda here.
The workshop was facilitated by Risa Toha (Wake Forest University), Kai Ostwald (University of British Columbia), Nhu Truong (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Elvin Ong (National University of Singapore) and
Jacob Ricks (Singapore Management University).
We are grateful for the opportunity to engage with such phenomenal scholars. Thank you to all who made this RDG a success!
