2024 Southeast Asia Research Development Group
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | September 4, 2024
Our second Southeast Asia Research Development Group (RDG) was held in conjunction with the 2024 APSA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The one-day program, organized in collaboration with the Southeast Asian Politics Related Group (SEAPRG), offered six 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)
“Ethnic Chinese Identity and Reception of China’s Public Diplomacy in Thailand” - Karin Codiase Bangsoy, University of the Philippines Baguio (Philippines)
“Dual Dimensions: Understanding Indigenous Autonomy in Southeast Asia” - Talitha Chairunissa, National University of Singapore (Singapore)
“The Conundrum of Fairness: The Political Economy of the Village Fund Allocation” - Tuan-Ngoc Phan, Fulbright University Vietnam (Vietnam)
“Political Corruption Cycles: Disentangling Extractive and Rent-Seeking Corruption” - Margareth Sembiring, Nanyang Technological University (Singapore)
“Critical Geopolitics of Global Environmental Norms: Exploring Indonesia’s Response to Climate Mitigation Agenda” - Sirima Thongsawang, Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)
“The politics of aging: Rural older farmers in Thailand”
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), Paul Schuler (University of Arizona), Nina McMurry (Vanderbilt University), Petra Hendrickson (Northern Michigan University), Steven Oliver (Yale-NUS College), and Kai Ostwald (University of British Columbia).
We are grateful for the opportunity to engage with such phenomenal scholars. Thank you to all who made this RDG a success!
