Organizers:
CSEAS Kyoto University, Japan
CSEAS National Cgengchi University, Taiwan
Institute of International Relations, NCCU, Taiwan
Sponsor: IIR 人社標竿計畫, CSEAS KU
* This event is also supported by SEASIA.
Program:
| Time | Dec.12, 2024 / Day One / Agenda |
| 09:00-09:20 | Registration |
| 09:20-09:40 | Opening session |
| 09:40-11:00 | Session 1: New light of Democracy? Thailand and Malaysia Moderator: Ian Chen (NSYSU) 1. Pavin Chachavalpongpun (Kyoto University) “Thailand: A Prospect for a Greater Democratic Resilience?” 2. Viengrat Nethipo (Chulalongkorn University) and Suphanut Aneknumwong (Kyoto University) “Weak Institutions, Strong Families: The Rise of Dynastic Politics in Post-Coup Thailand.” 3. Boon Kia Meng (Ritsumeikan University) “Law, Territorialization and State Power in Malaysia: A Preliminary Study of Two Contemporary Cases.” |
| 11:00-11:20 | Coffee Break |
| 11:20-12:15 | Session 2: International Dynamics Moderator: Alan H. Yang 4. Suzuki Ayame (Rikkyo University) “Japan-Southeast Asia under the shadow of Sino-US rivalry” 5. Ian Chen (NSYSU) “Democracy and Strategic Cooperation in the Indo Pacific” |
| 12:15-13:45 | Lunch |
| 13:45-14:40 | Session 3: Toward Competitive Authoritarianism in Indonesia? Moderator: Alan H. Yang 6. Honna Jun (Ritsumeikan University) “Democratic Backsliding and Civil-Military Relations in Indonesia.” 7. Okamoto Masaaki (Kyoto University) and Aisah Putri Budhiatri (Kyoto University) “The Unprecedented Political Role of a Former Popular President in Indonesia’s 2024 Direct Local Head Election.” |
| 14:40-15:00 | Bubble tea break |
| 15:00-15:55 | Session 4: Lasting Uncertainty: Myanmar 8. Nakanishi Yoshihiro (Kyoto University) “Democratization and Re-authoritarianization in Myanmar” 9. Alan H. Yang (CSEAS, NCCU) “Democratic Fault in Myanmar revisited” |
| 15:55-17:25 | Roundtable on Addressing the turbulence against democracy in Asia Moderator: Prof. Hsin-Huang Michael Hsiao (Chairman CSEAS, NCCU; SEASIA Chairman) Speakers (8 mins for each): 1. Okamoto Masaaki (Kyoto University) 2. Honna Jun (Ritsumeikan University) 3. Alan Yang (CSEAS NCCU) 4. Suzuki Ayame (Rikkyo University, Online) 5. Ronald Holmes (De Lasalle University, online) 6. Pavin Chachavalpongpun (CSEAS, online) |
| 18:00- | Dinner |
| Time | Dec. 13, 2024 / Day Two / Agenda |
| 09:30-10:25 | Session 5: Decaying Democracy in the Philippines? Moderator: Roger Liu (Flame University) 10. Ronald Holme (De Lasalle University) “Beyond the grey zone: the Philippines from Duterte to Marcos.” 11. Maria Atienza (University of the Phillipines) “Philippine Local Politics and Central-Local Relations from Duterte to Marcos, Jr.: Democratic Decay and Possibilities for Substantive Democracy and Effective Local Governance” |
| 10:25-10:45 | Coffee Break |
| 10:45-11:30 | Wrap up and follow ups Discussion |
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