Program
| Day 1: July 6, 2023 | |
| 10:00-10:10 | Opening Remarks Prof. Fumiharu Mieno (Kyoto University, Japan) |
| 10:10-10:30 | Special Remarks on Indo-Pacific Democracy Prof. Alan H. Yang (National Chengchi University (NCCU), Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation (TAEF), Taiwan) |
| 10:30-12:15 | National and Local Dynamics: The Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia Moderator: Ir. Solahudin (Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict, Indonesia) Discussant: Assoc. Prof. Akiko Morishita (Ritsumeikan University, Japan) 1. Has the Backslide Been Halted? Prof. Ronald D. Holmes (De La Salle University, the Philippines) 2. Making Sense of Political Change in Malaysia Today: A Conjunctural Critique Dr. Boon Kia Meng (Kyoto University, Japan) 3. The Military Role Expansion in Democratic Indonesia Prof. Jun Honna (Ritsumeikan University, Japan) 4. No Election: A Way to Political Dominance in Local Indonesia Prof. Masaaki Okamoto (Kyoto University, Japan) |
| 12:15-13:45 | Lunch at the Research Commons |
| 13:45-15:15 | National and Local Dynamics: Thai and Myanmar Moderator: Prof. Roger Liu (Flame University, India) Discussant: Prof. Yusuke Murakami (Kyoto University, Japan) 1. The Changing Political Landscape of Thailand: The 2023 Elections Assoc. Prof. Pavin Chachavalpongpun (Kyoto University, Japan) 2. Advancing Local Democracy in Post-Authoritarian Thailand: Active Citizens in the Setback Administration Assoc. Prof. Viengrat Nethipo (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand) 3. Changing Threat Perception of Myanmar Military Assoc. Prof. Yoshihiro Nakanishi (Kyoto University, Japan) |
| 15:15-15:30 | Coffee Break |
| 15:30-17:00 | Regional Challenges Moderator: Prof. Masaaki Okamoto (Kyoto University, Japan) Discussant: Assoc. Prof. Yuhki Tajima (Georgetown University, the US) 1. Democracy and Strategic Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Assoc. Prof. Ian Chen (National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan) 2. India and Taiwan Democracy in Comparison Prof. Roger Liu (Flame University, India) 3. The Democratic Fault and the Trapped Democracy in Myanmar Prof. Alan H. Yang (NCCU and TAEF, Taiwan) |
| 17:00- | Dinner |
| Day 2: July 7, 2023 | |
| 10:00-12:00 | Roundtable on the Prospect of Democracy in Southeast Asia and Implications to the Indo-Pacific Moderator: Prof. Alan H. Yang (NCCU and TAEF, Taiwan) |
Co-organized by
Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto-University, Japan
Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), National Chengchi University, Taiwan
In Partnership with
Sun Yat-sen Research Center for Social Sciences, National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU), Taiwan
Center for South and Southeast Asian Studies, Flame University, India
Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation (TAEF), Taiwan
