Academic Articles & Research Papers

National Human Rights Institutions and ASEAN Intergovernmental Human Rights Commission (AICHR): Are They Complementary?

The adoption of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Charter in 2008 and the establishment of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Human Rights Commission (AICHR) in 2010 have pushed ASEAN to be more responsive to human rights commitme...

Democratic Breakthrough in Malaysia – Political Opportunities and the Role of Bersih

The 14th general election (GE14) in Malaysia saw a democratic breakthrough as the Barisan Nasional's uninterrupted rule since independence finally came to an end. This article seeks to analyse the role and impact of the Bersih movement in G...

The ASEAN Way of Making Regionalism Work Beyond Five Decades: Processes, Remodelling and transformation

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has reached its five decades of existence and expansion. While it has several limitations as a regional organisation, its lustre both from within and outside the region seems to have increa...

Interregionalism and International Relations

List of tables ix List of contributors xi Preface xiii List of abbreviations xv PART I Introduction 1 1 Interregionalism: A new phenomenon in international relations HEINER HANGGI, RALF ROLOFF AND JURGEN RULAND 3 PART II The concept of inte...

Determinants of smoking prevention behavior of senior high school students: A short report

Introduction With Indonesia ranking top in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for the number of smokers aged 13–15 years, this study aims to analyze the factors associated with smoking prevention behavior among students of senior hi...

MSAIRHD: Mainland Southeast Asia International River Upper Reach Hydrological Dataset, 1958-1987.

MATCHA, a novel regional hydroclimate-chemical reanalysis: System description and evaluation

We present MATCHA (Model for Atmospheric Transport and Chemistry in Asia), a 17-year (2003–2019) regional hydroclimate-chemical reanalysis for Asia (58–140° E, 4– 40° N) at 12 km resolution. MATCHA couples the Weather Research and Forecasti...

Artificial Intelligence Adoption and Employee Productivity in Vietnam’s Technology Sector: Evidence From Telecommunications and IT Firms

This study investigates the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) adoption on employee productivity within Vietnam’s technology sector, with a particular focus on telecommunications and information technology firms. Using survey data colle...

Timor Leste in ASEAN: Implications for ASEAN-Led Economic Multilateralism in the Digital Field

The paper explores the main implications of East Timor’s accession to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in October 2025 for ASEAN-led economic projects and initiatives in the digital field. The research aims to identify the...