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March 2024

Making Indonesia Clean from Waste with Dr Lukas Fort, John Legge Prize Winner 2023

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Congratulations on being awarded the 2023 John Legge Prize for the Best Thesis in Asian Studies in Australia in 2022! Can you tell us a bit about your thesis? Indonesia faces a major waste problem; its residents are habituated to littering, landfills are overflowing, and seas and rivers are clogged with plastic. Indeed, Indonesia is […]

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In Memory of Elaine McKay, 1935-2023

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Introduction Elaine McKay had a long and distinguished career as a school teacher in Melbourne, an academic in the Faculty of Education at the University of Tasmania and as the inaugural executive officer of the Monash Asia Institute. She then became the director of the Australia-Indonesia Institute (inside the Department of Foreign Affairs) where she was

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New Challenges to the Social Mission of Indonesian Higher Education

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This post is based on a recent article published in the Asian Studies Review. The article can be read here and is currently available open access to all readers. Internationally standardized indicators of performance have put Indonesian Higher Education (IHE) in a crisis of mission. Focusing mainly on teaching, research, scholarly publication and international collaboration,

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Celebrating Women’s Contributions to the Asian Studies Association of Australia: An Introduction

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This special series of Asian Currents reflects upon and celebrates women’s contributions to the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA). The series features posts from women who have made significant contributions to the life of the ASAA through various service roles including on the Council, Asian Studies Review, the Women’s Caucus/Forum and Women in Asia

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