December 2025

In Memory of George Hicks

George Hicks made a significant contribution to the understanding of the polities, societies and economies of Asia for most of his 89 years before passing away on 16th of November 2025. His complementary roles as an independent scholar, media commentator, and a philanthropist centred on exposing and challenging authoritarianism while defending and promoting social justice, […]

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Rethinking HIV prevention efforts in West Papua: Jenny Munro’s 2024 Wang Gungwu Prize-winning Article

My article, which was awarded the Wang Gungwu Prize for the best article in the Asian Studies Review in 2024, focused on the experiences of young Indigenous Papuan women in Manokwari, West Papua, Indonesia. My analysis drew attention to worsening conditions for women, both moral and material, that were obscured by the false narrative of

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