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Complexities of Post-Disaster Recovery: An Example from Thailand

The crisis of recovery Disaster management agencies around the world tend to have a strong focus on post-disaster response and emergency management, and after a disaster there is typically a flurry of short-term activities to deal with the impacts. However, long-term issues associated with post-disaster recovery, particularly in the housing sector which is often most […]

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Looking at Asia through the lens of disability

The 22nd Biennial Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA) brought together a group of scholars from around Australia and the region with a shared interest in disability in Asia. Asian studies conferences are not a usual venue for the meeting of scholars of disability, but the 2018 ASAA conference provided a unique

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No obituary yet: Thai democracy and the 1932 revolution

A modest plaque has disappeared from the pavement at the Royal Plaza in Thailand. Arjun Subrahmanyan considers the wider significance of its removal The recent disappearance of a plaque commemorating the 1932 revolution in Siam shows the suspicion over popular sovereignty that still prevails in the country. The event, staged by a group of commoners

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The real meaning of Thailand’s constitutional referendum

If history is a guide, Thailand’s latest constitution will be shortlived Many observers of Thailand’s ongoing debilitating political crisis have been scratching their heads trying to understand how Thai voters approved a draft constitution in the referendum on 7 August 2016 which is so blatantly designed to entrench military rule. The result of the referendum

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