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Engaging with Indigenous knowledges in Asia: Sharing new opportunities for exchange
The power imbalance between the academic Anglosphere and the world’s Indigenous peoples need not continue unchecked.
Gutom o Ginhawa: Why Philippine rice policy must align with smallholder practice
Modernisation and market reform were supposed to raise rice yields in the Philippines. But rice farming has grown more precarious.
INTRODUCTION: From appreciation to enjoyment: Varieties of Indigenous knowledge in Asia
Indigenous knowledges are a living force through which political, cultural and economic relations are reshaped.
The sexual and gender-based violence challenge in Asia
Asia faces a huge challenge in confronting sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) – from child marriage to institutional neglect and online abuse. Hyein Ellen Cho and Amira Aftab analyse the breadth of the problem and offer some hopeful solutions.
Re-examining colonial-era maritime pictures of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore can help shift attitudes about the climate crisis
An eco-critical re-examination of colonial-era maritime pictures within public institutions can help prompt the attitude shifts necessary for action.