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Melbourne Asia Review is a research-based publication of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne.

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‘Statelessness in Asia’ edited by Michelle Foster, Jaclyn Neo & Christoph Sperfeldt

  • Antje Missbach,

This book addresses a significant research gap—that statelessness exists in contexts devoid of forced migration and prolonged refugee situations.

Colonial borders and the production of statelessness in Myanmar, India, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka

  • Subin Mulmi,

Statelessness in Myanmar, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka is rooted in the impact of British colonialism.

INTRODUCTION: Statelessness—A global issue with an Asian epicentre

  • A/Prof. Radha Govil & A/Prof. Christoph Sperfeldt,

Statelessness in Asia is driven by ethnic nationalism, displacement and restrictive citizenship regimes. But it’s neither inevitable nor irreversible.

INTERVIEW: Despair among the Indigenous peoples of Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts

  • Rani Yan Yan,

Indigenous communities of the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh continue to suffer at the hands of the national government and military.

Radical within limits: Women’s movements, civil society, and the political field in Bangladesh

  • Associate Professor Seuty Sabur,

Women’s groups are sometimes blamed for a lack of gender equality rather than those with power such as the state.

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