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Melbourne Asia Review is an initiative of the Asia Institute. Any inquiries about Melbourne Asia Review should be directed to the Managing Editor, Cathy Harper.

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How religion, geography and demography shape Pakistan’s state, society and politics

  • Professor Riaz Hassan (Honorary),

Pakistan’s politics is shaped by weak political institutions and a strident relationship between government and military. But religion and other factors also play a significant role.

Quarantine, masks and dis/ease: social discourses of COVID-19 in Japan and Korea

WEBINAR: How COVID-19 is changing language and social norms in Japan and South Korea.

Vietnam and COVID-19: More Mark (Zuckerberg) than Marx

  • Associate Professor Adam Fforde,

Vietnam’s success (so far) in responding to COVID-19 reflects both government and social resilience.

Trump or Biden: The implications for Asia

  • Professor Michael Wesley,

The US is more needed but less trusted in Asia in 2020 than it was in 2016.

“My kids need me, but we need money too”: Female GOJEK drivers in Indonesia

  • Associate Professor Amalinda Savirani & Wening Mustika,

For poor women who work as motorcycle-taxi drivers, the twin burdens of care-giving and supplementing family income have intensified.

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