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

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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.

INTERVIEW: From Socialist China’s democracy movement to escalating military tensions

  • Professorial Fellow, Anne McLaren,

Over the last 50 years, China has experienced a tectonic shift from an impoverished nation with a significant democracy movement to global power with increasing political repression.

Governance or social resilience: Learning from Southeast Asia’s experience with COVID-19

WEBINAR: How Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam are weathering the COVID-19 crisis.