Contemporary Southeast Asia

Alice D. Ba is Associate Professor in Political Science and International Relations, University of Delaware, USA.Mark Beeson is Professor of Political Science and International Relations, University of Western Australia, Australia.

• 1. Introduction: The continuing evolution of Southeast Asia; Alice D. Ba & Mark Beeson2. Southeast Asia: Historical Context; Robert Cribb3. Nationalism and Ethnicity; Claire Sutherland4. Public Administration in the Age of 'Good Governance'; Scott Fritzen5. The Political Economy of Southeast Asia; Greg Felker6. Varieties of Authoritarianism and the Limits of Democracy in Southeast Asia; Aim Sinpeng & Aries Arugay7. Culture as a Perspective on Southeast Asian Politics and International Relations; Alan Chong8. Islam and Politics in Contemporary Southeast Asia; Eunsook Jung9. Regionalism and Southeast Asia; Matt Davies10. The Environment in Southeast Asia: Injustice, Conflict and Activism; Adam Simpson11. Labour Migration in Southeast Asia: In Search of Regional Governance; Stefan Rother12. Transnational Civil Society, the Market and Governance in Reform in Southeast Asia; Helen Nesadurai13. Security in Southeast Asia; Andrew Tan14. Southeast Asia and China: Engagement and Constrainment; Alice D. Ba & Cheng-Chwee Kuik15. Japan and Southeast Asia; Hidetaka Yoshimatsu16. The United States and Southeast Asia; David Capie17. Looking Ahead; Alice D. Ba & Mark Beeson

An engaging, carefully curated, and timely text featuring a new generation of Southeast Asian scholars. Multi-disciplinary, eclectic in topics and theoretical starting points, written in fresh and accessible prose, it is an excellent resource for students looking to advance their thinking about a complex and diverse region, which is both important in its own right as well as increasingly pivotal in a fast-changing global order.