Past Events - 2015

Myanmar on the Brink

Monday 5th October 2015, 6.30-8.00pm; Old Theatre, Old Building

This November Myanmar goes to the polls. What will determine the outcome of those general elections? How will Myanmar achieve economic success comparable to those of its ASEAN neighbours?

Podcast and Storify slideshow now available here.

Speakers: Mark Canning, Dr Jurgen Haacke, Shibani Mahtani
Chair: Professor Danny Quah

Hong Kong: The Struggle at the End of History

The Umbrella Revolution has re-ignited a worldwide debate on democracy in particular, and a battle over success in economic and political governance in general.

Podcast and Storify slideshow now available here.

Speakers: Professor Danny Quah, Professor Conor Gearty, Isabella Steger and Raymond Li;
Chair: Dr Mukulika Banerjee

AEC 2015: A Perspective from Business

We were delighted to host Dato Sri Nazir Razak, Chairman of CIMB Group, for our inaugural lecture on Wednesday 28th January 2015, AEC 2015: A Perspective from Business. SEAC Director Danny Quah Chaired this event.

Podcast and Storify slideshow now available here. 

This lecture marked the launch of the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre.

ISIS in Southeast Asia: The Apocalypse, Just War and Pragmatic Jihad                      

The last LSE SEAC Seminar of Michaelmas Term 2015 took place on 7th December when Dr Greg Fealy talked about  the multiple motivations that have led fighters from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore to join ISIS.

Podcast now available here.

Speaker: Dr Greg Fealy
Chair: Dr Kirsten Schulze

Trading Places? Muslim modernists and traditionalists in Indonesia since the Reformasi

How has the regime change of 1998 and the ensuing Reformasi Period impacted on religious discourses? Dr Carool Kersten gave a presentation on this topic on Wednesday 2nd December, based on his recent book 'Islam in Indonesia: The Contest for Society, Ideas and Values'.

Podcast now available here.

Speaker: Dr Carool Kersten
Chair: Dr Kirsten Schulze

New Attitudes to Peacekeeping Operations in ASEAN

On Tuesday 1st December 2015, Dr David Capie delivered a presentation on new developments relating to peacekeeping in Southeast Asian countries, with a special focus on comparing Indonesia, who has been involved in peacekeeping operations for decades, to Vietnam, a relative newcomer.

Speaker: Dr David Capie
Chair: Dr Jurgen Haacke

Compliant Citizenship: On the Islamic Authority of the Indonesian State

On Wednesday 18th November, as part of SEAC Seminar Series, Dr Nicholas Long discussed the distinctive modality of state power in Indonesia where sovereign authority is grounded not in physical force but the creation and maintenance of moral ambiguity.

Speaker: Dr Nicholas Long
Chair: Dr Kirsten Schulze 

Monks and Politics in Theravada Southeast Asia

On Wednesday 21st October, Dr Matthew Walton from the University of Oxford spoke about monastic engagement in politics in Theravada Buddhist countries at the first event of the SEAC Seminar Series.

Speaker: Dr Matthew Walton
Chair: Dr Kirsten Schulze

Malaysia: Fighting Religious Extremism

On Wednesday 13th May, Dato Noor Farida Ariffin expressed her concerns over religious bodies asserting authority beyond their jurisdiction; and various fatwa which violate the Federal Constitution.

Speaker: Dato' Noor Farid Ariffin
Chair: Professor Danny Quah

Malaysia: Healing the Nation

What is the “Malaysian nation” – and what is the state of its health? Tuesday 5th May 2015, we were delighted to welcomed Tunku 'Abidin Muhriz at the LSE for a public discussion on the Malaysian nation.

Speaker: Tunku 'Abidin Muhriz
Chair: Professor Danny Quah

Post-Coup Thailand: Anxiety over the Royal Succession

On Wednesday 4th March 2015, Dr Pavin Chachavalpongpun, Associate Professor at the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, spoke about Thailand's military intervention at a time when a critical transition in Thai politics is on the horizon: the imminent royal succession.

Speaker: Dr Pavin Chachavalpongpun;
Chair: Dr Kirsten Schulze