Academics from Griffith University and other esteemed institutions will gather for a two-day workshop this month addressing the deterioration of democracy across Southeast Asia.
Led by Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Diego Fossati (of the Griffith Asia Institute and the Centre for Governance and Public Policy), participants will draw from their deep regional knowledge to discuss the extent to which democracy in Southeast Asia has deteriorated in recent years, the key forces driving this development, and the implications for accountability between citizens and politicians.
The group of Australia-based and international experts will canvass areas such as populism, political Islam, civil society, deliberative democracy, democratisation, political parties, social media, and clientelism in addressing its central issues, Dr Fossati (pictured) said.
“We think this is a timely and topical event because of current developments in Southeast Asia,” he said. “In recent years, challenges for democracy in this region appear to have intensified.
“By the account of many observers of the region, the quality of democracy in most Southeast Asian
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