Dr Anushia Inthiran is senior lecturer in the Department of Accounting and Information Systems at the University of Canterbury. Her research work focusses on online health information searching behaviour in ASEAN region. She also teaches South East Asian culture to students enrolled in the Business and Culture course.
Associate Professor Jim Ockey teaches and does research on contemporary Southeast Asian politics, especially Thai politics. Most of his work is based on primary field research in Thailand, and he maintains a large database on Thai members of parliament. His current work focuses on local politics, political parties and elections, democratisation, and civil-military relations. He also has an on-going interest in nationalism, ethnicity, and identity.
Dr Pascale Hatcher is senior lecturer in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at University of Canterbury. Her interest is on the political economy of mining in the Asia-Pacific region, notably the Philippines and Laos. Her work focusses on how global regulatory frameworks for the extractive industries are being conceptualised, implemented and contested in the developing world.
Dr Naimah Talib is adjunct senior fellow at the Department of Political Science and International Relations and Treasurer of the New Zealand Asian Studies Society. Her research interests are Southeast Asian politics, Islam and politics, religion and politics.
Professor Alex Tan teaches and does research on contemporary democracies, party politics, and political economy with a focus on East and Southeast Asia.
Juhn Chris P. Espia is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of the Philippines, Visayas. He is currently a PhD student in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Canterbury where he is recipient of the New Zealand Aid Programme (NZAID) Scholarship. His research interests include public policy, elections, and foreign policy.
Pasit Wonggnamdee is a social science researcher who has worked in the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) and the Faculty of Political Science, University of Ubonratchathani. His research interests largely centre around the roles of morality and mentality in politics, conflict, and violence. Other areas of interest include political culture, democratisation, nationalism, civic education, and good governance.
Dennis F. Quilala is an assistant professor (on study leave) of the Department of Political Science of the University of the Philippines Diliman. He has a bachelor’s and master’s degree in Political Science from the University of the Philippines Diliman as well as a master’s degree in Theology. He is currently a PhD candidate at the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Canterbury and a recipient of the UC Doctoral Scholarship. His research interests are Philippine politics and political violence.
Other researchers
Farid Idris is a lecturer in the Department of Political Science, Yapis Papua University, Indonesia. He researches politics, with interest in political economy and public policy. His research includes politics of European Union in illegal fishing (2011), policy analysis of Indonesia’s mining sector (2013), and public sector analysis in special autonomy regions (2014-2015).
Suthikarn Meechan is an Assistant Professor at the College of Politics and Governance, Mahasarakham University, Thailand. Her publications and research projects focus on Thai local politics including political transformations in Lao PDR. Before taking up a lecturing post in 2005, she worked in the Thai Parliament as a Senator’s staff member.
Karl Patrick R. Mendoza completed his M.A. in Political Science from De La Salle University-Manila. Aside from political science, he has an undergraduate degree in consular and diplomatic affairs from De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Media and Communication at the University of Canterbury as a UC Doctoral Scholar. His research interests include media and cultural studies, science communication, health communication, political culture, and critical discourse analysis.
Khairu Sobandi is a lecturer of Department of Political Science at the University of Jenderal Soedirman (UNSOED), Indonesia. Currently, he is a PhD candidate of Department of Political Science at University of Canterbury (New Zealand). His working thesis is entitled, “Transformative journeys: Overseas Indonesian migrant workers and identity change”.
Orson Tan is a PhD candidate from the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Canterbury where he researches on nationalism and identity politics. An experienced secondary school teacher in Singapore, he holds a Master’s in International Relations and Diplomacy from the University of Canterbury. Other areas of interest include political parties and elections, political systems and political economy of development, with a strong focus on Asia.
Minh Tran is a lecturer at the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Vietnam National Academy of Politics. He earned his master’s degree at the Australian National University and currently a PhD student at University of Canterbury, New Zealand. His interests include the rise of China, China-Vietnam relations, and the South China Sea disputes.
Pinsuda Wonganan is a lecturer in the School of Politics and Government at Chiang Mai University. She is currently a PhD Candidate in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Canterbury. Her research interests are comparative politics, candidate selection, and women in politics, in Thailand.
