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Marco Bünte
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Professor of Asian Politics at FAU - political science with Southeast East Asia focus -
Co-editor: Journal of current southeast Asian affairs
Morgen in Bayreuth
November 3, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Meine Einschätzung zum Grenzkonflikt zwischen Thailand und Kambodscha www.zdfheute.de/politik/ausl...
"Innenpolitisch angefeuert": Worum es im Thailand-Kambodscha-Konflikt eigentlich geht
Was steckt hinter den Kämpfen zwischen Thailand und Kambodscha? Ein Experte ordnet den aktuellen Konflikt und seine Hintergründe ein.
www.zdfheute.de
July 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Reposted by Marco Bünte
"While [a small amount of opposition] victories signify hope that a future beyond the Marcos-Duterte dichotomy is possible in the next few election cycles, they also reaffirm that human rights and democracy are not winning electoral stances."

www.journalofdemocra...
How the Duterte Clan Is Remaking the Marcos Playbook | Journal of Democracy
Strongman nostalgia, conspiracy theories, and lies. It’s a powerful blend that keeps populists in power. In the Philippines, political clans have weaponized these messages against each other.
www.journalofdemocracy.org
June 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Reposted by Marco Bünte
New open access article online! Birgit Bräuchler exposes the politics behind “Golden Indonesia 2045” - using ethnographic research in Indonesia, it shows how activists and environmental journalists challenge the state’s narrative of a supposedly green agenda. doi.org/10.1177/1868...
Golden Indonesia 2045: Neoliberal Development Policies and Environmental Journalism - Birgit Bräuchler, 2025
By 2045, the government wants Indonesia to be a developed country, with sustainable economic development and energy transition at the top of the agenda on the r...
doi.org
June 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Reposted by Marco Bünte
FAU-Projekt „Transforming Human Rights” wird Exzellenzcluster 🏅

Heute hat die DFG und der Wissenschaftsrat die künftig geförderten Exzellenzcluster bekanntgegeben. Und die FAU darf jubeln: Das Projekt „Transforming Human Rights“ ist dabei! 🤩 #FAUproud (1/3)

www.fau.de/2025/05/news...
Exzellenzstrategie: Herausragend in der Menschenrechtsforschung
Große Freude an der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU): Das Forschungsprojekt „Transforming Human Rights“ wird Exzellenzcluster. Am späten Donnerstagnachmittag gaben die Deutsche…
www.fau.de
May 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Reposted by Marco Bünte
The Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs is @bsky.app now!

We are #OpenAccess journal @giga-hamburg.de publishing original research on current developments and emerging topics in Southeast Asia. Follow us on this channel for news and newest online articles.
May 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM