UofL Center for Asian Democracy
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The Center for Asian Democracy aims to promote research & teaching about democratization in Asia & to be a forum for discussion in Louisville & the region.
For more on Bangladesh politics, revisit our Inside Asia podcast episode on the 2024 election in the country, the last election before the July Revolution unseated Hasina after over 15 years of unbroken rule. rss.com/podcasts/cad...
Inside the 2024 Bangladesh Election | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Drs. Shahab Enam Khan and Geoffrey Macdonald join the pod to spotlight the stakes of Bangladesh's upcoming January 2024 election. It is a tense pre-election period, with the primary opposition party v...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
For more on Bangladesh politics, revisit our Inside Asia podcast episode on the 2024 election in the country, the last election before the July Revolution unseated Hasina after over 15 years of unbroken rule. rss.com/podcasts/cad...
For more context on trends in democratization and political economy in the region, be sure to see our recent podcast with new CAD doc fellow Khasan Redjaboev: rss.com/podcasts/cad...
Inside Soviet Legacies in Central Asia with Khasan Redjaboev | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Newly-arrived CAD doctoral fellow Khasan Redjaboev joins the pod to discuss his research on governance in Central Asia, with a special focus on Soviet colonial legacies in the region. What are the pro...
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November 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
For more context on trends in democratization and political economy in the region, be sure to see our recent podcast with new CAD doc fellow Khasan Redjaboev: rss.com/podcasts/cad...
Want to learn more about elections in Taiwan? Listen to our podcast “Inside Taiwan's Local Elections” from 2022 with Dr. Kharis Templeman here: rss.com/podcasts/cad...
Inside Taiwan's Local Elections | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
On November 26, 2022, Taiwan held local elections commonly referred to as its "midterms." Dr. Kharis Templeman of the Project on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific at Stanford University's Hoover Institution ...
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October 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Want to learn more about elections in Taiwan? Listen to our podcast “Inside Taiwan's Local Elections” from 2022 with Dr. Kharis Templeman here: rss.com/podcasts/cad...
Also, read our student research report “Religion and Myanmar’s Post-Coup Politics” here:
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October 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Also, read our student research report “Religion and Myanmar’s Post-Coup Politics” here:
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Want to learn more about conflict in Myanmar? Listen to our podcast “Inside the Myanmar Civil War” with Professor Jacques Bertrand here:
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Inside the Myanmar Civil War | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Since February 2021, Myanmar has descended into one of the worst periods of its long-lasting civil war. Recent news reports indicate opposition gains on the battlefield, but what does it mean for the ...
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October 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Want to learn more about conflict in Myanmar? Listen to our podcast “Inside the Myanmar Civil War” with Professor Jacques Bertrand here:
rss.com/podcasts/cad...
rss.com/podcasts/cad...
Want to learn more about Japanese politics? Listen to our podcast “Inside the LDP's Weak Performance in Japan's Elections” with Prof. Charles McClean here: rss.com/podcasts/cad...
Inside the LDP's Weak Performance in Japan's Elections | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
On October 27th, Japan’s voters headed to the polls for a snap election called by the ruling coalition. The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the country’s governing party and dominant power, under-achi...
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October 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Want to learn more about Japanese politics? Listen to our podcast “Inside the LDP's Weak Performance in Japan's Elections” with Prof. Charles McClean here: rss.com/podcasts/cad...
Want to learn more about recent political dynamics in the Philippines? Listen to our podcast episode “Inside the Philippine Midterms” with Prof. Nicole Curato: rss.com/podcasts/cad...
Inside the Philippine Midterms with Nicole Curato | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
In early May, voters in the Philippines will head to the polls for the country's midterm elections. These races are always seen as a referendum on the incumbent president, and this year, they take on ...
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October 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Want to learn more about recent political dynamics in the Philippines? Listen to our podcast episode “Inside the Philippine Midterms” with Prof. Nicole Curato: rss.com/podcasts/cad...
Want to learn more about Nepali elections? Listen to our podcast “Inside the Nepal Election” from 2022: rss.com/podcasts/cad...
September 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Want to learn more about Nepali elections? Listen to our podcast “Inside the Nepal Election” from 2022: rss.com/podcasts/cad...
ICYMI: We go further in-depth in the Indonesia protests on our Inside Asia podcast with Dr. Alex Arifianto of Nanyang Technological University, now available to stream.
Inside the Indonesia Protests with Dr. Alexander Arifianto | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Why have protests provoked a violent reaction from Indonesia's government in the past month, and what does this teach us about the health of democracy in the world's largest Muslim-majority country? P...
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September 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
ICYMI: We go further in-depth in the Indonesia protests on our Inside Asia podcast with Dr. Alex Arifianto of Nanyang Technological University, now available to stream.