Welcome —
The Southeast Asian Politics Related Group (SEAPRG) was organized in 2014 after several years of informal meetings and lunches among Southeast Asian specialists at the annual meetings of the American Political Science Association. We are a small and supportive group of political scientists. Our work is grounded in Southeast Asian contexts; we utilize a variety of methods and span across multiple subfields. SEAPRG sponsors panels at annual APSA meetings, offers paper prizes, and organizes other events at APSA such as short courses and meetings. We also host a syllabus bank on Southeast Asian politics.
SEAPRG features several officers elected annually at the APSA meeting, as well as volunteers for the annual paper award, which are selected annually.
Chair: Risa Toha, Wake Forest University (2022-)
Former Chairs:
Amy Liu, University of Texas at Austin (2020-2022)
Kai Ostwald, University of British Columbia (2018-2020)
Shane Barter, Soka University of America (2016-2018)
Meredith Weiss, SUNY Albany (2014-2016)
Treasurer: Rachel Jacobs, Dickinson College (2022-)
Former Treasurers/Secretaries:
Joel Selway, Brigham Young University (2019-2022)
Meg Rithmire, Harvard Business School (2017-2019)
Allen Hicken, University of Michigan (2014-2017)
Dacil Keo, University of Wisconsin, Madison (2014-2016)
Program Chairs: Nhu Truong, Denison University (2022-) and Darin Self, Brigham Young University (2022-)
Former Program Chairs:
Dotan Haim, Florida State University (2019-2022)
David Tully, Department of State (2020-2021)
Kenneth Christie, Royal Roads University (2019-2020)
Rachel Jacobs, Dickinson College (2018-2020)
Ryan Tans, Santa Clara University (2017-2019)
Isabelle Côté, Memorial University of Newfoundland (2016-2018)
Shane Barter, Soka University of America (2014-2016)
Prize Committee: Jangai Jap, University of Texas at Austin (2022-); Eddy Malesky, Duke University (2022-), Jason Douglas Todd, Duke Kunshan University; and Anh Tran, Indiana University (2022-)
Former Prize Committees:
Nick Kuipers, National University of Singapore (2020-2021); Kikue Hamayotsu, Northern Illinois University (2020-2021)
Nina McMurry, WZB Berlin; Nico Ravanilla, University of California San Diego; Renard Sexton, Emory University (2019-2020)
Dotan Haim, Florida State University (2018-2019)
Jacob Ricks, Singapore Management University (2018-2019)
Kai Ostwald, University of British Columbia (2017-2018)
David Tully, Department of State (2017-2018)
Carmen Ho, University of Guelph (2016-2017)
Paul Schuler, University of Arizona (2016-2017)
Shane Barter, Soka University of America (2014-2016)
Jeremy Menchik, Boston University (2015-2016)
Julie Chernov Hwang, Goucher College (2014-2015)
You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. You can also follow us through the SEAPOLNET listserv – a valuable resource run by Allen Hicken for anyone studying Southeast Asian politics.