A unique, comparative-historical analysis of the impact of democratization on five nationalist conflicts in Southeast Asia.

Religion and nationalism are two of the most potent and enduring forces that have shaped the modern world. Yet, there has been little systematic study of how th

As Indonesia's leading Muslim politician in the second half of the 20th century, Mohammad Natsir (1908-1993) went from heading the country's first post-independ

Developing a framework to study "what makes a region," Amitav Acharya investigates the origins and evolution of Southeast Asian regionalism and international re

Comparative analysis of case studies across East Asia provides new insights into the relationship between state building, stateness, and democracy.