1st Edition
Indo-Pacific Diaspora in Peace and Conflict Unity and Division in the Age of Transnational Repression
List of Contributors
List of Abbreviations
Foreword
Pavin Chachavalpongpun
1. Introduction: Transnational Repression and Indo-Pacific Diasporas
Mark S. Cogan
2. Thais in political exile and the persecution of activists via lèse-majesté
Thannapat Jarernpanit
3. Trends, Patterns, and the Influence of Diaspora Groups on Current Politics in Contemporary Myanmar
Htet Lynn Oo (Jesua)
4. Hong Kong diaspora: Masking fear, anxiety, and threats of Chinese state retaliation
Mark S. Cogan
5. Cultural Survival and National Belonging: Minority Politics of the Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora
Emanuela Mangiarotti
6. Indian Muslims and “Bumiputera status” in Malaysia
Nur Rafeeda Daut
7. The Dilemma of Southeast Asian Diasporas in the Arab Gulf Countries: Between Opportunities and Risks
Sumanto Al Qurtuby and Simeon Magliveras
Index
Biography
Mark S. Cogan is an Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies in the College of Foreign Studies at Kansai Gaidai University in Osaka, Japan. His research interests include Southeast Asia and the broader Indo-Pacific region, as well as security studies, peacebuilding, counter-terrorism, and human rights. He is a former communications specialist with the United Nations, serving in Southeast Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and the Middle East.
‘This timely volume offers a compelling exploration of Indo-Pacific diasporas, highlighting their resilience amid transnational repression. Through rich empirical cases—from Kashmiri Pandits in Europe to Indian Muslims in Malaysia—it reveals the complex, intersectional forces shaping diaspora mobilisation and resistance. A vital contribution to diaspora and transnational politics studies.’
Élise Féron, PhD, Professor, Peace and Conflict Studies and Director of INCORE, Ulster University, UK
‘This collection provides an urgent account of the violence of authoritarianism and exclusion across Asia and the Pacific. By shining a light on the necessity of exile for dissidents and how diasporas are forged, they illuminate the courage of those who dissent and liberatory possibility of community.’
Tyrell Haberkorn, PhD, Plaenert-Bascom Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, US
