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Ear to Asia episodes

November 23, 2018 Homelands harnessing the power of their diasporas
Diasporas, once viewed by their homelands as merely remittance cash cows, are increasingly being seen by labor-exporting governments as a broader resource for domestic development programs and capacity building. Political economist Prof Andrew Rosser and demographer Assoc Prof Yan Tan unpack the contemporary relationships between diasporas and their motherlands. Presented by Peter Clarke.
An Asia Institute podcast.
Produced by profactual.com.
Music by audionautix.com
37 min
November 09, 2018 Will Narendra Modi and the BJP prevail again in 2019?
Can India’s current prime minister, Narendra Modi, lead his party, the BJP, to another victory in the world’s biggest election in 2019? India watchers Professor Robin Jeffrey and Dr Pradeep Taneja discuss Modi, his record as India’s leader, and the prospects of the opposition, led by the Congress party’s Rahul Gandhi. Presented by Ali Moore.
An Asia Institute podcast.
Produced by profactual.com.
Music by audionautix.com
40 min
October 25, 2018 Grappling with identity in Taiwan
How do the people of Taiwan identify themselves and their society? Most have ancestry that can be traced to the Chinese mainland and now speak Mandarin, but does a uniquely layered history set them apart? Asia-Pacific historian Dr Lewis Mayo and political scientist Dr Sow Keat Tok, both of Asia Institute, examine the notions of ethnic and national identity on the island and discuss the implications for relations with mainland China. Presented by Peter Clarke.
An Asia Institute podcast
Produced by profactual.com
Music by audionautix.com
46 min
October 11, 2018 Xi Jinping and China's Confucianist revival
Confucianism is experiencing a revival in China, with President Xi Jinping now publicly endorsing Confucius’ millennia-old principles of personal morality, social order and justice. So what’s behind the fresh embrace of a philosophy once shunned by Mao Zedong? China watchers Dr Delia Lin and Dr Craig Smith join Ali Moore to delve in to the past, present and future of Confucianism in China.
An Asia Institute podcast
Produced by profactual.com
Music by audionautix.com
37 min
September 26, 2018 India and China's growing strategic rivalry in the Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean, long assumed by India to be its own "backyard", is now host to growing economic and military inroads by China. Asia watchers and political analysts Prof. Derek McDougall and Dr. Pradeep Taneja discuss China’s possible designs in the region and the geopolitical risk its mounting presence there may bring. Presented by Ali Moore. An Asia Institute podcast
Produced by profactual.com
Music by audionautix.com
Image from US Navy via Wikimedia Commons
37 min
September 13, 2018 The price of rising inequality in Indonesia
While poverty in Indonesia has declined significantly in the 20 years since the fall of Suharto, the gap between the rich and poor has only got worse. Political economists Prof Andrew Rosser and Dr Rachael Diprose discuss the troubling social, health and educational consequences of this rising inequality for ordinary Indonesians. Presented by Peter Clarke.
An Asia Institute podcast
produced by profactual.com
Music by audionautix.com
Image from wikipedia.com
35 min
August 31, 2018 Liquid ambition: China's megaproject bringing water to a parched north
China’s South-North Water Transfer Project, the world’s largest-ever diversion scheme, is being rolled out to take water from the Yangtze River in the country’s south to quench the thirst of its parched and populous north. Geographers Dr Sarah Rogers and Dr Min Jiang discuss the social, environmental and governance implications of China’s most ambitious engineering megaproject to date. Presented by Ali Moore.
An Asia Institute podcast
produced by profactual.com
Music by audionautix.com
29 min
August 17, 2018 Engineering public morality in China
China’s social credit system is being rolled out and will by 2020 track the behavior of all of its 1.4 billion citizens, doling out rewards and punishments to individuals and communities. Asia Institute China analysts Dr Fengshi Wu and Dr Delia Lin ponder whether the system will succeed in bringing unprecedented security and stability to Chinese society or condemn it to a dystopian future. Presented by Ali Moore.
An Asia Institute podcast
Produced by profactual.com
Music by audionautix.com
27 min
August 02, 2018 Taking the pulse of democracy in Southeast Asia
Given the notably mixed results of recent elections in the region, just how healthy is the practice of democracy in Southeast Asia? To distinguish the rhetoric from the political reality, we’re joined by keen Southeast Asia political observers Prof Garry Rodan, Director of the Asia Research Centre at Murdoch University, and by Dr Avery Poole, Assistant Director of the Melbourne School of Government. Presented by Ali Moore.
An Asia Institute podcast, produced by profactual.com.
Music: audionautix.com
Image: Encyclopedia Bebas in Wikipedia
39 min
July 17, 2018 In the pipeline: Bringing clean water to Timor-Leste
Two decades after winning its independence from Indonesia, Timor-Leste is still grappling with delivering clean water and sanitation to its people, both in Dili and in rural areas. With first-hand accounts of the challenges as well as success stories, we’re joined by Melbourne School of Government development specialist Dr Kate Neely and public health expert Naomi Francis from the Nossal Institute for Global Health. Presented by Ali Moore.
An Asia Institute podcast, produced by profactual.com
Music: audionautix.com
Image: Kate Heuisler, USAID
31 min

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On Ear to Asia, we talk with Asia experts to unpack the issues behind news headlines in a region that is rapidly changing the world. Ear to Asia is produced by Asia Institute, the Asia research…