Law, Politics, and the Academy in Asia
Navigating Constraints as Public Law Scholars
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4789979 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maartje De Visser (0000-0003-4676-7138), Qian Liu (0000-0001-7603-2146), Victor V Ramraj (0000-0002-9663-9401) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Pages | 1-23 |
| Publication date | 2025-03-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Journal of Law and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2052-9015 • E-ISSN: 2052-9023 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/als.2024.22 |
| OpenAlex | W4408662997 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 24 |
How do academics interested in the study of legal topics that implicate the state relate to and deal with pressures that shape the space available to conduct research? This article examines the nature and impact of such pressures on Asia-focused public law scholars who must contend with a more diverse socio-political environment than the liberal democratic setting in which questions of academic freedom are typically explored. We find that the Asia-centric academy is affected by a wide range of constraints that notably extends beyond intra-institutional demands to those put in place by the state. This article also highlights how the scholarly agenda as set in and by the Global North may reduce the room for Asia-centric research to engage in theory-building and concept formation and explores how Asia-centric scholars can assert agency in the face of pressures. We conclude by emphasising the need for greater self-reflectivity within the legal academy
Political science · Politics · Public law · Human Rights and Development · International Law and Human Rights · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law
Academic Freedom in the European Context
Varieties of Constitutionalism in Asia
Law and Society in Malaysia
Introduction
Third World Approaches to International Law and Individual Responsibility in Internal Conflicts
Academic Freedom as an Indicator of a Liberal Democracy
Ways of Knowing
The price of positionality
Academic Freedom in Malaysian Public Universities
Constitutional Resilience Beyond Courts
Scholarship in Times of Constitutional Transformation
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |