Naimah S Talib Editor

Dr. James Ockey lectures in the Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.  He has published widely on democratization and autocratization in Thailand.  He is a co-founder and director of the Southeast Asia Research Initiative (SEARI) at the University of Canterbury.

Dr. Naimah S. Talib is an adjunct senior fellow in the Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Canterbury. Her research focuses on democratization and the role of Islam in politics in Southeast Asia. She has done extensive research on the history and politics of Malaysia and Brunei.