【Policy Research Network of Contemporary Southeast Asia(PRN-SEA) – Research Report Webinar Series #2】

CSIS-GRIPS-RSIS webinar will be held under the cooperation of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Indonesia, and the Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University Singapore.

The GRIPS Alliance will hold a series of four webinars in March to report the outcomes of the joint research under the “Policy Research Network of Contemporary Southeast Asia ” (PRN-SEA) project, which has been conducted in collaboration with universities and research institutes in ASEAN.

※For more information about the PRN-SEA, please refer to the following URL;

https://www.grips.ac.jp/en/news/20200304-6342/

CSIS Indonesia will host the 2nd webinar under the title of “State Responses to Extremism in Post-Authoritarianism in Southeast Asia”.

It would be highly appreciated if you could join us and watch it.

○Date and Time: Wednesday, 17 March 2021 at 11:00-12:30, Japan time

○Format of the Webinar: Zoom webinar and YouTube live-streaming

　Participation Fees: Free　/ Language: English (Simultaneous interpretation to Japanese is available)

○How to access the webinar: (No pre-registration required)

1) Zoom webinar

event.csis.or.id/state-webinar (Access URL)

Zoom webinar is accessible via the access URL above 15 minutes prior to the event for the first 100 participants.

2) Public live-streaming

live.csis.or.id/state-webinar (Access URL)

If you don’t have access to the Zoom webinar, you can watch it by accessing the YouTube live-streaming above at the same time.

○Program:

1) Opening Remarks

Mr. Jusuf Wanandi

Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees, CSIS Foundation

https://csis.or.id/profiles/jusuf-wanandi

Ambassador Yutaka Iimura

Senior Fellow, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)

https://www.grips.ac.jp/list/en/facultyinfo/iimura-yutaka/

2) Report on the Joint Research (Panelists)

“To Combat Extremism, How to Frame Religion Matters: An Overview”

Prof. Takeshi Kohno

Professor of Political Science, Toyo Eiwa University

https://researchmap.jp/takeshikohno?lang=en

“The Roots of Indonesia’s Resilience Against Violent Extremism”

Dr. Jamhari Makruf

Advisory Board Member, Center for Islamic and Social Studies, Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta

https://law.unimelb.edu.au/centres/cilis/about/associates/associate-profiles/professor-jamhari-makruf

“Malaysia: The State’s Overzealous and Strong Role”

Dr. Kamarulnizam Abdullah

National Security Professor, Universiti Utara Malaysia

http://www.experts.uum.edu.my/Researcher_Info.aspx?nopkj=4516

“Singapore: A Strong and Resilient State”

Dr. Norshahril Saat

Senior Fellow

Coordinator, Regional Social and Cultural Studies (RSCS), ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute

https://www.iseas.edu.sg/about-us/researchers/dr-norshahril-saat-2/

“Contested State and the Challenge of Extremism in the Philippines”

Prof. Julkipli M. Wadi

Institute of Islamic Studies, University of the Philippines, Diliman

https://iis.upd.edu.ph/faculty/regular/wadi-julkipli/

3)Q&A Session (Moderator)

Dr. Philips Vermonte

Executive Director, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Indonesia

https://www.csis.or.id/profiles/philips-j-vermonte

Webinar Flyer from CSIS, Jakarta, Indonesia

You can watch the 1st webinar recording of this series on “Great Power Rivalry and Maritime Order in Southeast Asia” via GRIPS YouTube Channel.