Research Activities

Research Projects 2026

Political competition and civil conflicts in democratic states in Asia

Outline

This research project examines the impacts of political competition on conflict-ending processes. Civil conflicts in Asia have attracted less scholarly attention than those in Africa, but some conflicts in Asia are difficult to resolve under democracies, lasting for decades. This project investigates the association between domestic political competition and conflict-ending processes in three Asian democracies (the Philippines, Indonesia and Sri Lanka).

Period

April 2026 - March 2028

Members
Role Member
[ Organizer ] Watanabe, Aya

*Affiliations are as of April 2026.

Expected Outcome
  • Book published by External Publisher (Japanese)