Democratic Struggles in Myanmar, Thailand and Beyond Resistance and Revival

Catherine Renshaw is Professor and Dean of the School of Law at Western Sydney University. Her research focuses on Southeast Asia, regionalism, human rights, democratisation, and Myanmar. Her recent books include Human Rights and Participatory Politics in Southeast Asia (2019) and Nonsense on Stilts? Rescuing Human Rights in Australia (2019).

Chosein Yamahata is Professor of Global and Area Studies at the Graduate School of Policy Studies, Aichi Gakuin University, Japan, specialising in Burma/Myanmar, ASEAN in the Indo-Pacific, democratisation, and human security. He co-edited Youth, Community, and Democracy in India, Myanmar, and Thailand (2025) with Makiko Takeda, published by Palgrave Macmillan. 

Takashi Tsukamoto is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Foreign Language Studies at Seinan Gakuin University, Japan. He previously held teaching and administrative roles at Thammasat University, Yamanashi Gakuin University, Meiji University, and Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University. His research focuses on international and comparative politics in the Asia-Pacific region.