Covid-19 in Asia

Victor V. Ramraj a Professor of Law and Chair in Asia-Pacific Legal Relations at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. Since 2017, he has been the Director of the of the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives. Earlier in his career, he spent sixteen years at the National University of Singapore, and served as a co-director of the Centre for Transnational Legal Studies in London in 2010-2011. His research interests span comparative constitutional law, transnational regulation, emergency powers, and the state-company relationship. He has edited and co-edited several collections of essays and his research has been published in leading journals around the world.

Introduction and Background

1. A Short History and Thematic Overview Victor V. Ramraj & Matthew Little

Part I: First Wave Containment Measures

2. China: Community Policing, High-tech Surveillance, and Authoritarian Durability Feng Xu & Qian Liu
3. Taiwan: Democracy, Technology and Civil Society Wen-Chen Chang & Chun-Yuan Lin
4. Vietnam: Marshalling State and Non-State Actors Cuong Nguyen & Thanh Phan
5. Spread of Information versus Spread of Virus: China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong Guoguang Wu
6. Borders and Entry Controls in Asia Jaclyn L. Neo & Darius Lee
7. Central Banks and their Limits in a Pandemic Christian Hofmann

Part II: Emergency Powers

8. Governing through Contagion Lynette J. Chua & Jack Jin Gary Lee
9. Pandemics and Emergency Powers in Asia Victor V. Ramraj & Arun K. Thiruvengadam
10. Japan: Keeping the Death Toll to the Minimum Tomoya Ono & Shigenori Matsui
11. Thailand: Emergency Responses or More Social Turbulence? Rawin Leelapatana & Chompunoot Tangthavorn
12. India: Federalism, Majoritarian Nationalism, the Vulnerable and Marginalized Reeta Chowdhari Tremblay & Namitha George

Part III: Technology, Science & Expertise

13. International Health Regulation and Compliance Susan Carolyn Breau & Preethi Lolaksha Nagaveni
14. Can Technology and Privacy Co-Exist in a Pandemic? Ze Shi Li, Visakha Phusamruat, Tony Clear, & Daniela Damian
15. Singapore: Technocracy and Transition Maartje De Visser & Paulin Straughan
16. South Korea: Democracy, Innovation, and Surveillance Sunghee Chung & Sujin Lee
17. Hong Kong: The Healthcare Professions and the Outbreak Calvin W.L. Ho & Daisy Cheung

Part IV: Part IV: Politics, Religion & Governance

18. Religion amid the Pandemic: A Buddhist Case Study Benjamin Schonthal & Tilak Jayatilake
19. Bhutan: The Role of the Constitutional Monarch in a Public Health Crisis Sonam Tshering & Nima Dorji
20. Cambodia: Public Health, Economic, and Political Dimensions Ratana Ly, Vandanet Hing, & Kimsan Soy (this chapter is available for free at http://fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/academic/pdf/law/RamrajCOVID19AsiaCH20.pdf)
21. Indonesia's Response to the Pandemic: Too Little, Too Late? Nadirsyah Hosen and Nurussyariah Hammado
22. Malaysia: Improvised Pandemic Policies and Democratic Regression Azmil Tayeb & Por Heong Hong
23. Myanmar: Pandemic in a Time of Transition Kai Ostwald & Tun Myint
24. Sri Lanka: Pandemic-Catalysed Democratic Backsliding Bhavani Fonseka, Luwie Ganeshathasan, & Asanga Welikala

Part V: Economy, Climate & Sustainability

25. Governments and Business Tan Cheng Han & Jiangyu Wang
26. Nationalism, Consolidation and Rationalization in the Aviation Industry Jae Woon Lee & Michelle Dy
27. Asian Trade and Supply Chain Linkages Philip Calvert & Dan Ciuriak
28. Mongolia: After Successful Containment, Challenges Remain Charles Krusekopf & Mendee Jargalsaikhan
29. Reset or Revert in the New Climate Normal Navraj Singh Ghaleigh & Louise Burrows
30. Southeast Asian Workers in a Just-in-Time Pandemic Helen Lansdowne & James Lawson