German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence
for Public Policy and Good Governance
The German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG) is an academic institute and think tank as well as a provider of advisory services and facilitator.
Built upon the cooperation between four universities – Thammasat University, Frankfurt University, Münster University, and Passau University – we are a joint institute attached to the Faculty of Law of Thammasat University in Bangkok.
We conduct and publish research, organize academic events, consult and advise public and private stakeholders, and offer various services for students, scholars and alumni.
Our focus is on areas such as constitutional law & human rights, security & peace studies, and governance & compliance. We are committed to combine theoretical understanding and practical experience.
We pursue an interdisciplinary and comparative approach with a strong regional focus on Southeast Asia.
Featured article
Henning Glaser provides an account of the current status of Sino-Russian relations against the background of a recent Chinese-Russian heads of government meeting in Moscow and what it means for global order and geopolitics in the foreseeable future (PDF).
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Lasse Schuldt comments on recent anti-falsehood enforcement actions and argues that the panic potential of “fake news” is simply assumed. As a result, abstract panic threats are fought with concrete measures: Arrests and criminal prosecutions.
Featured material
CPG offers in-depth learning material on international human rights, free of charge. Learn more about fundamental concepts and current human rights developments from our extensive Student Reader and from interviews with academics and human rights practitioners.
Featured article
Dr. Strobe Driver assess the recent democratic elections in Taiwan with regards to cross-Strait relations and looks at the impact the Hong Kong protests had on the election outcomes.
Featured event
Is the so-called liberal international order, formed at the end of the Second World War and solidified at the end of the Cold War, coming to an end? Is Pax Americana – never really about peace and more about power – about to be replaced by a new model, potentially with Chinese characteristics?
Featured article
Jan Kliem takes a closer look at democracy, rule of law and human rights in Southeast Asia in general and at human rights protection within ASEAN in particular.
News & Notice
Asia in Review
CPG’s Asia in Review is our weekly newsletter with updates on political developments in Asia.
From the Magazine:
By Jan Kliem, Senior Programme Officer and Researcher at the German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG)
Whistleblowing – Cultural Challenges and Opportunities
By Peerapan Tungsuwan, Partner and Head of Compliance, Baker McKenzie, Bangkok
Business and Human Rights: Identifying the Most Effective Compliance Assessment Tool
By James Kallman, Foundation for International Human Rights Reporting Standards
By Dr. Strobe Driver, recipient of Taiwan Fellowship 2018, MOFA, Taiwan, ROC, and adjunct researcher at Federation University
India and the changing global scenarios
By Major General Ashok Hukku (Retired), former Chief Intelligence former Chief Military Intelligence Advisor to the Cabinet Secretariat of the Indian Government in New Delhi
Kingsley Abbott, Senior Legal Advisor, Global Redress and Accountability, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
Commentary: Thailand’s first fully-contested parliamentary elections since 2011
By Jan Kliem, Senior Programme Officer and Researcher at the German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG)
Dr. Lasse Schuldt, CPG, Faculty of Law, Thammasat University, Bangkok
The United States under Donald Trump: How has the US President affected US policy towards Taiwan?
By Jan Kliem, Senior Programme Officer and Researcher at the German-Southeast Asian Center of Excellence for Public Policy and Good Governance (CPG)