Women’s Political Participation and Representation in Asia: Obstacles and Challenges Biography Written by contributors well versed

Written by contributors well versed in their subject

Region within a Region: The Mekong and ASEAN — Doung Chanto Sisowath

and private Chinese trade and migration to the region

Ukrist Pathmanand is Research Professor in Political Science at the Institute of Asian Studies

He regularly briefs parliamentarians and government officials on Burma

Women’s Political Participation and Representation in Asia: Obstacles and Challenges Biography Written by contributors well versedEdited by Kazuki Iwanaga 2008. 320 pp., illus. Prominence has often been given to the lives and activities of such top female leaders in Asia as Indira Gandhi and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Indeed, the ability of a small elite of highly educated, upper class Asian women to obtain the highest political positions in their country is unmatched elsewhere in the world and deserves study. But, for those interested in a more detailed understanding of how women