The Southeast Asian Studies and Strategic Perspectives is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research articles and reviews on policy issues relating to the Southeast Asian region from a socio-humaniora perspective. This encompasses analyses of the social, political, law, economic, and cultural dimensions of strategic policy decisions in Southeast Asia.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Analysis of the social impacts and human rights implications of law, economic, and political policymaking in Southeast Asian countries
• Examination of Southeast Asian political systems, law, government policies, elections, democratization issues, corruption, and their societal consequences
• Assessments of economic policies, development strategies, poverty, inequality, and their effects on Southeast Asian populations
• Investigations of Southeast Asian cultural trends, value shifts, public opinion, identities, and how they relate to regional policy issues
• Evaluations of civil society, activism, religion, and media in influencing and responding to strategic policy decisions affecting Southeast Asian societies
• Analysis of the globalization of rural development and its implementation in the Southeast Asian region
• Sustainable Development issues exploring the law, political, and economic policies of Southeast Asian countries in the context of sustainable development.

Both quantitative and qualitative methodologies are welcome. The geographic scope covers the 10 countries constituting the core South East Asia region: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Timor Leste. Interdisciplinary perspectives spanning the social sciences and humanities are encouraged as long as there is a clear connection to strategic policy in Southeast Asia.