Author: Andrew Lim

By Sandra Kolb One and a half million people have fled Ukraine in just ten days- a mass exodus presenting numbers Europe has not experienced since World War II (UNHCR, 2022). As people leave their homes, most are heading to the neighboring European countries of Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Moldova in search of safety. … Continue reading From Building Barriers to Opening Doors: a comparative analysis of Hungary’s humanitarian response in times of mass refugee movements

By Troy N. Egan In 1960, a 34-year-old Polish-born electrical engineer named Paul Baran wrote a report that would reshape the way we communicate. He and his wife of five years had moved from Philadelphia to Los Angeles, where he obtained his Master’s degree at UCLA the year before, and where he began his work … Continue reading War & Order: What Web3 Can Teach Us About WW3

By Yasmine Yang; Shuji He  On February 1, 2021, just hours after the military coup d’état seized key members of Myanmar’s government, and former State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi released a statement on the “Chair NLD” (National League for Democracy) Facebook page in which she urged people “not to accept the coup by the military and … Continue reading The Protracted War in Myanmar

By Andrew Lim I attended the 2021 New Zealand Political Studies Association’s (NZPSA) Conference on 8-10 February 2022, which was held via Zoom.  This article gives a brief account of my experiences at the NZPSA Conference followed by a discussion of the pros and cons of Zoom conferencing. I argue that while Zoom helps overcome … Continue reading The 2021 NZPSA Conference: navigating the opportunities and challenges of Zoom