German Institute for Global and Area Studies | Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

Adhiraaj Anand

Doctoral Researcher | Representative of Doctoral Researchers

Short CV

06/2024 - 07/2024: Visiting Fellow at Research Center for Politics and Government, Universitas Gaddjah Mada, Yogyakarta
Since 10/2023: Doctoral Researcher at the GIGA Institute for Asian Studies
12/2020 - 12/2021: Student Research Assistant at the National University of Singapore
07/2021: Visiting Associate at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
05/2021 - 06/2021: Research internship with the Institute of International Studies, University of Chile
Education: Master in International Affairs, National University of Singapore; Bachelor of Arts, University of Chicago

Current Research

Youth politics
Social movements
Transnational activism
Civil society

Countries and Regions

East Asia (especially Taiwan and Hong Kong)
Southeast Asia (especially Thailand, Singapore and Indonesia)

Research Programmes

Accountability and Participation

Dissertation

Youth Politics and Transnational Activism in Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia

Adhiraaj Anand

Doctoral Researcher / Representative of Doctoral Researchers

T. +49 (40) 428874-795 [email protected]

GIGA Focus Global | 1/2026

From Screens to Streets: A New Wave of Youth-Led Protests

Social media is often blamed for a recent trend of protest failure. We look into the youth-led iterations occurring from Asia to Africa to Latin America in recent years, their ultimate outcomes, and how social media has served to inspire and connect protest movements across countries and continents.

Adhiraaj Anand

Dr. Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir

Theodora Benesch

GIGA Focus Asia | 4/2024

Taiwan’s New President: Priorities and Challenges

Taiwan’s newly inaugurated President William Lai has pledged to steer a steady course in domestic, cross-Strait, and foreign policy. This GIGA Focus Asia assesses the challenges he will face between navigating a divided government, acute pressure from China, as well as a global landscape in flux.

Adhiraaj Anand

Mahima Duggal

Dr. David Kuehn

GIGA Focus Asia | 3/2024

India after the 2024 Elections: Trends and Implications

The outcome of India’s 2024 national elections will define its future course as a democracy. Examined are the key factors and trends likely to influence India’s politics and policies in the coming years.

Mahima Duggal

Dr. Sangeeta Mahapatra

Dr. Johannes Plagemann

Adhiraaj Anand

Prof. Dr. Joachim Betz

Prof. Dr. Miriam Prys-Hansen

Pacific focus | 2022

News Sentiment Analysis: The Case of Chinese Vessels in the EEZs of Latin American Countries

This study analyzes how recent fishing disputes involving China and Latin American countries have been reported by local and global media.

Ass. Prof. Dr. Andrés Bórquez

Institute of International Studies, University of Chile

Adhiraaj Anand

Doctoral Researcher / Representative of Doctoral Researchers

Conference | 26/08/2025 - 29/08/2025

Peringatan Darurat: Understanding the Ongoing Struggle to Protect Democracy and Civil and Political Rights in Indonesia

ECPR General Conference 2025, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki Organisers: European Consortium for Political Research Adhiraaj Anand (Speaker)

Discussed research findings from Indonesia at a panel on youth's efforts to protect and advance democracy globally

Adhiraaj Anand

Doctoral Researcher / Representative of Doctoral Researchers

Conference | 21/05/2025 - 23/05/2025

5th World Congress of Taiwan Studies

5th World Congress of Taiwan Studies, Academica Sinica, Taipei Organisers: Academia Sinica, National Taiwan Normal University Adhiraaj Anand (Organiser)

Organized and moderated a panel on transnational activism in Asia at a Taiwan Studies conference

Adhiraaj Anand

Doctoral Researcher / Representative of Doctoral Researchers

Conference | 21/05/2025 - 23/05/2025

Movements across Borders: Indonesian Social Movements and Taiwan

5th World Congress of Taiwan Studies, Academica Sinica, Taipei Organisers: Academia Sinica, National Taiwan Normal University Adhiraaj Anand (Speaker)

A presentation on how Asian transnational movements are viewed from Indonesia, to an audience in Taiwan

Adhiraaj Anand

Doctoral Researcher / Representative of Doctoral Researchers

Adhiraaj Anand

Short CV

Current Research

Countries and Regions

Research Programmes

Dissertation

Adhiraaj Anand

Publications

From Screens to Streets: A New Wave of Youth-Led Protests

Taiwan’s New President: Priorities and Challenges

India after the 2024 Elections: Trends and Implications

News Sentiment Analysis: The Case of Chinese Vessels in the EEZs of Latin American Countries

Lectures

Peringatan Darurat: Understanding the Ongoing Struggle to Protect Democracy and Civil and Political Rights in Indonesia

5th World Congress of Taiwan Studies

Movements across Borders: Indonesian Social Movements and Taiwan

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