Rate My Professor Helen Nesadurai

Professor Nesadurai's research specializes in international political economy and international relations, with a focus on regional and transnational governance in Southeast Asia and the Asia Pacific. Her interests encompass the international political economy of regional integration and governance, state-based institutions, non-state transnational governance, and the intersection of global governance with regional and national frameworks impacting development, rights, and sustainability. Current projects examine zero-deforestation norms in global and regional governance. She has authored the book Globalisation, Domestic Politics and Regionalism: The ASEAN Free Trade Area (Routledge, 2003) and edited volumes including Globalisation and Economic Security in East Asia (Routledge, 2006) and Southeast Asia in the Global Economy (ISEAS, 2009). Key journal articles include 'New Constellations of Social Power: States and Transnational Private Governance of Palm Oil Sustainability in Southeast Asia' (Journal of Contemporary Asia, 2018), 'ASEAN Environmental Cooperation, Transnational Private Governance and the Haze' (TRaNS, 2017), and recent works such as 'Economic statecraft, geoeconomics and regional political economies' (Pacific Review, 2023) and 'Malaysia's ambivalent middle power status' (Global Policy, 2025). Her awards include two Chevening Scholarships (1993, 2000), Monash University Malaysia Pro-Vice Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Research (2009, 2012), and visiting fellowships at the Australian National University (2010, 2017) and University of Warwick (2017). She serves as Chief Editor of Contemporary Politics and on editorial boards for Review of International Political Economy, The Pacific Review, and others. Professor Nesadurai supervises graduate research students and contributes to international advisory boards and research workshops.