Publications and Research Outputs📖

Journal Articles

(Working in progress). Ostentatious climate obstruction:pro-resource exploitation policies in developmental states in Southeast Asia (with Fengshi Wu and Alya Triska Sutrisno). Climatic Change
(Working in progress). Marketing in International Relations: Political Economy of Constructing “Brand China” in Southeast Asia
(Working in progress). Beyond Climate Ambition: Energy Transition as Crisis Management in Southeast Asia
Liu, Y., Duan, H. (Under review). Resilience Thinking within a Political Ecology of Sustainable Livelihoods: A Study of Coastal Communities in Thailand. Ecosystems and People
Liu, Y. (Under review). Beyond Growth in Southeast Asia: The Political Economy of Inclusive Business in Rural Thailand. Business Strategy and the Environment
Duan, H., Liu, Y.*, Feng, Z., et al. (2024). Riparian Communities With a Shared Future: Improving Legal Mechanism of Transboundary Water Governance and Conflict Resolution in the Lancang-Mekong Basin. GMSARN International Journal, 18, 401–413.
Duan, H., Liu, Y. (2023). Beyond Non-Interference: The Improved ASEAN Humanitarian-Assistance Mechanism to Respond to the Myanmar Crisis. Asia Social Issues, 16(2), e254879.

Op-eds & Policy Commentary

Liu, Y. (2025). A strategic middle ground: Australia and ASEAN in non-traditional maritime security. Australian Outlook, Australian Institute of International Affairs. 6 May 2025.
Liu, Y. (2025). ASEAN’s trade networks as pillars of security and stability. RSIS Commentary, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University. 6 May 2025.
Liu, Y., & Wu, F. (2025). Australia and China can power up Southeast Asia’s green energy transition. East Asia Forum. 17 May 2025.
Liu, Y. (2024). Whose business is it to shape the Mekong’s geoeconomic landscape? East Asia Forum. 30 May 2024.
Liu, Y. (2024). Cambodia’s Funan Techo Canal project: Struggle for strategic autonomy. East Asia Forum. 4 June 2024.
Duan, H., Zeng, D., & Liu, Y. (2024). The Flying Tigers memory: A shared moment of cooperation between the U.S. and China. ARIscope, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. 27 March 2024.
Duan, H., & Liu, Y. (2023). The unforgettable periphery: Southeast Asian nature of China's southwestern frontier. Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia, Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS), Kyoto University. 30 April 2023.
Duan, H., Liu, Y., & Zeng, D. (2023). Challenges or opportunities: Would 10 plus 1 be better for ASEAN and Timor-Leste? LSE Southeast Asia Blog, London School of Economics and Political Science. 9 February 2023.
Liu, Y. (2021). Commercialization and transformation of Buddhist temples in Thailand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Religion and Globalisation Research Blog, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. 10 June 2021.
Liu, Y. (2020). Rethinking the crisis of liberal capitalism after the COVID-19 pandemic: From the perspective of the public healthcare system. SHAPE-SEA Op-ed Series, The Institute of Human Rights and Peace Studies (IHRP), Mahidol University. 18 December 2020.

Media

Liu, Y. (2025). Will ASEAN’s New Industrial Era Bring Growth or Division? The Diplomat. 20 May 2025.
Duan, H., & Liu, Y. (2022). Lancang-Mekong 'soft connectivity'. Bangkok Post, Asia Focus. 30 May 2022.
Liu, Y., & Duan, H. (2022). Multi challenges to ASEAN identity. Lianhe Zaobao (in Chinese). 25 January 2022.
Liu, Y. (2021). The interaction between ASEAN, China and the U.S. during the pandemic. Lianhe Zaobao (in Chinese). 26 October 2021.

Consultancy and Policy Reports

Liu, Y. (2025). Country Report: China. In the Asia-Europe Science & Technology Diplomacy Report: Mapping Science and Technology Diplomacy Strategies and Actions in the Two Regions. Singapore: Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF). 11 April 2025.

Liu, Y. , Ma, W., & Lin, Y. (2023). UNESCO and partners host the 9th Equitable Education Alliance (EEA) Meeting. UNESCO Bangkok, 21 December 2023.

Liu, Y. , & Ma, W. (2023). Summary Report: the 8th Equitable Education Alliance (EEA) Meeting in Asia. UNESCO Bangkok, 29 September 2023.

Liu, Y. , & Alisa, K. (2023). Delivering an Equity-Inclusive Classroom in Asia-Pacific: Recap of the 6th EEA Webinar 2023 with UNESCO and Equitable Education Fund (EEF) of Thailand. UNESCO Bangkok, 25 March 2023.

UNESCO Bangkok, Literacy and Lifelong Learning (LLL) Team. (2023). Equity and Inclusion in Education: Online Professional Development Course. SDG Academy, edX.

Conference Presentations

Liu, Y. (2026). From Belt and Road to Battery and Road: Chinese Investment in Southeast Asian EV Industry. International Winter School on Public Policy Workshop, Doha, Qatar, 18–22 January 2026.
Liu, Y. & Duan, H. (2025). Assessing the Socio-Economic Sustainability of Rural Coastal Communities in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province, Thailand: A Resilience-Based Marxist Urban-Rural Integration Perspective. Presented at the 4th Tsinghua Area Studies Forum, Institute for International and Area Studies, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. (Dr. Duan gives a presentation)
Liu, Y. (2025). Rethinking R2P in Southeast Asia: ASEAN's Humanitarian Engagement in the Myanmar Crisis. Australian Political Studies Association (APSA) Annual Conference, 24–27 November 2025, Melbourne, Australia. (Poster Presentation)
Liu, Y. (2025). Geoeconomics Meets Culture: China and Japan’s Investment Cycles in Thailand and Their Socio-Cultural Imprint. Association of Southeast Asian Studies (ASEAS) 2025 Conference, St John’s College, University of Cambridge, 15–17 September 2025 (online presentation).
Liu, Y. (2024). Australia's Ongoing Cooperations with Mekong Countries. Workshop on “Australia-China Relations and Environmental Security in the Mekong River Basin,” University of New South Wales, Sydney, 18 September 2024.
Liu, Y. (2022). Environmental Impacts of Developing Countries’ Positions in Global Value Chains: A Case Study of Bangladesh. 3rd International Conference on Environment, Livelihood and Services (ICELS 2022), 14–16 March 2022 (virtual conference).
Duan, H. & Liu, Y. (2021). Building a “Bridge” of Dialogue for Lancang-Mekong Cooperation 14th National and 1st International Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences, Burapha, Thailand, 17–18 June 2021.
Liu, Y. (2020). Social Innovation and Inclusive Business Models for the Bottom of the Pyramid: A Case Study of the Organic Tourism Ecosystem in Thailand. International Conference on “New Research in International Development, Human Rights, and International Relations at a Time of Disruption,” Bangkok, Thailand, 29–30 July 2020.