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, 2024, Podcast: Interview on judges and the military, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, https://www.buffalo.edu/baldycenter/multimedia/podcast.html
, 2024, Interview with Prof Sean Turnell on his book An Unlikely Prisoner, about his time in prison in Myanmar, UNSW Centre for Ideas, http://tinyurl.com/ybb65dac
, 2023, ‘Author Interview: Constitutional Democracy in Indonesia’, IACL, https://blog-iacl-aidc.org/just-published/2023/2/7/author-interview-constitutional-democracy-in-indonesia
, 2022, A personal reflection on Sean Turnell: freeseanturnell campaign, http://freeseanturnell.com/
, 2021, The situation in Myanmar after the coup, Central European University Democracy Institutes Review of Democracy, https://open.spotify.com/episode/4YOzLecbI8HQkw4RzmD98a?si=N_yW-nvVSt6Eb_q6DyXkog&nd=1&dlsi=15c455f147684f5f
, 2021, After Myanmar’s Coup: Can the military hold an election?, University of Melbourne, https://electionwatch.unimelb.edu.au/articles/after-myanmars-coup-can-the-military-hold-a-new-election
, 2021, The Constitutional Fiction of Myanmar’s Coup, https://www.jurist.org/commentary/2021/02/melissa-crouch-myanmar-coup-constitution/
, 2021, Axing protection for national strategic languages is no way to build ties with Asia, The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/axing-protection-for-national-strategic-languages-is-no-way-to-build-ties-with-asia-154555
, 2021, Myanmar coup on the pretext of constitutional fig leaf, https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/02/03/myanmar-coup-on-the-pretext-of-a-constitutional-fig-leaf/
, 2021, Myanmar's empty promise of constitutional reform, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/myanmar-s-empty-promise-constitutional-reform
, 2021, The power and ambition behind Myanmar’s coup, https://www.theage.com.au/national/the-power-and-ambition-behind-myanmar-s-coup-20210202-p56yor.html
, 2020, Dumb and Dumber: Government, Universities Responsible for decline in Indo-Pacific Literacy, The Sydney Morning Herald, https://www.smh.com.au/national/dumb-and-dumber-language-cuts-risk-australia-s-regional-relationships-20201214-p56n7h.html
, 2020, Australia Indonesia Relations Need to Talk the Talk, The Lowy Institute, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/australia-Indonesia-relations-need-to-talk-the-talk
, 2020, Anti-Democratic Constitutional Landmarks: Myanmar's Constitutional Tribunal and the Right to Vote, International Association of Constitutional Law, https://blog-iacl-aidc.org/constitutional-landmark-judgments-in-asia/2020/12/8/anti-democratic-constitutional-landmarks-myanmars-constitutional-tribunal-and-the-right-to-vote
, 2020, The Constitution of Myanmar, New Books Network, https://newbooksnetwork.com/melissa-crouch-the-constitution-of-myanmar-a-contextual-analysis-hart-2019/
, 2020, Why Myanmar's Elections are Neither Free, Fair or Safe, The Interpreter, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/why-myanmar-s-elections-will-be-neither-free-fair-nor-safe
, 2020, Under the cover of covid 19, Indonesia's most respected institution under attack, The Sydney Morning Herald
, 2020, Southeast Asian democracies in declining health amid covid-19, The Interpreter, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/southeast-asian-democracies-declining-health-amid-covid-19
, 2019, Indonesia's experiment with specialised courts, Cambridge University Press 1584, http://www.cambridgeblog.org/2019/09/indonesias-experiment-with-specialised-courts/
, 2019, Women in an Era of Anti-Elitism in Asia, Asian Currents, http://asaa.asn.au/women-in-an-era-anti-elitism-in-asia/
, 2019, Time to Reverse Indonesian Language Disaster on our Shores, The Interpreter, http://www.lowyinterpreter.org/the-interpreter/time-reverse-indonesian-language-disaster-our-shores
, 2019, Hope, Despair and the New Normal in Myanmar, The Interpreter, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/hope-despair-and-new-normal-myanmar
, 2019, Don't Rely on Luck: Making the Most of the FTA with Indonesia, The Interpreter, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/don-t-rely-luck-making-most-fta-indonesia
, 2019, Renewed Calls for Constitutional Change in Myanmar's Military-State, East Asia Forum, https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2019/03/13/renewed-calls-for-constitutional-change-in-myanmars-military-state/
, 2019, Death Penalty Paradox in Buddhist Myanmar, The Interpreter, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/death-penalty-paradox-buddhist-myanmar
, 2019, Press Freedom in Myanmar, World Politics Review
, 2019, Illiberalism and Democratic Illusions in Myanmar: Constitutional Reform as Capital, New Mandala
, 2018, Myanmar's Press Freedom Mirage, The Interpreter, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/myanmar-press-freedom-mirage
, 2018, Elections a Sham in Rakhine State, The Interpreter, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/elections-sham-rakhine-state
, 2018, Democracy and Peace Frustrated in Myanmar: Remembering U Ko Ni, The Interpreter, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/democracy-and-peace-frustrated-myanmar-remembering-u-ko-ni
, 2018, Blasphemy in Indonesia, Indonesia at Melbourne, https://indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/talking-indonesia-blasphemy/
, 2017, Myanmar's Rohingya, The Big Idea, https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/bigideas/myanmars-rohingya/9251866
, 2017, The Twisted Politics of Terrorism in Myanmar, The Interpreter, https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/threat-terrorism-too-convenient-myanma
, 2017, Ahok, Indonesia's Nemo, Sentenced to Jail, Policy Forum, https://www.policyforum.net/ahok-indonesias-nemo-sentenced-jail/
, 2017, Myanmar's Legal Voice of Conscience: A Personal Tribute to U Ko Ni, New Mandala, https://www.newmandala.org/personal-tribute-u-ko-ni/
, 2017, Crisis in Myanmar: Its Origins and our Response, Lowy Institute, http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/news/2017/12/crisis-myanmar-%E2%80%93-its-origins-and-our-response
, 2017, Muslims, NGOs, and the Future of Democratic Space in Myanmar, The Religious Studies Project, http://www.religiousstudiesproject.com/podcast/muslims-ngos-and-the-future-of-democratic-space-in-myanmar/?utm_source=Religious+Studies+Project&utm_campaign=25d05603b3-Weekly_Digest&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_809ff0fba4-25d05603b3-147031481
, 2017, Myanmar Musings, ANU Myanmar Research Centre, https://soundcloud.com/myanmar-musings/islam-and-the-state
, 2016, Islamist Rule by Law in Indonesia, Policy Forum, https://www.policyforum.net/islamist-rule-law-indonesia/
, 2016, What do the Blasphemy Charges against Ahok Mean?, Indonesia at Melbourne, https://indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/qa-melissa-crouch-on-the-blasphemy-law/
, 2016, Blasphemy Charges against Ahok a Triumph for Islamists in Indonesia, East Asia Forum, https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/11/17/blasphemy-charges-against-ahok-a-triumph-for-islamists-in-indonesia/
, 2016, Reigning in Emergency Powers in Myanmar, East Asia Forum, https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2016/11/03/reining-in-emergency-powers-in-myanmar/
, 2016, Jokowi's Islamist Challenge: Curbing Terrorism and Religious Intolerance, The Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/31/jokowis-islamist-challenge-curbing-terrorism-and-religious-intolerance
, 2016, The Constitutional Implications of Myanmar's Peace Process, ConstitutionNet, https://newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/business-law/constitutional-implications-myanmar%E2%80%99s-peace-process
, 2016, Dawn of a Democratic Era or Dialogue with Dictators: The New Leaders of Myanmar, ConstitutionNet, http://constitutionnet.org/news/dawn-democratic-era-or-dialogue-dictators-challenges-ahead-myanmars-new-leaders
, 2016, Indonesia: Persecution Disguised as Fighting Terrorism, The Sydney Morning Herald, https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/persecution-disguised-as-fighting-terrorism-20160128-gmfx84.html
, 2015, Persecution of Muslims in Myanmar is Misunderstood by the West, Sydney Morning Herald, https://www.smh.com.au/opinion/persecution-of-muslims-in-myanmar-is-misunderstood-by-west-20151202-gld2g0.html
, 2015, Law and Conflict in Myanmar, New Mandala, https://www.newmandala.org/law-and-conflict-in-myanmar/
, 2015, Why Constitutional Review is Needed, The Myanmar Times, https://www.mmtimes.com/opinion/15499-why-constitutional-review-is-needed.html
, 2015, Myanmar Elections Lack Legitimacy without Constitutional Change, East Asia Forum, https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2015/05/26/myanmar-elections-lack-legitimacy-without-constitutional-change/