Executive Committee Previous Committees Eminent Persons Group








APISA was founded in 2001. At its inaugural meeting, the following were nominated as the pro-tem committee.



APISA Pro-tem Committee (2001-2003)


Dr. Amitav Acharya

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore


Dr. Ian Holliday

City University of Hong Kong, China


Dr. Lee Lai To

National University of Singapore, Singapore


Dr. Kamarulnizam Abdullah

National University of Malaysia, Malaysia


Dr. Chung Si-Ahn

Seoul National University, South Korea


Dr. Dato Zakaria Haji Ahmad

National University of Malaysia, Malaysia


Dr. Hari Singh (Executive Secretary)

National University of Malaysia, Malaysia




Thereafter, beginning with the First APISA Congress, the Executive Committees were assembled.



APISA Executive Committee (2003-2005)


Dr. Lee Lai To (Co-President)

National University of Singapore, Singapore


Dr. Amitav Acharya (Co-President)

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore


Dr. Taniguchi Hiroyuki

Kobe Gakuin University, Japan


Dr. Dong Keyong

Renmin University of China, China


Dr. M. Ramesh

National University of Singapore, Singapore


Dr. Hari Singh

National University of Malaysia, Malaysia


Dr. Kyaw Yin Hlaing

National University of Singapore, Singapore


Dr. Neera Chandoke

University of Delhi, India


Dr. Ian Holliday

City University of Hong Kong, China


Dr. Hari Singh (Executive Secretary)

National University of Malaysia, Malaysia



APISA Executive Committee (2005-2007)


Dr. Ian Holliday (Co-President)

City University of Hong Kong, China


Dr. M. Ramesh (Co-President)

National University of Singapore, Singapore


Dr. Amitav Acharya

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore


Dr. Lee Lai To

National University of Singapore, Singapore


Dr. Neera Chandoke

University of Delhi, India


Dr. Taniguchi Hiroyuki

Kobe Gakuin University, Japan


Dr. Dong Keyong

Renmin University of China, China


Dr. Kyaw Yin Hlaing

National University of Singapore, Singapore


Dr. Hari Singh (Executive Secretary)

National University of Malaysia, Malaysia



APISA Executive Committee (2007-2009)


Dr. Neera Chandoke (President)

University of Delhi, India


Dr. M. Ramesh

City University of Hong Kong, China


Dr. N. Ganesan

Hiroshima Peace Institute, Japan


Dr. Brendan Howe

Ewha Womans University, South Korea


Dr. Julio Teehankee

De La Salle University, Philippines


Dr. Nguyen Vu Tung

Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Vietnam


Dr. Ian Holliday

University of Hong Kong, China


Dr. Ijaz Khan

University of Peshawar, Pakistan


Dr. Hari Singh (Executive Secretary)

National University of Malaysia, Malaysia



APISA Executive Committee (2009-2011)


Dr. Julio Teehankee (President)

De La Salle University, Philippines


Dr. M. Ramesh

Hong Kong Institute of Education, China


Dr. N. Ganesan

Hiroshima Peace Institute, Japan


Dr. Brendan Howe

Ewha Womans University, South Korea


Dr. Neera Chandoke

University of Delhi, India


Dr. Nguyen Vu Tung

Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, Vietnam


Dr. Ian Holliday

University of Hong Kong, China


Dr. Ijaz Khan

University of Peshawar, Pakistan


Dr. Hari Singh (Executive Secretary)

National University of Malaysia, Malaysia



APISA Executive Committee (2011-2013)


Dr. Christian Schafferer (President)

Overseas Chinese University, Taiwan


Dr. Julio Teehankee (Executive Secretary)

De La Salle University, Philippines


Dr. M Ramesh

National University of Singapore, Singapore


Dr. Brendan Howe

Ewha Womans University, South Korea


Dr. Toshiya Hoshino

Osaka School of International Public Policy, Japan


Dr. N. Ganesan

Hiroshima Peace Institute, Japan


Dr. Mark R. Thompson

City University of Hong Kong, China


Dr. Mok Ka Ho

Hong Kong Institute of Education, China


Dr. Darryl Jarvis

Hong Kong Institute of Education, China



APISA Executive Committee (2013-2015)


Dr. Paul Chambers and Dr. Napisa Waitoolkiat

(joint presidency since September 2014)

Institute of Southeast Asian Affairs,

affiliated with Chiang Mai University


Dr. Mark R. Thompson (President until September 2014)

City University of Hong Kong, China


Dr. Julio Teehankee (Executive Secretary)

De La Salle University, Philippines


Dr. Christian Schafferer

Overseas Chinese University, Taiwan


Dr. M Ramesh

National University of Singapore, Singapore


Dr. Brendan Howe

Ewha Womans University, South Korea


Dr. Toshiya Hoshino

Osaka School of International Public Policy, Japan


Dr. N. Ganesan

Hiroshima Peace Institute, Japan


Dr. Darryl Jarvis

Hong Kong Institute of Education, China




APISA Executive Committee (2015-2017)


Dr. Brendan Howe (President)

Ewha Womans University, South Korea


Dr. Julio Teehankee (Executive Secretary)

De La Salle University, Philippines


Dr. Paul Chambers

Naresuan University, Thailand


Dr. Napisa Waitoolkiat

Naresuan University, Thailand


Dr. Mark R. Thompson

City University of Hong Kong, China


Dr. Christian Schafferer

Overseas Chinese University, Taiwan


Dr. N. Ganesan

Hiroshima Peace Institute, Japan


Dr. Darryl Jarvis

Hong Kong Institute of Education, China


Dr. Rosalie Arcala Hall

University of the Philippines


Dr. Satoh Haruko

Osaka School of International Public Policy

Osaka University, Japan




APISA Executive Committee (2017-2018)


Dr. Napisa Waitoolkiat (President)

Naresuan University, Thailand


Dr. Brendan Howe

Ewha Womans University, South Korea


Dr. Julio Teehankee (Executive Secretary)

De La Salle University, Philippines


Dr. Paul Chambers

Naresuan University, Thailand


Dr. Mark R. Thompson

City University of Hong Kong, China


Dr. Christian Schafferer

Overseas Chinese University, Taiwan


Dr. Darryl Jarvis

Hong Kong Institute of Education, China


Dr. Rosalie Arcala Hall

University of the Philippines


Dr. Satoh Haruko

Osaka School of International Public Policy

Osaka University, Japan


Dr. Sylvia Yazid

Universitas Katolik Parahyangan

Bandung, Indonesia




Current Committee






APISA Secretariat 2017