Misael Racines

PhD candidate

Thesis topic

Marginality and Opportunity: Small-scale Trade and Traders in the Philippine-Indonesian Border Region

Panel

Paul D'Arcy (Panel Chair), Paul Hutchcroft, Doracie Zoleta-Nantes

My research

My research explores how border peoples negotiate, accommodate and resist the imposition of national boundaries in their livelihoods and everyday life.

About the student

Misael Racines holds a Master of Arts in Asian Studies (Hons) from the Australian National University. He is a former recipient of the Anthony Reid Prize in Southeast Asian Studies (2010), and has held an Endeavour Postgraduate Award, an ANU International PhD Scholarship and an ANU International Postgraduate Research Scholarship. His research interests include border studies, maritime history and migration.