States and Societies in Motion: Essays in Honour of Takashi Shiraishi Khoo Boo Teik and Jafar Suryomenggolo (eds) Copenhagen: NIAS Press (In Association with National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies), 2021.

This book curates a rich and rewarding set of essays honouring Takashi Shiraishi- sensei , one of Japan ’ s most respected social scientists. Befitting Shiraishi ’ s professional contribution and his personal qual-ities, these essays are contributed by several of his long-time colleagues and friends in various institu-tions across the world. Often with Japan at their nexus, the essays speak to three enduring themes: political movements in Southeast Asia; national and regional politics in China and Japan; and the links between ideology, networks and policies at critical junctures of state formation. Put together, such highly engaging essays shed light on the intellectual thought processes that are essentially pro-ducts of continuous conversation with Shiraishi over his distinguished career. each other and exchanged notes in his approach researchers Shiraishi ’ s to maintain expert career ’