    for massive human rights violations, arguably precipitated by statelessness.35 There is therefore value in a volume that foregrounds the Asian experience in order to create further nuances in the existing understanding of the region and of the subject matter in general. It bears emphasizing nonetheless what this volume does not seek to do. First, we do not purport to develop or apply an all-encompassing theory to understand statelessness in the region. Rather we identify core themes that may contribute to a more nuanced and sophisticated understanding of this important topic. As such the book is exploratory in nature: we seek to open pathways for further research and provoke and inspire a research agenda to examine statelessness in Asia and beyond for future scholars. Secondly, while this book includes a variety of situations and perspectives, we do not purport to comprehensively cover the scope and phenomenon of statelessness in Asia. Authors in this volume address some major and fairly well-known issues surrounding statelessness in Asia, while also highlight emerging issues in statelessness research. Yet, it is in the nature of such regional surveys that they cannot be all-inclusive. We acknowledge the extensive work done by others on situations ranging from Bhutan,36 Brunei,37 Cambodia,38 and Japan39 to Nepal40, as well as on a range of thematic issues exploring the intersections of statelessness with migration,41 health,42 and more. 35 See Manzoor Hasan, Syed Mansoob Murshed and Priya Pillai (eds), The Rohingya Crisis: Humanitarian and Legal Approaches (Routledge 2023). 36 See Rana Sonia Tez Bahadur, ‘Ethnic Issues of the Lhotshampas in Bhutan’ (2020) 24(4) World Affairs 136. 37 See Lidya Christin Sinaga, ‘The Problem of Statelessness of the Ethnic Chinese in Brunei Darussalam’ in Al Khanif and Khoo Ying Hooi (eds), Marginalisation and Human Rights in Southeast Asia (Routledge 2022) 38 See Christoph Sperfeldt, ‘Minorities and Statelessness: Social Exclusion and Citizenship in Cambodia’ (2020) 27 International Journal on Minority and Group Rights 94. 39 See Chen Tien-shi, ‘Statelessness in Japan: Management and Challenges’ (2012) 21(1) Journal of Population and Social Studies 70. 40 See Subin Mulmi and Sara Shneiderman, ‘Citizenship, Gender and Statelessness in Nepal: Before and after the 2015 Constitution’ in Tendayi Bloom, Katherine Tonkiss and Philipp Cole (eds), Understanding Statelessness (Routledge 2017) 135. 41 See Marie McAuliffe, ‘Protection Elsewhere, Resilience Here: Introduction to the Special Issue on Statelessness, Irregularity, and Protection in Southeast Asia’ (2017) 15(3) Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies 221. 42 Proloy Barua et al., ‘Healthcare Policies for Stateless Populations in ASEAN Countries: A Scoping Review’ (2020) 22(3) Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 597. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009399555.003 Published online by Cambridge University Press