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No Royal Road: Urban Transportation, Capitalist Development, and Monarchy in Thailand

4th June 2024 / Puangchon Unchanam / Asian Studies Review, Thailand

This post is based on a recent article published in the Asian Studies Review. The article can be read here and is currently available open access to all readers. In the age of global capitalism, instead of kings and queens, the most important actors in urban planning are supposed to be the national government, municipal leaders, bureaucrats, politicians, […]

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Unraveling Labour Law Reforms for Migrant Workers in India

7th May 2024 / Ishaan Bamba and Kunal Munjal / Asian Studies Review, India, South Asia Studies

This post is based on a recent article published in the Asian Studies Review. The article can be read here and is currently available open access to all readers. In 2019-20, India underwent codification of 29 labour laws into four Codes. Our paper addresses whether the changing legal provisions benefit inter-state migrant workers under the new labour law

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New Challenges to the Social Mission of Indonesian Higher Education

14th March 2024 / Agus Suwignyo / Asian Studies Review

This post is based on a recent article published in the Asian Studies Review. The article can be read here and is currently available open access to all readers. Internationally standardized indicators of performance have put Indonesian Higher Education (IHE) in a crisis of mission. Focusing mainly on teaching, research, scholarly publication and international collaboration,

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The Persuasive Power of Visuals in Chinese State Propaganda

29th February 2024 / Dan Chen / Asian Studies Review, China

This post is based on a recent article published in the Asian Studies Review. The article can be read here and is currently available open access to all readers. Propaganda is a key instrument of authoritarian rule. In China, state propaganda is known to be pervasive. Its effectiveness, however, is complex. While some studies find

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Constructing a Discourse of Resistance: Analyzing China’s Climate Change Narratives in English-Language News Media

23rd November 2023 / Yating Yu, Mark Nartey and Jieyu Chen / Asian Studies Review, China

This post is based on a recent article published in the Asian Studies Review. The article can be read here and is currently available open-access to all readers. The discussion around climate change in China has undergone a notable transformation, moving from controversy to a more proactive stance in leadership. Initially prioritizing economic development over environmental concerns, China emerged as the top carbon emitter in 2006. The turning point came in 2015,

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‘Envisaging East Asia’: Hyun-ho Joo’s 2022 Wang Gungwu Prize-winning Article

28th July 2023 / Hyun-ho Joo / Asian Studies Review

Associate Professor Hyun-ho Joo is the winner of the Wang Gungwu Prize for the best Asian Studies Review article in 2022. In this piece, he gives an overview of his prize-winning article. The article can be read here and is available open-access to all readers. On 28 November 1924, Sun Yatsen (1866–1925) made his famous

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