Asian Studies Review

Asian Studies Review

‘Too Unattached’: Literary Representations of Singleness and Gendered Aloneness in Urban India

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 number of single people in India is on the rise over the past years, a development attributed to increasing educational opportunities and falling adolescent marriage rates as well […]

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Shifting Geographies of Childhood in Southeast Asia: Stories from Three Generations in Hanoi and Yogyakarta

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 rapidly changing and ever-expanding cities of Hanoi and Yogyakarta, the spaces children roam have been steadily shrinking. Across three generations in each city, the playful wanderings of

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Everyday Politics in North Korea

This post is extracted from the introduction to a recent special issue, Everyday Politics in North Korea, published in the Asian Studies Review. The full introduction can be read here and is currently available open access to all readers. The articles in the special issue can be read here. Research on North Korean politics and society has come

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

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

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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