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Scholarly journal about current political, social and economic issues in Asia and the Pacific. Founded and independently published since 1928.

Vancouver, BC, Canada
Joined November 2009
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Learn more about censorship in "Censoring Speech in Democracies: South Korea" by Joseph Yi and Gowoon Jung. Subscribers can find the full text on IngentaConnect: bit.ly/3B0Lzak Abstract available to everyone
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Learn more about women peace and security in Nicole George's "'Our Cry as Women Leaders': Crisis Response Intervention, Customary Governance, and the Masculinization of Peace in Solomon Islands."
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Full text available to subscribers, abstract available to everyone on IngentaConnect: bit.ly/40RpAMa
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Htet Thiha Zaw's film review of "A Thousand Fires," directed by Saeed Taji Farouky, is now on Pacific Affairs' Current Issue page! bit.ly/4jyHwn5
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Check out Kevin Bo Miao's review of "China's Energy Security in the Twenty-First Century: The Role of Global Governance and Climate Change" by Kaho Yu. @HKUPress bit.ly/40NWLRX
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18 new book reviews just loaded to our forthcoming page, pacificaffairs.ubc.ca/issues…
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Check out Kathleen C. Riley's review of "Linguistic Landscaping and the Pacific Region: Colonization, Indigenous Identities, and Critical Discourse Theory" by Diane Elizabeth Johnson. bit.ly/42lxSht
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Subscribers can now find the full text of Rendy Wadipalapa and Adam Tyson's article, "Cross-Party Presidential Dynasticism in Indonesia: Evidence from the 2024 Presidential Elections," in the Fast Track tab on IngentaConnect! bit.ly/4jq2zbr
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Check out Zongyuan Zoe Liu's review of "How China Escaped Shock Therapy: The Market Reform Debate" by Isabella M. Weber. @ZongyuanZoeLiu bit.ly/40GkTpy @routledgebooks
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Learn more about China-Australia economic coercion in Naoise McDonagh and Sascha-Dominik Dov Bachmann's "Economic Coercion and Grey Zone Competition: Reassessing the China-Australia Case." bit.ly/4fYTBix @SdBachman
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The English abstract of this new forthcoming article has just been added to our webpage.
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Check out Alexandra Hambleton's review of "Involuntary Consent: The Illusion of Choice in Japan’s Adult Video Industry" and "The Work of Gender: Service, Performance and Fantasy in Contemporary Japan" bit.ly/4h3w7JV @stanfordpress @NUS_Press
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Check out Lukas Fiala's book review of "China's Strategic Arsenal: Worldview, Doctrine, and System" edited by James M. Smith and Paul J. Bolt. bit.ly/41Z02ic @Georgetown_UP
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We have accepted another paper for our March issue! The abstract for "Cross-Party Presidential Dynasticism in Indonesia: Evidence from the 2024 Presidential Elections" by Rendy Wadipalapa and Adam Tyson is available for everyone! bit.ly/40reWgf
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Happy Holidays from all of us at Pacific Affairs! May 2025 bring joy, happiness, and great academic #literature ! More updates from us in the New Year 🎉
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Check out Oyunsuren Damdinsuren's book review of "A Thousand Steps To Parliament: Constructing Electable Women in Mongolia" by Manduhai Buyandelger. bit.ly/4iExFvx @UChicagoPress
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Check out David Wolff's book review of "On the Edge: Life along the Russia-China Border" by Franck Billé and Caroline Humphrey. bit.ly/4gi7klo @Harvard_Press
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Check out Elvin Ong's article: "Goldilocks’ Purgatory: The Public Transcript of Performative Governance in Singapore"! Full article is available to subscribers on IngentaConnect; abstract available to everyone. bit.ly/3T9FX3t @ElvinOngPolSci
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