Monthly Archives: July 2020

Opposing the Businessification of Australia’s Universities

Posted on July 30, 2020 by journalofcontemporaryasia

The Conversation has an account of a letter signed by 600 Australian academics opposing the businessification of the country’s universities. This process of neoliberalisation of the academy began under the Hawke Labor government and has been an unending slide into … Continue reading →

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Concern for Academic Freedom in Malaysia

Posted on July 28, 2020 by journalofcontemporaryasia

New Mandala calls attention to Malaysian police investigations into publishers, scholars, artists and journalists over the publication, of the book Rebirth. Reformasi, resistance and hope in New Malaysia. The academic blog expresses serious concern over the witch-hunt associated with the … Continue reading →

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Establishing Indonesia–PRC Relations, 1949–1950

Posted on July 17, 2020 by journalofcontemporaryasia

“Revolution and Recognition in Post-War Asia: Restoring Missing Links in the Establishment of Indonesia–People’s Republic of China Relations, 1949–1950” (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2020.1789199) is a new JCA article by Vincent K. L. Chang of the College of History, Southwest University, Chongqing, China. … Continue reading →

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Obituary: Kraisak Choohavan

Posted on July 16, 2020 by journalofcontemporaryasia

About a month ago, JCA published a brief obituary for JCA author and friend, Kraisak Choonhavan. Editor Kevin Hewison and Editor Emeritus Peter Limqueco have now published a longer obituary. It may be downloaded for free.

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Japanese Agriculture and Capitalism

Posted on July 14, 2020 by journalofcontemporaryasia

“Japanese Agriculture and Capital Expansion: The Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Global Food Value Chain Strategy” (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2020.1788120) is a new article for JCA by independent scholar Akiko Horita, based in Auckland, New Zealand. The abstract for the article states: This … Continue reading →

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Virtual Special Issues

Posted on July 13, 2020 by journalofcontemporaryasia

As part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, JCA now has three virtual special issues available, with all articles available for free download until the end of the year. The special issues are: Articles from Current and Former Editors (already announced) … Continue reading →

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2019 Impact Factors

Posted on July 9, 2020 by journalofcontemporaryasia

The Web of Science has released its impact factors for listed journals for 2019 and the Journal of Contemporary Asia is now at 1.957. In 2018 the IF was 2.030, the highest level JCA has ever reached. For 2019, the … Continue reading →

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Issue 4 for 2020 published

Posted on July 7, 2020 by journalofcontemporaryasia

Issue number 4 of Volume 50 of the journal has gone to print and is available electronically at the publisher’s site. This issue is the fourth of the Journal’s 50th year anniversary and the second of three special issues due … Continue reading →

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Social Movements, Land Rights and Politics in Pakistan

Posted on July 3, 2020 by journalofcontemporaryasia

The Ethics of Staying: Social Movements and Land Rights Politics in Pakistan is a book by Mubbashir A. Rizvi and published by Stanford University Press in 2019. The book is reviewed by JCA by Kenneth Bo Nielsen of the Department … Continue reading →

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Post-Personalism in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

Posted on July 2, 2020 by journalofcontemporaryasia

“After Personalism: Rethinking Power Transfers in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan” (DOI: 10.1080/ 00472336.2020.1772853) is a new article by Luca Anceschi of Central & East European Studies at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. The abstract states: What happens to elites when … Continue reading →

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