Monthly Archives: February 2023

Populism, Neo-Liberalism, Taiwan

“Populism in Taiwan: Rethinking the Neo-liberalism–Populism Nexus” (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2023.2174167) is a new article authored by Szu-Yun Hsu of the Department of Political Science, McMaster University in Canada. The abstract for the paper is: Contemporary scholarship on populism, albeit involving divergent … Continue reading

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Gender Policy Struggle in Post-Reformasi Indonesia

“Ideological Contestation and Gender Policy Reforms in Post-Reformasi Indonesia” (DOI: 10.1080/00472336. 2023.2177558) is authored by Muhammad Ammar Hidayahtulloh of the School of Political Science and International Studies, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Now published online, the abstract states: The … Continue reading

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Obituary: Bruce McFarlane

Kevin Hewison’s tribute to former editor and JCA stalwart Bruce McFarlane is now available for download.

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A New “Blackbirding”?

In a new book review for JCA, Scott MacWilliam of the Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia looks at Pacific Islands Guestworkers in Australia. The New Blackbirds? by Kirstie Petrou and John Connell, published by Palgrave Macmillan. … Continue reading

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Issue 2 for 2023 published

Issue 2 of 2023’s volume 53 has been published. It includes a feature section of four articles on Domestic and Comparative Perspectives on Contemporary Vietnam, three other research articles, a review article, and four book reviews. The feature section includes: … Continue reading

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Skills, Training and Hierarchical Capitalism in South Korea

“Skills and Training in Hierarchical Capitalism: The Rise and Fall of Vocational Training in South Korea” (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2023.2168207) is a new article co-authored by Timo Fleckenstein of the Department of Social Policy, London School of Economics, Soohyun Christine Lee of … Continue reading

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The Road to Electoral Authoritarianism in Hong Kong

“The Road to Electoral Authoritarianism: Tracing Three Phases of State-Society Contention in Post-Colonial Hong Kong, 2003–2020” (DOI: 10.1080/00472336. 2022.2159856) is a new JCA article by independent researcher Thomas Yun-tong Tang and Michelle W.T. Cheng of the Graduate School, The Education … Continue reading

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