Monthly Archives: June 2023

Popular Protests: The Myanmar Military’s Counter-Mobilisation Strategies

“Provoking Civilian Disruption against Popular Protests: The Myanmar Military’s Counter-Mobilisation Strategies” (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2023.2219683) is a new JCA article by Mai Van Tran of the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies and Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. The abstract … Continue reading

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Conditional Cash Transfers in Indonesia

“The Politics of Knowledge and Social Cash Transfers: The Constitutive Effects of an Anti-Poverty Regime in Indonesia” (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2023.2217820) is a new article by John McCarthy of the Australian National University, Gerben Nooteboom of the University of Amsterdam, Shaummil Hadi … Continue reading

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Why Asset Managers Own the World

Richard Westra of the University of Opole in Poland, and a JCA co-editor, has reviewed Our Lives in Their Portfolios: Why Asset Managers Own the World, by Brett Christophers, published by Verso. Westra describes a “ground-breaking book” that “brings to … Continue reading

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China: Ruling Party or Ruling Class?

“Ruling Party or Ruling Class? Reading Thomas Heberer and Gunter Schubert Weapons of the Rich: Strategic Action of Private Entrepreneurs in Contemporary China” (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2023.2217663) is a new review article by JCA editorial board member Kosmas Tsokhas. Weapons of the … Continue reading

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Marx in the Anthropocene

Richard Westra of the Institute of Political Science, University of Opole, Poland, and a JCA co-editor, has reviewed Marx in the Anthropocene: Towards the Idea of Degrowth Communism, authored by Kohei Saito and published by Cambridge University Press. In his … Continue reading

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Gender-based violence

Readers may find this collection useful and enlightening: Gender-Based Violence Special Collection | Free access only available via this page until 30 June 2023 Asian Journal of Women’s Studies

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