Tag Archives: Philippines

Award for Teresa S. Encarnacion Tadem

Posted on June 3, 2021 by journalofcontemporaryasia

We are pleased to advise that JCA author Teresa S. Encarnacion Tadem has received the Philippines National Academy of Science and Technology Outstanding Book Award for her book shown below. Congratulations! Her most recent contribution to JCA was “The Emergence … Continue reading →

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Duterte’s Violent Populism

Posted on April 17, 2021 by journalofcontemporaryasia

“Duterte’s Violent Populism: Mass Murder, Political Legitimacy and the ‘Death of Development’ in the Philippines” (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2021.1910859) is a new article by Mark R. Thompson of the Department of Asian and International Studies, City University of Hong Kong. The abstract … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged development, drug war, illiberalism, legitimacy, Mark R. Thompson, Philippines, populism, Rodrigo Duterte, violence | 3 Comments

Issue 2 for 2021 published

Posted on February 11, 2021 by journalofcontemporaryasia

Issue number 2 of Volume 51 of the journal has gone to print and is available electronically at the publisher’s site. This issue has a Feature Section on the Political Economy of Southeast Asia, a tribute to Bruce McFarlane and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bangladesh, Bruce McFarlane, capitalism, Garry Rodan, Howard Brasted, Humphrey McQueen, Imran Ahmed, Jeff Tan, Kevin Hewison, Kosmas Tsokhas, Malaysia, Manoj Misra, Marxism, Michael K. Connors, Military, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Toby Carroll, Ukrist Pathmanand | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged authoritarianism, Brad Williams, Central Intelligence Agency, CIA, Cold War, connectivity, Erik Mobrand, Eva Hansson, Geoffrey Gunn, Indonesia, Japan, Jürgen Rüland, Jim Glassman, Kanishka Jayasuriya, Kevin Hewison, Malaysia, Meredith L. Weiss, Michael Barr, Olle Törnquist, Philippines, Taiwan, Teresa S. Encarnacion Tadem, Thailand, United States, White Australia Policy | Leave a comment

Filipino Technocrats and the Cold War

Posted on December 7, 2019 by journalofcontemporaryasia

“The Emergence of Filipino Technocrats as Cold War ‘Pawns’” (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2019.1694961) is a new article by Teresa S. Encarnacion Tadem of the Department of Political Science, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of the Philippines Diliman and the Center … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bretton Woods system, Cold War, Ferdinand Marcos, international financial institutions, Philippines, Technocracy, Teresa S. Encarnacion Tadem | Leave a comment

Issue 1 for 2020 published

Posted on December 1, 2019 by journalofcontemporaryasia

Issue number 1 of Volume 50 of the journal has gone to print and is available electronically at the publisher’s site. This issue is the first of the Journal’s 50th year anniversary. This is a regular issue, beginning with an … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ahmad Khoirul Umam, Alec Gordon, Arjun Subrahmanyan, Arturo Giráldez, Ashley South, Brian Head, Cambodia, China, Edmund Terence Gomez, Gillian Whitehouse, Hwok-Aun Lee, India, Indonesia, Ivan Franceschini, Japan, Johan Saravanamuttu, Jon P. Dorschner, Kees Jansen, Kevin Hewison, Lisette J. Nikol, Malaysia, Maznah Mohamad, Mohammed Adil Khan, Muhammed Abdul Khalid, Myanmar, Philippines, Sebastian Dettman, Thailand | Leave a comment

Inequality, Politics and Representation in the Philippines and Singapore

Posted on July 22, 2019 by journalofcontemporaryasia

“Inequality and Political Representation in the Philippines and Singapore” (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2019.1607531) is a new article by Garry Rodan of the College of Arts, Business, Law and Social Sciences, Murdoch University and the School of Political Science and International Studies, The … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged authoritarianism, capitalism, Democracy, Garry Rodan, inequality, Philippines, populism, representation, Rodrigo Duterte, Singapore | Leave a comment

Issue 2 for 2019 published

Posted on March 9, 2019 by journalofcontemporaryasia

Issue number 2 for Volume 49 of the journal has gone to print and is available electronically at the publisher’s site. This issue is a special issue of seven research articles. In addition, the issue includes a commentary and five … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Africa, Alessandro Rippa, border economy, borders, Cambodia, China, cross-border exchanges, cross-border trade, Eva P. W. Hung, Geoffrey Gunn, Hasan H. Karrar, Heidi Østbø Haugen, India, Jan-Jan Soon, Justin Wu, Kevin Hewison, Kosmas Tsokhas, Laos, Pakistan, Penang, Philippines, Raju Das, Sango Mahanty, Sarah Elsing, Southeast Asia, Tak-Wing Ngo, Thailand, Vietnam, Xinjiang | Leave a comment

Social Movements, Counter-expertise and Spraying Plantations in the Philippines

Posted on December 8, 2018 by journalofcontemporaryasia

“The Politics of Counter-Expertise on Aerial Spraying: Social Movements Denouncing Pesticide Risk Governance in the Philippines” (DOI: 10.1080/00472336.2018.1551962) has just been made available as an open access article. This article is authored by Lisette J. Nikol of Rural Sociology and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aerial spraying, counter-expertise, Kees Jansen, Lisette J. Nikol, Philippines, risk governance, weak state | Leave a comment

Families, Caring and Filipina Migrants

Posted on July 29, 2018 by journalofcontemporaryasia

In a new book review at the JCA publisher’s site, Jan-Jan Soon of the School of Economics, Finance & Banking at Universiti Utara Malaysia considers The Labor of Care: Filipina Migrants and Transnational Families in the Digital Age. Authored by … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Jan-Jan Soon, Migrant labour, migrant workers, Philippines, USA, Valerie Francisco-Menchavez | Leave a comment

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