Synergy: The Journal of Contemporary Asian Studies

East Asia

From “Left-Over Women” to “Single Aristocrats”: What Are the Causes of Ongoing Shift in Marital Views among Young Chinese?

According to CNN Hong Kong, in 2022, the number of marriage registrations in China fell to its lowest level since 1979, accompanied by a population decline of 850,000 people. This trend speaks to the reality [...]
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Editorial Committee: US Election Reverberates Across Asia

As the world took in the outcome of the recent U.S. election, which saw the historical return of Donald Trump to the White House, the executive team at Synergy: Contemporary Asian Studies Journal, were all [...]
Op-eds

The Forgotten Ones: The Continued Crisis of the Rohingya Genocide in Myanmar

In 2017, the Myanmar military supported by militias launched a campaign against the Rohingya, Muslim minorities living in Buddhist-majority Myanmar, murdering thousands and forcing 700,000 to flee Rakhine state for Bangladesh.1 In March 2022, the [...]
Event Reports

Becoming Human: Illicit Desire and Licit Caste

On April 5, 2024, the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy hosted a lecture entitled ‘Becoming Human: Illicit Desire and Licit Caste.’ Sponsored by the Centre for South Asian Studies at the Asian [...]
East Asia

How the Second Most Populous Country Cannot Afford Childrearing: Behind China’s Fertility Crisis

In 2023, China’s population shrank by 2.08 million.[1] The reason was unambiguous: its total fertility rate is approaching 1 child per woman,[2] whereas 2.1 children per woman are needed to maintain a stable population.[3] For [...]

From “Left-Over Women” to “Single Aristocrats”: What Are the Causes of Ongoing Shift in Marital Views among Young Chinese?

Editorial Committee: US Election Reverberates Across Asia

The Forgotten Ones: The Continued Crisis of the Rohingya Genocide in Myanmar

Becoming Human: Illicit Desire and Licit Caste

How the Second Most Populous Country Cannot Afford Childrearing: Behind China’s Fertility Crisis

East Asia

From “Left-Over Women” to “Single Aristocrats”: What Are the Causes of Ongoing Shift in Marital Views among Young Chinese?

South Asia

Becoming Human: Illicit Desire and Licit Caste

Southeast Asia

The Forgotten Ones: The Continued Crisis of the Rohingya Genocide in Myanmar

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From “Left-Over Women” to “Single Aristocrats”: What Are the Causes of Ongoing Shift in Marital Views among Young Chinese?

Editorial Committee: US Election Reverberates Across Asia

The Forgotten Ones: The Continued Crisis of the Rohingya Genocide in Myanmar

Becoming Human: Illicit Desire and Licit Caste

How the Second Most Populous Country Cannot Afford Childrearing: Behind China’s Fertility Crisis

Populist to pengabdi: What will Subianto’s Foreign Policy look like?

Leaving “Examination Hell”: Re-Thinking East Asia’s Exam-Oriented Model of Opportunity

Myths and misperceptions: Reviewing the news reports and analyses on Taiwan’s 2024 elections

Book Talk: The Sentinel State: Surveillance & the Survival of Dictatorship of China

The Ripple Effect: China’s Complex Presence in Southeast Asia