Category: Academic Articles
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A Leap Backward: How China’s Rapid Urbanization Schemes Have Failed Many
Abstract: China has achieved unprecedented economic growth since its economic reform and opening-up policy in…
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“this migrant soul enriches this earth”: Migration in East Asian Literature
Abstract: This dissertation aspires to engage with the politics of estrangement that underpin representations of…
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PB IN PH: Using Participatory Budgeting to Promote Proper Use of Public Funds in the Philippines
Abstract: Corruption and graft have run rampant throughout the Philippines for decades; limiting the nation’s…
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Plastic’s Past: The Complex Historical and Cultural Influences Underlying South Korea’s Plastic Surgery Phenomenon
Abstract: South Korea has become known as the “plastic surgery capital of the world,” with…
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Lal Salaam: Explaining the Violence and Longevity of the Naxalite-Maoist Insurgency in Three Frames
Abstract: Calls for the Lal Salaam, or “Red Salute,” have echoed across low-development regions of…
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Mongolia’s Economic Dependence on China with a Focus on the Mining Industry
Abstract: For the past 10 years, Mongolia’s sustained economic growth has led many to refer…
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Project Runway: Protest Edition – Hong Kong as a Case Study for Fashion and Art in East Asian Protest
Abstract: The ongoing Hong Kong protests have been characterised by the movement’s unprecedented scale as it…
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Rhetoric: A Necessary Strategy in Debating the Ratification of the SOGIE Equality Bill
Abstract: The SOGIE Equality Bill is a notable piece of legislation in advancing the rights of…
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Replacing Anxious Hindu Masculinity with the Muslim Body: Hindu Right-Wing Nation Building Through Hindu-Muslim Sexual Delineation
Abstract: Hindu nationalist sentiments have grown in the past few decades partly as an emergent ideology…
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Changes in Japan’s Electoral Systems and Potential Solutions to One-Party Dominance
Abstract: After Japan’s surrender in World War II, its political system faced many changes. With the…
