Category: Academic Articles
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On Rejecting Normative Governance: Lolita as an Outlet for Unpatriotic Self-Service in Japan
Abstract: The prevalence of the Lolita lifestyle by female youth in Japan has transformed a…
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Linguistic Reorganization and Indian Federalism: The Cases of Andhra Pradesh and Punjab
Abstract: This essay argues that certain ethno-linguistic minority groups sought the redrawing of India’s internal…
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The Paradox of Protesting in India
Section 1 “Talk about caste system, bring reservation in the private sector. Raise these questions,…
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The History and Current Condition of Chinese Human Rights Lawyers
After being imprisoned and tortured for eleven months,[1] human rights lawyer Chang Weiping was only…
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Official Development Assistance (ODA): Lessons from Japan and the EU
Abstract The study of international development through foreign aid and development assistance has been of…
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Orphan of Asia? Sinicization, Democratization and Taiwan Nationalism during the Lee Teng-hui Presidency, 1988-2000
ABSTRACT With the increasing movement toward a Taiwan-based politics, there has also been a simultaneous…
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Japan’s Energy Policy: Economic Drivers and Political Challenges
Abstract: The article examines the complex relations between economic attractiveness and political impediments in Japan’s…
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Radcliffe’s Line in the Sand: The Colonial Legacy of the Boundary Commission, Lord Mountbatten and the 1947 Partition Plan
Abstract: This paper argues against the claim that despite plunder and exploitation, British colonialism had…
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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…
