Category: East Asia
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Forgetting Without Forgiving: Japanese (American) Masculinity and the Model Minority
Abstract: From internment camps to military barracks, the U.S. employed Japanese American citizen-soldiers during World…
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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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South Korea’s Soft Power in Middle Power Diplomacy: Enhancing Popular Culture and its Challenges
Abstract This essay focuses on the challenges South Korea faces as a middle power amid…
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Does Daoism sanction a political philosophy such as anarchical individualism?
The sociopolitical implications of philosophical thought are often paramount in our discussions of their ideas.…
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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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Event Report: In conversation with The Honourable Audrey Tang: “Digital Democracy and a Global Pandemic: Lessons from Taiwan’s COVID-19 Response”
Taiwan’s Digital Minister Audrey Tang delivered a talk at the Munk School of Global Affairs…
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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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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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Implications of the Belt and Road Initiative for Chinese Leadership in the 21st Century International Order
Abstract: This article surveys China’s strategic governance approach to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Beijing’s…
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