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Lessons from the Past and Sectoral Priorities in Bilateral Official Development Assistance Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Mi Yung Yoon,Chungshik Moon
As a donor, the Republic of Korea emphasizes five sectors as primary targets for official development assistance—education, health, governance, agriculture, and industry and energy—which contributed to its own rapid economic growth; that is, the country uses its own development experience as a development assistance model. This study examines the determinants of Korean ODA allocation for each of these
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Do the Poor Benefit from the Right to Information Act? Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Sujoy Dutta
I investigate to what extent India’s Right to Information Act is useful for poor households. Drawing on empirical data from central Uttar Pradesh, I study two categories of poor households—urban and rural—possessing Below Poverty Line cards. These cards entitle their holders to several subsidies, but they are poorly targeted: certain communities receive more cards, while most of the deserving poor
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The Coattail Effect in Multiparty Presidential Elections Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-03-01 Djayadi Hanan,Deni Irvani
Many studies have been conducted about the presidential coattail effect in presidential democracies, but few have considered multiparty presidential elections. These few studies find that the effect does exist in multiparty presidential elections but their effect is unevenly distributed among the members of the party coalitions that nominate the presidential candidate. We follow these theoretical insights
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Income Inequality and Political Participation in Asia Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Mathew Y. H. Wong
This paper examines the impact of income inequality on political participation in Asia. Both conventional conflict theory and relative power theory suggest that inequality affects political participation, but they predict opposite directions. In this paper, I argue that the effects of inequality on participation depend on the type of political action: radical or institutional. To substantiate this
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The Predicament of Japanese Energy and Climate Policy Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Sirri Uyanik
Japanese energy policy has persistently promoted nuclear energy, even since the Fukushima disasters and despite failures in meeting its objectives. However, since Fukushima local actors (prefectures, towns, courts, and local activists) have grown more powerful with respect to policy and implementation. This paper analyzes the role of local civic actors in energy policy. A wide variety of literature
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Elite–Middle Class Competition for Rent-Seeking in North Korea and Kim Jong Un’s Anti-Corruption Movement Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Suehyun Jung
This paper examines the anti-corruption movement initiated by Kim Jong Un, focusing on the increased rent-seeking competition between the elite and the middle class as market mechanisms have developed in North Korea. I examine two hypotheses regarding this program. First, it is focused on constraining the influence gained by the elite through power–money collusion to maintain regime stability. Second
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The United States and Asia in 2021 Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2022-01-01 Terence Roehrig
The past year was a transition, with President Biden proclaiming “America is back,” signaling a change in the agenda and style of US foreign policy. Yet the Biden administration’s approach in the Indo-Pacific has been one of both continuity and change. “Strategic competition” remains the focus of US–China relations, with tensions increasing and few signs of improvement. Yet, it is imperative that this
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Electoral Continuity and Change in South Korea since Democratization Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2021-12-07 Jae Hyeok Shin,Hojun Lee,Suk Jae Hur
The literature on South Korean elections has shown that voters’ region, ideology, and generation shape their preferences at the polls. Few studies, however, have investigated the long-term effects of these variables or the difference in the effects of ideology and generation between regions. In this article, we generate theoretical expectations of Korean voters’ voting behavior, analyzing cleavage
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Crisis of Secularism and Changing Contours of Minority Politics in India Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2021-11-01 R. Santhosh,Dayal Paleri
This paper examines the changing nature of Muslim political mobilization in contemporary India in the context of Hindu nationalism’s ascendancy into power and the consequent crisis of traditional Muslim politics. Through an ethnographic case study of the Popular Front of India, we argue that a qualitatively new form of political mobilization is taking place among Indian Muslims centered on an articulation
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Anticorruption Politics versus Democratic Deepening and Welfare in India Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2021-09-01 Amit Ahuja,Adnan Naseemullah,Susan Ostermann
Eliminating corruption is seen as a practice that supports democratic governance. We argue, however, that particular anticorruption politics in contemporary India can damage the project of democratic deepening, because elites often deploy these politics against the representation of the marginalized. Anticorruption politics can subvert democratic deepening by challenging as corrupt the means by which
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Bringing Social Movements into the Inclusion-Moderation Thesis Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2021-08-20 Eunsook Jung
Many scholars argue that democracy tames religious fundamentalism. This inclusion-moderation theory holds that when radical religious movements are incorporated in the democratic system, they have incentives to adhere to institutional frameworks to influence politics and access power. But despite these claims, we have witnessed a growing influence of religious fundamentalism in Asian democratic politics
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Presidential Approval Ratings and the Foreign Exchange Market Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2021-08-09 Byunghwan Son
Do presidential approval ratings affect exchange rates? The empirical purview of the vast literature on this topic has been confined to the run-up to elections. The importance of approval ratings in non-election periods has therefore been under-studied. Examining daily data on the exchange rate of the Korean won during the presidency of Park Geun Hye, we find that the won weakened (1) when Park’s ratings
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Making Sense of Japan’s Export Restrictions against South Korea Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2021-07-01 Ji Young Kim,Wenxin Li,Seunghee Lee
Why did Japanese Prime Minister Abe impose controversial export restrictions after rulings by the South Korean Supreme Court on wartime forced laborers? This article answers this question through the lens of domestic symbolism in economic sanctions studies. We argue that domestic political calculations led the Japanese government to adopt hawkish measures against South Korea. Abe wanted to ensure continued
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Insider Activists and Secondhand Smoke Countermeasures in Japan Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2021-06-02 Celeste L. Arrington
Long considered a smoker’s paradise, Japan passed its strictest regulations yet on indoor smoking in 2018 with revisions to the Health Promotion Law and a new ordinance in Tokyo. Timed for the Tokyo Olympics, both reforms made smoking regulations stronger and more legalistic despite reflecting distinctive policy paradigms in their particulars. The national regulations curtailed smoking in many public
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Interest Group Politics and Its Transformation in Japan Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2021-05-01 Hidehiro Yamamoto
The political reforms that have been going on since the 1990s have drastically changed the face of politics in Japan. The most significant of these reforms was the change of government, which brought an end, albeit only once, to the long-standing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) regime. These changes were expected to change the power structure by altering the contact of interest groups with political
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Fake Spies, Democratization, and Transitional Justice in South Korea Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2021-03-01 Sunkyoung Park,Ji Yeon Hong
Many democracies start with aspirations to rectify wrongs that occurred under the preceding authoritarian regime. To what extent can a new democracy address political repression and violence by dictators, given that key actors from the past often remain politically powerful? What determines the success of those efforts? We construct and analyze a novel data set on 102 retrials of allegedly fabricated
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Why Are Developed Countries Giving Aid to India? Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2021-03-01 Youngwan Kim,Daniel Connolly
India is the recipient of substantial aid flows but also a nuclear-armed power and an emerging donor. Why have developed countries provided aid to one of the fastest-growing major economies in the world? Answering this question requires understanding the underlying determinants of these aid flows. Using data from 1960 to 2015, the domestic conditions of India and the external conditions of donors are
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The Downfall of Pakatan Harapan in Malaysia Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2021-03-01 Andreas Ufen
In May 2018 the Malaysian governing coalition Pakatan Harapan (PH) lost in national elections for the first time since independence. But the subsequent reform process came to a sudden halt in February 2020. During transitions, unpredictability and risks for political actors are higher, and political conditions are extremely volatile. Multiparty coalitions such as PH have trouble sustaining the cohesion
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Lopsided Security on the Korean Peninsula Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2021-01-01 Kil Joo Ban
North Korea’s asymmetric provocations over the last decades can be classified into two periods: tactical provocations at sea in 1970–1990 and strategic (nuclear) provocations in 2000–2020. What is the logic underlying the North Korean imbroglio? And how does the former period differ from the latter? The first set of provocations was intended to shift the threat imbalance caused by a widening gap in
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The Korean National Pension Service Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-11-01 Hoyong Jung
In July 2018, the Korean National Pension Service (KNPS), one of the world’s largest pension funds, introduced a stewardship code, and in February 2019 it first exercised active shareholder engagement in an investee. Using an event study methodology, we examine whether this institutional investor’s active shareholder engagement affected the stock market. We find that the stock value of the KNPS’s investees
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Military and Economic Power Networks, Hedging, and Cooperation on the Korean Peninsula Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-11-01 Jonathan Ring,Wonjae Hwang
Is the Kim Jong-un regime genuinely pursuing a peaceful solution, to eventually give up its nuclear arsenal, after a series of summits and negotiations with the US and South Korea? We examine how military and economic power networks on the peninsula are associated with the prospect of North Korea’s denuclearization. North Korea could use its nuclear weapons program, an internal tool designed to promote
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Political Families and Support for Democracy in Pakistan Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-11-01 Vineeta Yadav
Political families are common across many countries in Asia, including Pakistan. Politicians from political families (PPFs) make decisions with the goal of maximizing the political prospects of the entire family, in contrast to non-PPFs, who maximize their individual political self-interest. This changes the impact they have on their country. Scholars find that the presence of PPFs is associated with
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Who Believed Misinformation during the 2019 Indonesian Election? Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-11-01 Saiful Mujani,Nicholas Kuipers
We present findings from eight nationally representative surveys conducted during the 2019 Indonesian presidential campaign, in which we measured voters’ reported belief in prominent pieces of misinformation. Younger, better-educated, and wealthier voters were more likely to believe the misinformation. These results are true for stories about both the incumbent (Joko Widodo) and the challenger (Prabowo
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Myanmar’s Transition and the Resurgence of Buddhist Nationalism Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-11-01 Marie-Eve Reny
Myanmar began a transition in 2011 that ended almost 50 years of military rule. During the transition, a nationalist movement called for protecting Buddhism from an “Islamic threat.” Anti-Islam nationalism was not new in Burmese history, yet the timing of its resurgence deserves attention. I argue that the incumbents’ anticipated electoral weakness in transitional elections was the primary reason for
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Myanmar’s Non-State Armed Groups and the Prospects for Peace? Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Neil A. Englehart
Myanmar has suffered the world’s longest civil war, with continuous combat since shortly before the country’s independence from the UK in 1948. A new National Ceasefire Agreement has raised hopes that peace may finally be in sight. However, optimism should be tempered by a recognition the peace process has not built much trust, reduced the number of non-state armed groups in the country, their total
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A Historical Analysis of the LDP’s 2018 Constitutional Amendment Proposals Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Christian G. Winkler
In 2018 Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party announced four new proposals to amend the seven-decades-old and thus-far unamended constitution of Japan. These include adding a third paragraph to Article 9, as well as state-of-emergency provisions, support for students in need, and changes to the electoral system. By analyzing each proposal’s place in the debate on amendments dating back to the 1950s, I show
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Stakeholder Attitudes and Factors Affecting Multiculturalism and Immigrant Integration Policy in South Korea Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-07-01 Dong-Jin Lim
This study analyzes the attitudes of core policy stakeholders in South Korea to multiculturalism and immigrant integration policies, as well as the factors affecting such attitudes, and suggests theoretical and policy implications. I conducted a survey of public officials, program operators, and academics. The responses suggest that public officials, program operators, and academics in Korea have more
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Terrorism in Bangladesh Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-07-01 Jasmin Lorch
Bangladesh continues to face a threat from Islamic terrorism. However, the drivers of this phenomenon remain under-studied. Research has traced terrorism in Bangladesh to wider processes of Islamization; a political context marked by conflict between the country’s two main political parties and by authoritarian governance; the institutional weakness of the Bangladeshi security and justice system; and
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High-Standard Rules and Political Leadership in Japan’s Mega-FTA Strategy Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-07-01 Hidetaka Yoshimatsu
This article examines Japan’s trade policy on significant geo-economic developments by focusing on its engagement in three large free trade agreements: the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, and the Japan–EU Economic Partnership Agreement. Under the Abe administration, Japan has produced successful outcomes in mega-FTA strategy, concluding the Comprehensive
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The Pro-Palestinian Transnational Advocacy Network in Malaysia Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-07-01 Maren Koss
A powerful pro-Palestinian transnational advocacy network has emerged in Malaysia since the Gaza war of 2008–09. Taking the cooperation between the Palestinian Cultural Organization Malaysia, the Islamist Hamas, and the United Malays National Organisation as an example, I analyze the network and argue that the three actors are engaging there to promote the Palestinian struggle for an independent state
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Japan’s Personal Information Protection Policy Under Pressure Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-05-01 Yuko Suda
This article explores the politics surrounding the recent data transfer agreement between Japan and the European Union, with a focus on the linkage between Japanese domestic politics and foreign pressure on Japan’s personal information protection policy. The agreement may be seen as one of mutual recognition, in that Japan and the EU mutually recognized the other as providing an “adequate level of
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Changes in and Continuity of Regionalism in South Korea Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-05-01 Hyun-Chool Lee,Alexandre Repkine
We use spatial econometrics on a unique data set covering 229 Korean regions to analyze the outcome of Korea’s 2017 presidential election. We see strong statistical evidence of spatial correlation, suggesting that neighboring regions vote similarly, which is in accord with findings in the international context. Our findings are distinct in that we see little evidence that Korea’s 2017 outcome was driven
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Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons and the Kargil Conflict Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-04-01 T. Negeen Pegahi
It is widely believed that Pakistan’s newly demonstrated nuclear weapons capability emboldened that country to launch what became the Kargil conflict of 1999 and correspondingly restrained India in responding to the attack. This article argues, however, that decision-making on both sides was driven by non-nuclear factors.
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The Impacts of Policy Infrastructures on the International Use of the Chinese Renminbi Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-03-01 Hyoung-Kyu Chey,Minchung Hsu
Despite burgeoning research on the internationalization of the Chinese renminbi, there has been surprisingly little systematic analysis of how the renminbi is actually used in foreign markets. This study provides a cross-country analysis of renminbi use in offshore foreign exchange markets, with special attention to the effects of the cooperative policy measures adopted by China and foreign states
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Examining Politicians’ Wealth Accumulation in South Korea Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-03-01 Hoyong Jung
One of the public’s popular beliefs about politics is that politicians engage in rent-seeking behaviors, such as accumulating property, using their political power. By applying a regression discontinuity design, this study examines whether members of the National Assembly of South Korea gained assets during three elective terms (2004–2008, 2008–2012, and 2012–2016). The results contradict the public’s
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Authoritarianism, Authority, and Representation Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-03-01 Adam Przeworski
Representation is always a dynamic relation, a tatonnement, in which the represented adjust their preferences on the basis of beliefs induced by the representatives. All rulers—those selected in clean elections, those who hold such ceremonies without putting their power at stake, and those who do not even bother to hold them—claim to have reasons to be followed, and people are willing to follow them
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Malaysia in 2019 Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Mustafa Izzuddin
After the stunning victory of Pakatan Harapan (Alliance of Hope) over the incumbent Barisan Nasional (National Front) in May 2018’s 14th Malaysian General Election, 2019 was a year of political transition, with Pakatan governing, Barisan rising from its political grave, and the Malaysian people getting accustomed to a two-party coalition system. In a chaotic year of party-political and electoral fatigue
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Afghanistan in 2019 Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Timur Dadabaev
Afghanistan in 2019 was marked by advances and setbacks with respect to stabilizing the country and reshaping its relations with international partners. The year brought new presidential elections and signs of potential political dialogue, as well as hopes for expanded economic ties with neighbors. But there are still uncertainties about the prospects of US withdrawal and the country’s future.
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Bangladesh in 2019 Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 C. Christine Fair
After winning a third consecutive term as prime minister in the compromised December 2018 general election, Sheikh Hasina of the Awami League continues to consolidate one-woman rule. Throughout 2019, Hasina continued to persecute critics and opponents. Despite the deepening malaise of bad governance, Bangladesh has continued to enjoy impressive economic growth. But it remains haunted by the desperate
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Sri Lanka in 2019 Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Bart Klem
Sri Lanka was confronted with three interrelated crises in 2019: the unresolved gridlock of last year’s constitutional crisis; the Easter bombings and their turbulent aftermath; and the coming to a head of fiscal shortfalls and debt burdens. Growth is stalling, living costs are rising, deficits are widening, and the price of Sri Lanka’s debt is weighing heavily on the government budget. In the presidential
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Laos in 2019 Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Holly High
Climate disruptions highlighted factors likely to shape the contours of climate change in Laos. Among these, regional relationships and resource-driven development continued to be important, as did inequality within Laos. Popular dissatisfaction with the capacity of the Lao state continued, exacerbated by environmental disasters and continuing limitations on free speech.
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Japan in 2019 Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Brian Woodall
In 2019, Japanese Prime Minister Abe grappled with domestic dilemmas and diplomatic strains, highlighted by inflamed relations with South Korea. The economy continued to grow slowly, the depopulation bomb continued ticking, and demands for gender equality grew louder. The year also brought the enthronement of a new emperor and genesis of a new imperial era.
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Indonesia in 2019 Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Meredith L. Weiss
A tumultuous year brought Indonesia from a polarizing general election to disparate waves of mass protests that tested the state’s tether and revealed frailties in democratic consolidation. Granted a second term, President Joko Widodo ratcheted up plans for infrastructure and human resource development, wooing foreign capital despite a challenging global environment.
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Timor-Leste in 2019 Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Geoffrey C. Gunn
Politically, the focus in Timor-Leste in 2019 shifted from infighting to crucial decision-making on petroleum exploitation. Contrary to international advice on risk management and the need to diversify the non-oil economy, a going-for-broke mindset with respect to a multi-billion-dollar onshore gas development appeared to have carried the day.
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India in 2019 Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Eswaran Sridharan
The major development in India in 2019 was the national election which returned Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party to power with a larger majority and which, along with post-election ideological assertiveness, poses the question of whether India’s party system is a new one-party hegemony, this time of the Bharatiya Janata.
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Singapore in 2019 Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Lam Peng Er
In 2019, Singapore celebrated its bicentennial and reflected on its journey from a British colony engaged in entrepot trade to a successful sovereign state anchored in ASEAN. The ruling party announced that Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat will be Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s successor. Presumably, Heng will play a key leadership role for his party in Singapore’s upcoming general election.
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The Philippines in 2019 Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Maria Ela L. Atienza
The Duterte administration has facilitated a new autonomous arrangement in Muslim Mindanao, and congressional allies passed some popular laws. In the midterms, Duterte-backed candidates dominated both national and local elections. However, the promised charter change has floundered, economic growth has been tempered, and the drug war has not succeeded.
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Myanmar in 2019 Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Min Zin
Myanmar’s international pariah status has deepened with the filing of three separate international lawsuits against the country in November 2019 regarding atrocities against the Rohingya people. Economic forecasts indicate that the economy is on the right track but local business progress remains sluggish. The peace process has stalled, and armed conflict continues in some major cities, with increasing
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Thailand in 2019 Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 James Ockey
In 2019, Thailand held its first election in eight years, crowned a new king for the first time in nearly 70 years, and hosted the ASEAN summits for the first time in a decade. It was an eventful year for Thailand, filled with controversy and attempts to restore stability and the democratic legitimacy lost after the coup of 2014. Progress was marred by missteps and irregularities, leaving both stability
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South Korea in 2019 Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2020-01-01 Sung Deuk Hahm
The two biggest stories of 2019 in South Korea were a series of meetings between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to discuss the denuclearization of North Korea in the first half of the year, and the trade war with Japan in the second half. President Moon Jae-in’s income-led growth policies still have not stimulated the economy. In fact, South Korea’s macroeconomic performance
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Resurgence of the “Japan Model”? Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2019-11-01 Hironori Sasada
One of the main focuses of the Abe administration’s foreign policy is overseas infrastructure development assistance. Evidence suggests that Japan has returned to its traditional approach to foreign aid, the “Japan model,” after an interval of a few decades. This article analyzes the international and domestic contexts behind the recent changes in Japan’s aid policy.
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The Rise of India and Pakistan’s Perspective Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2019-11-01 Nasreen Akhtar, Inamullah Jan
The rise of India presents Pakistan with a stark choice between seeking accommodation and maintaining the conventional rivalry that has largely defined the relationship between the two countries. The national and international climate is less favorable to Pakistan than it was a few decades back. The gap in performance between India and Pakistan in vital areas of national life has greatly widened.
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Candidate Voters in Pakistani Punjab Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2019-11-01 Ahmad Sabat, Muhammad Shoaib
Candidate voters are a significant percentage of the electorate in Pakistani Punjab. Consideration of the last three National Assembly elections shows a consistent attitude: Punjabi voters care more about candidates than they do about political parties. Political parties attract voters in urban districts, but they rely on “electables” (candidates with strong personality and loose party affiliation)
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Water-Stressed Pakistan Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2019-11-01 Amit Ranjan
The widening gap between water supply and demand is the biggest threat and challenge before Pakistan. Of the available water, much is polluted. Both scarcity and pollution threaten the agriculture sector, on which the country’s economy depends.
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The Ethnic Chinese in Indonesia and Malaysia Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2019-11-01 James Chin, Taufiq Tanasaldy
In the late twentieth century, the Chinese communities in Indonesia and Malaysia were politically repressed. But recent events have prompted optimism that the Chinese communities in both countries could move forward and claim their rightful place as equal citizens. But while the Indonesian Chinese community appears to have made some headway, the situation in Malaysia has not improved, and in some ways
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The Devolution of Multiculturalism in South Korea Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2019-11-01 Sookyung Kim
This paper examines South Korean media coverage of migrant workers from 1990 to 2015 and analyzes how multiculturalism is intertwined in discussions of migrant workers. I find that South Korea, once an avid supporter of multiculturalism, is slowly retreating from it, like other countries, but not in the same direction.
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Conservative Politics and Compassionate Paternalism in Korea and Japan Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2019-09-01 Ji-Whan Yun
It is widely predicted that East Asia’s conservative governments will lose political power for managing socioeconomic crises under neoliberal globalization and find no way out of their legitimacy problem. However, Korea’s and Japan’s conservative governments have recently constructed a new model of crisis management—compassionate paternalism—in a highly discretionary manner.
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Expansion of the Prime Minister’s Power in the Japanese Parliamentary System Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2019-09-01 Harukata Takenaka
This paper shows how a series of institutional reforms since 1994 have transformed the Japanese prime minister’s relationship with other actors in the Japanese parliamentary system and expanded his power. It further discloses that his power has grown even more since the formation of the second Abe administration in 2012.
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A Century of Contention in South Korea Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2019-09-01 Dylan Stent
This paper examines a century of contentious politics in South Korea. I argue that there have been three distinctive eras of contention in modern Korea. The first two eras saw institutional arrangements limit the success of contentious campaigns. However, expanded repertoires in the third era allowed movements to succeed. I end by examining the role of social media in future movements.
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Analyzing Indonesia’s Populist Electorate Asian Survey (IF 1.3) Pub Date : 2019-09-01 Diego Fossati, Marcus Mietzner
Using original survey data, we test the level, distribution, and demographic patterns of populist attitudes in Indonesia. Populist attitudes are widely spread across the political spectrum; disproportionately high in the middle and upper classes; and particularly robust when coupled with other primary ideologies, such as Islamism and secularism.