Showing papers in "Asian Studies Review in 2019"
TL;DR: For much of the 2000s, scholars and activists lauded Indonesia's surprisingly successful transition to democracy as mentioned in this paper. But recent years, however, have made imperfections visible to the point where t...
Abstract: For much of the 2000s, scholars and activists lauded Indonesia’s surprisingly successful transition to democracy. Recent years, however, have made imperfections visible to the point where t...
37 citations
TL;DR: As the hopeful dreams of the 2011 "Arab spring" have given way to anti-democratic repression in most Arab-majority nations, the question of Islam and democracy in Indonesia has been thrust...
Abstract: As the hopeful dreams of the 2011 “Arab spring” have given way to anti-democratic repression in most Arab-majority nations, the question of Islam and democracy in Indonesia has been thrust ...
34 citations
TL;DR: Starting in 2012, the South Korean government has implemented a large-scale relocation of its central government agencies, which are now split between the existing capital city (Seoul) and a new ad hoc city (New York).
Abstract: Starting in 2012, the South Korean government has implemented a large-scale relocation of its central government agencies, which are now split between the existing capital city (Seoul) and a new ad...
28 citations
TL;DR: The global diffusion of entrepreneurship promotion, motivated by policymakers' desire to drive innovation, job creation and economic growth, is increasingly ubiquitous as discussed by the authors, and as part of this tren...
Abstract: The global diffusion of entrepreneurship promotion, motivated by policymakers’ desire to drive innovation, job creation and economic growth, is increasingly ubiquitous. As part of this tren...
22 citations
TL;DR: A tendency or orientation within Indonesian political Islam that is broadly compatible with electoral democracy and religious pluralism has been identified by civil Islam scholars and popular discourses as discussed by the authors, who note that political Islam is a tolerant, moderate, and non-sectarian faith.
Abstract: Civil Islam notes a tendency or orientation within Indonesian political Islam that is broadly compatible with electoral democracy and religious pluralism. Scholarly and popular discourses o...
20 citations
TL;DR: Using Said's orientalism as an analytical framework, the authors situates the contemporary Confucian revival within a longue duree of cultural discourse originating in the nineteenth century.
Abstract: Using Said’s orientalism as an analytical framework, this article situates the contemporary Confucian revival within a longue duree of cultural discourse originating in the nineteenth century. From...
19 citations
TL;DR: Recently, Indonesian Muslim women successfully convened the world's first congress of women Muslim scholars (KUPI) as mentioned in this paper, which is only one segment of the story of Indonesian women.
Abstract: Recently, Indonesian Muslim women successfully convened the world’s first congress of women Muslim scholars (KUPI). This is only one segment of the story of Indonesian Muslim women. There a...
19 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors question how meritocracy, as a state-sponsored narrative in Singapore, is variously negotiated and interpreted by Singaporean youth, and how it is interpreted as a tenet central to Singapore's nation-building.
Abstract: This article questions how meritocracy, as a state-sponsored narrative in Singapore, is variously negotiated and interpreted by Singaporean youth. Conveyed as a tenet central to Singapore’s nationa...
18 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a state-owned enterprises (SOEs) play an important role in the Chinese economy and are also crucial instruments for implementing the Party-state's policies and strategic initiatives.
Abstract: State-owned enterprises (SOEs) play an important role in the Chinese economy and are also crucial instruments for implementing the Party-state’s policies and strategic initiatives. SOE reform is no...
17 citations
TL;DR: In this article, a localised version has emerged with the establishment of Tibetan schools in the regional capital of Lhasa and the importing of Han teachers from interior cities, which is criticised for jeopardising the local educational ecology in Tibet and disconnecting Tibetan students from their families and home communities.
Abstract: Considered a major ethnic policy aimed at providing “intellectual aid for Tibet”, the interior Tibet schools have recruited more than 100,000 primary school graduates to undertake secondary education in China’s developed cities. This kind of dislocated schooling, although purportedly offering better pedagogy, has been criticised for jeopardising the local educational ecology in Tibet and disconnecting Tibetan students from their families and home communities. Some claim the downplaying of the Tibetan language and culture in these schools implies an assimilatory agenda. Yet the interior Tibet school system, with its primary goal of promoting national unity, has also cultivated a group of culturally and politically conscious Tibetan elites. In order to address these concerns, a localised version has emerged with the establishment of Tibetan schools in the regional capital of Lhasa and the importing of Han teachers from interior cities. Some have praised this new hybrid model, but my interviews with ...
16 citations
TL;DR: This article provided an overview of China's ethnic minority boarding school system, exploring its background, aims and history, while introducing the mechanics and curriculum of Chinese boarding schools to ethnic minority students.
Abstract: By way of introduction, this lead essay provides an overview of China’s ethnic minority boarding school system, exploring its background, aims and history, while introducing the mechanics and curri...
TL;DR: More than 200,000 ethnic minority students have passed through China's dislocated minority schooling system since 1985 as mentioned in this paper, and this program deracinates adolescent Tibetan, Uyghur and other chiefly minorit...
Abstract: More than 200,000 ethnic minority students have passed through China’s dislocated minority schooling system since 1985. This program deracinates adolescent Tibetan, Uyghur and other chiefly minorit...
TL;DR: In recent years, higher education in China has experienced drastic transformations along with the expansion of university enrolments and the ongoing privatisation of the job market as mentioned in this paper, which has led to a large number of students migrating to the United States.
Abstract: In recent years, higher education in China has experienced drastic transformations along with the expansion of university enrolments and the ongoing privatisation of the job market. Student...
TL;DR: Sociocultural meanings of the senses in society have recently received scholarly attention in disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, philosophy, history and geography as discussed by the authors, with some excep...
Abstract: Sociocultural meanings of the senses in society have recently received scholarly attention in disciplines such as sociology, anthropology, philosophy, history and geography. With some excep...
TL;DR: The authors adopts the lens of a global "cultural terrain of struggle" in unfolding analytical comparisons of the Confucius Institute with its Western counterparts in three layers: their purposes, their aims, and their goals.
Abstract: This article adopts the lens of a global “cultural terrain of struggle” in unfolding analytical comparisons of the Confucius Institute with its Western counterparts in three layers: their purposes,...
TL;DR: The emergence of a waria (transgender women) community in West Papua is recent as discussed by the authors, and since the 1970s, waria from other islands have moved to Papua, seeking better economic conditions.
Abstract: Compared to the rest of Indonesia, the emergence of a waria (transgender women) community in West Papua is recent. Since the 1970s, waria from other islands have moved to Papua, seeking better econ...
TL;DR: In this article, state support for start-ups and entrepreneurship is increasingly common, with governments worldwide experimenting with different initiatives to support innovative businesses, such as tax incentives and tax incentives.
Abstract: State support for start-ups and entrepreneurship is increasingly common, with governments worldwide experimenting with different initiatives to support innovative businesses. In this article, we co...
TL;DR: In recent years, the interventionist self-avowed secular state of Singapore, like many non-Western countries, has had to wrestle with the issue of homosexuality and Lesbian, Gay, Transsexual and Bi...
Abstract: In recent years, the interventionist self-avowed secular state of Singapore, like many non-Western countries, has had to wrestle with the issue of homosexuality and Lesbian, Gay, Transsexual and Bi...
TL;DR: The brand-name fashion industry creates high levels of competition in developing countries, leading to labour exploitation and human rights abuse as mentioned in this paper, and the 2013 World Investment Report found that pushin...
Abstract: The brand-name fashion industry creates high levels of competition in developing countries, leading to labour exploitation and human rights abuse. The 2013 World Investment Report found that pushin...
TL;DR: Based on data collected through interviewing b-girls and participant observation of b-girling, this paper analyzed gender inequalities confronting women who practise breakdancing. But they did not consider the gender inequalities faced by the women themselves.
Abstract: Based on data collected through interviewing b-girls (breakdancing girls) and participant observation of b-girling, we analyse gender inequalities confronting women who practise breakdancin...
TL;DR: The authors revisited the question of whether contemporary biography can be considered as history through a close examination of the political biographies (and autobiography) of Singapore's political leaders, including Lee and Lee.
Abstract: This article revisits the question of whether contemporary biography can be considered as history through a close examination of the political biographies (and autobiography) of Singapore’s...
TL;DR: The authors examines the representation of the female perpetrators in the award-winning Hong Kong crime films The Stool Pigeon, and examines the postfeminist masquerade of female perpetrators.
Abstract: Drawing on McRobbie’s (2009) notion of the “postfeminist masquerade”, this article examines the representation of the female perpetrators in the award-winning Hong Kong crime films The Stool Pigeon...
TL;DR: Since 2000, the Chinese government has implemented an ethnic boarding school policy called the Xinjiang Interior Class (Xinjiangban) system in order to promote social mobility and inter-ethnic ming...
Abstract: Since 2000, the Chinese government has implemented an ethnic boarding school policy called the Xinjiang Interior Class (Xinjiangban) system in order to promote social mobility and inter-ethnic ming...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss state-sanctioned violence against Ahmadiyah and Shi'a communities during the government of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2004-14).
Abstract: Communal violence against the minority communities of Ahmadiyah and Shi’a was on the rise during the government of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (2004–14). This article discusses state...
TL;DR: This article explored three different relationships of care: between politicians and their constituents, between voters and their representatives, and between social care providers and social care consumers in Indonesia, drawing on feminist scholarship to examine the ethics of social care.
Abstract: This article draws on feminist scholarship to examine the ethics of “social care” in Indonesia. We explore three different relationships of care: between politicians and their constituents, between...
TL;DR: In this paper, international relations scholars and historians have long debated the reasons for Siam’s maintenance of formal political independence during the colonial period, including territorial concessions and economic incentives.
Abstract: International relations scholars and historians have long debated the reasons for Siam’s maintenance of formal political independence during the colonial period. Territorial concessions and...
TL;DR: Recently, Chinese newspapers have captured the attention of their readers with stories of criminals pillaging graves and murdering people to obtain corpses to sell for use in "ghost marriages" as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Recently, Chinese newspapers have captured the attention of their readers with stories of criminals pillaging graves and murdering people to obtain corpses to sell for use in “ghost marriages” (yin...
TL;DR: Li et al. as discussed by the authors link two political forms that emerged at roughly the same time: the small group (xiaozu) and the mass-party (maoi).
Abstract: This article links two political forms that emerged at roughly the same time: the small group (xiaozu) and the mass-party. In the tumultuous early Chinese republic, activists considered different p...
TL;DR: This article showed that Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo did not establish democracy in Taiwan, and examined related issues such as whether there are differences between "liberalization" and "democratization", and whether or not the regime of the former dictatorship was colonial.
Abstract: Taiwan began democratisation in 1988 after the death of President Chiang Ching-kuo. However, even three decades later, a substantial number of Western scholars still argue that Chiang established democracy in Taiwan. This article demonstrates that Chiang Ching-kuo did not establish democracy. The article also examines related issues such as whether there are differences between “liberalisation” and democratisation and whether or not the regime of Chiang Kai-shek and Chiang Ching-kuo was colonial. Thirty years after democratisation in Taiwan, too many scholars still follow the false history that the former dictatorship mandated, but now, under democracy, scholars should have a much better understanding of Taiwan’s history and politics.
TL;DR: By focusing on education-to-work transitions, the authors aims to unveil how the emergence of life politics (Giddens, 1991) among newly graduated neidiban Tibetan college students contribu...
Abstract: By focusing on education-to-work transitions, this article aims to unveil how the emergence of life politics (Giddens, 1991) among newly graduated neidiban Tibetan college students contribu...