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JournalISSN: 1467-2715

Critical Asian Studies 

Taylor & Francis
About: Critical Asian Studies is an academic journal published by Taylor & Francis. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Politics & China. It has an ISSN identifier of 1467-2715. Over the lifetime, 764 publications have been published receiving 12353 citations.


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TL;DR: In this paper, Lifschultz's Taher's Last Testament: Bangladesh the Unfinished Revolution gives as detailed an account as we are ever likely to have of the unsuccessful Bangladesh uprising of November 197.
Abstract: Lawrence Lifschultz's Taher's Last Testament: Bangladesh the Unfinished Revolution gives as detailed an account as we are ever likely to have of the unsuccessful Bangladesh uprising of November 197...

372 citations

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330 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used an analysis of the rise of India's New Middle Class (NMC) to develop a class analytics of democratic politics in India and found that the dominant fraction of the middle class plays a central role in the politics of hegemony.
Abstract: This article uses an analysis of the rise of India's New Middle Class (NMC) to develop a class analytics of democratic politics in India. The article locates the politics of India's democracy within the framework of comparative class analytics and integrates class analysis with the politics of caste, religion, and language. The article develops two central arguments. The first is that the dominant fraction of the middle class plays a central role in the politics of hegemony. These hegemonic politics are played out both as attempts to coordinate the interests of the dominant classes and to forge internal unity within the highly diverse fragments of the middle class. But rather than producing the classical pattern of liberal hegemony (in which the ruling bloc actively elicits the consent of subordinate classes) in India these projects have been marked by middle-class illiberalism, and most notably a distancing from lower classes. Second, we argue that the contours of the NMC can be grasped as a cla...

223 citations

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TL;DR: The scale of remittances is at least ten times greater than official estimates and quite possibly twenty times greater (equal to 25 percent of GDP) as mentioned in this paper, which indicates the need for a thorough reconsideration of Nepal's balance of payments.
Abstract: Official statistics seriously underestimate the number of Nepali migrant workers abroad and both the volume and value of remittances flowing back into Nepal from those workers. Original research by the authors suggests that many migrant workers abroad are working illegally and unofficially, and that the bulk of remittances also flow back into Nepal informally and illegally. The scale of remittances, consequently, is at least ten times greater than official estimates indicate (equal to 13 percent of GDP) and quite possibly twenty times greater (equal to 25 percent of GDP). This indicates the need for a thorough reconsideration of Nepal's balance of payments. The authors illustrate how remittances flow back into Nepal unevenly, contributing to growing inequalities, both between regions and between social classes.

162 citations

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Merlyna Lim1
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the relationship between social media and electoral politics in Indonesia and suggest that the mutual shaping between users and algorithms results in the formation of "algorithmic enclaves" that, in turn, produce multiple forms of tribal nationalism.
Abstract: Empirically grounded in the 2017 Jakarta Gubernatorial Election (Pilkada DKI) case, this article discusses the relationship of social media and electoral politics in Indonesia. There is no doubt that sectarianism and racism played significant roles in the election and social media, which were heavily utilized during the campaign, contributed to the increasing polarization among Indonesians. However, it is misleading to frame the contestation among ordinary citizens on social media in an oppositional binary, such as democratic versus undemocratic forces, pluralism versus sectarianism, or rational versus racist voters. Marked by the utilization of volunteers, buzzers, and micro-celebrities, the Pilkada DKI exemplifies the practice of post-truth politics in marketing the brand. While encouraging freedom of expression, social media also emboldens freedom to hate, where individuals exercise their right to voice their opinions while actively silencing others. Unraveling the complexity of the relationship between social media and electoral politics, I suggest that the mutual shaping between users and algorithms results in the formation of “algorithmic enclaves” that, in turn, produce multiple forms of tribal nationalism. Within these multiple online enclaves, social media users claim and legitimize their own versions of nationalism by excluding equality and justice for others.

153 citations

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No. of papers from the Journal in previous years
YearPapers
202315
202235
202134
202034
201936
201839