Search Results - "Asian journal of comparative politics"

China’s “Asia Dream”: The Belt Road Initiative and the new regional order by Callahan, William A

“…Since Xi Jinping became leader in 2012, he has redirected Chinese foreign policy. This article examines the role of peripheral diplomacy in Xi’s emerging grand…”
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Democratic backsliding disrupted: The role of digitalized resistance in Myanmar by Ryan, Megan, Tran, Mai Van

“…More than one year since its coup, the Myanmar military has neither established effective control of the territory nor crushed online dissent. What factors…”
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‘Papa, I am gay, please, love me’: Politics of censorship and queer representation in Bollywood by Maity, Abhijit

“…The article explores the problematic issues that arise between Bollywood films projecting homosexual relationships and the Central Board of Film Certification…”
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The digital rise and its economic implications for China through the Digital Silk Road under the Belt and Road Initiative by Hussain, Fakhar, Hussain, Zakar, Khan, Muhammad Ikramullah, Imran, Ali

“…This research, based on a review of secondary information, explores how the government of China and the country's leading technological enterprises are working…”
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Is Malaysian democracy backsliding or merely staying put? by Weiss, Meredith L

“…Observers proclaimed Malaysia's first-ever transfer of federal power through elections in 2018 as marking a democratic transition, only to see in the reversal…”
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Southeast Asian leaders’ political orientation towards the environmental policy outcome by Sasmi, Dini Tiara, Shi, Moyan

“…In this paper, we present an analysis of the leaders’ backgrounds shaping their decisions towards environmental policy outcomes of nascent democracies such as…”
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Democratic backsliding in illiberal Singapore by Tan, Netina, Preece, Cassandra

“…Singapore is a well-known illiberal democracy, ruled by one party, the People's Action Party (PAP), uninterruptedly since 1959. The rise of disinformation, the…”
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Celebrity culture, level of education and trust in media institutions: Empirical evidence from the Philippines by Radiamoda, Rohaiba B, Chuang, Hsueh-hua, Pernia, Ronald A

“…This study aims to provide empirical evidence on the celebrity culture, i.e. the pervasive fascination of an audience with public figures, in the Philippines…”
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Labor market dualization or cultural divide?: A comparative analysis of the declining support for center-left parties in Western Europe and Japan by Tanaka, Takuji

“…Center-left parties in Western Europe and Japan have experienced a persistent decline in voter turnout. This study examines the factors contributing to this…”
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Electoral competition, district party fragmentation and environmental policy outcome: Empirical evidence from Indonesia by Sasmi, Dini Tiara, Park, Jongho

“…This paper explores how party fragmentation and electoral competition relate to the outcome of environmental policy. It is assumed that when elections happen…”
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Cross-cutting exposures on social network sites. The moderating role of national environments by Audemard, Julien

“…This study explores how social network sites (SNSs) expose users to cross-cutting views. Relying on cross-national data collected among French and Japanese…”
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Communal violence in Bangladesh: A study of the underlying factors behind the persistent attacks on the non-Muslim communities by Sadia, Tasmiha Tabassum

“…The study investigates the factors behind growing communal violence in Bangladesh that is mostly perpetrated against non-Muslim communities by examining three…”
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Political settlements and expatriate dual citizenship in Australia and Indonesia by Rosser, Andrew, Qiao-Franco, Guangyu

“…Many countries have extended rights of dual citizenship to their expatriates but, as Faist has noted, the road towards increasing tolerance of expatriate dual…”
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Determinants of populist voting in Pakistan: An analysis of PTI first-win constituencies in the 2018 general elections by Batool, Fizza

“…Populist voting behavior is a relatively new research area with most studies concentrated on European and American voters, despite electoral successes of…”
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Generational change and democratic transitions in 14 Asian countries by McAllister, Ian, Biddle, Nicholas

“…Generations are the engine of political change. This is especially relevant in the countries of the Asia-Pacific region, which have had a variety of postwar…”
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How does clientelism foster electoral dominance? Evidence from Turkey by Arslantaş, Düzgün, Arslantaş, Şenol

“…This article reveals how the AKP’s use of clientelism contributes to its electoral dominance. It does so by examining the features and actors as well as the…”
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Nationalism and national identity formation in Bangladesh: A colonial legacy behind the clash of language and religion by Hajjaj, Bobby

“…The nature of identity formation is complex. The production of identity in South Asia, with its colonial past, has been largely dependent on the region’s…”
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Who can you blame? Trust in institutions and mobilization across regimes in Asia by Denton, Ginger, Sanborn, Howard

“…In this article, we consider the attitudinal motivations for political participation in countries across Asia. Specifically, we assess how trust in different…”
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Winners always cheat? Regional identity and the myth of a rigged 2022 Philippine presidential election by Rye, Ranjit Singh

“…This article draws its analysis from the results of an assessment conducted in October 2022 of the May 2022 presidential election. The 2022 presidential…”
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Authoritarian values and institutional trust: Theoretical considerations and evidence from the Philippines by Pernia, Ronald A

“…Studies on authoritarian values, which have mostly focused on authoritarian regimes and on democracies with spells of authoritarianism, suggest trust in public…”
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