Publication : Pacific Affairs, Volume 83.2.

Table of contents for the forthcoming 

Pacific Affairs, Volume 83, No. 2, June 2010.

Articles :

- The Myth of Confucian Capitalism in South Korea: Overworked Elderly and Underworked Youth. By Ji-Whan Yun

South Korea has long been regarded as a typical example of Confucian capitalism; the Confucian tradition of elderly support has not only been well preserved ... Read more
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- Autonomy for Southern Thailand: Thinking the Unthinkable? By Duncan McCargo

Over 4000 people have died since 2004 in a violent conflict affecting Thailand’s Malay-majority southern border provinces, Pattani, Yala, Narathiwat, and four districts of neighbouring Songkhla. Read more

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- Regulating Pacific Seasonal Labour in Australia. By Therese MacDermott & Brian Opeskin

In 2008 the Australian government announced a new labour mobility scheme for Pacific workers, with the objectives of meeting seasonal demand for low-skilled labour in the horticulture industry and promoting economic develop- ment in Pacific Island countries. Read more

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- Japan's Ocean Policy : Still the Reactive State? By James Manicom

In 2005-2006 Japan began asserting the jurisdictional rights to its maritime domain with greater authority than ever before. Tokyo prepared to conduct exploratory drilling in the disputed East China Sea ... Read more

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- China, Professional Journalism, and Liberal Internationalism in the Era of the First World War. By Timothy B. Weston

This article shows that Chinese sensitivity about the way the Western press covers China, a point of obvious relevance today, has a lengthy and rich history. The article focuses on the movement to professional-ize Chinese journalism in the late 1910s and early 1920s and on ways in which ...  Read more

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- Falun Gong, Ten Years On Review Article. By Stephen Noakes

Over a decade after it ran afoul of the Communist Party leadership, touching off a campaign of repression that led to its virtual eradication in China, the Falun Gong spiritual movement has spread across several continents and morphed into a transnational political advocacy group seeking justice... Read more

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All issues include 40+ book reviews

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