Pacific Affairs

Volume 93 – No. 1

March 2020

Articles

The Return of Sophisticated Maritime Piracy to Southeast Asia

The Return of Sophisticated Maritime Piracy to Southeast Asia
Justin V. Hastings

Inequality and Democratic Support in Indonesia

Inequality and Democratic Support in Indonesia
Burhanuddin Muhtadi and Eve Warburton

From Cautious Interaction to Mature Influence: China’s Evolving Engagement with the International Investment Regime

From Cautious Interaction to Mature Influence: China’s Evolving Engagement with the International Investment Regime
Wendy Leutert and Zachary Haver

Civil Society and Labour Rights Protection in Asia and the Pacific

Civil Society and Labour Rights Protection in Asia and the Pacific
Dongwook Kim and Chonghyun Choi

The Limits of the Multiple Institutionalization of Border Control: A Case Study of Immigration, Customs, and the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency in Batam, Indonesia

The Limits of the Multiple Institutionalization of Border Control: A Case Study of Immigration, Customs, and the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency in Batam, Indonesia
Cornelis Lay and Azifah R. Astrina

Perspectives

Revisiting the Concept of Political Participation in the Pacific

Revisiting the Concept of Political Participation in the Pacific
Kerryn Baker and Julien Barbara

Review Essays

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Film Reviews

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF DESIRE | Directed, produced, cinematography, edited by Hao Wu PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF DESIRE | Directed, produced, cinematography, edited by Hao Wu
Sheng Zou

Book Reviews

Asia General China & Inner Asia Northeast Asia South Asia & the Himalayas Southeast Asia Australasia & the Pacific Islands

Asia General

PARTNERSHIP WITHIN HIERARCHY: The Evolving East Asian Security Triangle | By Sung Chull Kim PARTNERSHIP WITHIN HIERARCHY: The Evolving East Asian Security Triangle | By Sung Chull Kim
Tony Tai-Ting Liu

China & Inner Asia

THE SPECTER OF GLOBAL CHINA: Politics, Labor, and Foreign Investment in Africa | By Ching Kwan Lee THE SPECTER OF GLOBAL CHINA: Politics, Labor, and Foreign Investment in Africa | By Ching Kwan Lee
Joshua Eisenman

CHINA IN THE GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY: From Developmental to Entrepreneurial | By Gordon C.K. Cheung CHINA IN THE GLOBAL POLITICAL ECONOMY: From Developmental to Entrepreneurial | By Gordon C.K. Cheung
Tian He

CHINA’S REGIONS IN AN ERA OF GLOBALIZATION | By Tim Summers CHINA’S REGIONS IN AN ERA OF GLOBALIZATION | By Tim Summers
Hong Yu

WILL CHINA’S RISE BE PEACEFUL?: Security, Stability, and Legitimacy | Edited by Asle Toje WILL CHINA’S RISE BE PEACEFUL?: Security, Stability, and Legitimacy | Edited by Asle Toje
Chengxin Pan

THE POLITICS OF COMPASSION: The Sichuan Earthquake and Civic Engagement in China | By Bin Xu THE POLITICS OF COMPASSION: The Sichuan Earthquake and Civic Engagement in China | By Bin Xu
Shijing Zhang

CONFESSIONS OF A RED GUARD: A Chinese Novelist Recounts His Experiences During China’s Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution | By Liang Xiaosheng; Translated by Howard Goldblatt CONFESSIONS OF A RED GUARD: A Chinese Novelist Recounts His Experiences During China’s Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution | By Liang Xiaosheng; Translated by Howard Goldblatt
Yixin Chen

MAOISM: A Global History | By Julia Lovell MAOISM: A Global History | By Julia Lovell
Norbert Francis

THE GENDER LEGACY OF THE MAO ERA: Women’s Life Stories in Contemporary China | By Xin Huang THE GENDER LEGACY OF THE MAO ERA: Women’s Life Stories in Contemporary China | By Xin Huang
Feng Xu

EMPIRE AND ENVIRONMENT IN THE MAKING OF MANCHURIA | Edited by Norman Smith EMPIRE AND ENVIRONMENT IN THE MAKING OF MANCHURIA | Edited by Norman Smith
Emily Matson

Northeast Asia

JAPAN DECIDES 2017: The Japanese General Election | Edited by Robert J. Pekkanen, Steven R. Reed, Ethan Scheiner, and Daniel M. Smith JAPAN DECIDES 2017: The Japanese General Election | Edited by Robert J. Pekkanen, Steven R. Reed, Ethan Scheiner, and Daniel M. Smith
Gregory W. Noble

TAMING JAPAN’S DEFLATION: The Debate over Unconventional Monetary Policy | By Gene Park, Saori N. Katada, Giacomo Chiozza, and Yoshiko Kojo TAMING JAPAN’S DEFLATION: The Debate over Unconventional Monetary Policy | By Gene Park, Saori N. Katada, Giacomo Chiozza, and Yoshiko Kojo
Joseph E. Gagnon

THE ABE ADMINISTRATION AND THE RISE OF THE PRIME MINISTERIAL EXECUTIVE | By Aurelia George Mulgan THE ABE ADMINISTRATION AND THE RISE OF THE PRIME MINISTERIAL EXECUTIVE | By Aurelia George Mulgan
Leonard Schoppa

CONTRACEPTIVE DIPLOMACY: Reproductive Politics and Imperial Ambitions in the United States and Japan | By Aiko Takeuchi-Demirci CONTRACEPTIVE DIPLOMACY: Reproductive Politics and Imperial Ambitions in the United States and Japan | By Aiko Takeuchi-Demirci
Paul Christensen

DIVA NATION: Female Icons from Japanese Cultural History | Edited by Laura Miller and Rebecca Copeland DIVA NATION: Female Icons from Japanese Cultural History | Edited by Laura Miller and Rebecca Copeland
Elizabeth D. Lublin

PRODUCING HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI: Literature, Film, and Transnational Politics | By Yuko Shibata PRODUCING HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI: Literature, Film, and Transnational Politics | By Yuko Shibata
Michael P. Cronin

TOP-DOWN DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH KOREA | By Erik Mobrand TOP-DOWN DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH KOREA | By Erik Mobrand
Joan E. Cho

RE-INVENTING AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT: Linking Africa to the Korean Development Model | By Jong-Dae Park RE-INVENTING AFRICA’S DEVELOPMENT: Linking Africa to the Korean Development Model | By Jong-Dae Park
Joonhwa Cho

CULTURES OF YUSIN: South Korea in the 1970s | Edited by Youngju Ryu CULTURES OF YUSIN: South Korea in the 1970s | Edited by Youngju Ryu
Tae Yang Kwak

THE KOREAN WAR IN ASIA: A Hidden History | Edited by Tessa Morris-Suzuki THE KOREAN WAR IN ASIA: A Hidden History | Edited by Tessa Morris-Suzuki
Steven Hugh Lee

K-POP LIVE: Fans, Idols, and Multimedia Performance | By Suk-Young Kim K-POP LIVE: Fans, Idols, and Multimedia Performance | By Suk-Young Kim
Nikki J.Y. Lee

STRAIGHT KOREAN FEMALE FANS AND THEIR GAY FANTASIES | By Jungmin Kwon STRAIGHT KOREAN FEMALE FANS AND THEIR GAY FANTASIES | By Jungmin Kwon
David C. Oh

IMPERATIVES OF CARE: Women and Medicine in Colonial Korea | By Sonja M. Kim IMPERATIVES OF CARE: Women and Medicine in Colonial Korea | By Sonja M. Kim
Jennifer Jung-Kim

South Asia & the Himalayas

INDIA IN THE 21ST CENTURY: What Everyone Needs to Know | By Mira Kamdar INDIA IN THE 21ST CENTURY: What Everyone Needs to Know | By Mira Kamdar
James Manor

FINANCIALIZING POVERTY: Labor and Risk in Indian Microfinance | By Sohini Kar FINANCIALIZING POVERTY: Labor and Risk in Indian Microfinance | By Sohini Kar
M. Vijayabaskar

POLITICAL COMMUNICATION AND MOBILISATION: The Hindi Media in India | By Taberez Ahmed Neyazi POLITICAL COMMUNICATION AND MOBILISATION: The Hindi Media in India | By Taberez Ahmed Neyazi
Vivek Yadav

DARJEELING RECONSIDERED: Histories, Politics, Environments | Edited by Townsend Middleton and Sara Shneiderman DARJEELING RECONSIDERED: Histories, Politics, Environments | Edited by Townsend Middleton and Sara Shneiderman
Selma K. Sonntag

RIVER OF LIFE, RIVER OF DEATH: The Ganges and India’s Future | By Victor Mallet RIVER OF LIFE, RIVER OF DEATH: The Ganges and India’s Future | By Victor Mallet
Kenneth Bo Nielsen

TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN NEPAL: Interests, Victims and Agency | By Yvette Selim TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN NEPAL: Interests, Victims and Agency | By Yvette Selim
Chris Crews

Southeast Asia

VIETNAM’S FOREIGN POLICY UNDER DOI MOI | Edited by Le Hong Hiep and Anton Tsvetov VIETNAM’S FOREIGN POLICY UNDER DOI MOI | Edited by Le Hong Hiep and Anton Tsvetov
Paul Schuler

CURRENCIES OF IMAGINATION: Channeling Money and Chasing Mobility in Vietnam | By Ivan V. Small CURRENCIES OF IMAGINATION: Channeling Money and Chasing Mobility in Vietnam | By Ivan V. Small
Tu Phuong Nguyen

AMERICA’S VIETNAM WAR AND ITS FRENCH CONNECTION | By Frank Cain AMERICA’S VIETNAM WAR AND ITS FRENCH CONNECTION | By Frank Cain
Alex Ferguson

LIBERALISM AND THE POSTCOLONY: Thinking the State in 20th-Century Philippines | By Lisandro E. Claudio LIBERALISM AND THE POSTCOLONY: Thinking the State in 20th-Century Philippines | By Lisandro E. Claudio
Nicole Curato

MIGRANT RETURNS: Manila, Development, and Transnational Connectivity | By Eric J. Pido MIGRANT RETURNS: Manila, Development, and Transnational Connectivity | By Eric J. Pido
Karen Anne S. Liao

STRANGERS NEXT DOOR?: Indonesia and Australia in the Asian Century | Edited by Tim Lindsey and Dave McRae STRANGERS NEXT DOOR?: Indonesia and Australia in the Asian Century | Edited by Tim Lindsey and Dave McRae
Sian Troath

THE STATE, ULAMA AND ISLAM IN MALAYSIA AND INDONESIA | By Norshahril Saat THE STATE, ULAMA AND ISLAM IN MALAYSIA AND INDONESIA | By Norshahril Saat
Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid

Australasia & the Pacific Islands

HOW TO DEFEND AUSTRALIA | By Hugh White HOW TO DEFEND AUSTRALIA | By Hugh White
Randall Doyle

FROM SECRET BALLOT TO DEMOCRACY SAUSAGE: How Australia Got Compulsory Voting | By Judith Brett FROM SECRET BALLOT TO DEMOCRACY SAUSAGE: How Australia Got Compulsory Voting | By Judith Brett
Shane Barter and Ana Schugurensky

CORAL AND CONCRETE: Remembering Kwajalein Atoll Between Japan, America, and The Marshall Islands | By Greg Dvorak CORAL AND CONCRETE: Remembering Kwajalein Atoll Between Japan, America, and The Marshall Islands | By Greg Dvorak
Holly M. Barker

FAST MONEY SCHEMES: Hope and Deception in Papua New Guinea | By John Cox FAST MONEY SCHEMES: Hope and Deception in Papua New Guinea | By John Cox
Anna-Karina Hermkens

TADAIMA! I AM HOME: A Transnational Family History | By Tom Coffman TADAIMA! I AM HOME: A Transnational Family History | By Tom Coffman
Ruth (Lute) Faleolo

HARVESTS, FEASTS, AND GRAVES: Postcultural Consciousness in Contemporary Papua New Guinea | By Ryan Schram HARVESTS, FEASTS, AND GRAVES: Postcultural Consciousness in Contemporary Papua New Guinea | By Ryan Schram
John Barker

PACIFIC FUTURES: Past and Present | Edited by Warwick Anderson, Miranda Johnson, and Barbara Brookes PACIFIC FUTURES: Past and Present | Edited by Warwick Anderson, Miranda Johnson, and Barbara Brookes
Michael Main

PACIFIC REALITIES: Changing Perspectives on Resilience and Resistance | Edited by Laurent Dousset and Mélissa Nayral PACIFIC REALITIES: Changing Perspectives on Resilience and Resistance | Edited by Laurent Dousset and Mélissa Nayral
Wenzhen He

PARADOXES OF HAWAIIAN SOVEREIGNTY: Land, Sex, and the Colonial Politics of State Nationalism | By J. Kēhaulani Kauanui PARADOXES OF HAWAIIAN SOVEREIGNTY: Land, Sex, and the Colonial Politics of State Nationalism | By J. Kēhaulani Kauanui
David Fazzino