The Journal of East Asian Studies flipped to #OpenAccess from January 2025. Browse our latest OA issue here - https://cup.org/463yp8A
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The Journal of East Asian Studies is an #OpenAccess journal publishing cutting edge social science on East and Southeast Asia. cambridge.org/jea Published by @universitypress.cambridge.org for the the East Asia Institute (EAI).
#OpenAccess - 'The Politics of Inclusion and Exclusion: Pensions, Labor Informalization, and Labor Mobility in China' By Yujeong Yang - https://cup.org/4yDuJ9M Reviewed by Youngjoon Lee #FirstView
The Journal of East Asian Studies flipped to #OpenAccess from January 2025. You can browse our latest OA issue here - https://cup.org/463yp8A #APSA2026
#OpenAccess from our latest issue - Inequality Attribution and Political Participation: Survey Evidence from Hong Kong - https://cup.org/3NbXbgT - Yongshun Cai & Jennifer Sin Yu Hung
#OpenAccess from our latest issue - Party Strength in New Fields: The Chinese Communist Party’s Tactics for Penetrating “Two New” Organizations in the Non-Public Sector - https://cup.org/4rRz1Yf - Han Zhang, Huirong Chen & Shengxiang Ji
#OpenAccess from our latest issue - Do Effortful Apologies Matter in International Historical Disputes? Experimental Evidence from South Korea - https://cup.org/4rGj9Yl - Jaeseok Yang
#OpenAccess from our latest issue - Who Represents Senior Citizens in an Aging Society? The Role of Electoral Context in the Representation of Seniors - https://cup.org/4cawMdh - Minkung Jung, BoMi Song, Juhyeon Jeong & @jeonghyunkim.bsky.social
NEW ISSUE - Journal of East Asian Studies - Volume 26 - Issue 2 - July 2026 - https://cup.org/3RYd5xv #OpenAccess
#OpenAccess - Homeownership and Public Pensions in East Asia: Is the Trade-Off Real? - https://cup.org/44crgSD - Inhoe Ku, Chung-Yang Yeh, Yong-Chang Heo, Atsushi Yuyama & Dongjin Kim #FirstView
#OpenAccess from our latest issue - Cultural Polarization in Taiwan: The Emergence of Moral Issue Partisanship, 2000–2024 - https://cup.org/4uJCBVj - Louis Liang-Yu Ko (Stanford University)
#OpenAccess from our latest issue - Introducing SIKAP: A Harmonized Dataset of 58 Weekly Surveys of Indonesian Voters - https://cup.org/4sfe5KD - Nicholas Kuipers & @nathanael.id #FirstView #SIKAP
#OpenAccess from our latest issue - Inequality Attribution and Political Participation: Survey Evidence from Hong Kong - https://cup.org/3NbXbgT - Yongshun Cai & Jennifer Sin Yu Hung
#OpenAccess from our latest issue - Party Strength in New Fields: The Chinese Communist Party’s Tactics for Penetrating “Two New” Organizations in the Non-Public Sector - https://cup.org/4rRz1Yf - Han Zhang, Huirong Chen & Shengxiang Ji
NEW ISSUE - Journal of East Asian Studies - Volume 26 - Issue 2 - July 2026 - https://cup.org/3RYd5xv #OpenAccess
#OpenAccess from our latest issue - Do Effortful Apologies Matter in International Historical Disputes? Experimental Evidence from South Korea - https://cup.org/4rGj9Yl - Jaeseok Yang
#OpenAccess from our latest issue - Who Represents Senior Citizens in an Aging Society? The Role of Electoral Context in the Representation of Seniors - https://cup.org/4cawMdh - Minkung Jung, BoMi Song, Juhyeon Jeong & @jeonghyunkim.bsky.social
#OpenAccess from our latest issue - Cultural Polarization in Taiwan: The Emergence of Moral Issue Partisanship, 2000–2024 - https://cup.org/4uJCBVj - Louis Liang-Yu Ko (Stanford University)
NEW ISSUE - Journal of East Asian Studies - Volume 26 - Issue 2 - July 2026 - https://cup.org/3RYd5xv #OpenAccess
#OpenAccess from our latest issue - Introducing SIKAP: A Harmonized Dataset of 58 Weekly Surveys of Indonesian Voters - https://cup.org/4sfe5KD - Nicholas Kuipers & @nathanael.id #FirstView #SIKAP
NEW ISSUE - Journal of East Asian Studies - Volume 26 - Issue 2 - July 2026 - https://cup.org/3RYd5xv #OpenAccess
Why does South Korea have a stable party system despite unstable political parties? This article argues that party system institutionalization can emerge even without strong political parties and calls South Korea a "partyless" democracy. Read more here:
Party System Institutionalization Without Parties: Evidence from Korea | Journal of East Asian Studies | Cambridge Core
Party System Institutionalization Without Parties: Evidence from Korea - Volume 14 Issue 1
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Why is Taiwan’s party system more stable than those of Japan or South Korea? This article argues the answer lies in patterns of party switching and how politicians respond to electoral incentives in a competitive multiparty system. Read more here:
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Patterns of Party Switching in Multiparty Taiwan | Journal of East Asian Studies | Cambridge Core
Should I Stay or Should I Go? Patterns of Party Switching in Multiparty Taiwan - Volume 14 Issue 1
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In China, why do authoritarian regimes create legislatures that have little power? This article argues local legislatures help build alliances with private businesses by exchanging patronage, loans, and access for support and loyalty. Read more here:
Organizational Clientelism: An Analysis of Private Entrepreneurs in Chinese Local Legislatures | Journal of East Asian Studies | Cambridge Core
Organizational Clientelism: An Analysis of Private Entrepreneurs in Chinese Local Legislatures - Volume 14 Issue 1
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In South Korea, foreign aid to Africa is framed as a mission for development and poverty reduction. This article emphasizes a different story, as aid often serves Korean national interests as well as humanitarian goals. Read more here:
Korean Bilateral Official Development Assistance to Africa Under Korea's Initiative for Africa's Development | Journal of East Asian Studies | Cambridge Core
Korean Bilateral Official Development Assistance to Africa Under Korea's Initiative for Africa's Development - Volume 14 Issue 2
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In Indonesia, democratization did not strengthen political parties, it fractured them. This article explains how electoral rules and personalized campaigning fueled rising fragmentation in local politics after Suharto. Read more here:
Party System Fragmentation in Indonesia: The Subnational Dimension | Journal of East Asian Studies | Cambridge Core
Party System Fragmentation in Indonesia: The Subnational Dimension - Volume 14 Issue 2
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In Taiwan, the difference between Mandarin and Taiwanese can be heard, but do the two languages also carry political stereotypes? This article finds that language shapes how voters perceive political identity, public opinion, and democratic politics.
Language Stereotypes in Contemporary Taiwan: Evidence from an Experimental Study | Journal of East Asian Studies | Cambridge Core
Language Stereotypes in Contemporary Taiwan: Evidence from an Experimental Study - Volume 14 Issue 2
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In China, what are the motivations and practices of autocratic media censorship? Using a dataset from 1,403 secret censorship directives, this article finds that the CCP is shifting from outright media bans toward trying to “guide” coverage instead.
China's Media Censorship: A Dynamic and Diversified Regime | Journal of East Asian Studies | Cambridge Core
China's Media Censorship: A Dynamic and Diversified Regime - Volume 14 Issue 2
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Are preferential trade agreements (PTAs) in the Asia-Pacific Region purely a political strategy used for diplomacy? Taking the cases of Japan's and South Korea's PTAs , this article argues that these agreements have a clear economic rationale. Read more:
The Economic Logic of Asian Preferential Trade Agreements: The Role of Intra-Industry Trade | Journal of East Asian Studies | Cambridge Core
The Economic Logic of Asian Preferential Trade Agreements: The Role of Intra-Industry Trade - Volume 14 Issue 2
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Why didn’t electoral reform weaken Japan’s interest groups? This article shows that highly organized groups such as agricultural cooperatives and postmasters adapted to the new system and remained essential vote gathering networks for political parties.
The Electoral Power of Japanese Interest Groups: An Organizational Perspective | Journal of East Asian Studies | Cambridge Core
The Electoral Power of Japanese Interest Groups: An Organizational Perspective - Volume 14 Issue 3
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How has Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party survived for so long? By analyzing election manifestos from 1956 to 2013, this article shows how the LDP shifted its message over time to focus on environmental and postmaterialist issues. Read more here:
Between Pork and People: An Analysis of the Policy Balance in the LDP's Election Platforms | Journal of East Asian Studies | Cambridge Core
Between Pork and People: An Analysis of the Policy Balance in the LDP's Election Platforms - Volume 14 Issue 3
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