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Pacific Affairs

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An international review of Asia and the Pacific Read More

Current Issue: Volume 95, No. 3 – September 2022

Introduction: Post-Democratizing Politics in Southeast and Northeast Asia

Introduction: Post-Democratizing Politics in Southeast and Northeast Asia
Ja Ian Chong and Norma Osterberg-Kaufmann

Evolution of Our Times: Developing Democratic Identities in Hong Kong and Taiwan

Evolution of Our Times: Developing Democratic Identities in Hong Kong and Taiwan
Ja Ian Chong and Hsin-Hsin Pan

Democratic Breakdown through Lawfare by Constitutional Courts: The Case of Post-“Democratic Transition” Thailand

Democratic Breakdown through Lawfare by Constitutional Courts: The Case of Post-“Democratic Transition” Thailand
Eugénie Mérieau

Uncoupling Conceptual Understandings and Political Preferences: A Study of Democratic Attitudes among Singapore’s Highly Educated Young

Uncoupling Conceptual Understandings and Political Preferences: A Study of Democratic Attitudes among Singapore’s Highly Educated Young
Norma Osterberg-Kaufmann and Kay Key Teo

Failed Autocratization: Malaysia under Najib Razak (2009–2018)

Failed Autocratization: Malaysia under Najib Razak (2009–2018)
Andreas Ufen

Mobilized and Polarized: Social Media and Disinformation Narratives in the 2022 Philippine Elections

Mobilized and Polarized: Social Media and Disinformation Narratives in the 2022 Philippine Elections
Aries A. Arugay and Justin Keith A. Baquisal

Violence and Impunity: Democratic Backsliding in the Philippines and the 2022 Elections

Violence and Impunity: Democratic Backsliding in the Philippines and the 2022 Elections
Sol Iglesias

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Understanding Mistrust and Instability in East Asia

Understanding Mistrust and Instability in East Asia
Jahyun Chun

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About Pacific Affairs

Pacific Affairs is a peer-reviewed, independent, and interdisciplinary scholarly journal focussing on important current political, economic, and social issues throughout Asia and the Pacific. Each issue contains approximately five new articles and 40-45 book reviews. Published continuously since 1928 under the same name, Pacific Affairs has been located on the beautiful campus of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, since 1961. The journal is committed to providing to the scholarly community and the world at large high quality research on Asia and the Pacific that takes readers beyond the headlines and across multiple disciplines.

Publication of Pacific Affairs is generously supported by The University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University.

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2021 Journal Citation Report Impact Factor

Impact Factor Score: 1.372 (30 out of 167 Area Studies journals) - cites in 2021 to articles published in 2019 and 2020

5-Year Impact Factor Score: 1.796 (23 out of 167 Area Studies journals) - cites in 2021 to articles published between 2016 and 2020

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