Pacific Affairs
ISSN 0030-851X (Print); ISSN 1715-3379 (Online)
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Pacific Affairs is a peer-reviewed, independent, and interdisciplinary scholarly journal focusing on important current political, economic and social issues throughout Asia and the Pacific. Each issue contains approximately five new articles and 40-50 book reviews. Published continuously as a quarterly since 1928 under the same name, it is the oldest English-language journal with a focus on Asia and the Pacific. It enjoys an international reputation based on the high quality of articles, and its extensive book reviews section.
Publisher: Pacific Affairs, a division of the University of British Columbia
77 Issues
and
7 fast track articles
are available
(most recent: 24 April 2024)
- Volume 97
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Number 1, March 2024
- Volume 96
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Number 4, December 2023
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Number 3, September 2023
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Number 2, June 2023
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Number 1, March 2023
- Volume 95
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Number 4, December 2022
COVID-19 in Asia: Governance and the Politics of the Pandemic
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Number 3, September 2022
Post-democratizing Politics in Southeast and Northeast Asia
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Number 2, June 2022
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Number 1, March 2022
- Volume 94
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Number 4, December 2021
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Number 3, September 2021
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Number 2, June 2021
Suspension: Complexed Developments and Hypermobility In and From China
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Number 1, March 2021
- Volume 93
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Number 4, December 2020
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Number 3, September 2020
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Number 2, June 2020
Renegotiating Social Risks in The People’s Republic of China and Japan
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Number 1, March 2020
- Volume 92
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Number 4, December 2019
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Number 3, September 2019
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Number 2, June 2019
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Number 1, March 2019
- Volume 91
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Number 4, December 2018
Practices of Brokerage and the Making of Migration Infrastructures in Asia Guest Editors: Tina Shrestha and Brenda S.A. Yeoh
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Number 3, September 2018
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Number 2, June 2018
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Number 1, March 2018
Understanding the Development of Think Tanks in China, Taiwan, and Japan
- Volume 90
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Number 4, December 2017
Integrated Mega-Casinos and Speculative Urbanism in Southeast Asia
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Number 3, September 2017
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Number 2, June 2017
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Number 1, March 2017
- Volume 89
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Number 4, December 2016
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Number 3, September 2016
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Number 2, June 2016
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Number 1, March 2016
- Volume 88
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Number 4, December 2015
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Number 3, September 2015
Governing Flooding in Asia's Urban Transition
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Number 2, June 2015
Religion, Business and Contestation in Malaysia and Singapore; Guest Editors Edmund Terence Gomez, Robert Hunt and John Roxborogh
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Number 1, March 2015
- Volume 87
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Number 4, December 2014
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Number 3, September 2014
Context, Concepts and Comparison in Southeast Asian Studies; Guest Editors: Mikko Huotari and Jürgen Rüland
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Number 2, June 2014
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Number 1, March 2014
- Volume 86
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Number 4, December 2013
Decentralized Governance and Urban Change in Asia
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Number 3, September 2013
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Number 2, June 2013
Global Perspectives on Chinese Investment; Guest Editors: Graeme Smith and Paul D'Arcy
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Number 1, March 2013
- Volume 85
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Number 4, December 2012
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Number 3, September 2012
Celling South Asia: The Mobile Phone's Impact on a Region; Guest Editors: Robin Jeffrey and Assa Doron
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Number 2, June 2012
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Number 1, March 2012
OPENING THE BLACK BOX OF MIGRATION
- Volume 84
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Number 4, December 2011
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Number 3, September 2011
Becoming Urban: Periurban Dynamics in Vietnam and China
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Number 2, June 2011
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Number 1, March 2011
Experiencing the State: Marginalized People and the Politics of Development in Contemporary India; Guest Editors: Philippa Williams, Bhaskar Vira and Deepta Chopra
- Volume 83
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Number 4, December 2010
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Number 3, September 2010
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Number 2, June 2010
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Number 1, March 2010
CITIZENSHIP AND MIGRATION Guest Editor: Apichai W. Shipper
- Volume 82
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Number 4, Winter 2009
- Number 3, Fall 2009
- Number 2, Summer 2009
- Number 1, Spring 2009
- Volume 81
- Number 4, Winter 2008
- Number 3, Fall 2008
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Number 2, Summer 2008
Migration and Mobility
- Number 1, Spring 2008
- Volume 80
- Number 4, December 2007 East Timor's Truth Commission; Guest Editors: John Roosa
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Number 3, October 2007
- Number 2, June 2007 East Asian Cross-Relgionalism; Guest Editors: Mireya Solís and Saori N. Katada
- Number 1, Spring 2007
- Volume 79
- Number 4, Winter 2006 - 2007
- Number 3, Fall 2006 The Other Binary: Why Japan-North Korea Relations Matter; Guest Editors: Linus Hagström and Marie Söderberg
- Number 2, Summer 2006
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Number 1, Spring 2006
- Volume 78
- Number 4, Winter 2005 - 2006 Globalization and the Southeast Asian Capital Cities; Guest Editor: K.C. Ho
- Number 3, Fall 2005
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Number 2, Summer 2005
- Number 1, Spring 2005 Democratization and Communication in Asia; Guest Editor: Caroline Hughes
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