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Digital Campaigning and Electoral Influence: A Case Study of Political Marketing Movements in Pakistan’s 2024 General Elections Politics and Society Middle East
  • Apr 2026, 27
  • Muhammad Younus
Digital Campaigning and Electoral Influence: A Case Study of Political Marketing Movements in Pakistan’s 2024 General Elections

This article looks at how Pakistan's 2024 General Elections were...

Fractured Soul in Jerebuu: A Social Critique from the Nation’s Edge Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Apr 2026, 24
  • Fithri Dzakiyyah Hafizah
Fractured Soul in Jerebuu: A Social Critique from the Nation’s Edge

This article examines the tragic death of a child in...

Poverty Alleviation in Kebumen Regency, Central Java: Collaboration, Empowerment, and Infrastructure Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Mar 2026, 23
  • Kaamiliaa Dewi
Poverty Alleviation in Kebumen Regency, Central Java: Collaboration, Empowerment, and Infrastructure

This article examines poverty alleviation efforts in Kebumen Regency, Central...

Free Meals, Missing Books: The Cost of Misaligned Policy in Indonesia Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Mar 2026, 13
  • Wahyu Wulandari
Free Meals, Missing Books: The Cost of Misaligned Policy in Indonesia

This article critically examines Indonesia’s Makan Bergizi Gratis (MBG) programme,...

The Laughter of Resistance: Context Collapse, Political Literacy, and the Psychology of Efficacy in Pandji Pragiwaksono’s Mens Rea Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Mar 2026, 09
  • Moch Dimas Maulana
The Laughter of Resistance: Context Collapse, Political Literacy, and the Psychology of Efficacy in Pandji Pragiwaksono’s Mens Rea

This article examines the socio-political impact of Pandji Pragiwaksono’s stand-up...

Are Men Consistently Neglecting Gender Issues in Current Indonesian Politics? Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Feb 2026, 23
  • Fanny Syariful Alam
Are Men Consistently Neglecting Gender Issues in Current Indonesian Politics?

This article examines the persistent "political masculinity" in Indonesia, 41...

The Emergence and Transformation of Islamic Political Parties in Indonesia: Organizational Dynamics, Electoral Challenges, and Theoretical Perspectives Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Feb 2026, 20
  • Muhammad Aqshadigrama
The Emergence and Transformation of Islamic Political Parties in Indonesia: Organizational Dynamics, Electoral Challenges, and Theoretical Perspectives

This article examines why Islamic political parties in Indonesia remain...

Nourish Children, Nourish Citizenship Will the Free-Meals Program Teach Democracy? Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jan 2026, 30
  • Aldi Nur Fadil Auliya
Nourish Children, Nourish Citizenship Will the Free-Meals Program Teach Democracy?

This article examines the global rise of school meal programs,...

Dhurandhar and the Politics of Bollywood Propaganda Politics and Society South and Central Asia
  • Jan 2026, 19
  • Farwa Imtiaz
Dhurandhar and the Politics of Bollywood Propaganda

This article examines Dhurandhar not merely as a commercial Bollywood...

Mapping the Digital Economics and Global Trends with the Indonesian Perspective Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Jan 2026, 16
  • Kaamiliaa Dewi
Mapping the Digital Economics and Global Trends with the Indonesian Perspective

This article highlight the development of IT that has been...

From Bans to Business: How Afghan Women Use Social Commerce to Survive in 2025 Politics and Society South and Central Asia
  • Dec 2025, 29
  • Ziyada Hafizi
From Bans to Business: How Afghan Women Use Social Commerce to Survive in 2025

This article explores how Afghan women are using social commerce...

How Youth and Digital Networks Are Transforming Movements in South Asia Politics and Society South and Central Asia
  • Dec 2025, 22
  • Muhammad Aquib
How Youth and Digital Networks Are Transforming Movements in South Asia

This article examines how youth-led, digitally networked movements are reshaping...

Privatizing Faith and Religion: Weighing Freedom, Equality, and Social Peace Politics and Society South and Central Asia
  • Dec 2025, 08
  • Muhammad Younus
Privatizing Faith and Religion: Weighing Freedom, Equality, and Social Peace

This article examines proposals to privatize religion not as neutral...

Sports as a Proxy Tool in Foreign Policy- A Perspective from Asia Politics and Society South and Central Asia
  • Nov 2025, 21
  • Angana Guha Roy
Sports as a Proxy Tool in Foreign Policy- A Perspective from Asia

This article traces how a tense India-Pakistan cricket game, complete...

Pakistan-Saudi Arabia SMDA: A New Chapter of Global South Cooperation Politics and Society Middle East
  • Nov 2025, 17
  • Farrel Ananda Arkent
Pakistan-Saudi Arabia SMDA: A New Chapter of Global South Cooperation

This article explains how the Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Strategic Mutual Defence...

Resisting Erasure: Afghan Women’s Struggle for Education and Agency in Post-2021 Afghanistan Politics and Society South and Central Asia
  • Nov 2025, 14
  • Farahnaz Amini
Resisting Erasure: Afghan Women’s Struggle for Education and Agency in Post-2021 Afghanistan

This article examines how Afghan women have transformed the struggle...

Restructuring the Post-Conflict Future: Special Autonomy as a Path to Decolonization and Prosperity in Aceh and Bangsamoro Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Nov 2025, 12
  • Syarifah Huswatun Miswar
Restructuring the Post-Conflict Future: Special Autonomy as a Path to Decolonization and Prosperity in Aceh and Bangsamoro

This article explores how special autonomy in Aceh and Bangsamoro...

Exclusion as Harmony: The Governance of Bodies in Malaysia Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Nov 2025, 07
  • Nur Hadirah Binte Sapari
Exclusion as Harmony: The Governance of Bodies in Malaysia

This article examines how Malaysia’s political economy sustains social harmony...

Innovation and the Invisibilisation of Gender: What the Global Innovation Index Misses? Politics and Society South and Central Asia
  • Nov 2025, 05
  • Priyanka Garodia
Innovation and the Invisibilisation of Gender: What the Global Innovation Index Misses?

This article critiques the Global Innovation Index (GII) for overlooking...

All Eyes on Indonesia and Nepal: The Multi-Actor Relations in the Political Battleground Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Oct 2025, 08
  • Ahmad Fajar Maulana
All Eyes on Indonesia and Nepal: The Multi-Actor Relations in the Political Battleground

This article examines how technology has become a highly contested...

Islam, Politics, and Pancasila: In Search of National Harmony Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Oct 2025, 03
  • Muhammad Adib Alfarisi
Islam, Politics, and Pancasila: In Search of National Harmony

This article takes a deep dive into Indonesia’s evolving struggle...

The Generation That wouldn’t wait: How Nepal’s Gen Z Redefined Protest Politics Politics and Society South and Central Asia
  • Sep 2025, 24
  • Saemah Shamim
The Generation That wouldn’t wait: How Nepal’s Gen Z Redefined Protest Politics

This article examines how Nepal’s Generation Z transformed a government-imposed...

Religiousity Against or Supporting Bullying at Schools? Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2025, 25
  • Fanny Syariful Alam
Religiousity Against or Supporting Bullying at Schools?

This article explores how religiosity in Indonesia, while rooted in...

Aceh at the Crossroads: Hope for Peace and Political Challenges in a New Era Politics and Society East Asia and the Pacific
  • Aug 2025, 20
  • Syarifah Huswatun Miswar
Aceh at the Crossroads: Hope for Peace and Political Challenges in a New Era

This article explains Aceh's efforts to balance high expectations with...

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