25 Mar 2009

Asian Politics and Policy (APP) journal
Center for Asian Politics and Policy (CAPP), Washington, D.C., US
Self-description:
"Asian Politics & Policy (APP) is a peer-reviewed journal sponsored by the Policy Studies Organization, a related organization of the American Political Science Association (APSA). The journal is administered by the Center for Asian Politics and Policy (CAPP) in Washington, D.C. and is published quarterly by Wiley-Blackwell beginning in 2009. Asian Politics & Policy is dedicated to publishing quality articles on issues related to the domestic and international affairs of Asia. The objective of the journal is to inform readers of political dynamics and policy innovations in Asia, the growing trend of economic and political integration in East Asia, and the changing relations among Asian countries and between Asia and other parts of the world.
In addition to research articles, Asian Politics & Policy will provide book, website and blog reviews. Asian Politics & Policy is internationally oriented, with its editorial board members from prestigious universities and research institutions in China, Japan, South Korea, ASEAN nations, India, Australia, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The journal has its editorial offices located in China and the United States."
TOC: Vol 1, Issue 1 January 2009: Articles * William Ratliff, "In Search of a Balanced Relationship: China, Latin America and the United States" * Taku Tamaki, "An Unholy Pilgrimage? Yasukuni and the Construction of Japan's Asia Imaginary" * John Anthony Tures, "Rattling the Hesam: International Distractions from Internal Problems in Iran" * Robert Ken Arakaki, "2008 Malaysian Election: The End of Malaysia's Ethnic Nationalism?" * Ting Yan, "Political Sophistication among the Mass Publics of Confucian Asia" * Mahjoob Zweiri and Mathew Wootton, "The Durability of Managed Rivalry: Iran's Relations with Russia and the Saudi Dimension" * Ina Acharya, "Working under Monarchy: Political Leadership and Democracy in Nepal."
[The site provides information about the new journal. So far, there is no online access to the published articles and book reviews - ed.]
URL http://www.wiley.com/bw/journal.asp?ref=1943-0779
Internet Archive (web.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Daniel Aldrich, Associate Editor, APP (daniel.aldrich--at--gmail.com), forwarded by Vincent K Pollard (pollard--at--hawaii.edu)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Corporate Info.
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library/museum - NGO - other]: Other/Business
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: rating not available
* External links to the resource [over 3,000 - under 3,000 - under 1,000 - under 300 - under 100 - under 30]: under 30