Academics are under increasing pressure to publish, particularly in peer-reviewed journals.
This external pressure is clearly expressed by the" publish or perish" dictum. Studies have …

The vigil of Giulio Regeni in Cairo, from a distance, would have looked like any other protest–
banners and posters fluttering in the wind. Only, that winter morning, in 2016, was muted …

This paper examines the nature of China's current research climate and its effects on foreign
scholarship. Drawing on an original survey of over 500 China scholars, we find that …

This article provides a reflective analysis of a local scholar on methodological challenges of
conducting research in Kazakhstan—a post-Soviet, authoritarian, Central Asian country. It …

Abstract Evaluation of research management is essential in higher education The
Indonesian government regularly evaluates the research performance, as part of …

This book investigates the roles that ideas and constructs associated with Eurasia have
played in the making of Kazakhstan's foreign policy during the Nazarbaev era. This book …

Mining developments, corporate-community conflict, and participatory community
development programs can have diverse gendered impacts on people affected by mining …

The political science discipline has recently engaged in contentious debate about the value
of “research transparency,” particularly for research with human participants. The discipline …

Cambodia's recent crackdown on freedoms of expression, association, and assembly
coincides with the wider geopolitical ascent of illiberal democracy. Scholarly and public …

With the recent proliferation of comparative authoritarianism studies, a new research agenda
on authoritarian diffusion has emerged. Authoritarian diffusion concerns the study of how …