The editors welcome manuscripts bearing upon issues in the social sciences in general and particularly world/comparative politics and Asia's regional affairs. Contributors should submit manuscripts to editors_ap@jh.edu.
Inquiries may also be directed to the Editor-in-Chief or Managing Editor. Prospective contributors based in North and Latin America and Europe are kindly requested to contact Dr. Ho-fung Hung; all others should contact Dr. Dean Ouellette.
Managing Editor: Dean Ouellette, IFES: The Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Kyungnam University, 2(Samcheong-dong) Bukchon-ro 15-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03053, Korea, asianper@kyungnam.ac.kr
Editor-in-Chief: Ho-fung Hung, Johns Hopkins SAIS, 1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC, USA, hofung@jhu.edu
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