Asia-Pacific Social Science Review

The Asia-Pacific Social Science Review (APSSR) is an internationally refereed journal published biannually by De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines. It aims to advance and deepen the study of social sciences in Asia and the Pacific. The APSSR provides a venue for social scientists, policymakers, and practitioners to articulate, ventilate, and argue key questions and concerns towards a better understanding of social science disciplines and their impact on broad development issues.

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Vol 9, No 2 (2009)

Table of Contents

From the Editor

From the Editor: Vol.9(2) Abstract PDF
Cristela Goce-Dakila

Articles

Sacred Cloth and Development in Timor-Leste Abstract PDF
Sara Niner 1-17
Taiwanized “New Taiwanese”: The Effect of Taiwanization on the 2008 Presidential Election Campaign of Ma Ying-jeou Abstract PDF
Malte Philipp Kaeding 19-34
Degree of Social Distance between Japanese and Filipinos in Manila Abstract PDF
Shiro Ito, Rachel Varona 35-48
The Ambivalent Cultural Identities of Alangan Mangyans in the Context of Mining Exploration Abstract PDF
Dindo Café 49-62
Workers’ Remittances and its Impact on Rural Development in the Philippines Abstract PDF
Alvin Ang 63-77
The State of the Epistemology of the State Abstract PDF
Jiah L Sayson, Rhoderick John S Abellanosa 79-88

Book Review

Bilveer Singh on the "Taliban" of Southeast Asia Abstract PDF
Salvador Santino F Regilme 89-92
Challenges of Higher Education Institutions in the Asia Pacific Region Abstract PDF
Melvin Jabar 93-94


Asia-Pacific Social Science Review ISSN: 0119-8386

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