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Download top 10 - 2019

Article	Downloads	Views
Police Violence and Corruption in the Philippines: Violent Exchange and the War on Drugs	3954	702
The Spectacle of Violence in Duterte’s “War on Drugs”	3132	587
Singapore: The Politics of Inventing National Identity	2574	1156
Singapore in Its Worst Recession for Years. The Effects of the Current Economic Crisis on the City-State’s Economy	2480	1585
The 2015 Nigerian General Elections	2289	80
Managing Territorial Disputes in Southeast Asia: Is There More than the South China Sea?	1906	510
The Legacy of Dictatorship for Democratic Parties in Latin America	1903	285
Boko Haram: The Development of a Militant Religious Movement in Nigeria	1602	1141
Politics of Anxiety, Politics of Hope: Penal Populism and Duterte’s Rise to Power	1573	904
Cows, Bandits, and Violent Conflicts: Understanding Cattle Rustling in Northern Nigeria	1531	1190

Download top 10 - 2018

Article	Downloads	Views
The Spectacle of Violence in Duterte’s “War on Drugs”	8326	1004
Singapore: The Politics of Inventing National Identity	6225	1335
Duterte’s Resurgent Nationalism in the Philippines: A Discursive Institutionalist Analysis	3854	941
The Duterte Administration’s Foreign Policy: Unravelling the Aquino Administration’s Balancing Agenda on an Emergent China	3743	593
Divided Politics and Economic Growth in the Philippines	3032	517
Politics of Anxiety, Politics of Hope: Penal Populism and Duterte’s Rise to Power	2669	800
Singapore in Its Worst Recession for Years. The Effects of the Current Economic Crisis on the City-State’s Economy	2532	1207
Identity-building and Democracy in the Philippines: National Failure and Local Responses in Mindanao	2390	217
Vietnam: Economic Strategy and Economic Reality	2093	318
Managing Territorial Disputes in Southeast Asia: Is There More than the South China Sea?	2062	422

Download top 10 - 2017

Article	Downloads	Views
Politics of Anxiety, Politics of Hope: Penal Populism and Duterte’s Rise to Power	6854	890
The Kra Canal and Southeast Asian Relations	3955	738
Duterte’s Resurgent Nationalism in the Philippines: A Discursive Institutionalist Analysis	3744	1008
The Duterte Administration’s Foreign Policy: Unravelling the Aquino Administration’s Balancing Agenda on an Emergent China	3589	602
Singapore: The Politics of Inventing National Identity	2755	683
The Spectacle of Violence in Duterte’s “War on Drugs”	2242	981
Divided Politics and Economic Growth in the Philippines	2225	537
Singapore in Its Worst Recession for Years. The Effects of the Current Economic Crisis on the City-State’s Economy	2193	621
After Indonesia’s Ratification: The ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution and Its Effectiveness As a Regional Environmental Governance Tool	2101	474
Filipino Identity: The Haunting Question	2051	2383

Download top 10 - 2016

Article	Downloads	Views
Hazy Days: Forest Fires and the Politics of Environmental Security in Indonesia	5859	512
Filipino Identity: The Haunting Question	2688	1849
Singapore in Its Worst Recession for Years. The Effects of the Current Economic Crisis on the City-State’s Economy	2371	1261
Defining the Nation: National Identity in South Sudanese Media Discourse	1512	407
Case Study: The Myanmar and Bangladesh Maritime Boundary Dispute in the Bay of Bengal and Its Implications for South China Sea Claims	1457	1230
After Indonesia’s Ratification: The ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution and Its Effectiveness As a Regional Environmental Governance Tool	1390	666
Ethiopian Nationalism: An Ideology to Transcend All Odds	1375	322
Land Acquisitions, the Politics of Dispossession, and State-Remaking in Gambella, Western Ethiopia	1244	702
Can ASEAN Cope with China?	1076	318
China’s Potential for Economic Coercion in the South China Sea Disputes: A Comparative Study of the Philippines and Vietnam	930	916

Download top 10 - 2015

Article	Downloads	Views
Singapore in Its Worst Recession for Years. The Effects of the Current Economic Crisis on the City-State’s Economy	1712	1681
China’s Strategic Misjudgement on Myanmar	1429	263
Singapore: The Politics of Inventing National Identity	1421	815
Defining the Nation: National Identity in South Sudanese Media Discourse	1415	359
Boko Haram: The Development of a Militant Religious Movement in Nigeria	1313	1319
An Agreement to Disagree: The ASEAN Human Rights Declaration and the Absence of Regional Identity in Southeast Asia	1239	546
Filipino Identity: The Haunting Question	1228	2147
Cold War in Southern Africa	1200	221
The Boko Haram Uprising and Islamic Revivalism in Nigeria	1166	2942
The Limits and Potential of Liberal Democratisation in Southeast Asia	1102	376

Download top 10 - 2014

Article	Downloads	Views
Defining the Nation: National Identity in South Sudanese Media Discourse	2263	339
Taiwan’s Ethnicities and their Representation on the Internet	2007	84
Singapore in Its Worst Recession for Years. The Effects of the Current Economic Crisis on the City-State’s Economy	1518	1023
China’s Strategic Misjudgement on Myanmar	1514	282
Boko Haram: The Development of a Militant Religious Movement in Nigeria	1232	963
Civil Society Action and Governance in Vietnam: Selected Findings from an Empirical Survey	1064	213
Myanmar on the Move: An Overview of Recent Developments	1035	305
Indonesian Perceptions and Attitudes toward the ASEAN Community	1007	266
Regulatory Agencies and Courts in the South: The Overlaps in Colombian Water Regulation	1004	236
Perceptions, Practices and Adaptations: Understanding Chinese–African Interactions in Africa	998	250

Download top 10 - 2013

Article	Downloads	Views
The Politics of “Public Opinion” in the Philippines	7432	440
Singapore: The Politics of Inventing National Identity	6918	462
China’s Trade Relations with the United States in Perspective	6346	295
China’s Strategic Misjudgement on Myanmar	3071	288
China and the Changing Myanmar	2860	181
Maritime Territorial Disputes in East Asia: A Comparative Analysis of the South China Sea and the East China Sea	2627	676
Singapore in Its Worst Recession for Years. The Effects of the Current Economic Crisis on the City-State’s Economy	2548	472
Chinese Foreign Policy in Transition: Trends and Implications	2377	1165
China and Brazil: Economic Impacts of a Growing Relationship	1960	246
Regulatory Agencies and Courts in the South: The Overlaps in Colombian Water Regulation	1952	203

Download top 10 - 2012

Article	Downloads	Views
Modern Monarchs and Democracy: Thailand’s Bhumibol Adulyadej and Juan Carlos of Spain	1587	167
Singapore: The Politics of Inventing National Identity	1512	187
The Boko Haram Uprising and Islamic Revivalism in Nigeria	1174	713
China’s Evolving Behaviour in Africa and the Options of Cooperation with Europe	1115	246
Redefining Foreign Policy Impulses toward Africa: The Roles of the MFA, the MOFCOM and China Exim Bank	1091	229
Global Flows with Chinese Characteristics	947	250
A Dragon and a Dove? A Comparative Overview of Chinese and European Trade Relations with Sub-Saharan Africa	926	196
The Growing Influence of Al-Qaeda on the African Continent	841	414
Maritime Territorial Disputes in East Asia: A Comparative Analysis of the South China Sea and the East China Sea	835	399
China and Brazil: Economic Impacts of a Growing Relationship	823	230

Download top 10 - 2011

Article	Downloads	Views
Continuities, Dislocations and Transformations: 50 Years of Independence in Africa	1145	451
ASEAN and Strategic Rivalry among the Great Powers in Asia	849	198
Maritime Territorial Disputes in East Asia: A Comparative Analysis of the South China Sea and the East China Sea	777	159
The Mechanics of Regime Instability in Latin America	744	148
The Boko Haram Uprising and Islamic Revivalism in Nigeria	737	362
Evade, Corrupt, or Confront? Organized Crime and the State in Brazil and Mexico	701	168
Religion and the State in China: The Limits of Institutionalization	658	194
The Taiwan Dilemma: China, Japan, and the Strait Dynamic	650	206
Environmental Governance in China: New Developments and Perspectives	585	131
Political Appointments and Coalition Management in Brazil, 2007-2010	583	182

Download top 10 - 2010

Article	Downloads	Views
Evade, Corrupt, or Confront? Organized Crime and the State in Brazil and Mexico	1549	186
The Mechanics of Regime Instability in Latin America	1297	182
The Ethiopian Second Republic and the Fragile “Social Contract”	1200	279
Chinese Foreign Policy in Transition: Trends and Implications	876	351
Introduction: Power-Sharing in Africa	811	473
The Financial Crisis and China’s “Harmonious Society”	735	153
Racism, Ethnicity and the Media in Africa: Reflections Inspired by Studies of Xenophobia in Cameroon and South Africa	693	364
Singapore: The Politics of Inventing National Identity	683	229
Social Security for China’s Migrant Workers – Providing for Old Age	641	239
Compulsory for Whom? Mandatory Voting and Electoral Participation in Brazil, 1986-2006	637	98

Download top 10 - 2009

Article	Downloads	Views
China’s Employment Crisis – A Stimulus for Policy Change?	1475	77
The Mechanics of Regime Instability in Latin America	1295	322
Evade, Corrupt, or Confront? Organized Crime and the State in Brazil and Mexico	1232	158
Macau: Ten Years after the Handover	1227	201
New Nationalism and Xenophobia in Africa – A New Inclination?	943	226
China’s Economic Policy in the Time of the Global Financial Crisis: Which Way Out?	762	120
Ethiopian Nationalism: An Ideology to Transcend All Odds	724	115
Africa for Africans or Africa for “Natives” Only? “New Nationalism” and Nativism in Zimbabwe and South Africa	690	105
China’s Politics under Hu Jintao	640	155
Who to Blame and What’s to Gain? Reflections on Space, State, and Violence in Kenya and South Africa	609	104