• 5 Percent/5 Years: Toward the Shanghai Goal , Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
  The Shanghai Goal aims at reducing transactions costs throughout the APEC region by 5% within 5 years. At the centre of this initiative are APEC’s trade facilitation goals including transparency, communications, consultations, and cooperation, non-discrimination, consistency, predictability, and due process, simplification, practicability, and efficiency, harmonization, standardization, and recognition, and modernization and the use of new technology. APEC member economies such as Canada, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, and Singapore have already been successful in reducing trade-related transaction costs through various strategies. As part of the Shanghai Goal initiative, APEC has focused on capacity building in its developing economies, however some constraints remain. In the future, APEC will need to devise ways to measure decreases in transactions costs, make collective action plans more specific, and participate further in the development planning process if the Shanghai Goal is to be attained.
  www.asiapacific.ca/analysis/pubs/pdfs/toward_shanghai.pdf - November 11, 2004

• Advancing Corporate Governance Reform in Asia , APEC Study Center, Columbia University
  For decades, Asia's rapid economic growth served as a model for other developing economies. The Financial Crisis that devastated the region in early 1997 shocked policy makers and business leaders around the globe. Prior to the crisis, corporate governance was viewed by many in Asia as irrelevant, dismissed as a concern for more advanced (and largely Western) economies to consider at their leisure. Today, "Corporate Governance" verges on becoming a household world, not only in those economies hardest hit by the crisis, but thought Asia. On 15 February 2002, the APEC Study Center and The Asia Foundation, together with the Program in International Economic Policy, School for International and Public Affairs held a half-day panel discussion, presenting three speakers whose combined expertise reflects the diversity of approaches pursued in promoting reform.
  www.columbia.edu/cu/business/apec/first.htm - December 2, 2004

• APEC and the New Economy , Mann, Catherine; Rosen, Daniel
  Structural policies, networked information technologies, and flexible and skilled human resources transform old social and economic activities into new ones, which together increase economic growth in today’s \"new economy.\" In this study Catherine L. Mann and Daniel H. Rosen examine how this new phenomenon is affecting the economies of the member nations of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and whether APEC policymakers should have an action agenda toward it. The authors use macroeconomic models and distill case studies from selected APEC countries to illustrate both the potential rewards and the challenges faced by policymakers and businesses in enabling and embracing the dynamism of the new economy. The study also highlights the impact of new economy forces on trade competitiveness as well as the relationship between government and civil society. The authors conclude with a set of policy recommendations for APEC members, and for APEC itself to ensure that the benefits of the New Economy are widely shared in the region. The study was initially prepared for the Economic Committee of APEC for presentation to its annual ministerial and summit meetings in Shanghai in October 2001.
  bookstore.iie.com/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=356 - March 24, 2005

• APEC as a Pacific OECD Revisited , MacDuff, David and Woo, Yuen Pau
  The idea of a trans-Pacific institution created along the lines of the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is almost as old as the OECD itself. With the creation of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in 1990, some scholars and officials believed that an embryonic Pacific OECD had come into being. By the mid-90s, however, and especially after APEC turned its focus to the Bogor targets of free and open trade by 2010/2020, the idea of APEC as a Pacific OECD had lost its appeal. Indeed the very mention of OECD as a possible benchmark for APEC was taboo as long as the regional forum imagined that it had a superior formula for cooperation, in the form of "concerted unilateral liberalization." It was only with the collapse of the early voluntary sectoral liberalization (EVSL) initiative in 1997/98 that doubts were raised about APEC's trade liberalization agenda. Accordingly, the renewed interest in institutional reform and strengthening can be seen as part of a deeper unease about APEC's main purposes and an unspoken quest for a new raison d'etre. This paper looks at specific aspects of the OECD model that may serve to reinvigorate APEC's economic cooperation mandate and suggests a number of practical measures towards a Pacific OECD. By using the OECD as a benchmark, the paper is not advocating institutional mimicry but is offering a reference point for APEC to map its own path. If a Pacific OECD is to emerge, it will be defined as much by its "Pacific" roots as by the Paris prototype.
  www.asiapacific.ca/analysis/pubs/pdfs/apecOECDg_14oct03.pdf - November 11, 2004

• APEC Review #10 , Taiwan Institute of Economic Research
  This 10th APEC Review publication provides an analysis of options to enhance APEC and WTO's cooperation in promoting trade facilitation. Other articles include: "China's WTO Entry and Its Implications for Taiwan's National Security Interests," as well as eleven other publications concerning APEC and WTO relations.
  www.tier.org.tw/ctasc/APECreview/APECreview10.PDF - December 3, 2004

• APEC: Cooperation for Sustainable Development , Itoga, Shigeru ed.
  The volume discusses the issues pertaining to energy and environmental cooperationÊin Asia-Pacific Region.ÊSome of the probelmes discusses: increasing energy consumption, population growth and food security, etc.
  www.ide.go.jp/English/Publish/Books/Sympro/018.html - November 16, 2004

• APEC: Cooperation from Diversity , Yamazawa, Ippei; Hirata, Akira
  Th evolume provides discussion of the positions of the countries-members andÊbehavior of such regional organizations as APEC and ASEAN.
  www.ide.go.jp/English/Publish/Books/Sympro/016.html - November 16, 2004

• Aronson, Jonathan , University of Southern California
  Professor and Director, School of International Relations University of Southern California Geographic Regions: APEC, Northeast Asia, Japan Research Areas: communications, foreign investment, foreign relations and policy, intellectual property rights, political economy, trade and economic relations
  www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/ir/faculty/g-aronson.htm - November 21, 2004

• Asian Development Bank Institute , Asian Development Bank Institute
  The Asian Development Bank Institute was established in 1997 in Tokyo, Japan, to help build capacity, skills, and knowledge related to poverty reduction and other areas that support long-term growth and competitiveness in developing economies in the Asia-Pacific region. Their work covers applied research ,policy seminars to disseminate thinking about best practices, and a range of capacity building and training initiatives . This site contains FAQ's, key documents, employment, members, staff profiles, advisory council, and a library.
  www.adbi.org - October 2, 2004

• Australia / Asia-Pac Econ , Duke University
  This course examines the economic growth, development, immigration, foreign investment, deregulation, privatization, tax reform, and financial liberalization in Australia and the Asia-Pacific. ASEAN. Available only in the Duke-in-Australia Program. Instructor: Lodewijks
  www.siss.duke.edu/schedule/0845/ECON/69/ - August 22, 2004

• Current Challenges in the Economics of Asia , The Australian National University
  The Asian region currently houses the world's most rapidly growing economies. The impact of these economies on global and regional economic systems is increasing seemingly unrelentingly. Simultaneously, the interactions between countries in this region bring extremely wealthy nations into contact with those facing challenges of poverty and underdevelopment. Yet, the very speed, diversity and dynamism of this growth generate problems for both local and international business and political leaders. This course presents students with the opportunity to work with Australia's leading experts in the fields of Asian economic change in developing insights into current challenges and future prospects facing the economies of the Asian Region. The topics offered in each year within this course reflect ANU's expertise in cutting-edge research on the dynamic Asian economies.
  info.anu.edu.au/StudyAt/_Asian_Studies/Postgraduate/Courses/_ASIA8026.asp - January 12, 2005

• Economy and Finance of Pacific Rim Countries Department , Far Eastern National University
  English-language web site of the Department of Economy and Finance of Pacific Rim Countries at the Institute of Oriental Studies, Far Eastern National University, Vladivostok, Russia.
  www.fenu.ru/?a=page&id=394 - September 30, 2004

• Ezaki, Mitsuo , Nagoya University
  Professor, Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University Geographic Regions: Asia-Pacific, China Research Areas: development, economics
  www.gsid.nagoya-u.ac.jp/outinfo/faculty/did/ezakm-en.html - November 17, 2004

• Findlay, Christopher , Australian National University
  Professor, Australia-Japan Research Centre/National Centre for Development Studies, Asia Pacific School of Economics and Management, Australian National University Geographic Regions:APEC, ASEAN, WTO, Australia, China, Japan, Asia-Pacific economy, Chinese economic reform Research Areas: agriculture, economics, finance, international trade, regional economic cooperation, trade and economic relations
  apseg.anu.edu.au/staff/cfindlay.php - November 28, 2004

• Hoshi, Takeo , University of San Diego
  Associate Dean and Pacific Economic Coop. Professor of Int. Economic Relations. Professor Hoshi is an authority on the Japanese economy, with a research focus on the financial aspects of the Japanese economy, especially corporate finance and governance.
  irps.ucsd.edu/academics/f-hoshi.php - October 2, 2004

• I.D.E. Development Perspective Series , Institute of Developing Economies Japan External Trade Organization
  A new series in English for multi-faced studies of developing economies, principally based on a collective research of a specific subject. The majority of the papers covers issues faced by the developing countries in Asia-Pacific.
  www.ide.go.jp/English/Publish/Books/Idps/index.html - November 16, 2004

• Iida, Keisuke , Aoyama Gakuin University
  Associate Professor, School of International Politics, Economics, and Business, Aoyama Gakuin University Geographic Regions: Japan, Asia-Pacific, WTO Research Areas: foreign relations and policy, political economy, government, human rights
  www.sipeb.aoyama.ac.jp/~iida/english.htm - November 21, 2004

• McKibbin, Warwick J. , Australian National University
  Director, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA), Australian National University Research Interests: Global economic modelling; Asia-Pacific economic interdependence (with a focus on China and Japan); global environmental policy; international macroeconomic interdependence; global trade policy; global impacts of demographic change; Australian macroeconomic; environmental policy; macroeconomic consequences of changes in risk perception; role of international capital flows; globalization and disease.
  rspas.anu.edu.au/people/personal/mckiw_econ.php - January 23, 2005

• Mosk, Carl , University of Victoria
  Department of Economics, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C., CANADA Current Research Interests: The Terms of Trade Urbanization in the Pacific Rim Nationalism, Regionalism and Multilateralism Human Development and the Biological Standard of Living Economic geography of the Pacific Northwest: Historical and Contemporary Aspects
  web.uvic.ca/~mosk/mosk-hp.html - October 27, 2004

• Overcoming Asia's Currensy and Financial Crises: A Theoretical Investigation , Kunimune, Kozo
  Because of globalization, a financial crisis in one part of the world can have far-reaching adverse effects; the crisis that started in Thailand in 1997 ultimately affected countries as far away as the Republic of Korea and Brazil. Thus more important than attempting to prevent these crises is the need to cope with currency and financial crises ex post and to develop the tools and methods for overcoming them after their occurrence. The present volume examines the high interest rate policy intended to stave off a currency crisis, banking policies for weathering a financial crisis, and corporate restructuring policies for revitalizing economic activity. Theoretical analyses were done using a wide range of analytical frameworks such as the overshoot model of exchange rates, time inconsistency, the agency approach for corporate finance, and comparative studies of financial systems.
  www.ide.go.jp/English/Publish/Books/Ops/039.html - November 16, 2004

• Ozawa, Terutomo , Colorado State University
  Current Research Theory of international production (by multinational corporations): How are the flows of foreign direct investment functionally related to the stages of economic development and competitiveness? How does the "flying-geese" paradigm of concatenated development apply to the Asian Pacific economies, as well as to the EU and Eastern Europe, and NAFTA and Latin America? Flexible production as a replacement for mass production: How and why did the new system originate, and how is it affecting the trade and investment patterns of the advanced and developing countries?
  www.colostate.edu/Depts/Econ/fac/bio/ozawa.html - November 17, 2004

• Pacific Rim Economic Development , University of Alberta
  No course description at this site.
  www.arts.ualberta.ca/~eastasia/course_offerings.htm - September 22, 2004

• Rowen, Henry , Stanford University
  Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, California; Expertise: International security, economic development, Asian economics and politics, U.S. institutions and economic performance
  www-hoover.stanford.edu/bios/rowen.html - January 11, 2005

• Sawada, Yasuyuki , University of Tokyo
  Associate Professor, Department of Advanced Social and International Studies, University of Tokyo Research Areas: Japan, Korea, Asia-Pacific, economics, development, foreign relations and policy
  www.kiss.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/users/sawada.htm - November 3, 2004

• Shkuropat, Anna V. , Shkuropat, Anna V.
  Personal web page of Anna Shkuropat, Director of the Center of Asia-Pacific Studies, Vladivostok State University of Economics and Services.
  www.vvsu.ru/personal/Shkuropat/Index.htm - October 4, 2004

• Statistical Data Series , Institute of Developing Economies Japan External Trade Organization
  It consists of statistical time series tables and commodity tables produced on the basis of statistical data, including trade, production and population figures collected and organized by IDE on developing countries, and the results of statistical analysis based on evaluation and processing of this data. The emphasis is made on Asian countries.
  www.ide.go.jp/English/Publish/Books/Sds/index.html - November 16, 2004

• Survey on Customs, Standards, and Business Mobility in the APEC Region , Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
  Survey results of business people in the APEC region on 3 issues in APEC's trade facilitation agenda: customs procedures; standards and conformances; and mobility of business people. The survey was commissioned by the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC).
  www.asiapacific.ca/analysis/pubs/pdfs/surveys/abacsurvey.pdf - November 11, 2004

• Trade Facilitation: A Development Perspective in the Asia Pacific Region , Wilson, John S., Catherine Mann, Yuen Pau Woo, Nizar Assaine
  This study uses a new gravity model and indicators that more closely match the complexity of the processes and transactions that affect trade. We find that improving port logistics has by far the highest elasticity and impact on APEC-wide trade. Harmonizing standards to APEC standards has a significant positive impact on trade in the APEC region, particularly for manufactured goods. The study also provides the most comprehensive analysis of APEC\'s past work on trade facilitation and recommendations on future directions. Here, we reviewed over 240 APEC projects and found that technical assistance, accounted for about 30% of APEC projects since 1993. Combining the modelling results obtained above with past work in facilitation, the study provides areas of focus for future capacity-building work that APEC can undertake in its developing member economies.
  www.asiapacific.ca/analysis/pubs/apec/apec_tf_report.pdf - November 11, 2004

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• Asian Centre for Energy , Asian Centre for Energy
  ACE is an intergovernmental organization established by Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam. It is guided by Governing Council composed of the Senior Officials on energy of the ASEAN countries and a representative from the ASEAN Secretariat. Core funding is provided by an Energy Endowment Fund established from equal contributions of the ten member countries and managed by a private fund manager. As host country, Indonesia provides Headquarter facilities and other amenities at the ACE building in the compound of the Directorate-General for Electricity and Energy Development of the Indonesia Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources. The Centre is envisioned to be a catalyst for the economic growth and development of the ASEAN region by initiating, coordinating and facilitating regional as well as joint and collective activities on energy. To realize this vision, the Centre will accelerate the integration of energy strategies within ASEAN by providing relevant information state-of-the-art technology and expertise to ensure that over the long term, necessary energy development policies and programmes are in harmony with the economic growth and the environmental sustainability of the region.
  www.aseanenergy.org/ - February 15, 2005

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• Climate variability and human activities in relation to Northeast Asian land-ocean interactions and their implications for coastal zone management , The Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research
  This APN project is an international research project that brings scientists together to study climate change related issues in Northeast Asia. The main objectives of the Project: 1) to identify estuarine and coastal changes in terms of hydrology, hydrochemistry, geochemistry, geomorphology, ecosystem and material cycling patterns of the Northeastern Asia region, with special reference to the Amur, Tumen and Razdolnaya Rivers; 2) to evaluate the sensitivity of regional changes in relation to anthropogenic processes and climate change; and 3) to provide recommendations to management of sustainable coastal development of the region and to provide assistance to policy/decision makers.
  wwwimb.dvo.ru/misc/apn/index.htm - September 30, 2004

• Dauvergne, Peter , Liu Institute for Global Issues
  Canada Research Chair in Global Environmental Politics and Associate Professor of Political Science, University of British Columbia. His research focuses on globalization and environmental theory in international relations, the international political economy of sustainable development, and the politics of environmental management in the Asia-Pacific.
  www.ligi.ubc.ca/about/index.cfm?fuseaction=bio&peopleID=9 - March 31, 2005

• FENU Research and Education Center for Basic Marine Biota Research , FENU Research and Education Center for Basic Marine Biota Research
  The work of the REC is closely tied to the unique geographical position of Vladivostok, which is the most important Russian outpost in the Asian-Pacific Region. Vladivostok is a city with a long history of academic scholarship and has a well-developed scientific infrastructure. There are a great number of research institutes, including the Institute of Marine Biology and the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, which are closely related to marine life research.
  marbio-www.dvgu.ru/index_frames.en.asp - September 30, 2004

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• Advanced Theory and Analysis in Pacific Area Studies , University of Victoria
  An advanced consideration of theoretical perspectives applicable to the field of Pacific Area Studies. Topics may include concepts of state and society, social and economic change and critiques of Orientalism.
  web.uvic.ca/calendar2003/CDs/PACI/390.html - September 22, 2004

• Advanced Theory and Analysis in Pacific Area Studies , University of Victoria
  This course is an advanced consideration of theoretical perspectives applicable to the field of Pacific Area Studies. Topics may include concepts of state and society, social and economic change and critiques of Orientalism.
  web.uvic.ca/calendar2003/CDs/PACI/390.html - August 22, 2004

• APEC Study Center, Columbia University , APEC Study Center, Columbia University
  Columbia University established the APEC Study Center in 1994 at the request of the U.S. Department of State in response to the APEC Leaders' Education Initiative introduced by President Clinton and endorsed by the leaders of the other APEC member nations at their historic meetings on Blake Island and in Seattle in November 1993. This Initiative calls on institutions of higher education in the United States and throughout the Asia Pacific to collaborate on Asia Pacific policy research, and through exchanges, joint research, conferences and other contacts, to help establish an emerging region-wide network of personal and institutional relationships for all member economies. Columbia University has long been a leading center for the study of China and Japan, with one of the oldest and most highly regarded programs of study in these areas, including one of the nation's largest concentrations of specialists in East Asian affairs. Over the years, the University has built upon its global reputation for academic excellence and policy relevance in these areas, adding the study of Korea, Southeast Asia, and U.S. relations with the countries of East Asia to its core expertise in China and Japan studies.
  www.columbia.edu/cu/business/apec/first.htm - December 2, 2004

• Asia Observer , Sandvand, John Einar
  Asia Observer, which was launched on January 1, 2000, is a start page for observers of news and developments in Asia. It is intended to be of use for journalists, researchers, politicians, students, business people, government officials and others who in their professional or personal capacity try to keep track of the rapid developments in Asia. The emphasis is on news, discussions, politics, economy and general background.
  www.asiaobserver.com/ - February 15, 2005

• Asia Pacific Press , Asia Pacific Press
  Asia Pacific Press is a specialist publisher based at the Australian National University in the Pacific School of Economics and Government. Asia Pacific Press publishes on economics, development, governance and management, particularly on the Asia Pacific Region. Asia Pacific Press also publishes with organisations and publishers in the region.
  www.asiapacificpress.com/public/home.ehtml - November 23, 2004

• Asia Pacific Quarterly Bulletin , Australian National University
  The Quarterly Bulletin, aims to provide information to a diverse readership with an interest in the region and the scholarly disciplines which are central to the School's programs. The Quarterly Bulletin provides background about individuals working within the School and maps the progress of the School's research. Copies of the Quarterly Bulletin are distributed, without charge, throughout Australia and to an international readership with special attention to educational and research institutions, libraries, government departments, politicians, non-government agencies, corporations and community groups throughout Asia and the Pacific region. Copies of the Quarterly Bulletin may be ordered by completing the subscription form on page 19 of the magazine and returning it to the mail address shown. There is no charge for single copies of the magazine.
  rspas.anu.edu.au/qb/about.php - January 20, 2005

• Asia-Pacific Research Center Stanford Institute for International Studies , Asia-Pacific Research Center
  APARC website provides information on center's news, events, people, research, publications, courses, fellowships, scholarships, programs and forums.
  aparc.stanford.edu/ - September 21, 2004

• Asia-Pacific Studies , University of Toronto
  A description of The Collaborative Master of Arts Program in Asia Pacific Studies at The University of Toronto.
  www.utoronto.ca/asiapacific-ma/ - September 21, 2004

• Asian American in Contemporary Society , University of Pennsylvania
  This class is an introduction to sociological research of Asian Americans in the United States. The class will introduce the immigration experiences, socioeconomic attainments, identity, and political movements of Asian Americans. It will also focus on the relative heterogeneity of Asian American ethnic groups and their experiences relative to other race and ethnic groups in the United States.
  www.ssc.upenn.edu/soc/Courses/fall2004courselistings.html - September 21, 2004

• Asian-Pacific Americans and American Law , University of Pennsylvania
  An examination of the treatment of Asian-Pacific Islander issues in the American judicial system and the transformation of U.S. law brought about by the seeking of legal address.
  ccat.sas.upenn.edu/ceas/eacourses.html - September 21, 2004

• Center for Asia-Pacific Initiative , University of Victoria
  Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives website provides information on centre's events, programs and publications.
  www.capi.uvic.ca/ - August 6, 2004

• Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) , Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
  CSIS website with information on experts, programs, issues, publications, employment, internships, press and events.
  www.csis.org/about/index.htm - August 4, 2004

• Chae-Jin Lee, Ph.D. , Claremont McKenna College
  A specialist in international relations and Asian affairsl the BankAmerica Professor of Pacific Basin Studies and Professor of Government at Claremont McKenna College (CMC). He is also the director of the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies at CMC.
  academic.claremontmckenna.edu/faculty/profile.asp?Fac=47 - October 8, 2004

• Ciolek, Matthew T. , Ciolek, Matthew T.
  Founder and editor of the Asia-Pacific Research Online, Dr. Ciolek is also author of multiple publications on developments in Asia. He is an initiator and member of various scholarly e-journals and steering committees.
  www.ciolek.com/PEOPLE/ciolek-tm-cv.html - February 9, 2005

• Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific , Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific
  CSCAP website with information on working groups, member committees, publications, newsletters, links and calendar of activities.
  www.cscap.org/ - August 4, 2004

• FENU Interregional Institute of Social Studies (IISS) , Far Eastern National University
  The theme of FENU IISS is: "Russia and the Asia Pacific Region: comprehensive security, conflicts and cooperation in the 21st century."
  www.fenu.ru/?a=page&id=330 - September 30, 2004

• Gibson, Katherine , Australian National University
  Professor and Head of Human Geography, Department of Human Geography, Australian National University Research Interests: Diverse economies and alternative regional economic development in the Asia-Pacific region (PNG, Philippines, Indonesia), Australia and the US; international contract migration and community economic activism in the Asia-Pacific region; poststructuralist feminist critiques and reformulations of economic and geographic theory.
  rspas.anu.edu.au/people/personal/gibsk_hg.php - January 23, 2005

• Globalization and the Asian Pacific , University of Toronto
  An interdisciplinary study of the dynamics of continuity and change in the Asia-Pacific. The course places special attention on globalization as it may, or may not be, fostering a transformation of economic, political, social and cultural life in the region.
  www.artsandscience.utoronto.ca/ofr/calendar/crs_asi.htm#ASI400Y1 - January 13, 2005

• Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies , Waseda University
  The home page of the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies at Waseda University. The School is the school is a crucial piece for the University's committment to building an educational network for the region and serving as an international focal point for the advancement of learning about the Asia-Pacific region. The site contains information on Master's and PhD programs offered by the School, its faculty and research. The page will be useful for students interested in obtaining a graduate or Ph.D. diploma in Japan.
  www.wiaps.waseda.ac.jp/default.asp?lang=EN - September 28, 2004

• Institute for International Policy Studies
  The Institute for International Policy Studies is a non-profit, independent research institute based in Tokyo that examines security, economic, political, environmental, and other concerns in the world with an emphasis on the Asia-Pacific region. This site includes research projects, people, publications, events, and maps. This site will be useful for researchers and students interested in Japanese international policy, especially concerning the Asia-Pacific region.
  www.iips.org - September 29, 2004

• Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies , Waseda University
  The page of the Waseda Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (WIAPS) of Waseda University. The Institute was established in July 1997 to serve as a new entity for coordinating the joint efforts of the Institute for Systems Science Research (dedicated to delivering quality business education for adults) and the Institute for Social Science Research, which has a long history of producing cutting-edge social sciences research concerning modern Japan and the Asia-Pacific region. WIAPS is the centerpiece of the university's deep commitment to building an educational network for the region and serving as an international focal point for the advancement of learning about the Asia-Pacific region. The web page covers history of establishment, goals;and the major activities of the center. It would be particularly interesting for the students considering studies in Japan.
  www.waseda.jp/eng/research/asia_pacific.html - September 28, 2004

• Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies , Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies
  This link leads you to the Institute's homepage.Ê From here you can read the references for periodicals in Contemporary Asia-Pacific Studies and South Asian Studies from 1996 to 2002, find links to academic associations and centers, and be linked to departments and faculty at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
  www.cass.net.cn/chinese/s28_yts/english/english.htm - October 7, 2004

• Introduction to Modern Asian History , Cornell University
  The history of Asia-Pacific from the nineteenth century to the present, focusing on relations of China, Japan, and Southeast Asia with each other and with the West.
  cuinfo.cornell.edu/Academic/Courses/CoSdetail.phtml?college=AS&number=191&prefix=HIST&title=Introduction+to+Modern+Asian+History+%28also+ASIAN+191%29+%40+%28III%29+%28HA%29 - August 19, 2004

• Introduction to the Pacific Region , University of Victoria
  An interdisciplinary study of societies and civilizations in the Pacific region from their origins to the mid-twentieth century. The areas examined are China, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Pacific Islands. Case studies and comparisons will be used to survey the foundations of society, economics, politics, culture, and literature across the region.
  web.uvic.ca/calendar2003/CDs/PACI/200A.html - September 22, 2004

• Introduction to the Pacific Region , University of Victoria
  An interdisciplinary study of societies and civilizations in the Pacific region from their origins to the mid-twentieth century. The areas examined are China, Taiwan, Japan, Southeast Asia, and Pacific Islands. Case studies and comparisons will be used to survey the foundations of society, economics, politics, culture, and literature across the region.
  web.uvic.ca/calendar2003/CDs/PACI/200A.html - August 22, 2004

• Introduction to Theory and Analysis in Pacific Studies , University of Victoria
  An introduction to a variety of theoretical perspectives applicable to the field of Pacific and Asian studies. Students are required to engage in critical analysis of selected problems in classroom presentations and papers. This course is required of all majors and should be taken in the second year.
  web.uvic.ca/calendar2003/CDs/PACI/290.html - September 22, 2004

• Introduction to Theory and Analysis in Pacific Studies , University of Victoria
  PACI 290 is an introduction to a variety of theoretical perspectives applicable to the field of Pacific and Asian studies. Students are required to engage in critical analysis of selected problems in classroom presentations and papers.
  web.uvic.ca/calendar2003/CDs/PACI/290.html - August 22, 2004

• Pacific Basin Institute at Pomona College , Pacific Basin Institute at Pomona College
  A non-profit California corporation founded a quarter century ago, PBI is dedicated to expanding and enhancing comity and shared knowledge among the nations and cultures that face on the great ocean. Since moving to Claremont in 1997, PBI has become a valued study, media production and research center for this distinguished liberal arts college, while retaining its 501(c)3independent status for a variety of out-reach projects. Since the turn of the past century Pomona College has been a leader in Asian Studies among American universities. PBI’s arrival on campus has greatly extended their scope. Besides its participation in student and faculty projects on campus, PBI also offers books, films and lecture programs to a general as well as academic audience. This site contains academic programs, projects, archives, outreach, and publications.
  www.pomona.edu/pbi/home.shtml - November 8, 2004

• Pacific Forum- Center for Strategic and International Studies , Pacific Forum Program
  The Pacific Forum CSIS is a non-profit, private, foreign policy research institute that operates as the Asia Pacific arm of the Center for Strategic and International Studies of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1975, the thrust of the Forum's work is to help stimulate cooperative policies in the Asia Pacific region through debate and analyses undertaken with the region's leaders in the academic, government, and corporate arenas. The Forum's programs encompass current and emerging political, security, economic/business, and ocean policy issues. This site includes a database of experts, publications, programs, internships, and related links.
  www.csis.org/pacfor/ - October 27, 2004

• Politics and Transformation of the Asia-Pacific , University of Toronto
  Course course provides a comparative analysis of selected political systems of East and Southeast Asia, with an emphasis on understanding political change and its relationship to the socio-economic transformation of the region. Particular attention is paid to the nature of political power and the character of the governing regimes of each country. Other related topics include nationalism, the cold war, economic development, and the shape of nascent regionalism drawing the countries closer together.
  www.chass.utoronto.ca/polsci/information/undergrad/courses/fall_winter/courses_offered/200_level.htm - August 5, 2004

• Post-war Pacific Region , University of Victoria
  Using case studies of Japan, China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands, this course aims at providing an understanding of the political, economic, social, and demographic transformation of the Pacific Region since the Second World War. It will examine the external and internal causes of the transformation and its impact on the livelihood, role and status of ordinary men and women in the region.
  web.uvic.ca/calendar2003/CDs/PACI/200B.html - September 22, 2004

• Post-war Pacific Region , University of Victoria
  Using case studies of Japan, China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific Islands, this course aims at providing an understanding of the political, economic, social, and demographic transformation of the Pacific Region since the Second World War. It will examine the external and internal causes of the transformation and its impact on the livelihood, role and status of ordinary men and women in the region.
  web.uvic.ca/calendar2003/CDs/PACI/200B.html - August 22, 2004

• RAND Center for Asia-Pacific Policy Staff , RAND Corporation
  This site contains a comprehensive list of RAND's Asia Research Staff.
  www.rand.org/nsrd/capp/about/staff.html - January 7, 2005

• Rimmer, Peter J. , Australian National University
  Emeritus Professor and Visiting Fellow, Division of Pacific and Asian History, Australian National University Research Interests: Economic geographer specialising in urban and regional development in the Asia-Pacific Rim and the role of transport (road, rail, sea and air) and communications within the global hub-and-spoke system.
  rspas.anu.edu.au/people/personal/rimmp_pah.php - January 23, 2005

• Ritsumeikan Center for Asia Pacific Studies , Ritsumeikan University
  The home page of the Ritsumeikan Center for Asia Pacific Studies (RCAPS) at Risumeikan University. The aim of the Center is to promote advanced studies in the Asia Pacific Area. The web site contains information on the Center's activities, events, publications, and grant opportunities. The site will be a valuable resource for researchers and educators working in the field of the Asia Pacific Studies.
  www.apu.ac.jp/rcaps/modules/news/ - September 30, 2004

• Seminar on Culture in Asia and the Pacific , University of Victoria
  A close examination of a contemporary cultural issue in the Asia Pacific such as globalization and culture, gender and sexuality, indigenous peoples, or culture and tradition. Consult the instructor for specific topic.
  web.uvic.ca/calendar2003/CDs/PACI/416.html - May 19, 2003

• Seminar on Culture in Asia and the Pacific , University of Victoria
  This course is a close examination of a contemporary cultural issue in the Asia Pacific such as globalization and culture, gender and sexuality, indigenous peoples, or culture and tradition.
  web.uvic.ca/calendar2003/CDs/PACI/416.html - August 22, 2004

• Social and Economic Change in the Pacific Region , University of Victoria
  A study of theories of social and economic change, gender issues, sustainable development and the international division of labour. Case material will be drawn from Southeast Asia, Oceania and East Asia.
  web.uvic.ca/calendar2003/CDs/PACI/325.html - September 22, 2004

• Social and Economic Change in the Pacific Region , University of Victoria
  This course is a study of theories of social and economic change, gender issues, sustainable development and the international division of labour. Case material will be drawn from Southeast Asia, Oceania and East Asia. 
  web.uvic.ca/calendar2003/CDs/PACI/325.html - August 22, 2004

• Special Topics , University of Victoria
  Offered either as a reading course, a tutorial or a seminar on Japan, China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, or Oceania, for advanced students. Consult appropriate members of the Department about topics and requirements.
  web.uvic.ca/calendar2004/CDs/PACI/481.html - August 6, 2004

• Taiwan Security Research , National Taiwan University
  Taiwan Security Research website with information on Taiwan, PRC, US policy, Japan policy, Asia-Pacific, papers, comments, archives, and media.
  www.taiwansecurity.org/ - August 4, 2004

• The University of San Francisco Center for the Pacific Rim , Center for the Pacific Rim
  The USF Center for the Pacific Rim promotes the San Francisco Bay Area as the pre-eminent American gateway to the Pacific through academic degree programs, public events, publications, research, and scholarly exchange. The Center includes the Ricci Institute for Chinese Western Cultural History, the Nautilus Institute for Security and Sustainability and offers a Master of Arts in Asia Pacific Studies as an evening graduate program focusing on China, Japan and Korea. A Certificate program is also available.
  www.pacificrim.usfca.edu/ - October 8, 2004

• University of Texas at Austin Department of Asian Studies , University of Texas at Austin
  Contains news, events, faculty bios, course lists, undergraduate programs and graduate programs of the University of Texas at Austin's Department of Asian Studies (particularly East and South Asia).
  www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/asianstudies/ - September 20, 2004

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• The Pacific Challenge , Boston University
  The dynamic growth of the Pacific Rim countries poses an impressive array of challenges for the United States and the world. Analyzes Japanese trade and defense policies; the rise of "mini-dragons" (Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Singapore); and "new mini-dragons" (Indonesia, Thailand, and Malaysia); "Confucian capitalism"; democratization (and its failure in China); legacies of the Indochina war; etc.
  www.bu.edu/polisci/COURSES/courdesc.html - August 12, 2004

• U.S.-East Asia Relations , Boston University
  Focuses on the international relations of the Asia-Pacific region. Analysis of issues that have defined regional relations: the impact of the cold war and its aftermath; the impact of regional economic growth and dynamism; and the emergence of contention over regional identity and its relationship to global politics.
  www.bu.edu/ir/gradcourses.html - September 22, 2004

• America's Role in Asia: What Does Southeast Asia Want From Washington? , Koh, Tommy
  Prior to the U.S. presidential elections, the Asia Foundation [www.asiafoundation.org] established four task forces - one each in the U.S., Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, and South Asia - to review, and to make recommendations to the next U.S. administration about America's role in Asia. Recommendations growing out of the Southeast Asian and U.S. reports were discussed during the Singapore launch of the report in early December by task force members Tommy Koh and Ralph Cossa.
  www.csis.org/pacfor/pac0453.pdf - December 21, 2004

• Asean States: An Introduction , The Australian National University
  The aim of this core course is to provide an introductory survey of the history, societies and political ideologies of the states which currently make up the association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The survey will be focussed on the twentieth century and the events and influences which have contributed to the contemporary nature of the states. No previous knowledge of the region is assumed and lectures will take the form of country overviews presented by members of staff and diplomats who have specialist knowledge of the relevant nations. The course will conclude with a discussion of the objectives and achievements of ASEAN as a regional grouping. Discussion of the research and bibliographic skills necessary for academic writing will also be covered in the course. The course will be presented through two one-and-a-half hour meetings each week. Assessment will be discussed at the first meeting.
  info.anu.edu.au/StudyAt/_Asian_Studies/Postgraduate/Courses/_SEAS8025.asp - January 12, 2005

• ASEAN's Evolving Regionalism: Promise or Peril? , Zakaria, Ahmad
  The author analyses the influence of 1997 Crisis on changes in theÊeconomies of theÊASEAN countries,Êregional dinamics, and the attitudes of the global community.ÊHeÊcovers evolution of the union into ASEAN plus three and makes some projections about the regional future. Ê
  ads.bookpark.ne.jp/ads/get.asp?site=SPFV&file=SPFV00059.pdf - November 9, 2004

• Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration , Thynne, Yanne; Burns, John eds.
  Note: In order to access the information on the journal, select \"Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration\" from the menu on the left. The Journal is a scholarly, blind peer reviewed journal dedicated to promoting the study, research and analysis of public governance, policy, administration and management in the Asia Pacific region and elsewhere.
  www.hku.hk/ppaweb/ - January 11, 2005

• Asia-Pacific Transformation , Stanford University
  How can we understand East Asia's transformation from a struggling agrarian region to an industrial powerhouse? How has Asian communism survived and what will be its future? What led to the recent economic down turn and how has it affected the region? What is the current state of US relations with East Asian nations? Are we properly handling the North Korean issue? Will the 21st century be the Pacific century? These questions will be discussed from a historical-comparative perspective, especially in the larger context of the Asia-Pacific relations. This course is not aimed to survey a general history of these countries but to discuss major issues in social change and development using East Asian experiences.
  ksp.stanford.edu/courses/763/ - January 12, 2005

• Azizian, Rouben , Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies
  Dr.Rouben Azizian came to the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies in January 2002 from the Department of Political Studies of the University of Auckland, New Zealand where he taught in 1994-2001 courses on Russian Politics and Foreign Policy, Ethnic Conflict and International Security, as well as Security and Diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific. During that period he also took four groups of New Zealand and Australian students for a one-month study at the Russian Diplomatic Academy in Moscow. Dr. Azizian regularly lectured at the Air Force and Navy Colleges of New Zealand. In the second half of 1997 he was a visiting professor at the Department of Government, Georgetown University where he taught a course on Russia in Asia. From 1987, when he acquired his PhD in International Relations from the Diplomatic Academy of the USSR, and until 1991 he was a part-time lecturer at the Department of International Relations of the Diplomatic Academy.
  www.apcss.org/BIOS/Faculty0704/Azizian0704/rouben_azizian.htm - October 21, 2004

• Brown, Cheryl L. , University of North Carolina, Charlotte
  Department of Political Science, University of North Carolina, Charlotte Her research interests include economic and political cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region, e-Government, cyberspace technology policy, virtual collaboration and Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW).
  www.politicalscience.uncc.edu/cbrown/ - October 13, 2004

• Buszynski, Leszek , International University of Japan
  Professor Graduate School of International Relations International University of Japan Geographic Regions: Asia-Pacific, Southeast Asia, ASEAN, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Russia Research Areas: defense and security issues, foreign relations and policy
  www.iuj.ac.jp/faculty/buszynski/ - November 27, 2004

• Center for Asia-Pacific Studies , Center for Asia-Pacific Studies
  Many of the countries in the Asia-Pacific region have been undergoing democratization as well as rapid economic growth in the past decade. Further, the region as a whole has been experimenting with new security arrangements and regional cooperation at various levels of regional activities. To respond to the changing context in the region, the Center for Asia-Pacific Studies was established in June 1987 in order to strengthen the research activities on the Asia-Pacific region, deemed extremely important to Japan. The projects organized and carried out by the Center are the result of close consultations between in-house research fellows and other researchers in Japan and overseas counterpart institutions. They also reflect the changes and emerging trends and issues in the region, such as Japan-Russia relations and China's emergence as a potential superpower.
  www.jiia.or.jp/index-en.html - November 23, 2004

• Evans, Paul M. , Institute of Asian Research
  Since 1999, Dr. Paul Evans has served as as director and professor for the Program on Canada-Asia Policy Studies based at the Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia. He is now directing a research and exchange program on cooperative and human security in Southeast Asia. His current writing focuses on track-two security processes in Asia, emerging security frameworks in the North Pacific, and the connection between IT and regional security.
  www.iar.ubc.ca/Pcaps/evansbio.html - October 22, 2004

• Hachigian, Nina , RAND Corporation
  Nina Hachigian is a Senior Political Scientist and the Director of the Center for Asia Pacific Policy. She develops and directs research projects on critical issues in Asia and US-Asia relations. Her own research focuses on US-Asia relations and on the political implications of technology in Asia. Her latest book is The Information Revolution in Asia. Her commentaries on North Korea\'s nuclear program, among other topics, have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, South China Morning Post, and other publications.
  www.rand.org/news/experts/bios/expert_hachigian_nina.html - October 29, 2004

• Hachigian, Nina , RAND Corporation
  Director, Center for Asia Pacific Policy, Senior Political Scientist, RAND Research currently focuses on technology and politics in Asia and U.S.-Asia relations. Has published several articles on the effects of the Internet in Asia. Before joining RAND, was a Senior Fellow at the Pacific Council on International Policy.
  www.rand.org/news/experts/hachigian.html - January 7, 2005

• International Political Economy of the Pacific Rim , University of Southern California
  Introduces issues related to political economy of the Pacific Rim; trade, investment and development strategies of these countries. The role of JapanÕs increasing economic power and that of the changing U.S. - Japan relations and their implications to the rest of the Pacific Rim region.
  www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/ir/programs/syllabus.htm - October 2, 2004

• International Relations in the Pacific Region , Calder, Kent E.
  This course explores patterns of international economic and security relations among major nations of the Pacific Basin. Particular attention is given to the rising economic competitiveness and technological sophistication of Northeast Asia, to any modifications in this trend that the recent Asian financial crisis suggests, and to the implications of changing economic capabilities for both intra-regional relationships and for the global political economy as a whole.
  wws.princeton.edu/courses/syllabi_s03/wws556b.pdf - August 26, 2004

• International Relations of Asia (Pacific) , Hsiung
  This course studies the international relations of Pacific Asia, i.e., the relations of the region's component parts both inter se and with external powers, incl. the United States, the former Soviet Union (now Russia), and the EU. Pacific Asia is defined to comprise, in descending order of importance: China, Japan, the four Asian NIE's (newly industrialized economies, viz.: South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore), and ASEAN-5 (Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Brunei; minus the newly admitted Indochina states and Myanmar, the former Burma). North Korea will also figure in our discussions of, among other things, the security problems endemic to the Korean peninsula and Northeast Asia.
  nyu.edu/gsas/dept/politics/undergrad/syllabi/V53.0770_hsiung_s02.html - September 18, 2004

• International Relations of the Asia Pacific , University of Calgary
  In-depth analysis of selected problems in security and economic relations of Asia Pacific countries, including Canada, U.S., Japan, Russia, PRC, Taiwan, North and South Korea, and ASEAN countries.
  www.ucalgary.ca/pubs/calendar/current/what/courses/POLI.htm - April 7, 2004

• International Relations of the Asia-Pacific , Oxford University Press
  International Relations of the Asia-Pacific is an exciting journal that addresses the major issues and developments taking place in the Asia-Pacific. It provides frontier knowledge of and fresh insights into the Asia-Pacific. The journal is a meeting place where various issues are debated from refreshingly diverging angles, backed up by rigorous scholarship. The journal is open to all methodological approaches and schools of thought, and to ideas that are expressed in plain and clear language. It welcomes contributions on all important developments in the Asia-Pacific, ranging from China’s accession to the WTO; America’s antiterrorist war and regional power reconfiguration; the poverty of institutions and the challenge of regional governance; Japan’s belated entry into regional politics; Asian NGOs Crossing Borders; China's increasing economic importance; deepening globalization; and changing national identities.
  irap.oupjournals.org/ - November 30, 2004

• International Relations of the Pacific Rim , University of Southern California
  Political, economic, military, and territorial issues in East Asia and the Pacific and the role of the United States, Russia, China and Japan.
  www.usc.edu/dept/LAS/ir/programs/syllabus.htm - October 2, 2004

• Keal, Paul , Australian National University
  Senior Fellow, Department of International Relations, Australian National University Research Interests: Security and political legitimacy in the Asia-Pacific, Indigenous rights in world politics, international law, and international ethics.
  rspas.anu.edu.au/people/personal/kealp_ir.php - January 23, 2005

• Keith, Ronald C. , University of Calgary
  Professor Department of Political Science, University of Calgary Research Interests: Chinese politics, law and foreign policy; Asia Pacific international relations; comparative politics, strategic studies, and socialist theory.
  poli.ucalgary.ca/dept/keith.shtml - January 11, 2005

• Kobayashi, Hideo , Waseda University
  Professor, Department of International Relations, Waseda University Research Interests: (1) Japanese companies' overseas activities in the past, present and future; (2) International relations between Japan and Asia (China, Korea, Taiwan and Southeast Asia); (3) Societies of the Asia-Pacific region.
  www.wiaps.waseda.ac.jp/default.asp?lang=EN&frame=110!*!0&file=Public/Staff/PS_Lmenu_EN.htm!Bin/PS_List.asp%3fLang=EN%26Section=2!Common/Dmy.htm - October 25, 2004

• Lieberthal, Kenneth , University of Michigan
  Distinguished Fellow of the William Davidson Institute; Professor of Business Administration & Professor of Political Science Geographic Regions: APEC, ASEAN, Australasia, Australia, Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea (North), Korea (South), Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam Research Areas: business, defense and security, democracy and democratization, domestic policymaking process, environment, foreign investment, foreign relations and policy, government, government-business relations, history, human rights, ideology, military issues, nuclear issues, political economy, politics (domestic issues), security issues, US policy toward
  www.bus.umich.edu/FacultyBios/FacultyBio.asp?id=000160925 - November 21, 2004

• Multilateralism: Is there An Asia-Pacific Way? , Acharya, Amitav
  Dr. Amitav Acharya, professor of political science at York University in Ontario, outlines the historical and cultural factors that have encouraged the development of the Asia-Pacific Way of multilateralism, and explores its utility for dealing with economic and military conflicts. Dr. Acharya points out that the rejection of European style multilateralism is in part a function of the vastly differing circumstances that existed in Asia and Europe following World War II. Whereas in Europe the Cold-War confrontation between nuclear superpowers and their allies predominated, in East Asia there was a larger number of perceived threats and unresolved conflicts; and economic development took precedence over nuclear confrontation. Paradoxically, in spite of significant conflict in the region, Dr. Acharya describes an Asian strategic culture that shuns the identification of adversaries, not to mention formal arrangements for resolving disputes.
  www.nbr.org/publications/analysis/vol8no2/v8n2.pdf - January 1, 1997