AIMS & SCOPE

This journal focuses on key issues and practical challenges related to social development in the Asia-Pacific region, including but not limited to:

• Social structure and institutional change
• Social stratification, mobility, and inequality
• Group relations and cultural identity
• Public affairs and social governance
• Policy analysis and institutional innovation
• Gender studies and minority issues
• Urbanization and urban–rural dynamics
• Social transformation in the context of globalization
• Cross-cultural and cross-regional comparisons
• Critical theory and knowledge construction
• Human well-being and development
• Social issues in the Asia-Pacific region