InfoGuides: Comparative Politics & Area Studies: Research Asia

Journal Articles, Reports & News

Regional

Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies This link opens in a new window
Bibliographic index of research, policy and scholarly discourse on the countries and peoples of the Middle East, Central Asia, and North Africa. Coverage spans from 1900 and earlier to the present. Tutorial for the Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies database.
Asian Business Database This link opens in a new window
Offers detailed information on companies, economies, markets and overall business conditions throughout the Eastern Hemisphere, as well as international trade including national and regional coverage.
Tutorial for the Asian Business Database.
Universal Database of Publications from Central Asia and Caucasus This link opens in a new window
Please note access to this resource ends 12/31/2023. Includes authoritative periodicals published in the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union. Includes Russian and English sources and cover various issues of domestic and international importance. Contains news, data on state structure, political, legislative, judicial system, indicators on all sectors of economy and more.
World Newspaper Archive, South Asia This link opens in a new window
Features titles published in India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka during the colonial era, 1864-1922. Titles include such key publications as: Amrita Bazar Patrika (Calcutta), Bankura Darpana (Bankura, India), Madras Mail (Madras), Tribune (Lahore, Pakistan) and the Ceylon Observer (Sri Lanka). Languages include English, Bengali, and Gujarati.
Asian Film Online This link opens in a new window
Online streaming of nearly 600 narrative feature films, documentaries, and shorts with Asian voices addressing Asian issues, and through works selected by Asian film experts, the collection offers relevant perspectives and insights. Includes themes on modernity, globalization, national identity, female agency, inequalities in opportunity amid social and political unrest, and cultural and sexual identity.
Tutorial for the Asian Film Online database.

National

China Academic Journals This link opens in a new window
Collects full-text Chinese journals dating back to the start year of each journal. All content is Chinese language but access uses English or Chinese language interfaces. Note: Collections include: Education/Social Sciences, Literature/History/Philosophy, Economy & Management, and Politics/Military Affairs/Law. Full-text access up through 2020 if content is available, and through present for articles in Politics/Military Affairs/Law.
Tutorial for the China Academic Journals database.

Data & Statistics

This section only includes those resources for statistics on this region of the world.

Please consult the list of "Global Statistical Resources" for other useful data for these countries.

UN ESCAP (Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific): Online database for data by country on demography, migration, education, health, GDP, labor and more. Back to 2000. Display charts and maps for selected topics.

Statistical Yearbook of Asia and the Pacific: 2012, Back to 2007. PDF and Excel format

ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Statistical Yeabook: 2005-2009

Economy & Trade

Statistics and Data (Asian Development Bank): Key economic, financial, and social development Indicators for Asia and the Pacific countries (1999--) and other international sources.

Economic and Social Survey of Asia and the Pacific (via UN ESCAP): Annual (1999--), look for tables, figures, and country profile.

Asia and the Pacific Trade and Investment Report: See tables and maps

ASEANstats (Association of Southeast Asian Nations): Monthly, quarterly, and annual economic indicators, trade, investment, and tourism.

Intellectual Propertiy

World Intellectural Property Organization: Patents, utility models, and trademarks, industrial designs, and more. see Statistiscal Country Profile for Asia and the Pacific countries.

National & Sub-national

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