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Saving the World »
Overcoming the Consumptogenic System and Improving Planetary Health Equity
Publication date: 2027
It can be very easy to succumb to despair. The world today presents us with an almost overwhelming catalogue of suffering. Planetary systems are pushed beyond safe limits, preventable diseases and decline in wellbeing are widespread, and wealth is concentrated in the hands of a few while billions of people scrape by.
And yet despair, however understandable, is not the only story. This book begins from the premise that the harmful consumptogenic system producing these outcomes is not fixed nor universal. It can change. Both history and the present are full of moments when collective imagination conjures a different future, where entrenched power is challenged, and where organised human effort bends the arc of events toward justice. The question is not whether change is possible, but how to make it happen.
This unique collection of writing reaches beyond the usual boundaries — drawing on public health, environmental and social science, non‑Western and Indigenous knowledge systems, and the insight of practitioners working inside governments and communities worldwide.
Scientific, creative, poignant and compelling, the chapters offer new ways of valuing, knowing, being and imagining — ways that point toward planetary health equity: a world where everyone, everywhere, can enjoy good health in a stable Earth system.
From governments daring to lead to economies, businesses and financial systems being reimagined and civil society acting with courage and clarity — this book is proof that a better way of being in the world isn’t just possible, it is underway.
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Dealing with Double Exposure »
Climate Change and Extractive Capitalism in the Pacific
Edited by: Emilia Skrzypek, Nicholas Bainton
Publication date: 2026
The Pacific has become a global symbol of the climate crisis. It is also a place where the global dynamics of extractive capitalism that created the crisis, and shape who bears its burdens, appear in sharp relief.
This volume gathers emerging and established scholars to examine how Pacific peoples confront a double exposure to climate change and extractive capitalism. Drawing on rich ethnographic research, the chapters offer an unflinching account of these compounding forces. They also reveal the ingenuity, care and political authority with which Pacific peoples confront injustice, hold powerful actors to account and imagine alternatives. Challenging familiar tropes of vulnerability and resilience, the volume repositions the Pacific: it is not simply a site of planetary emergency, but a source of intellectual, political and moral resources for more just and liveable futures. It culminates in a decolonial legal manifesto for Pacific climate justice that insists hope, resistance and systemic transformation remain within reach.
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East Asia Forum Quarterly: Volume 18, Number 3, 2026 »
Publication date: 2026
For three decades, Japan stood apart from the economic, political and security norms of other major economies. This issue of the East Asia Forum Quarterly examines Japan’s transition towards a more ‘normal’ country across these dimensions. From the return of inflation and higher defence spending to immigration and energy security, Japan is confronting changes that are reshaping its domestic and international outlook. How Japan manages its normalisation will have consequences not only for Japan but for the stability and prosperity of the wider region.
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Made in China Journal: Volume 11, Issue 1, 2026 »
Publication date: August 2026
In recent years, political depression has emerged not only as a psychological condition but also as a culturally embedded affective response shaped by broader socio-political forces. Clinically, it resembles depression, but its aetiology is tied explicitly to political events and structural disenfranchisement. It manifests as hopelessness, a loss of faith in personal agency, and a pervasive sense that hard work and creativity no longer matter. Although the term has a longer history in feminist and affect theory, it gained traction in the United States during Donald Trump’s first presidency. Its resonance has since spread transnationally, with notable uptake in China during the COVID-19 pandemic and in the wake of the 2022 White Paper movement. Significantly, political depression in China does not simply mirror the global far-right turn but rather emerges as a long-standing condition rooted in specific historical traumas and the evolving dynamics of authoritarian rule. It is this condition that the present issue of the Made in China Journal sets out to explore.
Experiencing Indonesia »
30 years of ACICIS
Publication date: July 2026
This book examines the many and varied dimensions of the Australian Consortium for ‘In-Country’ Indonesian Studies (ACICIS) and celebrates its 30th anniversary. Charting the institutional history of ACICIS alongside the development, innovation and impact of its programs, this volume captures personal insights from ACICIS alumni as well as staff members and partners from Australia and Indonesia. Contributors bring diverse perspectives and insights to reflect on and analyse the significance of ACICIS programs.
This book highlights the pioneering structures that enabled in‑country, experiential learning for young Australians in Indonesia; the development of highly innovative programs created in collaboration with Indonesian partners; and the impact of ACICIS on participants, staff, partners and host communities as well as on broader Australia–Indonesia bilateral relations. This rich and varied account of ACICIS’ context, operations and impact can inform decision-making and program design for learning abroad programs in Indonesia and beyond.
A central theme of this book is ACICIS’ commitment to experiential learning and its transformative impact on lives and relationships for individuals, institutions and communities. There are indeed many human faces of ACICIS; this volume presents their voices.
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The Digital Transformation in China »
Edited by: Ligang Song, Yixiao Zhou
Publication date: 2026
China stands at a pivotal moment in its economic history. Ageing demographics and the erosion of traditional low-cost advantages are necessitating a shift away from factor-driven growth toward innovation and productivity. The digital economy — powered by artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing and fintech — has emerged as the central force reshaping how China produces, trades and governs.
China Update Book 2026 brings together leading economists and policy analysts to examine this transformation in depth. Drawing on rigorous empirical research, the volume traces how ICT industries have driven output and productivity growth, how digital innovation interacts with China’s broader innovation system, and how AI is modernising China’s industrial structure. It investigates the rapid but uneven expansion of digital finance — from mobile payments that have largely displaced cash in urban everyday life to fintech services reshaping rural credit markets — and asks whether China’s financial system has achieved inclusive depth or merely impressive reach.
The volume also examines data as a distinct factor of production in regional growth, the use of digital technology to transform rural governance, and the policy frameworks governing data-driven economies. Chapters on China’s international balance sheet, its rising current account surplus, and the resilience of its export sector, as intermediate goods push it up global value chains, situate digital transformation within the wider macroeconomic landscape. Further contributions address the impact of US technology export controls, China’s data localisation laws, the digitalisation of production and trade, and the promise of digital agriculture.
Authoritative, timely and wide-ranging, China Update Book 2026 is essential reading for scholars, policymakers and anyone seeking to understand how digital transformation is redefining China’s economic future.
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Confronting Australia’s Childcare Crisis »
Authored by: Andrew Scott
Publication date: 2026
Australian childcare is in crisis. Revelations in the last two years of the serious harm being done to many of Australia’s youngest citizens, in places meant for their education and care, have shocked the nation. Failings simmering for decades are forcing a policy reckoning. In this book, Professor Andrew Scott outlines expert evidence and international experience to demonstrate how we can best make childcare safe and invest in children’s crucial first 5 years. Further, Scott demonstrates how the public outlay on policy measures needed will result in a substantial net financial gain for taxpayers. He advocates a future in which traditional Australian community involvement in early learning, together with innovative new forms of provision, are mobilised to support parents, properly value the work of childcare professionals, boost women’s workforce participation and increase the role played by fathers in the lives of their children. Out of crisis, as Professor Scott powerfully shows, comes the opportunity for far-reaching, beneficial social change.
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East Asia Forum Quarterly: Volume 18, Number 2, 2026 »
Publication date: May 2026
There is renewed focus on cooperation among middle powers following Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s address at the March 2026 World Economic Forum in Davos. But the shift towards more active middle power diplomacy predates Carney’s remarks. This issue of the East Asia Forum Quarterly brings together analyses of how key middle powers across the Asia Pacific are seeking to work in concert—despite the significant constraints to strengthen their strategic position and sustain the regional and international order. The regional landscape is still complicated, but cannot be fully understood through the lens of great power competition alone.
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At the Brink? »
Asia in the Global Economic Order
Edited by: Shiro Armstrong, Yves Tiberghien
Publication date: 2026
The global economic order is undergoing a period of profound transformation. Heightened geopolitical rivalry, rapid technological change and growing concerns about economic security are reshaping trade, investment, supply chains and global governance. These developments raise fundamental questions about the future of openness, cooperation and economic growth for Asia and the Pacific region.
This volume brings together leading scholars and policy experts from across Asia and the Pacific to examine how the region is navigating an increasingly contested international economic environment. The chapters explore the dynamics of great-power competition, the restructuring of global supply chains, the strategic role of technology and the pressures facing the liberal international economic order. They also consider the prospects for regional cooperation and the policy choices that may allow the region to sustain economic integration and prosperity in a more fragmented world. The book offers nine innovative proposals to buttress the global economic order and respond to current challenges.
Based on papers presented at the 41st Pacific Trade and Development (PAFTAD) Conference, At the Brink? offers timely analysis of the evolving global economic landscape and provides insights into how Asia and the wider international community can respond to the challenges of a shifting world economy.
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Landslide »
The 2025 Australian Federal Election
Publication date: March 2026
The 2025 Australian federal election saw an unexpected landslide victory for the Labor Party, the Liberal Party’s worst ever result and the continued rise of the non-major-party vote. In this book, Australia’s leading election analysts explore what contributed to this outcome, including the effectiveness of party and third-party campaigns, the changing demography of the electorate and external factors such as the ‘Trump effect’.
Baby boomers were outnumbered in 2025 by Gen Z and Millennials, who related to politics in a different way. Those pursuing their votes needed to do so through social media; influencers and podcasts became central to campaigning, as did humour appropriating popular culture with the help of AI. Increased cultural and linguistic diversity was also important, and there were new efforts to mobilise Muslim voters over the war in Gaza. Overshadowing it all was Trump. While populist themes seemed attractive at first, association with Trump quickly became a liability, and contributors here examine the difficulty of changing discourses mid-campaign.
This authoritative study is indispensable in understanding the new political landscape: polls and voting behaviour, misinformation, gender issues and competing leadership styles. Richly illustrated, the role of visual politics also receives close scrutiny.
Landslide is the nineteenth book in the ANU Press Australian Federal Election series. The series is sponsored by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.