The Indo-Pacific: In what sense a region?

The Indo-Pacific has drawn increasing attention in political and popular discourses in light of the contemporary geopolitical moment. While scholars in mainstream International Relations actively engage with the concept, there have been less interventions from critical epistemologies associated with geography, anthropology, history, and cognate disciplines. This conversation brings together four scholars who have worked across China, India, Australia, Japan, Southeast Asia, and beyond to problematize the Indo-Pacific concept, explore alternative geographies of knowing, and discuss the implications for rescaling area studies at the present conjuncture.

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Dialogues in Human Geography
Published
2025-08-12
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https://doi.org/10.1177/20438206251364968
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Island Studies and Pacific Affairs
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Abstract

The Indo-Pacific has drawn increasing attention in political and popular discourses in light of the contemporary geopolitical moment. While scholars in mainstream International Relations actively engage with the concept, there have been less interventions from critical epistemologies associated with geography, anthropology, history, and cognate disciplines. This conversation brings together four scholars who have worked across China, India, Australia, Japan, Southeast Asia, and beyond to problematize the Indo-Pacific concept, explore alternative geographies of knowing, and discuss the implications for rescaling area studies at the present conjuncture.

Dialogues in Human GeographyVol. 16(1)
National University of Singapore (SG), Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien Tokyo (JP), Max Planck Institute for the History of Science (DE), The University of Adelaide (AU)
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Openalex Percentile: Top 64%
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