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We are proud to announce the official publication of The APRC Journal, the inaugural edition of APRC’s research journal, featuring 20 research papers produced by undergraduate students at Sciences Po Le Havre.

The journal brings together work from across the disciplines represented in APRC – political science, economics, history, sociology, and international relations – united by a shared focus on the Asia-Pacific.

The topics addressed span some of the most pressing and underexplored questions facing the region: from maritime sovereignty and statelessness, to China’s influence in the Global South, to electoral politics in Southeast Asia. Together, they represent a genuine contribution to ongoing debates – and, in many cases, open new ones.

Publishing this journal in our first year marks an important milestone for APRC and for the students whose work appears in it. For many, this is their first published research. We hope it is far from their last.

The APRC Journal is available now on our website.

The APRC Research Symposium, held on 23 April, brought together 15 student research groups, each presenting their work in a dynamic format of 3-minute presentations followed by 2-minute Q&A sessions. The event showcased the depth, diversity, and ambition of undergraduate research on the Asia-Pacific at Sciences Po Le Havre.

We were honoured to have an outstanding jury composed of David Camroux (CERI), Gretchen Allen-Mestrallet, and Kevin Brookes, whose engagement and feedback played a key role in making the symposium a great success.

The symposium reflects APRC’s founding goal: to unlock the immense potential of the academic resources available at Sciences Po Le Havre, from its regional specialisation and world-class faculty to the diversity and intellectual curiosity of its student body, and to channel this into credible, meaningful junior research. With the support of mentors and faculty guidance, students were able to engage seriously with complex political, economic, and social questions across the Asia-Pacific.

Prize Winners:
1st Place – “Beyond Borders: Addressing Statelessness Among the Sama-Bajau Sea Nomads While Preserving Maritime Sovereignty”
Emily Fan, Mayuka Hashimoto, Risa Komoriya

2nd Place – “Evaluating the Implications of the Belt and Road Initiative on Global South Developmental Trajectories: A Theoretical Frame for Sino-Afro Relations”
Mithil Goyal, Anish Parcha

3rd Place – “Constituency Overperformance in Thailand: A Simple Political Patronage Indicator”
Thanapat Skulpanich

Overall, the symposium was an amazing success, marking an important step in building APRC as a platform for rigorous, collaborative, and impactful student research.