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Asia-Pacific Social Innovation Research Institute

Researching social innovation for a changing Asia-Pacific.

Advancing social innovation, academic collaboration, evidence-based policy, and sustainable development across the Asia-Pacific region.

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Politics

Reading an Election Through Its Media: Bangladesh’s 2026 Vote

Analysing 1,423 news articles from 14 outlets, a new study traces how pre-election media coverage foreshadowed the outcome of Bangladesh’s first national vote since the 2024 uprising.

June 29, 2026

What Makes Workplace Learning Work? Three Pillars for Vocational Students

A survey of 385 vocational students in Shanghai finds that workplace learning rests on three measurable pillars — supervisor support, peer support, and reflective practice.

EducationJune 28, 2026

Teaching Students to Reason, Not Just to Cite: A Writing Framework for the Classroom

Many student essays stack up evidence without ever explaining why it matters. A new study explores adapting the Claim–Evidence–Reasoning framework to high school English writing.

TechnologyJune 28, 2026

Faster Isn’t Healthier: How AI Is Reshaping Digital Marketplaces

When generative AI lets online sellers launch and pivot faster than ever, does the marketplace get healthier — or quietly hollow out? A new agent-based model warns of “zombie markets.”

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Politics

When a Movement Turns Inward: A New Theory of Power Inside Collective Struggle

A new study argues that collective struggles are not only fights against an outside adversary — they are themselves fields of power, generating their own hierarchies, exclusions, and authority.

June 28, 2026

Sustainability

Assessing the Health of Qinghai Lake and Its Wetlands

An investigation by Zesheng Xian and Shufen Chen analyses the water-environment status of Qinghai Lake and its surrounding wetlands, providing evidence for conservation and governance.

June 2, 2026

Technology

From “Correct” to “Great” — Translators in the Age of AI

A study led by Ling Zou, with Jingjing Zhao and Ruolan Lai, compares translations by ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and human translators, and explores the digital intelligence literacy translators now need.

May 20, 2026

The Institute

Social innovation through research, policy, and action

APSIRI is an independent, non-profit research and policy institute based in Hong Kong, working across the Asia-Pacific region and engaging with the wider world. The Institute studies how social innovation can become a driver of inclusive growth and sustainable governance.

Through a Research–Policy–Action mechanism, APSIRI connects rigorous scholarship with practical experimentation and evidence-based policy advice.

Research

Interdisciplinary inquiry that produces credible, usable knowledge.

Policy Dialogue

Connecting evidence, public questions, and regional governance practice.

Regional Collaboration

Building Asia-Pacific knowledge networks across institutions and sectors.

Social Innovation & Inclusive Growth

Green Economy & Sustainable Industry

Digital Governance & Public Innovation

Youth Leadership & Future Education

Knowledge Agenda

Research Themes

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Social Innovation and Sustainable Development

Examining how social innovation can become a structural driver of inclusive growth and sustainable governance across the Asia-Pacific region.

Youth Development and Entrepreneurship

Building pathways for young people to lead social innovation through entrepreneurship, leadership, and cross-regional exchange.

Education Innovation and Lifelong Learning

Rethinking how learning systems prepare individuals and societies for rapid social, technological, and economic change.

Digital Transformation and Inclusive Technology

Studying digital governance, data ethics, and civic technology so that transformation widens rather than narrows opportunity.

Community Development and Local Revitalization

Supporting place-based innovation that strengthens local economies, culture, and social cohesion.

Public Policy and Social Governance

Producing evidence-based policy research and advisory work that connects innovation with effective governance.

Publishing

Journal of Advances in Social Sciences

The Journal of Advances in Social Sciences (JASS) is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal connecting academic inquiry with social impact.

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APSIRI welcomes collaboration with universities, research institutes, civil-society organisations, foundations, governments, and companies committed to social innovation and sustainable development across the Asia-Pacific region.

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