Trans-Asia as Method: Theory and Practices Edited by Jeroen de Kloet, Yiu Fai Chow and Gladys Pak Lei Chong. London and New York: Rowman & Littlefield, 2020. xvi + 228 pp. $36.00; £28.00 (pbk). ISBN 9781538148105

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policy processes. This research also provides a template for future research in other sectors. The book appears to be a PhD dissertation that has been published without major redaction. As a result, it is both exhaustive and dense, though the quality of both writing and research justifies the length. The book demands of the reader an interest in policy theory, knowledge of power systems, a broad understanding of China’s political system and the willingness to dive deeply into all these topics. As a result, the readership is likely to be academics and advanced postgraduates in the field of public policy, political science or energy, with an interest in China and the willingness to engage across discipline boundaries. For those intimidated by the size of the book, a useful summary is provided by Gohli’s 2022 paper in Energy Research & Social Science 93, Article 102851. My main complaint is that the book lacks an index, sadly a common feature in student dissertations.