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EVENTS & CONFERENCES

Academic Discourses and Public Events on East Asia
Wissenschaftliche Diskurse und öffentliche Veranstaltungen zu Ostasien

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IN-EAST is actively involved in academic discourses and shares information and research results with the interested public. For this purpose, it organizes regular academic conferences, workshops and other forums. One of the main events on IN-EAST’s agenda is the annual East Asia Day, when current East Asian issues are discussed by leading experts.

Das IN-EAST beteiligt sich aktiv am wissenschaftlichen Diskurs sowie an der Bereitstellung von Informationen und Forschungsergebnissen für die interessierte Öffentlichkeit. Regelmäßig werden wissenschaftliche Konferenzen, Workshops und andere Austauschforen vom IN-EAST organisiert. Ein Hauptevent ist der jährliche Ostasientag, auf dem führende Experten aktuelle Ostasien-Themen diskutieren.

The latest news about events, workshops and conferences at IN-EAST is available below. Further information on the East Asia Day can be found here.

Hier finden Sie aktuelle Nachrichten über Veranstaltungen, Workshops und Tagungen am IN-EAST. Weitergehende Informationen zum Ostasientag finden Sie hier.

IN-EAST-Events and Conferences

02.12.2024 - 19:00:12

Dokumentarfilm „Purpose“ am 02.12.2024

Als Teil des von Axel Klein unterrichteten Kurses Klima und Umwelt in Japan findet am 02. Dezember 2024 (19 Uhr, LX1203) …

Als Teil des von Axel Klein unterrichteten Kurses Klima und Umwelt in Japan findet am 02. Dezember 2024 (19 Uhr, LX1203) die öffentliche Vorführung des deutschen Dokumentarfilms Purpose (2024) statt
In dem von Martin Oetting produzierten Film geht es um die Frage, ob es eine realistische Alternative zu dem dominierenden und auf Wachstum ausgerichteten Wirtschaftsmodell geben kann.
Der Regisseur wird anwesend sein, der Film (96 Min) ist in englischer Sprache. Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich, Eintritt ist frei. Weitere Informationen finden Sie hier: https://www.purpose.film
25.11.2024 - 10:15:11

AREA Book Talk Series with Jin-Wook Shin

Book Talk with Jin-Wook Shin: Democracy and Human Rights in the Kim Dae-jung Era | Mon, Nov. 25, 2024, 10.15 am | Online …

Book Talk with Jin-Wook Shin: Democracy and Human Rights in the Kim Dae-jung Era | Mon, Nov. 25, 2024, 10.15 am | Online via Zoom
Host: Prof. Hannes Mosler (AREA Ruhr)

Zoom registration link:
https://uni-due.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/u5Ykdu6ppjIqHNClOkuA_wdUnvjOP3y5U89

About the author
Jin-Wook Shin is Professor at the Department of Sociology at Chung-Ang University, Seoul. He studied sociology at Yonsei University and received his Ph.D. in sociology at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. He teaches Political Sociology, Social Movements, and Social Problems, and researches and publishes in areas such as democratic theory, party politics, social movements, social inequalities, and welfare state.

About the Book
Democracy and Human Rights in the Kim Dae-jung Era is a collection of six chapters that analytically examine former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung’s philosophy, ideas, policies, achievements, and commitment to democracy, human rights, and peace, and use them to assess the current state of democracy and human rights in today’s South Korea. Edited by Jin-Wook Shin, the volume is part of a series of books published by the Academy of Kim Dae-jung Studies and includes authors from the disciplines of history, sociology, political science, and law.

The AREA Book Talk Series (online via Zoom) will be continued.
The Book Talk Series gives experts from AREA Ruhr the chance to meet up with authors of newly released academic books that deal with topics related to East Asia from a wide variety of disciplinary perspectives to discuss their novel publications.
15.11.2024 - 13:30:11

VSJF Annual Conference 2024 in Berlin

Sustainability in Japan | Fri–Sun, November 15–17, 2024 | Japanese-German Center Berlin (JDZB)
The …

Sustainability in Japan | Fri–Sun, November 15–17, 2024 | Japanese-German Center Berlin (JDZB)
The Conference
Making human activity on Earth sustainable is currently the greatest challenge of mankind. Ever since the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, the topic has gained world-wide popularity, but what sustainability means, how it can be achieved, how it is politically negotiated, and which actors are involved differs widely across the world. The purpose of this conference is to gain a better understanding of how issues of sustainability are understood, framed and pursued by different actors in Japan. Focusing on economic, societal, and political perspectives, we hope not only to encourage more social science research and teaching related to sustainability issues in Japan, but also to interrogate more widely what sustainability means for the academic profession.

Organized by:
Harald Conrad, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU)
Barbara Holthus, German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ Tokyo)
Axel Klein, Institute of East Asian Studies (IN-EAST), University of Duisburg-Essen

Supported by:
Department of Modern Japanese Studies, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU)
German Association for Social Science Research on Japan (VSJF)
German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ Tokyo)
Gesellschaft von Freunden und Förderern der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Institute of East Asian Studies (IN-EAST), University of Duisburg-Essen
Japanese-German Center Berlin (JDZB)

Link to the conference website of DIJ:
https://www.dijtokyo.org/event/vsjf-annual-conference-sustainability-in-japan/
09.11.2024 - 10:00:11

AREA Day 2024: Taiwan

Auf den Spuren Taiwans in Nordrhein-Westfalen | November 9, 2024, 10–18 h | RUB Uni-Forum Ost
06.11.2024 - 13:05:11

Hannes Mosler and Hee Kyoung Chang at Sussex University

University of Sussex Conference Centre (Falmer/Brighton, UK), 6th November 2024
Hannes Mosler: Simplistic Solutions to …

University of Sussex Conference Centre (Falmer/Brighton, UK), 6th November 2024
Hannes Mosler: Simplistic Solutions to Complicated Problems: South Korea’s President Yoon's Foreign Policy Toward Japan.

Hee Kyoung Chang: De-risking China: South Korea’s Geoeconomic Strategy Change.
05.11.2024 - 10:00:11

C-NET RNR: China-Tag Ruhr Niederrhein 2024

Reflexion der Kooperationsbeziehungen Deutschland-China | Di, 5.11.2024, 10 Uhr | NETZ-Gebäude
02.11.2024 - 09:30:11

(ON-SITE) Workshop in Tokyo

Comparative Perspectives on the Transformation of East Asian Labor Markets through International Skilled Migration
Saturday, …

Comparative Perspectives on the Transformation of East Asian Labor Markets through International Skilled Migration
Saturday, 2nd November 2024, 9.30–18.45 (JST)

Dear all,

We would like to invite you to the upcoming workshop
Comparative Perspectives on the Transformation of East Asian Labor Markets through International Skilled Migration, on Saturday 2nd November, at the Institute of Social Science at the University of Tokyo.

This on-site workshop brings together scholars working on skilled migration, not only in Japan but also in South Korea and Taiwan, as all three countries similarly undergo an accelerated demographic decline and a labor shortage. These countries are in dire need to attract and secure long-time skilled professionals in order to maintain economic growth, to remain competent in global markets, and counter challenges arising from population decline and the fourth industrial revolution. The objective of the workshop is therefore to understand how different actors in the three countries – government, firms, and migrant individuals/employees – shape the transformation of the domestic labor market, adjust to or proactively seek out opportunities in the increasingly internationalizing/globalizing labor market, and navigate the problems associated with this transformation. Please see the attached for details of the program:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/program__short__comp_persp_labor_market.pdf

The workshop information is as follows:
DATE: Saturday, 2nd November
TIME: 9:30 to 18:45
LOCATION: Room 549 (5th floor) at Building 37 (Akamon General Research Building),
University of Tokyo, Institute of Social Science (ISS)

REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY. Please register from the following link by Monday 29th October. Registered attendees are invited to stay for the join lunch.
https://forms.gle/a3LvQh1VehCs7agt6

This workshop is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and Toshiba International Foundation.
29.10.2024 - 18:00:10

AREA Book Talk mit Dorothea Mladenova

Selbstoptimierung bis zum Tod. Aktive Lebensendplanung in Japan | October 29, 2024, 6–8 pm | online
23.10.2024 - 19:00:10

Hello, Good-bye and Welcome Back 2024

Das IN-EAST feiert seine Studierenden /
IN-EAST Celebrates Its Students
Am 23. Oktober 2024 feiert das Institut mit …

Das IN-EAST feiert seine Studierenden /
IN-EAST Celebrates Its Students
Am 23. Oktober 2024 feiert das Institut mit „Hello, Good-Bye & Welcome Back“ seine Studierenden: die neuen Erstsemester, alle, die ihren Abschluss gemacht haben, und diejenigen, die nach einem Jahr in Ostasien wieder zurück an der UDE sind. Die Veranstaltung beginnt um 19 Uhr in LA 0034 (Altes Audimax). Eine Anmeldung ist nicht mehr möglich.

On October 23, 2024, the Institute will honor its new students, graduates and those who have returned after a year in East Asia. “Hello, Good-Bye & Welcome Back” will commence at 7 pm in lecture hall LA 0034 (Altes Audimax).
Registration is not possible any more.
22.10.2024 - 18:00:10

Guest Lecture by Yukio Maeda

Talk on the Upcoming Election, Public Opinion and the Prime Minister in Japan | Tue, October 22, 2024, 6 pm | LE …

Talk on the Upcoming Election, Public Opinion and the Prime Minister in Japan | Tue, October 22, 2024, 6 pm | LE 736
Prof. Yukio Maeda, political scientist at the Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo, will visit the IN-EAST and deliver a talk on how approval ratings in public opinion polls have become a crucial power resource for prime ministers in contemporary Japanese politics.
Prof. Maeda will also provide a brief overview over the changes in the role of prime ministers and illustrate how advancements in polling methodology and the increased frequency of polls have further intensified prime ministers' dependence on their approval ratings.
With the next general election just around the corner, the talk will also deal with the most recent results of public opinion polls, including attitudes toward the undocumented political funds of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

You are welcome to join us on Tuesday, Oct 22, 2024, at 6pm in LE 736.
11.10.2024 - 12:00:10

Online Workshop for Early Career Researchers

Support and funding opportunities for your research in and on China | Fri, 11 October 2024, 12–13.30 h | Online …

Support and funding opportunities for your research in and on China | Fri, 11 October 2024, 12–13.30 h | Online via Zoom
The China Competence Network Ruhr Niederrhein (C-NET RNR) https://www.cnetrnr.de ) invites you to join this online workshop to learn more about the various institutions in Germany that provide support and funding opportunities for your research in and on the People’s Republic of China.

What to expect: In our 1.5-hour workshop Dr. Christina Philips (DAAD Centre for International Academic Cooperation – KIWi) will provide an overview of the DAAD portfolio for PhD students and Postdocs interested in academic cooperation with China. She will also introduce KIWi and its services for German Institutions of Higher Education. The DAAD is Germany’s largest provider of scholarships. In addition, many other public and private bodies give financial support to junior researchers focusing on China. Important donors include the European Union, a large number of public foundations, and Germany’s federal government ministries. Arvid Kempf (Hans-Böckler-Stiftung) will acquaint us with CHIN-KoBe, a project for the advancement of Chinese competency among the scholarship holders of the 13 organizations for the promotion of young talent under the umbrella of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The goal of CHIN-KoBe is to prepare students and junior researchers for a study or research stay in a Chinese speaking environment by strengthening their knowledge, language skills and experience abroad.

This workshop is aimed at all early career researchers (from pre- to post-doctoral levels) who are interested in academic cooperation with China.

The event is free of charge, but registration with info@cnetrnr.de is required for organizational reasons until 9 October 2024.

C-NET RNR is an affiliate project of AREA Ruhr (https://www.area-ruhr.de ), the Alliance for Research on East Asia within the University Alliance Ruhr.
10.10.2024 - 18:00:10

Vortragsreihe am Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr

Nachhaltigkeit, Umwelt- und Klimaschutz in China. Informationen und Austausch im Herbst am Konfuzius-Institut. Start: 10.10.2024
Das …

Nachhaltigkeit, Umwelt- und Klimaschutz in China. Informationen und Austausch im Herbst am Konfuzius-Institut. Start: 10.10.2024
Das Thema Klimawandel bewegt auch die chinesische Öffentlichkeit. Umweltschutz und Klimapolitik haben einen hohen Stellenwert und sind grundlegend relevant für wirtschafts- und gesellschaftspolitische Entscheidungen. Bis zum Jahr 2030 will das Land den Höchststand der CO₂-Emmissionen erreicht haben und ab 2060 soll China klimaneutral sein. Aber wie geht die Regierung diese Mammutaufgabe an? Welche Initiativen entwickelt die Privatwirtschaft? Wie will das Land Emissionen reduzieren und regulieren? Was sind die Herausforderungen für die Energiesicherheit? Welche Akteure sind wie in den politischen Prozess rund um die angestrebte grüne Transformation involviert? Mit vier vielbeachteten Referentinnen und Referenten aus Deutschland und China beleuchtet und diskutiert das Konfuzius-Institut im Oktober und November im Rahmen der Vortragsreihe China im Fokus die Themen Nachhaltigkeit, Umwelt- und Klimaschutz in China.

Wie gewohnt ist nach den Vorträgen Zeit für Fragen aus dem Publikum eingeplant. Im Anschluss lädt das Konfuzius-Institut zum Verweilen und Austausch ein, für eine Erfrischung ist gesorgt (ausgenommen Online-Vortrag). Die Teilnahme an allen Vorträgen ist kostenlos, um Anmeldung über die Webseite www.konfuzius-institut-ruhr.de wird gebeten.

Vortrag Dr. Matthias Niedenführ (Zeppelin Universität, Friedrichshafen): Nachhaltiges Unternehmertum aus China? Beispiele aus der Praxis  |  10. Oktober 2024, 18:30–20:00 Uhr  |  Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr.
Matthias Niedenführ hat über mehrere Jahre Familienunternehmen empirisch untersucht, die sich mit ihren Nachhaltigkeitsbemühungen dezidiert auf traditionelle chinesische Kultur beziehen. Konfuzianismus, Daoismus und andere Denkschulen bieten Ideen, die Corporate Social Responsibility eine chinesische Spielart verleihen.
Mehr erfahren und anmelden: https://konfuzius-institut-ruhr.de/veranstaltung/vortrag-umweltschutz-in-china-chinesisches-denken-und-unternehmerische-praxis-dr-matthias-niedenfuehr-ist-zu-gast-am-konfuzius-institut/

Vortrag (auf Englisch) Prof. QI Shaozhou (Wuhan University): China’s Carbon Market – The Building and Development of China’s Emission Trading Scheme (ETS)  |  1. Oktober 2024, 18:00–19:30 Uhr  |  Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr.
Qi Shaozhou asks how effective China’s ETS pilot and the national carbon market are and what challenges and trends China faces on its way to carbon neutrality.
Mehr erfahren und anmelden: https://konfuzius-institut-ruhr.de/veranstaltung/vortrag-the-building-and-development-of-chinas-ets/

Online-Vortrag Dr. Eva Sternfeld (Sino-German Agricultural Center (DCZ) Beijing): Schwarze Katze – Grüne Berge. Energiesicherheit, Umweltschutz und Klimawandel, Herausforderungen für Chinas Entwicklung  |  6. November 2024, 12:00–13:30 Uhr  |  Online per Zoom.
Eva Sternfeld erklärt den chinesischen Energiesektor und diskutiert, ob es gelingen kann, die bis 2060 angestrebte Transformation zur Klimaneutralität zu erreichen.
Mehr erfahren und anmelden: https://konfuzius-institut-ruhr.de/veranstaltung/online-vortrag-dr-eva-sternfeld-ist-zu-gast-am-konfuzius-institut/

Vortrag Prof. Dr. Anna Lisa Ahlers (Max-PIanck-Institut & University of Oslo): Die VR China als Umwelt- und Klima-Technokratie?  |  18. November 2024, 18:30–20:00 Uhr  |  Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr.
Der Vortrag gibt einen Überblick über Aspekte der gesellschaftspolitischen Annäherung an Umwelt- und Klimaschutz in der VR China und geht dabei insbesondere auf das Verhältnis von Wissenschaft und Politik ein.
Mehr erfahren und anmelden: https://konfuzius-institut-ruhr.de/veranstaltung/vortrag-die-vr-china-als-umwelt-und-klima-technokratie-prof-dr-anna-lisa-ahlers-ist-zu-gast-am-konfuzius-institut-2/

Über das Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr e.V.
Das Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr e.V. ist ein gemeinsames Projekt der Universität Duisburg-Essen und der Universität Wuhan. Es fördert den kulturellen Austausch zwischen China und dem Ruhrgebiet mit Sprachkursen, Infoveranstaltungen, Vorträgen und Dialogen. Auf dem Programm stehen die Themen Sprache, Kultur, Wirtschaft, Politik und Gesellschaft Chinas. Das Angebot des Konfuzius-Instituts Metropole Ruhr richtet sich an Schülerinnen und Schüler, Studierende sowie Führungskräfte und alle China-Interessierten in der Metropolregion Ruhr. www.konfuzius-institut-ruhr.de
01.10.2024 - 09:00:10

Orientation Weeks for New MA Students

October 1–2 and 4–10, 2024, beginning at 9 a.m. (first week), and at 10 or 8 a.m. (second week)
The IN-EAST welcomes …

October 1–2 and 4–10, 2024, beginning at 9 a.m. (first week), and at 10 or 8 a.m. (second week)
The IN-EAST welcomes a new generation of MA students in the study programs of Contemporary East Asian Studies CEAS and Modern East Asian Studies MEAS.

The Orientation Weeks are designed to ensure that all students have a smooth start into their studies and are able to familiarize themselves with the IN-EAST and the university.

Download Orientation Weeks Timetable:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/programs_meas_students/ma_orientation_week_2024.pdf
23.09.2024 - 05:00:09

Steve Entrich gives 2 Talks in Hong Kong

Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) and University of Hong Kong (UHK), Sep 23 and 24, 2024
EdUJK, Mon, Sep. 23, …

Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) and University of Hong Kong (UHK), Sep 23 and 24, 2024
EdUJK, Mon, Sep. 23, 2024, 5.00–6.15 a.m. CEST:
German-Style Shadow Education: Development, Specifics, and Implications
Zoom link:
https://eduhk.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ctHGPdnXQw42K46?Q_CHL=qr
Abstract:
Shadow education (SE, i.e. private supplementary tutoring) has rapidly expanded since the 1990s and become part of mass schooling in many societies including Germany. As a result, SE is often understood as a cost-intensive status attainment strategy of upper classes that likely exacerbates the strong dependence of educational success on the students’ social origin, reflecting a failing public school system. However, research on SE in Germany does not provide clear evidence to answer the most pressing related questions: (1) What causes the (increased) investment in SE; and (2) what are the effects of SE on academic performance, school allocation and status attainment?
To answer both questions, the author draws on two major German panel studies: (1) the German National Education Panel Study (GNEPS); and (2) the German Life Courses into Middle Adulthood (LifE) study.
Results indicate that German-style SE is largely used by middle and low strata who use SE to achieve their (relatively higher) educational goals, but do not advance to educational tracks with the highest expectable returns. Our findings further indicate that dynamic factors behind the family decision for SE related to intergenerational transmission and individual characteristics should be stronger considered in future research.

UHK, Tue, Sep. 24, 2024, 8.00–9.30 a.m. CEST:
The Role of Shadow Education for Educational Success: Effects on Tracking Allocation in Germany and Japan
Zoom link:
https://hku.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAtc-uupzIsEtOj-VH1gSnUbFlihdiifqQT#/registration
Abstract:
The talk provides results from a comparative analysis examining the strategies behind family investment in SE and its outcomes for school allocation in two different institutional and cultural settings: Germany and Japan. Using national panel data, results show that in Germany SE is used largely independent of SES and does not improve the chances of admission to more advantageous schools. In contrast, SE provides students in Japan with significant advantages for educational progress at high costs (monetary and non-monetary). The results are discussed regarding the potential contribution of SE to educational success and social inequality within given country-specific constraints.
13.09.2024 - 23:59:09

Call for Abstracts (Deadline: September 13, 2024)

Recalibrating ‘Skill’ in Changing Immigration Regimes: Skilled Migrants and the Nature of Work in Asia (16–17th Jan. …

Recalibrating ‘Skill’ in Changing Immigration Regimes: Skilled Migrants and the Nature of Work in Asia (16–17th Jan. 2025, Singapore/hybrid)
QuaMaFA (Qualification and Skill in the Migration Process of Foreign Workers in Asia) is co-organizing a workshop Recalibrating ‘Skill’ in Changing Immigration Regimes: Skilled Migrants and the Nature of Work in Asia at the National University of Singapore (hybrid) on 16th–17th January 2025. This workshop is co-organized with the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore, and it will be a hybrid event.

The Call for Papers is open, please check details from:
https://ari.nus.edu.sg/events/recalibrating-skill/

We are looking forward to receiving your contributions!
04.09.2024 - 11:04:09

Hannes Mosler beim Deutsch-Koreanischen Forum

Hannes Mosler war Teilnehmer beim 22. Deutsch-Koreanischen Forum in Dresden, 4. bis 6. August 2024
Er leitete unter anderem …

Hannes Mosler war Teilnehmer beim 22. Deutsch-Koreanischen Forum in Dresden, 4. bis 6. August 2024
Er leitete unter anderem das Panel Wertebasierte strategische Partnerschaft Deutschlands und Koreas im Kontext aktueller geopolitischer Veränderungen und Herausforderungen als Moderator. Die IN-EAST-Studierenden Paula Kaminski, Wiebke Deipenwisch und Franziska Wagner nahmen am Deutsch-Koreanischen Juniorforum teil.

https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/kooperation-dulig-zusammenarbeit-mit-korea-fuer-deutschland-sehr-wichtig-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-240905-930-223624
28.08.2024 - 15:36:08

Presentation by Monika Arnoštová at Tallinn University

Navigating Shared Socialist Histories: A Comparative Analysis of White-Collar Workers’ Overtime Behavior in Beijing and …

Navigating Shared Socialist Histories: A Comparative Analysis of White-Collar Workers’ Overtime Behavior in Beijing and Prague
at the 25th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS) which was held at Tallinn University, Estonia on 27–30 August 2024.
https://konverentsikeskus.tlu.ee/en/eacs-conference-2024
25.07.2024 - 18:00:07

EAF Online Guest Lecture by Jana Rošker

From Non-Reality to Possibility: Sublating the Conceptions of the Future in St. Augustine and the Later Mohist Cannon | …

From Non-Reality to Possibility: Sublating the Conceptions of the Future in St. Augustine and the Later Mohist Cannon | July 25, 2024, 18–20 h CEST | Online Lecture
Jana Rošker is professor of Sinology, co-founder and long-standing Head of the Department of Asian Studies at the University of Ljubljana.

Zoom Link:
https://ruhr-uni-bochum.zoom-x.de/j/68151233740?pwd=WFKVCbU3Zbeuj5r7TlrfeT9ekegMhr.1
Meeting-ID: 681 5123 3740
Passwort: 597650

Link to the website of East Asian Futures:
https://east-asian-futures.de
17.07.2024 - 10:00:07

Diversifying Immigrant Societies Guest Lecture by In-Jin Yoon

Current status and policy response to migrant integration and multiculturalism in Korea | Wed, July 17, 2024, 10 h …

Current status and policy response to migrant integration and multiculturalism in Korea | Wed, July 17, 2024, 10 h (CEST) | Online via Zoom
Zoom Link: https://uni-due.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/u50qdeCgqToqHtePLf6_S_NppjpA9Wk6vica

Abstract
The current status of migrant integration in Korea seems to be far from ideal. The human rights violations against migrants remain common in the workplace and everyday life. The public’s perception and attitudes toward migrants have changed from paternalism to apathy, and is deteriorating to the level of hatred toward certain groups. Korean adults' multicultural acceptance increased from 2010 to 2015, but has continued to decline since then. The level of social integration of migrant workers and married immigrant women, which are representative groups of migrants in Korea, is not high in both material and psychological aspects. Migrant workers have a high employment rate, but they work long hours in low-skilled, low-wage work, are exposed to non-payment or delayed payment of wages and physical and verbal violence, and their labor rights are greatly restricted. They cannot bring their families, and their opportunities to acquire permanent residency and nationality are greatly limited, so they are not subject to social integration. Marriage migrant women tend to have low employment rates, employment stability, and income due to their low age and education level, ability to understand Korean language and culture, the large age and cultural gap with their husbands, and the burden of childbirth and childcare. They are also dependent on their husbands because they need their consent when applying for permanent residency and nationality. The language and culture of their home country are not respected and they are under strong pressure to assimilate into Korean culture.

Bio
In-Jin Yoon is a professor of Sociology at Korea University and the director of the Korea University Library. He earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago and taught in the Asian American Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His research interests include social psychology, international migration, immigration policy, and overseas Koreans and Korean diaspora. He is the author of On My Own: Korean Businesses and Race Relations in America, Korean Diaspora, North Korean Migrants, International Migration and Multiculturalism in Northeast Asia.

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
10.07.2024 - 11:07:07

Presentations by Monika Arnoštová

at Conferences in Preston/UK on June 28, 2024, and Yogyakarta/Indonesia on July 10, 2024
Monika Arnoštová presented …

at Conferences in Preston/UK on June 28, 2024, and Yogyakarta/Indonesia on July 10, 2024
Monika Arnoštová presented her research at the British Association of Chinese, Japanese and Korean Studies joint conference at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston/UK (June 28, 2024).
Presentation: From 996 to Lying Flat: Chinese White-collar Workers Torn between the Unwritten Rule of Overtime and Giving up on the Chinese Dream.

Monika Arnoštová participated in the Association of Asian Studies Conference AAS-in-Asia at Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta/Indonesia (July 10, 2024).
Presentation: Role of Gender in Overtime Behaviour of Beijing White-collar Workers and its Implications for Work-life Balance as part of a panel on Gender and Sexuality in China and the Sinophone World: Theoretical, Historical, and Social Scientific Approaches.

^{Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta}
05.07.2024 - 16:44:07

EAF Online Guest Lecture by Karl Gustafsson

Non-traditional Deterrence in East Asia | July 5, 2024, 10–12 h CEST | Online Lecture
Karl Gustafsson is …

Non-traditional Deterrence in East Asia | July 5, 2024, 10–12 h CEST | Online Lecture
Karl Gustafsson is professor of international relations at the Department of Economic History and International Relations, Stockholm University.

Zoom Link:
https://ruhr-uni-bochum.zoom-x.de/j/62767847320?pwd=U8Bt3557T2xOSMTXPCu7Fempy8B1Hq.1
Meeting-ID: 627 6784 7320
Passwort: 471083

Link to the website of East Asian Futures:
https://east-asian-futures.de
27.06.2024 - 18:00:06

EAF Online Guest Lecture by Kevin Gray

North Korean Political Economy: Historical Lineages and Future Developments | June 27, 2024, 18–20 h CEST | Online …

North Korean Political Economy: Historical Lineages and Future Developments | June 27, 2024, 18–20 h CEST | Online Lecture
Kevin Gray is Professor of International Relations at the University of Sussex, Brighton.
He joined the Department in 2006. His research interests relate to the political economy of development, with a regional focus on East Asia. He has researched widely on the region, and in particular, on the political economy of both North and South Korea. He also has interests in Gramscian approaches to international relations and in theories of late development and state formation.

East Asian Futures Online Colloquium
Zoom link:
https://ruhr-uni-bochum.zoom-x.de/j/66517977746?pwd=Wr0SaDIKaiu35Ef2ge9o1Ea39DweEX.1
Meeting-ID: 665 1797 7746
Password: 453221

Link to the website of East Asian Futures:
https://east-asian-futures.de
27.06.2024 - 16:00:06

Jens Wrona at AREA Ruhr Occasional Lecture Series

Culture, Tastes, and Market Integration: Testing the Localized Tastes Hypothesis | Thu, June 27, 2024, 4–5.30 pm sharp …

Culture, Tastes, and Market Integration: Testing the Localized Tastes Hypothesis | Thu, June 27, 2024, 4–5.30 pm sharp CEST | online via Zoom
Registration link:
https://uni-due.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/u5Apd-yoqD0sHNRLZS5VzZol1vKkIM3NIzsA
Please note that this is a registration link only. After completing the registration process
you will automatically receive information about your participation in the meeting.

Short CV
Jens Wrona is Professor for Economic Geography and East Asia at the Mercator School of Management (MSM) and the Institute for East Asian Studies (IN-EAST) at the University of Duisburg-Essen. He is CESifo Research Network Affiliate and affiliated with the Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) and the Ruhr Graduate School (RGS). As a principal investigator Wrona is part of the DFG-funded RTG 2484 – Regional Disparities & Economic Policy. He conducts theoretical and empirical research in international, regional, and labour economics using data from Japan.

Abstract
Using monthly price data from the Survey of Wholesale Markets for Fruits and Vegetables of Japan, we demonstrate that regional taste differences are an obstacle to inter-regional market integration. We propose a novel strategy for identifying the causal effect of localized tastes on bilateral market integration, we propose a novel identification strategy. We use the spatial distribution of historical dialects in Japan to measure historical-cultural proximity, which can be used as an instrument for the persistent dissimilarity in local food preferences. In accordance with the localized taste hypothesis, we find that regions which historically did not share a similar dialect/culture are characterized by persistent taste differences, explaining the lack of bilateral market integration among these regions.
26.06.2024 - 10:30:06

Career Counselling Meeting

AlFreDO, the IN-EAST alumni organization, and MA coordinator Melanie Kogler warmly invite interested students to a Career …

AlFreDO, the IN-EAST alumni organization, and MA coordinator Melanie Kogler warmly invite interested students to a Career Counselling Meeting
We will talk about potential career paths for students in East Asian Studies and how to identify them, and the AlFreDO representatives will share their experiences from previous student generations.

Date and time: 26.06.2024 10:30–11:30
Target group: MA CEAS, MA CEAS, advanced BA MOAS students
Event language: English
Room: LE 736

Contact: AlFreDO – alfredo.ude@gmail.com or Melanie Kogler
20.06.2024 - 14:00:06

Guest Lecture by Hyung-Gu Lynn

The History of the Growth of Korean Popular Music from the 1930s to the Present | June 20, 2024, 14–16 h | Building/Room …

The History of the Growth of Korean Popular Music from the 1930s to the Present | June 20, 2024, 14–16 h | Building/Room LA 013
Hyung-Gu Lynn is the AECL/KEPCO Chair in Korean Research University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. His research focuses on Korea and Japan, ranging in chronological coverage from the late-19th century to the present. Research areas include: (1) popular culture; (2) migration; (3) international relations; (4) political history; (5) business history; and (6) visual culture. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University and his MA and BA from the University of British Columbia.
https://asia.ubc.ca/profile/hyung-gu-lynn/
19.06.2024 - 14:30:06

Hannes Mosler gives talk at the University of Central Lancashire

2024 Parliamentary Election and Its Implications in South Korea. – International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) Summer …

2024 Parliamentary Election and Its Implications in South Korea. – International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) Summer School, 19 June 2024
https://isapuclan.org.uk/2024-international-institute-of-korean-studies-iksu-summer-school/
19.06.2024 - 10:00:06

Diversifying Immigrant Societies Guest Lecture by Peidong Yang

The Insecure Migrant Middle in Singapore: Research insights on migrant professionals, immigrant teachers, and immigrant parents | Wed, …

The Insecure Migrant Middle in Singapore: Research insights on migrant professionals, immigrant teachers, and immigrant parents | Wed, June 19, 2024, 10 h CEST
Zoom Link: https://uni-due.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/u5woceuqqD8jGdI1zCGzbmJxIvXKR4WVKlaH

Abstract
A small city-state with a highly developed economy strategically situated in Southeast Asia, Singapore is a major hub for migration/mobility in the Asia-Pacific region and has one of highest non-resident-to-resident population ratios in the world. While migration research has long noted that Singapore has a bifurcated foreign labour-immigration regime favouring the highly-educated/skilled migrants, more recent research seems to suggest that even the well-educated, professional, middle-class migrants are not exempted from insecurity and precarity under Singapore’s tightening immigration regime since the late 2000s and early 2010s. This talk draws on several strands of migrant-focused research that emerged within the past decade in Singapore, specifically offering insights from published and ongoing research (including several of the author’s own projects) about the settlement and integration experiences of migrant professionals (from Chinese and Indian backgrounds), immigrant-background teachers in mainstreams schools, and immigrant parents whose children go to government schools. It is argued that a common theme characterizing the experience of these diverse “migrant middle” groups in Singapore is a sense of insecurity resulting from increasing difficulties of obtaining a permanent foothold (permanent residency/citizenship) in the country. The paper also sheds light on how feelings of uncertainty, anxiety and precarity manifest in realms such as work and children’s education for these “insecure” migrant middle in Singapore.

Bio
Peidong Yang (DPhil, Oxford) is an Assistant Professor at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. A sociologist of education, Peidong’s research concerns the intersections between education and migration/mobility. He is the author of International Mobility and Educational Desire: Chinese Foreign Talent Students in Singapore (2016) and numerous journal articles on topics including international student mobility, identity, integration, and social studies education. https://www.peidongyang.com

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
08.06.2024 - 11:00:06

Einladung zum AlFreDO-Brunch

AlFreDO lädt alle ehemaligen und gegenwärtigen Studierenden und MitarbeiterInnen des IN-EAST am Samstag, den 8.6.2024 ab …

AlFreDO lädt alle ehemaligen und gegenwärtigen Studierenden und MitarbeiterInnen des IN-EAST am Samstag, den 8.6.2024 ab 11 Uhr zum Brunch im Café Museum
Café Museum im Kantpark (Friedrich-Wilhelm-Straße 64a, 47051 Duisburg), Kostenbeitrag 20 € (Studierende 10 €).

Das 30-jährige Jubiläum des IN-EAST ist ein guter Grund, sich wieder einmal zu treffen, in gemütlicher Atmosphäre in Kontakt zu kommen und über alte und neue Zeiten mit anderen ehemaligen und aktuellen Mitarbeitern und Studierenden zu reden.
Wir würden uns freuen, wenn Sie/ihr dabei sein würdet und bitten um möglichst baldige Voranmeldung mit Angabe der Personenzahl unter alfredo.ude@gmail.com

Hoffentlich bis bald!
Dirk Petzold, Yasmin Taleghani, Helmut Demes
(Vorstand AlFreDO e.V.)
07.06.2024 - 16:00:06

Two Lectures in Hong Kong by Steve Entrich

Two Lectures at the Education University of Hong Kong, June 6, 2024, Moderator: YUNG Wai Ho
Talk 1: A Comparative …

Two Lectures at the Education University of Hong Kong, June 6, 2024, Moderator: YUNG Wai Ho
Talk 1: A Comparative Analysis of Shadow Education Systems: Insights from Hong Kong and Germany
Abstract
Shadow education, a metaphor for private supplementary tutoring, significantly influences educational trajectories worldwide. This presentation explores the underlying structures, cultural influences, and educational impacts of shadow education systems in Hong Kong and Germany. Drawing from our ongoing research, this presentation utilises both quantitative data and qualitative narratives to offer a comprehensive analysis of how these systems operate within different educational paradigms.
In Hong Kong, shadow education is pervasive, driven by a high-stakes exam culture and societal expectations. Conversely, Germany’s engagement with shadow education varies significantly, influenced by regional educational policies and less centralised examinations. This presentation will discuss the implications of these differences for educational equity and access, highlighting how socio-economic status influences the utilisation and effectiveness of shadow education. We will highlight the complexities and nuances of shadow education, comparing these two distinct contexts to better understand their roles in shaping educational success and social mobility.
Our findings suggest that while both systems aim to supplement mainstream education, the motivations, accessibilities, and outcomes differ markedly. These differences underscore the need for tailored educational policies that consider the unique cultural and systemic contexts of each region. The presentation will conclude with recommended strategies for policy-makers and educators to mitigate inequalities exacerbated by shadow education systems.

Talk 2: Education in East Asia and the West: The Role of Shadow Education for Educational Success and Inequality
Abstract
Families with advantaged socioeconomic status (SES) are believed to increasingly invest in shadow education (SE) to enhance their children’s school success and thereby ensure they maintain a high social status. The global rise in SE therefore points to increasing inequality in relative educational opportunities, because high SES families may significantly improve their children’s educational success at critical transition points in the education system by investing in SE. However, comparative research indicates significant cross-national differences in the functions and implications of SE. The author presents findings based on data of over 60 societies from the PISA study complemented by more detailed national panel data from the United States, Germany and Japan. Findings indicate that the implications of SE are intertwined with characteristics of education system and learning culture and deliver explanations for the oft-reported performance gap between East Asian and Western nations in international assessment tests.
07.06.2024 - 13:15:06

28. Duisburger Ostasientag

Die Bedeutung der Asien-Pazifik-Region im 21. Jahrhundert  |  Tec-Tower  |  Fr, 7. Juni 2024, 13.15 bis 20 Uhr
Als …

Die Bedeutung der Asien-Pazifik-Region im 21. Jahrhundert  |  Tec-Tower  |  Fr, 7. Juni 2024, 13.15 bis 20 Uhr
Als Schauplatz von territorialen Konflikten, Migrationsbewegungen und engen wirtschaftlichen Interaktionen steht die Region Asien-Pazifik oder – umfassender gedacht – Indo-Pazifik zunehmend im Fokus. Neben der sich verändernden wirtschaftlichen, politischen und strategischen Bedeutung der Region werden in Vorträgen und einer Podiumsdiskussion die Bedeutung und Zukunft der Ostasienwissenschaften diskutiert.

PROGRAMM

13.15  BEGRÜSSUNG UND EINFÜHRUNG
Hannes Mosler und Markus Taube,
Direktor IN-EAST und Stellvertr. Direktor IN-EAST

13.45  OSTASIEN IN DER ASIEN-PAZIFIK-ÄRA
Moderation: Hannes Mosler
Patrick Köllner
^{GIGA Hamburg}
Von Asien-Pazifik zu Indo-Pazifik: Geostrategie und Institutionengefüge in Asien

14.30  KAFFEEPAUSE

14.45  Moderation: Nele Noesselt
Eric Ballbach
^{SWP Berlin}
Außenpolitik Nord- und Südkoreas in der Ära des Indo-Pazifiks

Frédéric Krumbein
^{Tel Aviv University}
Diktaturen gegen Demokratien? – Die Rolle von Menschenrechten in Indo-Pazifik-Strategien und in Chinas Asienpolitik

16.15  KAFFEEPAUSE

16.30  FORSCHUNG AM IN-EAST
Moderation: Axel Klein
Book presentation:
Aimi Muranaka · Florian Coulmas · Wang Zi
^{IN-EAST · IN-EAST · Nanjing University}
Immigration and Quality of Life in Ageing Societies. How Attractive for Migrants are Japan and Germany?

17.15  PODIUMSDISKUSSION
Die Asien-Pazifik-Region und die Rolle der universitären Forschung und Ausbildung
Nicole Bastian (Moderation)
^Handelsblatt
Verena Blechinger-Talcott
^{FU Berlin}
Axel Klein
^IN-EAST
Dirk Petzold
^{MAN Energy Solutions SE}
Thomas Heberer
^IN-EAST

18.15  EMPFANG

Veranstaltungsort: Tec-Tower (Tectrum)
Bismarckstr. 142, 47057 Duisburg

Wir bitten um Anmeldung per E-Mail:
in-east@uni-due.de

Mehr Informationen auf der Veranstaltungs-Webseite:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/east_asia_day/ead_28.php
05.06.2024 - 18:30:06

China in a World of Acute Crises

Roundtable Discussion | June 5, 2024, 6.30–8 pm | Duisburg Campus, Building SG, Room SG 183
China's regional …

Roundtable Discussion | June 5, 2024, 6.30–8 pm | Duisburg Campus, Building SG, Room SG 183
China's regional and global roles in today’s world of multiple crises are discussed with
• Prof. em. of Foreign Affairs Brantly Womack (University of Virginia)
and AREA Ruhr’s China experts
• Nele Noesselt (Politics of East Asia/China)
• Joern-Carsten Gottwald (East Asian Politics) – moderator.
AREA Ruhr co-director Sebastian Bersick (International Political Economy of East Asia) will give a short welcome message.

Since the number of seats are limited, registration is required by June 3rd with:
office@area-ruhr.de
05.06.2024 - 15:49:06

Hannes Mosler at Jagiellonian University, Krakow

Hannes Mosler gave a talk on “Causes and Sources of South Korea’s Fragile Democracy” at the ?Mapping Democratic Fragility …

Hannes Mosler gave a talk on “Causes and Sources of South Korea’s Fragile Democracy” at the ?Mapping Democratic Fragility Workshop at Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland, June 5–6, 2024
Link to Future Democratic Lab at Jagiellonian University in Krakow:
https://fudelab.id.uj.edu.pl/en_GB/start
16.05.2024 - 15:34:05

Hannes Mosler at Babes Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca

Hannes Mosler gave a talk on “The 2024 General Elections and Democracy in South Korea” (EPEL Lecture) at Babes Bolyai …

Hannes Mosler gave a talk on “The 2024 General Elections and Democracy in South Korea” (EPEL Lecture) at Babes Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, May 16, 2024.
08.05.2024 - 10:00:05

Diversifying Immigrant Societies Guest Lecture by Chikako Kashiwazaki

From side doors to skill-level shifts: Japanese labor migration policy and its impact on ethnic diversity | Wed, May …

From side doors to skill-level shifts: Japanese labor migration policy and its impact on ethnic diversity | Wed, May 8, 2024, 10 h CEST
Zoom Link: https://uni-due.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/u5Apc-irpjsrEtPNz085Xyuy1J6UujgKH43O

Abstract
The 2018 revision to Japanese immigration control law introduced new residential statuses, “Specified Skilled Worker” Types 1 and 2, and was widely reported as a significant policy change. The scheme certainly seemed novel in that it would apparently open the “front door” for foreign labor, with a prospect for long-term settlement. However, was it really a major departure from the previous Japanese policy toward labor migration? What implications does this new opening have for the acceptance of ethnic diversity in Japan?

To tackle these questions, I revisit the late 1980s to early 1990s when the question of accepting foreign workers was a subject of heated debate in Japan. There were two major events: the revision to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act, which went into effect in 1990, and the launching of the Technical Intern Training Program in 1993.

My contention is that the 2018 legal change was similar to, and an outgrowth of, the pattern observed three decades earlier. Between 1990 and 1993, “side doors” were enlarged as alternatives to the “front door.” Likewise, in the 2018 law, skill categories were redefined to incorporate a broader set of occupations into what was acceptable as “skilled workers.” I will also discuss potential negative impact of the drive to increase migrant workers on efforts to develop an ethnically inclusive society.

Bio
Chikako KASHIWAZAKI is Professor at the Faculty of Economics, Keio University. She earned a Doctorate in Sociology from Brown University. Her research interests include ethnicity, citizenship, nationalism, and immigration policies. She has published articles and book chapters on the discursive aspects of Japanese immigration policies, social integration policies and programs at the local government level, and citizenship and identity issues concerning zainichi Koreans. She has also collaborated with local governments in conducting surveys and reviewing policy plans concerning foreign residents.

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
02.05.2024 - 18:00:05

EAF Online Guest Lecture by Subodhana Wijeyeratne

The Sun and the Stars: Sino-Japanese Space Cooperation, 1950–2000 | May 2, 2024, 18–20 h CEST | Online Lecture
Asst. …

The Sun and the Stars: Sino-Japanese Space Cooperation, 1950–2000 | May 2, 2024, 18–20 h CEST | Online Lecture
Asst. Prof. Subodhana Wijeyeratne, PhD is a historian of technology with a focus on East Asia / Japan.

East Asian Futures Online Colloquium

Link to the website of East Asian Futures:
https://east-asian-futures.de/2024/04/25/colloquium-may-2-2024/
30.04.2024 - 16:00:04

Gastvortrag Wolfgang Seifert

Zwischen China und Japan: Koreas Untergang als Staat im Jahr 1910, mit einem Fokus auf dem völkerrechtlichen Aspekt | 30.4.2024, …

Zwischen China und Japan: Koreas Untergang als Staat im Jahr 1910, mit einem Fokus auf dem völkerrechtlichen Aspekt | 30.4.2024, 16–18 Uhr | Raum LE 104
Welche Rolle spielte das Völkerrecht (International Law) bei der Annexion Koreas durch Japan? Über die Kraft des Rechts insbesondere in Auseinandersetzungen zwischen Ländern, die sich bis zu Fragen von Krieg und Frieden steigern können, ist vielfach und tiefgründend debattiert worden. Hier soll die Macht der starken Nation und das Recht als Hoffnungsanker der schwachen Nation nicht als Teil einer allgemeinen Theorie der internationalen Beziehungen erörtert, sondern konkret für den Zeitraum von 1876 bis 1910 in den Beziehungen zwischen Japan und Korea nachgezeichnet werden. Damit soll auch ein Schlaglicht auf eine der historischen Ursachen der Spannungen zwischen Japan und Korea in der Gegenwart geworfen werden.

Prof. Wolfgang Seifert ist Professor Emeritus des Seminars für Japanologie der Universität Heidelberg. Näheres zu seinem wissenschaftlichen Wirken: https://www.zo.uni-heidelberg.de/japanologie/institut/mitarbeiter/seifert.html
25.04.2024 - 18:00:04

EAF Online Guest Lecture by Björn Alpermann

‘Ethnic Blending’ (minzu jiaorong): The Chinese Communist Party’s Vision for the Future of Ethnic Relations | Apr …

‘Ethnic Blending’ (minzu jiaorong): The Chinese Communist Party’s Vision for the Future of Ethnic Relations | Apr 25, 2024, 18–20 h
Björn Alpermann is Professor of Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Würzburg

East Asian Futures Online Colloquium

Link to the website of East Asian Futures:
https://east-asian-futures.de/2024/04/08/colloquium-25th-april-2024/
24.04.2024 - 10:05:04

Hannes Mosler and Hee Kyoung Chang attended the ROK-EU Strategic Dialogue 2024

Jointly organized by the Korean Institute for National Unification (KINU) and the policy think tank Democracy Cluster of …

Jointly organized by the Korean Institute for National Unification (KINU) and the policy think tank Democracy Cluster of the Institute for Future Strategy (IFS) at Seoul National University
and hosted by the Asia Institute at the University of Bologna, Italy on April 22–23, 2024. The event brought together researchers from Europe and South Korea with the goal of examining the current state of the democracy crisis, determining its causes, and developing collaborative strategies to address the challenges.

https://site.unibo.it/asiainstitute/it/agenda/the-rok-eu-strategic-dialogue-2024-joint-responses-to-democratic-backsliding
18.04.2024 - 16:00:04

Eröffnung der Ausstellung Südkorea – Fotos aus den 1970er- und 2020er-Jahren

Fotos von Prof. em. Eckart Dege und von Studierenden aus den Beständen des Museums der University of Seoul | Do, 18. …

Fotos von Prof. em. Eckart Dege und von Studierenden aus den Beständen des Museums der University of Seoul | Do, 18. April 2024, 16–18 Uhr
In dieser Ausstellung wird der Wandel Südkoreas seit den 1970er Jahren bis heute anschaulich erlebbar.

Ausstellungsort: IN-EAST, Gebäude LE, 7. Stock

Mehr Information auf der Ausstellungs-Webseite des IN-EAST:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/about_in-east/exhibitions/2024_04_korea_dege.php

Download des Ausstellungsflyers:
15.04.2024 - 14:00:04

Vortrag von Hannes Mosler am Campus Essen

Südkoreas Demokratie – Politische Polarisierung und die Parlamentswahlen vom 10. April 2024 | Montag, 15.4.2024, …

Südkoreas Demokratie – Politische Polarisierung und die Parlamentswahlen vom 10. April 2024 | Montag, 15.4.2024, 14–16 Uhr |
Ort: Glaspavillon R12 S00 H12, Universitätsstr. 12, Essen

Organisiert vom Verein für Lebenslanges Lernen (Verein zur Förderung des Studiums im fortgeschrittenen Alter an der Universität Duisburg-Essen e.V.).

Über den Verein ein Artikel in der WAZ:
https://www.waz.de/staedte/essen/article242023382/Essen-Senioren-sind-zu-Vortraegen-an-der-Uni-eingeladen.html
12.04.2024 - 13:45:04

Duisburger Ostasiengespräche

Die Parlamentswahl in Südkorea und der Stand der liberalen Demokratie in Ostasien  |  Freitag, 12.4.2024, 13.45–17 …

Die Parlamentswahl in Südkorea und der Stand der liberalen Demokratie in Ostasien  |  Freitag, 12.4.2024, 13.45–17 Uhr  |  NETZ-Gebäude
Am 10. April 2024 finden in Südkorea die Wahlen zur 22. Nationalversammlung statt.
Sie liegen in etwa in der Mitte der Amtszeit des derzeitigen konservativen Präsidenten Yoon Suk-yeol. Sie haben damit den Charakter von Halbzeitwahlen (midterm elections) und können als Stimmungsbild zur Politik der amtierenden Regierung interpretiert werden. Gibt es Rückendeckung für die konservative Regierungspolitik oder wird der Opposition erneut die Mehrheit im Parlament gegeben, um weiterhin gegenzusteuern? Wie steht es um die liberale Demokratie in Südkorea? Und wie sieht es bei den demokratischen Nachbarn in Japan und Taiwan aus? Welche Schlüsse lassen sich ziehen aus den Wahlergebnissen 2023 in Japan und 2024 in Taiwan? Mit diesen Leitfragen laden wir ein, über den Stand der liberalen Demokratien in Ostasien zu diskutieren.

In den Ostasien-Gesprächen diskutieren Wissenschaftler*innen des IN-EAST und externe Expert*innen aktuelle Fragen zu Ostasien. Sie wenden sich an Interessierte innerhalb und außerhalb der Universität.

Veranstaltungsort:
NETZ-Gebäude
Campus Duisburg
Carl-Benz-Str. 199
47057 Duisburg

Alle Interessierten sind herzlich willkommen!

13.45  Begrüßung & Moderation
Nicolas Schillinger (UDE)

14.00  Vorträge

14.00  Die Bedeutung der südkoreanischen Parlamentswahl vom 10. April 2024
Hannes Mosler (UDE)

14.30  Die Bedeutung von Taiwans Wahl am 13. Januar 2024
Frédéric Krumbein (University of Tel Aviv)

15.00  Pause

15.15  Die endlosen Leiden der japanischen Demokratie
Axel Klein (UDE)

15.45 Abschlussdiskussion

Download des Einladungs-Flyers:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/oa-gespraech_demokr_oa_flyer.pdf
03.04.2024 - 10:30:04

Hannes Mosler in a panel discussion about South Korean Elections

CPG Online Event: Previewing the 2024 South Korean General Elections | April 3, 2024, 10.30–12.00 am CEST
08.03.2024 - 09:58:03

PinEAD Team @ SNU

The team members of the IN-EAST-based project “Populism in East Asian Democracies” (PinEAD), Axel Klein, Hannes Mosler, …
The team members of the IN-EAST-based project “Populism in East Asian Democracies” (PinEAD), Axel Klein, Hannes Mosler, and Frédéric Krumbein, presented their research at the international workshop on “Populism and Democracy in East Asia”, Seoul National University, March 8–9, 2024
The presentations cover
- Combustibles, Fuel & Fire: A Psychological (?) Approach to Populism (Axel Klein),
- Latent Triggers for Populism in South Korea (Hannes Mosler),
- The Role of Populism in Taiwan’s 2024 Election (Frédéric Krumbein)
21.02.2024 - 15:00:02

Hannes Mosler and Benedikt Staar at IKSU Book Talk

IKSU Book Talk Series, University of Central Lancashire, 21 February 2024 (Wed),
3 pm – 5 pm CET (virtual)
A book …

IKSU Book Talk Series, University of Central Lancashire, 21 February 2024 (Wed),
3 pm – 5 pm CET (virtual)
A book talk on Politics, International Relations and Diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula, edited by Sojin Lim, by chapter authors and editor followed by a Q&A.
Hannes Mosler: Out of Proportion? The Electoral System and Representative Democracy in South Korea
Benedikt Staar: Why Presenting a Foe as a Friend Can Make Sense: Explaining Shifts in North Korea’s Construction of a South Korean Threat in State Media

The International Institute of Korean Studies (IKSU) Book Talk Series, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Wed, 21 February 2024, 3 pm – 5 pm CET
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/iksu-book-talk-series-virtual-tickets-811261012527
Registration required for participation in the event.
19.02.2024 - 10:27:02

Presentation by Bohyun Kim in Brussels

Comparative Climate Policy Governance: East Asia and Europe – Presentation at VUB Environment, Economy and Energy Centre, …

Comparative Climate Policy Governance: East Asia and Europe – Presentation at VUB Environment, Economy and Energy Centre, Brussels School of Governance | February 19, 2024
Bohyun Kim won the GreenDeal-NET 2023/24 short-term research fellowship position last year and is currently based in Brussels to participate in the fellowship https://www.greendealnet.eu/Short-Term-Research-Visits-2023-cycle )

About GreenDeal-NET

GreenDeal-NET (The European Green Deal: Governing the EU’s Transition towards Climate Neutrality and Sustainability) is a Jean Monnet Network co-funded through the EU's Erasmus+ programme. The Network aims to dissect the European Green Deal, and the complex set of governance challenges related to sustainability and climate neutrality it poses and deepen our understanding of what a fair and effective climate transition could look like by focusing on the governance of the European Green Deal, by acting as a platform for collaboration and debate on teaching and research. For further information, please visit the official website: https://www.greendealnet.eu/
31.01.2024 - 21:57:01

Presentation by Hee Kyoung Chang

US-China Technology Competition and the Eurasian Geoeconomic Order | January 31, 2024
at the conference on Regionalism …

US-China Technology Competition and the Eurasian Geoeconomic Order | January 31, 2024
at the conference on Regionalism in Eurasia and the Indo-Pacific, The Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, Washington DC.

Hee Kyoung Chang, PhD is lecturer at the Institute of Political Science, and member of the team of Prof. Hannes Mosler, IN-EAST
31.01.2024 - 16:00:01

Labor, Mobility and Migration Guest Lecture by Sou Hyun Jang

The Impact of Immigrants’ Transnational Ties with Their Home Countries in South Korea | Wed, Jan. 31, 2024, 16.00 …

The Impact of Immigrants’ Transnational Ties with Their Home Countries in South Korea | Wed, Jan. 31, 2024, 16.00 h CET
Venue: LE 736 and online

This lecture is part of the IN-EAST Research Forum

Zoom Link: https://uni-due.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/u5EufuGorjspGNaKSv_J3yH2kUj_scbO-kqH

Sou Hyun Jang is Assistant Professor at Korea University, Seoul

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-eastoevents/in-east_research_forum

Abstract
The development of technology has enabled recent immigrants to be more connected with their home country after international migration. While numerous studies examine various aspects of immigrants’ transnational ties with their home countries, including political activities (e.g., voting in home country elections), economic contributions (e.g., sending remittances), social connections (e.g., maintaining contact with family and friends), cultural engagement (e.g., consuming cultural content exported from the home country), and medical practices (e.g., seeking medical treatment in the home country), the predominant focus has been on transnational ties among immigrants in Western countries. “The East Asian context remains underexplored in transnationalism literature, and I aim to address this gap by examining the frequency of social transnational ties, which is closely related to other fields of transnational ties, and its impact on the health of various immigrant groups in South Korea, a country transitioning into an immigrant-receiving nation. My studies indicate that the maintenance of social transnational ties with the home country varies among immigrant groups and generations. For example, foreign workers tend to maintain stronger ties with their home country than female marriage migrants. Furthermore, the ties are weaker among multicultural adolescents, the second-generation immigrants. The impact of social transnational ties also differs between immigrant generations. On the one hand, social transnational ties play a role as a buffer for foreign workers and female marriage migrants in regard to their physical and mental health. However, unlike the positive impact of transnational ties among first-generation immigrants, the negative impact of transnational ties was observed among second-generation immigrants; multicultural adolescents who maintain transnational ties are more likely to engage in delinquent behaviors and social withdrawal. These findings suggest the need for collaboration between the home countries of migrants and the government of the destination country to facilitate the establishment of positive transnational ties, transforming them into sources of support rather than stress, especially for second-generation immigrants. Furthermore, future studies could apply qualitative methods to elucidate how transnational connections with the home country affect the health and behaviors of immigrants from diverse backgrounds, considering the characteristics and cultures of their home countries.

Bio
Sou Hyun Jang, holding a Ph.D. from the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York, currently serves as an assistant professor at Korea University. Her research interests encompass international migration, transnationalism, and health disparities. Her ongoing research employs quantitative and qualitative methods, in addition to utilizing big data from social media. This research is centered on investigating how transnational ties impact the physical and mental health of diverse migrant groups.

^{This event is partially funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).}
30.01.2024 - 11:00:01

Presentation by Hannes Mosler on Conference on New Geopolitics and Geoeconomics in Eurasia

New Paths to South Korea’s New Northern Policy in the Indo-Pacific Era | The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center, Washington …

New Paths to South Korea’s New Northern Policy in the Indo-Pacific Era | The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Center, Washington DC | January 30, 2024
Conference Transformation of Eurasian Geopolitics: Implications for Korea and Northeast Asia,
organized by the Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies in cooperation with the Ilmin International Relations Institute, University of Korea.

Program, abstracts and bios of the speakers:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/transformation-of-eurasian-geopolitics-korea-and-northeast-asia-tickets-809133579317?aff=oddtdtcreator
25.01.2024 - 14:15:01

AREA Ruhr Lecture by Aimi Muranaka

Sticking to Norms or Sticking out? Agency of Vietnamese Female Skilled Migrants in the IT Sector in Japan | Wed, January …

Sticking to Norms or Sticking out? Agency of Vietnamese Female Skilled Migrants in the IT Sector in Japan | Wed, January 25, 2024, 14.15–15.45 | Online talk
24.01.2024 - 18:00:01

EAF Guest Lecture by Derek Kramer

Flagging the Future: Science, Symbolism, and Sovereignty in Post-Liberation Korea, 1945–1950 | Wed, January 24, 2024, …

Flagging the Future: Science, Symbolism, and Sovereignty in Post-Liberation Korea, 1945–1950 | Wed, January 24, 2024, 6–8 pm (CET)
Participation in the zoom meeting: Registration link:
https://ruhr-uni-bochum.zoom.us/j/63248533889?pwd=ZjYvdzdjdXhXSGJMWFdLSDVETFZCdz09

Meeting-ID: 632 4853 3889, Passwort: future

Organizer
DFG Research Training Group 2833 East Asian Futures: Visions and Realizations on National, Transregional and Global Scales, Ruhr University Bochum and University of Duisburg-Essen

About the Speaker
Derek Kramer, PhD, is a lecturer in Korean Studies at the School of East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield. He held research posts at Korea University, the University of Cambridge, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He obtained his degree in East Asian Studies from the University of Toronto in 2021. His work focuses on the history of science in modern Korea. At present, he is working on a book manuscript that explores the cultural and intellectual responses to the atomic age in early Cold War North and South Korea. You can find out more about Dr Kramer via his personal website: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/seas/people/academic-staff/derek-kramer.

Abstract
This study examines the introduction of North Korea’s Republican Flag to underscore the role of science in the marshalling of postcolonial political authority. Rather than understand science as simply a mode of knowledge production, the topic is approached as a universalizing discourse generative of political authenticity. The article maintains that this latter expression of the field facilitated and justified the circulation of North Korea’s new national banner. Officially adopted by Pyongyang in 1948, the creation and composition of this symbol of sovereignty has generally been understood as an expression of Soviet influence and North Korean state power. However, by highlighting the circulation of the flag outside of the Northern and by focusing on the assertions that accompanied its introduction, this article attends to how Korea’s Republican Banner enjoyed a social currency rooted in the scientific and progressive traits assigned to the marker.

For further information, please refer to:
https://east-asian-futures.de
Contact: info@east-asian-futures.de
17.01.2024 - 13:00:01

AREA Ruhr Lecture by Jens Wrona – postponed to summer term 2024 –

Culture, Tastes, and Market Integration: Testing the Localized Tastes Hypothesis | !! – postponed to summer term …

Culture, Tastes, and Market Integration: Testing the Localized Tastes Hypothesis | !! – postponed to summer term – !!
17.01.2024 - 10:00:01

Labor, Mobility and Migration Guest Lecture by Lenka Vylet’alová

Mapping the Transnational Migration of Highly Skilled Japanese Women in Dual Career Couple Context: a Conflict or a Confluence …

Mapping the Transnational Migration of Highly Skilled Japanese Women in Dual Career Couple Context: a Conflict or a Confluence of Career and Family Trajectories? | Wed, January 17, 2024, 10 a.m. CET
Online lecture via Zoom

Lenka Vylet’alová is Assistant Professor at Palacky University Olomouc.

Zoom Link: https://uni-due.zoom-x.de/meeting/register/u5Epdu-ppjosGtELHe9DPkbiYoku0Wem_cCz

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum

Abstract
Given the traditionally low ratio of women among the Japanese organizational expatriates, their function in the transnational mobility has long been reduced to their supporting roles as trailing spouses or nurturing mothers. However, a growing number of Japanese female professionals relocate abroad as self-initiated expatriates, and continue a transnational career path even after creating a family. Furthermore, not all those who relocate under the spouse Visa are in fact professionally inactive, proving their agency in defying the traditional power relations between men and women within the context of transnational family-based mobility.
The present empirical study builds on qualitative interviews with Japanese female migrants in Switzerland and Czech Republic, who relocate in the context of a dual career household. It firstly explores both risks and potential of transnational labor mobility through a consideration of conflicting issues related to work/care regimes and institutions or the role of gender in the work-family interaction. The narrative is then taken into perspective in considering Japanese social norms, gender roles and care regimes that continue to reconstruct barriers for more equality-based use of the talent pool that women as a half of the workforce represent.

Bio
Lenka Vylet’alová is an assistant professor at the Department of Asian Studies at Palacký University Olomouc, where she earned her MA degree. She also holds an MBA from Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 and a PhD in Global Studies from Sophia University in Tokyo. Since 2017 she has been affiliated as a Collaborative Researcher at the Institute of Comparative Culture of Sophia University. Her primary research interests include skilled labor mobility, gender inequality, and the impact of globalization on Japanese society. She has coauthored several chapters in the recently published book, The Global Japanese Restaurant: Mobilities, Imaginaries, and Politics.
16.01.2024 - 10:00:01

Business-Gespräch China: „Investieren oder nicht investieren?“

Wie chinesische Unternehmen das Investitionsumfeld in NRW sehen. – Gesprächsrunde mit Thomas Heberer und Anna Shpakovskaya | 16. …

Wie chinesische Unternehmen das Investitionsumfeld in NRW sehen. – Gesprächsrunde mit Thomas Heberer und Anna Shpakovskaya | 16. Januar 2024, 10 Uhr | Online via Zoom
Die Veranstaltung wird von der Deutsch-Chinesischen Wirtschaftsvereinigung e.V. (DCW) online via Zoom durchgeführt.

Download der Einladung mit Anmeldeformular:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/dcw-einladung_business-gespraech_china_2024-01-16.pdf
13.12.2023 - 09:57:12

Neue Studie von Thomas Heberer und Anna Shpakovskaya

„Investieren oder nicht investieren?“ Wie chinesische Unternehmen das Investitionsumfeld in NRW sehen. DCW-Businesspraxis, …

„Investieren oder nicht investieren?“ Wie chinesische Unternehmen das Investitionsumfeld in NRW sehen. DCW-Businesspraxis, Düsseldorf, Nov. 2023
Die Tiefeninterviews mit chinesischen Unternehmern in NRW wurden von den beiden Autor:inn:en im Rahmen des Projekts Gesellschaftspolitisch-ökonomische Begleitforschung zur Einbindung der Stadt Duisburg, des Ruhrgebiets und des Landes NRW in die ,Neue Seidenstraße‘, gefördert von der Stadt Duisburg und dem Wirtschaftsministerium, durchgeführt.

DCW-Businesspraxis ist eine Schriftenreihe der Deutsch-Chinesischen Wirtschaftsvereinigung e.V., Düsseldorf.

pdf-Download: https://www.dcw-ev.de/files/dcw-businesspraxis/DCW-Businesspraxis_02-HEB.pdf
12.12.2023 - 09:00:12

Auftaktveranstaltung C-NET RNR (RegioChina)

China-Kompetenznetzwerk für den Wissenschaftsstandort Ruhr/Niederrhein | Auftakt am Di, 12. Dez. 2023, 9–13 Uhr
Interessierte …

China-Kompetenznetzwerk für den Wissenschaftsstandort Ruhr/Niederrhein | Auftakt am Di, 12. Dez. 2023, 9–13 Uhr
Interessierte Kollegen mit China-Bezug sind herzlich eingeladen, an der Auftaktveranstaltung teilzunehmen.
Ort: Gerhard-Mercator-Haus, LR 007 (Mercatorsaal), Forsthausweg, 47057 Duisburg.
Es wird um eine formlose Anmeldung gebeten an info@cnetrnr.de

Ansprechpartnerin: Dr. Susanne Stein
susanne.stein@area-ruhr.de

Link zur C-NET-RNR-Webseite:
https://www.cnetrnr.de
06.12.2023 - 10:00:12

Labor, Mobility and Migration Guest Lecture by Yu-chin Tseng

Students, Workers or Cash Cows? The Double-Commodification of Southeast Asian Students in Taiwan | Wed, December 6, …

Students, Workers or Cash Cows? The Double-Commodification of Southeast Asian Students in Taiwan | Wed, December 6, 2023, 10 am CET
Hybrid event – Room LE 736 (Campus Duisburg) and online via Zoom

Yu-chin Tseng ist Researcher at the Department of Chinese Studies, University of Tübingen.

Zoom Link: https://uni-due.zoom-x.de/j/69068738996?pwd=Y2lUKytPVVNwTGlYTEN0bkovMkJQQT09

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum

Abstract
International student flows in higher education between Asian countries have increased rapidly over the last decade. Building upon recent work on shifting patterns of intra-Asia student mobility and the labour migration in Asia, this lecture examines a unique case that is the convergence of these two, the government-led student-worker scheme, International Program of Industry-Academia Collaboration (IPIAC) in Taiwan. The IPIAC targets Southeast Asian students and provides opportunities for students to study in Taiwan while having vocational internships as an essential part of the degree program.

Drawing on interviews with Southeast Asian students studying in Taiwan and faculty members of Taiwanese universities, this research first gives accounts to the main factors that facilitate this unique practice: the neoliberal transformation of higher education and the labour market in Taiwan, and kinship and social networks that influence students’ choice of studying in Taiwan. The economic ties between Taiwan and Southeast Asian countries, including business investments, Taiwan’s reliance on contracted labour migration from certain Southeast Asian countries, and businesses in Taiwan largely relying on migrant workers to provide affordable labour, have laid the ground for the practices and popularity of the student-worker scheme. Furthermore, the aim of this research is to make an innovative inquiry on the ‘double commodification’ of the student-worker scheme in Taiwan, where students are treated as commodities on both the higher education and the labour markets. The author argues that the IPIAC is the convergence of student mobility and contracted labour migration, and it responds to both the high demands of the fee-paying students and the cheap labour forces through the process of double-commodification of students in an invisible way, which corresponds to the growing trend of seeing students as more affordable and flexible labour.

Bio
Yu-chin Tseng was appointed Junior Professor at University of Tübingen in 2018, and since then she has been serving as co-director of the European Research Center on Contemporary Taiwan (ERCCT). She received her PhD in Sociology from the University of Essex in 2015. Her research interests lie in the area of gender, mobility, and intimacy in the context of Asia and Europe. Her current research comprises three main streams: the health behaviours and wellbeing of international students in Taiwan and in Germany; intimate mobilities and their correlation with states in Asia; China’s digital public diplomacy and its outreach to overseas Chinese in Europe. She has published widely on the topics of marriage migrants, gender and family, and China’s public diplomacy. Her latest publication, China’s Twitter Diplomacy in Germany: Practices, Reactions, and Discrepancies, was published in the Journal of Contemporary China in 2023.
30.11.2023 - 23:55:11

Lectures by Monika Arnostova held in Chongqing

at the Chongqing Technology and Business University (CTBU), November 28 and 29, 2023
Two Lectures at the School of Public …
at the Chongqing Technology and Business University (CTBU), November 28 and 29, 2023
Two Lectures at the School of Public Administration:
- European Research on the Phenomenon of Overtime Work from the Perspective of Social Policy and Social Security
- Study of Public Administration in Germany
Two Lectures at the Department of Sociology of the School of Law and Sociology:
- The Fault of Overwork: A Sociological Analysis of the Phenomenon of Overtime Work in Mainland China, Taiwan and Japan
- Future of Quality of Working Life and Work-Life Balance among Youth in Mainland China, Taiwan and Japan
Press Release of the CTBU:
https://spm.ctbu.edu.cn/info/1036/7483.htm (in Chinese)
30.11.2023 - 18:00:11

Einladung zur AlFreDO-Mitgliederversammlung

Der Alumni-Verein AlFreDO lädt zur Mitgliederversammlung ein am 30. November 2023 um 18.00 Uhr, Raum LE 736
Liebe …

Der Alumni-Verein AlFreDO lädt zur Mitgliederversammlung ein am 30. November 2023 um 18.00 Uhr, Raum LE 736
Liebe Alumni,

wir laden Euch zur Mitgliederversammlung unseres Ehemaligenvereins am Donnerstag, 30.11.2023 um 18:00 Uhr in die Universität Duisburg-Essen, Gebäude LE, 7. Stock ein.
Im Anschluss wollen wir den Abend gemütlich ausklingen lassen. Die offizielle Einladung und Tagesordnung findet Ihr unter dem folgenden Link:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/alumni/alfredo/einladung_mitgliederversammlung_2023-11.pdf

Nach Corona und Hackerangriff auf die Universität hat es einige Zeit gedauert, bis wir nun Aktivitäten wieder anschieben können. Die Gemeinnützigkeit des Vereins ist weiterhin anerkannt. Leider konnten nach dem Hackerangriff nicht alle Daten, die auf den Servern der Universität gespeichert waren, gerettet werden, darunter auch die aktuelle Mitgliederliste. Wir haben uns deshalb entschlossen, aktuelle Mitgliedsdaten noch einmal zu erheben und möchten alle bitten, das Mitgliedsformular und die Angaben zur Zahlung der Mitgliedsbeiträge ab 2024 auszufüllen und an AlFreDO e.V. per Post (AlFreDO e.V., c/o Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften, Universität Duisburg-Essen, 47048 Duisburg) oder als Scan per E-Mail ( alfredo.ude@gmail.com) zu senden.

Aufgrund des Verlusts der akutellen Mitgliedsdaten möchten wir Euch bitten, diese Einladung auch an andere Euch bekannte Ehemalige des IN-EAST zu zirkulieren. Wir würden uns freuen, möglichst viele von Euch bei der Versammlung begrüßen zu dürfen. Anfang des kommenden Jahres werden wir Euch über die Aktivitäten von AlFreDO in 2024 informieren.

Viele Grüße, hoffentlich bis bald

Dirk Petzold & Helmut Demes
29.11.2023 - 14:00:11

Online Colloquium of RTG 2833 “East Asian Futures” Guest Lecture by Hsin-Hui Lin

Beyond Boundaries, Into Diverse Futurities: My Journey as a Female Sci-Fi Writer in Taiwan | Wed, November 29, 2023, …

Beyond Boundaries, Into Diverse Futurities: My Journey as a Female Sci-Fi Writer in Taiwan | Wed, November 29, 2023, 2–4 pm CET | Online lecture
Registration link for participation in the Zoom meeting:
https://ruhr-uni-bochum.zoom.us/s/61362883616

Hsin-hui Lin is a Taiwanese science-fiction writer, a literary critic and a PhD Candidate in Taiwanese Literature at National Chengchi University, Taipei.

More information on the website of the RTG 2833 East Asian Futures:
https://east-asian-futures.de/category/news/

The DFG-funded Research Training Group 2833 East Asian Futures: Visions and Realisations on National, Transregional and Global Scales is a joint project of the Faculty of East Asian Studies (OAW) of Ruhr University Bochum and at the Institute of East Asian Studies (IN-EAST) of the University of Duisburg-Essen.
21.11.2023 - 15:44:11

Research Forum 2023/24: Start on December 6, 2023

Labor, Mobility and Migration of (East) Asia. Three Lectures in Winter Term 2023/24
IN-EAST will continue its Research …

Labor, Mobility and Migration of (East) Asia. Three Lectures in Winter Term 2023/24
IN-EAST will continue its Research Forum this semester with three lectures on the topic of Labor, Mobility and Migration of (East) Asia. The Research Forum is organized by Dr. Aimi Muranaka, who is also a member of the BMBF-funded project Qualification and Skill in the Migration Process of Foreign Workers in Asia (QuaMaFA).

The first lecture is on Wed, December 6, 2023, 10 h CET by Yu-chin Tseng: Students, Workers or Cash Cows? The Double-Commodification of Southeast Asian Students in Taiwan. (Hybrid – in presence and online)

Zoom link for online participation:
https://uni-due.zoom-x.de/j/69068738996?pwd=Y2lUKytPVVNwTGlYTEN0bkovMkJQQT09

More information and pdf-download of the program:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
05.11.2023 - 14:00:11

VSJF Conference Organized by QuaMaFA

Labor and (im)mobility in Japan and East and Southeast Asia: Transnational, regional and rural-urban perspectives
From …

Labor and (im)mobility in Japan and East and Southeast Asia: Transnational, regional and rural-urban perspectives
From November 3rd to 5th 2023, QuaMaFA https://quamafa.de/ ) has organized the VSJF conference, with a cooperation of VSJF (German Association for Social Science Research on Japan) and the JDZB (Japanese-German Center Berlin). The conference theme was centred on Labor and (Im)mobility in Japan and East and Southeast Asia: Transnational, Regional and Rural-Urban Perspectives. Nearly 90 people participated in the conference, including one keynote and three roundtable participants from Europe, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

The conference began with a keynote speech by Prof. Biao Xiang, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle. His speech made participants considering about faith and trust in regards of human (cross-border) labour mobility. Following the keynote speech, the conference included four panels, covering topics from internal mobility in Japan to youth (im)mobility and intersectionality of migrants in/of Japan/East Asia. The conference concluded with a roundtable discussion by three panelists from East Asia, Professor Dong-Hoon Seol (Chonbuk National University, South Korea), Professor Hirohisa Takenoshita (Keio University, Japan), and Professor Yen-Fen Tseng (National Taiwan University, Taiwan). They discussed the current debates on labour and (im)mobility in Japan and East Asia, and the discussion underlined not only the importance of the topic but also the need of further comparative research within the region.

The conference is funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), the German Research Foundation (DFG), and Toshiba International Foundation.
01.11.2023 - 10:56:11

Bohyun Kim beim 21. Deutsch-Koreanischen Forum

als Moderatorin für das 11. Junior-Forum-Programm, das vom 1. bis 3. November 2023 in Busan stattfindet
Link zum Deutsch-Koreanischen …

als Moderatorin für das 11. Junior-Forum-Programm, das vom 1. bis 3. November 2023 in Busan stattfindet
Link zum Deutsch-Koreanischen Forum:
https://www.dekr-forum.de/
28.10.2023 - 10:00:10

AREA-Tag: AREA Ruhr veranstaltet Korea Day

Korea Day 2023: Tag der koreanischen Sprache & Kultur, Bochum, 28. Oktober 2023, 10–17 Uhr (zusammen mit dem LSI)
12.10.2023 - 17:00:10

ACPS Annual Conference hosted by the IN-EAST

October 12–14, 2023 – Closed event, but Keynotes are open to interested visitors
A formal registration is required …

October 12–14, 2023 – Closed event, but Keynotes are open to interested visitors
A formal registration is required via in-east@uni-due.de until October 9, 2023 – limited number of seats!

October 12, 2023, 17:00–18:00 – Evening Keynote –
Steve Chan (University of Colorado, Boulder):
Why Thucydides’ Trap Misinforms Sino-American Relations

October 13, 2023, 11:15–12:15 – Keynote –
Brantly Womack (University of Virginia):
Indo-Pacific v. Pacific Asia: Politics and Economics in Asia’s Future

October 14, 2023, 11:00–12:00 – Keynote –
Rosemary Foot (Oxford University):
Reining in a Liberal UN: China, Power Shifts, and the UN’s Peace and Security Pillar

Download of the conference program:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/program_acps_2023.pdf

Download of the conference poster:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/acps_conference_2023_plakat_web.pdf
10.10.2023 - 13:26:10

Neues Graduiertenkolleg: East Asian Futures

Das IN-EAST und die Fakultät Ostasienwissenschaften der RUB haben ein neues DFG-gefördertes Graduiertenkolleg eröffnet
02.10.2023 - 09:00:10

Orientation Weeks for New MA Students

Oct. 2–13, 2023, beginning at 9 a.m. (first week), and at 8 or 10 a.m. (second week)
The IN-EAST welcomes a new generation …

Oct. 2–13, 2023, beginning at 9 a.m. (first week), and at 8 or 10 a.m. (second week)
The IN-EAST welcomes a new generation of MA students in the study programs of Contemporary East Asian Studies CEAS and Modern East Asian Studies MEAS.

The Orientation Weeks are designed to ensure that all students have a smooth start into their studies and are able to familiarize themselves with the IN-EAST and the university.

Download Orientation Weeks Timetable:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/programs_meas_students/ma_orientation_week_2023.pdf

Venues (all Campus Duisburg):
SG U126: Geibelstr. 41
LB, LC, LD, LE, LK: Forsthausweg
BC: Bismarckstr. 90
KI: Bismarckstr. 120

Contact:
Institute of East Asian Studies IN-EAST
Ms. Melanie Kogler
maceas@in-east.de
22.09.2023 - 14:30:09

China unter Xi Jinping

22.–24. September 2023: Tagung an der Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing
Organisiert von Saskia Hieber und Nele …

22.–24. September 2023: Tagung an der Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing
Organisiert von Saskia Hieber und Nele Noesselt.
Interessierte Teilnehmer sind herzlich eingeladen.
Download des Einladungs-Flyers:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/programm_china_xi_jinping.pdf
15.09.2023 - 14:00:09

Webinar Launching New Publication Edited by Karen Shire, Heidi Gottfried, and Sylvia Walby

The Future of Gender Regimes. Special Issue of Women’s Studies International Forum – Webinar on 15 Sep 2023, 15–16.30 …

The Future of Gender Regimes. Special Issue of Women’s Studies International Forum – Webinar on 15 Sep 2023, 15–16.30 CEST
12.07.2023 - 10:00:07

Research Forum Guest Lecture by Martin Hemmert

The non-Internationalization of East Asian IT Start-ups: What Holds Them Back? | Wed, July 12, 2023, 10–12 h | LE …

The non-Internationalization of East Asian IT Start-ups: What Holds Them Back? | Wed, July 12, 2023, 10–12 h | LE 736 and online
Martin Hemmert is Professor at the School of Business Administration, Korea University, Seoul.

The lecture will take place as a hybrid event, both in presence and via zoom. Registration link (if not yet done): https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5YlduCqqDkpG90cCoTQWPQ9mWBZDsw9rnuI

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
07.07.2023 - 11:02:07

PinEAD Hosts Workshop on Populism at IN-EAST

International Workshop on “Populism in South Korea and East Asia”, supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG) …

International Workshop on “Populism in South Korea and East Asia”, supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), hosted by the Chair for Korean Politics and Society (Prof. Hannes B. Mosler) at University of Duisburg-Essen, 6–7 July 2023
Participants:
Axel Klein (University of Duisburg-Essen)
Chang-Ryong Oh (National Assembly Research Service)
Chulki Hong (Sogang University)
Frédéric Krumbein (Tel Aviv University)
Hannes B. Mosler (University of Duisburg-Essen)
Hee Kyoung Chang (University of Duisburg-Essen)
Joohyung Kim (Seoul National University)
Willy Jou (Waseda University)
07.07.2023 - 10:55:07

International Project Conference at IN-EAST

on “Comparative Regionalism in New Eurasia: Trilateral Perspectives for ROK’s New Northern Policy” hosted by the Chair …

on “Comparative Regionalism in New Eurasia: Trilateral Perspectives for ROK’s New Northern Policy” hosted by the Chair for Korean Politics and Society (Prof. Hannes B. Mosler) at University of Duisburg-Essen, 6–7 July 2023
Participants:
Chang-Ryong Oh (National Assembly Research Service)
Hannes B. Mosler (University of Duisburg-Essen)
Hee Kyoung Chang (University of Duisburg-Essen)
Heungkoo Lee (Korea University)
Jacopo Pepe (German Institute for International and Security Affairs, SWP)
Jae-Seung Lee (Korea University)
Kent Calder (Johns Hopkins University)
Taehoon Lim (Korea University)
06.07.2023 - 11:16:07

Taiwans Repräsentant zu Besuch am IN-EAST

Prof. Jhy-Wey Shieh, Repräsentant von Taiwan in Berlin, sprach im Rahmen der Taiwan-Veranstaltung von Dr. Frédéric Krumbein …

Prof. Jhy-Wey Shieh, Repräsentant von Taiwan in Berlin, sprach im Rahmen der Taiwan-Veranstaltung von Dr. Frédéric Krumbein zur gegenwärtigen Sicherheitslage um die „Taiwan Strait“
vor Mitarbeitenden und Studierenden des IN-EAST. Dabei erläuterte er auch die Rolle der deutschen Regierung in den Beziehungen zwischen Beijing und Taipeh.
30.06.2023 - 15:50:06

Hannes Mosler at IKSU Summer School

Practices of Presidential Pardoning Power in South Korea (1997–2022). – Lecture at the 2023 IKSU Korean Studies Summer …

Practices of Presidential Pardoning Power in South Korea (1997–2022). – Lecture at the 2023 IKSU Korean Studies Summer School
Organized by the International Institute of Korean Studies at the University of Central Lancashire, June 28–30, 2023 (online).
https://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/international-institute-of-korean-studies
29.06.2023 - 10:15:06

Presentation in Seoul by Vicent Plana Aranda

A Comparative Analysis of ‘Political Discourse of Nuclear Energy’ in South Korea and Spain
Presentation by Vicent …

A Comparative Analysis of ‘Political Discourse of Nuclear Energy’ in South Korea and Spain
Presentation by Vicent Plana Aranda (co-author: Bohyun Kim) at the conference The World Congress for Korean Politics and Society 2023 – Korea and a New World Order: Issues, Strategy, and Sustainability, June 29 – July 1, 2023, Yonsei University, Seoul.
Conference website: http://kwc.kpsa.or.kr/contents/bbs/bbs_content.html?bbs_cls_cd=003002001
28.06.2023 - 10:00:06

Research Forum Lecture by Georg Blind

Productivity and Stress Levels in New Teleworkers in Japan: Mandatory versus Voluntary Introduction | Wed, June 28, …

Productivity and Stress Levels in New Teleworkers in Japan: Mandatory versus Voluntary Introduction | Wed, June 28, 2023, 10–12 h | Online only lecture
Georg Blind is Postdoctoral Researcher at the IN-EAST.

The lecture will take place online only via zoom. Registration link (if not yet done): https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5YlduCqqDkpG90cCoTQWPQ9mWBZDsw9rnuI

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
21.06.2023 - 15:11:06

Research Forum Lecture by Ruixing Cao

Leader’s Educational Background and Chinese Official Finance Flows | Wed, June 21, 2023, 10 h | LE 736 and …

Leader’s Educational Background and Chinese Official Finance Flows | Wed, June 21, 2023, 10 h | LE 736 and online
Ruixing Cao is Postdoctoral Researcher at the IN-EAST, Chair of Chinese Politics (Prof. Nele Noesselt).

Venue: LE Building, Room LE 736, Forsthausweg, Campus Duisburg

The lecture will take place as a hybrid event, both in presence and via zoom. Registration link (if not yet done): https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5YlduCqqDkpG90cCoTQWPQ9mWBZDsw9rnuI

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
18.06.2023 - 10:00:06

Brunch mit AlFreDO

Die Alumni und Freunde der Duisburger Ostasienstudien laden zu ihrem jährlichen Brunch ein am Sonntag, den 18.6.2023 ab …

Die Alumni und Freunde der Duisburger Ostasienstudien laden zu ihrem jährlichen Brunch ein am Sonntag, den 18.6.2023 ab 10:00 Uhr
Ort: Cafe Museum, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Str. 64 · 47051 Duisburg.

Anmeldung nicht zwingend, aber gerne unter alfredo.ude@gmail.com .

Alle aktuellen und ehemaligen Studierenden und Mitarbeiter*innen sind herzlich eingeladen.
15.06.2023 - 12:15:06

AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture by Martin Gehlmann

Student Evaluation Examination in Choson Local Schools | Thu, June 15, 2023, 12.15–13.45 h | Online Lecture
14.06.2023 - 10:00:06

Research Forum Lecture by Giulia Romano and Markus Taube

Knowledge Transfers from China to Europe in the Field of Smart City Development: Preliminary Findings | Wed, June 14, …

Knowledge Transfers from China to Europe in the Field of Smart City Development: Preliminary Findings | Wed, June 14, 2023, 10–12 h | LE 736 and online
Giulia Romano is Postdoctoral Researcher at the IN-EAST, Chair of Chinese Politics (Prof. Nele Noesselt). Markus Taube is Professor at the IN-EAST and holds the Chair of East Asian Economic Studies – China.

The lecture will take place as a hybrid event, both in presence and via zoom. Registration link (if not yet done): https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5YlduCqqDkpG90cCoTQWPQ9mWBZDsw9rnuI

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
02.06.2023 - 16:00:06

27. Duisburger Ostasientag

Reflexionen und Reaktionen in Ostasien auf den russischen Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine | NETZ-Gebäude | Fr, …

Reflexionen und Reaktionen in Ostasien auf den russischen Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine | NETZ-Gebäude | Fr, 2. Juni 2023, 16–19.30 Uhr
Der russische Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine hat in Ostasien unterschiedliche Reaktionen hervorgerufen. Die Führung der Volksrepublik China unter Xi Jinping hat das russische Vorgehen nicht verurteilt und bezeichnet die eigenen Beziehungen zu Russland als „felsenfest“. Während sich wirtschaftliche und politische Verbindungen intensivieren, präsentiert sich die chinesische Regierung als neutraler Vermittler für eine friedliche Lösung des Konflikts.

In Japan und Südkorea herrscht die Besorgnis über eine mögliche Eskalation des Kriegs vor. Beide Länder haben historische Spannungen mit Russland und sind enge Verbündete der USA. Anders als die Regierung der Volksrepublik China sprechen japanische und koreanische Vertreter daher ihre Unterstützung für die Ukraine aus.

Auf Taiwan wird der russische Angriff auf die Ukraine ebenfalls verurteilt. Zahlreiche, vor allem ausländische Beobachter sehen zudem Parallelen zwischen dem Krieg in Europa und einer möglichen Eskalation der Situation in der Taiwanstraße. Die Spannungen scheinen so hoch wie nie und ein möglicher Einmarsch der Volksrepublik in Taiwan ist mehr denn je im Bereich des Möglichen.

Vier Experten sprechen über die Haltungen von Regierungen und Zivilgesellschaften in China, Taiwan, Japan und Korea sowie die Implikationen der russischen Invasion der Ukraine für die Region Ostasien.

PROGRAMM

16.00 BEGRÜSSUNG
Nele Noesselt, Direktorin, IN-EAST

16.15 PODIUMSDISKUSSION
Anja Blanke – Taiwan
^{Zeppelin-Universität, Friedrichshafen}
Thomas Heberer – VR China
^IN-EAST
Axel Klein – Japan
^IN-EAST
Hannes Mosler – Korea
^IN-EAST

18.00 EMPFANG

Veranstaltungsort: NETZ-Gebäude
Carl-Benz-Straße 199, 47057 Duisburg

Bei persönlicher Teilnahme am Veranstaltungsort bitten wir um Anmeldung per E-Mail: in-east@uni-due.de

Wenn Sie an dieser Veranstaltung als Video-Webinar teilnehmen möchten, registrieren Sie sich bitte unter:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/j/64317023544?pwd=ZTNnNjZnS0U2TjRIZS9pcHhiWW1Tdz09

Mehr Informationen auf der Veranstaltungs-Webseite:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/east_asia_day/ead_27.php
31.05.2023 - 10:00:05

Research Forum Lecture by Bohyun Kim

Securitizing Climate Change in Green Taxonomy Discourses: A Comparative Analysis between EU and South Korea | Wed, …

Securitizing Climate Change in Green Taxonomy Discourses: A Comparative Analysis between EU and South Korea | Wed, May 31, 2023, 10 h | LE 736
Venue: LE Building, Forsthausweg, Campus Duisburg

The lecture will take place as hybrid event, both in presence and via zoom. Registration Link (if not yet done):
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5YlduCqqDkpG90cCoTQWPQ9mWBZDsw9rnuI

Bohyun Kim is Research Fellow at the Chair of Social Sciences of East Asia – Korea (Prof. Hannes Mosler), IN-EAST.

IN-EAST Research Forum 2023:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
22.05.2023 - 17:18:05

Neue Generalkonsulin für Japan zu Gast an der UDE

Die neue japanische Generalkonsulin Setsuko Kawahara und Vize-Konsulin Akari Kato waren am 15.5.2023 zu Gast an der UDE
Bei …

Die neue japanische Generalkonsulin Setsuko Kawahara und Vize-Konsulin Akari Kato waren am 15.5.2023 zu Gast an der UDE
Bei Karen Shire und Axel Klein (IN-EAST) informierten sie sich über die vielfältigen Beziehungen der UDE zu Japan. Mit ihrem Schwerpunkt auf sozial- und wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Forschung im IN-EAST hat die UDE eine lange und produktive Beziehung zu Japan und ist in Europa ein führendes Zentrum für Wissen über die dortige Wirtschaft, Politik und Gesellschaft. Auch die Fakultäten für Physik, Ingenieurwissenschaften und Geisteswissenschaften pflegen eine enge Zusammenarbeit mit japanischen Hochschulen. Beide Seiten betonten, an den guten Beziehungen festzuhalten und die Mobilität von Studierenden und Wissenschaftler:innen weiter zu fördern.

Von links: Akari Kato, Karen Shire, Setsuko Kawahara, Axel Klein
^{Text und Foto: UDE-Pressestelle}
17.05.2023 - 10:00:05

Research Forum Lecture by Ibrahim Öztürk

Populism and Economic Performance | Wed, May 17, 2023, 10 h, Room LE 736
Venue: LE Building, Forsthausweg, Campus …

Populism and Economic Performance | Wed, May 17, 2023, 10 h, Room LE 736
Venue: LE Building, Forsthausweg, Campus Duisburg

The lecture will take place as hybrid event, both in presence and via zoom. Registration Link (if not yet done):
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5YlduCqqDkpG90cCoTQWPQ9mWBZDsw9rnuI

Ibrahim Öztürk was a Visiting Scholar and is now an Associate Member of the IN-EAST.

IN-EAST Research Forum 2023:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
03.05.2023 - 13:52:05

Bohyun Kim at EUIA23 Conference in Brussels

Presentation: Securitizing ‘Climate Change’ in Green Taxonomy Discourses: A comparative analysis between the EU and South …

Presentation: Securitizing ‘Climate Change’ in Green Taxonomy Discourses: A comparative analysis between the EU and South Korea
Presentation and co-organization of the Panel Connectivity and Security: The Case of EU-Asia Relations at the EUIA23 Conference Europe’s Pathway to (Dis)Engangement with the World, May 3–5, 2023, Brussels.
Panel Moderator: Sebastian Bersick, Centre for EU-Asia Connectivity (CEAC), Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
03.05.2023 - 10:00:05

Research Forum Lecture by Sandhya A.S

Making Mobility a Market: An Economic Sociology of Migration Brokerage | Wed, May 3, 2023, 10 h, Room LE 736
Venue: …

Making Mobility a Market: An Economic Sociology of Migration Brokerage | Wed, May 3, 2023, 10 h, Room LE 736
Venue: LE Building, Forsthausweg, Campus Duisburg

The lecture will take place as hybrid event, both in presence and via zoom. Registration Link (if not yet done):
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5YlduCqqDkpG90cCoTQWPQ9mWBZDsw9rnuI

Sandhya A.S is Research Fellow at the IN-EAST, Chair of Comparative Sociology and Japanese Society (Prof. Karen Shire).

IN-EAST Research Forum 2023:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
19.04.2023 - 10:00:04

Research Forum Lecture by An Huy Tran

The Charging Migrants: Male Vietnamese Migrants in Japan and the Transnational Negotiation of Sexuality and Masculinity | Wed, …

The Charging Migrants: Male Vietnamese Migrants in Japan and the Transnational Negotiation of Sexuality and Masculinity | Wed, April 19, 2023, 10 h
Room LE 736, Forsthausweg, Duisburg
The lecture will take place as hybrid event, both in presence and via zoom. Registration Link:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5YlduCqqDkpG90cCoTQWPQ9mWBZDsw9rnuI

An Huy Tran is Research Fellow at the IN-EAST, Chair of Comparative Sociology and Japanese Society (Prof. Karen Shire).

IN-EAST Research Forum 2023:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
14.04.2023 - 09:45:04

East Asia Net Conference in Duisburg

The IN-EAST hosts the EastAsiaNet Conference  |  April 14, 2023, 9.45–18 h  | Online Meeting via Zoom
Closed …

The IN-EAST hosts the EastAsiaNet Conference  |  April 14, 2023, 9.45–18 h  | Online Meeting via Zoom
Closed event.
Organized by Hannes Mosler (hannes.mosler@uni-due.de)
Contact: in-east@uni-due.de

PROGRAM

Session 1
Chair: Nicolas Schillinger (IN-EAST)
9.45   Hannes Mosler (IN-EAST): The Subtleties of Memory Politics in South Korean History Textbooks
10:30   Axel Klein (IN-EAST): Religion and Politics in Contemporary Japan
11:20   Blai Guarné (Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona): ‘Studying in Japan from Home’: Imaginings, Projections, and Experiences during COVID-19 Crisis

Lunch Break

Session II
Chair: Hannes Mosler (IN-EAST)
13:30   Dominik Mierzejewski (University of Lodz): Framing Relations with Southeast Asia: China’s Narrative Strategy in China-ASEAN Format
14:15   Norbert Danysz (University Lumière Lyon 2): Comics Styles in 20th Century China: A “Maoist Ligne claire” (1950s–1970s)?

Session III
Chair: Dominik Mierzejewski (University of Lodz)
15:10   Meiling Chen (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid): A National Level Organizational Analysis of the Internationalization of Higher Education of China towards Latin America and Caribbean: student mobility
15:55   Alejandra Cervantes Nieto (University of Vienna): Regional Cooperation on Drug Policy in East Asia

Session IV
Chair: Hannes Mosler (UDE)
16:40–18:00   EAN Members’ Meeting
05.04.2023 - 03:03:04

Research Forum 2023: Start on April 19, 2023

The Presentations of the Research Forum in the Summer Term 2023 is now Fixed
Standard time slot: Wednesdays, 10–12 …

The Presentations of the Research Forum in the Summer Term 2023 is now Fixed
Standard time slot: Wednesdays, 10–12 h in LE 736 or via Zoom.
Registration Link: https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5YlduCqqDkpG90cCoTQWPQ9mWBZDsw9rnuI

We start on April 19, 2023 with An Huy Tran: The Charging Migrants: Male Vietnamese Migrants in Japan and the Transnational Negotiation of Sexuality and Masculinity.

Most of the presenters are IN-EAST scholars, with the exeption of Martin Hemmert from Korea University, Seoul, who will give a guest lecture on July 12.

More information and pdf-download of the program poster:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
04.04.2023 - 10:00:04

Easter School 2023

Informationsveranstaltung für interessierte Oberstufenschüler – Studiengang BA MOAS |  Dienstag, 4. April 2023, 10–18 …

Informationsveranstaltung für interessierte Oberstufenschüler – Studiengang BA MOAS |  Dienstag, 4. April 2023, 10–18 Uhr, Raum LE 736
Programm
10.00   Begrüßung (Axel Klein)
10.30   Chinesisch (Duanzhuang Zheng)
11.15   Japanisch (Yuko Sugita / Yuka Ando)
11.50   Koreanisch (Stefan Knoob)
12.20   Mittagessen mit Campusführung
14.00   Taiwan (Monika Arnostova)
15.10   Einführung in Wirtschaft, Politik und Gesellschaft Chinas (Monika Arnostova)
16.15   Einführung in Wirtschaft, Politik und Gesellschaft Koreas (Hannes Mosler)
16.50   Einführung in Wirtschaft, Politik und Gesellschaft Japans (Axel Klein)
17.20   Verabschiedung und Fragerunde

Die Anmeldefrist ist bereits abgelaufen.
Kontakt: Michelle Lorenz (michelle.lorenz@uni-due.de )
22.02.2023 - 14:00:02

Indo-Pacific Guest Lecture by Alexandra Sakaki

Japan’s Security Policy amid Growing | Wed, Feb. 22, 2023, 14 h CET | Online lecture

Alexandra Sakaki is Scientist …

Japan’s Security Policy amid Growing | Wed, Feb. 22, 2023, 14 h CET | Online lecture

Alexandra Sakaki is Scientist at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP), Berlin. From 2009 to 2011 she was Research Fellow at the IN-EAST.

Registration Link: https://uni-due.zoom.us/j/64715810193?pwd=UkRDQzcyWlhjWFJyQkpHcHQ3Y0JjUT09

Entering Choppy Waters? Cooperation and Competition in the Indo-Pacific – International Lecture Series (IN-EAST Research Forum) 2022/23
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/indo_pacific
15.02.2023 - 14:00:02

Indo-Pacific Guest Lecture by Saskia Hieber

“The most Dangerous Place on Earth” – Taiwan, Military Modernisation, and Beijing’s Security Nexus | Wed, Feb. …

“The most Dangerous Place on Earth” – Taiwan, Military Modernisation, and Beijing’s Security Nexus | Wed, Feb. 15, 2023, 14 h | Online lecture
Saskia Hieber is Scientist at Akademie für politische Bildung Tutzing

Registration Link: https://uni-due.zoom.us/j/64715810193?pwd=UkRDQzcyWlhjWFJyQkpHcHQ3Y0JjUT09

Entering Choppy Waters? Cooperation and Competition in the Indo-Pacific – International Lecture Series (IN-EAST Research Forum) 2022/23
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/indo_pacific
08.02.2023 - 20:00:02

Indo-Pacific Guest Lecture by William Tow

Australia Faces the Indo-Pacific: Changing Power Dynamics and Alliance Calculations | Wed, Feb. 8, 2023, 20 h | Online …

Australia Faces the Indo-Pacific: Changing Power Dynamics and Alliance Calculations | Wed, Feb. 8, 2023, 20 h | Online lecture
William Tow is Professor at Dept. of International Relations, Australian National University, Canberra.

Registration Link: https://uni-due.zoom.us/j/64715810193?pwd=UkRDQzcyWlhjWFJyQkpHcHQ3Y0JjUT09

Entering Choppy Waters? Cooperation and Competition in the Indo-Pacific – International Lecture Series (IN-EAST Research Forum) 2022/23
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/indo_pacific
01.02.2023 - 13:00:02

Indo-Pacific Guest Lecture by Harsh Pant

India in the Indo-Pacific: A New Role beyond South Asia | Wed, Feb. 1, 2023, 13 h | Online lecture
Harsh Pant …

India in the Indo-Pacific: A New Role beyond South Asia | Wed, Feb. 1, 2023, 13 h | Online lecture
Harsh Pant is Professor of International Relations at King’s College London.

Registration Link: https://uni-due.zoom.us/j/64715810193?pwd=UkRDQzcyWlhjWFJyQkpHcHQ3Y0JjUT09

Entering Choppy Waters? Cooperation and Competition in the Indo-Pacific – International Lecture Series (IN-EAST Research Forum) 2022/23
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/indo_pacific
27.01.2023 - 13:45:01

Bücher aus Wuhan für Duisburg

Treffen im IN-EAST: Bücher aus Wuhan für die Stadt Duisburg an die Uni-Bibliothek (Ostasiensammlung) übergeben
Am 27. …

Treffen im IN-EAST: Bücher aus Wuhan für die Stadt Duisburg an die Uni-Bibliothek (Ostasiensammlung) übergeben
Am 27. Januar 2023 wurde in den Räumen des IN-EAST ein Büchergeschenk der Stadt Wuhan an die Ostasiensammlung der Uni-Bibliothek überreicht. Etwa 200 Bücher, überwiegend auf Chinesisch, waren beim Chinafest in Duisburg vom 9. bis 11. September 2022 auf dem Stand der Stadt Wuhan präsentiert und anschließend als Geschenk an die Stadt Duisburg übergeben worden. Sie sollen in der Uni-Bibliothek nach ihrer Katalogisierung allen interessierten Uni-Angehörigen und Duisburger Bürgern zur Verfügung stehen.

Die Stadt Duisburg war vertreten durch die 1. Bürgermeisterin Edeltraud Klabuhn (4. v.l.), den China-Beauftragen Markus Teuber (3. v.l.), vom Referat für Chinaangelegenheiten Johannes Grünhage (Leitung) (4. v.l.) und Christiane Gollan (ganz rechts) sowie die Geschäftsführerin von China Business Network Duisburg Kai Yu (2. v.r.).
Vonseiten des IN-EAST waren anwesend Prof. Thomas Heberer (ganz links), Geschäftsführer Nicolas Schillinger (2. v.l.), Prof. Markus Taube (5. v.l.), Bibliotheksbeauftrage Rita Németh (4. v.r.) und Geschäftsführer a.D. Helmut Demes (3. v.r.).

^{Foto: © Stadt Duisburg / Uwe Köppen}
13.12.2022 - 12:15:12

AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture by James B. Lewis

Aspects of a Macro-Economic Model for Choson Korea: The vicissitudes of a physiocratic state | Wed, Dec. 13, 2022, …

Aspects of a Macro-Economic Model for Choson Korea: The vicissitudes of a physiocratic state | Wed, Dec. 13, 2022, 12.15–13.45 h | Online event
08.12.2022 - 18:30:12

Vortrag von Monika Arnostova am Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr

Kultur der Überstunden im urbanen China | 8. Dezember 2022, 18.30–20 Uhr | Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr, …

Kultur der Überstunden im urbanen China | 8. Dezember 2022, 18.30–20 Uhr | Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr, Bismarckstr. 120, Duisburg
Monika Arnostova ist Akademische Rätin für die chinesische Gesellschaft und vergleichende Soziologie am IN-EAST.

Um Anmeldung wird gebeten:
https://konfuzius-institut-ruhr.de/veranstaltung/chinas-arbeitswelt/
30.11.2022 - 14:00:11

Indo-Pacific Guest Lecture by Christian Wirth – cancelled –

The East Asian Origins of the Democracy vs Autocracy Paradigm: Its explanatory value and limits for understanding Indo-Pacific …

The East Asian Origins of the Democracy vs Autocracy Paradigm: Its explanatory value and limits for understanding Indo-Pacific Geopolitics | Wed, Nov. 30, 2022, 14 h CET – Sorry, but the lecture had to be cancelled –
Christian Wirth is Research Fellow at GIGA German Institute for Global and Area Studies, Hamburg.

Entering Choppy Waters? Cooperation and Competition in the Indo-Pacific –
International Lecture Series (IN-EAST Research Forum) 2022/23
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/indo_pacific
28.11.2022 - 18:00:11

QuaMaFA Online Lecture by Dr. Qulsom Fazil

Stories across three Generations of British Pakistani Females Living in the UK | Mon, November 28, 2022, 6 pm (CET)
We …

Stories across three Generations of British Pakistani Females Living in the UK | Mon, November 28, 2022, 6 pm (CET)
We invite you to an online lecture Stories across three generations of British Pakistani females living in the UK on Mon, 28th November 2022 at 6 pm (CET) by Dr. Qulsom Fazil.
The presence of women attracts scholarly attention in the migration literature, and this lecture will delve into the female migrants’ views across generations.

You can register from here: https://uni-frankfurt.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5cqf-mtrj4qHteYELZ92_EwNBYFzDlZPJuU

This lecture is a part of the lecture series Female Skilled Labor Migration Across the Globe. You can check other lectures from here: https://quamafa.de/upcoming-event/

The event is part of the BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany)-funded project Qualification and Skill in the Migration Process of Foreign Workers in Asia.
23.11.2022 - 19:00:11

East Asia Talk Video “Decoding China’s 20th Party Congress” now online on YouTube

Ostasien-Gespräch vom 24. Oktober 2022 jetzt online auf YouTube (Begrüßung auf Deutsch – Diskussion auf Englisch)
23.11.2022 - 18:00:11

Indo-Pacific Guest Lecture by Gaye Christoffersen

The Role of Russia in Eurasia and the Indo-Pacific | Wed, Nov 23, 2022, 18 h | Online lecture
Gaye Christoffersen …

The Role of Russia in Eurasia and the Indo-Pacific | Wed, Nov 23, 2022, 18 h | Online lecture
Gaye Christoffersen was formerly a Professor of International Politics, Johns Hopkins University, SAIS, Nanjing Center (2012–2021)

Registration Link: https://uni-due.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XAlwb56hRNKpFg8uUgLOKQ

Entering Choppy Waters? Cooperation and Competition in the Indo-Pacific –
International Lecture Series (IN-EAST Research Forum) 2022/23
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/indo_pacific
18.11.2022 - 09:30:11

The Belt and Road Initiative Revisited: Times for Restart?

Workshop co-organized by IN-EAST | Fri, November 18, 2022, 9.30–18.15 | Inalco, Lille and Zoom
Presenters of …

Workshop co-organized by IN-EAST | Fri, November 18, 2022, 9.30–18.15 | Inalco, Lille and Zoom
Presenters of the IN-EAST:
Markus Taube, Li Yuan, Nele Noesselt, Giulia Romano

Registration is required for both on site and online participation.

Download of the program with registration link:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/workshop_bri_revisited_program.pdf
16.11.2022 - 17:00:11

Indo-Pacific Guest Lecture by Gilbert Rozman

How the Ukraine War Undermined Strategic Triangularity in the Indo-Pacific | Wed, Nov 16, 2022, 17 h | Online …

How the Ukraine War Undermined Strategic Triangularity in the Indo-Pacific | Wed, Nov 16, 2022, 17 h | Online lecture
Gilbert Rozman is Emeritus Musgrave Professor of Sociology and the editor-in-chief of The Asan Forum, he taught at the East Asian Studies department, Princeton University, NJ

Registration Link: https://uni-due.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-RRSCF7MSKS4Jm8hoh5D3g

Entering Choppy Waters? Cooperation and Competition in the Indo-Pacific –
International Lecture Series (IN-EAST Research Forum) 2022/23
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/indo_pacific
15.11.2022 - 18:30:11

Vortrag von Markus Taube am Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr

Deutsch-chinesische Wirtschaftsbeziehungen – Neu-Ausrichtung in turbulenten Zeiten | Di, 15. Nov. 2022, 18.30–20 …

Deutsch-chinesische Wirtschaftsbeziehungen – Neu-Ausrichtung in turbulenten Zeiten | Di, 15. Nov. 2022, 18.30–20 Uhr | Bismarckstr. 120 (Tec-Center), Duisburg
Markus Taube ist Professor für Ostasienwirtschaft/China am IN-EAST und Co-Direktor des Konfuzius-Instituts Metropole Ruhr in Duisburg.

Um Anmeldung wird gebeten:
https://konfuzius-institut-ruhr.de/veranstaltung/deutsch-chinesische-wirtschaftsbeziehungen-neu-ausrichtung-in-turbulenten-zeiten-vortrag/
09.11.2022 - 15:38:11

Indo-Pacific Guest Lecture by Stephen G. Walker

Understanding Role Change in the Indo-Pacific: The Evolution of Sino-US Relations | Wed, November 9, 2022, 18 h CET | Online …

Understanding Role Change in the Indo-Pacific: The Evolution of Sino-US Relations | Wed, November 9, 2022, 18 h CET | Online Lecture via Zoom
Stephen G. Walker is Professor emeritus of Political Science at Arizona State University, Tempe

Registration Link: https://uni-due.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pch7ocS0SB2MB5pmfRkMIA

Entering Choppy Waters? Cooperation and Competition in the Indo-Pacific –
International Lecture Series (IN-EAST Research Forum) 2022/23
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/indo_pacific
07.11.2022 - 17:00:11

Quamafa Guest Lecture by Eleonore Kofman and Parvati Raghuram

Gender and Skilled Migration: Histories and Changing Modalities | Mon, Nov. 7, 2022, 5 p.m. | Hybrid Lecture
We …

Gender and Skilled Migration: Histories and Changing Modalities | Mon, Nov. 7, 2022, 5 p.m. | Hybrid Lecture
We invite you to a hybrid kick-off event of the lecture series Female Skilled Labor Migration Across the Globe (“Gender and Skilled Migration: Histories and Changing Modalities” – lecture by Prof. Eleonore Kofman and Prof. Parvati Raghuram) on the 7th of November 2022 at 5 pm. The event will be organized at Goethe University Frankfurt, but you can also participate via Zoom, too.

Please register using the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0wWKsnuHdrpb0zw_-3j4RoywgkyYekcxX0l93WhxV_gGgyw/viewform
You can see the details of the event and the series from: https://quamafa.de/upcoming-event/

The event is part of the BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research Germany)-funded project Qualification and Skill in the Migration Process of Foreign Workers in Asia.
02.11.2022 - 16:31:11

IN-EAST stark vertreten beim 20. Deutsch-Koreanischen Forum in Berlin

Hannes Mosler und Bohyun Kim haben am Deutsch-Koreanischen Forum und am Deutsch-Koreanischen Juniorforum teilgenommen, das …

Hannes Mosler und Bohyun Kim haben am Deutsch-Koreanischen Forum und am Deutsch-Koreanischen Juniorforum teilgenommen, das vom 2. bis 5. November 2022 im Paul-Löbe-Haus des Deutschen Bundestages in Berlin stattfand.
Weitere vier Studierende der BA- und MA-Programme des IN-EAST gehörten zu den Teilnehmenden des Deutsch-Koreanischen Juniorforums.
https://www.dekr-forum.de/aktuelle-themen
02.11.2022 - 10:00:11

Indo-Pacific Guest Lecture by Li Mingjiang

China’s Soft Power in Southeast Asia: Implications for Strategic Realignments in the Indo-Pacific | Wed, Nov. 2, …

China’s Soft Power in Southeast Asia: Implications for Strategic Realignments in the Indo-Pacific | Wed, Nov. 2, 2022, 10–11 h CET | Online Lecture via Zoom
Li Mingjiang is Associate Professor at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), NanyangTechnological University, Singapore.

Registration Link: https://uni-due.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lJHP-E3fQKqLdG0wcYbKAA

Entering Choppy Waters? Cooperation and Competition in the Indo-Pacific –
International Lecture Series (IN-EAST Research Forum) 2022/23
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/indo_pacific
26.10.2022 - 19:00:10

Axel Klein Talked about Politics in Japan

Axel Klein Talked to (Former) Fellows of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) about Politics in Japan (October …

Axel Klein Talked to (Former) Fellows of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) about Politics in Japan (October 26, 2022)
26.10.2022 - 16:00:10

Indo-Pacific Guest Lecture by Felix Heiduk

The Evolving Regional Security Architecture of the Indo-Pacific | Wed, Oct. 26, 2022, 16 h CEST | Online Lecture …

The Evolving Regional Security Architecture of the Indo-Pacific | Wed, Oct. 26, 2022, 16 h CEST | Online Lecture via Zoom
Felix Heiduk is Head of Research Division Asia at Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin.

Registration Link: https://uni-due.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5-1gEsI6SeS6QKNOILEJPw

Entering Choppy Waters? Cooperation and Competition in the Indo-Pacific –
International Lecture Series (IN-EAST Research Forum) 2022/23
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/indo_pacific
24.10.2022 - 18:00:10

Duisburger Ostasiengespräche

Decoding China’s 20th Party Congress | Online-Podiumsgespräch | Montag, 24.10.2022, 18–20 Uhr
[English follows …

Decoding China’s 20th Party Congress | Online-Podiumsgespräch | Montag, 24.10.2022, 18–20 Uhr
[English follows German]

Nach Angaben der staatlichen Nachrichtenagentur Chinas wird der 20. Nationale Parteitag der Kommunistischen Partei Chinas am 16. Oktober 2022 in Peking beginnen. Dieser Parteitag, der nur alle fünf Jahre stattfindet, wird formell über die Zusammensetzung der höchsten Organe der Kommunistischen Partei Chinas entscheiden. Wird Xi Jinping, wie allgemein erwartet, Generalsekretär bleiben und (im März 2023) als Staatspräsident wiedergewählt werden? Welche politischen Fraktionen werden dem nächsten Politbüro angehören? Und welche Auswirkungen wird dieses neue parteipolitische (Un-)Gleichgewicht auf Chinas Positionierung auf der Weltbühne haben?

Grußwort:
Barbara ALBERT (Rektorin, Universität Duisburg-Essen)

Moderation:
Nicole BASTIAN (Handelsblatt)

Diskutanten:
Shaun BRESLIN (Universität Warwick, Coventry)
Kerry BROWN (King’s College, London)
Nele NOESSELT (Universität Duisburg-Essen)
Markus TAUBE (Universität Duisburg-Essen)
Susanne WEIGELIN-SCHWIEDRZIK (Universität Wien)

Die gesprochenen Inhalte der Veranstaltung werden simultan in beide Sprachrichtungen (Englisch / Deutsch) gedolmetscht.

Mehr Informationen und den Link zur Registrierung finden Sie auf der der Veranstaltungswebseite:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/ostasien-gespraeche.php

[ENGLISH]

East Asia Talks

Decoding China’s 20th Party Congress | Webinar panel discussion |Monday, October 24, 2022, 6–8 p.m. CEST (Duisburg time)

According to China’s official state news agency, the 20th National Party Congress will start on October 16, 2022, in Beijing. This congress, which convenes only every five years, will formally decide upon the composition of the highest organs of the Chinese Communist Party. Will Xi Jinping, as widely expected, remain General Secretary and (in March 2023) be re-elected as State President? Which political factions will be part of the next Politburo? And what will be the implications of this new factional (im)balance for China’s positioning on the global stage?

Greeting:
Barbara ALBERT (Rector, University of Duisburg-Essen)

Moderation:
Nicole BASTIAN (Handelsblatt)

Panelists:
Shaun BRESLIN (Warwick University, Coventry)
Kerry BROWN (King’s College, London)
Nele NOESSELT (University of Duisburg-Essen)
Markus TAUBE (University of Duisburg-Essen)
Susanne WEIGELIN-SCHWIEDRZIK (Wien University)

All the event's spoken content will be interpreted simultaneously in both directions (German / English).

Further information and the registration link for this event can be found here:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/east_asia_talks.php
23.10.2022 - 16:00:10

IN-EAST Research Forum 2022/23

Entering Choppy Waters? Cooperation and Competition in the Indo-Pacific.
First Lecture on Wed, October 26, 2022, 4 p.m. …

Entering Choppy Waters? Cooperation and Competition in the Indo-Pacific.
First Lecture on Wed, October 26, 2022, 4 p.m. CEST (online)
Felix Heiduk: The Evolving Regional Security Architecture of the Indo-Pacific

Link to the Research Forum website:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/indo_pacific
20.10.2022 - 10:19:10

IN-EAST-Wissenschaftler präsentieren bei Korean Studies Conference

IN-EAST mit drei Vorträgen vertreten beim 11th World Congress of Korean Studies der Academy of Korean Studies in Seongnam, …

IN-EAST mit drei Vorträgen vertreten beim 11th World Congress of Korean Studies der Academy of Korean Studies in Seongnam, 20.–21. Oktober 2022
Hannes Mosler: The Power and Practice of Special Pardon in South Korea: Dealing with Convicted Presidents

Benedikt Staar: “Come with Me if You Want to Live” – How North Korea Remains Politically Stable in Times of Crisis

Bohyun Kim: ‘Carbon Neutrality’ with or without Nuclear Energy? The Ideas of Nuclear Energy in South Korean Public Discourse (2020–2022)

Link to conference website (Korean only):
https://www.11thwckaks.com
19.10.2022 - 14:58:10

Thomas Heberer: Keynote Speech zu Kultureller Zusammenarbeit mit China

Kulturelle Zusammenarbeit mit China – Chancen, Herausforderungen, rote Linien? – Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen und …

Kulturelle Zusammenarbeit mit China – Chancen, Herausforderungen, rote Linien? – Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen und Mercator-Stiftung, 19./20. Oktober 2022, Berlin
18.10.2022 - 12:15:10

AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture by Sébastien Lechevalier

Which East Asian miracle for the 21st Century? | Tue, October 18, 2022, 12.15–13.45 h | Online event
14.10.2022 - 23:13:10

Orientation Weeks for New MA Students

Oct. 4–14, 2022, beginning at 9 a.m. (first week), and at 8 a.m. (second week)
The IN-EAST welcomes a new generation …

Oct. 4–14, 2022, beginning at 9 a.m. (first week), and at 8 a.m. (second week)
The IN-EAST welcomes a new generation of MA students in the study programs of Contemporary East Asian Studies CEAS and Modern East Asian Studies MEAS.

The Orientation Weeks are designed to ensure that all students have a smooth start into their studies and are able to familiarize themselves with the IN-EAST and the university.

Download Orientation Weeks Timetable:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/programs_meas_students/orientation_week_in-east_ma_programs_2022_new.pdf

Venues (all Campus Duisburg):
SG U126 and other rooms, SG: Geibelstr. 41
LA, LB, LE, LK: Forsthausweg
MB, MG: Lotharstr. 1
BC: Bismarckstr. 90
KI: Bismarckstr. 120

Contact:
Institute of East Asian Studies IN-EAST
Ms. Melanie Kogler
maceas@in-east.de
14.10.2022 - 16:15:10

AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture by Chih-yu Shih

Intellectual History of China and Chinese Studies: The Perspectives of Post-Chineseness | Fri, Oct. 14, 2022, 16.15–17.45 …

Intellectual History of China and Chinese Studies: The Perspectives of Post-Chineseness | Fri, Oct. 14, 2022, 16.15–17.45 h | Hybrid event
07.10.2022 - 13:00:10

VfK-Konferenz an der UDE

Die 7. Konferenz der Vereinigung für Koreaforschung im deutschsprachigen Raum (VfK) fand am 7./8. Oktober 2022 an der UDE …

Die 7. Konferenz der Vereinigung für Koreaforschung im deutschsprachigen Raum (VfK) fand am 7./8. Oktober 2022 an der UDE in Duisburg statt
Organisiert vom Lehrstuhl für Politik und Gesellschaft Koreas, IN-EAST:
Prof. Hannes Mosler, Bohyun Kim und Karin Teuchler.
Unterstützt von der Korea Foundation.

Link zur Webseite des VfK mit dem Konferenzbericht:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/vfk/konferenzen

Download des Einladungs- und Programm-Flyers:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/vfk-konferenz_2022_flyer.pdf
05.10.2022 - 11:30:10

Vorträge von Axel Klein in Japan zu Populismus

Axel Klein will present results of his JSPS-sponsored field research in Japan on these three occassions
Wed, 05 Oct. 2022, …

Axel Klein will present results of his JSPS-sponsored field research in Japan on these three occassions
Wed, 05 Oct. 2022, Sophia University, Tokyo
Populism in Democracy: A Japanese-German Comparison
(Lecture in Japanese, no online participation)

Terminänderung: Do, 6. Oktober 2022, 18.30–20 Uhr JST (11.30–13 Uhr MESZ), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Natur- und Völkerkunde Ostasiens (OAG), Tokyo
Populismus in Japan. Auf der Suche nach einem Phänomen
Anmeldung nicht erforderlich.
Webseite der OAG mit Zoom-Link für diesen Vortrag:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88298929773?pwd=dGU3TnJxRlNoamlGL09PSkVpQjJoZz09

Tue, 11 Oct. 2022, 18.30 h JST (11.30 h CEST), German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ), Tokyo (Social Science Study Group)
Smoke without a Fire? The Search for Populism in Japan
Link to DIJ website with registration link:
https://www.dijtokyo.org/de/event/smoke-without-a-fire-the-search-for-populism-in-japan/
23.09.2022 - 10:08:09

Talk by Hannes Mosler in Venice

Characteristics of the Zeitenwende in Germany’s Ostpolitik and its implications for South Korea’s Nordpolitik
International …

Characteristics of the Zeitenwende in Germany’s Ostpolitik and its implications for South Korea’s Nordpolitik
International Workshop on Korean Peninsula Situation and Korea-EU Relations | Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 23 September 2022
Link to conference website:
https://www.unive.it/data/agenda/1/64820
13.09.2022 - 15:00:09

Vortrag von Hannes Mosler in Seoul

Erinnerungskultur und Geschichtspolitik in Deutschland und Südkorea | 13.9.2022 | Duksung Women’s University, …

Erinnerungskultur und Geschichtspolitik in Deutschland und Südkorea | 13.9.2022 | Duksung Women’s University, Seoul
09.09.2022 - 17:27:09

Bildungsbrücke: Helfer für China-Fest gesucht

Bildungsbrücke China-Deutschland e.V. sucht Studenten für Vorbereitung der Teilnahme am China-Fest (9.–11.9.2022)
Das …

Bildungsbrücke China-Deutschland e.V. sucht Studenten für Vorbereitung der Teilnahme am China-Fest (9.–11.9.2022)
Das China-Fest findet vom 9. bis 11. September 2022 in Duisburg statt. Für Vorbereitung und Durchführung ihrer Teilnahme sucht die Bildungsbrücke ab sofort 1 oder 2 Praktikanten für maximal 2 Monate.

Mehr Informationen (deutsch):
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/bbcd_china-fest_2022_de.pdf

Mehr Informationen (chinesisch):
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/bbcd_china-fest_2022_cn.pdf
03.09.2022 - 14:00:09

Bürgerspaziergang mit Oberbürgermeister Sören Link ins IN-EAST

Am Sonnabend, den 3. September 2022 war das IN-EAST eine der Stationen des Bürgerspaziergangs durch den Stadtteil Neudorf
Im …

Am Sonnabend, den 3. September 2022 war das IN-EAST eine der Stationen des Bürgerspaziergangs durch den Stadtteil Neudorf
Im Flur des IN-EAST bekamen die Teilnehmer eine kurze Einführung in die Ausstellung SILENCE. The Flame. Muted. Der Fotograf Marcel Haupt hat mit seinen Fotos seine Eindrücke von den Olympischen Spielen in Tokyo 2021 festgehalten.

In einem Seminarraum präsentierte und erläuterte die Universitätsbibliothek ihre umfangreiche Sammlung von aktuellen und alten Büchern, Karten und anderen Medien über China und allgemein Ostasien. Das Universitätsarchiv zeigte Fotos und Gegenstände aus der Frühzeit des IN-EAST, das in den 1990er Jahren gegründet worden war.

Link zum Bericht über den Bürgerspaziergang auf der Webseite der Stadt Duisburg:
https://www.duisburg.de/guiapplications/newsdesk/publications/Stadt_Duisburg/102010100000152126.php

Fotos: © Stadt Duisburg / Uwe Köppen
28.07.2022 - 12:15:07

5+5 China-Germany High Level Dialogue

Cooperation between China and Germany under the Carbon Neutrality | July 28, 2022 | Webinar via Zoom
In cooperation …

Cooperation between China and Germany under the Carbon Neutrality | July 28, 2022 | Webinar via Zoom
In cooperation with its long standing academic partner the Wuhan University, UDE’s IN-EAST hosted the first “5+5 China-Germany High Level Dialogue” on July 28, 2022. In times of increasing political frictions, the format brings together five renowned scientists each from China and Germany to engage in a frank and open minded exchange on a topic of particular societal relevance for the two countries. At this first event, the discussions focused on the challenges of green transformation and the path to carbon neutrality. These issues are not only essential for realizing the SDG agenda and mitigating global climate change; the measures taken in China and Germany also have a decisive impact on achieving the goals on a global scale. Participating in the dialogue from the Chinese side were: Prof. Maosheng Duan, Tsinghua University, Beijing; Prof. Shaozhou Qi, Wuhan University; Prof. Ye Qi, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Prof. Libo Wu, Fudan University, Shanghai; Prof. Xiaoling Zhang, City University of Hong Kong. The German perspective was represented by: Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm, University of Nuremberg-Erlangen and Member of the “Five Wise of Economics” (Wirtschaftsweise) – Advisory Board to the German Government; Prof. Dr. Martin Kesternich, University of Kassel and Center for European Economic Research (ZEW); Prof Dr. Andreas Löschel, University of Bochum and Alfried Krupp Senior Fellow at the Alfried Krupp College of Science in Greifswald; Prof. Dr. Anja Senz, University of Heidelberg; Prof. Dr. Markus Taube, University of Duisburg-Essen.

Download of the program:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/5+5_dialogue_program.pdf
15.07.2022 - 11:23:07

Axel Klein on Assassination of Abe Shinzô

Axel Klein answered questions of among others Le Figaro, Schweizer Rundfunk (SRF), and Deutsche Welle (DW)
re. Japanese …

Axel Klein answered questions of among others Le Figaro, Schweizer Rundfunk (SRF), and Deutsche Welle (DW)
re. Japanese media, the role of religion in Japanese politics and street campaigning in the wake of the killing of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. He will also appear as part of a panel discussion on Japanese politics after Abe organized by the Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum Berlin (JDZB) on Friday, July 15, 2022.

Links to the media:

Le Figaro: https://www.lefigaro.fr/international/assassinat-de-shinzo-abe-le-tueur-voulait-se-venger-d-une-secte-promue-par-l-ex-premier-ministre-20220710

SRF: https://www.srf.ch/audio/echo-der-zeit/japans-parlamentswahl-ueberschattet-von-abes-tod?partId=12220543

DW: https://www.dw.com/de/japans-regierungskoalition-holt-sich-zwei-drittel-mehrheit/a-62429378

Zing News (Vietnam)
https://zingnews.vn/dieu-bat-ngo-ve-khau-sung-cua-nghi-pham-am-sat-ong-abe-post1336070.html
13.07.2022 - 16:00:07

– MUST BE POSTPONED – China’s Global Rise Guest Lecture by Yi Edward Yang

China‘s Strategic Narratives and International Order | Must be postponed (originally on Wed, July 13, 2022, 16–17 …

China‘s Strategic Narratives and International Order | Must be postponed (originally on Wed, July 13, 2022, 16–17 h CEST) | Online Lecture via Zoom
Yi Edward Yang is Professor of Political Science at James Madison University (JMU), Harrisonburg, VA

Please register: https://uni-due.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v5NgSyf_S_Ow7CRx4HbLaw

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/chinas_global_rise
12.07.2022 - 11:32:07

Koreanisch-Redewettbewerb 2022 an der UDE

Am 18. Juni 2022 fand unter der Ägide des Instituts für Ostasienwissenschaften IN-EAST und gemeinsam mit der Botschaft …

Am 18. Juni 2022 fand unter der Ägide des Instituts für Ostasienwissenschaften IN-EAST und gemeinsam mit der Botschaft der Republik Korea, Außenstelle Bonn, im Glaspavillion des Campus Essen unter dem Motto „Mal, Mal, Hanguk-mal“ der 6. Koreanisch-Redewettbewerb für Studierende in Deutschland statt.
Auf Koreanisch präsentierten dort 23 Studierende aus ganz Deutschland ihre Reden zum Thema „Koreanische Populärkultur“. Auf Koreanisch und fast immer auswendig referierten die Teilnehmer*innen von Hochschulen in Aachen, Bochum, Berlin, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hamburg und Tübingen über Ihre Begegnungen mit und Gedanken zu koreanischen Filmen, Serien, Literatur und Mode ebenso wie traditionellem Musiktheater, Ess- und Kochkultur, E-Sport und anderen Themen der koreanischen Populärkultur. Die besten acht unter Ihnen durften sich bei der Preisverleihung durch den Generalkonsul Seung-jae Huh über Preise wie ein Flugticket nach Korea, elektronische Geräte und Reiskocher freuen.

In einem qualitativ sehr hochwertigen Feld überzeugte als Hauptpreisträgerin Binta Ceesay von der HTW Berlin mit einem Vortrag mit dem Titel Romantisches Korea. In ihrem Vortrag beschäftigte sie sich auf fast muttersprachlichem Niveau mit verschiedenen romantischen Facetten Koreas – von Romantik in koreanischen Serien über den „White Day“, an dem sich Frauen für Valentinsgeschenke revanchieren, bis zu ihrem Lieblingslied – und sicherte sich so den Flug nach Korea. Auch die beiden Zweitplatzierten Maike Orthgieß von der Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Was macht die koreanische Populärkultur für uns alle so attraktiv?) und Victoria Plasa von der Universität Tübingen (Über ihre Liebe zum theatralischen Musikvortrag des Pansori) beeindruckten mit hervorragend präsentierten Vorträgen.

Wie immer, wenn es um Korea geht, durfte es an gutem Essen nicht fehlen, und so konnten sich alle während der Jurysitzung an der von der Botschaft großzügig gestifteten Auswahl von Dosirak (Lunchboxen) mit Bulgogi, Dalkganjang, Japchae und vegetarischem Bibimbap versuchen.
06.07.2022 - 17:00:07

China’s Global Rise Guest Lecture by Wei Liang

BRICS minus China? China Shock and the Future of the World Trade Organization | Wed, July 6, 2022, 17–18 h CEST | Online …

BRICS minus China? China Shock and the Future of the World Trade Organization | Wed, July 6, 2022, 17–18 h CEST | Online Lecture via Zoom
Wei Liang is Professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, Monterey.

Please register: https://uni-due.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v5NgSyf_S_Ow7CRx4HbLaw

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/chinas_global_rise
05.07.2022 - 10:30:07

Talk on Japan’s Security Policy by Corey Wallace

Japan's Geopolitical Transformation: Post-Election Prospects for a New Approach to Security | Tue, July 5, 2022, 10.30–12 …

Japan's Geopolitical Transformation: Post-Election Prospects for a New Approach to Security | Tue, July 5, 2022, 10.30–12 CEST | Online lecture
You are cordially invited to join us after registering at:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Ykc-GsqjwrHtflsUm__8hUtzPhwi9AwUHm

Most analysts expect Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to a convincing victory at the upcoming House of Councillors election (July 10, 2022). This will allow him to consolidate his domestic political position and avoid becoming a victim of a new era of revolving door leadership. Kishida will also be well placed to make substantive changes to Japan’s defense and security policies in 2023 – should he desire.
This lecture explores the intersecting domestic and international drivers of change that make Kishida an unlikely agent of geopolitical transformation.

Corey Wallace is Assistant Professor at Kanagawa University. From 2015 to 2019, Dr. Corey Wallace was the Einstein postdoctoral fellow at the Graduate School of East Asian Studies at Freie Universität Berlin. He holds a master’s degree from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand as well as a PhD from the University of Auckland. Corey was also an adviser in the innovation system policy team of the New Zealand Ministry of Research, Science and Technology from 2007 to 2010.
04.07.2022 - 18:00:07

Thomas Heberer und Markus Taube bei Podiumsdiskussion 50 Jahre deutsch-chinesische Beziehungen

Veranstalter: Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr | Mo, 4. Juli 2022, 18 Uhr | Intercity-Hotel Duisburg
Mercatorstraße …

Veranstalter: Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr | Mo, 4. Juli 2022, 18 Uhr | Intercity-Hotel Duisburg
Mercatorstraße 57, 47051 Duisburg.

Weitere Diskussionsteilnehmer:

Mengji Lu,
Universitätsklinikum Essen, UDE

Yu Zhang,
Gründerin und Geschäftsführerin der China Communications Holding, Gastprofessorin im internationalen und interkulturellen Management, Kunstförderin und Buchautorin

Moderation: Susanne Löhr, Geschäftsführerin KI

Anmeldung bis 30. Juni 2022.

Link zur Webseite des KI:
https://www.uni-due.de/konfuzius-institut/termine?jahr=2022&monat=07&tag=04&id=20901
29.06.2022 - 16:00:06

China’s Global Rise Guest Lecture by Oliver Stuenkel

The Tech War and the Future of Global Order | Wed, June 29, 2022, 16–17 h CEST | Online Lecture via Zoom
Oliver …

The Tech War and the Future of Global Order | Wed, June 29, 2022, 16–17 h CEST | Online Lecture via Zoom
Oliver Stuenkel is an Associate Professor of International Relations at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV) in São Paulo.

Please register: https://uni-due.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v5NgSyf_S_Ow7CRx4HbLaw

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/chinas_global_rise
24.06.2022 - 13:30:06

Duisburg–Wuhan: 40 Jahre deutsch-chinesischer Zusammenarbeit

Eine Veranstaltungsreihe der Stadt Duisburg, des IN-EAST und der AREA Ruhr. Nächstes Event: AREA-Tag am 24.6.2022
Fr, …

Eine Veranstaltungsreihe der Stadt Duisburg, des IN-EAST und der AREA Ruhr. Nächstes Event: AREA-Tag am 24.6.2022
Fr, 24. Juni 2022, ab 13.30 Uhr
AREA-Tag
Deutsch-chinesischer Austausch im Schatten der großen Politik: kommunale Partnerschaften und Hochschulkooperationen
13.30   Führungen durch das Museum DKM, Tee-Seminar und mehr
17.00   Abendvorträge
Thomas Heberer:
Deutsch-chinesische Städtepartnerschaften und Städtediplomatie. Schwerpunkt Nordrhein-Westfalen
Matthias Stepan (Ruhr-Universität Bochum):
Wissenschaftsdiplomatie: Hochschulen als Akteure im Dialog mit China
18.00   Empfang
Ort: Museum DKM, Güntherstr. 13–15, Duisburg

Anmeldung
Interessierte werden gebeten, sich unter office@area-ruhr.de für die jeweiligen Teile der Veranstaltung anzumelden.
Teil 1: 13:30–17:00 Uhr: Führungen durch das Museum DKM & Tee-Seminar
Teil 2: 17:00–18:00 Uhr: Abendvorträge & Empfang.
Der diesjährige AREA Day führt die 2021 begonnene Reihe AREA Ruhr auf den Spuren Ostasiens in NRW fort.

Link zur Veranstaltungs-Webseite von AREA Ruhr:
https://www.area-ruhr.de/2022/05/09/24-juni-2022-13-30-19-00-h-area-day-2022/

Link zur Veranstaltungs-Webseite des IN-EAST:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/40_jahre_duisburg_wuhan

Bisherige Veranstaltungen im Rahmen der Ausstellung im Kultur- und Stadthistorischen Museum: Feindschaft – Partnerschaft – Freundschaft: Duisburgs Kontakte in alle Welt

Di, 3. Mai 2022, 18–20 Uhr
Auftaktveranstaltung
Thomas Heberer:
Die deutsch-chinesischen Städtepartnerschaften und die Partnerschaft Duisburg-Wuhan
Kultur- und Stadthistorisches Museum, Duisburg

Di, 17. Mai 2022, 18–20 Uhr
Markus Taube:
Chinas Bedeutung für die deutsche Wirtschaft – Wachsender Profit und wachsende Risiken
Kultur- und Stadthistorisches Museum, Duisburg

Di, 31. Mai 2022, 18–20 Uhr
Thomas Heberer:
China, Deutschland und Europa – Quo vadis?
Kultur- und Stadthistorisches Museum, Duisburg

Di, 14. Juni 2022, 18–20 Uhr
Nele Noesselt:
Technopolitische Dimensionen und Implikationen für Deutschland und Europa
Kultur- und Stadthistorisches Museum, Duisburg
23.06.2022 - 09:00:06

Conference at JDZB, Berlin: Attractive for Immigrants?

Migrants’ Life Satisfaction in Host Countries in Comparison | Thu/Fri, June 23/24, 2022 | co-organized by IN-EAST
Participants …

Migrants’ Life Satisfaction in Host Countries in Comparison | Thu/Fri, June 23/24, 2022 | co-organized by IN-EAST
Participants from the IN-EAST:
Florian Coulmas (Organizsation)
Aimi Muranaka: The Myth of Mid-Skilled Vietnamese Migrants as “shin-nichi”? A Study of Mid-Skilled Vietnamese Migrants Participation in the Japanese Labor Market
Zi Wang: Subjective Wellbeing in Migration Studies: Why and How to Study It from a Comparative Perspective?

Link to the conference website:
https://jdzb.de/de/veranstaltungen/attractive-immigrants-migrants-life-satisfaction-host-countries-comparison
22.06.2022 - 18:00:06

China’s Global Rise Guest Lecture by Xiaoyu Pu

Rethinking China’s Rise in a Changing Global Order | Wed, June 22, 2022, 18–19 h CEST | Online Lecture via Zoom
Xiaoyu …

Rethinking China’s Rise in a Changing Global Order | Wed, June 22, 2022, 18–19 h CEST | Online Lecture via Zoom
Xiaoyu Pu is an Associate Professor of Political Science at University of Nevada, Reno

Please register: https://uni-due.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v5NgSyf_S_Ow7CRx4HbLaw

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/chinas_global_rise
22.06.2022 - 11:00:06

Hannes Mosler gives a special lecture at the University of Central Lancashire

The 2022 Presidential Election in South Korea: Candidates, Campaigns, and Consequences | IKSU Event | June 22, …

The 2022 Presidential Election in South Korea: Candidates, Campaigns, and Consequences | IKSU Event | June 22, 2022, 11–12.20 h
18.06.2022 - 10:00:06

6. Koreanisch-Redewettbewerb 2022

Samstag, 18. Juni 2022, 10–15 Uhr, Glaspavillon am Campus Essen
Am 18. Juni wird am Campus Essen unter dem Motto "Mal, …

Samstag, 18. Juni 2022, 10–15 Uhr, Glaspavillon am Campus Essen
Am 18. Juni wird am Campus Essen unter dem Motto "Mal, mal, hanguk-mal" der 6. Koreanisch-Redewettbewerb für Studierende in Deutschland stattfinden. Die Veranstaltung ist eine Kooperation des IN-EAST mit der Koreanischen Botschaft, Außenstelle Bonn und findet nun schon nach 2019 zum zweiten Mal an der Universität Duisburg-Essen statt. Insgesamt 24 Studierende von Universitäten in Aachen, Berlin, Bochum, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Hamburg und Tübingen werden in der Endrunde Reden präsentieren zum Thema „Koreanische Populärkultur“.
15.06.2022 - 16:54:06

Festkolloquium 15 Jahre Zusammenarbeit ANR-DFG

Thomas Heberer und Anna Shpakovskaya stellen ihr Duisburger Teilprojekt vor am 15. Juni 2022 in Paris
Seit 2007 ermöglicht …

Thomas Heberer und Anna Shpakovskaya stellen ihr Duisburger Teilprojekt vor am 15. Juni 2022 in Paris
Seit 2007 ermöglicht das gemeinsame Abkommen zwischen der französischen Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) und der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) zur wissenschaftlichen Zusammenarbeit in den Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften die Förderung integrierter deutsch-französischer Forschungsprojekte. Anlässlich des 15. Jahrestages haben ANR und DFG nun eine Reihe herausragender geförderter Projekte ausgewählt, deren Ergebnisse im Rahmen eines Festaktes einer deutsch-französischen Öffentlichkeit vorgestellt werden sollen. Dazu zählt das Duisburger Teilprojekt zu neuen Formen politischer Repräsentation in China. Prof. Dr. Thomas Heberer und Dr. Anna Shpakovskaya werden die Ergebnisse ihres Teilprojektes am 15. Juni im Rahmen des Festkolloquiums in Paris vorstellen. In ihrem Vortrag werden sie zwei Themenbereiche behandeln: (1) eine Typologie der politischen Repräsentation in autoritären Systemen am Beispiel Chinas, wobei sie sich vor allem mit den informellen Formen von Repräsentation befassen werden, und (2) einem neuen konzeptionellen Rahmen: „Digitale politische Repräsentation“, d.h. Repräsentation in Form der Selbstdarstellung von Akteuren über Smartphone-Netzwerke. Drei Jahre lang haben Thomas Heberer und Anna Shpakovskaya dazu in verschiedenen Regionen Chinas geforscht.
15.06.2022 - 15:00:06

China’s Global Rise Guest Lecture by Alastair Iain Johnston

How Discourses of Order Create Disorder: Comparing the US ‘Rules Based Order’ and China’s ‘Community of Common Destiny’ | Wed, …

How Discourses of Order Create Disorder: Comparing the US ‘Rules Based Order’ and China’s ‘Community of Common Destiny’ | Wed, June 15, 2022, 15–16 h CEST | Online Lecture via Zoom
Alastair Iain Johnston is a professor in the Government Department at Harvard University, Cambridge MA

Please register: https://uni-due.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v5NgSyf_S_Ow7CRx4HbLaw

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/chinas_global_rise
10.06.2022 - 16:00:06

26. Duisburger Ostasientag

Energieschock – Japan nach Fukushima und was wir daraus lernen können  |  Gerhard-Mercator-Haus  |  Fr, 10. Juni …

Energieschock – Japan nach Fukushima und was wir daraus lernen können  |  Gerhard-Mercator-Haus  |  Fr, 10. Juni 2022, 16–19.30 Uhr
Nach der Nuklearkatastrophe von Fukushima am 11. März 2011 wurden in Japan in kurzer Zeit alle, auch die nicht zerstörten, Kernkraftwerke abgeschaltet. Bis heute sind nur sehr wenige Atomkraftwerke wieder in Betrieb. Nach diesem exogenen Schock musste rund 30 % aller elektrischen Energie eingespart oder durch andere Energiequellen ersetzt werden. Die russische Aggression in der Ukraine kann bald die Länder Europas vor eine ähnliche Herausforderung stellen.

Auf dem 26. Ostasientag diskutieren Experten die gesellschaftlichen, politischen und ökonomischen Auswirkungen eines solchen exogenen Schocks im Energiesektor am Beispiel Japans nach Fukushima: Wie reagierte die Politik? Welche Maßnahmen wurden getroffen? Wie wurde versucht, elektrische Energie einzusparen? Welche Auswirkungen hatte dies auf das Leben der Menschen? Funktionierten unverbindliche Selbstverpflichtungen? Wie waren die Auswirkungen auf die Wirtschaft? …
Und was können wir heute daraus lernen?

PROGRAMM

16.00  BEGRÜSSUNG
Nele Noesselt, Direktorin, IN-EAST
Impulsstatement: Florian Coulmas, IN-EAST

16.15  PODIUMSDISKUSSION
Moderation: Reinhard Kowalewsky, Rheinische Post
Florian Coulmas, IN-EAST
Werner Pascha, IN-EAST
Frank Rövekamp, Hochschule Ludwigshafen

18.00  EMPFANG

Veranstaltungsort: Gerhard-Mercator-Haus
Lotharstr. 57, 47057 Duisburg

Bei persönlicher Teilnahme am Veranstaltungsort bitten wir um Anmeldung per E-Mail: oat2022@in-east.de

Wenn Sie an dieser Veranstaltung als Video-Webinar teilnehmen möchten, registrieren Sie sich bitte unter:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_h9aPV-GrRAuEGrJ5xPHxUQ

Mehr Informationen auf der Veranstaltungs-Webseite:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/east_asia_day/ead_26.php
08.06.2022 - 17:00:06

China’s Global Rise Guest Lecture by Min Ye

From Ambiguity to Articulation: The Belt and Road Initiative within China | Wed, June 8, 2022, 17.00 h CEST | Online …

From Ambiguity to Articulation: The Belt and Road Initiative within China | Wed, June 8, 2022, 17.00 h CEST | Online lecture via Zoom
Min Ye is an Associate Professor of International Relations at Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University.

Please register: https://uni-due.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v5NgSyf_S_Ow7CRx4HbLaw

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/chinas_global_rise
02.06.2022 - 17:30:06

Eröffnung der neuen Ausstellung im IN-EAST

SILENCE The Flame. Muted. | Fotos und Videos von Marcel Haupt zu Tokyo 2020 | Do, 2. Juni 2022, 17.30 Uhr
Lange …

SILENCE The Flame. Muted. | Fotos und Videos von Marcel Haupt zu Tokyo 2020 | Do, 2. Juni 2022, 17.30 Uhr
Lange mussten wir warten, bis unsere neue Ausstellung eröffnet werden kann. Wir möchten Sie ganz herzlich zu einem Besuch der Ausstellung „Silence“ und zur Eröffnungsveranstaltung einladen.
Marcel Haupt (*?1986) ist einer der wenigen Fotografen, die bei den Olympischen Sommerspielen in Tokyo 2021 akkreditiert waren. Als ehemaliger Judo-Spitzensportler hat er seine Eindrücke in Fotos und Videos festgehalten, welche die besondere Atmosphäre an den Wettkampfstätten vermitteln und emotionale Momente von SportlerInnen festhalten.
Mit ihm werden die beiden Wissenschaftler von der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, der Soziologe Prof. Dr. Shingo Shimada, der als Kind die Olympischen Spiele 1964 in Japan erlebte, und der Kulturwissenschaftler Prof. Dr. Christian Tagsold, der die Spiele von 1964 in seiner Dissertation analysierte, über die Unterschiede und Ähnlichkeiten dieser beiden Sportgroßereignisse diskutieren. Daran anschließend führt der Künstler durch die Ausstellung.

Um Anmeldung per E-Mail an
events@in-east.de wird gebeten.

Mehr Information auf der Ausstellungs-Webseite des IN-EAST:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/about_in-east/exhibitions/2022_06_silence_the_flame._muted.php

Download des Einladungsflyers:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/about/exhibitions/marcel_haupt_tokyo_2020_flyer.pdf
25.05.2022 - 16:00:05

China’s Global Rise Guest Lecture by Alexander Cooley and Daniel H. Nexon

Shock to the System: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and the Prospects for Liberal Ordering | Wed, May 25, 2022, 16–17 …

Shock to the System: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine and the Prospects for Liberal Ordering | Wed, May 25, 2022, 16–17 h | Online lecture via Zoom
Alexander Cooley is the Claire Tow Professor of Political Science at Barnard College and an adjunct faculty member at Chatham House (London). Previously, he was director of Columbia’s Harriman Institute focusing on Russia, Eurasia and Eastern Europe.
Daniel H. Nexon is a Professor at Georgetown University, with a joint appointment in the Department of Government and the School of Foreign Service.

Please register (New link!): https://uni-due.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_nUZH33ZARWaVQ47fhXZ99w

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/chinas_global_rise
24.05.2022 - 18:00:05

China’s Global Rise Guest Lecture by Rosemary Foot

Institutional Pathways in Challenging the Liberal Order: China at the United Nations | Tue, May 24, 2022, 18–19 h | …

Institutional Pathways in Challenging the Liberal Order: China at the United Nations | Tue, May 24, 2022, 18–19 h | Online lecture via Zoom
Rosemary Foot is Professor (emeritus) and Senior Research Fellow in International Relations at the University of Oxford; an emeritus Fellow of St Antony’s College, Oxford; and a research associate of the University’s China Centre.

Please register: https://uni-due.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v5NgSyf_S_Ow7CRx4HbLaw

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/chinas_global_rise
19.05.2022 - 07:33:05

Hannes Mosler at 11th NAJAKS Meeting

Hannes Mosler addresses the plenary at the 11th meeting of Nordic Association for Japanese and Korean Studies (NAJAKS) in …

Hannes Mosler addresses the plenary at the 11th meeting of Nordic Association for Japanese and Korean Studies (NAJAKS) in Helsinki, Finland, May 19–20, 2022
on the topic The Kwangju Democracy Movement and Politics of Memory in South Korea.

Program of the conference:
https://blogs.helsinki.fi/najaks-11/programme/
12.05.2022 - 17:00:05

China’s Global Rise Guest Lecture by Margaret M. Pearson

China’s Political Economy and International Backlash | Thu, May 12, 2022, 17–18 h CEST | Online lecture via …

China’s Political Economy and International Backlash | Thu, May 12, 2022, 17–18 h CEST | Online lecture via Zoom
Margaret M. Pearson is Dr. Horace V. and Wilma E. Harrison Distinguished Professor at the Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland.

Please register: https://uni-due.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v5NgSyf_S_Ow7CRx4HbLaw

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/chinas_global_rise
12.05.2022 - 16:00:05

AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture by Bulgan Erdenechuluun

Market Growth and Barriers to Entry in Mongolia: Perspectives from Chinese and Japanese Entrepreneurs | Thu, May 12, …

Market Growth and Barriers to Entry in Mongolia: Perspectives from Chinese and Japanese Entrepreneurs | Thu, May 12, 2022, 16–18 h | hybrid event
Venue: University of Duisburg-Essen, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg, SG building, Room SG 183.

Online via Zoom: Registration link:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5cpfuitqjgsE9QdgBdsKr12YGLEMpT_g7Cq

Bulgan Erdenechuluun is Research Fellow at the Institut für Orient- und Asienwissenschaften, University of Bonn.

More information on the AREA Ruhr website:
https://www.area-ruhr.de/2022/04/28/12-mai-2022-16-18-h-area-occasional-lecture-series-bulgan-erdenechuluun-markterschliessung-und-markteintrittsbarrieren-auslaendischer-investoren-auf-dem-mongolischen-markt-am-beispiel-chine/
05.05.2022 - 16:15:05

Hannes Mosler presents at SoKEN 2022

SoKEN Annual Conference, University of Bologna, Bologna, 5–6 May 2022
The annual conference of the Social Sciences Korean …

SoKEN Annual Conference, University of Bologna, Bologna, 5–6 May 2022
The annual conference of the Social Sciences Korean Studies European Network (SoKEN) in 2022 will be held at the University of Bologna, with the support of the Academy of Korean Studies through the Korean Studies Promotion Service, and in collaboration with the Asia Institute.
https://events.unibo.it/soken-2022

Hannes B. Mosler: Excuse me? The politics of pardoning presidents in South Korea.

The conference will also be livestreamed on Facebook: https://site.unibo.it/damslab/it/eventi/korea-in-transition-political-social-and-economic-challenges-in-the-post-covid-era
04.05.2022 - 11:30:05

China’s Global Rise Guest Lecture by Scott Kennedy

Beyond Decoupling: Maintaining America’s High-Tech Advantages over China | Wed, May 4, 2022, 11.30–12.30 h CEST | Online …

Beyond Decoupling: Maintaining America’s High-Tech Advantages over China | Wed, May 4, 2022, 11.30–12.30 h CEST | Online lecture via Zoom
Scott Kennedy is Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington DC.

Please register: https://uni-due.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v5NgSyf_S_Ow7CRx4HbLaw

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/chinas_global_rise
03.05.2022 - 16:00:05

China’s Global Rise Guest Lecture by G. John Ikenberry

Cancelled! – new date to be announced  |
A World Safe for Democracy: Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global …

Cancelled! – new date to be announced  |
A World Safe for Democracy: Liberal Internationalism and the Crises of Global Order  |  Online lecture via Zoom
G. John Ikenberry is Albert G. Milbank Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University, Princeton NJ

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/chinas_global_rise
03.05.2022 - 15:17:05

Vorträge von Thomas Heberer zu 40 Jahre Duisburg-Wuhan

im Rahmen der Veranstaltungsreihe 40 Jahre deutsch-chinesischer Zusammenarbeit
organisiert von der Stadt Duisburg, dem …

im Rahmen der Veranstaltungsreihe 40 Jahre deutsch-chinesischer Zusammenarbeit
organisiert von der Stadt Duisburg, dem IN-EAST und AREA Ruhr.

Di, 3. Mai 2022, 18–20 Uhr
Auftaktveranstaltung
Thomas Heberer: Die deutsch-chinesischen Städtepartnerschaften und die Partnerschaft Duisburg-Wuhan,
Kultur- und Stadthistorisches Museum Duisburg

Di, 31. Mai 2022, 18–20 Uhr
Thomas Heberer: China, Deutschland und Europa – Quo vadis?
Kultur- und Stadthistorisches Museum Duisburg

Fr, 24. Juni 2022, ab 13.30 Uhr
AREA-Tag –
Deutsch-chinesischer Austausch im Schatten der großen Politik: kommunale Partnerschaften und Hochschulkooperationen
Thomas Heberer: Deutsch-chinesische Städtepartnerschaften und Städtediplomatie. Schwerpunkt Nordrhein-Westfalen,
Museum DKM, Duisburg

Link zur IN-EAST-Webseite der Veranstaltungsreihe:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/40_jahre_duisburg_wuhan
28.04.2022 - 09:00:04

China’s Global Rise Guest Lecture by Courtney J. Fung

Looking to Lead? China and UN Peacekeeping | Thu, April 28, 2022, 9–10 a.m. CEST | Online lecture via Zoom
Courtney …

Looking to Lead? China and UN Peacekeeping | Thu, April 28, 2022, 9–10 a.m. CEST | Online lecture via Zoom
Courtney J. Fung is Associate Professor in the Department of Security Studies & Criminology at Macquarie University, Sydney.

Please register: https://uni-due.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v5NgSyf_S_Ow7CRx4HbLaw

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/chinas_global_rise
27.04.2022 - 10:27:04

Gemeinsamer Workshop von IN-EAST und Institute of International Studies, Weihai

Workshop 27. April 2022: Sino-European Relations and the Development of the New Silk Road
In anbetracht des Krieges in …

Workshop 27. April 2022: Sino-European Relations and the Development of the New Silk Road
In anbetracht des Krieges in der Ukraine und umfassender Corona-Lockdowns in Chinas Metropolen erörtern Wissenschaftler des IN-EAST mit Kollegen aus China am 27. April 2022 die aktuellen politischen und ökonomischen Beziehungen zwischen China und Deutschland. Der informell gehaltene Workshop wurde vom Institute of International Studies, Shandong University, PR China, und dem IN-EAST gemeinsam ausgerichtet. Er bildet den Startpunkt für eine Reihe von weiterführenden gemeinsamen Forschungs- und Dialogveranstaltungen zur Erkundung der Herausforderungen und Möglichkeiten konstruktiver Zusammenarbeit zwischen China und Europa in turbulenten Zeiten. Auf Seiten des IN-EAST sind an der Initiative Nele Noesselt, Giulia Romano und Markus Taube beteiligt.
26.04.2022 - 12:00:04

Duisburger Ostasiengespräche / East Asia Talks

Civil Societies’ Reactions of East- and Southeast Asian Countries to the Russian War on Ukraine | online panel webinar | Tue, …

Civil Societies’ Reactions of East- and Southeast Asian Countries to the Russian War on Ukraine | online panel webinar | Tue, April 26, 2022, 12–14 h CEST (Duisburg Time)
Other time zones:
17–19 h ICT/WIT (Bangkok Time and West Indonesia Time)
18–20 h PHT (Philippine Time)
19–21 h JST/KST (Japan and Korea Standard Time)

Registration link: https://uni-due.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-Tzc5b4DQPOhQBVlMyWMBw

The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the US- and EU-led response to it are watershed events in global affairs with far-reaching political and economic implications for East and Southeast Asian stability. Governments in these regions have largely sided with the USA and the EU in the General Assembly of the United Nations; however, due to historically rooted and strategic reasons, most Southeast Asian governments did not join the West’s efforts in sanctioning Russia. As the long-term consequences of the geopolitical and economic shifts initiated by this conflict will become discernible, analysis of the divergent perspectives in public opinions and civil society organizations as well as the evaluation states’ responses are urgent. This panel discussion is a first attempt to provide a critical assessment of the responses of selected countries across East and Southeast Asia.

PROGRAM

Welcome
Franz Waldenberger (Director, DIJ)
Nele Noesselt (Director, IN-EAST)

Panel Discussion
Claudia Derichs (Moderation)
Hee Kyoung Chang (Korea)
Kasira Cheeppensook (ASEAN)
Manuel R. Enverga III (Philippines)
David M. Malitz (Japan)
Surachanee Sriyai (Thailand)
Patrick Ziegenhain (Indonesia)

More information:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/ostasien-gespraeche.php

The panel is organized jointly by the Institute of East Asian Studies at the University of Duisburg-Essen (IN-EAST), the German Institute of Japanese Studies, Tokyo (DIJ), the Chair of Transregional Southeast Asian Studies at Humboldt University Berlin, and the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok.
21.04.2022 - 00:34:04

Call for Abstracts für VfK-Tagung

7.–8. Okt. 2022: Tagung der Vereinigung für Koreaforschung im deutschsprachigen Raum. Call for Abstracts bis 15. Juni …

7.–8. Okt. 2022: Tagung der Vereinigung für Koreaforschung im deutschsprachigen Raum. Call for Abstracts bis 15. Juni 2022
Die 7. Tagung der Vereinigung für Koreaforschung e.V. (VfK) wird dieses Jahr vom Lehrstuhl für Politik und Gesellschaft Koreas am Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften (IN-EAST) der Universität Duisburg-Essen organisiert (Prof. Dr. Hannes B. Mosler).

Die Konferenz hat zum Ziel, auch jungen Wissenschaftler:innen und Expert:innen die Präsentation aktueller Forschung und den Austausch in einem akademischen Rahmen zu ermöglichen sowie die Vernetzung von deutschsprachigen Koreanist:innen zu fördern.

Alle Beiträge in Bezug auf Forschung zu Korea im Bereich der Gesellschafts- und Geisteswissenschaften sind willkommen. Es können Panels (i.d.R. 3 Vortragende) sowie Einzelbeiträge in deutscher Sprache eingereicht werden. Auch Beiträge in englischer oder koreanischer Sprache sind prinzipiell mo?glich. Pro Beitrag sind 20 Minuten für den Vortrag und 10 Minuten für die Diskussion vorgesehen.

Einreichfrist für die Einsendung von Beitragsvorschlägen ist der 15. Juni 2022. Bewerbungen mit einer kurzen Zusammenfassung (Abstract) von ca. 300 Wörtern und Angaben zur Person senden Sie bitte per E-Mail an: vfk.kontakt@gmail.com. Sie werden spätestens am 1. Juli 2022 über das Ergebnis informiert.

Die Veranstaltung wird von der Korea Foundation finanziell unterstützt.

Call for Abstracts auf der Webseite der VfK:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/vfk/konferenzen
19.04.2022 - 20:48:04

Online-Vorträge: Perspektive #Ukraine

Vorlesungsreihe des Instituts für Politikwissenschaft und des Instituts für Entwicklung und Frieden der UDE ab Di, 5.4.2022
Den …

Vorlesungsreihe des Instituts für Politikwissenschaft und des Instituts für Entwicklung und Frieden der UDE ab Di, 5.4.2022
Den Auftakt macht Prof. Dr. Tobias Debiel mit dem Vortrag Wie weiter nach Russlands Angriff auf die Ukraine? Friedenspolitische Perspektiven in Zeiten des Krieges
am Dienstag, den 5.4.2022, 18–19 Uhr.

Die weiteren Veranstaltungen finden dann nachfolgend bis auf wenige Ausnahmen wöchentlich statt, ebenfalls via Zoom. Genauere Hinweise und der Link zur Registrierung sind der eigens eingerichteten Homepage (und dem beigefügten Poster) zu entnehmen:
https://www.uni-due.de/politik/perspektive_ukraine_sose2022.php
15.04.2022 - 13:46:04

Call for Applications until 15 April 2022 – Graduate Student Summer School Goethe University Frankfurt

Innovative Research Designs and Methods in Asian Migration Research: Embarking on Fieldwork in the 2020s, 18–19th July …

Innovative Research Designs and Methods in Asian Migration Research: Embarking on Fieldwork in the 2020s, 18–19th July 2022, Frankfurt
The summer school targets participation of early PhD students and late MA students from different social science disciplines, and we welcome applicants who examine methodological issues related to migration, mobility, and ethnic diversity in Asia. The deadline for abstract (250–300 words) and short-bio (100–150 words) is 15 April 2022 (via E-mail to quamafa@gmail.com ). The abstract needs to mention your (potential) research design or preliminary findings of your research. Once your abstract is accepted, we ask you to submit a short paper (1500–3000 words) discussing your methodological concerns or fieldwork challenges. Costs for transportation and accommodation during the workshop are fully covered by the organizer of the workshop.

Further information on the summer school:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/quamafa_summer_school_frankfurt_2022.pdf

You can also check out our website for more information:
https://quamafa.de/upcoming-event/
For any further queries please write to us at:
quamafa@gmail.com

The summer school is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). This event is part of the BMBF-funded project Qualification and Skill in the Migration Process of Foreign Workers in Asia (QuaMaFA), organized at the Interdisciplinary Centre for East Asian Studies (IZO) at Goethe University Frankfurt.

Convenors:
Dr. Ruth Achenbach (Goethe University Frankfurt)
Dr. Joohyun Justine Park (Goethe University Frankfurt)
Dr. Helena Hof (Max-Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity)
Dr. Aimi Muranaka (University of Duisburg-Essen)
Dr. Megha Wadhwa (Free University of Berlin)
08.04.2022 - 10:48:04

Hannes Mosler and Francis Yoon present at the EastAsiaNet Conference in Prague

East Asia: Dynamics of Interactions, Charles University, Prague, 8–9 April 2022
East Asia: Dynamics of Interactions, …

East Asia: Dynamics of Interactions, Charles University, Prague, 8–9 April 2022
East Asia: Dynamics of Interactions, EastAsiaNet (EAN) conference and young scholars’ workshop, The Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague, 8–9 April 2022, https://www.ff.cuni.cz/udalost/east-asia-dynamics-interactions-eastasianet-research-workshop/

Hannes B. Mosler: Passing the past? Pardoning presidents as memory politics in South Korea.
Francis Kyong Yong Yoon: The Gendered Institutional Logic of Employment in Korea: The Post-Asian Financial Crisis Institutional Effects on Women Workers.
06.04.2022 - 18:00:04

China’s Global Rise Guest Lecture by Steve Chan

China, the United States, and the Transformation of International Order | Wed, April 6, 2022, 6–7 p.m. | Online …

China, the United States, and the Transformation of International Order | Wed, April 6, 2022, 6–7 p.m. | Online lecture via Zoom
Steve Chan is College Professor of Distinction (em.) at University of Colorado, Boulder.

Please register: https://uni-due.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_v5NgSyf_S_Ow7CRx4HbLaw

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/chinas_global_rise
25.03.2022 - 15:14:03

Markus Taube bei Handelsblatt-Diskussionsrunde

zur Rolle Chinas für Russland im Ukraine-Krieg. Handelsblatt, 25.3.2022
Link zu Handelsblatt Asia Business Insights (Video …

zur Rolle Chinas für Russland im Ukraine-Krieg. Handelsblatt, 25.3.2022
Link zu Handelsblatt Asia Business Insights (Video kostenpflichtig):
https://www.handelsblatt.com/journalismus-live/handelsblatt-live-exklusiv-fuer-abonnenten-aufzeichnung-der-diskussion-zur-rolle-chinas-fuer-russland-im-ukrainekrieg/28187494.html
25.03.2022 - 15:00:03

Hannes Mosler beim Roundtable der DGA

zu den Präsidentschaftswahlen in Südkorea | Fr, 25. März 2022, 15–16.30 | Online via Zoom
Veranstalter: …

zu den Präsidentschaftswahlen in Südkorea | Fr, 25. März 2022, 15–16.30 | Online via Zoom
Veranstalter: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Asienkunde (DGA).

Moderation: Florian Pölking

Roundtable:
Rüdiger Frank (Wien)
Eun-Jeung Lee (Berlin)
Hannes Mosler (Duisburg/Essen)
Bernhard Seliger (Seoul)

Webseite der DGA mit Registrierungs-Link:
http://asienforschung.de/dga-diskussionsforum-online-22-03-25/
24.03.2022 - 15:58:03

Axel Klein presents online at the 2022 Annual Association of Asian Studies Conference

on “Populism in East Asian Democracies: The Case of Japan” | March 24–27, 2022 | Virtual presentation
21.03.2022 - 08:15:03

Narratives in East Asia and Beyond

March 14 and 21, 2022: International Workshop – debating “narrative’s” limits, prospects and linkages across disciplines
Organised …

March 14 and 21, 2022: International Workshop – debating “narrative’s” limits, prospects and linkages across disciplines
Organised in the framework of the DFG research project Rollenwandel und Rollenkontestationsprozesse in der VR China: Globalisierung “chinesischer” Ordnungskonzeptionen? by Elizaveta Priupolina, Tanja Eckstein, and Nele Noesselt.

The Workshop will be held as a Zoom Webinar.

Monday, March 14, 2022

11.00–12.00 Keynote speech
Chih-yu Shih (National Taiwan University): Benevolence as Democratic Necessity Translating Critically between Ancient Chinese and Modern English

Registration link:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RbzDw9cXS2G1bSgt6QR9PA

Monday, March 21, 2022

14.30–16.00 Roundtable
Strategic Narratives and IR: Narrating Great Power Politics
Lutgard Lams (KU Leuven)
Will Walldorf (Wake Forest University)
Runya Qiaoan (Palacky University, Olomouc)
Nele Noesselt (University of Duisburg-Essen)

Registration link:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__9Nj3zjOT1qvNsL4yOhf6A
18.03.2022 - 09:31:03

Hannes Mosler presents at the Rotary Club Frankfurt am Main – International

The New President of the Republic of Korea in 2022 – Who? How? What? | March 18, 2022 | Steigenberger Frankfurter …

The New President of the Republic of Korea in 2022 – Who? How? What? | March 18, 2022 | Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof
Link to the Rotary’s website:
https://frankfurt-am-main-international.rotary.de/#Termine
16.03.2022 - 12:00:03

AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture by Caterina García Segura

March 16, 2022, 12–13.30 h | Power Shifts in the International System and Transformations of the International Order. …

March 16, 2022, 12–13.30 h | Power Shifts in the International System and Transformations of the International Order. China’s new normative role in global rule-making: the cybernorms
Caterina García Segura is Professor of International Relations at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona).

Online Guest Lecture via Zoom. Please register here:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5AlfuGppjwpG9G6rxriCfk-ag1Tw__4L-tD

More information at the AREA Ruhr website:
https://www.area-ruhr.de/2022/02/08/16-march-2022-12-00-13-30-h-s-t-online-guest-lecture-by-caterina-garcia-segura-universitat-pompeu-fabra-barcelona/
11.03.2022 - 12:49:03

Hannes Mosler presents at the 2022 Nordic Korean Studies Days

The 2022 Presidential Election and the Future of Democracy in South Korea | March 7–11, 2022 | University of …

The 2022 Presidential Election and the Future of Democracy in South Korea | March 7–11, 2022 | University of Copenhagen
Link to the Facebook post of the event:
https://www.facebook.com/KoreanStudiesDenmark
08.03.2022 - 10:45:03

China und der russische Einmarsch in die Ukraine

Dienstag, 1. März 2022, Zoom-Online-Podiumsgespräch vom IN-EAST – Nachbetrachtungen
Das Interesse an der Veranstaltung …

Dienstag, 1. März 2022, Zoom-Online-Podiumsgespräch vom IN-EAST – Nachbetrachtungen
Das Interesse an der Veranstaltung war riesig. 500 Teilnehmer schalteten sich über ZOOM zu dieser von Johannes Pflug moderierten Diskussion zu. In kurzen Eingangsstatements zeichneten die Diskutanten ein sehr differenziertes Bild der chinesischen Politik und der Gründe des russischen Überfalls auf die Ukraine.

Nele Noesselt führte aus, dass zahlreiche Forderungen derzeit seitens der internationalen Staatengemeinschaft an die VR China adressiert werden – mit dem Wunsch, dass Peking als „verwantwortungsbewusste“ Großmacht seine Sonderbeziehungen mit Moskau dazu einsetzen solle, auf ein Ende des Militäreinsatzes in der Ukraine hinzuwirken. Die chinesische Seite verwahrt sich entschieden dagegen, nach Regieanweisungen aus Washington zu handeln, und sieht die Hauptverantwortung für den Konflikt bei den USA und den Osterweiterungsrunden der NATO, durch die sich eine direkte Bedrohungssituation für russische Sicherheitsinteressen ergeben habe. So sollte auch die Enthaltung Pekings bei der Abstimmung über die UN-Resolution im UN-Sicherheitsrat nicht überbewertet werden. Denn dies signalisiert keinen Bruch mit Russland, sondern unterstreicht Chinas Positionierung als unabhängiger, neutraler Akteur. Und ist generell im Einklang mit den Grundlagen der postmaoistischen chinesischen Außenpolitik. Die oft in der transatlantischen Debatte vermutete strategische Kooperation zwischen Peking und Moskau steht weit weniger für den strategischen Schulterschluss zwischen zwei Autokratien, sondern für ein Zweckbündnis – befördert durch die Sanktionen und Abgrenzungspolitik gegen Russland und China, die in diesen Szenarien als Herausforderer der liberalen, regelbasierten Weltordnung klassifiziert werden. Derartige holzschnittartige Muster werden jedoch der vielschichtigen Realität der sino-russischen Beziehungen nicht gerecht. Die Weltordnungsvisionen und außenpolitischen Interessen Pekings sind mit Kriegen entlang der von China avisierten Neuen Seidenstraßenkorridore nicht kompatibel. Inwiefern sich Peking als Mediator und Schlichter in den Konflikt einbringen kann, bleibt abzuwarten.

Markus Taube fokussierte auf die ökonomische Verflechtung Chinas mit Russland und die Frage, inwiefern China Russland darin unterstützen kann, westliche Sanktionen zu unterlaufen. Er zeichnete das Bild einer asymmetrischen Beziehung, in der China in erster Linie als Käufer russischer Rohstoffe (Öl, Gas, Getreide) auftritt, während Russland auf China als Lieferant von Technologiegütern angewiesen ist. Auf dieser Basis kann China die russische Volkswirtschaft stützten, aber bei weitem nicht das volle Maß westlicher Sanktionen ausgleichen. Darüber hinaus wird Chinas Führung darauf bedacht sein, seine Unterstützung der russischen Volkswirtschaft in einem Rahmen zu halten, der keine zusätzlichen Sanktionen Chinas durch die westlichen Staaten (inkl. Japan und Korea) provoziert. Mit letzteren unterhält China bislang sehr viel intensivere und wichtigere Wirtschaftsbeziehungen als mit Russland. Er kommt zu dem Schluss, dass China vielleicht aber auch grundsätzlich gar kein Interesse daran hat, die russische Volkswirtschaft maximal zu unterstützen. Eine längerfristig auf der Importseite auf chinesische Technologien angewiesene russische Volkswirtschaft, die auch in Hinblick auf ihre Ausfuhren in hohem Maße von China abhängig ist, setzt China in eine privilegierte Position gegenüber einem in wachsende Abhängigkeit abrutschenden russischen Junior-Partner.

Klaus Waschik (Ruhr-Universität Bochum) wies in seinem Statement auf die engen Verschränkungen zwischen nationalistischen Ideologien und machtpolitischen Ambitionen in der gegenwärtigen Politik Russlands hin (vgl. Übersicht). In den letzten Jahrzehnten haben sich auf der Basis eines ethnographisch und pseudohistorisch argumentierenden Nationalismus Konzepte zur Vereinigung aller im Ausland verstreuten Russen etabliert, die seit mehr als 10 Jahren auch die russische Regierungspolitik maßgeblich beeinflussen. Hinzu kommt eine Abwendung von einer regelbasierten und Hinwendung zu einer interessenbasierten Außenpolitik, die auch die Anwendung militärischer Gewalt nicht ausschließt.

Daran schloss sich eine sehr lebhafte Diskussion mit dem Publikum an, in dem viele der Kontroversen und Position vertieft wurden. Aus den Augen verloren die Teilnehmer und Organisatoren auch nicht die Hauptleidtragenden der russischen Aggression. Wir alle sind zur Solidarität und Hilfe aufgerufen.

Weitere Informationen, Spendenaufruf und Stimmen von Teilnehmern auf unserer Webseite Ostasien-Gespräche:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/ostasien-gespraeche.php
04.03.2022 - 09:00:03

Travelling Conference on Urban Transformations in Industrial Regions

International conference at TU Dortmund University and online via Zoom | Fri–Sat, March 4–5, 2022, from 9.00 h
Visitors …

International conference at TU Dortmund University and online via Zoom | Fri–Sat, March 4–5, 2022, from 9.00 h
Visitors are welcome to listen to the lectures and the panel discussion via Zoom.
Please register: https://public.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/anmeldungen/Seiten/anmeldung-komet-public.aspx?vid=64
You will receive the ZOOM link by E-mail after successful registration.

Download of the program brochure:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/program_tc_dortmund.pdf

The conference is organized by Competence Field Metropolitan Research (KoMet) (University Alliance Ruhr – University of Duisburg-Essen, Ruhr University Bochum, TU Dortmund University), Institute of East Asian Studies (IN-EAST) (University of Duisburg-Essen), and Emschergenossenschaft (Essen).
03.03.2022 - 10:00:03

Führt mehr Bürgerbeteiligung aus der Demokratiekrise?

Institutionalisierter Bürgerdialog in Japan und Deutschland | Virtuelle Podiumsdiskussion | Do, 3.3.2022, 10–11.45 …

Institutionalisierter Bürgerdialog in Japan und Deutschland | Virtuelle Podiumsdiskussion | Do, 3.3.2022, 10–11.45 h MEZ (18–19.45 h JST) | Virtuelles JDZB auf Zoom
Begrüßung: Julia MÜNCH (JDZB)

Es diskutieren:
Brigitte GEISSEL (Forschungsstelle Demokratische Innovationen, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt)
Momoyo HÜSTEBECK (IN-EAST, Universität Duisburg-Essen)
Jan-Hendrik KAMLAGE (Forschungsgruppe
Partizipation und Transformation & CURE, Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
KIYOHARA Keiko (ehem. Bürgermeisterin der Stadt Mitaka)
NAGANO Motoki (Dept. of Urban Science and Policy, Tokyo Metropolitan University & Japan Mini-Public Research Forum)

Moderation: Phoebe Stella HOLDGRÜN (JDZB)

Das Japanisch-Deutsche Zentrum Berlin (JDZB) und das Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften (IN-EAST) der Universität Duisburg-Essen, Dr. Momoyo Hüstebeck, laden gemeinsam zu dieser Podiumsdiskussion ein (Sprachen: Deutsch und Japanisch mit simultaner Verdolmetschung), unterstützt von der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.

Weitere Einzelheiten auf der Webseite des JDZB:
https://jdzb.de/de/veranstaltungen/podiumsdiskussion-fuehrt-mehr-buergerbeteiligung-aus-der-demokratiekrise

Registrierung erforderlich:
https://app.guestoo.de/public/event/f9e82076-3732-4f3e-b24e-5127c232c641

Die Zukunft der Demokratie II

„Die Demokratie steckt in der Krise“ – ein fast allgegenwärtiger Satz, wenn es um Themen wie eine geringe Wahlbeteiligung, die sozial ungleiche Repräsentation von Wählerinteressen oder intransparente politische Entscheidungen von Expertengremien geht. Das gilt auch für Demokratien wie Deutschland und Japan.

Angesichts verbreiteter Politikverdrossenheit wird nach zusätzlichen Möglichkeiten für Bürgerinnen und Bürger, ihre Meinung in politische Entscheidungen mit einbringen zu können, gerufen. Politik und Wissenschaft entwickeln dafür immer neue Beteiligungsverfahren. Viel versprechende Instrumente der Beteiligung, die in Deutschland und in Japan angewendet werden, sind Diskussionsverfahren bzw. institutionalisierte Bürgerdialoge – z.B. „Bürgerforen“ oder „mini-publics“. Die Politik lädt dabei Bürgerinnen und Bürger ein, zu ausgewählten Themen in Gruppendiskussionen miteinander ins Gespräch zu kommen, Meinungen auszutauschen und optimale Lösungsvorschläge für die Politik zu erarbeiten.

Aber sind diese Bürgerdialoge ein Mittel gegen die Demokratiekrise? Was sind aus japanisch-deutscher Perspektive die Möglichkeiten und Grenzen solcher institutionalisierten Partizipationsformen? Können sie tatsächlich dazu beitragen, dass die Politik die Meinungen von Bürgerinnen und Bürgern stärker berücksichtigt? Sind der hohe Organisations- und Zeitaufwand gerechtfertigt, um die Beteiligten Lösungsvorschläge erarbeiten zu lassen, die für die Politik nicht verbindlich sind?

Japanische und deutsche Expertinnen und Experten tauschen sich über Chancen und Hindernisse von Beteiligungsinstrumenten, insbesondere Diskussionsverfahren aus. Darüber hinaus diskutieren sie anhand deutscher und japanischer Erfahrungen, was Demokratien tatsächlich benötigen, um ihrem Auftrag gerecht zu werden, den Willen des Volkes zu repräsentieren.
01.03.2022 - 18:30:03

Duisburger Ostasiengespräche

China und der russische Einmarsch in die Ukraine | Online-Podiumsgespräch | Dienstag, 1.3.2022, 18.30–20 Uhr
Mit …

China und der russische Einmarsch in die Ukraine | Online-Podiumsgespräch | Dienstag, 1.3.2022, 18.30–20 Uhr
Mit der russischen Invasion in der Ukraine sind die Fundamente der bestehenden Weltordnung erschüttert worden. Die Veranstaltung befasst sich mit der Frage, welche Rolle China in diesem Zusammenhang spielt und welche Konsequenzen sich hieraus für Chinas Aufstellung in der Weltgemeinschaft ergeben. Wie stellt sich China zu seinem Belt & Road-Partner Ukraine? Wie positioniert sich China in dem sich verschärfenden Konflikt zwischen den USA und Russland? Ist die Ukraine-Aggression eine Blaupause für Chinas Vorgehen gegenüber Taiwan? Kann Russland westliche Sanktionen durch eine Intensivierung der Wirtschaftsbeziehungen unterlaufen, oder begibt Russland sich in Abhängigkeit von China? Welche Zukunft hat die schienengebundene Neue Seidenstraße und der Duisburger „Hauptbahnhof“?

Moderation:
Johannes Pflug (früheres Mitglied des Auswärtigen Ausschusses des Bundestages)

Diskutanten:
Prof. Dr. Dr. Nele Noesselt (IN-EAST, Politikwissenschaft mit einem Fokus auf Ostasien/China)
Prof. Dr. Markus Taube (IN-EAST, Ostasienwirtschaft/China)
Dr. Dr. h.c. Klaus Waschik (Slawist und Historiker)

Möglichkeiten zur Spende für die Leidtragenden des Krieges:

Ukrainische humanitäre Organisation
Voices of children: Arseniy
https://voices.org.ua/en/

Spendenkonto-Nothilfe Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft und Aktion Deutschland Hilft:
BEH und ADH
IBAN: DE53 200 400 600 200 400 600
BIC: COBADEFFXXX (Commerzbank)
Stichwort: ARD / Nothilfe Ukraine

Deutsch-Ukrainisches Forum e.V. zusammen mit den Johannitern:
http://www.d-u-forum.de/hilfsaktion-kein-krieg-in-europa/
Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe e.V.,
IBAN: DE94 3702 0500 0433 0433 00
BIC: BFSWDE33XXX (Bank für Sozialwirtschaft)
Stichwort: Ukraine
18.02.2022 - 10:00:02

International Symposium about Populism

Thu, Feb 18, 2022, 10.00 h: The Future Course of Populism in the Post-pandemic Era: The State of Globalisation, Multilateral …

Thu, Feb 18, 2022, 10.00 h: The Future Course of Populism in the Post-pandemic Era: The State of Globalisation, Multilateral Governance, and Democracy
Co-organised by Ibrahim Öztürk, European Center for Populism Studies (ECPS), Brussels.
Participants from the IN-EAST: Prof. Werner Pascha (moderator) and Prof. Axel Klein (panelist).

Visitors are invited to participate via Zoom, please visit the ECPS website:
https://www.populismstudies.org/the-first-annual-international-symposium-on-the-future-course-of-populism-in-the-post-pandemic-era-the-state-of-globalisation-multilateral-governance-and-democracy-feb-18-2022/
11.02.2022 - 15:00:02

Der Staat Xi Jinpings – China in einer neuen Ära

Online-Tagung der Akademie Tutzing | 11.–12. Februar 2022 | Anmeldung (kostenlos) bis 9.2.2022
Leitung: …

Online-Tagung der Akademie Tutzing | 11.–12. Februar 2022 | Anmeldung (kostenlos) bis 9.2.2022
Leitung: Saskia Hieber und Nele Noesselt

Download Tagungsprogramm:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/2022-02_der_staat_xi_jinpings.pdf

Anmeldung über die Webseite der Akademie:
https://www.apb-tutzing.de/programm/
10.02.2022 - 14:00:02

Festschrift for Flemming Christiansen

Presentation to him at the IN-EAST on Thursday, 10 February 2022, 14 h (CET), via Zoom
Titel of the Festschrift:
Northeast …

Presentation to him at the IN-EAST on Thursday, 10 February 2022, 14 h (CET), via Zoom
Titel of the Festschrift:
Northeast Asia in Focus: Life, Work and Industry between the Steppe and the Metropoles, 1900–2020. Essays in Commemoration of Flemming Christiansen’s Retirement. Edited by Christine Moll-Murata, Duisburg 2022.

If you wish to participate on that occasion, please join in on Zoom (no registration required):
https://uni-due.zoom.us/j/66882985057?pwd=dkVnRU9EZU8zRENqcytGejNQQjhJdz09
Meeting ID: 668 8298 5057
Passcode: 289491

Schedule:
14.00: Presentation of the articles
14.20: Flemming Christiansen adresses a few words to the participants.
Afterwards: free conversation

Contact:
Christine.Moll-Murata@rub.de

Download of the Festschrift:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/news/green_series.php#2022
26.01.2022 - 17:00:01

IN-EAST Research Forum Guest Lecture by Celeste Arrington

From Manners to Rules: Legalistic Governance and Secondhand Smoke Prevention in South Korea and Japan | Wed, January …

From Manners to Rules: Legalistic Governance and Secondhand Smoke Prevention in South Korea and Japan | Wed, January 26, 2022, 17–18 h | Online Lecture
Celeste Arrington is Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, Washington D.C.

The lecture will be held as a video conference. Please register (if not yet done):
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5wrfuuupjojHdEsML2qebOU_RvVxLEtd6ID

Link to the program of the IN-EAST Research Forum during winter term 2021/22:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
19.01.2022 - 17:00:01

Research Forum Guest Lecture by Werner Pascha and Diana Schüler

Beyond the Workbench: The Rise of the Cultural Industry in South Korea | Wed, January 19, 2022, 17–18 h | Online …

Beyond the Workbench: The Rise of the Cultural Industry in South Korea | Wed, January 19, 2022, 17–18 h | Online Lecture
Diana Schüler is Research Advisor at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Innovation, Digitalization and Energy in North Rhine-Westphalia. She got her PhD at the IN-EAST, supervised by Prof. Werner Pascha. He is Professor emeritus (since 2020), formerly Chair of East Asian Economic Studies / Japan and Korea at the IN-EAST and the Mercator School of Management, University of Duisburg-Essen.

The lecture will be held as a video conference. Please register:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5wrfuuupjojHdEsML2qebOU_RvVxLEtd6ID (if not already done)

Link to the program of the IN-EAST Research Forum during winter term 2021/22:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum

Contact:
Prof. Hannes Mosler
hannes.mosler@uni-due.de
12.01.2022 - 14:00:01

Research Forum Guest Lecture by Andreas Eder-Ramsauer

Yamamoto Taro and Reiwa Shinsengumi: Testing the Left-Wing Populist Hypothesis in Japan | Wed, January 12, 2022, 14–16 …

Yamamoto Taro and Reiwa Shinsengumi: Testing the Left-Wing Populist Hypothesis in Japan | Wed, January 12, 2022, 14–16 h | Online lecture
Andreas Eder-Ramsauer is Research Fellow for Japanese Studies at the Seminar of East Asian Studies, Free University Berlin

For registration please visit this special link:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5Mqf-mrrDwsH9A7M7I82baf4VLWmXZnH3YF

Link to the program of the IN-EAST Research Forum during winter term 2021/22:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
22.12.2021 - 10:00:12

IN-EAST Research Forum Guest Lecture by Julia Dumin

A Focal Point of Democratic Consolidation? Studying the 2017 Presidential Impeachment and Its Implications for the Democratization …

A Focal Point of Democratic Consolidation? Studying the 2017 Presidential Impeachment and Its Implications for the Democratization Process in South Korea | Wed, December 22, 2021, 10–11 h | Online Lecture via ZOOM
Julia Dumin is Research Fellow at the Institute for Philosophy and Political Science, TU Dortmund University.

The lecture will be held as a video conference. Please register (if not yet done):
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5wrfuuupjojHdEsML2qebOU_RvVxLEtd6ID

Link to the program of the IN-EAST Research Forum during winter term 2021/22:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
15.12.2021 - 11:16:12

IN-EAST Research Forum Guest Lecture by Cornelia Reiher

Urban-Rural Migration and Rural Revitalization in Japan | Wed, December 15, 2021, 10–11 h | Online Lecture …

Urban-Rural Migration and Rural Revitalization in Japan | Wed, December 15, 2021, 10–11 h | Online Lecture via ZOOM
Cornelia Reiher is Assistant Professor for Japanese Studies at the Graduate School of East Asian Studies, Free University Berlin.

The lecture will be held as a video conference. Please register (if not yet done):
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5wrfuuupjojHdEsML2qebOU_RvVxLEtd6ID

Link to the program of the IN-EAST Research Forum during winter term 2021/22:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
13.12.2021 - 09:12:12

QuaMaFa Online Guest Lecture by David Chiavacci

Boundaries, Establishment, Internal Structures, Governance, and Recent Trends of the East Asian Migration Region  |  Mon, …

Boundaries, Establishment, Internal Structures, Governance, and Recent Trends of the East Asian Migration Region  |  Mon, Dec. 13, 2021, 18 h CET  |  Online Lecture
Followed by Q&A / discussion.

The lecture will be conducted via Zoom.
You are kindly invited to register with Zoom in advance:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5YldeugqTwiGNBGLNjonWYqtJixd5vVvnyq

David Chiavacci is Professor in Social Science of Japan, University of Zurich.

Abstract: This presentation discusses the boundaries, establishment, internal structures, governance, and recent trends of the East Asian migration region. It gives an overview of international migration and its development in East Asia from a macro-perspective. Concerning the type of migration, it examines primarily labor migration, which is not only the most important type of migration in the region but also the most important issue in public and political debates about immigration in East Asia. The analysis will focus on Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan as the three largest immigration economies in the region, which have kept immigration under strict control despite the huge potential for intraregional migration. It will contrast their cases with those of Malaysia and Thailand as the two East Asian countries with the largest immigration movements that are much less able to control immigration originating from other countries of the East Asian migration region.
The regional context and its intraregional migration potential are crucial factors for fully understanding immigration policy in nation-states in East Asia. However, a comparison of Northeast Asian and Southeast Asian cases shows that the regional embeddedness does not fully determine national immigration policy. Especially in the case of the East Asia migration region, striking differences exist between the three Northeast Asian cases – Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan – and the two Southeast Asian cases – Malaysia and Thailand – in their immigration policy and the size of immigration movements.

This lecture is part of the BMBF-funded project
Qualification and Skill in the Migration Process of Foreign Workers in Asia,
organized at the Institute of East Asian Studies (IN-EAST), University of Duisburg-Essen,
https://quamafa.de/

Contact: aimi.muranaka@uni-due.de
08.12.2021 - 18:00:12

AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture by Edward Wang

The Persistent Appeal of Intellectual History in China: A Preliminary Observation/ Explanation | Wed, Dec. 8, 2021, …

The Persistent Appeal of Intellectual History in China: A Preliminary Observation/ Explanation | Wed, Dec. 8, 2021, 18–20 h | Hybrid Lecture Event
Prof. Edward Wang is professor at Rowan University, New Jersey, and Beijing University

Please refer to the AREA Ruhr homepage to find further information on how to participate online or in presence:
https://www.area-ruhr.de/2021/10/28/08-december-2021-18-20-h-area-occasional-lecture-series-edward-wang-the-persistent-appeal-of-intellectual-history-in-china-a-preliminary-observation-explanation/

Abstract:
In stark contrast to its apparent decline in the post-war West, intellectual history has been a prominent school in China’s historical circles over the same period. And, thanks to the exemplary works by acclaimed historians, it indeed has gained more vigor and luster in more recent decades. From a comparative and historical perspective, Edward Wang will offer an explanation for this interesting phenomenon. Drawing on examples in both Chinese history and historiography, he argues that the primacy of intellectual history at once reflects and enhances an entrenched tradition, or the practices of “intellectual fundamentalism,” for the educated class in China to deal with a crisis by seeking an intellectual/cultural renovation.
08.12.2021 - 11:48:12

IN-EAST Research Forum Lecture by Alexandra Roland

Don’t Touch My Dignity! Hate Speech an Incurable Illness? | Wed, Dec. 8, 2021, 10–11 h | video conference
Alexandra …

Don’t Touch My Dignity! Hate Speech an Incurable Illness? | Wed, Dec. 8, 2021, 10–11 h | video conference
Alexandra Roland is Research Fellow at the IN-EAST and the Institute of Sociology since April 2021.

The lecture will be held as a video conference. Please register (if not already done):
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5wrfuuupjojHdEsML2qebOU_RvVxLEtd6ID

Link to the program of the IN-EAST Research Forum during winter term 2021/22:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
29.11.2021 - 15:00:11

Presentation by Hannes Mosler at Korean Unification Seminar

Can Unification be achieved on the Korean Peninsula? | Mon, Nov. 29, 2021, 15–17.45 h | Hybrid workshop
The …

Can Unification be achieved on the Korean Peninsula? | Mon, Nov. 29, 2021, 15–17.45 h | Hybrid workshop
The Embassy of the Republic of Korea, Bonn Office will convene a hydride seminar on 29 November 2021 (Monday) from 15:00 to 17:45 h dealing with denuclearization and the establishment of peace on the Korean Peninsula at Wissenschaftszentrum Bonn. Researchers from the Korea Institute for National Unification (KINU), outstanding scholars from leading universities in Germany and Belgium, and representatives from the media will discuss the matter.

It will focus on the following issues: how do the Korean people feel about unification? How do academics in Germany view the South Korean government’s policy towards North Korea? With the intensifying competition between the US and China, what role can powerful players – such as the EU, the US, and China – play for the sake of North-South reconciliation and bringing lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula? Could the end-of-war declaration recently proposed by South Korean President Moon Jae-in be the key to establishing a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula?

We would like to cordially invite all interested people to attend the seminar online and hope that you may gain an even deeper understanding of the issue of Korean unification and its meaning for Northeast Asia and, indeed, the international landscape. Please kindly register here for online participation: https://bit.ly/3o7Hdnp

Detailed program:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/2011-11-29_unification_seminar_program.pdf
26.11.2021 - 23:36:11

Gespräch Heberer – Bütikofer – Friedman

Zum Nachhören jetzt im Podcast auf YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6eUb8BM3TU
Veranstaltungsreihe Think …

Zum Nachhören jetzt im Podcast auf YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6eUb8BM3TU
Veranstaltungsreihe Think Europe – Europe thinks – Europäisch-chinesische Beziehungen: Kooperation oder Konfrontation?, veranstaltet vom Center for Applied European Studies (CAES) der Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences.

Vorträge und Podiumsdiskussion mit Thomas Heberer und Reinhard Bütikofer (Abgeordneter des Europäischen Parlaments und Vorsitzender der Delegation des EU-Parlaments für die Beziehungen mit der VR China), Moderation Michel Friedman und Hanna Immich | Fr, 19. Nov. 2021, 18–20 Uhr

Reinhard Bütikofer: MdEP, außenpolitischer Sprecher und Koordinator der Grünen/EFA
Thomas Heberer: Seniorprofessor für Politik und Gesellschaft Chinas, IN-EAST, Universität Duisburg-Essen
Michel Friedman: Geschäftsführender Direktor des CAES, Prof. der Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
Hanna Immich (Moderation der Q&A): hr-iNFO

_{Foto Bütikofer: © European Union 2021 – EP/Alain Rolland}
26.11.2021 - 23:21:11

Das IN-EAST bei DGA-Diskussionsforum online

Nele Noesselt (Moderation), Thomas Heberer und Markus Taube beim DGA-Diskussionsforum | Fr, 26. Nov. 2021, 18.15–19.30 …

Nele Noesselt (Moderation), Thomas Heberer und Markus Taube beim DGA-Diskussionsforum | Fr, 26. Nov. 2021, 18.15–19.30 Uhr via ZOOM
China, Deutschland und die Chinawissenschaften in Geschichte und Gegenwart. Politische Kontexte – wissenschaftliche Positionen – gesellschaftliche Rollen(zuschreibungen). Weitere Diskutanten: Mechthild Leutner und Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik.

Link zur DGA-Webseite mit der Möglichkeit, sich zu registrieren:
http://asienforschung.de/dga-diskussionsforum-online-21-11-26/
24.11.2021 - 10:00:11

IN-EAST Research Forum Guest Lecture by David M. Malitz

Chinese and Japanese Medical Diplomacy in Southeast Asia: The Case of Thailand during the Covid-19 Pandemic | Wed, …

Chinese and Japanese Medical Diplomacy in Southeast Asia: The Case of Thailand during the Covid-19 Pandemic | Wed, Nov. 24, 2021, 10–11 h | video conference
David M. Malitz is Research Fellow at the German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ), Tokyo since Sep. 2021.

The lecture will be held as a video conference. Please register (if not already done):
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5wrfuuupjojHdEsML2qebOU_RvVxLEtd6ID

Link to the program of the IN-EAST Research Forum during winter term 2021/22:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
10.11.2021 - 18:49:11

IN-EAST Research Forum Guest Lecture by David Shim

Memorials’ Politics: Exploring the Material Rhetoric of the Statue of Peace | Wed, November 10, 2021, 10–11 h | video …

Memorials’ Politics: Exploring the Material Rhetoric of the Statue of Peace | Wed, November 10, 2021, 10–11 h | video conference
David Shim from University of Groningen is Senior Research Fellow at the Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research, Duisburg from 09/2021 to 08/2022.

The lecture will be held as a video conference. Please register:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5wrfuuupjojHdEsML2qebOU_RvVxLEtd6ID

Link to the program of the IN-EAST Research Forum during winter term 2021/22:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
10.11.2021 - 11:23:11

AREA Day 2021: 10. November 2021

Online-Vorträge von Beate Löffler und Katja Schmidtpott zum Thema Japanische Architektur(einflüsse) in NRW
Mittwoch, …

Online-Vorträge von Beate Löffler und Katja Schmidtpott zum Thema Japanische Architektur(einflüsse) in NRW
Mittwoch, 10. November 2021, 18 bis 20 Uhr

PD Dr. Beate Löffler (TU Dortmund): Architektonischer Kulturtransfer: Von Japan nach NRW
Prof. Katja Schmidtpott (RUB): Tange Kenzô, die Metabolisten und die Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Alle Interessierten sind herzlich eingeladen.
Zoom Link:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5MkdumqqT8vHtP8DHPahDsOy8OTskrVuZCF

Der diesjährige AREA Day stellt den Auftakt einer jährlich wiederkehrenden Veranstaltung dar, in deren Rahmen AREA Ruhr sich auf die Spuren Ostasiens in NRW machen wird.

Kontakt:
Gwendolin Kleine Stegemann
Managing Director
AREA RUHR – Alliance for Research on East Asia Ruhr
g.kleine-stegemann@area-ruhr.de
https://www.area-ruhr.de
04.11.2021 - 23:39:11

Gespräch zur Wahl in Japan: Axel Klein und Lars Nicolaysen (dpa Japan) zum Nachhören

Japan nach den Unterhauswahlen. Online-Veranstaltung der OAG Tokyo, Do, 4.11.2021, 18.30–20 Uhr (JST) bzw. 10.30–12 Uhr …

Japan nach den Unterhauswahlen. Online-Veranstaltung der OAG Tokyo, Do, 4.11.2021, 18.30–20 Uhr (JST) bzw. 10.30–12 Uhr (MEZ)
Japans Stimmberechtigte waren am 31.10.2021 aufgerufen, über die Besetzung des Unterhauses abzustimmen und damit indirekt auch die nächste Regierung des Landes zu wählen. Die LDP ging mit ihrem neuen Vorsitzenden Kishida und dem bewährten Koalitionspartner Komeito in den Wahlkampf, ein Teil der Opposition stellte sich koordiniert dagegen. Lars Nicolaysen und Axel Klein sprachen am 4.11.21 über die noch frischen Wahlergebnisse samt ihrer Ursachen und Konsequenzen. Eine Aufzeichnung dieser Veranstaltung ist nun auf der Website der gastgebenden Ostasiengesellschaft Tokyo oder direkt hier zu finden:
https://vimeo.com/642313295
(kostenlose Anmeldung bei vimeo erforderlich).

Link zur Webseite der OAG (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Natur- und Völkerkunde Ostasiens):
https://oag.jp/events/prof-dr-axel-klein-und-lars-nicolaysen-im-gespraech-japan-nach-den-unterhauswahlen/
04.11.2021 - 22:33:11

Karen Shire ist Scholar in Residence am MPIfG

Karen Shire ist vom Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung (MPIfG) in Köln zum Scholar in Residence 2021/22 ernannt …

Karen Shire ist vom Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung (MPIfG) in Köln zum Scholar in Residence 2021/22 ernannt worden.
Im Rahmen dessen wird sie im Wintersemester 2021/22 eine dreiteilige Vortragsreihe halten zu ihrem Forschungsprojekt Transnational Labor:
18. Januar 2022: Theorizing Regulatory Challenges of Transnational Labor
25. Januar 2022: Cross-Border Labor Market Intermediaries
1. Februar 2022: Trafficked, Forced, and Informalized Labor

Mehr Informationen auf der Webseite des MPIfG:
https://www.mpifg.de/forschung/SiR_de.asp
03.11.2021 - 11:14:11

Axel Klein on Japan’s Election

Who Voted? Who Won? Who’ll Run the Country? A closer look at the 2021 general election in Japan | November 3, 2021, …

Who Voted? Who Won? Who’ll Run the Country? A closer look at the 2021 general election in Japan | November 3, 2021, 16–18 h | AREA Ruhr Lecture Series
The presentation will offer a summary of key results and a first take on the consequences of Japan’s general election, held on 31 October 2021.

For registration please visit:
https://www.area-ruhr.de/2021/10/07/3-november-2021-prof-dr-axel-klein-who-voted-who-won-wholl-run-the-country-a-closer-look-at-the-2021-general-election-in-japan/
03.11.2021 - 09:10:11

Axel Klein on Japan Zoominar @ UC San Diego

Hosted by UCSD economist Ulrike Schaede, Axel Klein and Kenneth Mori McElwain (University of Tokyo) discussed the results …

Hosted by UCSD economist Ulrike Schaede, Axel Klein and Kenneth Mori McElwain (University of Tokyo) discussed the results of Japan’s general elections (Nov. 3, 2021, 0.30–1.30 am CET)
The recording is now available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n80zhV1XLoo
27.10.2021 - 14:55:10

Xi Jinping, der mächtigste Mann der Welt

Stefan Aust und Adrian Geiges stellen ihr Buch über Xi Jinping vor  |  Mittwoch, 27. Oktober 2021, 19 Uhr  |  Webinar …

Stefan Aust und Adrian Geiges stellen ihr Buch über Xi Jinping vor  |  Mittwoch, 27. Oktober 2021, 19 Uhr  |  Webinar (online)
Wir bitten interessierte Teilnehmer, sich zu registrieren:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_4BXYYFiCR9CBkUXtdSqwQQ

Begrüßung
Rektor Universität Duisburg-Essen:
Ulrich Radtke

Auf dem Podium
Moderation: Volker Stanzel
Autoren: Stefan Aust und Adrian Geiges



Volker Stanzel, geboren 1948, ist ein deutscher Diplomat im Ruhestand und ehemaliger Politischer Direktor des Auswärtigen Amtes sowie ehemaliger Botschafter in Peking und in Tokio. Seit 2014 arbeitet, forscht und unterrichtet er zu politikwissenschaftlichen Themen u.a. bei der Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik. Seit 2018 ist er Vizepräsident der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik. Er ist verheiratet und hat zwei Kinder.

Stefan Aust, geboren 1946, ist einer der bekanntesten Journalisten Deutschlands. Er begann bei der Zeitschrift konkret und arbeitete dann viele Jahre bei Panorama, wo sein Bericht über ein verschwiegenes Todesurteil, das der Marinerichter Filbinger im Zweiten Weltkrieg gefällt hatte, zu dessen Rücktritt als Ministerpräsident führte. Er gründete Spiegel TV und war 12 Jahre lang Chefredakteur des Spiegel, später Mitinhaber des Fernsehsenders N24 und Herausgeber der Welt. Er ist Autor zahlreicher Dokumentationen und Bücher. Sein Buch Der Baader-Meinhof-Komplex, erstmals 1985 erschienen, gilt als ‚Klassiker‘.

Adrian Geiges, 1960 in Basel geboren, berichtete als Fernsehkorrespondent aus Moskau, Hongkong, New York und Rio de Janeiro. In Shanghai leitete er die Tochterfirma eines großen deutschen Unternehmens. Dann war er viele Jahre Peking-Korrespondent des „Stern“. Er hat Chinesisch studiert, ist mit einer Chinesin verheiratet, sie haben zweisprachig aufwachsende Töchter und leben heute in Hamburg. Er ist Autor zahlreicher Bücher.

Stefan Aust und Adrian Geiges: Xi Jinping – der mächtigste Mann der Welt. München: Piper Verlag, 2021. ISBN 978-3-492-07006-5.
20.10.2021 - 17:04:10

Nele Noesselt bei der Tagung der Evang. Akademie Loccum

Neue Systemrivalität? Zwischen Kooperation und Konfrontation im Umgang mit autoritären Mächten | 18. bis 20. Oktober …

Neue Systemrivalität? Zwischen Kooperation und Konfrontation im Umgang mit autoritären Mächten | 18. bis 20. Oktober 2021 in Loccum

Nele Noesselt war Diskutantin beim abschließenden Roundtable Ausblick – In welchen Bereichen ist eine Zusammenarbeit jenseits von Systemrivalität überhaupt noch möglich? neben Michael Brand, MdB (CDU), Viola von Cramon, MdEP (Grüne) und Johannes Ebert, Goethe-Institut.

Link zur Tagungswebseite:
https://www.loccum.de/tagungen/2136/
08.10.2021 - 14:10:10

Orientierungsveranstaltung BA MOAS

für alle Erstsemester des Studiengangs BA MOAS | Fr, 8.10.2021, 11 Uhr | Gebäude/Raum LE 105, Campus Duisburg, …

für alle Erstsemester des Studiengangs BA MOAS | Fr, 8.10.2021, 11 Uhr | Gebäude/Raum LE 105, Campus Duisburg, Forsthausweg
Ablauf:
11 Uhr Einführung durch Prof. Dr. Axel Klein (Raum: LE 105)
12–13 Uhr Vorstellung der Sprachlektor*innen (Raum: LE 103 Chinesisch, LE 104 Japanisch und LE 105 Koreanisch)
13–14 Uhr Mittagspause
ab 14 Uhr Campus-Rallye mit der Fachschaft (Treffpunkt vor dem Gebäude LX)

Bitte achten Sie darauf, die aktuellen Covid-19-Maßnahmen der Uni DUE einzuhalten und vor Anreise zu prüfen:
https://www.uni-due.de/de/covid-19/

Wir freuen uns darauf, Sie kennenzulernen!
04.10.2021 - 12:03:10

Orientation Weeks for New MA Students

The IN-EAST welcomes a new generation of MA students in the study programs of Contemporary East Asian Studies CEAS and Modern …

The IN-EAST welcomes a new generation of MA students in the study programs of Contemporary East Asian Studies CEAS and Modern East Asian Studies MEAS. Orientation Weeks: 4.10.–15.10.2021
The Orientation Weeks are designed to ensure that all students have a smooth start into their studies and are able to familiarize themselves with the IN-EAST and the university.
IN-EAST language classes start from Oct. 11th, while IN-EAST content classes start on Oct. 18th.

Download Orientation Weeks Timetable:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/programs_meas_students/ma_orientation_week_2021.pdf
29.09.2021 - 16:47:09

Axel Klein moderiert Diskussion zu postpandemischer Demokratie

Die Zukunft der Demokratie I – Postpandemische Demokratie in Japan und Deutschland | Mi, 29.9.2021, 12–14 h MESZ …

Die Zukunft der Demokratie I – Postpandemische Demokratie in Japan und Deutschland | Mi, 29.9.2021, 12–14 h MESZ / 19–21 h JST
Zu diesem Thema veranstaltet das IN-EAST zusammen mit dem Japanisch-Deutschen Zentrum Berlin sowie der Seinan Gakuin University in Fukuoka eine virtuelle Podiumsdiskussion, die in deutscher und japanischer Sprache stattfindet und simultan gedolmetscht werden wird. Die Veranstaltung findet am Mittwoch, den 29. September, von 12:00 bis 14:00 MESZ / 19:00 bis 21:00 JST statt.

Panelisten sind
Dr. Martin FLORACK (Fellow der NRW School of Governance, Universität Duisburg-Essen),
Prof. Dr. KAGE Rieko (Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo),
Prof. Dr. KAWASAKI Takeshi (Graduate School of Global Studies, Sophia University, Tokyo),
Prof. Dr. Chris WINKLER (Faculty of Law, Seinan Gakuin University, Fukuoka)

Die Anmeldung erfolgt über diesen Link:
https://app.guestoo.de/public/event/e982be8b-4f88-4f3a-9200-979e612e10f6
10.09.2021 - 15:06:09

PinEAD at Berlin Populism Conference

Hannes Mosler, Frédéric Krumbein and Axel Klein presented their research on Populism in East Asian Democracies (PinEAD)
at …

Hannes Mosler, Frédéric Krumbein and Axel Klein presented their research on Populism in East Asian Democracies (PinEAD)
at the Joint conference Populism, Protest, and New Forms of Political Organization:
Ten Years after the Movements of the Squares of the DVPW (Deutsche Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft) Populism Group & the PSA (Political Studies Association) Populism Specialist Group (at FU Berlin) on September 10, 2021.

Link to the PSA website with conference program:
https://psapopulism.org/2021/03/29/populism-protest-and-new-forms-of-political-organization-ten-years-after-the-movements-of-the-squares/
28.07.2021 - 14:49:07

JLU_UDE Workshop

Jilin University – IN-EAST Online Workshop took place on July 28, 2021
Especially when times are difficult and conflicts …

Jilin University – IN-EAST Online Workshop took place on July 28, 2021
Especially when times are difficult and conflicts become more intense, it is important to intensify the dialogue and exchange views on the critical issues in particular. Scientists from IN-EAST and their partner university Jilin Daxue in Changchun, PR China, do this regularly. In this spirit, a digital workshop was held on July 28, 2021, dedicated to the trilateral relationship of China, Europe, and the United States. Among other things, it became clear that it is essential for Europe to maintain an independent role in order to represent its distinct interests and to counteract further escalations.

pdf-download of the workshop program:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/program_jlu_ude.pdf
22.07.2021 - 19:01:07

160 Jahre Freundschaft Deutschland–Japan

Präsentation beim Plakatwettbewerb von Studenten der Universitäten Fukuoka und Duisburg-Essen: Werbung für Reisen in das …

Präsentation beim Plakatwettbewerb von Studenten der Universitäten Fukuoka und Duisburg-Essen: Werbung für Reisen in das jeweils andere Land
2021 jährt sich die Aufnahme diplomatischer Beziehungen zwischen Deutschland und Japan zum 160. Mal. Unterstützt durch die Staatskanzlei des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen trafen sich am 22.7.2021 aus diesem Anlass Studierende der Universitäten Fukuoka und Duisburg-Essen, um die Beiträge zu einem ungewöhnlichen Wettbewerb zu präsentieren. Die Aufgabenstellung lautete: Wähle einen beliebigen Zeitraum der letzten 160 Jahre und überzeuge die Zeitgenossen mit einer Werbung, ins andere Land zu reisen.
Die japanischen Beiträge luden u.a. in das Deutschland zur Zeit der Gründung der Firma Steiff 1880, zur Osterparade der Sorben 1900, ins Berlin der Olympischen Spiele 1936 und des Mauerfalls, sowie zur Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft 1974 nach München ein. Deutsches Essen, bayerische Volkstrachten und das Schloss Neuschwanstein fungierten als zentrale Argumente in zahlreichen Projekten, aber Oktoberfest und Bier wirkten – wenig überraschend – ebenfalls überzeugend.
Die Studierenden des IN-EAST wiederum versuchten Zeitgenossen mit Werbekampagnen ins Kyoto und auf die Insel Okinawa der 1880er Jahre zu locken. Ein Plakat war für das Deutschland der späten 1930er vorgesehen und sollte den „Achsenpartner Japan“ als Reiseziel attraktiv machen. Der zeitgleich zur Präsentation beginnenden Olympiade ist es wohl mit geschuldet, dass drei Kampagnen ins olympische Tokyo des Jahres 1964 einluden und dort besonders mit dem neuen Schnellzug Shinkansen warben, ganz im Sinne des Slogans „Ruck-zug durch das Land“.
Da zu einem Wettbewerb auch eine Jury gehört, hatte Prof. Axel Klein, Initiator der Veranstaltung, zwei professionelle Werbetreibende aus Berlin eingeladen, die Kampagnen zu kommentieren. Das Feedback der Jury auf die Kampagnen war jedoch so positiv, dass Axel Klein danach die Sorge äußerte, einige der Studierenden an die Werbebranche zu verlieren.
Dank der Unterstützung durch die Staatskanzlei des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen konnten den Teilnehmenden als Belohnung für Ihre Kreativität und die Beschäftigung mit der bilateralen Geschichte landestypische Lebensmittel überreicht werden. Bier war nicht darunter.
21.07.2021 - 00:26:07

IN-EAST Research Forum Guest Lecture by Harald Conrad

Overcoming the Ethnocentric Firm? – Perspectives on Foreign Fresh University Graduate Employment in Japan | Wed, …

Overcoming the Ethnocentric Firm? – Perspectives on Foreign Fresh University Graduate Employment in Japan | Wed, July 21, 2021, 10–12 h | Online Meeting
Moderation: Karen Shire

Harald Conrad is Professor for Modern Japanese Studies at Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf.

The lecture will be held as a web-seminar via Zoom. Please register (if not already done):
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsdeyspjgtG9WK4EtOrKgwQlwyhjbLlm-s

Link to the program of the IN-EAST Research Forum during summer term 2021:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
14.07.2021 - 10:28:07

IN-EAST Research Forum Lecture by Markus Taube

From Cooperation to Conflict (and back?) Endogenous Institutional Change and Strategic Logic in China’s International Economic …

From Cooperation to Conflict (and back?) Endogenous Institutional Change and Strategic Logic in China’s International Economic Relations | Wed, July 14, 2021, 10–12 h | Online Meeting
Moderation: Karen Shire

Markus Taube is Professor of East Asian Economic Studies – China at IN-EAST.

The lecture will be held as a web-seminar via Zoom. Please register (if not already done):
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsdeyspjgtG9WK4EtOrKgwQlwyhjbLlm-s

Link to the program of the IN-EAST Research Forum during summer term 2021:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
08.07.2021 - 10:40:07

IN-EAST Research Forum Guest Lecture by Jörn-Carsten Gottwald

The Politics of Fintech Regulation in China | Thu, July 8, 2021, 16–18 h | Online Meeting
Moderation: Karen Shire …

The Politics of Fintech Regulation in China | Thu, July 8, 2021, 16–18 h | Online Meeting
Moderation: Karen Shire

Jörn-Carsten Gottwald is Professor for East Asian Politics at the Faculty of East Asian Studies, Ruhr University Bochum.

The lecture will be held as a web-seminar via Zoom. Please register:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsdeyspjgtG9WK4EtOrKgwQlwyhjbLlm-s

Link to the program of the IN-EAST Research Forum during summer term 2021:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
02.07.2021 - 12:12:07

Workshop "How to Measure Populism"

As part of the project "Populism in East Asian Democracies" (PinEAD), Hannes MOSLER, Frédéric KRUMBEIN & Axel KLEIN …

As part of the project "Populism in East Asian Democracies" (PinEAD), Hannes MOSLER, Frédéric KRUMBEIN & Axel KLEIN invited scholars working on populism...
... to present and discuss their particular research methods (e.g. qualitative data analysis, expert surveys & interviews, analyses of voter behavior). The workshop was held online on Friday, July 2, 2021with presentations by Saskia RUTH-LOVELL, YEN Wei-Ting, Sebastian JUNGKUNZ,Christoph NGUYEN and the PinEAD hosts.
30.06.2021 - 17:43:06

IN-EAST Research Forum Lecture by Giulia Romano

Pursuing Sustainable Urban Development in a Chinese City: Policy learning under multiple hierarchies | Wed, June 30, …

Pursuing Sustainable Urban Development in a Chinese City: Policy learning under multiple hierarchies | Wed, June 30, 2021, 10–12 h | Online Meeting
Moderation: Karen Shire

Giulia Romano is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute of East Asian Studies (IN-EAST), University of Duisburg-Essen.

The lecture will be held as a web-seminar. Please register (if not already done for the whole lecture series):
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsdeyspjgtG9WK4EtOrKgwQlwyhjbLlm-s

Link to the program of the IN-EAST Research Forum during summer term 2021:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
25.06.2021 - 17:02:06

Jahrestagung AK Ost- und Südostasien der DGfG

The Scientific Working Groups on Southeast Asia and East Asia (German Geographical Society) will hold their Annual Meeting, …

The Scientific Working Groups on Southeast Asia and East Asia (German Geographical Society) will hold their Annual Meeting, June 25–27, 2021
The conference will be held digitally via Zoom. Interested participants are welcome. Please register with Ms. Dorina Kley
(dkley@uni-koeln.de).

Link to the Meeting Program:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/ak_seas_oas_2021_programm.pdf
23.06.2021 - 10:46:06

Research Forum Guest Lecture by Minh T.N. Nguyen

Social Protection, Labour Mobility and the Rise of Life Insurance in Rural Central Vietnam | Wed, June 23, 2021, 16–18 …

Social Protection, Labour Mobility and the Rise of Life Insurance in Rural Central Vietnam | Wed, June 23, 2021, 16–18 h | Online Meeting
Moderation: Karen Shire

Minh T.N. Nguyen is Professor of Social Anthropology at the Faculty of Sociology, Bielefeld University.

The lecture will be held as a web-seminar via Zoom. Please register (if not already done):
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsdeyspjgtG9WK4EtOrKgwQlwyhjbLlm-s

Link to the program of the IN-EAST Research Forum during summer term 2021:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
22.06.2021 - 13:23:06

AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture by Biao Xiang

A Way Out or a Way In? Social competition in China and transnational mobilities | Tue, June 22, 2021, 14–16 h c.t. | Online …

A Way Out or a Way In? Social competition in China and transnational mobilities | Tue, June 22, 2021, 14–16 h c.t. | Online Lecture
Biao Xiang is Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Oxford & MPI for Social Anthropology, Halle.

For abstract, bio, and registration link, please see:
https://www.area-ruhr.de/22-june-2021-14-16-h-biao-xiang-a-way-out-or-a-way-in-social-competition-in-china/
16.06.2021 - 15:08:06

IN-EAST Research Forum Guest Lecture by Anja Weiß

Transnational Comparison: Studying Standard Diffusion and the Glocalization of Medical Professional Practice ... | Wed, …

Transnational Comparison: Studying Standard Diffusion and the Glocalization of Medical Professional Practice ... | Wed, June 16, 2021, 10–12 h | Online Meeting
... through a Quasi-Experiment in Ankara, Beijing, Groningen and Würzburg

Moderation: Karen Shire

Anja Weiß is Professor for Sociology with focus on macrosociology and transnational processes, University of Duisburg-Essen.

The lecture will be held as a web-seminar. Please register (if not already done):
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsdeyspjgtG9WK4EtOrKgwQlwyhjbLlm-s

Link to the program of the IN-EAST Research Forum during summer term 2021:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
15.06.2021 - 18:00:06

AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture by Kirk Larsen

The False Promise of Membership in the “Family of Nations”: Diplomacy, treaties, legations, and Choson Korea’s fall …

The False Promise of Membership in the “Family of Nations”: Diplomacy, treaties, legations, and Choson Korea’s fall into colonial rule in the age of high imperialism | Tue, June 15, 2021, 6–8 pm | Online Lecture
Kirk Larsen is Professor of History at Brigham Young University, Provo, USA

For abstract, bio, and registration link, please see:
https://www.area-ruhr.de/15-june-2021-kirk-larsen-the-false-promise-of-membership-in-the-family-of-nations/
11.06.2021 - 12:01:06

25. Duisburger Ostasientag

NOlympia? Die Spiele in Tokyo und was von ihnen übrig bleibt | Freitag, 11. Juni 2021, 16–17.30 Uhr | Online-Veranstaltung
Die …

NOlympia? Die Spiele in Tokyo und was von ihnen übrig bleibt | Freitag, 11. Juni 2021, 16–17.30 Uhr | Online-Veranstaltung
Die Olympiade und ihre Schwester, die Paralympiade, stehen unter keinem guten Stern. Die Pandemie hat 2020 IOC, IPC und japanische Regierung mit großen Unsicherheiten konfrontiert und nach langem Abwägen zu einer Verschiebung der Spiele um ein Jahr in den Juli 2021 bewogen. Dadurch sind die Sorgenfalten der Organisierenden jedoch nicht kleiner geworden. Auch diesen Sommer wird es unmöglich sein, „normale“ Spiele zu feiern. Ausländische Besuchende werden kaum einreisen können, wie viele Menschen überhaupt den Wettkämpfen an den Sportstätten beiwohnen dürfen, ist unklar. Selbst die Frage, ob Olympia nicht doch abgesagt werden sollte, gilt für viele im Gastgeberland noch als unbeantwortet. Eine Mehrheit der Menschen in Japan spricht sich für eine Absage aus. Was bleibt also von diesem größten Sportfest der Welt, das als friedliches und fröhliches Zusammenkommen von Athleten aller Länder gefeiert werden will?

Der diesjährige Ostasientag des IN-EAST beschäftigt sich mit diesen und anderen Fragen zu Olympia in Tokyo. Eingeladen sind Gäste, die nicht nur im Austragungsort leben, sondern auch aus verschiedenen Perspektiven über das Mega-Event und sein Gastgeberland sprechen können:

Katharina Bauernschmidt
Paralympia-Teilnehmerin in Tokyo für das Team Deutschland und außerdem für den WSV Niederrhein Duisburg in Va’a (Kanadier) und Kajak

Martin Fritz
Langjähriger Japan-Korrespondent und Autor

Barbara G. Holthus
Stellv. Direktorin des Deutschen Instituts für Japanstudien Tokyo und Olympia-Freiwillige (Olympic Volunteer)

Torsten Weber
Historiker am Deutschen Institut für Japanstudien Tokyo

Moderiert wird die Online-Veranstaltung von Axel Klein
Professor am Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften der Universität Duisburg-Essen

Mehr Informationen: https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/east_asia_day/ead_25.php

Wir bitten interessierte Zuhörer, sich zu registrieren unter:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/u5MsceyrpjgvHdVWVRb0X9ANhberue-2zlKe
Nach der Registrierung bekommen Sie eine automatische E-Mail mit den Zugangsdaten.
09.06.2021 - 10:03:06

IN-EAST Research Forum Guest Lecture by Katja Schmidtpott

The Making of the 20th Century City: Towards a Transnational Urban History of Japan and Europe | Wed, June 9, 2021, …

The Making of the 20th Century City: Towards a Transnational Urban History of Japan and Europe | Wed, June 9, 2021, 16–18 h | Online Meeting
Moderation: Karen Shire

Katja Schmidtpott is Professor for Japanese History at the Faculty of East Asian Studies, Ruhr University Bochum.

The lecture is co-organized by AREA Ruhr
https://www.area-ruhr.de )

The lecture will be held as a web-seminar. Please register (if not already done):
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsdeyspjgtG9WK4EtOrKgwQlwyhjbLlm-s

Link to the program of the IN-EAST Research Forum during summer term 2021:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
19.05.2021 - 16:53:05

IN-EAST Research Forum Guest Lecture by Mika Toyota

Shut-in Abroad: Social Incapacitation among Low-Income Male Japanese Elderly in Thailand | Wed, May 19, 2021, 10–12 …

Shut-in Abroad: Social Incapacitation among Low-Income Male Japanese Elderly in Thailand | Wed, May 19, 2021, 10–12 h | Online Meeting
Moderation: Karen Shire

Mika Toyota is Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Research Center History of Emotions, Berlin.

The lecture will be held as a web-seminar. Please register (if not already done):
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsdeyspjgtG9WK4EtOrKgwQlwyhjbLlm-s

Link to the program of the IN-EAST Research Forum during summer term 2021:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
13.05.2021 - 20:26:05

Forschungsprojekt zur „Neuen Seidenstraße“

Auftaktworkshop am 9.3.2021 mit den Projektbeteiligten – Gesellschaftspolitisch-ökonomische Begleitforschung zur „Neuen …

Auftaktworkshop am 9.3.2021 mit den Projektbeteiligten – Gesellschaftspolitisch-ökonomische Begleitforschung zur „Neuen Seidenstraße“
In ihrer Funktion als faktischer Hauptbahnhof der „Neuen Seidenstraße“ in Europa besteht seitens der Stadt Duisburg und der Region ein großes Interesse an der Analyse der ökonomischen und gesellschaftlichen Einflüsse der chinesischen Belt-and-Road-Initiative. Gefördert durch das Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Innovation, Digitalisierung und Energie NRW, die Stadt Duisburg, die Sparkasse-Duisburg-Stiftung, die Volksbank Rhein-Ruhr und die Business Metropole Ruhr GmbH übernahmen diese Aufgabe die China-Experten des IN-EAST, Prof. Dr. Thomas Heberer, Prof. Dr. Dr. Nele Noesselt und Prof. Dr. Markus Taube.

Auf dem aufgrund der Corona-Pandemie als Videokonferenz abgehaltenen Kick-off-Workshop diskutierten über 20 Wissenschaftler, Stakeholder und Förderer aus Stadt und Region über die geplante Studie, deren Konzeption und Durchführung. Seitens der Stadt Duisburg betonten Wirtschaftsdezernent Andree Hack, der China-Beauftragte Johannes Pflug und die Vertreterin des Wirtschaftsministeriums NRW Dr. Kathrin Bischoff die rasch zunehmende Bedeutung der Kooperation mit China über die „Neue Seidenstraße“. Eine Analyse der Auswirkungen sei auch angesichts der jüngsten Konflikte mit China von großer Bedeutung.

Link zur Projektseite:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/research/neue_seidenstrasse.php
12.05.2021 - 21:10:05

IN-EAST Research Forum Lecture by Karen Shire

The Ramseyer Affair as an Opportunity for Reflecting on the Social Organization of Sexual Exploitation | Wed, May 12, …

The Ramseyer Affair as an Opportunity for Reflecting on the Social Organization of Sexual Exploitation | Wed, May 12, 2021, 10–12 h | Online Meeting
Karen Shire is Professor for Comparative Sociology and Japanese Society at the IN-EAST, University of Duisburg-Essen.

The lecture will be held as a web-seminar via Zoom. Please register:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsdeyspjgtG9WK4EtOrKgwQlwyhjbLlm-s

Link to the program of the IN-EAST Research Forum during summer term 2021:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
05.05.2021 - 11:07:05

IN-EAST Research Forum Lecture by Nele Noesselt, Tanja Eckstein, and Elizaveta Priupolina

Daguo Waijiao (Great Power Diplomacy): Visualized Narratives of Chinese Global Role Claims | Wed, May 5, 2021, 16–18 …

Daguo Waijiao (Great Power Diplomacy): Visualized Narratives of Chinese Global Role Claims | Wed, May 5, 2021, 16–18 h | Online Meeting
Moderation: Karen Shire

Nele Noesselt is Professor for Chinese Politics, University of Duisburg-Essen. Tanja Eckstein and Elizaveta Priupolina are Research Fellows and members of her team.

The lecture will be held as a web-seminar via Zoom. Please register (if not already done):
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsdeyspjgtG9WK4EtOrKgwQlwyhjbLlm-s
04.05.2021 - 21:38:05

Vortrag von Thomas Heberer

Wanderer zwischen zwei Welten | Dienstag, 4. Mai 2021, 19 Uhr | Online-Vortrag
Veranstaltet von Alumni der …

Wanderer zwischen zwei Welten | Dienstag, 4. Mai 2021, 19 Uhr | Online-Vortrag
Veranstaltet von Alumni der Ostasienwissenschaften (UDE) und Wirtschaftsjunioren Essen

Anmeldung über Tim-Oliver Iffarth:
tim.iffarth@hotmail.de
29.04.2021 - 12:52:04

Guest Lecture by Zi Wang at LMU München

Book Presentation | Thu, April 29, 2021, 13–14 h | Online Lecture via ZOOM
Zi Wang: The Discursive Construction …

Book Presentation | Thu, April 29, 2021, 13–14 h | Online Lecture via ZOOM
Zi Wang: The Discursive Construction of Hierarchy in Japanese Society: An Ethnographic Study of Secondary School Clubs. DeGruyter, 2020.

Registration required:
https://www.japan.uni-muenchen.de/veranstaltungen/index.html

Seniority-based hierarchy (jouge kankei) is omnipresent in Japanese group dynamics. How one comports depends on one’s status and position vis-à-vis others. Yet, despite its prevalence, extant literature on contemporary Japanese society offers little explanations as to how and where individuals growing up in Japan acquire such social knowledge on a collective scale, nor the nature and characteristics of this hierarchy.
This book provides an ethnographic account on the social construction of hierarchy to address the afore-mentioned questions. Set in the critical adolescent years of growing up, it examines how jouge kankei as an enduring feature of Japanese social life is created and reproduced among secondary school students. It shows the ways in which students in school club activities use language and a range of discursive practices to enact, legitimise, and transmit jouge kankei. Although rigid and conservative in appearance, findings suggest that jouge kankei may also have an egalitarian role to play in Japanese society. In addition, this book presentation also covers topics such as doing research in Japanese school contexts, as well as implications of findings for secondary school education in Japan.

Zi Wang is a postdoctoral fellow and co-investigator of the research project Language, migration and happiness in Germany, based at the University of Duisburg-Essen. He received his PhD in sociology and Asian Studies in 2018 and has since held visiting fellowships/lectureships in France (Sciences Po Paris and Sciences Po Lille), Italy (Ca’ Foscari Venice), Japan (Waseda University, Tokyo) and Turkey (Altinbas University, Istanbul). His most recent research and publication activities span multiple fields such as discourse, education, migration and well-being studies. These include the monographs The Role of Language in the Well-Being of Migrants (Routledge, forthcoming) and The Discursive Construction of Hierarchy in Japan (De Gruyter, 2020). Zi Wang’s works are funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG Research Grant, 2018–2021) and the European Commission (Marie Curie Individual Fellowship, 2021–2023).
29.04.2021 - 01:01:04

Lecture by Thomas Heberer

A Disciplining Agency: The State in Xi Jinping China | Thu, April 29, 2021, 12.30–13.45 h | Online Lecture
First …

A Disciplining Agency: The State in Xi Jinping China | Thu, April 29, 2021, 12.30–13.45 h | Online Lecture
First lecture of the public talk series China’s Political System in the Xi Jinping Era: Features, Trends and Developments, organized by Chair of Greater China Studies, University of Tübingen, Summer 2021

Please register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chinas-political-system-in-the-xi-era-features-trends-and-developments-tickets-149658429391 -> “Select a date”
28.04.2021 - 20:48:04

IN-EAST Research Forum Guest Lecture by Florian Freitag

Middle Magic Kingdoms: Theme Parks in China? | Wed, April 28, 2021, 16–18 h | Online lecture
Moderation: Karen …

Middle Magic Kingdoms: Theme Parks in China? | Wed, April 28, 2021, 16–18 h | Online lecture
Moderation: Karen Shire

Florian Freitag is Professor for American Studies at the Department of Anglophone Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen.

The lecture will be held as a web-seminar via Zoom. Please register:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsdeyspjgtG9WK4EtOrKgwQlwyhjbLlm-s
21.04.2021 - 21:55:04

IN-EAST Research Forum Guest Lecture by Janet Hui Xue

The Use of Facial and Health Data in AI: The Case of the Health Code System in China and Implications for Implementations …

The Use of Facial and Health Data in AI: The Case of the Health Code System in China and Implications for Implementations of the GDPR | Wed, April 21, 2021, 10–12 h | Online lecture
Janet Hui Xue is Research Associate at the University of Oxford. In 10/2020 she joined the Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research, Duisburg for one year.

The lecture will be held as a web-seminar. Please register:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsdeyspjgtG9WK4EtOrKgwQlwyhjbLlm-s

Link to the program of the IN-EAST Research Forum during summer term 2021:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
21.04.2021 - 02:29:04

IN-EAST Research Forum Lecture Series

The IN-EAST Research Forum Lecture Series of summer term 2021 starts on April 21, 2021, 10 h
The lectures will be held …

The IN-EAST Research Forum Lecture Series of summer term 2021 starts on April 21, 2021, 10 h
The lectures will be held as a web-seminar via Zoom. To participate, registration is necessary. Please click:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsdeyspjgtG9WK4EtOrKgwQlwyhjbLlm-s ,
and you will get the Zoom link for all lectures by E-mail.

Link to the program:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum
25.03.2021 - 09:27:03

Conference of DFG Project by Tao Liu and Anja Weiß

Empirical Globalization Research – Professions, Medical Practices, and Travelling Knowledge | March 25–26, 2021, …

Empirical Globalization Research – Professions, Medical Practices, and Travelling Knowledge | March 25–26, 2021, 12.45 h
The online conference is hosted by the DFG Project Glocalization of Medical Professional Knowledge and Practice.

For more information about registration and the conference program, please refer to the project website:
https://www.uni-due.de/soziologie/dfgtravellingknowledge.php

The research projects of Tao Liu (and of other scholars of the IN-EAST) can be found here:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/research/individual_research_activities.php
20.03.2021 - 11:59:03

DGA AREA Conference

Transnational Asian Studies – Multi-Level Dynamics of Identity Formation and Institution Building | March 10–12, …

Transnational Asian Studies – Multi-Level Dynamics of Identity Formation and Institution Building | March 10–12, 2021 – Online Conference

AREA Ruhr is host to the biennial DGA (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Asienkunde e.V.) conference.
The online conference takes place on March 10–12, 2021.
Regular Registration: Jan 16 – March 3, 2021.

For more information see:
http://dga-conference.de
18.03.2021 - 12:20:03

18.–19. März 2021: InZentIM-Nachwuchstagung

Identität im Kontext von Migration: Methoden, Befunde und Analysen | 18. und 19. März 2021, 9 Uhr | Online-Konferenz. …

Identität im Kontext von Migration: Methoden, Befunde und Analysen | 18. und 19. März 2021, 9 Uhr | Online-Konferenz. Anmeldung erforderlich
Nach der Begrüßung beginnt die Tagung mit einer Keynote von Florian Coulmas: The ABC of Identity

Link zur Tagungs-Webseite des InZentIM
(Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Integrations- und Migrationsforschung):
https://www.uni-due.de/inzentim/nachwuchs2021
08.03.2021 - 20:30:03

Chinas Frauen – Gesprächsrunde zum Weltfrauentag

Podiumsdiskussion vom Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr mit Thomas Heberer, Danhong Zhang und Nicola Spakowski
08.03.2021 - 10:27:03

Vortrag von Markus Taube beim ifo-Institut

Zur politischen Ökonomie der chinesischen Volkswirtschaft – Weltwirtschaftliches de-coupling und nationale Neuorientierung. …

Zur politischen Ökonomie der chinesischen Volkswirtschaft – Weltwirtschaftliches de-coupling und nationale Neuorientierung. 3. März 2021, online
Vortragsreihe Dresdner Vorträge zur Wirtschaftspolitik
Link zum Video des Vortrags:
https://www.ifo.de/node/61406

Die Deutsche Verkehrs-Zeitung veröffentlichte einen ausführlichen Bericht von Markus Taubes Vortrag: Wie China sich neu ausrichtet, DVZ, 5.3.2021, https://www.dvz.de/rubriken/region/laender/china.html (kostenpflichtig).
10.02.2021 - 12:22:02

Guest Lecture by Byung-hoon Suh

Is Gov. Lee Jae-myung a Populist? Focusing on Korean People’s Assessment of his Economic Policies | Wed, Feb. 10, …

Is Gov. Lee Jae-myung a Populist? Focusing on Korean People’s Assessment of his Economic Policies | Wed, Feb. 10, 2021, 10–11 h | Online Meeting
Lecture Series
Populism in East Asian Democracies
International Research Colloquium of the Institute of East Asian Studies

SUH Byung-hoon is Professor at Soongsil University, Seoul

More information about the virtual lecture series:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/research/pinead.php .

Please register by Zoom:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrcOCopzMuG9Jf7bD7J2xMTwnL76NkTlrn
We will send you a link and a code to log into our online meeting ahead of time.
We are very much looking forward to having you, albeit only online.
09.02.2021 - 12:49:02

AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture by Motokazu Matsutani

Tohoku Christians’ Vision to Evangalize Korea – Oshikawa Masayoshi and his missionary interest in Korea | Tue, …

Tohoku Christians’ Vision to Evangalize Korea – Oshikawa Masayoshi and his missionary interest in Korea | Tue, February 9, 2021, 10–11.30 pm (sharp)
Motokazu Matsutani is Associate Professor at Tohoku Gakuin University, Sendai

Registration required. Further information:
https://www.area-ruhr.de/26-jan-2021-2-00-3-30-pm-dr-anders-karlsson-soas/
03.02.2021 - 16:47:02

Guest Lecture by Sook Jong Lee

South Korea’s Tamed Populism: Popular Protests from Below and Populist Politics from the Top | Wed, Feb. 3, 2021, …

South Korea’s Tamed Populism: Popular Protests from Below and Populist Politics from the Top | Wed, Feb. 3, 2021, 10–11 h | Online Meeting
Lecture Series
Populism in East Asian Democracies
International Research Colloquium of the Institute of East Asian Studies

LEE Sook Jong is Professor at Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul

More information about the virtual lecture series:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/research/pinead.php .

Please register by Zoom:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrcOCopzMuG9Jf7bD7J2xMTwnL76NkTlrn
We will send you a link and a code to log into our online meeting ahead of time.
We are very much looking forward to having you, albeit only online.
27.01.2021 - 10:21:01

Guest Lecture by Ken Hijino

Winds, Fevers, and Floating Voters: Populist Revolts in Urban and Rural Japan | Wed, Jan. 27, 2021, 10–11 h | Online …

Winds, Fevers, and Floating Voters: Populist Revolts in Urban and Rural Japan | Wed, Jan. 27, 2021, 10–11 h | Online Meeting
Lecture Series
Populism in East Asian Democracies
International Research Colloquium of the Institute of East Asian Studies

Ken Hijino is Professor at Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University

More information about the virtual lecture series:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/research/pinead.php .

Please register by Zoom:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrcOCopzMuG9Jf7bD7J2xMTwnL76NkTlrn
We will send you a link and a code to log into our online meeting ahead of time.
We are very much looking forward to having you, albeit only online.
26.01.2021 - 12:39:01

AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture by Anders Karlsson

Unequal Inequality: The Great Ming Code and the construction of a Confucian penal system in Choson Korea | Tue, January …

Unequal Inequality: The Great Ming Code and the construction of a Confucian penal system in Choson Korea | Tue, January 26, 2021, 2.00–3.30 pm (sharp)
Anders Karlsson is Postdoc at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), Univesity of London

Registration required. Further information:
https://www.area-ruhr.de/26-jan-2021-dr-anders-karlsson-soas/
20.01.2021 - 12:19:01

Guest Lecture by Ulrike Schaede

The Business Reinvention of Japan: How Japanese companies have responded to the rise of China and the globalization of supply …

The Business Reinvention of Japan: How Japanese companies have responded to the rise of China and the globalization of supply chains | Wed, Jan. 20, 2021, 18–19.30 h
Moderation: Karen Shire

Research Forum Guest Lecture (co-organized with AREA Ruhr) – Online Meeting –

Ulrike Schaede is Professor of Japanese Business at the University of California, San Diego, School of Global Policy and Strategy. Her work focuses on Japan’s changing corporate strategies, including business culture, employment practices, and corporate governance. She is the author of The Business Reinvention of Japan: How to Make Sense of the New Japan (Stanford University Press, 2020).

This lecture discusses how Japan’s industrial architecture has changed over the 20 years, and how Japan’s leading companies are now re-emerging as major players in the new digital economy and digital manufacturing. They are reinventing by moving upstream into advanced components and materials, and building new innovation capabilities to compete in connectivity, sensoring, AI, and big data. Many Japanese companies now occupy leading market shares in deep-tech input components, and in the aggregate, these pole positions not only add up into not only a sizable presence but also make Japan the technology anchor in many global product supply chains. This discussion looks at how this business reinvention has occurred, and in what ways Japan’s societal preferences and business norms that focus on stability have affected the process.

Due to public health measures and travel restrictions during the Covid-19 crisis the IN-EAST Research Forum is planned as a webinar, held as a video conference, to which all members and students of the IN-EAST will be invited by E-mail including instructions for online access.
Students and colleagues of all faculties and partner institutions are welcome to (virtually) join the lectures and participate in the discussions, they are kindly asked to register by the following link:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcocuusrD8jH9EUkcCqmbWB5-Zk9YUpfg9A.
13.01.2021 - 12:27:01

Guest Lecture by Nathan Batto

The (Rapid) Rise and Fall of Populism in Taiwan | Wed, Jan. 13, 2021, 10–11 h | Online Meeting
Lecture Series
Populism …

The (Rapid) Rise and Fall of Populism in Taiwan | Wed, Jan. 13, 2021, 10–11 h | Online Meeting
Lecture Series
Populism in East Asian Democracies
International Research Colloquium of the Institute of East Asian Studies

Nathan Batto is an Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei

More information about the virtual lecture series:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/research/pinead.php .

Please register by Zoom:
https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUrcOCopzMuG9Jf7bD7J2xMTwnL76NkTlrn
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16.12.2020 - 15:35:12

Guest Lecture by Toru Yoshida

Putting New Wine into Old Bottles? Institutions and Actors behind Japanese Populism | Wed, Dec. 16, 2020, 10–11 h | Online …

Putting New Wine into Old Bottles? Institutions and Actors behind Japanese Populism | Wed, Dec. 16, 2020, 10–11 h | Online Meeting
Lecture Series
Populism in East Asian Democracies
International Research Colloquium of the Institute of East Asian Studies

Toru Yoshida is Professor at the Graduate School of Law / Public Policy Studies, Hokkaido University, Sapporo

More information about the lecture series:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/research/joint_research_projects.php .

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15.12.2020 - 10:59:12

Covid-19 – Was können wir von den Strategien ostasiatischer Länder lernen?

Online-Podiumsgespräch | Dienstag, 15. Dezember 2020, 18–19.30 Uhr.
Alle Interessierten sind herzlich eingeladen, …

Online-Podiumsgespräch | Dienstag, 15. Dezember 2020, 18–19.30 Uhr.
Alle Interessierten sind herzlich eingeladen, Registrierung erforderlich! Mehr Informationen auf
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/ostasien-gespraeche.php
03.12.2020 - 14:50:12

EU-Japan EPA Conference 2020: Results now online

Videos, presentations, and graphic recording of the workshop and the symposium on “The European Union – Japan Economic …

Videos, presentations, and graphic recording of the workshop and the symposium on “The European Union – Japan Economic Partnership Agreement” are now online.
Please have a look: https://eu-jp.info/

_{(Image by Christoph Illigens)}
02.12.2020 - 15:36:12

Guest Lecture by Won Taek Kang

Populism, Polarized Partisanship and Democracy in South Korea | Wed, December 2, 2020, 10–11 h | Online Meeting
Lecture …

Populism, Polarized Partisanship and Democracy in South Korea | Wed, December 2, 2020, 10–11 h | Online Meeting
Lecture Series
Populism in East Asian Democracies
International Research Colloquium of the Institute of East Asian Studies

Won Taek Kang is Professor at the Department of Political Science and International Relations, Seoul National University

More information about the lecture series:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum .

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27.11.2020 - 10:26:11

Frei sein: Alles eine Frage der Perspektive?

Europa und China im Vergleich – Podiumsgespräch von Thomas Heberer und Yu Zhang. Moderation: Nora Frisch | Freitag, …

Europa und China im Vergleich – Podiumsgespräch von Thomas Heberer und Yu Zhang. Moderation: Nora Frisch | Freitag, 27. November 2020, 17.15–18.45 Uhr. Online-Veranstaltung
Eine Frage, zwei Perspektiven: Prof. Thomas Heberer und die Präsidentin der Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Chinesischen Kulturaustausch Prof. Yu Zhang beleuchten den Begriff der Freiheit vor den Aspekten der Menschenrechte, der Moral und des gesellschaftlichen Vertrauens in den Staat und die Mitbürger.
Im aktuellen Tagesgeschehen ist gerade das Thema Freiheit besonders in den Fokus gerückt: Hierzulande gehen die Leute auf die Straße, um gegen die Beschränkung ihrer Freiheit zu demonstrieren, in China hingegen hat eine massive Freiheitsbeschränkung zu einer (angeblich) kompletten Virenfreiheit geführt. Wer ist nun also wirklich frei? Angesichts der zunehmenden Kontrolle des chinesischen Staates durch Überwachungs- und Disziplinierungssysteme mutet diese Frage hierzulande vielleicht merkwürdig an. Doch ist nicht Deutschland zuweilen von den Idealen der „Freiheit“ so gefesselt, dass wiederum die Handlungsfreiheit darunter leidet?

Die Veranstaltung wird organisiert vom Konfuzius-Institut an der Universität Heidelberg und dem Drachenhaus-Verlag. Sie findet online über die Plattform Zoom statt. Um teilnehmen zu können, melden Sie sich bitte an: info@drachenhaus-verlag.com

Yu Zhang lebt seit 1992 in Berlin. Sie ist Unternehmerin, Gastprofessorin, Buchautorin, Philanthropin und gründete nach ihrem Studium der Publizistik und Kommunikationswissenschaft sowie Japanologie an der FU Berlin die Unternehmensberatung China Communications Consulting.

Thomas Heberer ist Senior-Professor für Politik und Gesellschaft Chinas am IN-EAST. Seit 2009 ist er Co-Direktor des Konfuzius-Instituts Metropole Ruhr, Duisburg und betreut den Programmteil Politik und Gesellschaft Chinas.

Nora Frisch studierte Sinologie und Musikwissenschaften in Wien, Peking, Taipei und Heidelberg. 2010 gründete sie den Drachenhaus-Verlag und verlegt seither chinabezogene Publikationen. Mit ihren Publikationen möchte sie China in allen Facetten Kindern, Jugendlichen und Erwachsenen wissenschaftlich fundiert und zugleich spannend und vielseitig dargestellt näherbringen.
25.11.2020 - 12:49:11

Guest Lecture by Jung Chen

Dehumanization and Polarization in the 2020 Taiwanese Presidential Election | Wed, November 25, 2020, 19–20 h | Online …

Dehumanization and Polarization in the 2020 Taiwanese Presidential Election | Wed, November 25, 2020, 19–20 h | Online Meeting
Lecture Series
Populism in East Asian Democracies
International Research Colloquium of the Institute of East Asian Studies

Jung Chen is Graduate Student at the University of California, Merced

More information about the lecture series:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum .

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20.11.2020 - 11:23:11

Lunch Seminar by Jun Imai (Online Seminar)

Japanese Economy and Society Diversification as Stratification. Work-Style Reform and its Consequences on Inequality in Japan | Fri, …

Japanese Economy and Society Diversification as Stratification. Work-Style Reform and its Consequences on Inequality in Japan | Fri, Nov. 20, 2020, 12.30–14 h JST = 4.30–6 h a.m. MEZ (!)
Invitation by the French Research Institute on Japan (IFRJ) at Maison Franco-Japonaise (MFJ), Tokyo.
Jun Imai is Professor at Department of Sociology, Sophia University, Tokyo. From 2006 until 2009 he was Postdoctoral Researcher at the IN-EAST.

Abstract
The standard employment centrism shapes the direction of stratification in Japan. In this presentation, I will pick up the recent developments of labor management in Japan including work-style reform. Diversification of work-style is one of the major initiatives of the reform, which is supposed to narrow the gap between regular and non-regular employment as well as to allow workers to work more flexibly in order to solve the problems of work-life balance. Under such circumstances, Japanese companies began to segment regular employment into various types of “restricted” regular workers (gentei seishain), in much the same way as they found ippanshoku and >jun-sogoshoku tracks in the 1980s and the 1990s. They are called “restricted” since they do not accept unlimited flexibilities required by employers with regard to the scope of job rotation and regional transfer and working time that core regular workers need to accept. Some regular workers change their track from core regular to restricted regular due to their, for instance, care needs at home, or non-regular workers would be hired in this career track as the revised Labor Contract Law (in effect since 2013) mandates companies to secure unlimited term contract to the non-regular workers with long-enough tenure. The establishment of these career tracks reveals that Japanese companies (and even workers) see the ability to accept flexibilities of working time, (functional and regional) mobilities within a firm as important but tacit, taken-for-granted criteria of evaluating their employees, which have been the central features of the regular employment. The fact that these new tracks are associated to inferior wages and promotion prospect means that the diversification is in fact the stratification of workers based on the extent of worker commitment to the flexibilties.

The event is open to all. Registration is required at
https://www.mfj.gr.jp/agenda/2020/11/20/ls_imai/
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19.11.2020 - 23:59:11

Governance and Emerging Technological Change in China

Workshop organized by Shuanping Dai, Nele Noesselt, and Markus Taube | Thu/Fri, November 19–20, 2020, 14–18 h | Closed …

Workshop organized by Shuanping Dai, Nele Noesselt, and Markus Taube | Thu/Fri, November 19–20, 2020, 14–18 h | Closed Workshop
Internal Virtual Research Workshop
– work in progress –
Contact: shuanping.dai@uni-due.de

PROGRAM

November 19, 2020

Straton Papagianneas (Leiden University, the Netherlands): Automating the Tightrope between Stability Maintenance and Legal
Rationality: Smart Courts and Governance in the PRC
Wei Zhao* (ESSCA School of Management, France), Marcus Conlé (Jacobs University Bremen, Germany): Local Government as Integrative Organizer: The Practical Approaches of Regional Innovation Policy in South China
Shuanping Dai*, Markus Taube (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany), Gang Liu (Nankai University, China): Innovation Network Formation and Adaptive Government: Two Chinese Industrial Cluster Cases
Philipp Boeing (Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Germany): Effectiveness and Efficacy of R&D Subsidies: Estimating Treatment Effects with one-sided Non-compliance
Alicia Fawcett (The Atlantic Council, USA): Case Study: COVID-19 Mask Diplomacy

November 20, 2020

Yujing Tan (Leiden University, the Netherlands): Governing Innovation in Shenzhen – Talent Absorption and Social Training in the Building of Innovation Infrastructure
Yun Song, Martin de Jong*, Zhaowen Liu, Dominic Stead (Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands): Developing Xiong’an New Area: New Styles of Urban Governance in China’s Latest Technopole
Larry Catá Backer (Pennsylvania State University, USA): Platform Governance: Chinese Social Credit and the Reimagining of Markets in a Socialist Digital Context
Huw Roberts*, Josh Cowls, Jessica Morley, Mariarosaria Taddeo, Vincent Wang, Luciano Floridi (University of Oxford, UK): A Comparative Policy Analysis of China and the EU’s Approach to AI
Benjamin Cedric Larsen (Copenhagen Business School & the Chinese Academy of Sciences): National AI Platforms and the Governance of AI Ecosystems in China
Nele Noesselt (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany): Smart Standardization: AI Innovation and Global Political-Legal Implications
19.11.2020 - 22:54:11

EU-Japan EPA Conference 2020 – Part 2: Symposium

European Union - Japan Economic Partnership Agreement and beyond. Symposium, Nov. 19, 2020, 9–11 h. Digital Conference …

European Union - Japan Economic Partnership Agreement and beyond. Symposium, Nov. 19, 2020, 9–11 h. Digital Conference via ZOOM
IN-EAST held a research workshop on 10th November 2020 on the EU-Japan economic and strategic partnership, also discussing the bilateral connectivity partnership. The video stream is available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7gPZ9U_jBY&feature=youtu.be. The ideas discussed are summarized in the following illustration:

_{(Image by Christoph Illigens)}

The results of the workshop will be fed into the international webinar-style symposium on 19th November, which will also include input statements by two renowned trade economists and which will focus on a panel discussion with representatives from business, politics and academia. It is still possible to sign up for the two-hour event here:
https://eu-jp.info
18.11.2020 - 18:43:11

Guest Lecture by Thung-Hong Lin

Populism in Taiwan, 2014–2020 | Wed, November 18, 2020, 10–11 am | Online Meeting
Lecture Series
Populism …

Populism in Taiwan, 2014–2020 | Wed, November 18, 2020, 10–11 am | Online Meeting
Lecture Series
Populism in East Asian Democracies
International Research Colloquium of the Institute of East Asian Studies

Thung-Hong Lin is Research Fellow at the Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica, Taipei

More information about the lecture series:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum .

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11.11.2020 - 23:51:11

Guest Lecture by Airo Hino

Japan as an Uncharted Territory of Global Populism? Disentangling Its Myth with New Research | Wed, Nov. 11, 2020, …

Japan as an Uncharted Territory of Global Populism? Disentangling Its Myth with New Research | Wed, Nov. 11, 2020, 9–10 am | Online Meeting
Lecture Series
Populism in East Asian Democracies
International Research Colloquium of the Institute of East Asian Studies

Airo Hino is Professor at the School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University, Tokyo

More information about the lecture series:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in-east_research_forum .

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11.11.2020 - 23:35:11

Populism in East Asian Democracies

IN-EAST Lecture Series, organized by Axel Klein, Hannes Mosler (both IN-EAST) and Frédéric Krumbein, Heinrich Heine guest …

IN-EAST Lecture Series, organized by Axel Klein, Hannes Mosler (both IN-EAST) and Frédéric Krumbein, Heinrich Heine guest professor, Tel Aviv University, Israel, starting Nov. 11, 2020 – Online Meetings
10.11.2020 - 16:39:11

EU-Japan EPA Conference 2020

European Union - Japan Economic Partnership Agreement and beyond. Research Workshop, Nov. 10, 2020, 9–11.30 h, and Symposium, …

European Union - Japan Economic Partnership Agreement and beyond. Research Workshop, Nov. 10, 2020, 9–11.30 h, and Symposium, Nov. 19, 2020, 9–11 h. Digital Conference via ZOOM
The EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) entered into force on 1 February 2019. After some time has lapsed, the conference will shed light on the first experiences and on outlining future-oriented perspectives for deepening the bilateral economic cooperation between Japan and the EU further. One issue for the discussion will be what impact the current COVID-19 pandemic may have.
The conference is organised by the Institute of East Asian Studies IN-EAST at the University of Duisburg-Essen with support from the Consulate General of Japan in Düsseldorf and other partners. It is split between a more academically focused workshop on November 10 and a symposium for a wider audience on November 19.
The Research Workshop will take up a number of analytical aspects. It is divided into two sections, with contributions from renowned experts. Part 1 will deal with analytical issues of the bilateral EPA itself. Part 2 will cover future options. As the time is limited, this part will focus on one aspect in particular, namely the potential of the EU-Japan Partnership on Sustainable Connectivity and Quality Infrastructure signed in September 2019. Key take away-messages of the workshop will be used as input for the symposium.
The Symposium shall be concerned with a stock-taking of the EU-Japan EPA and outlining future options. The core contribution will be a panel discussion with renowned representatives of stakeholders in government and business. Two eminent scholars will provide focussed input statements, and the results of the preceding research workshop will be introduced.

Please register on the conference website:
https://eu-jp.info
09.11.2020 - 18:30:11

Virtueller Round-Table – Implikationen der US-Wahlen für Ostasien

Die US-Wahlen sind vorbei (und vielleicht noch lange nicht entschieden). Die Auswirkungen auf unsere Welt, auf Ostasien, …

Die US-Wahlen sind vorbei (und vielleicht noch lange nicht entschieden). Die Auswirkungen auf unsere Welt, auf Ostasien, sind kaum zu unterschätzen. Das Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften IN-EAST möchte Sie zu einer virtuellen Round-Table-Diskussion mit Expert*innen der Universität Duisburg-Essen einladen.
Welche Implikationen hat das Ergebnis der US-Präsidentschaftswahlen für die Region Ostasien? Sind politische und geostrategische Standortneubestimmungen zu erwarten? Was bedeutet der Ausgang der Wahlen in den USA für den Wirtschaftskrieg zwischen China und Amerika? Können wir auf eine Deeskalation hoffen? Wie könnten sich die USA in Zukunft in regionalen Sicherheitskonflikten positionieren? Und – was bedeutet dies für Europa?

Es diskutieren:
Barbara Buchenau, Professorin für Nordamerika Studien
Nele Noesselt, Professorin für Politik Ostasiens
Karen Shire, Professorin für Gesellschaft Japans
Markus Taube, Professor für Ostasienwirtschaft/China

Termin: Montag, den 9.11.2020 von 18.30 bis 20.00

Zoom: https://uni-due.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEsdOugqzMqGNMhUnFBgRP7fSZ3QMO17FZk

Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Teilnahme.
26.10.2020 - 23:47:10

Orientierungswoche für den BA MOAS

Die Orientierungswoche für alle Erstsemester des BA Moderne Ostasienstudien beginnt am 26.10.2020 und endet am 30.10.2020.
In …

Die Orientierungswoche für alle Erstsemester des BA Moderne Ostasienstudien beginnt am 26.10.2020 und endet am 30.10.2020.
In den ersten beiden Veranstaltungen am 26.10. und 27.10. (jeweils ab 15 Uhr) wird sich unsere Fachschaft vorstellen und aus studentischer Perspektive eine kleine Einführung in den Unialltag geben. Am 29.10.2020 planen wir eine offizielle Einführungsveranstaltung auf Zoom ab 10 Uhr, dort erhalten Sie von Herrn Prof. Axel Klein eine Einführung zum Studiengang Moderne Ostasienstudien und lernen im Anschluss ab 11 Uhr Ihre Sprachlektoren kennen.
Den Link für die Veranstaltung erhalten Sie von uns per E-Mail.
Sofern Sie die E-Mail nicht bis zum 27.10.2020 erhalten haben, wenden Sie sich bitte an: bamoas@in-east.de

Link zur Checkliste für Ihren Studienbeginn:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/ba_moas_checkliste_erstsemester.pdf

Link zum Stundenplan für das 1. Semester (WS 2020/21):
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/programs/moas/studierende/ba_moas_stundenplan_2020-21_1.pdf
26.10.2020 - 00:27:10

Orientation Weeks for New MA Students

The IN-EAST welcomes a new generation of MA students in the study programs of Contemporary East Asian Studies CEAS and Modern …

The IN-EAST welcomes a new generation of MA students in the study programs of Contemporary East Asian Studies CEAS and Modern East Asian Studies MEAS. Orientation Weeks: 26.10.–06.11.2020
The Orientation Weeks are designed to ensure that all students have a smooth start into their studies and are able to familiarize themselves with the IN-EAST and the university.
IN-EAST language classes start from Nov. 2nd, while IN-EAST content classes start on Nov. 9th.

Download Orientation Weeks Timetable:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/programs_meas_students/ma_orientation_week_2020.pdf

Ansprechpartner/Contact:
Mrs. Melanie Kogler
maceas@in-east.de
22.10.2020 - 15:44:10

Workshop China-US-EUrope

Global Power Triangles and the Remaking of the International Order. Thu–Sun, October 22–25, 2020, 14–17 h (Oct 25: …

Global Power Triangles and the Remaking of the International Order. Thu–Sun, October 22–25, 2020, 14–17 h (Oct 25: 13–16 h!). Digital Conference via ZOOM
Hosted by
Prof. Dr. Dr. Nele Noesselt, Universität Duisburg-Essen
Dr. Katja Levy, University of Manchester

Organized by
IN-EAST Institute of East Asian Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen
Confucius Institute at Freie Universität Berlin

All interested researchers are invited to participate. Registration for the workshop is required. For registration, please send an E-mail with your name and institution/organization to Mr. Harald Krähe, Institute of East Asian Studies, at:
events@in-east.de .
In case you already possess a Zoom account and your Zoom-ID is not your real name, please send us your Zoom-ID, too.
After registration, you will receive an E-mail with the link and access data for the event.
For further information on the Zoom platform as well as the privacy notice of the University of Duisburg-Essen, please see:
www.uni-due.de/zim/services/zoom.
The event will not be recorded. Any recording of audio and video is not allowed.

Download of the Program:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/program_china-us-eu_workshop_2020.pdf

Link to the website of the Confucius Institute at FU Berlin:
https://www.konfuziusinstitut-berlin.de/veranstaltungen/china-us-europe-global-power-triangles-and-the-remaking-of-the-international-order/
21.10.2020 - 00:20:10

Diana Schüler beim Deutsch-Koreanischen Sonderjuniorforum

Als Mentorin beim Deutsch-Koreanischen Sonderjuniorforum dabei
Am 16.10.2020 war Dr. Diana Schüler als Mentorin der Gruppe …

Als Mentorin beim Deutsch-Koreanischen Sonderjuniorforum dabei
Am 16.10.2020 war Dr. Diana Schüler als Mentorin der Gruppe 1 Youth Unemployment and Fairness beim Deutsch-Koreanischen Sonderjuniorforum dabei. Das 9. Deutsch-Koreanische Juniorforum hätte in diesem Jahr eigentlich vom 14. bis 17. Oktober auf der Insel Jeju in Südkorea stattfinden sollen, musste aber aufgrund der anhaltenden Covid-19-Pandemie abgesagt werden.
Zu dem von Dr. Schüler verfassten Bericht geht es hier:
https://netzwerk-junge-generation.de/deutsch-koreanisches-sonderjuniorforum-2020-goes-online/

Zur digitalen Transformation in der Arbeitswelt in Deutschland und Südkorea
Für das Netzwerk Junge Generation Deutschland-Korea, dem Alumninetzwerk des Deutsch-Koreanischen Juniorforums, schrieb Dr. Diana Schüler einen Beitrag zum Thema Digitale Transformation in der Arbeitswelt in Deutschland und Südkorea. Sie betrachtet dabei sowohl die Ausweitung von mobiler Arbeit vor dem Hintergrund der anhaltenden Corona-Pandemie als auch die allgemeine Arbeitsmarktdynamik durch die digitale Transformation in beiden Ländern. Dieser Beitrag ist Bestandteil des Thesenpapiers #2 Zur Digitalen Transformation in Deutschland und Südkorea, welches sich auch mit dem Gesundheits- und dem Bildungswesen beschäftigt.
Zum Thesenpapier geht es hier:
https://netzwerk-junge-generation.de/zur-digitalen-transformation-in-deutschland-und-korea-2/
20.10.2020 - 11:34:10

Karen Shire at Japan Zoominar@UCSD

Karen Shire, Saki Tomita, and Ulrike Schaede gave a talk about Women in Japan: Similar Challenges, Different Solutions, University …

Karen Shire, Saki Tomita, and Ulrike Schaede gave a talk about Women in Japan: Similar Challenges, Different Solutions, University of California San Diego, October 20, 2020, 4.30 pm

Link to the recording of the webinar:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEN9Wl9gU_k&feature=youtu.be
30.09.2020 - 09:19:09

„Sayonara“ für Prof. Werner Pascha

Am 30. September hat das IN-EAST sein langjähriges Mitglied Prof. Werner Pascha in den Ruhestand verabschiedet
Neben …

Am 30. September hat das IN-EAST sein langjähriges Mitglied Prof. Werner Pascha in den Ruhestand verabschiedet
Neben zahlreichen elektronischen Glückwünschen von langjährigen Weggefährten wurde zu Ehren von Prof. Werner Pascha eine umfangreiche Festschrift, herausgegeben von Cornelia Storz (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt) und Markus Taube, übermittelt:

Cornelia Storz, Markus Taube (Hg.): Firms, Institutions, and the State in East Asia. A Festschrift in Honour of Werner Pascha. Marburg: Metropolis, 2020, 437 Seiten.

Link zum Metropolis-Verlag:
https://www.metropolis-verlag.de/Firms%2C-Institutions%2C-and-the-State-in-East-Asia/1451/book.do
25.09.2020 - 10:09:09

AREA Ruhr Preliminary Results Workshop

The second cohort of the doctoral researchers in the AREA Ruhr Doctoral Programme will present their field research findings. …

The second cohort of the doctoral researchers in the AREA Ruhr Doctoral Programme will present their field research findings. September 25, 2020, 10–14 h. Virtual Workshop via ZOOM
09.09.2020 - 17:32:09

Hannes Mosler at Korea Global Forum for Peace

Hannes Mosler has chaired a panel on Dynamic International Relations on the Korean Peninsula, at the Korea Global …

Hannes Mosler has chaired a panel on Dynamic International Relations on the Korean Peninsula, at the Korea Global Forum for Peace 2020 in Seoul via Zoom
hosted by the Ministry of Unification of the Republic of Korea on September 7–9, 2020.

Video starting from minute 24:00:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1osdyoy_00o&feature=youtu.be

Link for the Forum’s program:
https://kgfp.kr/eng/sub02/program_3.html
02.07.2020 - 16:00:07

AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture by Henrik Sørensen

Dunhuang as Sacred Space: On the History and Formation of a Major Religious Site in the Eastern Central Asia | Thu, …

Dunhuang as Sacred Space: On the History and Formation of a Major Religious Site in the Eastern Central Asia | Thu, July 2, 2020, 4.00–5.30 h s.t. | Zoom conference
Dr. Henrik Sørensen is Research Coordinator at the BuddhistRoad Project at the Center for Religious Sstudies (CERES), Ruhr University Bochum.

Dr. Henrik H. Sørensen was trained in the University of Copenhagen in the Sinological and East Asian Arts departments (1978–1987), where he taught until 1994. He received his Ph.D. in 1988. From 1996 to 1998 he had a senior-research position at the National Museum (East Asian Department). He was a KHK Fellow in RUB 2011–2012, and has worked on the BuddhistRoad Project at CERES, RUB since 2017. His research interests are fairly broad and covers East Asian Buddhism broadly with focus on Esoteric Buddhism, Buddhist material culture and Buddhist arcana in general. His approach to Buddhist studies is polyvalent and he seeks to transcend traditional scholarly boundaries in order to arrive at new insights.

This lecture is meant to discuss the important Buddhist site of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang located in the westernmost Gansu province of China as a ‘sacred space.’ This means understanding it as a consciously organised locus which continued to function as a major site for intercultural Buddhist practice for more than a millennium covering a timespan from the late 4th to the 14th century. The presentation will focus on what constitutes a ‘sacred space’ by identifying those structural, building blocks required for such a place to come together, for its operation, maintenance and other fundamental requirements.

For details see: https://www.area-ruhr.de/elementor-3245/

Please register with kerstin.lukner@area-ruhr.de
to receive the respective Zoom link and password for the meeting.
01.07.2020 - 09:56:07

IN-EAST Forum Lecture by Thomas Kalinowski

The Rise of East Asia and the Clash of Capitalisms | Wed, July 1, 2020, 10–12 h s.t. | Online Forum
Thomas …

The Rise of East Asia and the Clash of Capitalisms | Wed, July 1, 2020, 10–12 h s.t. | Online Forum
Thomas Kalinowski is Professor at the Graduate School of International Studies, Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Free University Berlin. He teaches International Political Economy, Comparative Political Economy, International Organizations, and Sustainable Development. His recent research has focused on bringing the Comparative Capitalist perspective into the investigation of international cooperation and conflict. His key contribution to the study of Comparative Capitalism has been to help overcome the euro-centric perspective within Comparative Political Economy by systematically including East Asia in the field.

This Presentation is based on my new book Why International Cooperation Is Failing. How the Clash of Capitalisms Undermines the Regulation of Finance. In the book I am explaining the failures of international economic and financial cooperation in the G20 since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008/09. In this presentation I will focus on the role of East Asia in this failure. I argue that East Asia’s preferences for international cooperation (or non-cooperation) can be best understood by investigating the characteristics and “defects” of the East Asian state-led and export-oriented model of capitalism.

Link to Oxford University Press: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/why-international-cooperation-is-failing-9780198714729?cc=de&lang=en&#
Link to Google Books page: https://books.google.com/books?id=lmmtDwAAQBAJ&redir_esc=y
Link to introduction video: https://youtu.be/qWVJvtzBOgU

Please note that the lecture starts sharply at the time given, without academic quarter (s.t.)
Find the complete schedule of the IN-EAST Research Forum in summer term 2020 here:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/research_forum_ss_2020.pdf

Due to public health measures and travel restrictions during the Covid-19 crisis the IN-EAST Research Forum is planned as a webinar, held as a video conference, to which all members and students of the IN-EAST will be invited by E-mail including instructions for online access.
Students and colleagues of all faculties and partner institutions are welcome to (virtually) join the lectures and participate in the discussions, they are kindly asked to send an E-mail to events@in-east.de .
26.06.2020 - 10:59:06

AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture by Tracy Miller

Creativity, Geometry, and Generative Design in the Architecture of Medieval Chinese Buddhism | Fri, June 26, 2020, …

Creativity, Geometry, and Generative Design in the Architecture of Medieval Chinese Buddhism | Fri, June 26, 2020, 4.00–5.30 h s.t. | Zoom conference
Tracy Miller is Associate Professor of History of Art, and Associate Professor of Asian Studies at the Affiliated Faculty of the Graduate Department of Religion, Vanderbilt University, Nashville

Tracy Miller (Ph.D. University of Pennsylvania) is a specialist in the history of Asian art and architecture, especially the ritual architecture of imperial China. Her research focuses on the impact of belief in divinity on the production of art, architecture, and spaces for spiritual encounters. She is author of The Divine Nature of Power: Chinese Ritual Architecture at the Sacred Site of Jinci (Harvard University Asia Center, 2007). She is currently writing a monograph on the use of Indic design strategies in the Buddhist temple architecture of Early Medieval and Medieval China as well as developing architecturasinica.org, a research website for the study of Traditional Chinese Architecture.

For details see: https://www.area-ruhr.de/elementor-3176/

Please register with kerstin.lukner@area-ruhr.de
to receive the respective Zoom link and password for the meeting.
24.06.2020 - 17:46:06

IN-EAST Forum Lecture by Hannes Mosler

The Kwangju Uprising 1980 and the Politics of Memory in South Korea | Wed, June 24, 2020, 10–12 h s.t. | Online …

The Kwangju Uprising 1980 and the Politics of Memory in South Korea | Wed, June 24, 2020, 10–12 h s.t. | Online Forum
Prof. Hannes Mosler holds the Chair of Social Sciences of East Asia – Korea at the IN-EAST.

Abstract
Together with the case of divided Germany, the division of the Korean peninsula was a key manifestation of the Cold War that began at the close of World War II in the mid-1940s and officially ended after the Fall of the Berlin Wall, German reunification, and the demise of the Soviet Union. However, the Korean peninsula remains divided, and the Cold War continues through other means. Besides the decades-old standoff between the two Koreas, the continuing polarization within South Korea between the progressives and the conservatives represents this phenomenon of a Cold War that still simmers. Even the Kwangju Uprising (Democracy Movement) – one of the most crucial turning points in South Korea’s history of democracy – is still not fully accounted for its causes and consequences, and remains contested by conservative forces 40 years after the event occurred. While there is a rich body of research on the May 18 Kwangju Democracy Movement including the topic of memory politics, presidential commemorative speeches so far have been neglected despite the fact that they represent an important mode of political communication in modern societies regarding the production of authoritative remembrance narratives. Against this backdrop, this talk will first shortly reiterate the uprising's meaning for democracy in South Korea, then briefly introduce the hegemonic-discourse battle regarding its political remembrance, and finally present the analysis of memorial addresses by South Korean presidents between 1993 and 2019.

Please note that the lecture starts sharply at the time given, without academic quarter (s.t.)
Find the complete schedule of the IN-EAST Research Forum in summer term 2020 here:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/research_forum_ss_2020.pdf

Due to public health measures and travel restrictions during the Covid-19 crisis the IN-EAST Research Forum is planned as a webinar, held as a video conference, to which all members and students of the IN-EAST will be invited by E-mail including instructions for online access.
Students and colleagues of all faculties and partner institutions are welcome to (virtually) join the lectures and participate in the discussions, they are kindly asked to send an E-mail to events@in-east.de .
19.06.2020 - 07:49:06

24. Duisburger Ostasientag 2020

Die Beziehungen zwischen der EU und China. Herausforderungen – Risiken – Chancen. Zoom-Video-Konferenz | Freitag, …

Die Beziehungen zwischen der EU und China. Herausforderungen – Risiken – Chancen. Zoom-Video-Konferenz | Freitag, 19.6.2020, 16–18 Uhr
17.06.2020 - 14:25:06

IN-EAST Forum Lecture by Lei Li

Skill-biased Imports, Human Capital Accumulation, and the Allocation of Talent | Wed, June 17, 2020, 10–12 h s.t. | Online …

Skill-biased Imports, Human Capital Accumulation, and the Allocation of Talent | Wed, June 17, 2020, 10–12 h s.t. | Online Forum
Prof. Lei Li, PhD is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Mannheim.

Abstract
This paper proposes that imported capital goods, which embody skill-complementary technologies, can encourage human capital accumulation and migration in China. There are three main findings.
Firstly, the regional difference in capital goods imports can explain 27 percent of the regional difference in college share between 2000 and 2010. Secondly, this paper quantifies the importance of the three channels, namely skill acquisition of local stayers, immigration of skilled workers, and emigration of skilled workers, through which capital goods imports increase college share. I find that the first channel is the most important. Thirdly, I trace out the responses of skill supply to the demand shift. I find that capital goods imports increase college wage premium and the effect attenuates over time with the increase in skill supply.

Please note that the lecture starts sharply at the time given, without academic quarter (s.t.)
Find the complete schedule of the IN-EAST Research Forum in summer term 2020 here:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/research_forum_ss_2020.pdf

Due to public health measures and travel restrictions during the Covid-19 crisis the IN-EAST Research Forum is planned as a webinar, held as a video conference, to which all members and students of the IN-EAST will be invited by E-mail including instructions for online access.
Students and colleagues of all faculties and partner institutions are welcome to (virtually) join the lectures and participate in the discussions, they are kindly asked to send an E-mail to events@in-east.de .
10.06.2020 - 16:28:06

IN-EAST Forum Lecture by Megha Amrith

Ageing, Migration and the Inequalities of Care in Southeast Asia | Wed, June 10, 2020, 10–12 h s.t. | Online …

Ageing, Migration and the Inequalities of Care in Southeast Asia | Wed, June 10, 2020, 10–12 h s.t. | Online Forum
Dr. Megha Amrith leads the ‘Ageing in a Time of Mobility’ Research Group at MPI-MMG, which examines the diverse interconnections between ageing, migration and translocal mobility in Asia, Africa and South America.
Her research is focused on migrant labour, care, ageing, inequalities, belonging and citizenship, as well as on everyday practices of conviviality, community and friendship in diverse urban spaces.

Please note that the lecture starts sharply at the time given, without academic quarter (s.t.)
Find the complete schedule of the IN-EAST Research Forum in summer term 2020 here:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/research_forum_ss_2020.pdf

Due to public health measures and travel restrictions during the Covid-19 crisis the IN-EAST Research Forum is planned as a webinar, held as a video conference, to which all members and students of the IN-EAST will be invited by E-mail including instructions for online access.
Students and colleagues of all faculties and partner institutions are welcome to (virtually) join the lectures and participate in the discussions, they are kindly asked to send an E-mail to events@in-east.de .
27.05.2020 - 09:27:05

IN-EAST Research Forum Lecture by Nele Noesselt

The PRC’s Global Leadership Claims in the ‘Green’ Economy  |  Wed, May 27, 2020,
10–12 h s.t.  |  Online …

The PRC’s Global Leadership Claims in the ‘Green’ Economy  |  Wed, May 27, 2020,
10–12 h s.t.  |  Online Forum
Abstract
This project assesses China’s evolving role and leadership claims in the fields of the green economy. The time frame covered are the years 2014 (new normal, new type of urbanization) to 2019. Following a role theoretical approach, the project evaluates the PRC’s new bargaining positions in multilateral fora as well as international organizations, and sketches the causal interplay between domestic system transformations and power shifts at the global level.

Please note that the webinar starts sharply at the time given, without academic quarter (s.t.)
Find the complete schedule of the IN-EAST Research Forum in summer term 2020 here:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/research_forum_ss_2020.pdf

Due to public health measures and travel restrictions during the Covid-19 crisis the IN-EAST Research Forum is planned as a webinar, held as a video conference, to which all members and students of the IN-EAST will be invited by E-mail including instructions for online access.
Students and colleagues of all faculties and partner institutions are welcome to (virtually) join the lectures and participate in the discussions, they are kindly asked to send an E-mail to events@in-east.de .
25.05.2020 - 10:40:05

AREA Ruhr Doktorandenworkshop verschoben

Der für 9.–10. Juli 2020 geplante Doktorandenworkshop (AREA Ruhr Preliminary Results Workshop) wird verschoben. Der neue …

Der für 9.–10. Juli 2020 geplante Doktorandenworkshop (AREA Ruhr Preliminary Results Workshop) wird verschoben. Der neue Termin steht noch nicht fest.
20.05.2020 - 00:09:05

IN-EAST Research Forum Lecture by Anke Scherer

Survey the Soil, Control the Country: The role of the Manchurian Colonization Corporation (Mantaku) in Manshukoku in the …

Survey the Soil, Control the Country: The role of the Manchurian Colonization Corporation (Mantaku) in Manshukoku in the 1930s and 1940s | Wed, May 20, 2020, 10–12 h s.t. | Online Forum
(Co-organized by AREA Ruhr)

Dr. Anke Scherer is Research Fellow at the Faculty of East Asian Studies, Dept. Japanese History, Ruhr University Bochum

Due to public health measures and travel restrictions during the Covid-19 crisis the IN-EAST Research Forum is planned as a webinar, held as a video conference, to which all members and students of the IN-EAST will be invited by E-mail including instructions for online access.
Students and colleagues of all faculties and partner institutions are welcome to (virtually) join the lectures and participate in the discussions, they are kindly asked to send an E-mail to events@in-east.de.

Link to the complete schedule of the IN-EAST Research Forum in summer term 2020:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/research_forum_ss_2020.pdf
18.05.2020 - 23:42:05

Populismus-Workshop #1

Zusammen mit dem Center for Global Cooperation Research der UDE (GCR) führte das IN-EAST am 18.05.2020 den „Populismus-Workshop …

Zusammen mit dem Center for Global Cooperation Research der UDE (GCR) führte das IN-EAST am 18.05.2020 den „Populismus-Workshop #1“ durch. Wissenschaftler*innen der UDE, die sich dem Thema Populismus aus verschiedenen Perspektiven und in unterschiedlichen Weltregionen nähern, diskutierten ihre Projekte und suchten dabei nach Ansätzen für gemeinsame Forschung. Axel Klein stellte Teile des komparativen Projekts zu den drei ostasiatischen Demokratien Japan, Südkorea und Taiwan vor, an dem auch Hannes Mosler und Frederic Krumbein beteiligt sind.
12.05.2020 - 13:44:05

Markus Taube spricht bei der Monopolkommission

Das besondere Verhältnis zwischen Staat und Wirtschaft in der VR China ist auch für die Monopolkommission ein wichtiges …

Das besondere Verhältnis zwischen Staat und Wirtschaft in der VR China ist auch für die Monopolkommission ein wichtiges Thema und wird im Hauptgutachten 2020 auf seine Bedeutung für Markt und Wettbewerb in einer globalisierten Welt hin untersucht werden. Auf Einladung der Monopolkommission stellte Markus Taube im Rahmen einer Expertenanhörung am 13. Februar 2020 seine Arbeiten zum chinesischen state-business-Nexus vor und erläuterte das Wesen der politischen Ökonomie Chinas.
06.05.2020 - 12:33:05

Expertendiskussion/Webinar zur Corona-Pandemie

Thomas Heberer und Markus Taube (IN-EAST) sowie Mengji Lu (Uniklinikum Essen) diskutieren im KI | Mi, 6.5.2020, 18–19 …

Thomas Heberer und Markus Taube (IN-EAST) sowie Mengji Lu (Uniklinikum Essen) diskutieren im KI | Mi, 6.5.2020, 18–19 Uhr. Anmeldung erforderlich!
04.05.2020 - 15:21:05

Gespräch Markus Taube – Sierk Horn

China is Slowly Awakening from the Crisis. – Talk of Sierk Horn with Markus Taube for Resilience Podcast at www.asia-observatory.org, …

China is Slowly Awakening from the Crisis. – Talk of Sierk Horn with Markus Taube for Resilience Podcast at www.asia-observatory.org, May 4, 2020
Link to video file:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/video/in-east/2020_04_30_covid_19_taube_horn_480.mov

Link to audio file:
http://www.asia-observatory.org/2020/05/04/resilience-podcast-2-resilientes-vorarlberg/

Sierk Horn is Professor (FH) at the University of Applied Sciences FH Vorarlberg, Dornbirn/Austria
24.04.2020 - 16:10:04

Vorbildliches Krisenmanagement? Chinas Kampf gegen Corona

Vortrag von Thomas Heberer anlässlich des „Welttages des Buches“ am 23.4.2020 | Fr, 24. April 2020 | Online-Veranstaltung
Download …

Vortrag von Thomas Heberer anlässlich des „Welttages des Buches“ am 23.4.2020 | Fr, 24. April 2020 | Online-Veranstaltung
Download des Manuskripts:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/heberer_vortrag_24.4.2020.pdf
12.02.2020 - 14:42:02

Lecture by Thomas Heberer at Oxford Conference

China’s Disciplining and Civilizing State: A Modernizing Model? – Vortrag bei der Internationalen Konferenz New Political …

China’s Disciplining and Civilizing State: A Modernizing Model? – Vortrag bei der Internationalen Konferenz New Political Imaginaries and Models in the 21st Century: A Transnational Analysis, 11.–12. Februar 2020, Universität Oxford
Die Konferenz diente zugleich zur Vorbereitung eines deutsch-französisch-britischen Forschungsprojektes gleichen Namens.
Link zum Konferenz-Programm:
https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/97ae0068-c7a9-4123-8c26-35d5767e0fcb/
30.01.2020 - 14:56:01

Thomas Heberer at IN-EAST Lecture Series

Decoding the Chinese Puzzle: Rapid Economic and Social Development Despite a High Level of Corruption | Thu, Jan 30, …

Decoding the Chinese Puzzle: Rapid Economic and Social Development Despite a High Level of Corruption | Thu, Jan 30, 2020, 16–18 h | SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg
Fifth lecture of Thomas Heberer’s Lecture Series Theory-based Research and Fieldwork. Social Actors, Strategic Behavior, and the Logic of the Chinese Party State.

This lecture was postponed from December 12, 2019

Prof. Thomas Heberer has been involved with China in academic and professional capacity the past 30 years and he has, during this time, accumulated a wealth of research experience. In five individual lectures during the winter term 2019/20, he will share his profound knowledge about research on and fieldwork in China with the audience.
The session topics cover a number of different pressing issues faced by China and the world and they focus on fieldwork methods employed and research results gained by Prof. Heberer throughout his work. We expect that all participants will profit greatly from his expertise in empirically grounded and theory-driven research and hope for a fruitful exchange of ideas in the discussion part of each session.

Thomas Heberer’s lecture series at a glance:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/lecture_series_heberer_2019-20.pdf
29.01.2020 - 10:47:01

IN-EAST Research Forum Lecture by Flemming Christiansen

Flemming Christiansen: Is there an End to the Peasant Problem in China? | Wed, January 29, 2020, 16–18 h | Room …

Flemming Christiansen: Is there an End to the Peasant Problem in China? | Wed, January 29, 2020, 16–18 h | Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Campus Duisburg
Flemming Christiansen is Professor of Social Sciences of East Asia – Political Sociology of China at the IN-EAST

Contact:
Institute of East Asian Studies IN-EAST
Mr. Helmut Demes
helmut.demes@uni-due.de
http://www.in-east.de
28.01.2020 - 10:42:01

Guest Lecture by Doris Hertrampf

The North Korean Nuclear Program | Tue, January 28, 2020, 16–18 h | New: Room LF 035, Forsthausweg, Campus Duisburg
Mrs. …

The North Korean Nuclear Program | Tue, January 28, 2020, 16–18 h | New: Room LF 035, Forsthausweg, Campus Duisburg
Mrs. Hertrampf will talk about North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear technology and nuclear weapons. Being the German ambassadress to North Korea from 2002 to 2005, she will add her own experiences with the “Second Nuclear Crisis”.

Guest Lectures Series Contemporary Issues of Korea
IN-EAST / Chair of East Asian Economic Studies, Japan and Korea
Contact: Ms. Diana Schüler
diana.schueler@uni-due.de
http://www.in-east.de
22.01.2020 - 22:39:01

Guest Lecture by Jaok Kwon-Hein

Globalization and Corporate Elites in South Korea: Education and Career Mobility | Wed, Jan. 22, 2020, 16–18 h | Room …

Globalization and Corporate Elites in South Korea: Education and Career Mobility | Wed, Jan. 22, 2020, 16–18 h | Room LE 736, Forsthausweg, Campus Duisburg
Abstract
Mainstream globalization literature has maintained that a rapidly globalizing economy and neo-liberal reforms will lead to the emergence of a transnational business elite. The South Korean economy has implemented neo-liberal policies and reforms since the Asian financial crisis and has rapidly integrated into the global economy; these developments have occurred simultaneously with the globalization and growth of the Korean economy. Have these transitions led to the transnationalization of the corporate elite in South Korea? Using life-course data for top Korean managers from the top 100 industrial enterprises in 2010 and 2015, including information on educational background, career and mobility patterns, and the share of globally recruited top managers, we explore the evidence for the emergence of a transnational business elite in Korea. Our analysis indicates that nationally recruited company men – not global job- and company-hoppers – are still predominant in the South Korean economy.

Jaok Kwon is an Assistant Professor in the Centre for East Asian Studies at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. Her research interests include the sociology of development, labour and gender in East Asia, economic elites in East Asia, and transnational labour migration. Her work on socioeconomic issues in East Asia has appeared in Gender Studies, Labor History, International Journal of Japanese Sociology, and Korea Observer, among others. She is also a journal reviewer of Asian Management & Business and Economy and Society. She teaches courses on Asian capitalism, labour and gender, labour market and industrial relations, the civil society and social movements in East Asia.

Guest Lectures Series Contemporary Issues of Korea
IN-EAST / Chair of East Asian Economic Studies, Japan and Korea
Contact: Ms. Diana Schüler
diana.schueler@uni-due.de
http://www.in-east.de
22.01.2020 - 11:43:01

AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture Series

Karen Shire: An Economic Sociological Perspective on the Regulation of Transnational Labor in the Asia Pacific | Wed, …

Karen Shire: An Economic Sociological Perspective on the Regulation of Transnational Labor in the Asia Pacific | Wed, Jan. 22, 2020, 16.15–17.45 h | Ruhr University Bochum, UNI 134 room 2.06
Abstract
The talk builds on a critique of economic sociology as methodologically nationalistic, and of the new sociology of markets as too general for an analysis of labour markets, to build an economic sociological theory of migration markets. Drawing on the authors’ own research on cross-border labour markets emerging through the regionalization of Japanese production organizations, and a re-analysis of anthropological research on migration infrastructures in the Asia Pacific, the role of intermediaries in making and ordering migration markets is highlighted. The talk ends by introducing a research agenda for studying labour mobility in transnational comparison.

Karen Shire is Professor at IN-EAST – Chair of Comparative Sociology and Japanese Society

Contact:
AREA Ruhr
Ms. Kerstin Lukner
kerstin.lukner@area-ruhr.de
http://www.area-ruhr.de
16.01.2020 - 02:53:01

Thomas Heberer at IN-EAST Lecture Series

40 Years of Fieldwork in China: Preconditions, Environment, Methodologies | Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 16–18 h | SG …

40 Years of Fieldwork in China: Preconditions, Environment, Methodologies | Thu, Jan 16, 2020, 16–18 h | SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg
Fourth lecture of Thomas Heberer’s Lecture Series Theory-based Research and Fieldwork. Social Actors, Strategic Behavior, and the Logic of the Chinese Party State.

Prof. Thomas Heberer has been involved with China in academic and professional capacity the past 30 years and he has, during this time, accumulated a wealth of research experience. In five individual lectures during the winter term 2019/20, he will share his profound knowledge about research on and fieldwork in China with the audience.
The session topics cover a number of different pressing issues faced by China and the world and they focus on fieldwork methods employed and research results gained by Prof. Heberer throughout his work. We expect that all participants will profit greatly from his expertise in empirically grounded and theory-driven research and hope for a fruitful exchange of ideas in the discussion part of each session.

Thomas Heberer’s lecture series at a glance:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/lecture_series_heberer_2019-20.pdf
15.01.2020 - 17:18:01

Guest Lecture by Fabian Froese

International Careers in Korea | Wed, Jan 15, 2020, 16–18 h | Room LE 736, Forsthausweg, Campus Duisburg
Abstract
Due …

International Careers in Korea | Wed, Jan 15, 2020, 16–18 h | Room LE 736, Forsthausweg, Campus Duisburg
Abstract
Due to its economic development, Korea has experienced an increasing inflow of foreigners. A more recent trend is that more and more highly skilled professionals are entering Korea. In response to declining demography and globalization pressures, Korean government and companies are seeking to recruit foreign talent. While they are somewhat successful in recruiting foreign talent, they face more difficulties in retaining them. Drawing from the literature and my own personal experience, I will provide an overview of opportunities and challenges of international careers for highly skilled foreigners in Korea.

Short Bio
Fabian Jintae Froese is chair professor of human resource management and Asian business at the University of Goettingen, Germany, editor-in-chief of Asian Business & Management, and chair of the Academy of International Business Western Europe chapter. Previously, he was an assistant professor of international business at Korea University. He obtained a doctorate in international management from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, and another doctorate in sociology from Waseda University, Japan. His research interests lie in diversity, expatriation, and talent management, often with a regional focus on China, Japan, Korea, and Germany. Recently, his book on “Doing Business in Korea” was published by Routledge.

Guest Lectures Series Contemporary Issues of Korea
Contact: Diana Schüler
diana.schueler@uni-due.de
18.12.2019 - 11:13:12

Guest Lecture by Sunkung Choi

Korea-Japan Trade Dispute – when Economic Relations are Disturbed by Politicians | Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 16–18 h | Room …

Korea-Japan Trade Dispute – when Economic Relations are Disturbed by Politicians | Wed, Dec 18, 2019, 16–18 h | Room LE 736, Forsthausweg, Campus Duisburg
Abstract
Unsolved history issue between the two countries, which is very political and diplomatic, has been developed into trade dispute and causing tension in the region. Japan removed South Korea from its so-called “white-list” for export and South Korea reacted by removing Japan from Korea’s white list, filing a complaint with the WTO against Japan for imposing export control, and also announced the termination of GISOMIA. The issue is influencing not only the performance of companies and economy of both countries, but also influencing the regional security issues.

Dr. Sunkung Choi is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Groningen

Guest Lectures Series “Contemporary Issues of Korea”
Contact: diana.schueler@uni-due.de
17.12.2019 - 14:08:12

Adventsabend zu Donald J. Trump

Einladung von Axel Klein (IN-EAST), Philipp Adorf (Uni Bonn) und Betsy Leimbigler (FU Berlin) | Di, 17.12.2019, 18.15 …

Einladung von Axel Klein (IN-EAST), Philipp Adorf (Uni Bonn) und Betsy Leimbigler (FU Berlin) | Di, 17.12.2019, 18.15 Uhr | Hörsaal LX 1205, Campus Duisburg
Die Schlaglichter, die behandelt werden, beinhalten u.a. die Amtsführung des Präsidenten („I can be the most presidential person ever, other than possibly the great Abe Lincoln, alright?“), seine Kommunikationsweise und „colorful language“, den politisierten Obersten Gerichtshof, und das umstrittene Politikfeld der Krankenversicherung, in dem Herr Trump zu Beginn seiner Amtszeit Reformen versprochen hatte „that expand choice, increase access, lower costs, and at the same time provide better health care.“
Wir werden den Präsidenten selbst zu Wort kommen lassen, in Video-Clips und einigen seiner Tweets, um so weitere Puzzlestücke zu Ihrem Bild von Donald J. Trump und dem gegenwärtigen Stand der Dinge in „U.S. politics“ anzubieten.

Die Veranstaltung findet am 1062. Tag der gegenwärtigen US-Regierung statt.
Der Eintritt ist frei, eine Anmeldung nicht erforderlich.

Bitte beachten Sie: Die Veranstaltung wird sowohl in deutscher als auch englischer Sprache, jedoch ohne Übersetzung durchgeführt werden.
12.12.2019 - 10:42:12

Thomas Heberer at IN-EAST Lecture Series

Political Representation in an Authoritarian Context: Formal, Informal and Digital Forms of Representation in China | Thu, …

Political Representation in an Authoritarian Context: Formal, Informal and Digital Forms of Representation in China | Thu, Dec 12, 2019, 16–18 h | SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg
Third lecture of Thomas Heberer’s Lecture Series Theory-based Research and Fieldwork. Social Actors, Strategic Behavior, and the Logic of the Chinese Party State.

Prof. Thomas Heberer has been involved with China in academic and professional capacity the past 30 years and he has, during this time, accumulated a wealth of research experience. In five individual lectures during the winter term 2019/20, he will share his profound knowledge about research on and fieldwork in China with the audience.
The session topics cover a number of different pressing issues faced by China and the world and they focus on fieldwork methods employed and research results gained by Prof. Heberer throughout his work. We expect that all participants will profit greatly from his expertise in empirically grounded and theory-driven research and hope for a fruitful exchange of ideas in the discussion part of each session.
11.12.2019 - 23:23:12

Fifth International Forum on the "New Silk Road" and Sino-European Cooperation

Panel discussion | Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 16–20 h | Mercatorhalle, CityPalais, Landfermannstr. 6, 47051 …

Panel discussion | Wednesday, December 11, 2019, 16–20 h | Mercatorhalle, CityPalais, Landfermannstr. 6, 47051 Duisburg
New Silk Road, New World Order? Regional and Global Dynamics of China’s Connectivity Initiative

China’s investment along the New Silk Road corridors has refueled old and new threat perceptions. Neorealist scholars predict a substitution of the liberal international order by a “Chinese” model of development. This debate, however, is often based on a rather superficial reading and a general misunderstanding of the drivers and triggers of China’s BRI. Bringing together leading international scholars from the fields of economics and political science, the workshop will assess the invisible dimensions of China’s BRI by opening the black box of China’s political and economic domestic system settings. It will pay special attention to the perspectives on China’s BRI from Eastern and Central Europe and also discuss potential challenges as well as cooperation opportunities for Europe in the next decades to come.

Panel 1: Geostrategic Assessment of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Panel 2: Economic Assessment: Winners and Losers of the ‘New Silk Road’

Registration is required:
Confucius Institute Metropolis Ruhr
Ms. Sandra Urban
0203 306-3131
konfuzius-institut@uni-due.de

Contact:
Institute of East Asian Studies IN-EAST
Helmut Demes
0203 37-94191
helmut.demes@uni-due.de

Co-organized by Institute of East Asian Studies IN-EAST and Confucius Institute Metropolis Ruhr

Download of the Program leaflet:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/program_bri_forum.pdf
11.12.2019 - 20:09:12

Research Forum Guest Lecture by Joanna Ciesielska-Klikowska

Cooperation between China and the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe with the 16+1 Initiative (17+1) | Wed, Dec. …

Cooperation between China and the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe with the 16+1 Initiative (17+1) | Wed, Dec. 11, 2019, 10–11.30 h | SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg
Joanna Ciesielska-Klikowska is Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Lodz
11.12.2019 - 18:47:12

Labor Migration Workshop at IN-EAST

New Directions in Labor Migration in Europe and the Asia-Pacific | Wed, Dec. 11, 2019, 9.00 am | Rotonda, Building …

New Directions in Labor Migration in Europe and the Asia-Pacific | Wed, Dec. 11, 2019, 9.00 am | Rotonda, Building LF 310, Campus Duisburg
Workshop organized by Karen Shire and Aimi Muranaka, in cooperation with Gracia Liu-Farrer (Waseda University) and Hirohisa Takenoshita (Keio University)

Funded by German Research Foundation (DFG), Grant SH 82-8-1 for Preparing International Cooperation in the Development of an inter-regional comparative Perspective on Labor Markets and Labor Migration in Japan and Germany

Download of the program leaflet:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/program_labor_migration_2019_web.pdf

Photo: Daniel Traub (Detail)
09.12.2019 - 22:44:12

AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture Series

Marc R. Mullins: Neo-Nationalism, Japanese Religions, and Restorationist Politics in Contemporary Japan | Mon, Dec. …

Marc R. Mullins: Neo-Nationalism, Japanese Religions, and Restorationist Politics in Contemporary Japan | Mon, Dec. 9, 2019, 4.15–5.45 pm | Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg
Abstract
Over the past half-century, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Association of Shinto Shrines (Jinja Honcho) have been engaged in collaborative efforts to “recover” or “restore” what was destroyed by the process of imperialist secularization during the Allied Occupation of Japan. Since the disaster years (1995/2011), the religio-political coalition has grown to include the Japan Conference (Nippon Kaigi), established in 1997, which has mobilized a broader base of support from other organized religions, including established Buddhist institutions and various New Religions. Over the past two decades, LDP Diet members and prime ministers have increased their support for their shared political agenda, including legislation to restore patriotic education, promotion of Yasukuni Shrine, and constitutional revision. Both religious and secular groups have emerged in opposition to these neonationalistic initiatives in an attempt to preserve the postwar gains in democratic institutions and prevent the erosion of individual rights.

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Mark R. Mullins is Professor of Japanese Studies & Religious Studies, and Director of the Japan Studies Centre, University of Auckland. Prior to this appointment, he taught in Japan for twenty-seven years at Shikoku Gakuin University, Meiji Gakuin University, and Sophia University. He is the author and co-editor of a number of works including Religion and Society in Modern Japan (1993), Christianity Made in Japan: A Study of Indigenous Movements (1998), Religion and Social Crisis in Japan (2001), and Disasters and Social Crisis in Contemporary Japan (2016).

Please register with kerstin.lukner@area-ruhr.de by 6 December.
04.12.2019 - 22:56:12

AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture Series

Momoyo Hüstebeck: Deliberative Democracy in Japan against the Backdrop of Democratic Challenges | Dec. 4, 2019, 4–6 …

Momoyo Hüstebeck: Deliberative Democracy in Japan against the Backdrop of Democratic Challenges | Dec. 4, 2019, 4–6 pm | Campus Ruhr University, Building UNI 134, Room 2.06
Abstract
Like other representative democracies, Japan has been facing a partial crisis of its political system. Democratic challenges have eroded democratic norms such as equality, representation, political accountability and legitimacy. The voter-turnouts for the last Lower House elections, for instance, have been at a record low. They express the decreasing trust in the political elites and the political abstinence of major parts of the society. To counteract the partial crisis of democracy, Japanese national and local governments have implemented new instruments of citizen participation, especially deliberations.
Deliberations are here defined as top-down implemented participatory forums where randomly selected citizens discuss among each other given political topics. After exchanging their arguments and forming their opinions, the participants submit their recommendations for a policy to the government.
This talk aims at scrutinizing the impact of deliberative policy-making processes on the quality of Japanese representative democracy. Therefore, theoretical concepts which deal with the quality of democracy and with deliberations (Diamond and Morlino 2005; Smith 2009) are applied. Two deliberative methods, namely mini-publics and a deliberative poll, serve as cases for evaluating qualitatively the democratic impact. Local mini-publics (shimin tôgikai) have been the most frequently implemented deliberative method in Japan. Randomly selected citizens are asked to develop recommendations for a local city planning. The first deliberative poll (tôrongata yoronchôsa) at the national level was held in Japan in 2012 under the impression of 3/11. A random sample of 285 citizens deliberated national energy strategies until the year 2030. By evaluating these cases conceptually, the presentation highlights the merits and the challenges of improving the quality of a representative democracy.

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Momoyo Hüstebeck is a postdoctoral research fellow at the IN-EAST (University of Duisburg-Essen) and the principal investigator for the BMBF-funded research project over the impact of deliberations on Japanese and German democracies. Her current research project combines theories of deliberative and participatory democracy with qualitative empirical case studies of implementing deliberations for understanding their effects on democratic challenges. Her previous research has focused on decentralization, local governments, citizen participation, state-citizen relationships, democratic innovations and political representation of women with an area focus on Japan, Germany and South Korea.
04.12.2019 - 10:03:12

IN-EAST Research Forum Lecture by Yuan Li

The Implications of the New Silk Road Railways on Local Development | Wed, Dec 4, 2019, 10–11.30 h | SG 183, …

The Implications of the New Silk Road Railways on Local Development | Wed, Dec 4, 2019, 10–11.30 h | SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg
Yuan Li is Acting Professor of Business and Economic Studies of East Asia at the IN-EAST
28.11.2019 - 15:54:11

Lecture by Ningjing Ge at University of Macau

Why does Corruption Appear to be “Unavoidable”? – Tacit Rationality and the Reinforcement of Informal Institutions …

Why does Corruption Appear to be “Unavoidable”? – Tacit Rationality and the Reinforcement of Informal Institutions in China. | Nov. 28, 2019, 10.30–12 h | Room E21B-G002
Abstract
This study aims at disentangling an empirical puzzle that confronts many places where corruption is pervasive and routinised: Why does corruption – especially those in transaction forms – appear to be “unavoidable”? Building upon my research on China case, I argue that when corruption becomes an expected action that goes beyond individual choice, “unavoidable” does not signify legally-identified corruption per se, but a series of informal institutions which do not exclude corruption. Therefore, the crux of understanding why people consciously break or bypass formal institutions and participate in corrupt practices is to explain why certain informal patterns of behaviour that follow a similar operative logic with corruption constantly get reinforced while formally-coded rules appear to be merely
nominal. Ultimately, behind the empirical puzzle of “unavoidable” corruption lies the theoretical inquiry that what determines the effectiveness of an institution, which entails a frame that can link the analysis of individual decision-making process to the large social contextual structure.

Ningjing Ge is doctoral fellow at IN-EAST (DFG Research Training Group 1613 Risk and East Asia). She gained BA in Public Administration and Law at Tianjin University of Finance and Economics in 2010, and MA in Public Administration at University of Macau in 2013. Her current research focus lies on corruption in China and critical discourse analysis.
18.11.2019 - 17:53:11

Travelling Conferences on Urban Transformations in Industrial Regions

The first two Travelling Conferences will be held at Osaka City University, Nov. 18–19, and at University of Ulsan, Nov. …

The first two Travelling Conferences will be held at Osaka City University, Nov. 18–19, and at University of Ulsan, Nov. 21–22, 2019
Participants of the IN-EAST are Katharina Borgmann and Markus Taube.

More information:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/school/travelling_conferences.php
14.11.2019 - 10:55:11

Thomas Heberer at IN-EAST Lecture Series

Weapons of the Rich: Strategic Behavior and Collective Action of Private Entrepreneurs in China | Thu, Nov 14, 2019, …

Weapons of the Rich: Strategic Behavior and Collective Action of Private Entrepreneurs in China | Thu, Nov 14, 2019, 16–18 h | SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg
Second lecture of Thomas Heberer’s Lecture Series Theory-based Research and Fieldwork. Social Actors, Strategic Behavior, and the Logic of the Chinese Party State.

Prof. Heberer has been involved with China in academic and professional capacity the past 30 years and he has, during this time, accumulated a wealth of research experience. In five individual lectures during the winter term 2019/20, he will share his profound knowledge about research on and fieldwork in China with the audience.
The session topics cover a number of different pressing issues faced by China and the world and they focus on fieldwork methods employed and research results gained by Prof. Heberer throughout his work. We expect that all participants will profit greatly from his expertise in empirically grounded and theory-driven research and hope for a fruitful exchange of ideas in the discussion part of each session.
13.11.2019 - 10:51:11

Research Forum Lecture by Guanghua Wan

Inequality and Domestic Consumption in China: A Puzzle and an Explanation | Wed, Nov 13, 2019, 17.30–19 h | Room …

Inequality and Domestic Consumption in China: A Puzzle and an Explanation | Wed, Nov 13, 2019, 17.30–19 h | Room LB 338, Lotharstraße, Duisburg
Guanghua Wan is Professor at the School of Economics, Fudan University, and Dean at the Institute of World Economy of Fudan University, Shanghai.

This Guest Lecture is a joint IN-EAST and MSM event.
13.11.2019 - 10:46:11

Guest Lecture by Christoph Pollmann

Strategic Partnerships Using the Example of Germany and Korea – a Possible Model or an Illusion? | Wed, Nov 13, 2019, …

Strategic Partnerships Using the Example of Germany and Korea – a Possible Model or an Illusion? | Wed, Nov 13, 2019, 16–18 h | Room LE 736, Forsthausweg
Contemporary Issues of Korea

Christoph Pollmann is Korea Representative, University of Applied Sciences of SMEs (FHM) Bielefeld

Contact:
IN-EAST / Chair of East Asian Economic Studies, Japan and Korea
diana.schueler@uni-due.de
06.11.2019 - 23:57:11

AREA Ruhr Workshop Leadership

Rhetoric and Evidence of Leadership Aspirations in East Asia | Wed, Nov. 6, 2019, 11–17 h | SG 183, Geibelstr. …

Rhetoric and Evidence of Leadership Aspirations in East Asia | Wed, Nov. 6, 2019, 11–17 h | SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg
06.11.2019 - 15:31:11

Research Forum Guest Lecture by Jens Wrona

Trade and Market Integration in Japan | Wed, November 6, 2019, 9–10.30 h | SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg
Jens …

Trade and Market Integration in Japan | Wed, November 6, 2019, 9–10.30 h | SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg
Jens Wrona is Junior Professor for New Economic Geography – East Asia at the IN-EAST (since winter term 2019/20)
06.11.2019 - 15:30:11

China Migrant – Fotoausstellung von Daniel Traub

China Migrant – Fotografien und Kurzfilme von Daniel Traub. Eröffnung: Mittwoch, 6. Nov. 2019, 18 Uhr im Gebäude LE, …

China Migrant – Fotografien und Kurzfilme von Daniel Traub. Eröffnung: Mittwoch, 6. Nov. 2019, 18 Uhr im Gebäude LE, 7. Stock, der Künstler ist anwesend
Geöffnet: Mo–Fr, 9–17 Uhr, Eintritt frei
Laufzeit der Ausstellung bis März 2020

Die Ausstellung dokumentiert die gesellschaftlichen, ökonomischen und kulturellen Veränderungen und Umbrüche, die seit Beginn der Öffnungs- und Reformpolitik in der Volksrepublik China durch Arbeitsmigration sichtbar geworden sind. Im Mittelpunkt steht das dokumentarische Werk des chinesisch-amerikanischen Fotografen und Filmemachers Daniel Traub, der die Lebensbedingungen von Arbeitsmigrant_innen in China über einen Zeitraum von zwei Jahrzehnten mit seiner Kamera eingefangen hat. Die Ausstellung versammelt Werke aus einzelnen Fotoserien und Dokumentarfilmprojekten des Künstlers, um eine facettenreiche Gesamtschau auf interne und externe Migration in China zu bieten.
Porträt-, Stadt- und Land(schafts)aufnahmen aus der Fotoserie China Migrant (2005–2007) beleuchten vielfältige Aspekte der Binnenmigration von Wanderarbeiter_innen innerhalb Chinas, darunter die Situation in den ostchinesischen Küstenstädten sowie in den Rand- und Übergangszonen zwischen ländlichem und städtischem Raum. In Kombination mit eigenen Kurzfilmen des Künstlers dokumentiert das kollaborative Fotoprojekt Little North Road (2009–2014) die afrikanische Arbeitsmigration in der aufstrebenden Wirtschaftsmetropole Guangzhou: Es zeigt von chinesischen Tourismusfotograf_innen als Wanderarbeiter_innen aufgenommene Porträts afrikanischer Arbeitsmigrant_innen (einschließlich Berufs- und Privatreisender) und präsentiert damit eine Art Passagenwerk zwischen Binnenmigration und externer Migration. Der Kurzfilm Phoenix: Xu Bing (2013) nähert sich dem Thema von einer künstlerisch-kritischen Perspektive, er setzt der ökonomischen Ausbeutung wandernder Bauarbeiter_innen ein symbolisches Mahnmal.
Ziel der Ausstellung ist es, anhand des foto- und filmdokumentarischen Werkes des Künstlers Daniel Traub ein umfassendes Bild von Migrationsprozessen in der chinesischen Gesellschaft zu vermitteln.

Ausstellungskonzeption:
Birgit Mersmann (Kunstgeschichte, Universität Duisburg-Essen) und Michaela Pelican (Ethnologie, Universität zu Köln) in Zusammenarbeit mit Daniel Traub

Das Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften begleitet die Ausstellung mit wissenschaftlichen Veranstaltungen zu Migration in Ostasien.

Die Ausstellung wird gefördert durch
- IN-EAST
- Fakultät für Geisteswissenschaften
- Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr
- InZentIM Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Integrations- und Migrationsforschung

Download Einladungsflyer:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/about/exhibitions/ausstellung_china_migrants_flyer.pdf
31.10.2019 - 23:59:10

Thomas Heberer at IN-EAST Lecture Series

China as a Developmental State. The Functionality and Logic of the Chinese Party State | October 31, 2019, 16–18 …

China as a Developmental State. The Functionality and Logic of the Chinese Party State | October 31, 2019, 16–18 h | SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg
First lecture of Thomas Heberer’s Lecture Series Theory-based Research and Fieldwork. Social Actors, Strategic Behavior, and the Logic of the Chinese Party State.

Prof. Heberer has been involved with China in academic and professional capacity the past 30 years and he has, during this time, accumulated a wealth of research experience. In five individual lectures during the winter term 2019/20, he will share his profound knowledge about research on and fieldwork in China with the audience.
The session topics cover a number of different pressing issues faced by China and the world and they focus on fieldwork methods employed and research results gained by Prof. Heberer throughout his work. We expect that all participants will profit greatly from his expertise in empirically grounded and theory-driven research and hope for a fruitful exchange of ideas in the discussion part of each session.
31.10.2019 - 18:09:10

Lecture Series by Thomas Heberer

Prof. Thomas Heberer is going to hold a lecture series about his China research, starting on October 31, 2019 | Room …

Prof. Thomas Heberer is going to hold a lecture series about his China research, starting on October 31, 2019 | Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41 | 16–18 h
30.10.2019 - 09:19:10

Workshop Brazil and China in Policy Diffusion

organized by IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies / Giulia Romano | Tue/Wed, October 29/30, 2019, 9.30 h | SG 183, …

organized by IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies / Giulia Romano | Tue/Wed, October 29/30, 2019, 9.30 h | SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg
Download of the program:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/program_brazil-china_2019.pdf
29.10.2019 - 10:25:10

Yuan Li at the 2019 Shanghai Global Think Tank Forum

Upon the invitation from Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Yuan Li attended the 2019 Shanghai Global Think Tank Forum, …

Upon the invitation from Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Yuan Li attended the 2019 Shanghai Global Think Tank Forum, Oct 24–25, 2019
Themed The New Opening-up of China and the Innovation of Global Think Tanks, the forum gathered nearly 200 experts from over 70 think tanks including those from Washington, London, Tokyo, and the United Nations. Yuan Li made a presentation at the panel on New Type of Great Power Relationship.
A delegation from the Center for Think Tank Studies at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences visited IN-EAST earlier this year. IN-EAST is also seen as an important think tank in Germany by them.
28.10.2019 - 23:27:10

Travelling Conferences on Urban Transformations in Industrial Regions

The Initial Workshop Travelling Conferences took place at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies, October 22, 2019
Travelling …

The Initial Workshop Travelling Conferences took place at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies, October 22, 2019
Travelling Conferences (TCs) are a format designed to promote and foster international exchange about specific current issues. More specifically, given the significant interest in questions of current urban transformation and comparable challenges in many metropolitan regions around the world (e.g. post-industrial transformation, demographic change, urban strategies of climate change mitigation and adaptation, waterfront development) as well as an interest in the ways in which policies, strategies, blueprints for such transformations are exchanged globally (e.g. research on policy diffusion, policy mobility, travelling concepts), this series of TCs aims to combine a theoretical and conceptual approach along with an empirical section on selected current policies. To accomplish this goal, a number of presentations will be given at each conference, supplemented by panel and round-table discussions.

The thematically and structurally similar events will take place in Osaka, Ulsan, Essen and Cincinnati between October 2019 and September 2020. Representatives of the Ruhr region, the University Alliance Ruhr in Germany, which organize the conference series, will be travelling to all five locations accompanied by members from institutions in the partner regions.
In order to prepare the first conferences, German participants convened for an initial meeting at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies on October 22, 2019.

Participants:
Dr. Katharina Borgmann, Helmut Demes, Prof. Dr. Florian Freitag, Dr. Letizia Imbres, Prof. Dr. Markus Taube, Alexander von Schweinitz, Prof. Dr. Thorsten Wiechmann

Download (pdf) of the Initial Workshop leaflet:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/leaflet_tc_duisburg.pdf
26.10.2019 - 11:00:10

Workshops about Language by Florian Coulmas

Florian Coulmas has organized Workshops for Multilingualism and for Language Policy and Language Planning at Shanghai International …

Florian Coulmas has organized Workshops for Multilingualism and for Language Policy and Language Planning at Shanghai International Studies University, October 26–27, 2019
25.10.2019 - 16:29:10

Zi Wang neues Mitglied der Global Young Faculty

Zi Wang, Postdoc am IN-EAST, wurde zum Mitglied der VI. Kohorte der Global Young Faculty ernannt.
Zusammen mit anderen …

Zi Wang, Postdoc am IN-EAST, wurde zum Mitglied der VI. Kohorte der Global Young Faculty ernannt.
Zusammen mit anderen jungen Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern versuchen sie, Antworten und Lösungsvorschläge für wichtige Zukunftsfragen zu entwickeln.
Mehr Informationen unter:
https://www.uni-due.de/2019-10-17-gemeinsam-viel-erreichen

Zi Wang ist bereits der dritte Postdoc des IN-EAST (nach Timo Heinrich, heute Ass. Prof. Durham University, und Giulia Romano), der zum Mitglied der Global Young Faculty ernannt wurde.
25.10.2019 - 14:21:10

Hello, Good-bye and Welcome Back 2019

Celebrating our Graduates – Welcoming our New Students and Returnees | Fri, October 25, 2019, 18.30 h | Venue: …

Celebrating our Graduates – Welcoming our New Students and Returnees | Fri, October 25, 2019, 18.30 h | Venue: SG 135 (Aula), Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg
At our annual 'Hello, Good-bye and Welcome Back' ceremony, we congratulate our graduates on their achievements, give a warm welcome to our new students and welcome our students back from their year abroad.

Auf unser jährlichen "Hello, Good-bye & Welcome Back"-Feier gratulieren wir den Absolventen der ostasienwissenschaftlichen Studiengänge zu ihrem erfolgreichen Studienabschluss, heißen unsere neuen Studenten willkommen und begrüßen unsere vom Auslandsjahr heimkehrenden BA-Studenten wieder am Institut.
23.10.2019 - 11:14:10

Das IN-EAST beim Deutsch-Koreanischen Forum

Prof. Werner Pascha und MA-Studentin Hannah Grüttgen nahmen am Deutsch-Koreanischen Forum und Juniorforum 2019 in Berlin …

Prof. Werner Pascha und MA-Studentin Hannah Grüttgen nahmen am Deutsch-Koreanischen Forum und Juniorforum 2019 in Berlin teil
Das IN-EAST beim Deutsch-Koreanischen Forum und Juniorforum

Vom 18. bis 22. September 2019 fand in Berlin das Deutsch-Koreanische Forum und das Deutsch-Koreanische Juniorforum statt. Das Forum tagte damit bereits zum 18. Mal, seit 2002, und auch das Juniorforum fand seit 2012 bereits zum 8. Mal statt. Gegründet wurde das DKF als bilaterales Regierungsforum, um gemeinsame Fragen zu diskutieren und Schlussfolgerungen sowie Politikempfehlungen für die deutsche und die südkoreanische Regierung zu entwickeln.
Das IN-EAST war vertreten durch Prof. Dr. Werner Pascha, der bereits seit 2003 regelmäßig am DKF teilnimmt, und im Juniorforum durch Hannah Grüttgen, die im Masterstudiengang Contemporary East Asian Studies seit dem Wintersemester 2018/19 mit den Schwerpunkten Politik und Soziologie Koreas und Chinas am IN-EAST studiert. Werner Pascha referierte im diesjährigen DKF zum Thema der Energie- und Klimapolitik in Deutschland, insbesondere zur Frage einer Energiewende, was durch die grundlegenden Entscheidungen des sog. Klimakabinetts just am dritten Tag des Forums besonders aktuell war. Hannah Grüttgen wurde die besondere Ehre zuteil, gemeinsam mit einem Vertreter der koreanischen Studierenden die Überlegungen des Jugendforums vor dem „Senior“-Forum vortragen zu dürfen. Im Anschluss finden sich ihre Eindrücke von der Veranstaltung.

Das 8. Deutsch-Koreanische Juniorforum – Ein Erfahrungsbericht
Von Hannah Grüttgen

Um das Vorhaben einer Vertiefung der bilateralen Zusammenarbeit zwischen Deutschland und Korea auch bei der jungen Generation zu verwirklichen, findet seit 2012 parallel zum Seniorforum auch das Deutsch-Koreanische Juniorforum statt. Hierbei haben junge Arbeitnehmer, Auszubildende sowie Studenten beider Länder die Möglichkeit, sich miteinander über relevante Themen auszutauschen und ebenfalls Politikempfehlungen an die Regierungen Deutschlands und Koreas zu erarbeiten.
In diesem Jahr fand vor Beginn des Juniorforums auch ein Einführungskurs in Form eines einwöchigen politischen Bildungsprogramms statt, an dem Koreaner wie Deutsche gemeinsam teilnahmen. Dabei standen neben einem Gespräch mit der Deutsch-Koreanischen Parlamentariergruppe auch ein Treffen mit Staatsminister Hendrik Hoppenstedt im Bundeskanzleramt sowie ein Besuch des Auswärtigen Amtes und der Erinnerungsstätte Berliner Mauer an. Schon während des einführenden Programms wurden zahlreiche Fragen gestellt, und die Teilnehmer setzten sich besonders mit dem Thema der deutschen Wiedervereinigung auseinander.
Während des Forums erarbeiteten die Teilnehmer des Juniorforums in fünf Gruppen Politikempfehlungen zu den Themen 1) Digitalisierung und künstliche Intelligenz, 2) Energiepolitik und Klimakrise, 3) Frieden und Wohlstand auf der koreanischen Halbinsel, 4) politische Erinnerung und Vergangenheitsbewältigung und 5) soziale Chancengleichheit. Als Teilnehmerin der Gruppe 3 kann ich sagen, dass über die gesamte Tagungszeit alle Gruppenmitglieder sogar noch in den Pausen und am Abend nach der Hauptarbeitsphase höchst engagiert und angeregt miteinander diskutierten. Dabei war es überaus interessant, die Meinungen der koreanischen Teilnehmer zum Thema Wiedervereinigung und Nordkorea zu erfahren. Auch war es schön zu sehen, wie sehr sich die Teilnehmer unserer Gruppe auf das Thema vorbereitet hatten, wodurch ein konstruktives Arbeiten ermöglicht wurde.
Über die Arbeitsphasen hinaus war das Zusammentreffen und der Austausch mit den Teilnehmern des Seniorforums eine gute Gelegenheit, sich zu vernetzen. Die Möglichkeit der Präsentation unserer erarbeiteten Ergebnisse vor den Fachleuten war ein abschließendes Highlight einer sehr spannenden und lehrreichen Zeit. Die vollzogene Gründung eines Alumninetzwerks wird uns weiterhin die Möglichkeit geben, neu geschlossene Freundschaften zu vertiefen und sich weiter zu vernetzen.
Wer mehr detaillierte Berichte über das Deutsch-Koreanische Juniorforum, die Arbeitsprozesse innerhalb der Gruppen sowie die erarbeiteten Politikempfehlungen erfahren möchte, der findet all diese Informationen auf der offiziellen Website des Forums:
http://www.dekrforum.de/de/junior-forum/.
23.10.2019 - 10:30:10

Research Forum: Lecture by Chie Iguchi

The IN-EAST research forum invites Prof. Chie Iguchi (Keio University, Japan | University of Reading, UK) to give a lecture …

The IN-EAST research forum invites Prof. Chie Iguchi (Keio University, Japan | University of Reading, UK) to give a lecture on "Foreign Market Entry Strategies of MNEs in East and South East Asian countries. | October 23, 2019 | 10.00 - 11.30 am | Venue: SG 183
07.10.2019 - 16:32:10

Orientation Weeks for new MA students

The IN-EAST welcomes a new generation of MA students in the study programs of CEAS, MEAS and MEAS + 1. Orientation Weeks: …

The IN-EAST welcomes a new generation of MA students in the study programs of CEAS, MEAS and MEAS + 1. Orientation Weeks: 7.10.–18.10.2019
The Orientation Weeks are designed to ensure that all students have a smooth start into their studies and are able to familiarize themselves with the IN-EAST and the university.
All IN-EAST language classes start on Oct. 14th, while IN-EAST content classes start on Oct. 21th.

Download Orientation Weeks Timetable:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/programs_meas_students/ma_orientation_week_2019.pdf

Ansprechpartner/Contact:
Ms. Melanie Kogler
maceas@in-east.de
02.10.2019 - 10:22:10

Thomas Heberer speaks at Peking University

Thomas Heberer, “Distinguished Guest Professor” at Peking University (September/Oktober 2019) speaks at the Opening Ceremony …

Thomas Heberer, “Distinguished Guest Professor” at Peking University (September/Oktober 2019) speaks at the Opening Ceremony celebrating the 120th Anniversary of the Founding of Political Science at Peking University (September 27, 2019)

Download Speech (in Chinese):
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/beida-festrede_2019.pdf
01.10.2019 - 17:43:10

CfP: Neue Seidenstraße Thema beim AK SOAS OAS

Arbeitskreis Südostasien und AK Ostasien in der DGfG – Jahrestagung in Duisburg | 19.–21. Juni 2020 | UDE, …

Arbeitskreis Südostasien und AK Ostasien in der DGfG – Jahrestagung in Duisburg | 19.–21. Juni 2020 | UDE, Campus Duisburg | Vortragsangebote bis 1. Okt. 2019
30.09.2019 - 18:40:09

Thomas Heberer Gastprofessor an Peking-Universität

Gastprofessur an der School of Government and the Research Center for Chinese Politics
Vorlesungen zu Themen wie Strategisches …

Gastprofessur an der School of Government and the Research Center for Chinese Politics
Vorlesungen zu Themen wie Strategisches Verhalten chinesischer Privatunternehmer; Politische Repräsentation in autoritären System; Chinas „Developmental State“ und die Logik staatlichen Handelns; Feldforschung: Theorien und Methode.
17.09.2019 - 09:00:09

DIJ-Symposium on "The Politics of Migration in Japan"

Date: Tuesday, 17 September, 2019 | Venue: German Institute for Japanese Studies, Tokyo | Co-organizied by Axel Klein (IN-EAST) …

Date: Tuesday, 17 September, 2019 | Venue: German Institute for Japanese Studies, Tokyo | Co-organizied by Axel Klein (IN-EAST) and Daniel Kremers (DIJ) | Registration is mandatory
02.09.2019 - 12:50:09

CfP Conference coorganized by Yuan Li

4th Intern’l Conference of the Political Economy of Democracy and Dictatorship | Conference at University of Münster | Feb …

4th Intern’l Conference of the Political Economy of Democracy and Dictatorship | Conference at University of Münster | Feb 27–29, 2020 | Abstracts until Sep 2, 2019
24.07.2019 - 08:23:07

East Asia Forum: Economic (Dis)integration

Yuan Li for the IN-EAST co-organized a joint workshop with University of Westminster and FernUniversität Hagen in London …

Yuan Li for the IN-EAST co-organized a joint workshop with University of Westminster and FernUniversität Hagen in London on June 14, 2019
Professor Kerry Brown, King’s College, University of London, gave a keynote:
The World According to Xi Jinping: China’s Road to Its Centennial Goals and why They Matter to the Rest of the World.

Link to the keynote video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTVxxNxSMig
19.07.2019 - 10:45:07

AREA Ruhr Workshop System Competition

System Competition in East Asia | Workshop at Ruhr University Bochum, Mensa, Bistroebene, Room II | Fri, July …

System Competition in East Asia | Workshop at Ruhr University Bochum, Mensa, Bistroebene, Room II | Fri, July 19, 2019, 9.00 h
All students and researchers are welcome to participate.
If you would like to join us, please register with christine.moll-murata@rub.de

pdf-download for more information and the workshop schedule:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/area_workshop_2019-07_system_competition.pdf
10.07.2019 - 15:13:07

Shusenjo – Documentary Film about Comfort Women

Film presentation at IN-EAST and discussion with director Miki Dezaki | Wed, July 10, 2019, 18.30 h | LX Kleiner …

Film presentation at IN-EAST and discussion with director Miki Dezaki | Wed, July 10, 2019, 18.30 h | LX Kleiner Hörsaal, Lotharstr. 57, Duisburg
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqPYmfJpdXA
Website: https://www.shusenjo.com/

Veranstalter:
Institute of East Asian Studies IN-EAST
Axel Klein
10.07.2019 - 14:08:07

Research Forum Lecture by Thomas Heberer

Connective Representation in the Cyberspace: The Case of Chinese Entrepreneurs | Wed, July 10, 2019, 10–12 h | SG …

Connective Representation in the Cyberspace: The Case of Chinese Entrepreneurs | Wed, July 10, 2019, 10–12 h | SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg
Thomas Heberer is Senior Professor for Politics and Society / China at the Institute of East Asian Studies (IN-EAST) at the University of Duisburg-Essen

Lecture of the IN-EAST Research Forum lecture series.
The Research Forum starts sharply at the time given, without academic quarter (s.t.).
10.07.2019 - 11:13:07

Giulia Romano mit Best Paper Award ausgezeichnet

Dr. Giulia Romano wurde für ihr auf der ACPS (Association of Chinese Political Studies) Annual Conference 2019 in Hangzhou …

Dr. Giulia Romano wurde für ihr auf der ACPS (Association of Chinese Political Studies) Annual Conference 2019 in Hangzhou vorgestelltes Paper Learning from Abroad and Reforming Urban Renewal: An Assessment Based on the Case of Yangzhou mit dem Best Paper Award ausgezeichnet
Aus der Stellungnahme der ACPS:
Dr Romano’s contribution Learning from Abroad and Reforming Urban Renewal … makes a very important contribution to the field of research on governance innovation and policy learning in China. The paper is empirically rich and based on an innovative framework of analysis which opens new perspectives on recent developments of state-society interactions in China.
09.07.2019 - 15:06:07

AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture Series

Detlef Nolte: Overlapping Regionalism and the Venezuelan Crisis | Tue, July 9, 2019, 16 h | Campus Duisburg, …

Detlef Nolte: Overlapping Regionalism and the Venezuelan Crisis | Tue, July 9, 2019, 16 h | Campus Duisburg, Geibelstr. 41, SG 183
This lecture will pay attention to China as well!

Detlef Nolte is associated member of GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies, Hamburg.

Interested participants are welcome to attend, but please register in advance with
kerstin.lukner@area-ruhr.de
03.07.2019 - 15:26:07

Vortrag von Thomas Heberer an der Universität Mainz

Internet und Soziales Kreditsystem in China – Überwachungs-, Disziplinierungs- oder Partizipationsinstrumente? – Vortrag …

Internet und Soziales Kreditsystem in China – Überwachungs-, Disziplinierungs- oder Partizipationsinstrumente? – Vortrag an der Universität Mainz
Ringvorlesung Die Welt im Wandel – Konzepte, Herausforderungen und Lösungen
03.07.2019 - 14:02:07

Research Forum Guest Lecture by Jens Wrona

Trade and Market Integration in Japan | Wed, July 3, 2019, 10–12 h | Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg
Jens …

Trade and Market Integration in Japan | Wed, July 3, 2019, 10–12 h | Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg
Jens Wrona is Junior Professor for International Economics at University of Düsseldorf.

Lecture of the IN-EAST Research Forum lecture series.
The Research Forum starts sharply at the time given, without academic quarter (s.t.).
22.06.2019 - 11:45:06

Koreanisch-Redewettbewerb 2019 an der UDE

Über Menschen und Nudelsuppen, Buddhismus und Popkultur, Forschung und Poesie – Am 22. Juni 2019 fand der 3. Koreanisch-Redewettbewerb …

Über Menschen und Nudelsuppen, Buddhismus und Popkultur, Forschung und Poesie – Am 22. Juni 2019 fand der 3. Koreanisch-Redewettbewerb für Studierende in Deutschland statt.
In Anwesenheit von Generalkonsul Dooyoung Lee im Gerhard-Mercator-Haus präsentierten 23 Studierende aus ganz Deutschland ihre Reden zum Thema "Mein Korea". Auf Koreanisch berichteten die Teilnehmer über ihre ganz persönliche Begegnung mit Land, Leuten, Sprache, Kultur und Gesellschaft. Unter den durchweg spannenden und rhetorisch geschliffenen Vorträgen wählte die Jury als Hauptpreisträgerinnen diesmal gleich zwei Rednerinnen von der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Michaela Poit (1. Preis) mit einem persönlichen Bericht über ihre wissenschaftliche Auseinandersetzung mit der Tongnip-Sinmun und Lorien Kayleigh Göner (2. Preis) mit einer poetischen Verarbeitung ihrer Zuneigung zum Land Korea. Großartig schlug sich auch Louise Krzysko vom IN-EAST der Universität Duisburg-Essen, die in einem frei gehaltenen Vortrag schilderte, wie es ihr gelang, Koreanisch zu meistern und damit einen der Dritten Preise errang. Herzlichen Glückwunsch!
Wie immer, wenn es um Korea geht, durfte es an gutem Essen nicht fehlen und so konnten alle Teilnehmer das großzügig von der Botschaft der Republik Korea, Außenstelle Bonn, gesponserte original koreanische Buffet genießen, um gestärkt den Heimweg wieder anzutreten.
19.06.2019 - 13:55:06

Research Forum Guest Lecture by Feng Xu

Eldercare Workers in Shanghai and Vancouver: An Essential yet Invisible Labour Force in Two Aspiring Global Cities | Wed, …

Eldercare Workers in Shanghai and Vancouver: An Essential yet Invisible Labour Force in Two Aspiring Global Cities | Wed, June 19, 2019, 10–12 h | SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg
Feng Xu is Associate Professor for Political Science at University of Victoria, Canada

Lecture of the IN-EAST Research Forum lecture series. The Research Forum starts sharply at the time given, without academic quarter (s.t.).
18.06.2019 - 02:00:06

AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture Series

Martin de Jong: Urban and Infrastructure Development in China in an International Perspective | Tue, June 18, 2019, …

Martin de Jong: Urban and Infrastructure Development in China in an International Perspective | Tue, June 18, 2019, 2–4 pm | Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg
Martin de Jong is Professor at Delft University, Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management. He has specialized in urban and infrastructure development in China, with special strength in transport infrastructures and eco city / low-carbon city development.
14.06.2019 - 12:14:06

Festveranstaltung 25 Jahre IN-EAST

Das IN-EAST feiert sein 25-jähriges Jubiläum mit einem Festakt. Festvortrag: Christian Wulff, Bundespräsident a.D. | Fr, …

Das IN-EAST feiert sein 25-jähriges Jubiläum mit einem Festakt. Festvortrag: Christian Wulff, Bundespräsident a.D. | Fr, 14.6.2019, 17 Uhr | Lehmbruck-Museum, Duisburg
14.06.2019 - 12:09:06

23. Duisburger Ostasientag 2019

Das IN-EAST lädt ein zum 23. Duisburger Ostasientag, Thema: Eine neue Industriepolitik? Japan, China, Deutschland | Fr, …

Das IN-EAST lädt ein zum 23. Duisburger Ostasientag, Thema: Eine neue Industriepolitik? Japan, China, Deutschland | Fr, 14.6.2019, 15 Uhr | Lehmbruck-Museum, Duisburg
14.06.2019 - 03:57:06

IN-EAST Research Forum, Summer Term 2019

The Lectures take place at IN-EAST, Geibelstraße 41, Room SG 183, Campus Duisburg, usually on Wednesday, 10–12 h. All …

The Lectures take place at IN-EAST, Geibelstraße 41, Room SG 183, Campus Duisburg, usually on Wednesday, 10–12 h. All students and colleagues are welcome.

The Research Forum starts sharply at the time given, without academic quarter (s.t.).
14.06.2019 - 00:10:06

Call for Papers – East Asia Forum 2019

Jointly organized by IN-EAST, FernUniversität Hagen, and University of Westminster | June 14, 2019 | Westminster …

Jointly organized by IN-EAST, FernUniversität Hagen, and University of Westminster | June 14, 2019 | Westminster Business School, London
12.06.2019 - 16:44:06

AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture Series

Jörn Dosch: Is Asia still Unique? The Continent’s Relevance for Theory-building in Social Sciences | Wed, June 12, …

Jörn Dosch: Is Asia still Unique? The Continent’s Relevance for Theory-building in Social Sciences | Wed, June 12, 2019, 4–6 pm | Campus Duisburg, Geibelstr. 41, SG 183
Jörn Dosch is Professor for International Politics and Developemt Cooperation at the University of Rostock. His research focus is on East and South East Asia

Abstract
For the past three decades Asia has been one of the most important empirical hunting grounds for theory-building in political science, international relations, political economy and development studies. The “developmental state”, modernisation theory, the concept of collective social orders (“Asian Values”), the idea of illiberal or defect democracies are key inputs to the discourse on nationalism and nation-building, and the notion of soft regionalism all originated against the backdrop of observed phenomena in Asia. But what has happened to these and other Asia-centric approaches in social sciences? Are they still relevant? Or has Asia become a “normal region” that lost its unique and specific relevance as a prime empirical case for academic theorising and the construction of counter-models which challenge Eurocentric worldviews?

Interested participants are welcome to attend, but please register in advance with
kerstin.lukner@area-ruhr.de
12.06.2019 - 13:39:06

Research Forum Guest Lecture by Xueguang Zhou

The Chinese Bureaucracy in Three Lenses: Weberian, Confucian, and Marchian | Wed, June 12, 2019, 10–12 h | Room …

The Chinese Bureaucracy in Three Lenses: Weberian, Confucian, and Marchian | Wed, June 12, 2019, 10–12 h | Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg
Abstract
The Chinese bureaucracy – with its long history and distinct characteristics – is arguably one salient legacy of the Chinese civilization. In recent decades, it has provided the organizational basis for the leading role of the Chinese state in China’s economic growth and institutional transformation. The Chinese bureaucracy also shows intriguing dualism between high responsiveness and strong inertia and between formal authority and informal institutions. I explore these distinctive features of the Chinese bureaucracy from three lenses: Weber’s comparative-historical approach helps locate the Chinese bureaucracy in a distinct mode of domination; the Confucian lens identifies the cultural sources of bureaucratic behaviors; and James G. March’s image of organized anarchy sheds light on a set of mechanisms that shape the role of the bureaucracy in China’s political dynamics.

Xueguang Zhou is Kwoh-Ting Li Professor in Economic Development, a professor of sociology and a senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University. His research examines the institutional logic of governance and the rise of the bureaucratic state in China. He is preparing a book manuscript The Institutional Logic of Governance in China: An Organizational Approach that summarizes his decade-long research project on this topic.

Lecture of the IN-EAST Research Forum lecture series. The Research Forum starts sharply at the time given, without academic quarter (s.t.).
06.06.2019 - 11:50:06

Political Representation in Digitalizing China and Russia

Evaluation Workshop held by Anna Shpakovskaya |  Thursday, June 6, 2019, 9.30–13.00 h  |  Room SG 183, Geibelstr. …

Evaluation Workshop held by Anna Shpakovskaya |  Thursday, June 6, 2019, 9.30–13.00 h  |  Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Campus Duisburg
This workshop will bring together experts on the Chinese and Russian politics and digitalization. The main purpose of this workshop is to discuss and evaluate the theme, structure, theoretical and methodological approaches of Anna’s individual research project proposal.

Structure:

09:30  Welcome and brief introduction of the project
09:40–10:30  Political Representation in Digitalizing China and Russia – Anna Shpakovskaya
10:30–11:45  Comments by invited experts: Christian Göbel, Leonid Kozlov, Liu Jun, Olga Dovbysh. Further Q&A from participants
11:45–12:10  Coffee break
12:10–13:00  Group discussion and closing remarks

Please register by sending an E-mail to Anna Shpakovskaya: anna.shpakovskaya@uni-due.de

Link to DFG-funded Project (New) Political Representative Claims: A Global View: Germany, France, China, Brazil, India Compared:
https://representativeclaims.wordpress.com/
29.05.2019 - 17:07:05

MA Student Breakfast

The IN-EAST coordination unit is organizing a MA student breakfast | Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 9–11 am | Room …

The IN-EAST coordination unit is organizing a MA student breakfast | Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 9–11 am | Room SG 183, Geibelstraße 41, Duisburg …
… an opportunity for MA students of different cohorts, academic staff members and professors to get to know each other and mingle. We believe this is a great chance to foster the internal network between students and researchers and strengthen social and academic ties throughout IN-EAST.

Even if you cannot join us for the whole time, please consider to stop by shortly to say hi!

We will provide coffee and tea and would like to ask you to bring whatever breakfast or snacks you want to eat/have left over at home/etc (bread, fruits, cookies, juice …). Please refrain from bringing anything with powdered sugar – it is terribly hard to clean from the carpet.

If you would like to stop by, please let us know by sending a short email to maceas@in-east.de until Monday, May 27, so we can plan how much coffee and tea we need to prepare.

Melanie Kogler
Coordinator
29.05.2019 - 15:43:05

IN-EAST-Fachschaft beim UDE-Sommerfest 2019

Die IN-EAST-Fachschaft organisierte den Länderstand Japan-Korea beim diesjährigen UDE-Sommerfest am 21. Mai 2019, Campus …

Die IN-EAST-Fachschaft organisierte den Länderstand Japan-Korea beim diesjährigen UDE-Sommerfest am 21. Mai 2019, Campus Duisburg
Mit viel Liebe fürs Detail, selbstgebastelter Deko und vielfältigen Spielen und Aktionen wurden die Standbesucher unterhalten und informiert.

Bildnachweis: UDE / http://www.eventfotograf.in

Alle Sommerfest-Fotos im UDE-Bildarchiv:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/127786872[at]N08/47942274428/in/album-72157708782289898/
(Bitte [at] durch @ ersetzen!)
28.05.2019 - 16:28:05

AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture Series

Mark Pendleton: Gender, Sexuality and Historical Memory in Transnational Northeast Asia | Tue, May 28, 2019, 3–5 …

Mark Pendleton: Gender, Sexuality and Historical Memory in Transnational Northeast Asia | Tue, May 28, 2019, 3–5 pm | Campus Duisburg, Geibelstr. 41, Room SG 183
Mark Pendleton is Lecturer in Japanese Studies at the University of Sheffield

Interested participants are welcome to attend, but please register in advance with
kerstin.lukner@area-ruhr.de
24.05.2019 - 21:40:05

Work in Japan: Jobs and Internship Opportunities

The IN-EAST is hosting a seminar hold by Connect Job, a Japanese recruitment agency | Fr, May 24, 2019, 2–3 pm | …

The IN-EAST is hosting a seminar hold by Connect Job, a Japanese recruitment agency | Fr, May 24, 2019, 2–3 pm | Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41
The seminar is for all interested BA and MA students.

What is Connect Job, you ask? With a network of 700 universities worldwide, we are supporting young talents form 100+ countries to take challenges overseas. Our HQ is in Japan and we have 10 branches around the world. Our recruitment events have 38,000 participants in 20 countries (2009–2014). There will be also the biggest interview fair in London this coming November, planned and hosted by Connect Job Agent. Every year there are a lot of renowned Japanese big corporations flying into London to recruit both Japanese and non-Japanese students with Japanese language skills, from all over Europe! Connect Job Agent serves as a bridge between students and companies, supporting you all the way through to the final selection stage.

In this seminar, we would like to talk about
- Job market in Japan: Why are Japanese employers actively looking for European Talent?
- What is it like to work for Japanese employers: What are the advantages and disadvantages?
- The current available positions and events
- What is the interview/selection process of Japanese employers?
Followed by a Q&A session.

How to apply:
Please press going on Facebook here
https://www.facebook.com/events/827670190926410/
AND,
Sign up beforehand here:
https://job.connectiu.com/ja/plus/event/20000145/details/
(Here, you need to 'sign up' first, then 'log in' and 'select' your university name on the list below the page, and then 'apply'.)
(Once you have signed up here, you can see and receive all the info on Internship and full-time job recruitment from Japanese companies.)

For any further inquiries, contact us here:
https://support.connectiu.com/hc/en-us/requests/new
23.05.2019 - 16:11:05

Thomas Heberer bei Diskussionsrunde am KI Berlin

A New Chinese Culture Coming Into Being: Confucianism, Marxism, Liberalism? – 23. Mai 2019, Konfuzius-Institut an der FU …

A New Chinese Culture Coming Into Being: Confucianism, Marxism, Liberalism? – 23. Mai 2019, Konfuzius-Institut an der FU Berlin
Vorträge und Diskussionsrunde mit Yu Keping (Peking-Universität), Chen Hongjie (Peking-Universität), Bettina Gransow (Freie Universität Berlin) und Thomas Heberer (Universität Duisburg-Essen) zu aktuellen Tendenzen der wissenschaftlichen Diskussion in und über China zu Bedeutung und Entwicklung von Konfuzianismus, Marxismus und Liberalismus.

YU KEPING ist Universitätsprofessor, Dekan der School of Government und Direktor des Forschungszentrums für Politikwissenschaft an der Peking-Universität.

CHEN HONGJIE ist Universitätsprofessor an der Graduate School of Education, Peking-Universität.

BETTINA GRANSOW ist apl. Professorin am Institut für Sinologie/Chinastudien der FU Berlin.

THOMAS HEBERER ist Seniorprofessor für Politik und Gesellschaft Chinas am Institut für Politikwissenschaft und am Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften der Universität Duisburg-Essen.
22.05.2019 - 13:02:05

Florian Coulmas auf Kolloquium „Roboter in der Pflege“

Cogito ergo sum? Von Kintaro bis Erica. – Vortrag von Florian Coulmas beim Kolloquium „Roboter in der Pflege – wer …

Cogito ergo sum? Von Kintaro bis Erica. – Vortrag von Florian Coulmas beim Kolloquium „Roboter in der Pflege – wer hilft uns, wenn wir hilflos sind?“
23. Berliner Kolloquium der Daimler und Benz Stiftung, Mi, 22. Mai 2019, Karl Storz Besucher- und Schulungszentrum, Scharnhorststr. 3, 10115 Berlin.
Mehr Information: https://www.daimler-benz-stiftung.de/cms/veranstaltungen/berliner-kolloquium/928-roboter-in-der-pflege-wer-hilft-uns-wenn-wir-hilflos-sind.html
22.05.2019 - 09:09:05

China – Partner oder systemischer Rivale?

Diskussionsveranstaltung mit Thomas Heberer und Markus Taube. Gesprächsleitung: Susanne Löhr | Mi, 22.5.2019, 18.30 …

Diskussionsveranstaltung mit Thomas Heberer und Markus Taube. Gesprächsleitung: Susanne Löhr | Mi, 22.5.2019, 18.30 Uhr | Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr, Duisburg
17.05.2019 - 09:29:05

Markus Taube beim IHK-Außenwirtschaftsausschuss

Welche Implikationen hat die Umsetzung der Belt & Road Intiative für die deutsche Wirtschaft? Was sind die Interessen …

Welche Implikationen hat die Umsetzung der Belt & Road Intiative für die deutsche Wirtschaft? Was sind die Interessen der chinesischen Akteure? Wo liegen die Chancen für deutsche Unternehmen? Diese und andere Fragen diskutierte Markus Taube im Rahmen seines Beitrags „China‘s ‚Belt & Road Initiative‘ – Ein Strategiespiel für Fortgeschrittene“ auf der Frühjahrssitzung des IHK-Außenwirtschaftsausschusses in Düsseldorf am 14. Mai 2019.
14.05.2019 - 08:56:05

Vortrag von Thomas Heberer am KI Erfurt

Herausforderungen der westlichen Demokratie durch das politische System Chinas? – Konfuzius-Institut Erfurt und Hochschule …

Herausforderungen der westlichen Demokratie durch das politische System Chinas? – Konfuzius-Institut Erfurt und Hochschule Erfurt
13.05.2019 - 10:23:05

Florian Coulmas delivered keynote

Nationalism, Identity and Language: Global Perspectives – Conference New Nationalisms in the Baltic Sea Region, University …

Nationalism, Identity and Language: Global Perspectives – Conference New Nationalisms in the Baltic Sea Region, University of Greifswald | May 13, 2019
Organized by the Interdisciplinary Centre for Baltic Sea Region Research, IFZO, University of Greifswald
09.05.2019 - 16:21:05

IN-EAST School Final Conference

The Final Conference of the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies takes place at and is co-organized by the Japanese-German …

The Final Conference of the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies takes place at and is co-organized by the Japanese-German Center Berlin (jzdb)
07.05.2019 - 11:20:05

Vortrag von Thomas Heberer an Hochschule Konstanz

Chinas neue Außenpolitik: Auf dem Weg zur Hegemonialmacht? 7. Mai 2019, Hochschule Konstanz HTWG
07.05.2019 - 10:24:05

Deutschland und Japan – eine Partnerschaft in der Praxis

Gastvortrag von Friederike Bosse in der Vorlesung „Einführung in die Wirtschaft Japans und Koreas“ von Werner Pascha | Di, …

Gastvortrag von Friederike Bosse in der Vorlesung „Einführung in die Wirtschaft Japans und Koreas“ von Werner Pascha | Di, 7.5.2019, 16–18 h | Raum LE 104

Dr. Friederike Bosse, Japanologin, seit 30 Jahren beruflich mit Japan befasst, war von 2006 bis 2018 als Generalsekretärin des Japanisch-Deutschen Zentraums Berlin (JDZB) tätig, davor u.a. beim BDI und beim GIGA Institut für Asien-Studien Hamburg.
06.05.2019 - 11:24:05

Vortrag von Thomas Heberer an der Uni Freiburg

Herausforderungen der westlichen Demokratie durch das politische System Chinas? – Vortrag im Rahmen der China 360°-Serie …

Herausforderungen der westlichen Demokratie durch das politische System Chinas? – Vortrag im Rahmen der China 360°-Serie der Uni Freiburg
24.04.2019 - 13:46:04

Guest Lecture by Mori McElwain

What Do Japanese People Want from Their Constitution? | Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 10–12 am | Room SG 183, …

What Do Japanese People Want from Their Constitution? | Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 10–12 am | Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41 (Campus Duisburg)
Debates over constitutional revision in Japan have picked up steam since 2012, when the Liberal Democratic Party returned to power. PM Abe has declared constitutional amendment to be one of his top priorities, but it is not clear whether the public shares his commitment. Newspaper surveys have produced inconsistent results, suggesting the need for a more rigorous analysis of public opinion. Among other things, Prof. Mori McElwain (University of Tokyo) discusses the results of two survey experiments conducted in 2017 and 2018 suggesting that amendment proposals are significantly less popular when described as coming from the LDP.
18.04.2019 - 15:43:04

Fit IN-EAST 2019

Fitness, geistige und körperliche Gesundheit –
dazu wollen wir möglichst viele animieren in der Fastenzeit von Aschermittwoch …

Fitness, geistige und körperliche Gesundheit –
dazu wollen wir möglichst viele animieren in der Fastenzeit von Aschermittwoch bis Ostern

Auftakttreffen: Aschermittwoch, 6. März 2019, 11 Uhr im 7. Stock im breiten Flur.

Die IN-EAST-Himalaya-Treppen-Challenge
Nimm die Treppen statt Fahrstuhl für den Aufstieg in den 6. und 7. Stock. Sieben Etagen = 166 Stufen = 28 Höhenmeter. Unser Ziel ist, zusammen den Mount Everest (8848 m) zu bezwingen, d.h. 316 mal zu Fuß nach oben. Trag jedesmal deinen Beitrag dazu oben in die Strichliste ein.

Vitaminbar: Früchte statt Fritten. Gesünder Essen
In der Küche im 7. Stock stehen Wasser und Früchte für alle. Healthy Brain Food. Iss und trink dich fit, und mach pro Flasche und pro Frucht (je 30 Cent) einen Strich auf der Liste, damit die Einkäufer später etwas Geld zurückbekommen.

Hoch die Arme! Gemeinsame Gymnastik
Mach mit uns jeden Donnerstag von 12.15 bis 12.30 Uhr und jeden Montag von 12.30 bis 12.45 Uhr im 7. Stock Gymnastik für Fitness und Entspannung, statt den ganzen Tag auf dem Stuhl zu sitzen und auf den Bildschirm zu starren. Dazu haben wir den
Pausenexpress vom UDE-Hochschulsport ins IN-EAST bestellt.
https://www.uni-due.de/hochschulsport/pausenexpress

Nimm und gib ab! Weight Donating
Am Beginn und am Ende der Fastenzeit wiegt sich jeder – alle abgenommenen Pfunde werden addiert, und wir spenden 10 € pro Pfund an unseren Alumniverein AlFreDO.

Für ein gesünderes und fitteres Leben! Erfahrungsaustausch
Zwischendurch treffen wir uns jeden Mittwoch um 11 Uhr bei (ungesüßtem) Tee in Raum LE 736.

Abschlussveranstaltung: Gründonnerstag, 18. April 2019, nach der gemeinsamen Gymnastik.

Fitness and Healthy – that’s our goal during the Lent (the traditional fasting period) from “Aschermittwoch” through Easter

Initial Meeting: Aschermittwoch, March 6, 2019, 11 a.m. in the 7th floor.

The IN-EAST Himalaya Stair Challenge
Take the stairs instead of the elevator to 6th and 7th floor. Seven floors = 166 steps = 28 vertical meters. Our joint goal is to conquer the Mount Everest (8848 meters), that means, 316 times by stairs upwards. Each time you do it make a bar in the tally sheet at the end of the stairs.

Vitamin Bar: Eat Fruits, not Fries. Healthy Food
In the kitchen in the 7th floor you will find water bottles and fruits for everybody. Healthy Brain Food. Eat and drink, and make a bar in the tally sheet for each piece or bottle (30 Cent) as a contribution to the buyers.

Raise Your Arms! Joint Gymnastics
Join us every Thursday, 12.15 to 12.30, and every Monday, 12.30 to 12.45 in the 7th floor for gymnastics for fitness and relaxation instead of sitting on the chair and staring on the screen all day long. For this purpose we have ordered the Pausenexpress by UDE Sports department.
https://www.uni-due.de/hochschulsport/pausenexpress

Loose Weight and Give Money! Weight Donating
At the beginning and at the end of the Lent everybody weighs himself – the lost pounds of all of us are added, and we give 10 € per pound to the IN-EAST Alumni Association (AlFreDO)

For a Healthy and Fit Life! Exchange of Experiences
During the Lent we meet every Wednesday at 11 a.m. having (unsweetened) tea in room LE 736.

Final Event
Gründonnerstag, April 18, 2019, after the joint gymnastics.
16.04.2019 - 11:40:04

7. Duisburg-Frankfurt-Workshop: Report

The 7th Duisburg-Frankfurt Workshop on “Institutions in East Asia’s Development” took place on Thursday, 11 April 2019, …

The 7th Duisburg-Frankfurt Workshop on “Institutions in East Asia’s Development” took place on Thursday, 11 April 2019, 2–6 pm, in 47057 Duisburg, Geibelstr. 41, Room SG 183
REPORT from the workshop as pdf-download (in German):
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/bericht_du-f_workshop_2019.pdf

PROGRAM

From 12:00   Lunch, “Panda Snack Bar”, Finkenstraße 25, Duisburg
14:00   Opening
14:10   On the Institutional Quality of the ‘Modern Silk Road’ – Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Öztürk, Visiting Research Fellow, University of Duisburg-Essen
14:50   Anti-Corruption Drive and Corporate Frauds: Evidence from China’s Recent Anti-Corruption Campaign – Na Zou. M.A., Goethe University Frankfurt
15:30   Peer-to-Peer Lenders versus Banks: Evidence from China – Shixu Zeng, M.A., University of Duisburg-Essen
16:10–16:40   Coffee break
16:40   Creating a City of Spectacles: Governmental Ambiguity, Beggars and Public Space in Southern China – Ryanne Flock, Goethe University Frankfurt
17:20   Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Korea and Germany: On the Role of Regional Entrepreneurial Cultures – Prof. Dr. Werner Pascha, Diana Schüler, M.Sc., Mihaela Suhalitca, M.A., University of Duisburg-Essen
18:00   End of Workshop

Program as pdf-download:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/du-f-workshop_2019_program.pdf
08.04.2019 - 11:35:04

International Conference in Hangzhou

Thomas Heberer and Anna Shpakovskaya participate at International Conference on Chinese Governance in Global Context, Zhejiang …

Thomas Heberer and Anna Shpakovskaya participate at International Conference on Chinese Governance in Global Context, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
08.04.2019 - 11:29:04

Vortrag von Thomas Heberer an Renmin University

Wie erforscht man die chinesische Gesellschaft? Lehren aus 50 Jahren Chinaforschung
26.03.2019 - 13:22:03

Rita Németh koordinierte die 47. Konferenz des AKJB

Arbeitskreis der Japan-Bibliotheken | Freitag, 15. März 2019 | Fachbibliothek LK und Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften …

Arbeitskreis der Japan-Bibliotheken | Freitag, 15. März 2019 | Fachbibliothek LK und Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften (IN-EAST). Koordination: Rita Németh
Mitglieder des Arbeitskreises der Japan-Bibliotheken trafen sich dieses Jahr an der Universität Duisburg-Essen.
Der Arbeitskreis Japan-Bibliotheken wurde im Juli 1995 mit dem Ziel gegründet, die Zusammenarbeit zwischen den Bibliotheken, die Materialien über Japan sammeln, zu fördern. Es finden jährlich ein bis zwei Konferenzen statt, die wechselweise an den teilnehmenden Bibliotheken abgehalten werden. Durch Informationsaustausch bezüglich der gegenwärtigen Situation in japanbezogenen Bibliotheken wird die Kooperation untereinander weiter gestärkt.
Es war bereits schon mehr als zehn Jahre her, dass die Universität Duisburg-Essen als Gastgeber aufgetreten war. Dank der neuesten Konferenztechnik der UB und der tatkräftigen Unterstützung von Herrn Marcel Thiemontz, dem IT-Experten der UB, wurde zusätzlich auch eine virtuelle Teilnahme für Mitglieder ermöglicht, die nicht vor Ort sein konnten.
Dieses Jahr hielt Frau Cordula Treimer, Bibliothekarin im Ethnologischen Museum der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, einen Vortrag über die Auswirkungen von K10plus, der neuen gemeinsamen Datenbank der Bibliotheksverbünde SWB und GBV, auf das Katalogisieren in nicht-lateinische Schriften.
Diesem folgten Kurzberichte der Kollegen über die aktuelle Situation in ihrer Bibliothek in Berlin, Bochum, Duisburg, Heidelberg, Köln und Zürich. Für das leibliche Wohl wurde im Restaurant Lindenwirtin gesorgt. Anschließend fand die aktuelle Fotoausstellung des Instituts für Ostasienwissenschaften großen Anklang. Zum Abschluss fand unter der Leitung von Frau Sabine Dassow-Stadler, Leiterin des Info-Teams am Campus Duisburg, eine Führung durch die Fachbibliothek LK statt.
26.03.2019 - 10:42:03

Guest Lecture by Keiichi Satoh

Digital Media that Woke New Protesters up: A case of anti-nuclear movements after the Fukushima Accident | Tue, March …

Digital Media that Woke New Protesters up: A case of anti-nuclear movements after the Fukushima Accident | Tue, March 26, 2019, 14 h | Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg
Digital media such as Twitter and Facebook are connecting so-far disconnected people and activating their political participation (Bennet and Segerberg 2011). Connecting this discussion, this paper aims to explain how the spread of digital media contributed to the anti-nuclear demonstration in Japan after the Fukushima accident.

Although the sudden upsurge of the demonstrations after the Fukushima accident is widely reported (Chiavacci & Obinger 2018; Brown 2018; Oguma 2016), the exact mechanism how this upsurge came about was still not answered. Given the fact that Japan had suffered from the prolonged “ice-age of the social movements” (Pekkanen 2006), it is crucial to examine (1) who the new-comers to demonstrations are and (2) how these new-comers are activated. Based on the online survey conducted at the end of the year 2017 to around eighty thousand people living in greater Tokyo area, this paper answers to these questions.

According to our survey, we can classify 37 % of the demonstrators as “new-comers”, as they have no prior experience to the participation in a demonstration in general before the accident. As compared to those who had prior experiences to the demonstrations or “veterans”, the new-comers are less leftist and more culturally liberal. The new-comers showed a favorable attitude toward social movements even before the accident. But they did not actively participate in it, because most of them did not belong to political or citizen groups. Our survey shows that new-comers are more dependent on digital media than “veterans”. Accordingly, we conclude that digital media contributed to widening the participants of the demonstrators after the accident.

Dr. Keiichi Satoh is Postdoctoral research fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and guest researcher at University of Konstanz. In March 2019 he is Hiroshi Kitamura Fellow at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies in Duisburg. His current research themes include social movements after the Fukushima accidents, climate change, digital transformation and social networks. His books and articles include Anti-nuclear Social Movements after Fukushima Accident (co-editor with Takashi Machimura, 2016), Participation to the Post 3.11 Protest: Focusing on Anti-Nuclear and Anti-Anpo Social Movements, in: Research on Social Sciences, University of Tokushima 32: 1–84, 2018, with other co-authors), in Japanese.
21.03.2019 - 11:58:03

Yuan Li at the Global Solution Summit 2019

– The World Policy Forum – held by the Global Solutions Initiative, March 18–19, 2019 in Berlin
The summit aimed …

– The World Policy Forum – held by the Global Solutions Initiative, March 18–19, 2019 in Berlin
The summit aimed to provide policy recommendations on major G20 issues and thereby served as a stepping stone to the Japanese T20 Summit in May 2019 and the Japanese G20 Summit in June 2019. Chancellor Merkel, members of government and other renowned persons gave keynote speeches, many distinguished international scientists, administrators and politicians contributed to various panels on topics such as sustainable development, infrastructure finance, financial architecture, trade and investment, climate change, future of work and education, social cohesion and the future of politics, SME policy, policies for aging populations. Yuan Li, Acting Professor of East Asian Economic and Business Studies at IN-EAST, contributed to the panel on Chinas Role in Africa and Its Implications for Africa and the Other G20 Countries.

Link to the program of the Global Solutions Summit 2019:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/global_solutions_summit_2019_program.pdf
14.03.2019 - 10:34:03

NE Asian Industrialisation Workshop

The workshop The Frontier of Continental North East Asian Industrialization. The Long perspective (1895–Now) was …

The workshop The Frontier of Continental North East Asian Industrialization. The Long perspective (1895–Now) was organised on 25th–26th of February, 2019
by Prof. Dr. Flemming Christiansen (University of Duisburg-Essen) and Prof. Dr. Christine Moll-Murata (Ruhr University Bochum).

The workshop participants explored how industrialization emerged in the power competition between the Russian, Chinese and Japanese empires. The papers discussed markets, labor, technologies, and capital formation outside nation-state settings and showed their extension across the wider region during the last 130 years.

The event was a joint effort of colleagues from the AREA (Alliance for Research on East Asia) Ruhr network between the Universities of Duisburg-Essen and Ruhr University Bochum, and associated scholars from Amsterdam, Hohhot, London, Suzhou, Warsaw, Poznan, Bonn, Leiden, and Moscow.

Link to the Announcement News with the workshop program:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/news.php?id=631
27.02.2019 - 12:57:02

Workshop: City of Tomorrow

Urban Innovations and the Tokyo 2020 Games. IN-EAST School Workshop  |  Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 10–17 h  |  SG 183, …

Urban Innovations and the Tokyo 2020 Games. IN-EAST School Workshop  |  Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 10–17 h  |  SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg
The IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies of the University of Duisburg-Essen is inviting submissions for participants of a workshop on various perspectives dealing with the urban aspects of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see below) in Duisburg on the 27th of February, 2019. Travel costs for speakers from within Europe will be covered. Abstracts (max 400 words) together with a short (max 200 words) biographic note should be sent to deirdre.sneep@uni-due.de by the 4th of February, 2019. For more information and inquiries, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

‘City of Tomorrow’: Urban Innovations and the Tokyo 2020 Games

The 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will be the second Olympic Summer Games Japan. Already having become a widely discussed topic by in public and political discourse because of several large issues concerning the budget, the (location of) new facilities, and plagiarism concerning the Olympic logo, Tokyo is struggling to upkeep its image towards the outside. At the moment, the city is in the midst of its preparations, constructing 'physical legacies' to leave for future generations and in an effort to impress the rest of the world. In particular, the 2020 Games are characterized by an emphasis on the Paralympics (perhaps even more than the Olympics), and the promise of making the city ‘barrier free’, not only for those with a physical handicap, but also for the growing elderly population. Strongly focusing on showcasing technological prowess and excellence through urban innovations, the Games are advertised as 'the most innovative in history', and Tokyo as ‘city of tomorrow’. These claims, part of an antithetical message of transcending politics while clearly being used as marketing strategies, are remarkable in the case of the 2020 Games as the emphasis is on Tokyo as a city as innovative and livable. While in fact, Japan, and Tokyo as pars pro toto, is confronted with an ever-growing aging demographic (Coulmas 2007), the troublesome aftermath of the 2011 triple disaster (Gill, Steger and Slater 2013), and an economy still struggling to overcome past crises. In how far the city will manage to re-brand and improve itself in the upcoming year and a half, is debatable. This workshop aims to promote discussion on the urban aspect of the 2020 Olympic Games, analyzing the spatial aspects of the preparations from various socio-cultural perspectives and situating the event not only in Japanese history, but also in relation to the current power dynamics of global cities.

PROGRAM

10.00  Deirdre SNEEP: Opening Remarks
10.30  Miyo ARAMATA, Meiji University, Tokyo: Construction of the Main Stadium for the Second Tokyo Olympics: Implications and Issues
11.00  Coffee Break

Session 1  2020 Legacies I – Socio-cultural implications of the 2020 Olympic Games

11.30  Erez GOLANI SOLOMON, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem (in cooperation with Christian DIMMER): Is it too Early to Speak about Zaha Hadid’s Ghost?
12.00  Heide IMAI, Hosei University, Tokyo (co-authored with Zdenka HAVLOVA, University of Tokyo): The Transformation of Tokyo’s Fish Market’s Identity: Tsukiji, Toyosu and Tokyo 2020
12.30  Christoph SCHIMKOWSKY, University of Sheffield: Regulatory Challenges and Innovations: ‘Manner Posters’, Public Transport, and Tokyo 2020
13.00  Lunch

Session 2  2020 Legacies II – Socio-cultural implications of the 2020 Paralympic Games

14.00  Deirdre SNEEP, University of Duisburg-Essen: “A Global Landmark for Young People”: the Elderly and the Making of a Barrier Free Tokyo 2020
14.30  Sam GEIJER, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences: Insights in the Impacts of the Paralympic Games: How Its Legacies are Influencing a Country’s Politics and Urban Development
15.00  Anoma VAN DER VEERE, Leiden University: The Local Effects of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: Discursive Separation and Pragmatic Considerations in Spreading Sports for Persons with a Disability in Japan
15.30  Coffee Break
16.00–17.00  Final Discussion

Student participation is welcome!
Registration is necessary by February 21, 2019:
birgit.geith@uni-due.de

pdf-download of the Program:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/program_city_of_tomorrow_2019.pdf
25.02.2019 - 10:40:02

AREA Ruhr Joint Workshop at IN-EAST

The Frontier of Continental North East Asian Industrialization. The Long Perspective (1895–Now)  |  Mon/Tue, Feb. 25–26, …

The Frontier of Continental North East Asian Industrialization. The Long Perspective (1895–Now)  |  Mon/Tue, Feb. 25–26, 2019  |  SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg

PROGRAM

Monday, February 25, 2019

Morning Session
Chair: Prof. Dr. Christine Moll-Murata, Ruhr University Bochum
9.00  The Changing Nature of Industry as Concept and Practice. Straws in the Wind from North-East Asia – Prof. Dr. Flemming Christiansen, University of Duisburg-Essen
10:00  Small-plot Farming and Transnational Agribusiness Ventures in Xinjiang: The Cases of Kashgar and Shihezi – Dr. Alessandra Cappelletti, Xi’an Jiaotong – Liverpool University
11:00  Strategies for Infrastructural and Industrial Development in the Russian Far East – Old Issues, New Debates – Dr. Bhavna Davé, SOAS, University of London
12:00  The Uncertainty of the Northern Economic Corridor – Dr. Katarzyna Golik, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
     13:00  Lunch
Afternoon Session
Chair: Prof. Dr. Katja Schmidtpott, Ruhr University Bochum
14:00  Postnomadic Sedentarization in Urban Areas of Inner Asia – Dr. Ivan Peshkov, University of Adam Mickiewicz, Poznan
15:00  Mongolia’s Post-Socialist Belongings – Prof. Dr. Ines Stolpe, University of Bonn
16:00  The Industrialization of Inner Mongolia in the Mengjiang Era (1937–1945): Infrastructure, Resources, and Finances – Prof. Dr. Christine Moll-Murata, Ruhr University Bochum

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Morning Session
Chair: Prof. Dr. Dmitry Didenko, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow
9:00  Perspectives on Urbanization and Industrial Change in Inner Mongolia since 2000 – Prof. Dr. Flemming Christiansen
10:00  The Effect of Korean Migration to Yanbian Prefecture (China) on Education, ca. 1890–present – Prof. Dr. Leo Lucassen, International Institute for Social History (IISH), Amsterdam, Dr. Bas van Leeuwen, IISH, Li Jieli, B.A., IISH
11:00  Mining the Dragon Vein: Coal Extraction and Secular Power in Northeast China, 1895–1912 – Dr. Limin Teh, Leiden University
     13:00  Lunch
Afternoon Session
Chair: Prof. Dr. Flemming Christiansen
13:00  “A New City Is Born”. Industrialization and Urban Development in Changchun, 1940s–1950s – Dr. Susanne Stein, Ruhr University Bochum
14:00  Social Welfare in Northeast China: Social Security before the Founding of the People’s Republic – Prof. Dr. Tao Liu, University of Duisburg-Essen
15:00  Russia and China: Changing Patterns of Industrialization – Anastasia Nikulina, M.A., AREA Ruhr Doctoral Researcher

Student participation is very welcome!
Please register before the conference:
christine.moll-murata@rub.de

pdf-download of the Program:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/program_frontier_ne_asia_2019.pdf
19.02.2019 - 10:15:02

Miyo ARAMATA Visiting Fellow at IN-EAST School

Professor Miyo Aramata will visit the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies as Hiroshi Kitamura Fellow from February 23 until …

Professor Miyo Aramata will visit the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies as Hiroshi Kitamura Fellow from February 23 until February 28, 2019
She will participate at the workshop City of Tomorrow on February 27 as a presenter with her lecture Construction of the Main Stadium for the Second Tokyo Olympics: Implications and Issues.

Miyo ARAMATA is Professor of Geography at Meiji University, Tokyo. Her research focuses on the critical analysis of urban planning, with particular attention to Paris, and Casablanca as a former French colonial city. Recently she organized a research group of mega-events and contributed to it in a comparative study between Tokyo and Paris, which will hold the Olympics in 2020 and 2024. She wrote a book on the conservation policy of the Marais district of Paris in Mythology of Paris and Urban Landscape (2011, Japanese, Akashi-shoten), contributed a chapter on the Goutte d’Or district of Paris in Social Integration and Exclusion of Migrants (2009, Japanese, Tokyo University Press), and university textbooks on human geography.
14.02.2019 - 13:18:02

Guest Lecture by Lijia Tan

Evaluating the Car License Auction Formats of Shanghai, Guangzhou and Singapore: Theory and Experimental Evidence | Thu, …

Evaluating the Car License Auction Formats of Shanghai, Guangzhou and Singapore: Theory and Experimental Evidence | Thu, Feb. 14, 2019, 14 h | Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg
The IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies is pleased to announce that Dr. Lijia Tan, Research Fellow at the IN-EAST School, is going to give a guest lecture to which we cordially invite all interested scientists and students.

Abstract
Auctions are used to implement a quota system of car ownership in Singapore and in many fast growing cities of China. Three such cities where influential auction formats have been developed for allocating car licenses are the Asian metropolises of Singapore, Shanghai and Guangzhou, with other cities following suit. In this paper, we examine these auction formats theoretically and experimentally. We introduce reaction time as an important non-economic factor to model bidding behaviors in car license auctions. At the theoretical level, reaction time causes inefficient allocations in the Shanghai auction but not in the Singapore or Guangzhou auctions. The experimental results are consistent with our theoretical prediction that late bids prevail in all of these auction formats, but only lead to inefficient allocations in the Shanghai auction. Additionally, we scored the subjects' reaction time in the Shanghai treatment by conducting a number comparison task and we found a positive correlation between winning probability and the score for reaction time.

Bio
Lijia Tan is a postdoctoral researcher at Eindhoven University of Technology. She received a Ph.D. in Economics from Xiamen University in China, where she stayed seven years and earned M.A. degree in Finance.
Her research interests are Experimental Economics, Behavioral Operation Management, and Game Theory. Her main research focus is the relationship between buyer and seller in procurement, including prosocial behaviour and negotiation protocol which could contribute to the efficiency of a supply chain; Auctioneer’s systematic bias in optimal auction mechanism; Laboratorial investigation for the efficiency of the practical auction formats. Her works have been published in Management Science and Pacific Economic Review.
01.02.2019 - 13:08:02

Lecture of Deirdre Sneep at JKI, Cologne

Cell Phone City: Mobile Phone Use and the Hybridization of Space in Tokyo. Japan Foundation, Cologne, February 1, 2019, 17 …

Cell Phone City: Mobile Phone Use and the Hybridization of Space in Tokyo. Japan Foundation, Cologne, February 1, 2019, 17 h
Cities all over the world are rapidly changing due to a mobile communication technology revolution. Although the growth of mobile Internet is a global phenomenon, there are several urban agglomerations in East-Asian countries that rank particularly high in mobile Internet data consumption. In this talk, we will discuss how the merge of physical and virtual space in Tokyo leads to an increase in online activity which fundamentally alters the way pedestrians behave in a city.

Photo: Deirdre Sneep

This lecture is part of the symposium
Facetten urbanen Lebens im heutigen Japan im Spiegel neuerer Forschungen – Stipendiaten der Japan Foundation berichten von ihren Projekten,
held by The Japan Foundation, February 1, 2019, 15–20 h.
Japanisches Kulturinstitut / The Japan Foundation, Universitätsstraße 98, 50674 Köln.
https://www.jki.de/veranstaltungen/lesung-vortrag/facetten-urbanen-lebens-im-heutigen-japan-im-spiegel-neuerer-forschungen.html
31.01.2019 - 19:29:01

Antonia Hmaidis Vortrag über Chinas Sozialkreditsysteme

’The’ Social Credit System in China – What We Don’t Know | 35. Chaos Communications Congress (35c3) | Leipzig, …

’The’ Social Credit System in China – What We Don’t Know | 35. Chaos Communications Congress (35c3) | Leipzig, 27. Dezember 2018
Unsere Kollegin Antonia Hmaidi, wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Lehrstuhl für Ostasienwirtschaft/China, hielt am Hackerkongress Chaos Communications Congress (35C3) am 27.12.2018 einen Vortrag zu “The” Social Credit System in China – What We Don’t Know, in dem sie ihre Forschung zu den Sozialkreditsystemen in China vorgestellt hat. Dabei hat sie während eines Forschungsaufenthalts im Rahmen des Visiting Young Sinologist Programme in Beijing ChinesInnen befragt, Primärquellen gelesen, und dann ein agentenbasiertes Modell erstellt, um mögliche Folgen abzuschätzen.
Vor einem vollen Saal stellte sie ihre Forschung vor, die im Nachgang auch journalistisch bei Zeit online, taz online, SWR, sowie im europäischen Ausland bei LeMonde (Frankreich) und bei profil.at in der Online- und Print-Ausgabe erwähnt wurde.

Our colleage, Antonia Hmaidi, Research Associate at the Chair for East Asian Economics/China, gave a talk during the Chaos Communications Congress (35C3). On December 27, 2018, she presented her research on “The” Social Credit System in China – What We Don’t Know. For her research, she interviewed people when in China for the Visiting Young Sinologist Programme in Beijing, read primary sources, and then created an agent-based model to investigate possible (unintended) consequences.
Her research and presentation were featured on German online newspapers zeit online, taz online, radio station SWR, as well as LeMonde in France and profil.at in Austria.
30.01.2019 - 11:24:01

AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture Series

Shuanping Dai: Hermes or Hephaistos: Arthurian technological progress and the future of mobile payment | Wed, Jan 30, …

Shuanping Dai: Hermes or Hephaistos: Arthurian technological progress and the future of mobile payment | Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 4–5.30 pm | Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg

Shuanping Dai is Junior Professor at Mercator School of Management and Institute of East Asian Studies - Chair: Institutional Economics – Chinese Economic Studies

Contact: Kerstin Lukner
kerstin.lukner@area-ruhr.de
www.area-ruhr.de
29.01.2019 - 11:30:01

Guest Lecture by Gracia Liu-Farrer

Immigrant Japan – Mobility and Belonging in an Ethno-nationalist Society | Tue, January 29, 2019, 6 pm | Room …

Immigrant Japan – Mobility and Belonging in an Ethno-nationalist Society | Tue, January 29, 2019, 6 pm | Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg
Abstract
It is hard to imagine Japan, a society with a strong national cultural identity and a myth of racial homogeneity, as an immigrant society. Although at around 2.5 million and about 2 % of the total population, the presence of immigrants is not comparable to that in most other industrial countries, immigrants have nonetheless penetrated every aspect of economic and social life in this island country and are taking part in shaping its future. Based on many years of field research among immigrants from different national backgrounds living in Japan, this presentation examines how immigrants make home, build communities, and understand their existence in a country with distinct patterns of social organization and powerful ethno-national cultural narratives.

Gracia Liu-Farrer is Professor at Waseda University, Tokyo. Co-organized by IN-EAST, Käte Hamburger Kolleg (KHK) and Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Integrations- und Migrationsforschung (InZentIM)
21.01.2019 - 13:42:01

Guest Lecture by Doris Hertrampf

The North Korean Economy: Between Chaotic Planning, Nascent Capitalism and International Sanctions Regime | Monday, …

The North Korean Economy: Between Chaotic Planning, Nascent Capitalism and International Sanctions Regime | Monday, January 21, 2019, 12–2 pm | Room LE 104 (Campus Duisburg)
Doris Hertrampf is former German Ambassadress to North Korea

Guest Lectures Series “Contemporary Issues of Korea”
Contact: Diana Schüler

We would be pleased if many interested guests show up. If you like to join, please write a short Email to
diana.schueler@uni-due.de
18.01.2019 - 14:16:01

Fair Trade Relations China–USA

Markus Taube bei Podiumsdiskussion des Ethik Forums Köln | Freitag, 18.1.2019, 19–20.30 Uhr | Rotonda Business …

Markus Taube bei Podiumsdiskussion des Ethik Forums Köln | Freitag, 18.1.2019, 19–20.30 Uhr | Rotonda Business Club, Pantaleonswall 27, 50676 Köln
18.01.2019 - 01:16:01

Thomas Heberer von Hanban geehrt

beim Jahrestreffen des Dachverbands der Konfuzius-Institute (Hanban) in Chengdu für seine Leistungen als intellektueller …

beim Jahrestreffen des Dachverbands der Konfuzius-Institute (Hanban) in Chengdu für seine Leistungen als intellektueller "Brückenbauer" zwischen dem Ruhrgebiet und China
16.01.2019 - 13:36:01

Guest Lecture by Heung-Soon Jung

Monetary Policy of the Bank of Korea | Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 4–5.30 pm | Room LE 736 (Campus Duisburg)
Heung-Soon …

Monetary Policy of the Bank of Korea | Wednesday, January 16, 2019, 4–5.30 pm | Room LE 736 (Campus Duisburg)
Heung-Soon Jung, Bank of Korea, Frankfurt am Main

Guest Lectures Series “Contemporary Issues of Korea”
Contact: Diana Schüler

We would be pleased if many interested guests show up. If you like to join, please write a short Email to
diana.schueler@uni-due.de
30.12.2018 - 22:45:12

Antonia Hmaidi beim 353C in Spiegel Online

Spiegel Online vom 30.12.2018: zu den Videotipps der Redaktion gehört Antonia Hmaidis Vortrag beim Chaos Communication Congress …

Spiegel Online vom 30.12.2018: zu den Videotipps der Redaktion gehört Antonia Hmaidis Vortrag beim Chaos Communication Congress zum geplanten Social Credit System in China
28.12.2018 - 15:04:12

Was hat Ostpreußen mit China zu tun?

Vortrag von Thomas Heberer bei der J.-G.-Herder-Bibliothek in Siegen über personelle Beziehungen zwischen Ostpreußen und …

Vortrag von Thomas Heberer bei der J.-G.-Herder-Bibliothek in Siegen über personelle Beziehungen zwischen Ostpreußen und China (November 2018) sowie Bericht der Siegener Zeitung darüber (28.12.2018)
19.12.2018 - 11:20:12

Guest Lecture by Sunkung Choi

Energy Policy in South Korea and a Small Case | Wednesday, December 19, 2018, 2 pm – 3.30 pm | Room LE 736 …

Energy Policy in South Korea and a Small Case | Wednesday, December 19, 2018, 2 pm – 3.30 pm | Room LE 736 (Campus Duisburg)
Sunkung Choi is Assistant Professor at University of Groningen

Guest Lectures Series “Contemporary Issues of Korea”
Contact: Diana Schüler
diana.schueler@uni-due.de
01.12.2018 - 12:19:12

Guest Lecture by Bernhard Seliger

Hybridization of the North Korean Economy – Historical perspectives and current trends  |  Sat, December 1, 2018, 9–16 …

Hybridization of the North Korean Economy – Historical perspectives and current trends  |  Sat, December 1, 2018, 9–16 h  |  Room LE 736 (Campus Duisburg)
Dr. Bernhard Seliger is Resident representative of Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea – Seoul Office.
09.00–10.30
   1. An Introduction to North Korea
10.45–12.00
   2. North Korea (I) – the establishment of a centrally-planned
       economy, 1945–1990
   3. North Korea (II) – the demise of the centrally-planned
       economy, famine and opening
12.00–13.30  Lunch break

13.30–14.45
   4. Hybridization of the North Korean Economy
15.00–16.00
   5. Markets, Import Substitution and Shifting Economic Policy
       in North Korea
You are cordially invited!
Master Course Topical Issues of the Korean Economy and Business Management (E4 Contemporary Issues of Korea)

Contact: Diana Schüler diana.schueler@uni-due.de

View on North Korea (Photo: Diana Schüler)
30.11.2018 - 12:43:11

22. Duisburger Ostasientag

Am Freitag, den 30. November 2018, 16 bis 19.30 Uhr, veranstaltet das IN-EAST den 22. Duisburger Ostasientag mit einem Podiumsgespräch …

Am Freitag, den 30. November 2018, 16 bis 19.30 Uhr, veranstaltet das IN-EAST den 22. Duisburger Ostasientag mit einem Podiumsgespräch zum Thema Taiwan
Taiwan zieht in der deutschen Berichterstattung über Ostasien deutlich weniger Interesse auf sich als andere Teile der Region. Obwohl Hi-Tech-Marken wie Acer, Asus und BenQ geläufig sind, ist wenig bekannt über die politische, soziale und wirtschaftliche Lage der 23 Millionen Menschen, die auf der Insel leben und deren Gemeinschaft sich als souveräner, demokratischer Staat versteht. Gleichzeitig gilt Taiwan in der Verfassung des chinesischen Nachbarn als „Teil des heiligen Territoriums der VR China“. Das wiederum hindert beide Seiten nicht daran, Wirtschaftsbeziehungen zu unterhalten und Arbeitsmigration zuzulassen.

Drei Expertinnen und Experten werden vor allem die politische Lage Taiwans aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven (u.?a. Demokratisierung, politische Korruption, Beziehungen zur VR China, Sicherheitspolitik) darstellen und diskutieren:

• Sarah Kirchberger (Universität Kiel)
• Christian Göbel (Universität Wien)
• Gunter Schubert (Universität Tübingen)

Anschließend lädt das IN-EAST zu einem kleinen Empfang.

Download des Einladungsflyers:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/ead/ostasientag_2018.pdf

Veranstaltungsort: Gerhard-Mercator-Haus, Lotharstr. 57, 47057 Duisburg
(Bus 933 oder 924 bis Universität
oder Bus 926 bis Uni-Nord/Lotharstraße)

Eintritt ist frei. Es wird um Anmeldung gebeten bei
Christina Averkamp, Veranstaltungsorganisation
Tel. 0203 37-91945, E-Mail: events@in-east.de
14.11.2018 - 12:10:11

Vortrag von Werner Pascha bei „Die Kleine Form“

Jetzt als Video: Werner Paschas Vortrag Japans internationale Infrastrukturinitative versus Chinas Seidenstraßenprojekt: …

Jetzt als Video: Werner Paschas Vortrag Japans internationale Infrastrukturinitative versus Chinas Seidenstraßenprojekt: Wettbewerb und Kooperationschancen
Die Kleine Form, Mittwoch, 14. November 2019, Campus Essen
https://www.uni-due.de/kleine-form/pascha.php

Auch auf IN-EAST TUBE:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/about_in-east/videos.php
07.11.2018 - 22:09:11

Neue Ausstellung "AS_pedia" im IN-EAST

On Tuesday, Oktober 30, 2018 the new exhibition "AS_pedia Project Vol. 2: A Tale of Korea and Japan" in the hallway of IN-EAST …

On Tuesday, Oktober 30, 2018 the new exhibition "AS_pedia Project Vol. 2: A Tale of Korea and Japan" in the hallway of IN-EAST has been opened
with pictures and installations of KIM Insook, KIM Woojin, PARK Heejung, UTAMURA Hanae and Benjamin RABE.
Opening Reception: 18 h
Guided Tour and Artist Talk: 18.30 h
Building LE, Forsthausweg, 47057 Duisburg

Koreanisch-japanische Geschichten

Japan und Korea teilen eine jahrhundertelange Tradition und sind doch so verschieden, was Sprache, Philosophie, Musik, Esskultur und andere Alltagsdinge angeht. Wo diese verwurzelt sind, möchte das asiatische Kunst-Projekt AS_Pedia verstehen helfen.

Insook Kim hat 12 Fotos ausgewählt, die das Leben von Zainichi porträtieren, der koreanischen Minderheit in Japan. Außerdem zeigt die Künstlerin ihre Arbeit “Between Breads and Noodles”. Sie basiert auf Interviews mit Koreanern, die sich in den 1960er/70er Jahren nach Deutschland aufmachten, um hier als Bergarbeiter oder Krankenschwester zu arbeiten.

Woojin Kim zeigt zehn Illustrationen aus ihrer aktuellen Arbeit “Memory of Brave New Exercise“. Diese sind inspiriert durchs Internet und andere Quellen, die Menschen beim Massenturnen zeigen.

Außerdem werden verschiedene Exponate zum Projekt AS_Pedia ausgestellt. Der Name steht für ASIAN Pedia und teilt die Wikipedia-Idee, dass Menschen verschiedenster Herkunft Wissen zusammentragen und für alle zugänglich machen.

Download of the invitation postcard:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/ausstellung_as_pedia_postkarte.pdf

Report of the exhibition and the opening event on the IN-EAST website:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/about_in-east/exhibitions/as_pedia.php

This exhibition and the work of the artists is sponsored by
Arts Council Korea
07.11.2018 - 00:29:11

Social Processes and Effects of Innovations

in Tokyo and beyond – Workshop of the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies  |  Wed/Thu, November 7–8, 2018, 13.15 h …

in Tokyo and beyond – Workshop of the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies  |  Wed/Thu, November 7–8, 2018, 13.15 h |  Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg, SG 183
The metropolitan area of Tokyo is still the Japanese seismograph of new social developments in the public sphere, even after nearly two decades of decentralization reforms. Due to the rapid urban and social developments, the metropolitan society offers an ideal forum for social innovations.
With presenters from sociology, political science and cultural studies, the workshop offers various insights of social and urban innovations in the form of new social movements, democratic innovations, and recent urban developments and their effects on the local community.

PROGRAMME

Wed, November 7, 2018
Session I: New Social Movements and Innovative Political Participation

13.15   Welcome and Introduction

13:30   Keiichi Satoh: “New Protest Cycle” Backed by the New Organizational Alliance? – Making Sense of the Frequent Large-Scale Demonstrations after the 3/11

14:15   Anna Wiemann: The Network Coalition E-shift – A New Form of Social Movement Organization?

15:30   Kei Takata: What’s so New about the ‘New New Social Movements’ in Japan?

16:15   Momoyo Hüstebeck: Invited Spaces – Deliberative Innovations in Comparison to Social Movements as Claimed Spaces

17:00   General Discussion / Conclusion

Thu, November 8, 2018
Session II: Social Effects of Urban Innovations

9:15   Introduction

9:30   Takashi Machimura: Tokyo’s Flexible but Uncontrollable City Regions as Innovative Base: Its Past Development and Future Challenges

10:30   Christian Tagsold: The Tokyo Olympics 2020: A Small-Scale but Functional Vision for the Mega-City?

11:15   Deirdre Sneep: “A Global Landmark for Young People” – Urban Innovations and Urban Aging in Light of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

12:45   Wrap Up and Final Conclusion

Download of the Programme with Abstracts and Bios:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/programm_social_processes.pdf

Contact: Momoyo Hüstebeck
momoyo.huestebeck@uni-due.de
Participation is free. Please register by
events@in-east.de
01.11.2018 - 15:02:11

CrossAreaStudies-Konferenz

CrossAreaStudies – Wie lokal können Regionalstudien sein? Konferenz von IN-EAST, CrossArea e.V. und BMBF | 1. und …

CrossAreaStudies – Wie lokal können Regionalstudien sein? Konferenz von IN-EAST, CrossArea e.V. und BMBF | 1. und 2. November 2018 | Duisburg
29.10.2018 - 19:34:10

Takashi Machimura Visiting Fellow at IN-EAST School

Professor Takashi Machimura will visit the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies as Hiroshi Kitamura Fellow from October 29 …

Professor Takashi Machimura will visit the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies as Hiroshi Kitamura Fellow from October 29 until November 9, 2018
He will participate at the workshop Social processes and effects of innovations in Tokyo and beyond on November 8–9 as a presenter with his lecture Tokyo’s Flexible but Uncontrollable City Regions as Innovative Base: Its Past Development and Future Challenges.

Takashi Machimura is Professor of Sociology at Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of Social Sciences in Tokyo. His current research themes include global city, urban social movement, mega-projects and mega-events, and development history in post-war Japan. His works appear in International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, and several books in English. His books include Anti-nuclear Social Movements after Fukushima Accident (co-editor with Keiichi Sato, 2016), Structure and Mentality in Developmentalism: Dam Construction in Post-war Japan (2011), and What is Civic-initiative Society? Conflicting Public Sphere in the Decision-Making Process of Aichi EXPO 2005 (co-editor, 2005), in Japanese.
26.10.2018 - 16:39:10

Hello, Good-bye and Welcome Back 2018

Celebrating our Graduates – Welcoming our New Students and Returnees | Fri, October 26, 2018, 18 h | “Getränkebar” …

Celebrating our Graduates – Welcoming our New Students and Returnees | Fri, October 26, 2018, 18 h | “Getränkebar” from 17.30 h | Venue: SG 135 (Aula), Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg
At our annual 'Hello, Good-bye and Welcome Back' ceremony, we congratulate our graduates on their achievements, give a warm welcome to our new students and welcome our students back from their year abroad.

(Foto: Joachim Lodders / http://www.pixelio.de )

Auf unser jährlichen "Hello, Good-bye & Welcome Back"-Feier gratulieren wir den Absolventen der ostasienwissenschaftlichen Studiengänge zu ihrem erfolgreichen Studienabschluss, heißen unsere neuen Studenten willkommen und begrüßen unsere vom Auslandsjahr heimkehrenden BA-Studenten wieder am Institut.

Contact
Christina Averkamp
events@in-east.de

Download of the Invitation Flyer:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/programs/graduates/hello_und_good-bye_2018_flyer.pdf
10.10.2018 - 12:31:10

CEC Conference

Sino-European Cooperation Conference – 40th Anniversary of China's Reform and Opening-Up: Institutional Change and Reconfigurations …
Sino-European Cooperation Conference – 40th Anniversary of China's Reform and Opening-Up: Institutional Change and Reconfigurations of China’s Political Economy
Organized by IN-EAST Institute of East Asian Studies,
Organization Committee: Yuan Li, Nele Noesselt, Markus Taube

October 10–12, 2018, Duisburg

The year 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of the Third Plenum’s decisions on opening-up and reform (1978). The experimental integration of market elements into China’s centrally planned economy, sometimes classified as “Chinese variety of capitalism” or “Socialism with Chinese Characteristics”, is still an ongoing and dynamically evolving process. To cope with the negative externalities and unexpected socio-ecological side-effects of the 1978 decisions, the 19th Party Congress held in 2017 redefined the guidelines of China’s official development path in the “New era”. This refined developmental strategy reflects domestic challenges as well as changing constellations at the global level and China’s role in international institutions.

This conference seeks to undertake a systematic, theory-guided analysis of China’s socio-economic development path in retrospective and comparative perspective. During the past four decades, China’s economic system has evolved in a highly idiosyncratic fashion, in which bottom-up entrepreneurship and pressure for change have been as important as top-down decrees for economic development envisaged by the ruling party and government elite. Likewise, an increasingly intensive exposure to the global markets and its usances has resulted in institutional transplantations becoming a major stimulus for the design of the domestic socio-economic regime.

As the fifth generation of China’s political leaders has proclaimed the entrance into the stage of “new normal” (xin changtai), core features of the post-Maoist economic modernization strategy have become revised and partially reconfigured. Instead of separated reforms mainly limited to the fields of economy, the PRC now seeks to engage in simultaneous, coordinated reforms in five interrelated fields (wu wei yi ti). At the same time, China is positioning itself as defender of global free trade and actively pushes for the reform of the existing post-World War II international institutional order.

While propagating a selected set of liberal market values in the global arena, the domestic economy remains strictly controlled by the Communist Party and a specific regime of state-business collusion, in which the dividing line between a regulating state and the regulated business sector becomes blurred. The specific roles state-owned firms, private entrepreneurs and foreign invested players take up in the Chinese economy remain shrouded in mystery.

This international conference, organized by the IN-EAST /
University of Duisburg-Essen, aspires for an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas and insights. Scholars form the disciplines of business administration, economics, sociology, political science, and others are invited to submit proposals on the following topics:
- Specific phenomena of China’s reform and opening-up process, that have transcended (“contradicted”) established theoretical paradigms
- The role of the government/party-state in economic development and business innovation
- The role of institutional transfers in the evolution of China’s politico-economic regime since 1978
- Reform policies and institutional change targeting the unexpected negative side-effects of high-speed economic growth
- China’s role in international economic governance (especially in the institutional context of WTO; IMF; World Bank; ADB; AIIB; OBOR/BRI)
- Financial reform and the internationalization of the RMB
- Formation and transformation of (transnational) labor markets
- Urbanization and labour migration
- Characteristic features of entrepreneurship in China’s politico-economic regime
- Patterns of innovation in China’s modern economy - digital innovation, fintec, AI, etc.
- Ecological dimensions of China’s new developmental model (e.g. green finance; emission trading).
Several distinguished scholars have accepted our invitation to give keynote speeches at the conference:
Thomas Heberer, Senior Professor at Institute of East Asian Studies and Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Duisburg-Essen
Jean-François Huchet, Vice-President for Research, National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilization
Jun Zhang, Dean, School of Economics, Fudan University
Suisheng Zhao, Editor, Journal of Contemporary China; Professor of Chinese Politics and Foreign Policy, University of Denver
Yang Yao, Dean, National School of Development, Peking University
Akio Takahara, Professor of Contemporary Chinese Politics, University of Tokyo

Conference website: http://www.cec-duisburg.org
Download of the Conference Program:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/programm_40th_2018.pdf

Twitter: Account University of Duisburg-Essen (@unidue):
https://twitter.com/unidue/status/1050390272906055680

Facebook: Confucius Institute @KonfuziusInstitutMetropoleRuhr):
https://www.facebook.com/KonfuziusInstitutMetropoleRuhr/
08.10.2018 - 13:00:10

Workshop "Travelling Ideas and Concepts ..."

Travelling Ideas and Concepts in Urban Development: Limits of Transfers and Local Contexts  |  October 8, 2018  |  IN-EAST …

Travelling Ideas and Concepts in Urban Development: Limits of Transfers and Local Contexts  |  October 8, 2018  |  IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg
PROGRAM

9.00   Welcome and Introduction
9.15   Food for Thoughts Session 1
Policy Mobility and the Notion of “Scripts”: Narratives, Media and Figures as Success Factors in the Global Diffusion of Blueprints for Urban Development (The Case of the Garden City Movement) – Jens M. Gurr & Barbara Buchenau
Translatology of Space: The Woonerf in Poland – Borrowing or Transfer? – Przemys?aw A. Paluszek
10.45   Coffee Break
The 'Singapore-ETH Centre' – A Challenging Knowledge Exchange Loop between Zurich and Singapore – Conrad H. Philipp
Local Context and Global Concepts: Sustainable Urban Development Strategies in the Case of China, India, and Singapore – Katharina M. Borgmann
12.15   Discussion
12.45   Lunch Break
14.00   Food for Thoughts Session 2
N.a. – Shiqiao Li
The “Low-Carbon Community (LCC)” under Different Context: A comparison between Germany and China – Lijie Gao
Establishing Regional Profiles for Megacity Regions in China – A Multi-Level Governance Perspective – Martin de Jong
15.30   Coffee Break
15.45   Roundtable Discussion
17.00   Closing Remarks

pdf-download of the program booklet with CVs and abstracts:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/programm_travelling_ideas_2018.pdf
08.10.2018 - 10:33:10

Shiqiao Li Guest Professor at IN-EAST

Shiqiao Li will visit the IN-EAST and the IN-EAST School as Hiroshi Kitamura Fellow on Oct. 6–13, 2018 and will give a …

Shiqiao Li will visit the IN-EAST and the IN-EAST School as Hiroshi Kitamura Fellow on Oct. 6–13, 2018 and will give a talk on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018
Li Shiqiao, PhD is Weedon Professor in Asian Architecture and Architecture + Architectural History and Chair of Architectural History at the University of Virginia’s School of Architecture. His research is focused on understanding Chinese architecture with its culture and intellectual frameworks. He studied architecture at Tsinghua University in Beijing and obtained his PhD from AA School of Architecture and Birkbeck College, University of London. Li practiced architecture in London and Hong Kong, and initiated design proposals which were published and exhibited in journals and international exhibitions.

Prof. Li Shiqiao seeks for spatial understanding with deep cultural frameworks through studies of Chinese cities, as well as how these cultural frameworks are fundamentally structured by distinctive features stemming from the linguistic constructs of Indo-European and Sinitic languages. All these come together to formulate new theoretical grounds for design.

His books include Understanding the Chinese City (Sage, 2014), Kowloon Cultural District (MCCM Creations, 2014), Architecture and Modern Thought (China WaterPower Press, 2009) and Power and Virtue: Architecture and Intellectual Change in England 1660–1730 (Routledge, 2007).

Lectures by Shiqiao Li:
Oct. 8, 2018:
Talk at the Workshop Travelling ideas and concepts in urban development: limits of transfers and local contexts at Campus Duisburg,
Oct. 9, 2018:
Impuls Talk and invited guest critic at the ARUS Doctoral Colloquium, Campus Essen,
Oct. 10, 2018:
Guest lecture at the Graduate Research Group Scripts for Post-industrial Urban Futures: American Models, Transatlantic Interventions, Campus Essen.

(venue and time to be announced)
30.09.2018 - 10:08:09

Yu Keping Mercator Fellow at IN-EAST

Prof. Yu Keping is going to visit the IN-EAST from September 30 to October 7, 2018. He will give a talk on Friday, October …

Prof. Yu Keping is going to visit the IN-EAST from September 30 to October 7, 2018. He will give a talk on Friday, October 5, 14–16 h, Room SG 183
Prof. Yu Keping (Director of the Center for Chinese Government Innovations at Peking University, Director of the Institute of Political Development at Tsinghua University and Director of the China Center for Global Governance and Development (CCGGD)) is a frequent visitor at IN-EAST and Mercator Fellow of the DFG Research Training Group Risk and East Asia. His fields of expertise include political philosophy, comparative politics, globalization, civil society, governance and politics in China. Among his many books are Governance and Rule of Law in China (ed., Brill 2012) and Democracy Is a Good Thing (Brookings 2010).
During his stay he will supervise PhD students, conduct collaborative research, and investigate possibilities for further collaboration.

He will give a talk entitled "Challenges and Priorities for China’s Two Hundred Years’ Goals" on Friday, October 5, 14–16 h, in Room SG 183 (Geibelstr. 41)
Abstract:
There have been so many great changes in Chinese political, economic and social life since President Xi Jinping has become the top leader of China. Everything that changes is referred to as the “New Normal” or the “New Era”. Nevertheless, there are some things unchanged behind the changed, at least, for instance, the fundamental goals for China’s development in the long term. That is to have constructed a Xiaokang Society by 2020, to have made China a modernized country by 2050 and to then realize the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Mr. Xi Jinping refers to them as the “Two Hundred Years’ Goals” and the “Chinese Dream”. However, in order to reach the “Two Hundred Years’ Goals” China faces great challenges, and even risks. The presentation will explain and analyze the main challenges faced by China. Meanwhile, the speaker tries to summarize and evaluate the policy priorities to meet these challenges taken on by the Chinese government.
28.09.2018 - 15:57:09

IN-EAST bei der WissensNachtRuhr

Das IN-EAST öffnet seine Flure zur WissensNachtRuhr | Freitag, 28. September 2018, 16–22 Uhr | Gebäude LE, …

Das IN-EAST öffnet seine Flure zur WissensNachtRuhr | Freitag, 28. September 2018, 16–22 Uhr | Gebäude LE, 7. Stock, Forsthausweg, Campus Duisburg (Eintritt frei) | Abschlussfeier um 22 Uhr im Hörsaal LX (Eintritt: 12 / 8 Euro)
29.08.2018 - 12:16:08

Axel Klein: Vortrag in Harvard

Explaining Change in Organized Votes. – Vortrag von Axel Klein beim „Harvard Symposium on Japanese Politics“, 29. August …

Explaining Change in Organized Votes. – Vortrag von Axel Klein beim „Harvard Symposium on Japanese Politics“, 29. August 2018
Die Veranstaltung war Teil des Program on U.S.-Japan Relations am Weatherhead Center for International Affairs der Universität Harvard. Für weitere Informationen bitte hier klicken:
https://programs.wcfia.harvard.edu/us-japan/harvard-symposium-japanese-politics
28.08.2018 - 10:57:08

Three IN-EAST students at YICGG

Miquel Salvadó Gracia, Julia Pallanch, and Angelica Vidal, three MA students at IN-EAST, participated as a team in the Youth …

Miquel Salvadó Gracia, Julia Pallanch, and Angelica Vidal, three MA students at IN-EAST, participated as a team in the Youth International Competition on Global Governance (YICGG)
organized by Fudan University, July 14–20, 2018 at Chongming Island in Shanghai. They were introduced to the YICGG 2018 through the mailing list of the IN-EAST.
The YICGG brings together students from all over the world in order to collect valid proposals that seek to find alternative and innovative solutions to the current most urgent transnational issues. The competition is the first of its kind and it is organized each year by the School of International Relations and Public Affairs of Fudan University. Since its establishment, it has seen more the 1000 participants from 81 different countries and 143 universities. This year’s edition hosted 88 participants from 43 universities located in 41 countries. Ours has been the first team ever from University of Duisburg-Essen to participate in the competition and we hope that our positive experience will inspire other students to apply.
We would like to encourage other students from UDE to participate in the next editions because:
1. The focus of the competition (Global Governance from an eastern-centered perspective) is extremely in line with our fields of study and gives us the chance to explore in depth some of the concepts discussed in class.
2. The competition requires the participants to actively find feasible solutions to current issues by bringing together students from all over the world.
3. It is an opportunity to exercise and develop leadership and public speaking skills, learn how to work under time pressure, meet a series of ambitious, charismatic and accomplished students.
4. YICGG has given us the valuable chance to present our projects and discuss them with the international jury (Latvia, Japan, Germany, Mexico, Indonesia, UK, China, United States, Denmark, and Nepal) which did a great job in showing us the weak links and strengths of our work.
5. The competition is held in a different country each year and it provides a great opportunity to visit new places.
In general, the competition is divided into two major stages. During the first one, a primary selection of the projects is made. According to the information given by the organizing committee, about 400 students have submitted their projects this year of which only 74 made it to the finals in Shanghai. The project that we submitted for the first stage of the competition is titled "Implementing Green Development. Km China: Towards the Rural Revitalisation of China". During the second part of the competition, new teams are created and a new challenge is given. This year’s topic concerned the Revitalisation of Chongming with regard to maintaining its rural characteristics while becoming an ecological island.
We are very proud to announce that we won the Award for Best Performance presenting Km China. As a prize, we have been invited to participate in next year’s edition in Indonesia with a scholarship. Also, one of our team member’s world team classified third for the most valuable project. We are also very grateful for the support that the University has given us financially and through constant counseling in the application process.
05.07.2018 - 11:12:07

Vortrag von Thomas Heberer im Rathaus Duisburg

Die aktuelle Situation und Entwicklung in China | Do, 5. Juli 2018, 18 Uhr | Rathaus Duisburg, Ratssaal (Zimmer …

Die aktuelle Situation und Entwicklung in China | Do, 5. Juli 2018, 18 Uhr | Rathaus Duisburg, Ratssaal (Zimmer 100), Burgplatz, Duisburg
Organisator: China Business Network Duisburg (CBND) e.V. / Johannes Pflug, China-Beauftragter der Stadt Duisburg
03.07.2018 - 14:18:07

Benjamin Rabe: Workshop an der Dt. Botschaft in Tokyo

Potential and Challenges of Cluster Cooperation - Workshop at the German Embassy in Tokyo on June 28, 2018, organized by …

Potential and Challenges of Cluster Cooperation - Workshop at the German Embassy in Tokyo on June 28, 2018, organized by and with contributions of Benjamin Rabe (IN-EAST)
Program

Opening Remarks:
Ingo Höllein (Embassy of the Federal Rep. of Germany)

Lectures:
Susanne Brucksch (DIJ): Reflections on Cluster Cooperation: Lessons from Medtech Partnerships
Benjamin Rabe (IN-EAST): Progress, Prospects & Problems in German-Japanese Cluster Cooperation: The Cases of Yonezawa and Hamamatsu
Tatsuhiro Takahashi (Yamagata University): Cluster Cooperation for Technology Development: What is Needed as Next Step for Solving Common Social Issues?

Panel Discussion:
Chair: Ingo Höllein
Participants: Susanne Brucksch, Benjamin Rabe, Tatsuhiro Takahashi
03.07.2018 - 10:51:07

Guest Lecture by John Opie

Japan’s Place in the World: View from the European Rating Agency (in conjunction with the lecture “Einführung in die …

Japan’s Place in the World: View from the European Rating Agency (in conjunction with the lecture “Einführung in die Wirtschaft Japan und Koreas”) | Tue, July 3, 2018, 16.15–17.45 h | Room LE 104, Campus Duisburg
John Opie is Associate Director Public Finance Ratings at Scope Ratings GmbH, Frankfurt am Main
03.07.2018 - 08:45:07

AREA Ruhr Guest Lecture Series

Sven Grimm: The Belt-and-Road Initiative – Is China’s "modern Silk Road" eclipsing China's engagement with Africa? | Tue, …

Sven Grimm: The Belt-and-Road Initiative – Is China’s "modern Silk Road" eclipsing China's engagement with Africa? | Tue, July 3, 2018, 4–6 pm | Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg
The Chinese Belt-and-Road Initiative (BRI) receives much public attention, as did China’s engagement in Africa in the mid-2000s. Exotism of the “Silk Road” narrative might be one reason for media attention in the West. Yet, in international discussions, the vast sums of money pledged for the initiative and massive Chinese public support play a major role. The narrative and amounts of money, however, also cause concern, both in those countries predominantly targeted by BRI, and in Africa, where some observers fear being outpaced by BRI and pushed (back) into a marginal position. In order to assess these fears, we need to understand the BRI and China-Africa narratives, their main protagonists and mechanisms for implementation.
The presentation will unpack BRI as well as the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and compare mechanisms that should stimulate actors into engagement. The engagement can be presented as peaceful engagement for mutual development or increasing strategic engagement for larger, geopolitical purposes. The focus is on institutional arrangements and particularly business actors as transnational agents (or not) of BRI and FOCAC. What are the interests of the business community and which parts? How do these sit with the political intentions of BRI and the official mechanisms (funding and institutional arrangements) in place?
The main argument of the presentation is a policy learning on the Chinese side: officials build on experiences in Africa for their broader narrative. However, learning is limited to regulating and incentivising a certain segment of the business community. Ultimately, BRI serves as the catch-all narrative for a “globalization with Chinese characteristics”, thereby encompasses China’s Africa engagement while, at the same time, shifting emphasis.

Dr. Sven Grimm is Extraordinary Associate Professor at German Development Institute (Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik), Bonn

Since there are only a limited number of seats available, please register with
kerstin.lukner@area-ruhr.de
26.06.2018 - 11:41:06

Guest Lectures by Kenneth Tan and Lijie Gao

Singapore: Identity, Brand, Power (Tan) | Theoretical Evolution and Trend of Sustainable Urban Construction in China …

Singapore: Identity, Brand, Power (Tan) | Theoretical Evolution and Trend of Sustainable Urban Construction in China – From eco-city to eco-civilization (Gao) | Tue, June 26, 2018, 14 h | Building SG, Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg
The IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies is pleased to announce that Kenneth Paul Tan, Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore’s (NUS), Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, is currently visiting fellow at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies (Hiroshi Kitamura fellow). At a joint event together with Lijie Gao, Institute of Urban Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, both are going to give a guest lecture to which we cordially invite you.

Abstract (Kenneth Tan)
It is useful to think of contemporary Singapore, for all its complexity, as having a dual nature: Singapore is simultaneously a small postcolonial multicultural nation-state and a cosmopolitan global city of the top rank. This duality has produced a dynamic variety of contradictions and tensions, which have made all the more challenging the task of keeping the authoritarian Singapore system stable, durable, and successful. For one thing, the state has had to exert continuous effort to contain, rather than resolve, these contradictions in a pragmatic (that is to say, adaptive and undogmatic) fashion, whilst directing the public narration of a coherent and persuasive story that is acceptably meaningful and even inspiring to Singaporeans and other countries looking for ideas, role models, and partners for development and governance. This balancing act partly involves an internal process of nation building, but it is also achieved through more commercially motivated and outward facing efforts at nation and city branding. Both sets of processes contribute to Singapore’s capacity to influence foreign affairs, if only for national self-preservation. For a small state with resource limitations, this will mainly be through the exercise of soft (persuasive and attractive) power, which – when strategically combined with hard (military and economic) power – gives Singapore what former Harvard Kennedy School dean Joseph Nye (2013) called ‘smart power’. In this lecture, I analyze the increasingly multivocal and contested nature of the Singapore narrative – undergirding its national identity, brand, and soft power – by adopting a critical-analytical approach, inspired by Antonio Gramsci, which is centred on the notion of ideological hegemony.

CV Kenneth Tan
Kenneth Paul Tan is an Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, where he has taught since 2007 and served as its fourth Vice Dean for Academic Affairs from 2013 to 2017. He has published in leading international journals such as Asian Studies Review, Critical Asian Studies, International Political Science Review, and positions: asia critique. His books include Governing Global-City Singapore: Legacies And Futures After Lee Kuan Yew (Routledge, 2017), Cinema and Television in Singapore: Resistance in One Dimension (Brill, 2008), and Renaissance Singapore? Economy, Culture, and Politics (NUS Press, 2007). His forthcoming book is titled Singapore: Identity, Brand, Power (Cambridge University Press).

Abstract (Lijie Gao)
Despite the significant environmental problems resulting from China’s rapid economic development, the country is actively seeking solutions. Since the 1980s, the theory and practice of modern ecology in China have developed rapidly (Ma and Wang, 1984). A relatively complete set of theory, methodologies and plans for the construction of ecological cities guided by the socio-economic-natural complex ecosystem theory has been formed, providing theoretical and practical foundation for ecologically oriented sustainable construction beginning from 1990s. In practical phases, demonstration projects such as the Ecological Cities Construction Demonstration Zones accrediting different level of cities, towns, districts and development zones are effective incentives to facilitate sustainable development at local level, often all translated as eco-cities in China. At the other hand, international cooperation projects with government support, and paired with foreign involvement, with planners, architects after 2000s also flourished. With the new concept of Ecocivilization put forth, political and cultural dimensions of development are addressed. Some regions, such as Karamay, Guiyang, and the Minhang Development Zone, have been leaders in the implementation of the Ecological Civilization development model, and their experience offers valuable lessons for other regions in China as well as for other developing countries. During these theoretical evolution and trend of sustainable urban construction, a series of financial and political support policies supports from home and abroad has generated positive results nationwide, lessons are also learned through the process of these innovative ecological exploration. In this lecture, based on introducing sustainable urban construction trials, I will try to give a picture of their processes, challenges, institutional structures, development modes and approaches.

CV Lijie Gao
Dr. Lijie Gao from the Institute of Urban Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences who is currently on a DAAD PostDoc Fellowship at the Institute of City Planning and Urban Design at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Ms Lijie Gao has worked as a postdoctoral researcher with the focus on „Ecological-Sustainable Planning and Assessment” for several years with her main research interests in Sustainability; Low Carbon Development; IndustrialEcology; Urban Ecology. Her projects were awarded with several prestigious grants such as the National Natural Science Foundation China or the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s Strategic Programme Fund (SPF). Her works has been publish in several peer-reviewed journals, monographs and edited volumes.

Download of this announcement as pdf:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/2018-06-26_guest_lecture_kenneth_tan_lijie_gao.pdf
14.06.2018 - 15:25:06

Florian Coulmas: Keynote bei der "Grafematik"

Graphemics in the 21st century – From graphemes to knowledge | June 14–15, 2018 | Pôle numérique Brest Iroise, …

Graphemics in the 21st century – From graphemes to knowledge | June 14–15, 2018 | Pôle numérique Brest Iroise, Brest (France)
12.06.2018 - 15:21:06

Vortrag von Nele Noesselt am Konfuzius-Institut

Chinesische Weltordnungsmodelle: Globale und regionale Gestaltungsideen | Di, 12. Juni 2018, 18.30 Uhr | Konfuzius-Institut, …

Chinesische Weltordnungsmodelle: Globale und regionale Gestaltungsideen | Di, 12. Juni 2018, 18.30 Uhr | Konfuzius-Institut, Tec-Center, Bismarckstraße 120, 47057 Duisburg
12.06.2018 - 14:38:06

Berufungsvorträge New Economic Geography

Di, 12.6.2018 und Mi, 13.6.2018: Öffentliche Berufungsvorträge für die W1-Juniorprofessur „New Economic Geography“ …

Di, 12.6.2018 und Mi, 13.6.2018: Öffentliche Berufungsvorträge für die W1-Juniorprofessur „New Economic Geography“ (MSM und IN-EAST)
Dienstag, 12.6.2018
SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Campus Duisburg

8.30–9.30 Uhr
Dr. Georg D. Blind: The ‘Visitors to Rome’ Effect: Evidence from Anglo-Saxon Private Equity Investors in Japan

10.15–11.15 Uhr
Dr. Philipp Boeing: Investigating the Efficiency of China’s Innovation Policies and the Response of German Incumbents to Increasing Chinese Import Competition

12.30–13.30 Uhr
Dr. Wenying Fu: Emerging Node of Sino-German Investment in a Peripheral City in China: Local Agency and Governance of Knowledge Transfer

14.15–15.15 Uhr
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Sabrina Habich-Sobiegalla: Chinas Weg zu erneuerbaren Energien – eine wirtschaftsgeografische Perspektive

Mittwoch, 13.6.2018
SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Campus Duisburg

10.15–11.15 Uhr
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Jens Wrona: Inter-city Trade

12.30–13.30 Uhr
Dr. Pengyu Zhu: High-speed Rail and Urban Development in China
05.06.2018 - 09:56:06

Florian Coulmas bei Cross-disciplinary Workshop in Tokyo

Towards New Interplays of Science, Technology and Society, Beyond Disciplinary Boundaries | RCAST, University of Tokyo | June …

Towards New Interplays of Science, Technology and Society, Beyond Disciplinary Boundaries | RCAST, University of Tokyo | June 5, 2018, 13–17 h
30.05.2018 - 16:42:05

IN-EAST auf dem Shanghai Forum 2018

Roundtable von Yuan Li (Federführung), Nele Noesselt, Werner Pascha und Markus Taube auf dem Shanghai Forum, 26.–28. Mai …

Roundtable von Yuan Li (Federführung), Nele Noesselt, Werner Pascha und Markus Taube auf dem Shanghai Forum, 26.–28. Mai 2018
Vom 26. bis 28. Mai 2018 hat in Shanghai das Shanghai Forum 2018 Global Governance and Asia stattgefunden. Es handelt sich hierbei um die führende Dialogveranstaltung für Wissenschaft und Politik in China, die sich mit den großen aktuellen Fragen der Entwicklung in Asien und der Welt auseinandersetzt. Das IN-EAST war mit einem eigenen Roundtable auf dem Shanghai Forum vertreten.

Die IN-EAST-Professoren Yuan Li (Federführung), Nele Noesselt, Werner Pascha und Markus Taube waren in diesem Jahr eingeladen, im Rahmen des Forums einen nachmittagsfüllenden Roundtable auszurichten. Unter dem Titel Transnational Dimensions of Europe-East Asia Cooperation – Advancing Beyond Spaghetti Bowls of Bilateral Relations kamen Vertreter aus Wissenschaft und Politik aus Europa und Asien zusammen, um kritische Fragen der Ausgestaltung grenzübergreifender Beziehungen in Zeiten zunehmenden Isolationismus aufzuarbeiten.

Prof. Yuan Li hat die Ergebnisse dieser Gesprächsrunde im Rahmen der Abschlussveranstaltung des Shanghai Forums im Gesamtplenum vorgestellt. Den in China live ausgestrahlten Vortrag finden Sie im folgenden Video ab 01h:38min:
http://live.sina.com.cn/zt/l/v/finance/2018shlt4

Link zum Programm des Shanghai Forums:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/shanghai_forum_program_2018-05-15.pdf
23.05.2018 - 10:36:05

Vortrag von Florian Coulmas in Göttingen

„Die Alphabetschrift ist an und für sich die intelligentere“ | Mi, 23.5.2018, 18–20 Uhr | Akademisches …

„Die Alphabetschrift ist an und für sich die intelligentere“ | Mi, 23.5.2018, 18–20 Uhr | Akademisches Konfuzius-Institut, Theologicum 0.135, Platz der Göttinger Sieben 2, Göttingen
Sind manche Schriftsysteme besser als andere? Gibt es sinnvolle und verlässliche Kriterien zur Bewertung von Schriftsystemen? Vor dem Hintergrund dieser Fragen vergleicht dieser Vortrag die chinesische Schrift mit anderen Schriften. Ausgangpunkt ist das in der Überschrift zitierte Verdikt des deutschen Philosophen Georg Friedrich Hegel, das eine positive Beantwortung der Frage nach einer möglichen qualitativen Bewertung von Schriftsystemen nahelegt. Kritisch zu untersuchen sind jedoch die Maßstäbe, die angelegt wurden, um zu dem darin ausgedrückten Urteil zu kommen. Einer der zu diskutierenden Maßstäbe ist das Verhältnis von Schrift und Sprache, das in diesem Zusammenhang näher betrachtet werden soll.
15.05.2018 - 12:05:05

AREA Ruhr Lecture Series

Shaun Breslin: The Role of Transnational Governance in East Asian Regionalisation and Regionalism | Tue, May 15, 2018, …

Shaun Breslin: The Role of Transnational Governance in East Asian Regionalisation and Regionalism | Tue, May 15, 2018, 4–6 pm | Room SG 183, Geibelstraße 41, Duisburg
Since we have only a limited number of seats available, please register with kerstin.lukner@area-ruhr.de by this Friday (May, 11th).

Abstract
It is hard to put in place effective regional institutions if there is no shared agreement over what the region actually is (or should be). And despite the longevity of ASEAN, it’s fair to say that one characteristic of region building in Asia is competition to define the regional space in ways that best suit the interests of major powers. One consequence is the promotion of a range of regional projects which individually and collectively do not have a particularly good track record in providing either regional public goods or effective regional governance. But are understandings of what regionalism should look like and do still overly shaped by European experiences and theorising? Does regional governance have to be provided by an overarching regional institution? Or can operational methods of dealing with different shared transnational problems instead be provided on an ad-hoc and functional basis?
Indeed, does the existence of a regional body designed to deal with one transnational concern actually get in the way of finding working solutions to problems in different issue areas?
An analysis of different types of regional processes and initiatives in East Asia reveal five different stories of region – stories that end with conclusions about success and effectiveness that vary depending on what it is that is being studied (regional governance or regionalism) and perceptions of the geostrategic price worth paying for building transnational solutions. And the consequences of the rise of China looms very large in all five of these regional stories.

Bio
Shaun Breslin is Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick. He is also co-editor of The Pacific Review, Senior Associate Research Fellow at ISPI in Milan, and an academician of the UK Academy of Social Sciences. He currently holds a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship to study the nature of China as a Great Power. Shaun’s research focuses on the interplay between China’s domestic political economy and China’s changing global role, with a side interest in comparative studies of regional integration processes.
19.04.2018 - 23:53:04

6. Duisburg-Frankfurt-Workshop

Institutionen in der Entwicklung Ostasiens | Do, 19. April 2018, 13.30–18 Uhr | Duisburg, Geibelstr. 41, Raum …

Institutionen in der Entwicklung Ostasiens | Do, 19. April 2018, 13.30–18 Uhr | Duisburg, Geibelstr. 41, Raum SG 183
Die drei großen Volkswirtschaften Ostasiens (China, Japan, Korea) zeichnen sich seit nunmehr fast einem dreiviertel Jahrhundert durch ihre idiosynkratischen Strukturen und Entwicklungsmuster aus. Ausgehend von ihren jeweiligen „Wirtschaftswunder“-Jahrzehnten bis hin zu aktuellen Entwicklungen im Bereich der Akkommodierung einschneidender demographischer Veränderungen, der Ausbildung neuer Innovationsparadigmen wie auch der Suche nach einer nachhaltigen ökologischen Ausgestaltung von Wirtschaftsprozessen werden in dieser Region ganz eigene Lösungsmuster generiert. Es stellt sich von daher die Frage, inwiefern die traditionellen Theorien und Methoden der Ökonomik geeignet sind, die Entwicklungen in der Region zu erfassen und zu erklären. Umgekehrt gilt es zu fragen, inwiefern besondere Facetten der in Ostasien zu beobachtenden Prozesse und Strukturen Hinweise auf eine Fortentwicklung unserer wissenschaftlicheren Ansätze und Methoden ermöglichen.
Seit nunmehr zwei Jahrzehnten greifen drei Lehrstühle mit kongruenten Forschungsansätzen diese Fragen im Rahmen einer Workshop-Reihe auf: die Professuren für Ostasienwirtschaft Japan/Korea bzw. China an der Universität Duisburg-Essen (UDE, Profes. Werner Pascha und Markus Taube) sowie die Professur Institutionen- und Innovationsökonomik, insb. Japan/Ostasien an der Universität Frankfurt (Prof. Cornelia Storz).
Institutionentheoretische bzw. i.e.S. institutionenökonomische Ansätze werden dabei von den Veranstaltern als besonders fruchtbares Feld gesehen, um Besonderheiten der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung Ostasiens zu erfassen. Auf mikroökonomischer Basis lassen sich auf der Ebene des individuellen Verhaltens Anhaltspunkte suchen, um insbesondere marktliche Prozesse in den Ländern der Region besser zu verstehen. Ein besonderes Augenmerk wird dabei auch auf Aspekte der organisatorischen und technologischen Innovation gelegt.

Im Jahr 2018 wird dieser Workshop in Duisburg stattfinden:
am Donnerstag, 19. April 2018, 13:30h – 18:00 Uhr in Duisburg
(Registrierung/Getränke ab 13.00)
Geibelstraße 41, Raum SG 183 https://www.uni-due.de/verwaltung/orientierung_lf.php).

Der Workshop dient der Präsentation und Diskussion laufender Forschungsarbeiten. Theoretische Ansätze und methodische Verfahren werden in verschiedenen Anwendungsbereichen mit ihren Stärken und Schwächen erörtert.
Zu der Veranstaltung sind Externe im Rahmen der räumlichen Möglichkeiten herzlich eingeladen. Bitte melden Sie sich dazu bitte bei dem in diesem Jahr organisierenden Lehrstuhl an: Ostasienwirtschaft / China, z. Hd. Frau Andrea Werry, Universität Duisburg-Essen, LE 705 (andrea.werry@uni-due.de Tel. 0203 379-4189).
23.02.2018 - 08:22:02

Chinesisches Frühlingsfest zum Jahr des Hundes

Das Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr lädt ein zum Chinesischen Frühlingsfest am 23. Februar 2018, ab 15 Uhr in der Mercatorhalle …

Das Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr lädt ein zum Chinesischen Frühlingsfest am 23. Februar 2018, ab 15 Uhr in der Mercatorhalle Duisburg im CityPalais, König-Heinrich-Platz.
Auch dieses Jahr wieder mit dabei: das IN-EAST.
Am 16. Februar 2018 hat nach der chinesischen Tradition das „Jahr des Hundes“ begonnen.

Nähere Informationen unter https://www.uni-due.de/konfuzius-institut/fruehlingsfest_2018.php
31.01.2018 - 13:22:01

Guest Lecture by Hee Wook Ahn

Monetary Policy of the Bank of Korea | Wed, January 31, 2018, 16–18 h | Room LE 736 (Campus Duisburg)

Dr. …

Monetary Policy of the Bank of Korea | Wed, January 31, 2018, 16–18 h | Room LE 736 (Campus Duisburg)

Dr. Hee Wook Ahn is Chief Representative, Bank of Korea, Frankfurt Office.

You are cordially invited!
Master Course Contemporary Korean Politics and Society
Contact: Mohamed Mansour mohamed.mansour@uni-due.de
Tobias Fausten tobias.fausten@uni-due.de
31.01.2018 - 12:25:01

Guest Lecture by Shingo Torigoe

The Sociology of Time in Japan  |  Wed, January 31, 2018,
18–20 h  |  Room LF 310 (Lehrstuhlkolloquium)

This …

The Sociology of Time in Japan  |  Wed, January 31, 2018,
18–20 h  |  Room LF 310 (Lehrstuhlkolloquium)

This presentation will focus on a Japanese sociologist Yusuke Maki’s masterpiece, Comparative Sociology of Time. The main purpose of this presentation is to introduce the significance of this book to foreign contexts. This purpose will be achieved by means of comparing this book with other works of the sociology of time such as Eviatar Zerubavel’s and Anthony Giddens’ work, which pay close attention to the time peculiar to modern society as well as Maki.

Shingo Torigoe is Researcher at Chukyo University, Nagoya, and Lecturer at Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo. He also participates in the DFG project Warten. Zur Erforschung eines sozialen Alltagsphänomens at University of Konstanz. He studied Sociology at Keio University, Tokyo, and finished his doctoral dissertation this month.
30.01.2018 - 10:48:01

Gastvortrag von Ryuta Mizuuchi, Jap. Generalkonsul

Historischer und sicherheitspolitischer Überblick über die gegenwärtige Lage in Ostasien | Dienstag, 30. Januar …

Historischer und sicherheitspolitischer Überblick über die gegenwärtige Lage in Ostasien | Dienstag, 30. Januar 2018, 14.30–16 Uhr | Raum LC 126
29.01.2018 - 09:17:01

Guest Lecture by Haijiao Yang

The History, Current Situation and Trend of Chinese Politics (in Chinese) | Mon, January 29, 2018, 14–16 h |
Room: …

The History, Current Situation and Trend of Chinese Politics (in Chinese) | Mon, January 29, 2018, 14–16 h |
Room: LE 736 (Campus Duisburg)
Prof. Yang Haijiao, Secondary Researcher and Doctoral Supervisor of Institute of Political Science (CASS), will be visiting researcher at the IN-EAST from January 22 to February 4, 2018.

Prof. Yang Haijiao, born in March 1955, is Doctor of Law at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Beijing, part-time professor of over 20 universities and colleges including Jilin University, Changchun, University of Political Science and Law, Chinese Academy of Governance, Beijing Normal University, etc. She works on political theories and Chinese contemporary politics for years; published more than 200 papers, several monographs and many reports on current politics; serves as vice chairman and secretary general of CASS.
26.01.2018 - 12:08:01

Internationaler Workshop: China unter Xi Jinping

Öffentliche Diskussion von China-Experten: Policy Innovation and Governance Change under China’s Fifth Generation | …

Öffentliche Diskussion von China-Experten: Policy Innovation and Governance Change under China’s Fifth Generation | Jan. 26, 2018, 16–18 h | Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41
Um an der Macht zu bleiben, muss man sich stets erneuern. Das gilt auch für das kommunistisch geprägte China, wo die fünfte Führungsgeneration etliche Reformen angestoßen hat. Er ist die personifizierte Macht: Xi Jinping lenkt die Geschicke Chinas – er ist zugleich Generalsekretär der Kommunistischen Partei (seit 2012), Staatspräsident der VR China (seit 2013) sowie Vorsitzender der Zentralen Militärkommission. Mit der Neustrukturierung reagiert die Parteiführung auf die Veränderungen im Land und auf der weltpolitischen Ebene. In ihrem DFG-Projekt analysierte IN-EAST-Professorin Nele Noesselt, wie die chinesische Politik funktioniert und welche Lern- und Anpassungsprozesse das autoritäre Regime entwickelt hat.

Unter dem Titel „Policy Innovation and Governance Change under China’s Fifth Generation” diskutieren führende Chinaexperten – Prof. Joseph Fewsmith (Boston University), Prof. Kellee Tsai (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), Prof. Gerald Chan (University of Auckland) und Prof. Guo Baogang (Dalton State) – am runden Tisch, ob für die zweite Amtszeit Xi Jinpings ein Kurswechsel zu erwarten ist und welche langfristigen Ziele China verfolgt.

Nur noch wenige Plätze verfügbar – Interessierte können sich anmelden bei Pinar Karahan (pinar.karahan@stud.uni-due.de).

Weitere Informationen: Prof. Dr. Dr. Nele Noesselt, Institut für Politikwissenschaft / IN-EAST, Tel. 0203 379-3728, nele.noesselt@uni-due.de
25.01.2018 - 11:36:01

Hokori – Fußball.Fan.Kultur in Japan

25. Januar 2018, 19 Uhr: Eröffnung der neuen IN-EAST-Fotoausstellung im Gerhard-Mercator-Haus. Special Guest: Pierre Littbarski
Als …

25. Januar 2018, 19 Uhr: Eröffnung der neuen IN-EAST-Fotoausstellung im Gerhard-Mercator-Haus. Special Guest: Pierre Littbarski
Als Pierre Littbarski im Sommer 1993 als erster deutscher Profi in die japanische Fußballliga wechselte, gab er dem Sport dort einen gewaltigen Schub. Nicht zuletzt ihm ist es zu verdanken, dass Fußball dort immer populärer wurde und Japan 2002 sogar die WM (zusammen mit Südkorea) ausrichten durfte.
Mit dem Sport haben auch organisierte Fanclubs und Ultras Einzug gehalten und präsentieren sich heute mit einer Mischung aus importierten und originär japanischen Elementen. Manche Gruppennamen und Gesänge mögen aus Europa oder Südamerika stammen, zahlreiche andere Aspekte in und um die Fankurven aber sind echt japanisch – und wirklich erlebenswert. Das Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften der Universität Duisburg-Essen widmet dieser Fankultur seine neue Fotoausstellung im 7. Stock des LE-Gebäudes.
Eröffnet wird die Ausstellung am 25. Januar 2018 um 19 Uhr im Gerhard-Mercator-Haus der Universität Duisburg-Essen, Lotharstr. 57, Duisburg mit einer Veranstaltung, bei der Geschichten erzählt und lebendige Eindrücke aus Fußball-Japan dargeboten werden, die auch eingefleischte Fußballfans hierzulande erstaunen lassen dürften. Ehrengast ist: Pierre Littbarski.
Setzen Sie sich zu uns, der Eintritt ist frei.
Es erzählen:
Pierre Littbarski, Fußballweltmeister und Profitrainer in Deutschland, Australien und Japan
Benjamin Rabe, als aktives Mitglied der Fanszenen von Kashiwa Reysol und des VfL Wolfsburg Pendler zwischen beiden Fußballwelten

Link zur Ausstellung: https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/about_in-east/exhibitions/2018_01_hokori.php

Die WAZ weist am 17.1.2018 in einem Artikel auf die Ausstellung hin: https://www.waz.de/kultur/ueber-50-fotos-zeigen-an-der-ude-japanische-fussballfan-kultur-id213131549.html

Auch die Rheinische Post (RP Online) kündigt am 18.1.2018 mit einem Artikel die Ausstellung an: http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/duisburg/litti-san-und-der-fussball-in-japan-aid-1.7327282
24.01.2018 - 16:00:01

Research Forum Lecture by Jürgen Howaldt

Social Innovation – concepts and international trends | Wed., Jan. 24, 2018, 16–18 h | Room SG 183, Campus Duisburg
Abstract:

The …

Social Innovation – concepts and international trends | Wed., Jan. 24, 2018, 16–18 h | Room SG 183, Campus Duisburg
Abstract:

The importance of social innovation in successfully addressing social, economic, political and environmental challenges of the 21st century is recognised not only within the Europe 2020 strategy but also on a global scale. However, despite this growing awareness of the significance of social innovation, there is still no sustained and systematic analysis of social innovation, its theories, characteristics and impacts. As a novel approach to address complex problems in global health, social care, education, energy, and environmental policies, social innovation has been embraced by stakeholders and communities on the local, regional and even national level.

But what are the conditions under which social innovations flourish? Who are the stakeholders and in what capacity do they understand and develop social innovation? How do social innovations diffuse and lead to social change? What are the challenges for a comprehensive innovation policy, which focuses on new participation structures, empowerment and human resources development as basic conditions for social innovation?
In light of increasing importance of social innovation the presentation looks at the theoretical concepts, areas of empirical research and observable trends in the field of social innovation on a global scale. On the basis of the results of the global research project SI-DRIVE it gives an overview of the current situation and the perspectives of social innovation research.

Biography:

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Howaldt, born 1960 is director of Social Research Centre at TU Dortmund University and professor at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences. He is an internationally renowned expert in the field of social innovation. He has consulted German as well as European policy-makers and has also presented his concept of social innovation in all parts of the world. In 2011 he was one of the organizers of the international conference “Challenge Social Innovation” in Vienna.
He is member of the Science Forum Ruhr and of the committee of the Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience (Canada); Affiliate of SIERC (Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research Centre, Massey University, New Zealand); Co-founder of the European School of Social Innovation; Expert of the German Federal Chancellor’s Dialog for the Future; Scientific Coordinator of the global research project SI-DRIVE, funded within the 7th Framework Programme of the European Commission. Since 2016 he is member of the Expert group of the German Rector’s Conference “Innovation und Transfer” and the editorial board of the European Journal of Workplace Innovation.
22.01.2018 - 11:59:01

Research Forum Lecture by Thomas Kalinowski (in conjunction with the lecture East Asia in Economic Science)

Contemporary Issues and Problems of the East Asian Model of Capitalism | Mon, Jan. 22, 2018, 12–14 h | Room …

Contemporary Issues and Problems of the East Asian Model of Capitalism | Mon, Jan. 22, 2018, 12–14 h | Room LE 104, Campus Duisburg
Abstract:
The East Asian region and in particularly Japan, Taiwan, Korea and the PRC have developed successfully through a distinct developmental state-led model that is based on investments and export orientation. In the comparative political economy literature, this development model is referred to as “East Asian capitalism” highlighting similarities in the region and differences with Western liberal models of capitalism in the US as well as coordinated varieties in continental Europe. Indeed so far the hyper-globalization thesis that all countries would converge towards one best practice model of (neoliberal) capitalism have been wrong. This does not mean that the East Asian growth model is unchallenged and without problems. On the contrary, declining growth rates, high debt levels, increasing social inequality, environmental degradation, political corruption and weak civil societies are impeding the transformation of East Asia towards a balanced, sustainable and equitable future. Is the path dependency of a previously successful development model impeding progress in the region?

Biography:
Thomas Kalinowski is a professor of Political Science at the Graduate School of International Studies at Ewha Womans University in Seoul, Korea. He is teaching International Political Economy, Comparative Political Economy, European Integration, International Organizations and Development. After receiving his PhD from Freie Universität Berlin in 2004 he was a lecturer at Humboldt University Berlin, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California in Berkeley and a visiting assistant professor at Brown University. Recent publications include works on the political economy of financial crisis and crisis management, global governance, the global role of East Asia, the diversity of capitalism and the transformation of the East Asian developmental state. You can follow his research at
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Thomas_Kalinowski
17.01.2018 - 15:44:01

AREA Ruhr Lecture Series

Prof. Christine Moll-Murata and Prof. Flemming Christiansen: Frontiers of Industrialisation in Continental Northeast Asia | …

Prof. Christine Moll-Murata and Prof. Flemming Christiansen: Frontiers of Industrialisation in Continental Northeast Asia | Wed, January 17, 2018, 16.30–18 h
Venue: Ruhr University Bochum, AKAFÖ-Haus, Universitätsstr. 134, Etage 0, Raum 19 (TestDaF)
Map: http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/anreise/download/RUB-Lageplan.pdf
17.01.2018 - 10:15:01

Guest Lecture by Doris Hertrampf

Bilateral Relations between Germany and North Korea | Wed, January 17, 2018, 4–6 pm | Room LE 736 (Campus Duisburg)
Master …

Bilateral Relations between Germany and North Korea | Wed, January 17, 2018, 4–6 pm | Room LE 736 (Campus Duisburg)
Master Course 'Contemporary Korean Politics and Society' – Chair of East Asian Economic Studies / Japan and Korea (Prof. Dr. Werner Pascha).
Dipl.-Vw. Doris Hertrampf has been German ambassadrice in several countries, most recently North Korea and Tajikistan.
14.12.2017 - 15:54:12

28th Käte Hamburger Lecture by Jeffrey Wasserstrom

China, the Global Order, and Two Ages of Rising Powers: Comparing and Contrasting the World of 1900 and the World of Today | Dec. …

China, the Global Order, and Two Ages of Rising Powers: Comparing and Contrasting the World of 1900 and the World of Today | Dec. 14, 2017, 18.30 h | University of Duisburg-Essen, SG Building, Geibelstr. 41, Room SG 183
This 28th Käte Hamburger Lecture in cooperation with the IN-EAST will take place at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies.

Jeffrey Wasserstrom will place China’s resurgence and the way it is altering the international order into historical perspective. Unlike what is often done, the lecture refrain from revisiting the era of the Silk Road or the late Ming or early Qing eras. Instead, Jeffrey Wasserstrom will compare and contrast the situation today with that at the end of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century when China’s situation was at a low point and the powers on the rise included Japan, Germany, Russia and, above all, the United States.

Jeffrey Wasserstrom is Chancellor’s Professor at the History School of Humanities, University of California, Irvine (UCI).
Discussants: Prof. Flemming Christiansen, Political Sociology of China, IN-EAST; Dr. Yu Jie, Head of China Foresight, London School of Economics and Political Science

Please register by December 10, 2017 at
events@gcr21.uni-due.de
14.12.2017 - 09:51:12

Inhouse & Guest Workshop by KHK / IN-EAST School

Strategic Power without Normative Intentions: A New Paradigm in International Relations? The Case of China | December …

Strategic Power without Normative Intentions: A New Paradigm in International Relations? The Case of China | December 14–15, 2017, 10 am | Geibelstr. 41, Room SG 183
13.12.2017 - 14:34:12

Antrittsvorlesung von Prof. Tao Liu

Grenzen und Entgrenzung des Sozialstaates: Die chinesische Sozialpolitik im historischen Wandel | Mi, 13.12.2017, 18.00 …

Grenzen und Entgrenzung des Sozialstaates: Die chinesische Sozialpolitik im historischen Wandel | Mi, 13.12.2017, 18.00 Uhr | Gebäude NETZ, Raum 2.42, Campus Duisburg
Tao Liu ist Junior-Professor für Comparative Sociology and Society of China / Vergleichende Soziologie mit Schwerpunkt Gesellschaft Chinas am Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften IN-EAST.
07.12.2017 - 12:36:12

Guest Lecture by Peng Guo

Public Pension in China: Challenges and Possible Solutions | Thu, Dec. 7, 2017, 14–16 h | Room LE 736, Forsthausweg, …

Public Pension in China: Challenges and Possible Solutions | Thu, Dec. 7, 2017, 14–16 h | Room LE 736, Forsthausweg, 47057 Duisburg
Because of the wide coverage of social security, Chinese government received the‘2014–2016 Outstanding achievement award of social security’ rewarded by ISSA (International Social Security Association, Geneva). Until the end of 2016, China’s Pension System covers more than 888 million people. Among them, about 379 are covered by the urban employees’ scheme, others are covered by residents’ scheme which is highly related to Hukou. However, these two schemes are very different from each other. Besides, contribution, benefits and fund differences between different areas in China are huge. This study will (1) introduce different schemes of China’s pension system. (2) present the challenges that China’s pension system facing from four perspectives: coverage, adequacy, multi pillars and sustainability. (3) analyze the reasons of the above challenges. (4) show what the Chinese government has done. (5) propose possible solutions.

Peng Guo, PhD is Senior Lecturer of Public Administration at China University of Labor Relations, Beijing.
Her PhD studies (2008-2011) were at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Beijing (Thesis: The Comparative Political Economy Analysis of Pension Privatization).
Her research focuses on pension administration, management and reform in China, transnational actors and their influence on pension, pension comparison between China and Japan. She has joined many co-research programs with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of China, and has rich experiences in research on China’s pension management system.
She is a member of China Association of Social Security, and China Association of Work Injury Insurance. She is also the Chinese Representative of OECD Pension Expert Meeting in Asia/Pacific Region since 2013.

Peng Guo is going to visit the IN-EAST from Dec. 2 to Dec. 17, 2017.
06.12.2017 - 11:17:12

Auftaktveranstaltung des AREA-Ruhr-Graduiertenkollegs

mit Gastvortrag von Prof. Glenn Hook: Institution Building in East Asia – Fishing for Governance | Mi, 6. Dez. 2017, …

mit Gastvortrag von Prof. Glenn Hook: Institution Building in East Asia – Fishing for Governance | Mi, 6. Dez. 2017, 17–19 Uhr | Gerhard-Mercator-Haus, Lotharstr. 57, Duisburg
The kick-off event for the AREA Ruhr Graduate School on Transnational Institution Building and Transnational Identities in East Asia takes place on December, 6th from 5 to 7 pm at the Gerhard Mercator-Haus, Lotharstr. 57, 47057 Duisburg.
For the location, please see https://www.uni-due.de/de/universitaet/gebaeude_duisburg_lr.php

Professor Glenn Hook (School of East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield) will give a keynote address on
Institution Building in East Asia – Fishing for Governance.
The talk will be followed by a discussion and a small reception.

If you would like to attend, please register by November 27, 2017 with stefanie.langenberg@area-ruhr.de
05.12.2017 - 09:53:12

Florian Coulmas: Die beste Schrift der Welt

Vortrag von Florian Coulmas in der Reihe „Dialog im Museum“ im Mercedes-Benz-Museum, Mercedesstr. 100, 70372 Stuttgart | 5. …

Vortrag von Florian Coulmas in der Reihe „Dialog im Museum“ im Mercedes-Benz-Museum, Mercedesstr. 100, 70372 Stuttgart | 5. Dezember 2017, 19 Uhr
03.12.2017 - 22:44:12

Call for Papers for Special Issue with JCEBS

– Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies – on “Belt and Road Initiative and China-Europe Relation”. Deadline …

– Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies – on “Belt and Road Initiative and China-Europe Relation”. Deadline for paper submissions: January 31, 2018
The Special Issue is based on the "Third International Forum on the ‘New Silk Road’ and Sino-European Cooperation" at the University of Duisburg-Essen in November this year. Submissions are also open to papers outside the forum, so scholars from IN-EAST and other departments are welcome to submit their papers as well. Please follow the link to the Call for Papers:
http://www.cec-duisburg.org/call-for-papers/
24.11.2017 - 16:00:11

21st Duisburg East Asia Day

A New President in South Korea – Economic, Political and Social Challenges for President Moon Jae-in  |  Gerhard-Mercator-Haus, …

A New President in South Korea – Economic, Political and Social Challenges for President Moon Jae-in  |  Gerhard-Mercator-Haus, Lotharstr. 57  |  Fri, Nov. 24, 2017, 16–19.30 h
In spring of 2017, Moon Jae-in was elected the new President of the Republic Korea. His presidency faces several difficult challenges, but also opportunities for South Korea. Threats in the field of foreign affairs are particularly noteworthy, foremost the tensions on the Korean peninsula, with North Korea testing new rockets and nuclear bombs and rocking the delicate relations with the US, China, Japan, Russia and others in the region. The unpredictability of the Trump administration in the US with respect to the bilateral security and economic relations does not make life easier for Moon and his cabinet. On the domestic front, the president has to think about how to support the flagging economy. At the same time, the population expects him to address issues of economic fairness and equality, doing something decisive about curtailing the role of the domineering business conglomerates (chaebol). After Moon’s predecessor, Park Geun-hye, has been ousted from office by parliament and the Supreme Court because of misconduct, it will not be an easy task to regain the trust of the population in government.
Still, it would not be the first time in history that South Korea has successfully overcome severe difficulties. The panel will try to evaluate these issues, but also look at the implications for German and wider European relations with the Republic of Korea during the forthcoming years.

Please register by November 20, 2017: Stefanie Ridder, events@in-east.de

PROGRAM

16.00  WELCOME
Axel Klein, Director, IN-EAST
Greetings:
Ulrich Radtke, Rector, University of Duisburg-Essen
Manfred Osenger, Mayor, City of Duisburg
Keum Chang-rok, Consul General, Head of Bonn Office, Embassy of the Republic of Korea

16.30  Introduction to the Issues
Werner Pascha

16.45  PANEL DISCUSSION
Werner Pascha, Chair, IN-EAST
Choi Sun-kung, University of Groningen
Gerhard Eschenbaum, Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Düsseldorf
Patrick Köllner, GIGA Institute for Asian Studies, Hamburg
Park Sang-young, Visiting Professor at IN-EAST

18.15–19.30  RECEPTION
hosted by Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Bonn

Download of the invitation flyer:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/ead/ostasientag_2017_flyer.pdf
21.11.2017 - 10:02:11

Karen Shire organized a panel at DFG Conference

Karen Shire organized the panel “Social Institutional Change and Social Inequalities” at a German Research Foundation …

Karen Shire organized the panel “Social Institutional Change and Social Inequalities” at a German Research Foundation (DFG) symposium, November 14–15, 2017 in Tokyo
Following recent developments in science policy around the world the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungs- gemeinschaft, DFG) hosted a symposium on
The Impact of the Humanities and Social Sciences.
Discussing Germany and Japan
on 14th and 15th November 2017.

This symposium brought together high profile speakers from both the academic and research/science policy communities from Japan and Germany in order to seek new insights into the meaning and effects of the discourse of “societal impact” and related administrative practices. It included a keynote speech by DFG President Prof. Dr. Peter Strohschneider.

For detailed information please look at
http://www.dfg.de/dfg_profil/geschaeftsstelle/dfg_praesenz_ausland/japan/berichte/2017/170912_symposium_impact/index.html
15.11.2017 - 09:49:11

Research Forum Lecture by Susanne Brandtstädter

Barefoot lawyers and the search for justice in rural China | Wed, Nov. 15, 2017, 16–18 h | Room SG 183, Campus …

Barefoot lawyers and the search for justice in rural China | Wed, Nov. 15, 2017, 16–18 h | Room SG 183, Campus Duisburg
Based on fieldwork in Shandong province, this talk focusses on a group of peasant or barefoot lawyers that seek to employ the law "as a weapon" and for "giving peasants a voice". It explores their biographical backgrounds, motivations and tactics, and their changing relations with government officials and fellow villagers. It will argue that in order to understand the relation between law and justice in rural China, we need to go beyond the court room and actual court cases. Instead we need to focus on the working of law as a new language of civilisation, as a platform from which to speak truth to power, an ideal of justice against which injustices are being measured, and as a tool for rebalancing relations with authority.
14.11.2017 - 12:11:11

China stellt die Weichen – wohin geht die Fahrt?

Diskussionsrunde zum 19. Parteitag der KPCh mit Thomas Heberer und Markus Taube, Moderation: Johannes Pflug | 14. …

Diskussionsrunde zum 19. Parteitag der KPCh mit Thomas Heberer und Markus Taube, Moderation: Johannes Pflug | 14. Nov. 2017, 18.30 Uhr | Konfuzius-Institut, Tec-Center
08.11.2017 - 14:00:11

The Third International Forum on the "New Silk Road" and Sino-European Cooperation

will be held in Duisburg, Nov. 8–9, 2017. Public Panel Discussions on Nov. 8, 14.15–18.15 h, Intercity Hotel, Mercatorstr. …

will be held in Duisburg, Nov. 8–9, 2017. Public Panel Discussions on Nov. 8, 14.15–18.15 h, Intercity Hotel, Mercatorstr. 57, Duisburg
Silk Road Public Forum

Opening Ceremony by Markus Taube, IN-EAST, Dr. Herbert Jakoby, Dept. Wirtschaftspolitik at the Ministry of Economics, NRW and Haiyang Feng, Consul General of the PR China in Düsseldorf.

Policy Forum I, chaired by Prof. Markus Taube, IN-EAST
Panelists:
-  Dr. Djoomart Otorbaev, former Prime Minister of Kirgisistan
-  Johannes Pflug, China representative of the City of Duisburg
-  Prof. Yang Yao, Peking University
-  Prof. Chun Ding, Center for European Studies, Fudan University

Policy Forum II, chaired by Prof. Yinzhang Chen, Fudan Development Institute, Fudan University
Panelists:
-  Guanzhe Cao, Project Manager Asia at Duisburger Hafen AG
-  Prof. Xiaolan Fu, University of Oxford
-  Prof. Fan Zhang, Peking University
-  Prof. Huang He, Fudan University

Participants are welcome! Please register until October 30, 2017 by
konfuzius-institut@uni-due.de or 0203 306-3131.

The forum is co-organized by the Institute of East Asian Studies IN-EAST (University of Duisburg-Essen), the Fudan Development Institute (Fudan University), the Confucius Institute Metropolis Ruhr and the China Center for Contemporary World Studies.

The forum's cooperative partners include the National School of Development (Peking University), the city of Duisburg, the Duisburger Hafen AG and the Baltic Transport Journal as media partner.

Further information at http://www.cec-duisburg.org
02.11.2017 - 13:36:11

Guest Lecture by Huamin Peng

Assessment of Unequal Distribution of Education Welfare Resources for Children in China | Thu, November 2, 2017, …

Assessment of Unequal Distribution of Education Welfare Resources for Children in China | Thu, November 2, 2017, 14.00 h | Room LE 736, Forsthausweg, Duisburg
Huamin Peng ist Professor of Social Policy and Social Work at Nanjing University and Vice Executive President of China Social Welfare Academy. She is going to visit the IN-EAST from October 30 to November 12, 2017.

Abstract
Education is a significant component in social welfare and social development. There are 284.52 million of children (age 0–14), 1/5 of the total population in China. From 1949 to now, the goal of child welfare in China was to reduce social inequality. However, for various reasons, social welfare was highly unequal. Large number of children faced limited welfare resources, school dropping and loss of dependable support. This study investigates the interconnected variables in the inequality in the distribution of educational as welfare resources for child education at regional and economically developed areas of China. This study posed the research questions as:
(1) What is the relationship between Chinese child population distribution and regional economic development imbalances?
(2) What is the symptoms of unequal regional distribution of child educational welfare resources?
(3) What is the relationship between the unequal distribution of educational welfare resources and regional economic development?
Results demonstrate that the spatial hierarchy with hukou system continues to differentiate the welfare resources and services causing unequally distribution in the children educational resources. North and East parts of China, where economic development is very high, provides better educational welfare resources. Whereas, at North-east and Central parts it is found moderate level, while the South-west and North-west areas are underdevelopment and due to that the educational welfare resources are also not adequate. This research reveals that the planning for the distribution of resources for child education in China not only generates useful insights about the disparity but also influences children educational acceptance. This complements in the refinement of educational policies and suggest the solution in solving the unequal distribution of resources for child educational and welfare services.

CV
Huamin Peng studied for a BA of Economics of Sichuan University, Chengdu in 1977, MA of Sociology of Nankai University, Tianjin in 1982, Ph.D. of Social Welfare of The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2000. Her thesis title is Social Exclusion in the Welfare Triangle: An Empirical Study on the New Urban Poverty Community in China.
She is Professor of Social Policy and Social Work, Dean of the School of Social Development and Social Work Research, Director of the MSW Education Centre, Nanjing University and Vice President of China Social Work Education Association (CSWEA), Vice Executive President of China Social Welfare Academy (CSWA).
Her research focuses on child social welfare, poverty reduction and social welfare system reform. In the past years, she has published over 120 papers. She has published in English, too, on several occasions. Because of her brilliant contribution, she achieved 2014 Outstanding Teaching Achievements of the Ministry of Education, 2014 Good Research Paper Award of Ministry of Civil Affairs for Outstanding Paper on Policy Theories and Practice, 2009 Best Research (Book) Award of the Ministry of Education.
Huamin Peng is a reviewer of International Journal of Social Welfare (referred Journal), Current Sociology (referred Journal), editorial board member of China Social Work Research (Chinese), Social Work (Chinese), Social Welfare (Chinese) and Chinese Sociological Dialogue (English).
27.10.2017 - 12:06:10

Hello, Good-bye and Welcome Back 2017

Celebrating our Graduates – Welcoming our New Students and Returnees | Fri, October 27, 2017, 19 h | Happy …

Celebrating our Graduates – Welcoming our New Students and Returnees | Fri, October 27, 2017, 19 h | Happy Hour from 18.15 h | Venue: SG 135 (Aula), Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg
At our annual 'Hello, Good-bye and Welcome Back' ceremony, we congratulate our graduates on their achievements, give a warm welcome to our new students and welcome our students back from their year abroad.

Auf unser jährlichen "Hello, Good-bye & Welcome Back"-Feier gratulieren wir den Absolventen der ostasienwissenschaftlichen Studiengänge zu ihrem erfolgreichen Studienabschluss, heißen unsere neuen Studenten willkommen und begrüßen unsere vom Auslandsjahr heimkehrenden BA-Studenten wieder am Institut.

Contact
Please register until October 20, 2017 by
Stefanie Ridder
events@in-east.de

Invitation
https://imperia.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/programs/graduates/hello_und_good-bye_2017_karte.pdf
24.10.2017 - 10:18:10

Vortragsreihe AREA Ruhr

Prof. Nele Noesselt und Prof. Axel Klein: Recent Developments in East Asian Politics | Di/Tue, 24.10.2017, 18.30–20 …

Prof. Nele Noesselt und Prof. Axel Klein: Recent Developments in East Asian Politics | Di/Tue, 24.10.2017, 18.30–20 Uhr | Universität Duisburg-Essen, Raum SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg

Die Alliance for Research on East Asia (AREA) Ruhr lädt zur ersten Veranstaltung der AREA-Ruhr-Vortragsreihe im Wintersemester 2017/18 ein.

Vortrag von Prof. Nele Noesselt: Chinese Meritocracy – The 19th Party Congress
Vortrag von Prof. Axel Klein: The General Elections in Japan

Nele Noesselt ist Professorin für Politik Chinas, Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften, Universität Duisburg-Essen
Axel Klein ist Professor für Sozialwissenschaftliche Ostasienstudien – Politik Japans

AREA Ruhr will continue its lecture series in the winter term 2017/18, introducing research and researchers from IN-EAST and the Faculty of East Asian Studies (Ruhr University Bochum).
We would like to invite you to the following event:

TITEL/PRESENTATIONS by:
Recent Developments in East Asian Politics
Chinese Meritocracy – The 19th Party Congress (Nele Noesselt)
The General Elections in Japan (Axel Klein)

MAP: https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/images/iw/campus-duisburg-mls-g.jpg

For more information on AREA Ruhr please see:
https://www.area-ruhr.de/
23.10.2017 - 23:33:10

Guest Lecture by Osmany Porto de Oliveira

Brazil Exporting Social Policies: From Local Innovation to a Global Model | Mon, Oct. 23, 2017, 15–17 h | Room …

Brazil Exporting Social Policies: From Local Innovation to a Global Model | Mon, Oct. 23, 2017, 15–17 h | Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Campus Duisburg
Importation of foreign models is part of Brazil’s institution building story, owing to Portuguese colonialism, the presence of European countries, and the dominance of the United States, until the past century. After the transition to democracy and the New Constitution of 1988, the scenario started to change. The country developed important social policy innovations that rose to a national scale when the Workers Party (PT) took office. These innovations started to spread globally, and international organizations such as the World Bank and the United Nations began to recommend Brazilian social policies to developing countries. Examples of the “Brazilian way of social policy-making“ that have been transferred to different countries are Participatory Budgeting (PB), the Family Allowance Program (PBF) and the National School Feeding Program (PNAE). How did Brazil move from importing foreign institutions to becoming Southern countries’ reference on social policies?
The main argument of this article is that Brazil, while building itself as a rising power over the last two decades, developed new patterns of policy transfers that have so far been overlooked by the literature. By analyzing the engagement of the country on international diffusion of social policies, it was possible to identify different mechanisms that facilitate transfers. These involve a quest for international legitimacy, the role of “policy ambassadors“, the joint efforts of different national institutions, the reversal of relations with international organizations, the occupation of international positions in institutions, an policy transfer costs.
This article presents the results of research developed with qualitative methods, that gathered data from fieldwork that included 150 interviews, participant observation in more than 10 countries, and a set of official documents.

Osmany Porto de Oliveira is Professor of International Relations at the Federal University of São Paulo.
17.10.2017 - 10:33:10

Chinas Rolle in einer globalisierten Welt:

Verständnis der inneren Beschaffenheit Chinas. Vortrag von Thomas Heberer in der Volkshochschule Krefeld, Di, 17. Okt. 2017, …

Verständnis der inneren Beschaffenheit Chinas. Vortrag von Thomas Heberer in der Volkshochschule Krefeld, Di, 17. Okt. 2017, 19 Uhr, VHS-Haus, Von-der-Leyen-Platz, Krefeld
Eintritt: 6 Euro (Mitglieder der GDCF frei).
Eine Veranstaltung der Gesellschaft für Deutsch-Chinesische Freundschaft in Kooperation mit der VHS Krefeld.
04.10.2017 - 23:42:10

Vorträge von Helmut Schneider

Aspekte der politische Geographie Asiens: Beim diesjährigen Deutschen Kongress für Geographie in Tübingen (29.9. – 4.10.2017) …

Aspekte der politische Geographie Asiens: Beim diesjährigen Deutschen Kongress für Geographie in Tübingen (29.9. – 4.10.2017) hat sich Helmut Schneider in zwei Vorträgen mit politisch-geographischen Entwicklungen in Asien beschäftigt
In einem Vortrag im Rahmen der Fachsitzung Politisch-geographische Perspektiven auf Konflikte um Georessourcen und soziale Güter war die Renaissance räumlicher Kategorien im politischen Diskurs Thema. Analysiert wurden u.a. die sich abzeichnende weltpolitische Rivalität zwischen der VR China und den USA sowie die Rolle, die dabei das transkontinentale chinesische Projekt einer Neuen Seidenstraße spielt. – In einem zweiten Vortrag im Rahmen der Jahressitzung des Arbeitskreises Ostasien in der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Geographie wurde der Konflikt um das Südchinesische Meer untersucht. Die Eskalation dieses Konflikts lässt sich, so die These, ebenfalls nur vor dem Hintergrund der weltpolitischen Großmachtrivalität zwischen der VR China und den USA erklären.
18.09.2017 - 16:21:09

Research Forum Lecture by Mahito Hayashi

Labor/Poverty Politics against the Japanese Developmental State: De-Nationalization after 1945, Nationalization by New Actors …

Labor/Poverty Politics against the Japanese Developmental State: De-Nationalization after 1945, Nationalization by New Actors | Mon., Sept. 18, 2017, 16–18 h | Room LE 736, Campus Duisburg

Abstract

A historical analysis of the Japanese (post)developmental state is offered, with a focus that is largely different from mainstream scholarship on this topic: the focus is on the marginalized, dislocated, and impoverished. Linking this view with notions borrowed from critical state theory, the argument is made that Japanese post-1945 developmentalism became possible by “de-nationalizing” radical social movements fighting for critical labor/poverty issues. This historical analysis is enhanced by field observations of innovative social-movement strategy in one Japanese region, Kanagawa Prefecture, in which “pro-homeless" groups transformed the local sphere of labor/poverty politics for the sake of the homeless and day laborers. The crisis of developmentalism starting in the 1990s brought a major rupture to the status quo of de-nationalization. Concluding we can say that in contemporary Japan, this rupture is spawning the progressive politics of “nationalization” regarding labor/poverty politics.
06.09.2017 - 03:06:09

IN-EAST School goes Brazil

IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies at the International Conference on Policy Diffusion and Development Cooperation, 16–19th …

IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies at the International Conference on Policy Diffusion and Development Cooperation, 16–19th May 2018 – São Paulo, Brazil
The research group of the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies, together with Professor Markus Taube and Professor Tao Liu, will participate in the International Conference on Policy Diffusion and Development Cooperation that will be held in São Paulo (Brazil) in May next year. The group has organised a panel about the role of culture in policy and institutional transfers as drivers of (transnational) innovation processes. Researchers (Master and PhD students included) who wish to get information about the conference and about our panel can look at the following links:
About the conference: https://policydiffusion.com/
For our panel: https://policydiffusion.com/disentangling-the-role-of-culture-in-policy-and-institutional-transfers/
We welcome you to submit your research papers. The call for paper is officially opened. Abstracts are due by 15 November 2017. All applicants will be notified by 15 December 2017. Complete papers are due by 1st April 2018. See: https://policydiffusion.com/submission/
28.07.2017 - 22:55:07

Workshop “Policy Process and Knowledge Transfer”

The IN-EAST School is organizing a workshop on “Policy Process and Knowledge Transfer”. Date: July 28, 2017
This brainstorming …

The IN-EAST School is organizing a workshop on “Policy Process and Knowledge Transfer”. Date: July 28, 2017
This brainstorming workshop aims at discussing and exploring potential research questions and themes in the realm of ‘transfer studies’ with a focus on the East Asian region. It is meant to be a preparatory step for the organisation of a 2-days workshop on policy, knowledge and institutional transfers in East Asia, which aims at developing an area-based and multidisciplinary contribution to transfer studies, as well as connecting researchers working in this field of studies.

Due to limited places registration is necessary. If you would like to explore these questions and contribute to our future workshop and collaborate with us in its preparation and in development of researches please register at shuanping.dai@uni-due.de by July 15th.

Downloads
- Program: https://imperia.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/workshop_school_2017_07_programm_final.pdf
- Schedule: https://imperia.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/workshop_school_2017_07_schedule_final.pdf
26.07.2017 - 15:13:07

Research Forum Lecture by Peng Lu

Cadre Parents and Their Children for Business? The Dual-Track Intergenerational Reproduction of Elites in China: 1978–2010 …

Cadre Parents and Their Children for Business? The Dual-Track Intergenerational Reproduction of Elites in China: 1978–2010 | Wed, July 26th, 2017, 16–18 h |
Room LE 736 | Campus Duisburg
Abstract:

This article tries to demonstrate and conceptualize a mode of reproduction of elites in a transitional society away from state domination to market oriented. By focusing on China’s market transformation, we aim to explore how parents’ advantaged occupations have influenced the chance of their children’s status attainment in certain elite positions (administrative, technocratic, market), and whether these patterns have shown variation during three periods (1978–1992, 1993–2002, and 2003–2010).
Based on China Social Survey 2011 data, statistical analyses show that although parents’ advantaged position has a persistent effect on children’s status attainment, the reproduction of the state elite and the market elite still follows two separate tracks: the children of cadres do not show systematic advantage in the process of becoming entrepreneurs and managerial elites, and the children of entrepreneurial and managerial elites are unlikely to join cadres.
It also shows that the effects of reproduction model could still be enhanced and dominated by state power in different historical times. Findings further direct our attention to important interplays between the family socioeconomic conditions and the contextual inequality in achieving a deeper understanding of the elites’ trajectory inequality in contemporary

Biography:

Peng LU is an associate professor at Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He earned his Ph.D. degree in sociology at Tsinghua University in 2010, plus a visiting student experience at Yale University from 2007-2008. He worked at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) as a postdoctoral research fellow from 2011 to 2012. He works in the fields of social stratification, business-government relationship, Chinese entrepreneurship, and comparative studies in post-communist and new emerging economies. He serves several vital academic posts, including secretary-in-general of Research Center for Private Entrepreneurs of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and under-secretary-general of Committee of Social Stratification and Social Mobility of Chinese Sociology Association. He is also the managing director of Chinese Private Entrepreneur Survey, a nationwide survey conducted every two years since 1993.
21.07.2017 - 10:44:07

3. Japan-Tage am LSI Bochum

21. Juli, 18–21 Uhr und 22. Juli 2017, 11–18 Uhr | Landesspracheninstitut in der RUB, Laerholzstr. 84, 44801 Bochum | Eröffnungsvortrag …

21. Juli, 18–21 Uhr und 22. Juli 2017, 11–18 Uhr | Landesspracheninstitut in der RUB, Laerholzstr. 84, 44801 Bochum | Eröffnungsvortrag von Prof. Werner Pascha
Freitag, 21.7.2017, 18–21 Uhr: Eröffnungsvortrag von Prof. Werner Pascha (IN-EAST): Zukunft Japan: Die Neuerfindung einer Ökonomie. Anschließend Podiumsdiskussion mit japanischen und deutschen Experten.

Mehr Information zu den Japan-Tagen im LSI, Bochum:
https://www.lsi-bochum.de/japan-tage.html
19.07.2017 - 16:18:07

Vortragsreihe AREA Ruhr

Nele Noesselt: Chinas Neue Seidenstraße (OBOR) | 19.7.2017, 19.30–21.00 Uhr | Ruhr-Universität Bochum | Raum: …

Nele Noesselt: Chinas Neue Seidenstraße (OBOR) | 19.7.2017, 19.30–21.00 Uhr | Ruhr-Universität Bochum | Raum: Akafö-Haus, Raum 2.06
Die Alliance for Research on East Asia (AREA) Ruhr lädt zur vierten Veranstaltung der AREA-Ruhr-Vortragsreihe im Sommersemester 2017 ein.

Vortrag von Prof. Nele Noesselt: Chinas Neue Seidenstraße (OBOR): Alternatives Modell der postmodernen Globalisierung?

Nele Noesselt ist Professorin für Politik Chinas, Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften, Universität Duisburg-Essen

Lage des Akafö-Hauses auf dem Campus der RUB:
https://www.sowi.rub.de/mam/content/sozsug/lageplan_neu.pdf

Ansprechpartnerin: Kerstin Lukner
kerstin.lukner@area-ruhr.de
https://www.area-ruhr.de/
18.07.2017 - 12:04:07

Asphalt 2017 – Kunstfestival in Düsseldorf

Vom 14. bis 23. Juli 2017 findet in Düsseldorf das Sommerfestival der Künste statt – „Asphalt 2017“.
Mit dabei: …

Vom 14. bis 23. Juli 2017 findet in Düsseldorf das Sommerfestival der Künste statt – „Asphalt 2017“.
Mit dabei: Philipp Rathmer mit Fotos aus Japan
Fotoausstellung „Ach so! – Fotografien zwischen gestern und morgen“ mit Bildern aus Japan von Philipp Rathmer täglich bis 23. Juli 2017 ab 17.30 Uhr im Weltkunstzimmer, Backraum, Ronsdorfer Straße 77a, Düsseldorf. Eintritt frei.

Foto: Philipp Rathmer / www.asphalt-festival.de/presse

Die Rheinische Post schreibt: „‚Wenn man mehr über das Land erfährt, hat man immer wieder diesen Ach so ist das-Moment‘, sagt Philipp Rathmer. Daher auch der Titel der Schau. ‚Ach so‘ (A so), erklärt der Fotograf, sagen sogar die Japaner, wenn sie verständige Zustimmung ausdrücken wollen.“
Zum ganzen Artikel in RP Online vom 17. Juli 2017:
http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/duesseldorf/kultur/asphalt-festival-beginnt-mit-ueberraschungen-aid-1.6952540

Link zum sonstigen Programm von „Asphalt 2017“:
https://www.asphalt-festival.de/

Homepage des Düsseldorfer Fotografen Philipp Rathmer:
http://www.philipprathmer.com
13.07.2017 - 23:22:07

IN-EAST School at Tianjin Forum 2017

The 2017 Tianjin Forum has been held under the motto of "Innovation and Cooperation" on July 7–8 in Tianjin. The IN-EAST …

The 2017 Tianjin Forum has been held under the motto of "Innovation and Cooperation" on July 7–8 in Tianjin. The IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies participated
in the two-day international conference on the latest developments in innovation, new forms of mobility and smart city development with a delegation comprising Professors Shuanping Dai, Dieter Schramm, Markus Taube as well as Postdoc Mira Schüller. Shuanping Dai presented at the conference his latest work on the "Emergence of New Products and Agile Innovation in an Emerging Economy: Evidence from the Low-speed Electric Vehicle Industry in Shandong Province, China". Dieter Schramm gave insights in "Current and Future Trends in Automotive Development with a Special Focus on E-Mobility and Autonomous Driving", while Markus Taube titled his contribution to the discussions "Smarter Industries, Smarter Mobility, Smarter Cities – Reflections on the Dynamics and Hazards of Co-evolution".

Nankai University, Tianjin has in recent years become an important cooperation partner for the Advanced School. The research interests of both partners converge on the study of innovation in new forms of mobility as well as the evolution of smart city structures.
13.07.2017 - 12:39:07

Peng Lu Guest Researcher at IN-EAST

Dr. Peng Lu (Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) will visit our institute from July 23 to August …

Dr. Peng Lu (Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) will visit our institute from July 23 to August 12, 2017
He earned his Ph.D. degree in Sociology at Tsinghua University in 2010, plus a visiting student experience at Yale University from 2007 to 2008. He worked at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow from 2011 to 2012. He works in the fields of social stratification, business-government relationship, Chinese entrepreneurship, and comparative studies in post-communist and new emerging economies. He serves several vital academic posts, including secretary-in-general of Research Center for Private Entrepreneurs of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and under-secretary-general of Committee of Social Stratification and Social Mobility of Chinese Sociology Association. He is also the managing director of Chinese Private Entrepreneur Survey, a nationwide survey conducted every two years since 1993.

He will give a guest lecture on Wednesday, July 26, 2017, 16–18 h, Room LE 736 at IN-EAST. For more information see
https://imperia.uni-due.de/in-east/news.php?id=366
12.07.2017 - 10:51:07

Research Forum Lecture by Zhongyuan Enoch Wang

Coaching Representation: Congressional training in China's single-party system | Wed, July 12th, 2017, 16–18 h |
Room …

Coaching Representation: Congressional training in China's single-party system | Wed, July 12th, 2017, 16–18 h |
Room LE 736, Forsthausweg 2, Campus Duisburg
Dr. Zhongyuan Enoch Wang is a lecturer at Leiden University Program of International Studies (Netherlands). From the same university, he holds a PhD in Politics and Great China Studies (2017).
Prior to that, he received his Master's degree in Political Science and International Politics from Fudan University in Shanghai.
Among others, his fields of interests include Comparative Political Institutions, Political Innovations, Comparative Authoritarianism and Transition and Local Politics and Governance.
10.07.2017 - 08:47:07

Research Forum Lecture by Hsin-Lun Yu

Being Forced to be Herdsmen: The Process of Modernization of Evenki Hunters under the State Power of China | Monday, …

Being Forced to be Herdsmen: The Process of Modernization of Evenki Hunters under the State Power of China | Monday, July 10th, 2017, 16–18 h |
Room LE 736 | Campus Duisburg
This study investigates the relationship between Evenki hunters and the state power of China under the process of modernization from 1950s onward. The fieldwork was conducted in Geden Village, the only hunting tribe within the Evenki Autonomous Banner/County, Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, in northeastern China.

Through a field survey of 62 veteran hunters in Geden Village, the lecture attempts to lead the audience to understand how traditional Evenki hunting culture was engaged with the practice of state capitals during the period of the movements of people’s commune in 1950s, of the transformation to nomadic industry in 1990s, and of the implementation of modernization nowadays.
09.07.2017 - 14:35:07

Research Forum Schedule

The detailed schedule for summer 2017 at a glance
05.07.2017 - 10:09:07

Käte Hamburger Lecture by Claudia Derichs

Knowledge Production, Area Studies and Global Cooperation  | Wed, July 5, 2017, 17.30–19.30 h  |  Gerhard-Mercator-Haus, …

Knowledge Production, Area Studies and Global Cooperation  | Wed, July 5, 2017, 17.30–19.30 h  |  Gerhard-Mercator-Haus, Lotharstraße 57, 47057 Duisburg
In our differentiated and stratified globalized world, different ideas, initiatives and perceptions of global cooperation partly co-exist, and partly clash. This is the starting point for Claudia Derichs's most recent book, titled "Knowledge Production, Area Studies and Global Cooperation".

In the 25th Käte Hamburger Lecture, presenting her arguments from the book, Prof. Claudia Derichs, Chair of Comparative Politics and International Development Studies at the Philipps-Universität Marburg, discusses some of the important methodological and political implications of this insight. Focussing particularly on Asian varieties of Islamic thought and political practice, she offers a detailed view of a context, the perception of which is often overshadowed by orientalist stereotypes in the West. Furthermore, she challenges traditional Area Studies notions of areas and Western political science notions of cooperation.

Claudia Derichs was Assistant Professor / Acting Chair at the IN-EAST from 1995 to 2006.

The programme of the lecture is as follows:

17:00  Registration
17:30  Welcoming and Introductory Remarks
            Dr. Markus Böckenförde, Executive Director, Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research (KHK/GCR21)

17:40  25th Käte Hamburger Lecture
            Claudia Derichs: Knowledge Production, Area Studies and Global Cooperation

Discussants:
Prof. Dr. Florian Coulmas, Senior Professor for Japanese Society and Sociolinguistics (IN-EAST)
Dr. Christian Scheper, Researcher, Institute for Development and Peace (INEF)

Moderator:
Prof. Dr. Ina Kerner, Fellow, Käte Hamburger Kolleg / Centre for Global Cooperation Research (KHK/GCR21)

18:30  Discussion with the Audience
19:30  End of the Lecture

Kindly register for the Lecture by 4th July at events@gcr21.uni-due.de.

For further information on the Käte Hamburger Lecture, please visit http://www.gcr21.org/events/.
05.07.2017 - 08:35:07

Research Forum Lecture by Sarah Eaton

Ecosystem Governance in China: Incentives Structures and Adaptive State Capacity | Wed, July 5th, 2017, 16–18 h |
Room …

Ecosystem Governance in China: Incentives Structures and Adaptive State Capacity | Wed, July 5th, 2017, 16–18 h |
Room LE 736, Forsthausweg, Campus Duisburg
Abstract:

This talk explores an especially thorny problem in China’s environmental governance, namely the poor state of ecosystem management. Partly due to stubborn barriers to cooperation between local governments, ecosystems that traverse administrative jurisdictions are routinely over-exploited and heavily polluted. In recent years, the state has established various trans-jurisdictional governance mechanisms and the talk focuses on one particularly significant development, the emergence of Ecological Function Conservation Areas (EFCAs). The fate of EFCA experimentation hinges on the central government’s willingness and capacity to sufficiently incentivize local governments to comply with measures to improve trans-jurisdictional management of ecosystems.

Biography:

Sarah Eaton is Professor of Chinese Economics and Society, Center for Modern East Asian Studies, University of Göttingen. Prior to arriving at Göttingen, she was an Associate Professor of Chinese Political Economy (2013–2014) at the University of Oxford’s School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo (2012–2013) and a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Oxford (2011–2012). She holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Toronto (2011). Her research interests and teaching expertise centre on Chinese political economy, inclusive of its regional and global dimensions.

Her current research is concerned with various aspects of state capitalism in reform era China. She has also researched Chinese localities' efforts to forge new growth models in connection with the central government's recent "green" economic plans.
30.06.2017 - 10:30:06

Grillen und Karaoke-Abend mit der Fachschaft

Fachschaft Ostasienwissenschaften und Konfuzius Institut Metropole Ruhr laden ein: 14.7.2017, 18 Uhr Grillen, 19.30 Uhr Karaoke | AStA-Keller, …

Fachschaft Ostasienwissenschaften und Konfuzius Institut Metropole Ruhr laden ein: 14.7.2017, 18 Uhr Grillen, 19.30 Uhr Karaoke | AStA-Keller, Gebäude LF, Souterrain
28.06.2017 - 16:14:06

Vortragsreihe AREA Ruhr

Sebastian Bersick: Normative Ordnung und institutioneller Wandel in Ostasien | 28.6.2017, 16.30–18.00 Uhr | Universität …

Sebastian Bersick: Normative Ordnung und institutioneller Wandel in Ostasien | 28.6.2017, 16.30–18.00 Uhr | Universität Duisburg-Essen, SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg
Die Alliance for Research on East Asia (AREA) Ruhr lädt zur dritten Veranstaltung der AREA-Ruhr-Vortragsreihe im Sommersemester 2017 ein.

Vortrag von Prof. Sebastian Bersick (RUB): Zwischen Integration und Desintegration: Normative Ordnung und institutioneller Wandel in Ostasien.

Sebastian Bersick ist Professor für Internationale Politische Ökonomie Ostasiens, Fak. für Ostasienwissenschaften, Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Ansprechpartnerin: Kerstin Lukner
kerstin.lukner@area-ruhr.de
https://www.area-ruhr.de/
23.06.2017 - 11:10:06

Research Forum Lecture by Fan Ke

Fredrik Barth and Paradigm Change in Chinese Ethnology | Tuesday. June 27th, 2017, 16 - 18 h | Room SG 183, Geibelstr.41, …

Fredrik Barth and Paradigm Change in Chinese Ethnology | Tuesday. June 27th, 2017, 16 - 18 h | Room SG 183, Geibelstr.41, Campus Duisburg
Fan Ke earned his PhD in Anthropology from the University of Washington in 2001. He currently serves as a Professor and Doctoral Advisor in Nanjing University’s Department of Sociology and Director of Nanjing University’s Anthropology Institute. Professor Fan’s research interests include identity politics, Muslims in Southern China, and globalization and transnationalism.
22.06.2017 - 11:36:06

China zwischen den Fronten

Öffentliche Podiumsdiskussion im Rahmen der Tagung „China and Political Instability in Sub-Saharan Africa“ | Do, …

Öffentliche Podiumsdiskussion im Rahmen der Tagung „China and Political Instability in Sub-Saharan Africa“ | Do, 22. Juni 2017, 17.30 Uhr | Gerhard-Mercator-Haus, Lotharstr. 57
Libyen, Sudan/Südsudan, Mali – zahlreiche Bürgerkriege und Konflikte erschüttern den afrikanischen Kontinent. Zwischen den Fronten steht China, seit 2009 wichtigster Handelspartner Afrikas. Mit den Auswirkungen befasst sich eine Tagung („China and Political Instability in Sub-Saharan Africa“) an der Universität Duisburg-Essen (UDE) vom 22. bis 24. Juni mit Experten aus China, Afrika und den USA.

Veranstalter sind Prof. Nele Noesselt und Prof. Christof Hartmann aus dem Institut für Politikwissenschaft mit Unterstützung der Fritz-Thyssen-Stiftung. Die öffentliche Podiumsdiskussion beleuchtet die Neuausrichtung der chinesischen Afrikapolitik und Chinas Rolle in Bürgerkriegen und Konflikten.

Afrika hat eine Schlüsselrolle in der globalen Positionierungsstrategie Chinas: Seit 2013 ist der Kontinent ein zentraler Knotenpunkt auf der „Neuen Seidenstraße“, die von Peking aus ein globales Netz an Handels- und Transportrouten knüpft. Schon zwei Mal bereiste Staatspräsident Xi Jinping seit seinem Amtsantritt 2013 afrikanische Staaten, schloss neue Wirtschafts- und Finanzabkommen ab und sicherte weitere 60 Milliarden US-Dollar an chinesischen Krediten zu.

Mehr Einmischung vor Ort
Prof. Nele Noesselt: „Je enger die Verflechtungen werden, desto mehr wirken sich die afrikanischen Krisen und Konflikte auch direkt auf die sozio-ökonomische Entwicklung in China aus – sei es durch instabilere Rohstofflieferungen oder geschwächte Absatzmärkte für chinesische Produkte.“ Deshalb ist ein vorsichtiges, pragmatisches Umdenken in der chinesischen Afrikapolitik festzustellen, sagt Prof. Christof Hartmann: „Man rückt zunehmend vom Prinzip der Nichteinmischung ab. Im Rahmen von UN-Missionen entsendet China nun auch Bodentruppen und versucht sich als Mediator bei der Konfliktschlichtung.“
Doch wie positioniert sich China bei einem Regimewechsel oder einem Militärputsch? Was tun, wenn in Wahlkämpfen Stimmenfang mit antichinesischen Parolen betrieben wird? Und wie agiert China in unsicheren afrikanischen Ländern, in denen Wirtschaftsaktivitäten auch Aushandlungsprozesse mit lokalen Oppositions- oder Rebellenführern erfordern? Diese und weitere Fragen werden auf der Tagung erörtert.

Weitere Informationen:
Prof. Christof Hartmann, Professur für Politikwissenschaft, insbesondere Internationale Beziehungen und Politik Afrikas, Tel. 0203/379-2046, christof.hartmann@uni-due.de
Prof. Nele Noesselt, Professur für Politikwissenschaft mit dem Schwerpunkt China/Ostasien, Tel. 0203/379-2239, nele.noesselt@uni-due.de

Anmeldung unter: julia.nachtigall@uni-due.de

(Quelle: Beate Kostka, UDE/Aktuelles/Meldungen)
20.06.2017 - 15:20:06

Vortrag von Markus Taube im KI

China auf Zukunftssuche – Ökonomische Neuausrichtung im stürmischen weltpolitischen Fahrwasser | 20. Juni 2017, …

China auf Zukunftssuche – Ökonomische Neuausrichtung im stürmischen weltpolitischen Fahrwasser | 20. Juni 2017, 18.00 Uhr | „Baba Su“ im Tec-Center, Bismarckstr. 120, 47057 Duisburg
Nach 30 Jahren rasanten wirtschaftlichen Wachstums ist das bisherige Wachstums- und Entwicklungsmodell Chinas am Ende seiner Leistungsfähigkeit angelangt. Inmitten interner und externer Herausforderungen muss sich die chinesische Volkswirtschaft grundlegend neu erfinden und ausrichten. Auch Chinas Einbindung in die Weltwirtschaft wandelt sich, insbesondere vor dem Hintergrund eines weltweit neu erstarkenden nationalistischen Protektionismus. Wo liegt Chinas umfassender Veränderungsbedarf? Und welche Mittel ergreift die chinesische Regierung zur wirtschaftlichen Neuausrichtung?

Markus Taube ist Kodirektor des Konfuzius-Instituts Metropole Ruhr und Professor für Ostasienwirtschaft / China am IN-EAST.

Um Anmeldung zum Vortrag wird gebeten unter konfuzius-institut@uni-due.de .
19.06.2017 - 12:39:06

Guest Lecture by Sonja Opper

Regional Culture, Entrepreneurial Talent, and Institutional Change: Evidence from private firm allocation in China | Mon, …

Regional Culture, Entrepreneurial Talent, and Institutional Change: Evidence from private firm allocation in China | Mon, June 19, 2017, 14.00 h | Room SG 183, Geibelstraße 41, 47057 Duisburg
This study explores the long-term stability of regional entrepreneurial cultures over extended periods. We employ provincial panel data from China documenting the regional distribution of entrepreneurial activities during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) and private firm activities in 1992–2012. The estimations confirm a significant association between the regional distribution of historical and current measures of entrepreneurship, supporting: 1) the long-term stability of distinct cultures, even with disruptive political changes; and 2) the adaptability of entrepreneurial activities to changing institutional arrangements and relative payoff structures. These results are robust to numerous alternative explanations, including geography, agglomeration advantages, education, and technology.

Sonja Opper is Gad Rausing Professor of International Economics at the School of Economics and Management at Lund University.
http://www.sonja-opper.com/#/about
14.06.2017 - 12:45:06

Vortragsreihe AREA Ruhr

Elisabeth de Boer: Riddles in Japanese Dialect Geography in an East Asian Context | 14.6.2017, 16.30–18.00 Uhr | …

Elisabeth de Boer: Riddles in Japanese Dialect Geography in an East Asian Context | 14.6.2017, 16.30–18.00 Uhr | Universität Duisburg-Essen, SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg
Die Alliance for Research on East Asia (AREA) Ruhr lädt zur zweiten Veranstaltung der AREA-Ruhr-Vortragsreihe im Sommersemester 2017 ein.

Vortrag von Prof. Elisabeth de Boer (RUB): Riddles in Japanese Dialect Geography in an East Asian Context.

Elisabeth de Boer ist Professorin für Japanische Sprache und Literatur und Leiterin des ESC-Projekts "Japanese Prehistoric Migration", Fak. für Ostasienwissenschaften, Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Ansprechpartnerin: Kerstin Lukner
kerstin.lukner@area-ruhr.de
https://www.area-ruhr.de/
12.06.2017 - 16:21:06

Gastvortrag Prof. Kenichiro Kondo

Historische Entwicklungen des japanischen Bildungssystems und ihre Folgen (in japanischer Sprache) | Mo, 12.6.2017, …

Historische Entwicklungen des japanischen Bildungssystems und ihre Folgen (in japanischer Sprache) | Mo, 12.6.2017, 14–16 Uhr im Rahmen der OA4-Veranstaltung | Raum LE 104, Universität Duisburg-Essen
Die historischen Entwicklungen des schulischen Bildungssystems seit der Meiji-Zeit bis heute werden veranschaulicht und aktuelle Themen wie z.B. die schulische Leistung – Stichwort “PISA-Schock” – und einige Reformvorhaben der japanischen Regierung vorgestellt und diskutiert. Veranstaltungssprache: Japanisch.

Kenichiro Kondo ist Associate Professor an der Hokkaido University, Faculty of Education.
07.06.2017 - 15:10:06

Vortrag von Thomas Heberer bei Tongyuanju

Nachbarschaft und Nachbarschaftsviertel – Wie China seine Städte und seine Bewohner verwaltet | 7. Juni 2017, 19.00 …

Nachbarschaft und Nachbarschaftsviertel – Wie China seine Städte und seine Bewohner verwaltet | 7. Juni 2017, 19.00 Uhr | LVR-Industriemuseum St. Antony-Hütte, Antoniestr. 32–34, 46119 Oberhausen
In seinem Vortrag gewährt Prof. Dr. Thomas Heberer, Kodirektor Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr, einen Blick hinter die Fassaden von Chinas Metropolen. China befindet sich im Wandel: Viele Staatsbetriebe wurden aufgelöst, Wohnraum privatisiert und städtische Nachbarschaften haben sich grundlegend verändert. Neben traditionellen Wohnvierteln stehen die hochwertigen, abgeschlossenen Wohnviertel der neuen Mittelschicht. Innovative Lösungen sind gefragt für Herausforderungen wie Verlust sozialer Sicherungssysteme und wachsende Arbeitslosigkeit. Wie werden die Nachbarschaftsviertel neu organisiert und soziale Probleme gelöst?

Der Vortrag beginnt um 19 Uhr.
Ab 18 Uhr laden wir Sie auf einen kleinen Empfang ein.
Der Museumseintritt ist im Rahmen des Vortrags frei.

Der Vortrag findet im Rahmen der Ausstellung „Tongyuanju – Leben und Arbeiten in einer Arbeitersiedlung in Chongqing, China“ des Fotografen Bernard Langerock statt.

Ko-organisiert vom Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr und dem LVR Industriemuseum St. Antony-Hütte.
Mehr Informationen: http://www.industriemuseum.lvr.de/de/st__antony/ausstellungen_13/tongyuanju/tongyuanju_1.html
07.06.2017 - 11:12:06

Research Forum Lecture by Yilong Lu

The coming of Post-earthbound China | Wed. June 7th, 2017, 16–18 h | Room LE 736, Forsthausweg 2, Campus Duisburg
Professor …

The coming of Post-earthbound China | Wed. June 7th, 2017, 16–18 h | Room LE 736, Forsthausweg 2, Campus Duisburg
Professor of School of Sociology and Population Studies, Renmin University of China, getting Ph.D. of Sociology at Peking University in 2000. Main research interests are: China’s Huji system, Rural China, law and society, water resource and society. Published books include: The Huji System (2003), Overstepping Hukou (2004), The Definition of Flowing Property Right (2004), Embedded Adapting Pattern (2006), The Embedded Politics and Change of a Village Economy (2007), Peasantry China (2010), Qualitative Social Research Methods (2011), Institution, Market and Development of Rural China (2013), Disputes and Order in Transitional China (2015), Post-earthbound China (2017). He also published more than hundred papers on Chinese academic journals.

Contact E-mail: luyilong@ruc.edu.cn
01.06.2017 - 22:06:06

UDE-Sommerfest am Campus Duisburg

Am Donnerstag, den 1. Juni 2017 wird der Campus Duisburg ab 13 Uhr zur bunten Sommer-Oase. Mit dabei: das IN-EAST und seine …

Am Donnerstag, den 1. Juni 2017 wird der Campus Duisburg ab 13 Uhr zur bunten Sommer-Oase. Mit dabei: das IN-EAST und seine Fachschaft mit einem Japan-Stand, u.a. mit:
Japanischer Zauberer Yuta – Origami – Japanische Kostüme – Sprachquiz –
und andere kleine Überraschungen sowie japanische Snacks …

Yuta Maruyama

Außerdem sind mit Info-Ständen vertreten das Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr und das Käte Hamburger Kolleg.
Eintritt ist frei.

Mehr Infos auf der UDE-Webseite: https://www.uni-due.de/de/ude_sommerfest/
31.05.2017 - 15:57:05

Vortragsreihe AREA Ruhr

Markus Taube: Zur Idiosynkrasie, Konvergenz und Transferabilität von Institutionen | 31.5.2017, 16.30–18.00 Uhr | Ruhr-Universität …

Markus Taube: Zur Idiosynkrasie, Konvergenz und Transferabilität von Institutionen | 31.5.2017, 16.30–18.00 Uhr | Ruhr-Universität Bochum | Raum: Blue Square
Die Alliance for Research on East Asia (AREA) Ruhr lädt zur ersten Veranstaltung der AREA-Ruhr-Vortragsreihe im Sommersemester 2017 ein.

Vortrag von Prof. Markus Taube: Institutionelle Fundamente transregionaler Wirtschaftsbeziehungen – Zur Idiosynkrasie, Konvergenz und Transferabilität von Institutionen.

Ort: Blue Square der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Kortumstr. 90, 44787 Bochum (Innenstadt)
Lageplan: http://blue-square.rub.de/service-kontakt

Ansprechpartner: Gwendolin Kleine Stegemann, Kerstin Lukner
Anmeldung erwünscht unter
g.kleine-stegemann@area-ruhr.de
https://www.area-ruhr.de/
31.05.2017 - 11:08:05

Research Forum Lecture by Dingxin Zhao

Confucian-Legalist State, and Patterns of Social Change | Wed. May 31st, 2017, 14 - 16 h | Room SG 183, Geibelstraße 41, …

Confucian-Legalist State, and Patterns of Social Change | Wed. May 31st, 2017, 14 - 16 h | Room SG 183, Geibelstraße 41, Campus Duisburg
Abstract

This talk presents a general theory of social change that I have developed in my recent book entitled "Confucian-Legalist State: A Theory of Chinese History" published by the Oxford University Press. The theory is based on the premise that human nature has political, ideological, territorial and economic aspects, and humans compete for dominance and try to institutionalize the gains along these aspects. The bulk of the theory is to analyze how each of the four aspects of human nature has given rise to distinctive mechanisms and institutions shaping the contours of history. The empirical implications of the theory will be illustrated by the patterns of the world history, particularly the premodern history of China and Europe.

Biography
Dingxin Zhao is Max Palevsky Professor of Sociology at the University of Chicago and Qianren Jihuai Professor of Zhejiang University. He is also the director of the Center for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences of Zhejiang University. His research covers the areas of historical sociology, social movements, nationalism, social change, and economic development. His interests also extend to sociological theory and methodology. Zhao has publications in journals such as American Journal of Sociology, American Sociological Review, Social Forces, Sociology, American Behavioral Scientist, Mobilization, Problems of Post-Communism and China Quarterly. He is the author Power of Tiananmen (2001) and the following four books in Chinese: Social and Political Movements (2006), Eastern Zhou Warfare and the Rise of the Confucian-Legalist State (2006), The Limit of Democracy (2012), and State and War: A Comparative Analysis of the Chinese and European Historical Development (2015).

Currently, Zhao is researching student nationalism and US-China relations. He has also started a project on historical sociology, which, based on a comparison with the European experiences, is intended to develop an empirically-grounded theory to explain the changes in state, military, economy and philosophy during China's Axial Age (722-221 BC), the unification of China under the Qin Empire (221-206 BC), and how the developments of this period shaped China's later history.
17.05.2017 - 10:19:05

Vortrag von Prof. Tao Liu im KI

Die Entstehung eines chinesischen Wohlfahrtsstaates in der Ära Xi Jinping | 17. Mai 2017, 18.30 Uhr | Konfuzius-Institut …

Die Entstehung eines chinesischen Wohlfahrtsstaates in der Ära Xi Jinping | 17. Mai 2017, 18.30 Uhr | Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr, Bismarckstr. 120, 47057 Duisburg
Titel: Ein großer sozialpolitischer Sprung nach vorn – Die Entstehung eines chinesischen Wohlfahrtsstaates in der Ära Xi Jinping

Ist China mit seinen sozialen Sicherungssystemen ein sozialpolitischer Nachzügler-Staat und verharrt auf dem Status quo eines Manchesterkapitalismus? Dieser Frage geht der Referent angesichts der gegenwärtigen Lage in China nach. In Chinas sozialen Sicherungssystemen hat sich in den letzten 15 Jahren ein Wandel vollzogen: Neue und innovative Grundrenten- und Gesundheitssysteme werden etabliert, die rasch nahezu auf die Gesamtbevölkerung ausgedeht werden. Damit entsteht faktisch ein neuer Wohlfahrtsstaat chinesischer Prägung, der westliche sozialpolitische Konzepte und chinesische politisch-administrative Tradition miteinander verknüpft.

Um Anmeldung wird gebeten: konfuzius-institut@uni-due.de
oder Tel. 0203 306-3131
17.05.2017 - 08:09:05

Research Forum Lecture - Yanfei Sun

Twists of Fate: Growth Trajectories of Catholicism and Protestantism in Modern China Compared | Wed. May 17th, 2017, 16 …

Twists of Fate: Growth Trajectories of Catholicism and Protestantism in Modern China Compared | Wed. May 17th, 2017, 16 - 18h | Room LE 736, Forsthausweg 2, Campus Duisburg
Abstract:
This article compares the growth trajectories of Catholicism and Protestantism in the history of modern China and tackles the puzzle: Why did Catholicism, which maintained a big lead in the number of Chinese converts over Protestantism before 1949, become so lagged behind Protestantism today? The article identifies three crucial differences in the institutional features of the two religions. But it also shows that an argument that only examines institutional features is insufficient to explain the twists of the fate for the two religions. It argues the effect of the institutional features is contingent on the macro-structural conditions shaped largely by state politics. In other words, the growth trajectories of Catholicism and Protestantism changed less because their institutional features have changed significantly, but more because the institutional features played out differently under the political environment before 1949, under the Maoist regime, and under the post-Mao state, resulting in the different growth dynamics of the religions, leading to the eclipse of Catholicism by Protestantism in the post-Mao era.

Biography
Yanfei Sun received her PhD in sociology from University of Chicago in 2010. She is currently associate professor of sociology at Zhejiang University. Her research interests include sociology of religion and political sociology. In addition to religious changes in modern China, she also researches on religious movement, global expansion of Christianity, religious toleration, religious nationalism, and ethno-religious violence.
04.05.2017 - 13:26:05

Guest Lecture by Mingang Lin

(in Chinese) Understanding Welfare Stigma in China: The Implementation Effect of the Urban Dibao | Thu, May 4, 2017, …

(in Chinese) Understanding Welfare Stigma in China: The Implementation Effect of the Urban Dibao | Thu, May 4, 2017, 12–14 h | Room LE 736, Forsthausweg, Campus Duisburg
Abstract
Understanding Welfare Stigma in China: An Empirical Study on the Implementation Effect of the Urban Dibao
In social assistance programmes, it is generally believed that applying the principle of selectivity leads to welfare stigma. Earlier studies have shown that the causes of welfare stigma differ from country to country. The object of this article is to explore how welfare stigma is generated in the most important social assistance programme in China – the Urban Minimum Living Standard Guarantee Scheme, or Dibao – in terms of both system design and individual characteristics. Analysis of data on Dibao, collected in 29 provinces in 2015, reveals that the poorest families perceive less stigma, and that this can be accounted for by the generosity of welfare benefits and other programmes attached to Dibao. In addition, welfare stigma is still fostered by the ways in which means testing is implemented. Stringent and complicated screening procedures determining eligibility lead to increased stigma.

About
Lin Mingang is Professor at Department of Social Security and Director of Center for Social Security Research at Nanjing University. He graduated from Central China Normal University in 1989 and holds a master degree of sociology (1994) from Nanjing University and a Ph.D. of sociology (2000) from Nanjing University. His main research interests include social policy, social security system of China.
Professor Lin also serves as committee member of Expert Consultative Committee of Ministry of Civil Affairs, member of Teaching Steering Committee of Public Administration of Ministry of Education, committee member of Expert Committee of National Elderly Service, member of China Social Security 30 Forum, member of China Social Governance 50 Forum, council member of Social Policy Expert Committee, chairman of China Social Assistance Research Branch.
E-mail: mglin@nju.edu.cn
03.05.2017 - 09:28:05

Research Forum Lecture by Misook Lee

Transnational Communicative Networks in South Korea’s Democratization Movement … | Wed, May 3rd, 2017, 16–18 …

Transnational Communicative Networks in South Korea’s Democratization Movement … | Wed, May 3rd, 2017, 16–18 h | Room LE 736, Forsthausweg, Campus Duisburg
Abstract
Transnational Communicative Networks in South Korea’s Democratization Movement in the 1970s and 80s: focusing on the Japan-Korea Solidarity Movement
Transnational network studies in international relations, sociology, and history have grown rapidly since the 1990s. Research often tends to take a top-down (North-South) approach in which developed countries or international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) are assumed to “help” the developing ones. However, this one-way approach cannot fully explain the dynamics of transnational activist networks. This presentation aims to better understand such dynamics by focusing on the ‘communicative interaction’ among transnational actors of the “Japan-Korea Solidarity Movement,” formed by Korean residents in Japan (Zainichi) and progressive Japanese intellectuals, Christians, and activists to support South Korea’s democratization movement in the 1970s and 80s. In addition, this research examines the meaning and political implications of forming transnational networks with struggling others; transnational networks can work reflexively by problematizing the structural relationships among differently situated actors.
04.04.2017 - 16:26:04

Guest Lecture by Xiaohua Yu

Memory and Discounting | Wed, April 26, 2017, 16–18 h |
Room SG 183, Building SG, Geibelstr. 41, Campus …

Memory and Discounting | Wed, April 26, 2017, 16–18 h |
Room SG 183, Building SG, Geibelstr. 41, Campus Duisburg
Abstract
Heterogeneous memory capacity has been neglected in economics literature, though it may have profound economic implications. Adopting the concept of “memory utility” proposed by Gilboa, Postlewaite and Samuelson (2015), we explore the relationship between memory capacity and individual discounting behavior by building a simple two-period model and comparing its predictions with experimental data. Both theoretical and experimental evidences confirm that memory capacity and discounting rates are positively correlated.

About
Prof. Xiaohua Yu, PhD, Chair of Agricultural Economics in Developing and Transition Countries, Research Center 'Poverty, Equity and Growth' of the Georg August University of Göttingen
21.03.2017 - 13:30:03

Research Colloquium | Brown Bag lunch

Alessandra Cappelletti will present her paper on "China's smart power" | March 21, 2017, 13:30h | Centre for Global Cooperation …

Alessandra Cappelletti will present her paper on "China's smart power" | March 21, 2017, 13:30h | Centre for Global Cooperation Research, SH111, H2Office, Schifferstrasse 196, Duisburg
Alessandra Cappelletti will present her paper on

'China's smart power. Towards the construction of a flexible multi-centric cultural infrastructure'.

Cappelletti is Postdoc Fellow in the joint fellowship programme 'Trans-border Cooperation in East Asia at the Regional/Global Interface' by the Institute of East-Asian Studies (IN-EAST) and the Käte Hamburger Kolleg/Centre for Global Cooperation Research.

Dr Liam Swiss, Senior Fellow at the Centre, will comment on the paper. Afterwards the floor is open for discussion.

Time: 13:30-15:00 h
Venue: Meeting Room SH111, H2Office, Schifferstr. 196, Duisburg
https://www.gcr21.org/index.php?id=27&no_cache=1
08.03.2017 - 08:01:03

Institutionen in der Entwicklung Ostasiens

5. Duisburg-Frankfurt Workshop | 08.03.2017, 14:00 Uhr - 18:00 Uhr | Frankfurt a.M. | Goethe Universität, Campus …

5. Duisburg-Frankfurt Workshop | 08.03.2017, 14:00 Uhr - 18:00 Uhr | Frankfurt a.M. | Goethe Universität, Campus Westend | Raum RuW 4.201. | Please register by March 1
07.03.2017 - 12:33:03

6th International ACCER Workshop

Cross-Cultural Experiments in the Social Sciences, Economics and Management. Date: March 6 and 7, 2017. Venue: University …

Cross-Cultural Experiments in the Social Sciences, Economics and Management. Date: March 6 and 7, 2017. Venue: University of Duisburg-Essen, Campus Duisburg.
16.02.2017 - 11:37:02

OBOR and RMB Internationalization

Workshop at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies  |  Wed, Feb. 16, 2017, 10.00–17.30 h  |  Room SG 183, Geibelstr. …

Workshop at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies  |  Wed, Feb. 16, 2017, 10.00–17.30 h  |  Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg  |  Please register by Feb. 13
Co-organized by IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies and Confucius Institute Metropolis Ruhr

Program

10:00–10:30   Welcome Speech and Organizations
Markus Taube, University of Duisburg-Essen
Gang Li, Embassy of People’s Republic of China in Germany
Shuanping Dai, University of Duisburg-Essen
10:30–12:00   Session Chair: Werner Pascha, University of Duisburg-Essen
Gunther Schnabl, Leipzig University: China’s Exchange Rate and Financial Repression: The Conflicted Emergence of the Renminbi as an International Currency
Yibing Ding, Jilin University, Changchun: The Trade Structure between China and the OBOR Countries, and its Implication on RMB’s Internationalization
12:00–13:30   Lunch
13:30–15:00   Session Chair: Hanns Günther Hilpert, German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Junjiang Li, Jilin University, Changchun: Internal Challenges to the OBOR: Structural Imbalances and Supply-side Reform
Alessandra Cappelletti, The American University of Rome: Cultural Diplomacy and Communication Strategies Implemented by Chinese state and non-state Actors in the Framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. A theoretical framework
15:00–15:30   Coffee Break
15:30–17:00   Session Chair: Yibing Ding, Jilin University, Changchun
Xiao Li, Jilin University, Changchun: One Belt and One Road and the Reformation of China’s Geopolitical Strategies
Yuan Li, University of Duisburg-Essen: Understanding the Belt and Road Initiative through the linkage between Domestic and International Dynamics
17:00–17:30   Closing Remarks
18:00   Dinner

Download of the complete program:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/program_obor_2017c.pdf
15.02.2017 - 21:51:02

Sustainable Development and Carbon Market

Workshop at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies |  Wed, Feb. 15, 2017, 10.00–18.20 h  |  Room SG 183, Geibelstr. …

Workshop at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies |  Wed, Feb. 15, 2017, 10.00–18.20 h  |  Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg  |  Please register by Feb. 13
Co-organized by IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies and Confucius Institute Metropolis Ruhr

Program

10:00–10:30   Welcome Speech and Organizations
Markus Taube, University of Duisburg-Essen
Susanne Löhr, Confucius Institute Metropolis Ruhr
Shuanping Dai, University of Duisburg-Essen
10:30–12:40   Session Chair: Andreas Oberheitmann, FOM Hochschule, Essen and RWI – Leibnitz-Institute for Economic Research
Qian Wang, Jilin University, Changchun: The Emission Reduction Performance of Carbon Trade System in China
Qiufeng Sun, Jilin University, Changchun: The Establishment of Macro and Micro-Carbon Finance Supervision System in China
Li Du (Wencheng Wang presents), Jilin University, Changchun: The Establishment of an Integrative Carbon Trade System in China
12:40–14:00   Lunch
14:00–15:30   Session Chair: Paul Scalise, University of Duisburg-Essen
Yuanyuan Zhang, University of Duisburg-Essen: Low-Carbon Indicator System – Sino: Evaluating Low-Carbon City Development Level in China
Youngah Guahk, University of Duisburg-Essen: Sustainable Development and Local Politics: The Transformation of Eco-city in South Korea
15:30–16:00   Coffee Break
16:00–17:30   Session Chair: Qian Wang, Jilin University, Changchun
Paul Scalise, University of Duisburg-Essen: Understanding the Cost of NIMBY in Developing Japan’s Low-Carbon Policies
Mahmood Shubbak, Iciar Dominguez Lacasa, University of Bremen: Technological Capabilities in China: The Case of Photovoltaics Technology
17:30–18:00   Discussion
18:30   Dinner

Download of the complete program:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/program_sust_dev_carb_mark_2017c.pdf
09.02.2017 - 11:21:02

Regional Economic Integration of Japan and Asia

Co-organized by the Japan Foundation / Japanisches Kulturinstitut and the IN-EAST  |  Thu, Feb. 9, 2017, 14–17.30 h  |  Japanisches …

Co-organized by the Japan Foundation / Japanisches Kulturinstitut and the IN-EAST  |  Thu, Feb. 9, 2017, 14–17.30 h  |  Japanisches Kulturinstitut, Universitätsstr. 98, 50674 Köln
The economic role of Japan in the Asia-Pacific region is of particular interest and relevance, but rather little known in the West, particularly when the implications for European or German business are considered. Japan has fostered economic integration within East as well as with Southeast Asia, and beyond in the wider Asia-Pacific region. This has led to dense economic and business linkages in the area, also involving deep production networks along the value chain.

Japan has concluded several bilateral partnerships such as Free Trade Agreements (FTA) or Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA), particularly with countries in Southeast Asia and in the Pan-Pacific region. There are FTAs/EPAs with 15 countries and regions, mainly in Asia. FTAs/EPAs now cover 22.3 % of the total value of Japan’s trade. Japanese enterprises actively proceed to develop further trade linkages and investment projects. It can be said that Japan contributes quite significantly to the economic development of the Asia-Pacific area through fostering economic integration.

The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), of which Japan is a founding member, could bring the share of FTA/EPA-covered trade of Japan to about 40 %, which would deepen Japan’s integration within the Asia-Pacific region even further. While TPP negotiations were successfully concluded in early 2016, the recent US presidential elections have led to doubts about its ratification. Still, other mechanisms to foster free trade in the Asia-Pacific area might fill such a void.

It seems clear but deserves much more attention that such developments can have substantial implications for Europe’s trade and business in the Asia-Pacific area. The expected conclusion of a EU-Japan EPA in the near future and further arrangements with other countries in Asia-Pacific will bring a new dynamism to Europe-Japan and Europe-Asia-Pacific trade and investment relations.

Which developments are already visible and what can be expected?
How can enterprises react to the changing circumstances, make use of the new options and plan for the future?
In the symposium, four experts from economics and business will share their insights on these questions through their lectures, followed by a panel discussion, in which selected issues will be explored further.

Themes and Speakers

14:00   Opening Remarks

14:10   Recent development of economic integration between Japan and countries in the Asia-Pacific region (Conclusion of FTA / EPA and its impact on macro economy)
Prof. Shujiro Urata, Waseda University

14:55   Impact and implications of economic integration between Japan and countries in the Asia-Pacific area on German and European economies
Prof. Dr. Rolf Langhammer, former Vice-President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy

15:30   Coffee Break

15:50   Activities of Japanese enterprises in the integrated Asian market
Mr. Akira Yasuda, Assistant Director, International Economic Division, Overseas Research Department, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

16:25   How should German enterprises act in an integrated Asian market?
Mr. Gerhard Wiesheu, Chairman, Japanese-German Business Association (DJW) (Partner, B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG)

16:50   Panel Discussion
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Werner Pascha, Director, Institute of East Asian Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen

17:30   End
08.02.2017 - 16:00:02

Research Forum Lecture by King Lun NGOK

China's Social Turn and Social Policy Expansion in the New Century: Toward A New Welfare Regime? | Wed, Feb. 8, 2017, 16 …

China's Social Turn and Social Policy Expansion in the New Century: Toward A New Welfare Regime? | Wed, Feb. 8, 2017, 16 - 18 h | Room SG 183, Geibelstraße 41, Campus Duisburg
Abstract
At the turn of the century, concerning about increasing social risks and social instability in contexts of globalization and marketization has caused the Chinese government to pay more attention to the balance between economic growth and social development. As a result, a ‘social turn’ occurred in China at the every early years of the new century, especially since the year of 2003. The ‘social turn’ has brought about a rapid expansion of social policy in China and the scope of social policy has broadened. In the recent a decade-odd, while many new social programs have been launched (beyond the occupation-based social insurance model), many old programs have expanded their coverage, especially the social insurance programs. With the broadening of the scope of social policy, trends associated with universal coverage are apparent, for instance, coverage of the health insurance was almost universalized. Accordingly, overall social expenditure has increased gradually.
Meanwhile, many new approaches and innovations were suggested to implement social policy. To conclude, China has elevated the importance of social policy in its policy portfolios. Based on the review of the recent social policy expansion and the development of social protection system in China, this presentation will describe the process of the welfare state rebuilding in China, explore its dynamics behind, and discuss the nature and future of the emerging welfare state in China.

About the lecturer
Kinglun Ngok is the Pearl River Scholar Distinguished Professor of Social Policy at School of Government/Centre for Chinese Public Administration Research, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China. Prior to joining Sun Yat-sen University in 2004, he taught at Department of Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong where he completed his PhD. His current research interest is social policy, social insurance, and social services. He is the founding director of the Institute for Social Policy at Sun Yat-sen University. His publications have appeared in journals such as Social Policy and Administration, Social Policy and Society, International Review of Administrative Sciences, and Australian Journal of Public Administration. His English books include Social Policy in China: Development and Wellbeing (2008, Policy Press), Welfare Reform in East Asia: Towards Workfare? (2011, Routledge), and China’s Social Policy: Transformation and Challenges (2016, Routledge). He is also the editor-in-chief of Chinese Public Policy Review.
07.02.2017 - 15:10:02

Final Conference Advanced School

Concluding the first funding period of the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies, the conference focused on electromobility …

Concluding the first funding period of the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies, the conference focused on electromobility and urban systems. February 6–7, 2017, Campus Duisburg.
02.02.2017 - 15:09:02

Research Forum Schedule

The detailed schedule for autumn/winter 2016/17 at a glance.
01.02.2017 - 15:31:02

Guest Lecture by Sabine Burghart

North Korea and Its Relationship to the South | Wed, Feb. 1, 2017, 14–16 h | Room LE 736, Building LE, Campus Duisburg
Dr. …

North Korea and Its Relationship to the South | Wed, Feb. 1, 2017, 14–16 h | Room LE 736, Building LE, Campus Duisburg
Dr. Sabine Burghart is research fellow at the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Vienna

Topical Issues of The Korean Economy& Business Management – Chair of East Asian Economic Studies / Japan and Korea, Prof. Dr. Werner Pascha
Contact:
Mohamed Mansour (mohamed.mansour@uni-due.de)
Miriam Wendel
(miriam.wendel@uni-due.de)
01.02.2017 - 11:19:02

Vortragsreihe AREA Ruhr

Prof. Dr. Marion Eggert (RUB): Grenzen des Sinozentrismus: Diglossie, Übersetzung und Literaturproduktion im Chosôn-zeitlichen …

Prof. Dr. Marion Eggert (RUB): Grenzen des Sinozentrismus: Diglossie, Übersetzung und Literaturproduktion im Chosôn-zeitlichen Korea. 1.2.2017, 16.30h, Raum SG 183, Campus Duisburg.
Die Alliance for Research on East Asia Ruhr lädt zur vierten Veranstaltung der AREA Ruhr Vortragsreihe im Wintersemester 16/17 ein. Prof. Dr. Marion Eggert (Ruhr Universität Bochum) hält einen Vortrag zum Thema

Grenzen des Sinozentrismus: Diglossie, Übersetzung und Literaturproduktion im Chosôn-zeitlichen Korea

Datum & Uhrzeit
01.02.2017, 16.30 - 18.00 Uhr

Veranstaltungsort
Universität Duisburg-Essen
Campus Duisburg
Geibelstraße 41, SG 183
31.01.2017 - 23:07:01

Guest Lecture by Lijia Tan

Reserve Prices versus Renegotiation in Procurement Auctions: An experimental comparison | Tue, Jan. 31, 2017, 14–16 h | Room …

Reserve Prices versus Renegotiation in Procurement Auctions: An experimental comparison | Tue, Jan. 31, 2017, 14–16 h | Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg
Abstract
We provide the first direct experimental comparison of auctioneer behaviour in English auctions with a reserve price and the English auctions with renegotiation, two popular methods of procurement. In our experiment, the auctioneer in these two mechanisms have systematic bias to deviate the theoretical prediction. We find that a transformed probability model ideally indicates where the deviations in the two mechanisms come from. Auctioneer's choose reserve prices consistent with maximization of a utility with transformed conditional probability of executing reserve prices, while they choose take-it-or-leave offers as though they distort Bayesian posterior probabilities of executing offers. To test the robustness of our model, especially, by considering of an alternative behavioural model with anticipated regrets, we then show in a subsequent experiment that the auctioneer's expected benefit is well estimated by transformed probability model rather than the other in an environment in which the distribution of seller's cost is right skewed.

CV
Lijia Tan is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cologne. She received a Ph.D. in Economics and earned a M.A. degree in Finance from Xiamen University in China, where she stayed seven years. Her research interests include Experimental Economics, Behavioral Operation Management, and Game Theory. Her main research focus is the relationship between buyer and seller in procurement, including prosocial behaviour and negotiation protocols which could contribute to the efficiency of a supply chain; auctioneer’s systematic bias in optimal auction mechanism as well as laboratorial investigation for the efficiency of the practical auction formats. Her works have been published in Management Science and Pacific Economic Review.
25.01.2017 - 15:10:01

Guest Lecture Heungsoon Jung (Bank of Korea)

Monetary Policy of the Bank of Korea
Time: Wednesday, 25 January 2017, 16:00 - 18:00 |
Venue: LE 736 (Campus Duisburg)

The …

Monetary Policy of the Bank of Korea
Time: Wednesday, 25 January 2017, 16:00 - 18:00 |
Venue: LE 736 (Campus Duisburg)

The Chair of East Asian Economic Studies/ Japan and Korea would like to invite you to join us for this guest lecture.
25.01.2017 - 14:14:01

Paper Submission Duisburg-Frankfurt Workshop

5. Duisburg-Frankfurt Workshop | Institutionen in der Entwicklung Ostasiens | Workshopreihe Ostasienökonomen in Frankfurt …

5. Duisburg-Frankfurt Workshop | Institutionen in der Entwicklung Ostasiens | Workshopreihe Ostasienökonomen in Frankfurt und Duisburg | Deadline Paper Submission: January 25.
11.01.2017 - 13:42:01

VSJF 2016 - Conference Material Online

Following the conference on "Mobility and the City of the Future" in November, conference slides, posters as well as selected …

Following the conference on "Mobility and the City of the Future" in November, conference slides, posters as well as selected photos are now available for download.
09.01.2017 - 12:20:01

Vortragsreihe AREA Ruhr

Werner Pascha: Die neue Dynamik multilateraler Kooperationsprojekte in Ostasien zwischen ökonomischer und politischer Logik. …

Werner Pascha: Die neue Dynamik multilateraler Kooperationsprojekte in Ostasien zwischen ökonomischer und politischer Logik. 11.01.2017, 16.30 - 18.00 Uhr. Ruhr Universität Bochum.
Die Alliance for Research on East Asia Ruhr lädt zur dritten Veranstaltung der AREA Ruhr Vortragsreihe im Wintersemester 16/17 ein.

Prof. Dr. Werner Pascha hält einen Vortrag zu, Thema
Die neue Dynamik multilateraler Kooperationsprojekte in Ostasien zwischen ökonomischer und politischer Logik.

Datum: 11.01.2017, 16.30 - 18.00 Uhr
Ort: Ruhr Universität Bochum, Blue Square in der Bochumer Innenstadt (Kortumstr. 90)
Lageplan siehe: http://blue-square.rub.de/service-kontakt
07.12.2016 - 10:26:12

Vortrag Jörg Plassen - AREA Ruhr

Die Alliance for Research on East Asia Ruhr lädt zur zweiten Veranstaltung der AREA Ruhr Vortragsreihe im Wintersemester …

Die Alliance for Research on East Asia Ruhr lädt zur zweiten Veranstaltung der AREA Ruhr Vortragsreihe im Wintersemester 16/17 ein. 7.12.2016, 16.30 Uhr, SG 183. Campus Duisburg.

Prof. Dr. Jörg Plassen (Ruhr Universität Bochum) hält einen Vortrag zum Thema

Einige Überlegungen zu Nationalstaatlichkeit und Transregionalismus im ostasiatischen Buddhismus.

Datum: 7.12.2016, 16.30 Uhr
Ort: SG 183 (Geibelstr.), Universität Duisburg-Essen
02.12.2016 - 07:52:12

Research Forum Schedule

The detailed schedule for autumn/winter 2016/17 at a glance.
01.12.2016 - 12:58:12

International Workshop: China’s “New Normal”

Politics, Economic Reforms and Political Philosophy | Date: December 1 - 3, 2016 | Venue: Campus Duisburg, LR Building (Mercator-Haus) …

Politics, Economic Reforms and Political Philosophy | Date: December 1 - 3, 2016 | Venue: Campus Duisburg, LR Building (Mercator-Haus) | Language: English | Please register in advance.
Nele Noesselt, Professor for Political Science with a focus on East Asia / China, is pleased to invite you to join us for the international Workshop on

China’s “New Normal”: Politics, Economic Reforms and Political Philosophy

Registration:
Please register in advance wit Pinar Karahan:
pinar.karahan@stud.uni-due.de

The workshop is organized in the framework of the DFG project on "Konzeptionen von politischer Herrschaft und Entwicklungswegen in den Studien chinesischer Politikwissenschaftler". For more information, please visit:
https://www.uni-due.de/politik/noesselt_research.php

Dowload Link Program:
https://imperia.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/chinanewnormal_updated_workshop_programme_14112016.pdf

Press Release:
https://www.uni-due.de/de/presse/meldung.php?id=9631
30.11.2016 - 12:13:11

Evening Roundtable: China´s "New Normal"

National and Global Dimensions of China’s New Governance Model | November 30, 2016 | 16:15-18:00 | Mercator-Saal (Mercator-Haus, …

National and Global Dimensions of China’s New Governance Model | November 30, 2016 | 16:15-18:00 | Mercator-Saal (Mercator-Haus, Campus Duisburg) | Please register in advance.
R.S.V.P. – Please register in advance
maren.mertens@uni-due.de

Under the overarching frame of “New Normal” (xin changtai) the PRC has started to embark on a new development path. The decisions of the Third Plenum (2013) and China’s 13th Five- Year-Plan illustrate the efforts to adjust China’s official governance model in order to cope with the negative side-effects of China’s high-speed, resource-intense economic modernization. Sustainability, green urbanization and social justice have now become the core building bricks of China’s post-2007/2008 development strategy. But reforms are not limited to the systemic level, the PRC has also started to readjust and update its foreign strategy.

This evening roundtable will bring together preeminent political scientists and China watchers to discuss the national and global dimensions of China’s “New Normal” in order to decrypt the drivers and motivations of China’s most recent governance reforms and strategic foreign policy readjustments.

Speakers:

Professor Guo Sujian (San Francisco & Shanghai)
Professor Sebastian Harnisch (Heidelberg)
Professor Hu Xiaobo (Clemson)

The roundtable is organized in the framework of the DFG project on "Konzeptionen von politischer Herrschaft und Entwicklungswegen in den Studien chinesischer Politikwissenschaftler". For more information, please visit:
https://www.uni-due.de/politik/noesselt_research.php

Press Release:
https://www.uni-due.de/de/presse/meldung.php?id=9631
20.11.2016 - 12:56:11

Annual Conference VSJF

Mobility and the City of the Future. November 17-20, 2016. Annual Conference Vereinigung für sozialwissenschaftliche Japanforschung …

Mobility and the City of the Future. November 17-20, 2016. Annual Conference Vereinigung für sozialwissenschaftliche Japanforschung e.V. (VSJF) at the University of Duisburg-Essen.
18.11.2016 - 09:49:11

20th Duisburg East Asia Day

Mobility in Metropolitan Regions – Tokyo and the Ruhr Area
Panel Discussion and Supporting Program | Fraunhofer-inHaus-Zentrum, …
Mobility in Metropolitan Regions – Tokyo and the Ruhr Area
Panel Discussion and Supporting Program  |  Fraunhofer-inHaus-Zentrum, Duisburg  |  Fri, Nov. 18, 2016, from 15 h
The 20th annual East Asia Day will focus on mobility in two metropolitan areas: Greater Tokyo and the Ruhrgebiet.
Despite being quite different in size, structure and historical development, they also share quite a few similarities: Both are the biggest economic areas in their respective countries with a rapidly aging population. The two regions face the enormous challenge of organizing the transportation of goods and people in a sustainable manner. The combustion engine driven car as most important mean of transport has already reached its limits.
The panelists, all renowned scholars in their field, will address the following questions: How is the transport of people and goods organized? What does the public and private transport infrastructure look like and how further developed? How are new and old means of transport linked? How do the various players in the transportation sector coordinate and cooperate with each other? How do inhabitants cope with (and survive) the growth in the volume of transport? How will factors such as structural economic change, the aging population, new technical developments and environmental needs change mobility in metropolitan areas?
Free entrance, please register by November 14, 2016: events@in-east.de.

PROGRAM
16.00   PANEL DISCUSSION
Kai Rüsberg (Journalist), Moderation
J. Alexander Schmidt (UDE, Main Research Area Urban Systems)
André Sorensen (University of Toronto Scarborough)
Mamoru Taniguchi (Tsukuba University)
Hans-Werner Wehling (UDE, Geography of Old Industrialized Regions)
18.00–20.00 RECEPTION
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15.00   REGISTRATION
15.00–20.00   SUPPORTING PROGRAM –
EXPERIENCING THE MOBILITY OF THE FUTURE:
- Driving Simulator (Mechatronik, UDE) / assisted driving
- Exoskeleton (Cyberdyne Care Robotics)
- Age Simulation Suit GERT
- Rickshaw (Initiative Radeln ohne Alter)
- Cargo bike Dein-RUDOLF.de (in cooperation with Zentrum für Logistik & Verkehr, UDE)
- “Bicycle Highway Ruhr” – Radschnellweg Ruhr – RS 1 (Metropoleruhr)
- Match the Maps
Download of the Invitation Flyer:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/ead/ostasientag_2016.pdf
15.11.2016 - 08:15:11

Recruitment Seminar - How to find a job in Japan

IN-EAST will host a recruitment seminar by Virginie Grillet, Europe Manager Forth Valley | Venue: SG 183 | Date: Nov. 15, …

IN-EAST will host a recruitment seminar by Virginie Grillet, Europe Manager Forth Valley | Venue: SG 183 | Date: Nov. 15, 8:15h | Please register by Nov. 14.
This seminar is of interest to students who known/learn Japanese and who are interested to work in Japan.

Registration
All MA-students and BA students in their 4th year with a Japan Fokus are cordially invited to this seminar and are asked to register by mail with Helmut Demes at helmut.demes@uni-due.de in advance by Nov. 14.

Venue
SG Building Room 183, Geibelstraße 41, Campus Duisburg

Content of the seminar
1) Recruitment trends
2) Japanese employment standards
3) Our support during the recruitment process
4) Career Fair in London - Feb 2017
5) Q & A

Two goals for this seminar
1) to inform students about recruitment`s process in Japan
2) to select the top students to go to the London Career Fair in February 2017.

More about Forth Valley: http://www.topcareer.jp/inter/
14.11.2016 - 10:00:11

Workshop: The Frontier of Northeast Asian Industrialization: The Long Perspective (1895 - now)

Date: 14.11.2016 | Time: 10 am - 6 pm | Venue: Building SG, Room 183, Geibelstraße 41, Duisburg Campus
This workshop …

Date: 14.11.2016 | Time: 10 am - 6 pm | Venue: Building SG, Room 183, Geibelstraße 41, Duisburg Campus
This workshop is a joint project of the GRK 1613 “Risk and East Asia”, IN-EAST, University of Duisburg-Essen and the Ruhr-University, Bochum. Participants include: Julia Aristova, School of Advanced Studies, IN-EAST, University of Duisburg-Essen; Dr. Alessandra Cappelletti, The American University of Rome, Käthe Hamburger Kolleg, University of Duisburg-Essen; Prof. Flemming Christiansen, IN–EAST, University of Duisburg-Essen; Dr Katarzyna Golik, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warzaw, Central Statistical Office of Poland; Prof. Tao Liu, IN–EAST, University of Duisburg-Essen; Prof. Christine Moll-Murata, Ruhr–University Bochum; Prof. Nasan Bayar, Inner Mongolia University, China.

Participants must register beforehand. Please contact Vinita Samarasinghe at riskandeastasia@uni-due.de.
10.11.2016 - 12:22:11

DIS-Orders: China in her own rights

The workshop on Dec. 9-10, 2016 aims to open up conceivabilities of law in China. Please register until November 21, 2016, …

The workshop on Dec. 9-10, 2016 aims to open up conceivabilities of law in China. Please register until November 21, 2016, we will inform you about the venue and the program details in time.
In Western discourses, China is mainly perceived as being in a state without rights. Against this backdrop, this workshop aims to open up conceivabilities of law in China. We will negotiate China’s historical relation of law and politics, public prescription of laws and legal applications. Thereby, we will pursue social and political deficiencies as well as social and political potentialities that deviations of the Western concept of rights enable.

On Friday, the film 12 citizens (???? ) by Xu Ang will be the starting point to theorize China’s legal concepts and structures. The Chinese remake of one of the most known American courtroom movies provides ample visual material how China adopts and adapts to the Western legal framework and opens spaces to international comparisons.

On Saturday, we will continue with the main discourses about Chinese philosophy, Chinese law and legal development in China. Together, we will work on China’s relations with law providing an overview of genuine legal practices.

We will inform you about the venue and the program details in time.
RSVP, please register until November 21, 2016:
Lia Musitz: lia.musitz@uni-due.de
Nina Rotermund: nina.rotermund@uni-due.de
02.11.2016 - 16:30:11

Start der AREA Ruhr Vortragsreihe

Die Alliance for Research on East Asia Ruhr lädt zur ersten Veranstaltung der AREA Ruhr Vortragsreihe im Wintersemester …

Die Alliance for Research on East Asia Ruhr lädt zur ersten Veranstaltung der AREA Ruhr Vortragsreihe im Wintersemester 16/17 ein. Thomas Heberer hält einen Vortrag zum Thema...
Der ostasiatische Entwicklungsweg und das 'Modell China': alter Wein in neuen Schläuchen?

Datum: Mittwoch, 02.11.2016, 16:30 Uhr
Ort: Veranstaltungszentrum der Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
28.10.2016 - 14:13:10

Hello, Goodbye and Welcome Back 2016

Celebrating our Graduates - Welcoming our New Students and Returnees | October 28, 2016 18h | Happy Hour from 17.30h | Venue: …

Celebrating our Graduates - Welcoming our New Students and Returnees | October 28, 2016 18h | Happy Hour from 17.30h | Venue: SG 135 (Aula), Geibelstraße 41, Campus Duisburg
At our annual 'Hello, Goodbye and Welcome Back' ceremony, we congratulate our graduates on their achievements, give a warm welcome to our new students and welcome our students back from their year abroad.

Auf unser jährlichen "Hello, Goodbye & Welcome Back"-Feier gratulieren wir den AbsolventInnen der ostasienwissenschaftlichen Studiengänge zu ihrem erfolgreichen Studienabschluss, heißen unsere neuen Studierenden willkommen und begrüßen unsere vom Auslandsjahr heimkehrenden BA-Studierenden wieder am Institut.

Contact
Stefanie Ridder
events@in-east.de

Invitation
https://imperia.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/hello_und_good-bye_2016_flyer.pdf
25.10.2016 - 11:25:10

IMF China Representative Visited IN-EAST

Alfred Schipke, Senior Resident Representative for China, International Monetary Fund (IMF), delivered a keynote speech at …

Alfred Schipke, Senior Resident Representative for China, International Monetary Fund (IMF), delivered a keynote speech at a meeting of experts and young academics.
Schipke presented a frank and only partly optimistic picture of the contemporary economic situation in China and the various challenges faced by China's economic policy makers. While the reform of the state-owned enterprise sector remains to have highest priority, some important success have already been achieved with regard to a rebalancing of the external sector as well as a strengthening of the services sector as the new pillar of the economy.

The conference and Ph.D. workshop on “Institutional economic perspectives on “One Belt One Road” and Innovation in China and Europe” was hosted by the University of Duisburg-Essen and took place on October 05-08, 2016. The event was co-organized by the Mercator School of Management (MSM), University of Duisburg-Essen and the Center for Economic Development Research (CEDR), Business School, Wuhan University.

Please find the program available for download here:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/msm-cedr_conference_program_october_05-08_2016.pdf

For more information about the IMF please visit:
http://www.imf.org/external/about.htm
17.10.2016 - 10:36:10

Research Forum Schedule

The detailed schedule for autumn/winter 2016/2017 at a glance.
13.10.2016 - 13:12:10

Research Exchange Forum 2016

The Research Exchange Forum took place on the 6th of October. It's main function was to help integrate scholars, new to the …

The Research Exchange Forum took place on the 6th of October. It's main function was to help integrate scholars, new to the University of Duisburg-Essen, into the research community.
This semester we welcomed a new DFG funded doctoral fellow, Jiajia Ma, and 5 visiting scholars (Wang Chao, Central China Normal University; Tianyu Jiang, Renmin University of China; Junhua Meng, Nankai University; Prof. Sun Bo, Harbin University of Commerce; Dr Alessandra Cappelletti, The American University of Rome) to IN-EAST. In order to integrate them into our research environment the Research Training Group 1613/2 “Risk and East Asia” organized a research exchange forum on the 6th October 2016.
After an introduction to the structure of IN-EAST by Prof. Flemming Christiansen (speaker of the Research Training Group) and Helmut Demes (managing director IN-EAST), the scholars presented their research. Their ideas were commented on by the audience that comprised of PhD students from a variety of chairs. It is hoped that our visitors find these comments useful and are able to apply them to their work and that new collaborations have been forged between researchers with similar interests.
An informal lunch was hosted at Lindenwirtin, a traditional German restaurant in Duisburg. Later in the afternoon the visitors were taken on a tour of Zeche Zollverein in Essen, introducing them to the culture of the Ruhr Gebiet.
27.09.2016 - 10:50:09

September Seminar in Tokyo: Sept. 21–30, 2016

Organized by Prof. Karen Shire, Kei Takata Ph.D. (both IN-EAST), Prof. Shigeto Sonoda and Misook Lee Ph.D. (University of …

Organized by Prof. Karen Shire, Kei Takata Ph.D. (both IN-EAST), Prof. Shigeto Sonoda and Misook Lee Ph.D. (University of Tokyo).
The event is part of DFG research group 1613 Risk and East Asia program with partnership of Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies at the University of Tokyo.

For a full report, please visit: https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/risk_and_east_asia/sept_seminar_2016_japan.php

The seminar entitled “Research Design and Practice in Global Japanese Studies” co-organised by Prof. Karen Shire/Kei Takata Ph.D. from University of Duisburg-Essen and Prof. Shigeto Sonoda/Misook Lee Ph.D. from University of Tokyo will accommodate twelve Ph.D. students from Germany, U.K. and Japan as well as guest scholars specialized in the fields of student participants (e.g. migration, social movements, innovation, International Relations in East Asia, etc.).

Invited scientist includes, Prof. Florian Coulmas (UDE), Prof. Axel Klein (UDE), Prof. Daishiro Nomiya (Chuo University), Prof. Reiko Ogawa (Kyushu University) and others.

Through the presentation of their dissertation research proposal, Ph.D. fellows will gain useful knowledge and invaluable resources to conduct field work in Japan and Asia.

Participants will also visit research institutions and organizations that would be beneficial for their future research; Leading scholars and specialists at the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, National Diet Library, the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry will introduce us their facility and researches.

Well-known entrance gate “Akamon (the red gate)” of University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus.
27.09.2016 - 00:11:09

September Seminar in Beijing: Sept. 26–28, 2016

Organized by Prof. Flemming Christiansen, Prof. Tao Liu (both IN-EAST), and Prof. Yu Xianyang of Renmin University of China …

Organized by Prof. Flemming Christiansen, Prof. Tao Liu (both IN-EAST), and Prof. Yu Xianyang of Renmin University of China (RUC), Beijing
For a full report, please visit: https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/risk_and_east_asia/sept_seminar_2016_china.php

Prof. Tak-Wing Ngo (Macau University) will deliver the keynote speech on “Scalar Restructuring of the Chinese State”.

During the first two days doctoral fellows of the GRK 1613 “Risk and East Asia”, UDE (Ningjing Ge, Yu Zou, Connor Malloy), Renmin UCS and Leeds University, UK will present their research projects. Prof. Ke Fan, Prof. Zengke He and Prof. Ping Qin along with Prof. Christiansen, Prof. Liu and Prof. Taube will comment on the research projects of the doctoral fellows.

As part of the seminar all participants will visit the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of China (CCDI) to gain insight into how the anti-corruption campaign works in the social and political practices in the People’s Republic.

Download link program:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/grk/sept_sem_beijing_2016_en-version.pdf
03.09.2016 - 13:59:09

Conference Chinese Economic Association

China’s New Way of Integration with the World - The New Silk Road and the Opportunities for the World Economy. September …

China’s New Way of Integration with the World - The New Silk Road and the Opportunities for the World Economy. September 1st–3rd, 2016 at the University of Duisburg-Essen.

In recent years, China has quickly developed into a new engine for global economic growth and has become a new ascendant power in the international system. In order to uphold its development and growth momentum, the Chinese government has taken bold moves to deepen economic reforms and further integrate the country into the global division of labour. In autumn, 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping successively proposed the initiatives of the “Silk Road Economic Belt” and the “21st Century Maritime Silk Road” that are known as the “One Belt, One Road” Initiative. In 2015, with the release of the “Vision and Actions on Jointly Building ‘One Belt, One Road’”, the creation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and the setting up of the Silk Road Fund, the “One Belt, One Road” Initiative has moved on to the stage of implementation. Furthermore, the EU and Chinese leaders issued joint statements to develop synergies between EU policies, especially the € 315 billion EU Commission Investment Plan (also known as the Juncker Plan), and China’s “One Belt, One Road” Initiative. Given the resources made available for the “One Belt, One Road” Initiative, the latter will undoubtedly have a decisive impact on the structure and future development of global economic interaction. What does the Initiative mean to the development of the involved countries and regions? What does it mean to the international order and relations between China and the world? These are just some of the questions brought forward by politicians, business leaders, and academic researchers worldwide. In search of well-founded answers to the micro and macro issues concerning the economics, finance, and politics of China’s development, and especially the “One Belt, One Road” Initiative, the main theme of the 27th Annual Conference of CEA (UK) and the 8th CEA (Europe) Conference concerns China’s new way of integration with the world whilst exploring the opportunities of the “One Belt, One Road” Initiative for the global economic system.

More Information
http://cea2016.org/
01.08.2016 - 16:03:08

Call for Papers – until August 1, 2016

The International Conference The Political Economy of Democracy and Dictatorship is co-organized by Prof. Yuan Li. …

The International Conference The Political Economy of Democracy and Dictatorship is co-organized by Prof. Yuan Li.
Date: February 22–24, 2017 – Venue: University of Münster
For more information please download the Call for Paper:
https://www.uni-due.de//imperia/md/content/in-east/cfp_pedd.pdf
21.07.2016 - 11:47:07

Brown Bag Talk Karen Shire

Transnational Work in World Regional Comparison: A Résumé. 21.07.2016, 12:15 Uhr - 13:45 Uhr, LE 736, Forsthausweg 2, Campus …

Transnational Work in World Regional Comparison: A Résumé. 21.07.2016, 12:15 Uhr - 13:45 Uhr, LE 736, Forsthausweg 2, Campus Duisburg. Bring your own lunch!
The Brown Bag Talk series in Global and Transnational Sociology is part of the BA Plus in Sociology and especially welcomes speakers from our exchange partner institutes around the world. In the Summer Semester 2016 a number of sessions are especially devoted to developing new research directions in the area of Transnational Work and Labour from a world regional comparative perspective, in cooperation with colleagues at the Ruhr University Bochum and as part of the UDE Main Research Area Transformation of Contemporary Societies. Brown bag organizers are Karen Shire, Sigrid Quack and Anja Weiß. You can find the whole semester-program here: https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/gesellschaftswissenschaften/profilschwerpunkt/brown_bag_2016_final_psp.pdf
19.07.2016 - 13:36:07

Research Forum Schedule

The detailed schedule for spring/summer 2016 at a glance.
19.07.2016 - 12:26:07

Auszeichnung Young Scholar Award

Buying back face - Martin Heinbergs Paper wurde auf der AIB Konferenz in New Orleans mit dem Alan M. Rugman Young Scholar …

Buying back face - Martin Heinbergs Paper wurde auf der AIB Konferenz in New Orleans mit dem Alan M. Rugman Young Scholar Award ausgezeichnet. Hier gibt er einen Einblick:
Kann Konsum ein Weg sein, um einen Gesichtsverlust zu überwinden und sich sein soziales Umfeld zurückzukaufen? Martin Heinberg hat in Tianjin (China) das Konsumverhalten untersucht und wurde für seine Forschung mit den Alan M. Rugman Young Scholar Award gewürdigt.

Bildbeschreibung, von links nach rechts: Prof. Dr. Olli Kuivalainen (Vorsitzender des Kommittees des Alan M. Rugman Young Scholar Awards), Helen Rugman (Witwe von Alan Rugman), und Martin Heinberg.

Worum geht es bei dem ausgezeichneten Paper?
Das Paper handelt von Verhaltenversänderungen von Konsumenten nach Gesichtsverlust. Gesicht ist eine Art von Sozialem Kapital. Gesichtsverlust tritt in diversen Situationen ein, z.B. wenn inkompetentes Verhalten aufgedeckt wird. Martin Heinberg hat insbesondere Situationen des Teilens untersucht. Gesichtsverlust tritt dann ein, wenn Teilen eine allgemein akzeptierte sozialen Ethik oder ein moralischer Standard in einer Gesellschaft ist und dieser akzeptierte Standard von Mitglieder der Gemeinschaft verletzt wird.

Das Interessante sind die gemessenen Folgen des Gesichtsverlusts. So haben die Experimente gezeigt, dass Gesichtsverlust sowohl zu einem Absenken der Risikobereitschaft führt, als auch zu einer höheren Zahlungsbereitschaft für Statusprodukte, insbesondere für Statusprodukte von globalen Marken. Das spannende an dem Paper ist, dass sich das eine durch das andere erklären lässt: Durch den Gesichtsverlust empfinden die Konsumenten, dass sie weniger Zugriff auf Ihr soziales Sicherungsnetz haben. Dieses führt dann dazu, dass sie risikoaverser werden (da die Risiken nicht mehr vom Sicherungsnetz abgefedert werden könnten). Um diesen Zustand zu überwinden, kaufen sie Statusprodukte, da sie versuchen, sich den Zugang zu Ihrer "In-Group" gewissermaßen zurückzukaufen.

Die Experimente für das Paper wurden im Labor für Verhaltensökonomik der Nankai Universität in Tianjin (China) während dreier Aufenthalte durchgeführt. Herr Heinberg möchte insbesondere der Graduiertenschule "Risk and East Asia" danken, die die Experimente und seine Aufenthalte finanziell unterstützt hat, sowie seinem Promotionsbetreuer Prof. Taube, der ihm bei den Experimenten mit seinem Rat zur Seite stand.

Über den Alan M. Rugman Young Scholar Award
Der Preis wird einmal pro Jahr von der Academy of International Business (AIB) verliehen. Der Preis (füher: Haynes Prize for Most Promising Scholar) ist der Nachwuchspreis der AIB, er geht an den Teilnehmer der AIB Konferenz unter 40 Jahren mit dem besten Konferenzpaper und ist mit 1000 USD dotiert. Die Konferenz fand dieses Jahr mit über 1000 Konferenzteilnehmern vom 27.-30. Juni 2016 in New Orleans statt.

Titel des Conference Papers:
"Behavioral Consequences of Actual and Recalled Face Loss".

Wir gratulieren!

Weiterführende Informationen
Webseite der Academy of International Business (AIB): https://aib.msu.edu/aboutaib.asp).
Informationen Alan Rugman: http://henley.ac.uk/news/news-item/in-memoriam-professor-alan-rugman/).
17.07.2016 - 12:43:07

IfS Brown Bag Lectures Schedule SS 2016

The Institute of Sociology’s Brown Bag Talks (“Bring your own lunch!”) for spring/summer 2016 – Thursdays 12.15–13.45 …

The Institute of Sociology’s Brown Bag Talks (“Bring your own lunch!”) for spring/summer 2016 – Thursdays 12.15–13.45 in LE 736
16.07.2016 - 15:57:07

IfS Brown Bag Talks – Sigrid Quack

Cross-Border Careers in "Global" Civil Society
Date: Thu, June 30, 2016, 12.15 h
Venue: IN-EAST, LE 736 – Bring …

Cross-Border Careers in "Global" Civil Society
Date: Thu, June 30, 2016, 12.15 h
Venue: IN-EAST, LE 736 – Bring your own lunch!
15.07.2016 - 10:59:07

Call for Papers - Deadline July 15, 2016

The IN-EAST is going to host an international workshop on China’s “New Normal”: Politics, Economic Reforms and Political …

The IN-EAST is going to host an international workshop on China’s “New Normal”: Politics, Economic Reforms and Political Philosophy" on December 1-3, 2016.
The workshop is closely linked to the DFG project "Configurations of Governance and Development Paths in the Studies of Chinese Political Scientists" http://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/238920157

Conference Theme

Under the overarching frame of “New Normal” (xin changtai) the PRC has started to embark on a new development path. The decisions of the Third Plenum (2013) and China’s 13th Five- Year-Plan illustrate the efforts to adjust China’s official governance model in order to cope with the negative side-effects of China’s high-speed, resource-intense economic growth of the past three decades. Sustainability, green urbanization and social justice have now become the core building bricks of China’s post-2007/2008 development strategy.

As China is heading towards a “New Normal”, old typologies and classifications of the PRC’s political and economic system should be critically examined and modified in order to avoid stereotype misinterpretations of China’s current governance reforms. So far, however, China’s “New Normal” and related policy change have not been subject to an in-depth academic investigation and most academic debates still operate with old, partly outdated frameworks of analysis.

This international workshop aims to overcome these lacunae by bringing together scholars from China, the US and Europe to discuss recent governance trends in China both in theory and practice. To come to a more differentiated understanding of China’s political economy and the “New Normal”, panels will include scholars from the fields of economy, political science, sociology as well as political philosophy.

We invite papers that examine the political, economic, social and cultural sub-fields of governance in China. Papers should focus on reform policies and governance innovation since 2012/2013 and address the issue of governance continuity versus governance change between the fourth and the fifth generation of Chinese leaders.

Publication Opportunity

We plan to publish a selection of papers as a special issue in the Journal of Chinese Political Science (JCPS).

Deadline Abstract Submission

The deadline for abstract submission is Friday, July 15, 2016. Paper proposals should be submitted via e-mail to: nele.noesselt@uni-due.de. Please submit the author(s)’ full name(s), contact information, paper title and abstract. The subject line for e-mail paper submissions should be “Paper Submission International Workshop 2016”.
The proposal review committee will issue notifications of acceptance, via e-mail, to the primary author listed in the paper proposal by the end of July 2016.

Full papers should be submitted until November 15, 2016.

Travel Costs/Accommodation

The workshop is kindly supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Travel costs (economy class), accommodation and meals will be covered for the full three days of the workshop.
14.07.2016 - 23:50:07

Empirical Methods Workshop

Everything about field research – by Dr Kathrin Thomas, Center of Comparative Social Surveys at City University London. …

Everything about field research – by Dr Kathrin Thomas, Center of Comparative Social Surveys at City University London. Date: July 11–14, 2016, 8 am –1 pm. Venue: LB 239
The GRK 1613/2 "Risk and East Asia" will host a 4-day workshop in empirical methods for the members of the research school. Up-and-coming researchers will be given hands-on training enabling them to read, understand, apply and interpret findings from their field research. They will learn qualitative and quantitative interviewing techniques which will enable them to produce research of the highest standards. Finally SPSS will be introduced as a tool for analyzing their data.
08.07.2016 - 17:00:07

IN-EAST Fachschaft Grill Party - BBQ Students Union

The IN-EAST Fachschaft Grill Party is going to take place on July 8, 2016 at the ASTA-Keller with free food and drinks! Please …

The IN-EAST Fachschaft Grill Party is going to take place on July 8, 2016 at the ASTA-Keller with free food and drinks! Please register at fs-oawiss@uni-due.de
The IN-EAST Students Union (Fachschaft) invites all BA- and MA-students to join us.
Date: 08.07.2016
Time: 17:00 Uhr
Venue: ASTA-Keller in building LF, Lotharstr. 65
07.07.2016 - 14:21:07

IfS Brown Bag Talks – Yuping Zhang

Gender Disparities in China's Labor Market Date: Thu, July 7, 2016, 12.15 h Venue: IN-EAST, LE 736 – Bring your own …

Gender Disparities in China's Labor Market Date: Thu, July 7, 2016, 12.15 h Venue: IN-EAST, LE 736 – Bring your own lunch!
23.06.2016 - 17:57:06

Annual Scientific Forum for Mobility No 8

When you spot the latest models of electric cars on the Campus Duisburg, it is most likely Wissenschaftsforum Mobilität …

When you spot the latest models of electric cars on the Campus Duisburg, it is most likely Wissenschaftsforum Mobilität time.
The annual Scientific Forum for Mobility (Wissenschaftsforum Mobilität), organized by the Chair of General Business Administration and International Automotive Management, took place on June 23, 2016 at the Fraunhofer-inHaus-Zentrum in Duisburg. The event focused on “Mobility and Digital Transformation - Challenges and Future Paths”. Parallel track no. 1 on „Automotive Management” was chaired by Prof. Heike Proff, Mentor at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies. Nicole Schleiffer, E-Mobility team of the Advanced School, presented empirical research on mobility requirements of Generation Y during the first session on management trends in the international automotive industry.

Nicole Schleiffer caught on camera on her way to present her research at Wissenschaftsforum Mobilität

More information Wissenschaftsforum Mobilität:
https://www.uni-due.de/iam/wf8_galery.php

More information E-Mobility group:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/school/school_research_groups/group_6.php
23.06.2016 - 16:20:06

June Workshop 2016 - GRK Risk and East Asia

Der "June Workshop” ist ein Highlight im Kalender des DFG Graduiertenkollegs 1613/2 “Risk and East Asia”. In diesem …

Der "June Workshop” ist ein Highlight im Kalender des DFG Graduiertenkollegs 1613/2 “Risk and East Asia”. In diesem Jahr fand die Veranstaltung am 21.-23. Juni 2016 statt:
Mit welchen neuen Hoffnungen und Risiken ist eine Unternehmensgründung in Südkorea verbunden? Was darf man sich unter Japans zweiter Roboterrevolution vorstellen? Wie wird Personal in der ambulanten Pflege in Shanghai wahrgenommen – als Unterstützung oder als Eindringling? Der wissenschaftliche Nachwuchs am IN-EAST analysiert aktuelle Entwicklungen der Gesellschaften und Ökonomien Ostasiens – ein Interesse das die Promovenden mit ihren Kollegen des White Rose East Asia Centre der Universitäten Leeds und Sheffield (UK) teilen. Am 21.-23. Juni 2016 sind sie sich auf dem June Workshop im Rahmen des DFG Graduiertenkollegs Risk and East Asia zusammengekommen. Hier präsentierten sie ihre Forschungsarbeiten und erhielten Feedback, um weitere Ideen zu entwickeln und Forschungsarbeiten weiter voranzubringen.

Begleitet wurde die Veranstaltung von einem internationalen Gremium renommierter Ostasienexperten, die konstruktives Feedback zu den individuellen Forschungsprojekten gaben. In diesem Jahr kamen Wissenschaftler aus Sydney, Venedig, Hong Kong und Aarhus nach Duisburg:
Carolyn Cartier, Professor of Human Geography and China Studies University of Technology, Sydney (Australia)
Patrick Heinrich, Professor of Japanese Studies, Universita Ca’ Foscari, Venice (Italy)
Joshua Mok Ka-ho, Vice President and Chair Professor of Comparative Policy, Lingnan University, Hong Kong (China)
Stig Thøgersen, Professor of Chinese Studies, School of Culture and Society, Aarhus University (Denmark)

Nachwuchswissenschaftler der University of Leeds und der Universität Duisburg-Essen präsentieren ihre Forschungsarbeiten und erhalten Feedback von ihren Mitstreitern

Wissenschaftler aus Australien, Asien und Europa begleiten die Ausbildung der Ostasienexperten: Prof. Patrick Heinrich (Universita Ca’ Foscari, Italien), Prof. Joshua Mok Ka-ho (Lingnan University, China) und Prof. Flemming Christiansen (IN-EAST)

Direkter Austausch zu den individuellen Forschungsarbeiten: Prof. Stig Thøgersen (Aarhus University, Dänemark) und Dominique Miguel Borm (IN-EAST)

Weiterführende Informationen und Programm:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/risk_and_east_asia/june_workshop_2016.php
16.06.2016 - 16:38:06

IN-EAST @ UDE Sommerfest 2016

Am 16.6. steigt das UDE Sommerfest auf der Campuswiese Essen und wir feiern mit. Lasst Euch von Magier Yuta verzaubern (CANCELLED) …

Am 16.6. steigt das UDE Sommerfest auf der Campuswiese Essen und wir feiern mit. Lasst Euch von Magier Yuta verzaubern (CANCELLED) und vom Manga-Künstler 2Vader inspirieren (16-19h).
Anmeldung
Bitte meldet Euch an unter unter:
https://www.udue.de/sommerfest

Organisierte Fahrradtour
Wer Lust hat fährt mit dem Fahrrad zur Campuswiese Essen. Um 11.30 Uhr geht es am Campus Duisburg los.
Treffpunkt: Gebäude LX

Pendelbusse
Von Duisburg nach Essen fahren um 12.30 zusätzliche Pendelbusse.

IN-EAST Stand
Unseren Infostand mit der Nummer 17 findet Ihr in der Nähe der Liegestühle / Sitzkissen (große Wiese vor dem Hörsaalzentrum).

Weiterführende Informationen
https://www.uni-due.de/de/ude_sommerfest/
13.06.2016 - 09:56:06

Kawasaki Takeshi Gastprofessor am IN-EAST

Der japanische Politikwissenschaftler Kawasaki Takeshi war zu Gast am IN-EAST. Er ist Experte für den Vergleich der politischen …

Der japanische Politikwissenschaftler Kawasaki Takeshi war zu Gast am IN-EAST. Er ist Experte für den Vergleich der politischen Systeme Japans und Deutschlands.
Prof Kawasaki, Universität Sophia in Tokyo, besuchte Duisburg für eine Woche, beginnend am 6.6.2016.

In diesem Jahr wird Prof. Kawasaki mit dem Philipp Franz von Siebold-Preis ausgezeichnet. Die Auszeichnung wird an herausragende WissenschaftlerInnen verliehen, die sich um das bessere gegenseitige Verständnis von Kultur und Gesellschaft in Deutschland und Japan besonders verdient gemacht haben.

Der Aufenthalt von Prof. Kawasaki wurde durch das Internationale Gastdozierendenprogramm der UDE finanziert.
08.06.2016 - 11:52:06

Antrittsvorlesung von Nele Noesselt

Chinas „Neue Normalität“ – Präemptive Staatschirurgie und pathologische Lernprozesse
Datum: Mittwoch, 8. Juni …

Chinas „Neue Normalität“ – Präemptive Staatschirurgie und pathologische Lernprozesse
Datum: Mittwoch, 8. Juni 2016, 16 Uhr s.t.
Ort: Gerhard-Mercator-Haus, Lotharstraße 57, 47057 Duisburg
03.06.2016 - 10:27:06

Der Konfuzianismus und die Gesellschaft Chinas

Podiumsdiskussion. Alle Interessierten sind herzlich eingeladen! Zeit: 3.6.2016 (Freitag), 18:00–19:30. Ort: LE 104, Universität …

Podiumsdiskussion. Alle Interessierten sind herzlich eingeladen! Zeit: 3.6.2016 (Freitag), 18:00–19:30. Ort: LE 104, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Campus Duisburg

Die Deutsche Konfuzianische Gesellschaft e.V. (DKG) lädt in Zusammenarbeit mit der Fakultät für Ostasienwissenschaften der Ruhr-Universität Bochum und dem Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften der Universität Duisburg-Essen ein:

Podiumsdiskussion zum Thema
„Der Konfuzianismus und die gesellschaftliche Entwicklung Chinas: Passt das wieder zusammen?“

Der Konfuzianismus war ursprünglich in der Gelehrtenschaft Chinas zu Hause und hat im Laufe der Zeit auch in den unteren sozialen Schichten Aufnahme und Verbreitung gefunden. Er war ein fester Bestandteil der traditionellen chinesischen Kultur. Im chinesischen Kaiserreich galt er sogar als Staatsideologie. Doch seit der Abschaffung der kaiserlichen Beamtenprüfungen und der Veränderungen der Gesellschaft und des politischen Systems seit Beginn des letzten Jahrhunderts hat der Konfuzianismus nicht nur diese Rolle verloren, sondern auch seinen direkten Einfluss auf die Gesellschaft eingebüßt. Dennoch wird der Konfuzianismus auch heute noch oft als das die Gesellschaft zusammenhaltende und die Kultur prägende Wertesystem Chinas angesehen.

Betrachtet man die Entwicklung der VR China seit der Reform- und Öffnungspolitik der 80er Jahre, so kann man auf der einen Seite eine weitgehende Annäherung an die Weltgesellschaft durch tiefgreifende soziale Veränderungen und auf der anderen Seite eine Wiederbelebung des Konfuzianismus beobachten. Namentlich die Außendarstellung des Landes durch die neue Parteiführung unter Xi Jinping scheint die neue Rolle des Konfuzianismus zu bestätigen.

In der Podiumsdiskussion geht es zuerst um eine Bestandsaufnahme der Entwicklung der Gesellschaft und des Konfuzianismus, sowie darauf aufbauend um die Rolle des Konfuzianismus im gegenwärtigen China. 1) Wie lässt sich der Entwicklungsstand des Konfuzianismus beurteilen? Welche neue Entwicklungen und Strömungen kann man beobachten? 2) Welche Einwirkungen hat der Konfuzianismus auf die Gesellschaft und die Politik, und welchen Einfluss üben diese umgekehrt auf den Konfuzianismus aus? Wie sind diese Prozesse zu bewerten? 3) Was kann der Konfuzianismus zur positiven Entwicklung der chinesischen Gesellschaft beitragen? Befördert er nur die autoritäre Herrschaft? Wie verhält er sich zur Frage der Demokratie und der Menschenrechte?

Hierzu sind sowohl Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler, die sich mit der Kultur wie mit der Gesellschaft und Politik Chinas beschäftigt haben, als Diskutanten eingeladen.

Senior Prof. Dr. Thomas Heberer, Universität Duisburg-Essen
Prof. Dr. Dr. Nele Noesselt, Universität Duisburg-Essen
Prof. Dr. Heiner Roetz, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Prof. Dr. Christian Soffel, Universität Trier, stellvertretender Vorsitzender der DKG
Moderatorin: Prof. Dr. Christine Moll-Murata, Ruhr-Universität Bochum

Alle Interessierten sind herzlich eingeladen!
Zeit: 03.06.2016 (Freitag), 18:00-19:30
Ort: LE 104, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Campus Duisburg
02.06.2016 - 14:17:06

Berufungsvorträge für MSM-/IN-EAST-Lehrstuhl

Business and Economic Studies on East Asia
Mi, 1. Juni 2016, 9.30 bis 14.00 Uhr,
Do, 2. Juni 2016, 8.30 bis 11.45 Uhr, …

Business and Economic Studies on East Asia
Mi, 1. Juni 2016, 9.30 bis 14.00 Uhr,
Do, 2. Juni 2016, 8.30 bis 11.45 Uhr, Raum SG 183
02.06.2016 - 14:00:06

IfS Brown Bag Talks – Tao Liu

Contingency and Transnational Knowledge Transfer in Labour Protections in China | Date: Thu, June 2, 2016, 12.15 h | Venue: …

Contingency and Transnational Knowledge Transfer in Labour Protections in China | Date: Thu, June 2, 2016, 12.15 h | Venue: IN-EAST, LE 736 – Bring your own lunch!
30.05.2016 - 12:45:05

„Made in China 2025“ und „Industrie 4.0“

Chancen für deutsch-chinesische Kooperationen im Bereich Digitalisierung der Industrie und Intelligente Fertigung. Mo, 30.5.2016 …

Chancen für deutsch-chinesische Kooperationen im Bereich Digitalisierung der Industrie und Intelligente Fertigung. Mo, 30.5.2016 im Duisburger Rathaus, 15 Uhr.
The Deutsch-Chinesische Wirtschaftsvereinigung e.V. and the twin towns Duisburg and Wuhan organized an event evolving around the topics „Made in China 2025“ and „Industry 4.0“: Chances for German-Chinese Cooperation. A delegation of 25 participants from Wuhan with government representatives as well as participants representing local companies joined the event at the town hall of Duisburg on May 30, 2016. Participants had the chance to explore Wuhan as an industrial site while learning about its program on the regional industry development. Presentations as well as face-to-face interviews allowed for a vivid exchange of ideas.

Mira Schüller attended the event, presented the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies and pointed out links between the School’s research and the industry.

Das IN-EAST und seine School of Advanced Studies beteiligten sich an der Veranstaltung der Deutsch-Chinesischen Wirtschafts-vereinigung e.V. und der Partnerstädte Duisburg und Wuhan zum Thema „Made in China 2025“ und „Industrie 4.0“: Chancen für deutsch-chinesische Kooperationen.

Auf der Veranstaltung wurden die vielfältigen Chancen zwischen Deutschland und China im Bereich Digitalisierung der Industrie und Intelligente Fertigung diskutiert. Teilnehmer hatten die Möglichkeit, einen Überblick über den Wirtschaftsstandort Wuhan und seine konkreten Maßnahmen für die Weiterentwicklung der regionalen Industrie zu erhalten. Zudem gewannen Sie einen Einblick in die benannten staatlichen Strategien und konnten sich mit einer 25-köpfigen Delegation mit Regierungs- und Unternehmensvertretern aus Wuhan intensiv austauschen.

Das Programm und die Namenslisten der Delegation sowie das Anmeldeformular finden Sie hier:
https://www.uni-due.de//imperia/md/content/in-east/MadeinChina2025_Industrie4.0.pdf
Die Veranstaltung wurde ins Deutsche und Chinesische simultan gedolmetscht.

Die Teilnahme ist unentgeltlich, eine Anmeldung ist bis zum 25.5.2016 erforderlich. Die Teilnehmerzahl ist begrenzt. Anmeldungen von Vertretern von Industrieunternehmen werden von der Delegation bevorzugt bestätigt.
Termin: Montag, 30.5.2016 im Duisburger Rathaus,
Beginn: 15 Uhr, Registrierung ab 14.30 Uhr.

Unterstützt wird diese Veranstaltung von: Stadt Duisburg, Gesellschaft für Wirtschaftsförderung Duisburg, Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr, Niederrheinische IHK, Unternehmerverbands-gruppe e.V., Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften an der Universität Duisburg-Essen und Zhonghua / Deutsch-Chinesische Industrie & Handels e.V.
17.05.2016 - 13:38:05

IfS Brown Bag Talks – Nele Noesselt

World Regional Comparisons with East Asia | Date: Thu, May 19, 2016, 12.15 h | Venue: IN-EAST, LE 736 – Bring your …

World Regional Comparisons with East Asia | Date: Thu, May 19, 2016, 12.15 h | Venue: IN-EAST, LE 736 – Bring your own lunch!
27.04.2016 - 10:46:04

The Chinese Cultural Revolution Revisited

The Chair of Chinese Politics invites all interested participants to a film and lecture series. Venue: Campus Duisburg, LK …

The Chair of Chinese Politics invites all interested participants to a film and lecture series. Venue: Campus Duisburg, LK 051 (Mai 12) or LK 061. R.S.V.P. – Please register in advance.
16.03.2016 - 14:58:03

Laboratorium Stadt - IN-EAST School @ Urania Berlin

Gemeinsame Veranstaltung der Research Group 'Urban Systems in East Asia' und der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung zu …

Gemeinsame Veranstaltung der Research Group 'Urban Systems in East Asia' und der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung zu "Innovationen in Europa und Ostasien", 16.03., Urania Berlin
Impressionen im Nachgang der Veranstaltung finden Sie hier:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in_retrospect.php

Immer größere Teile der Weltbevölkerung verbringen ihr Leben in immer größer werdenden Städten. Es ist keine Selbstverständlichkeit, dass das Alltagsleben in den meisten Städten weitgehend reibungslos abläuft. Nur eine ständige Anpassung an die sich verändernden Umstände lässt die Ballungsräume funktionieren. Welche Rolle spielen bürgerschaftliches Engagement, technologische Innovation oder politische Wahlen dabei, die Stadt immer wieder neu zu gestalten?

Mit einem Fokus auf soziale und kulturelle Faktoren von urbanem Wandel und Innovation will die Veranstaltung Laboratorium Stadt: Innovationen in Europa und Ostasien Impulse setzen, sich mit dem "Wunderwerk Stadt" auseinanderzusetzen. Zu diesem Zweck werden im Rahmen von Expertenvorträgen verschiedene Schlaglichter gesetzt, die aufzeigen sollen, vor welchen sozialen Herausforderungen das System Stadt steht und welche innovativen Ansätze zu ihrer Bewältigung entwickelt werden.

Während die Stadt in Deutschland und ihre einzige echte "Metropole" Berlin im Zentrum stehen, sollen in allen Sektionen explizit Bezüge zu Ostasien aufgezeigt werden. Es geht darum, die in Ostasien oft extremer ausgeprägten Phänomene kulturellen Wandels zu beleuchten. Dort entwickelte Lösungsstrategien oder auch Fehlentwicklungen können in Deutschland zu Inspiration und Reflexion anregen sowie bewusste Abgrenzung oder aber den Wunsch nach Kooperation herbeiführen.

Wir freuen uns auf Ihr Kommen!

Vollständiges Programm
https://imperia.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/2016-03_laboratorium_stadt_programm_160309_lang.pdf

Eine Anmeldung ist noch bis zum 14. März 2016 möglich.
Stefanie Ridder
E-Mail: events@in-east.de
Telefon: 0203 379-1945
Fax: 0203 379-3611

Link Veranstaltungshinweis bpb
http://www.bpb.de/veranstaltungen/format/220695/laboratorium-stadt-innovationen-in-europa-und-ostasien

Pressemeldung UDE
https://www.uni-due.de/de/presse/meldung.php?id=9317

Kontakt für inhaltliche Rückfragen
Dr. Beate Löffler, Research Group Urban Systems in East Asia: beate.loeffler@uni-due.de, IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies der Universität Duisburg-Essen
02.03.2016 - 11:34:03

Midterm Conference on Innovation in East Asia

The Midterm Conference of the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies took place on March 2nd & 3rd, 2016.
Event Impressions …

The Midterm Conference of the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies took place on March 2nd & 3rd, 2016.
Event Impressions can be found here: https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in_retrospect.php
Dates: March 2nd, 2016 and March 3rd, 2016
Venues: NETZ Building and ZBT Building, Campus Duisburg
Addresses: Carl-Benz-Str. 199/201, 47057 Duisburg

The IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies invited all interested visitors to join us for our Midterm Conference, opening with keynote speeches on day one. On the second day, the research work of the young scientists was discussed.

Program: https://imperia.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/programm_midterm_druck.pdf

Press Release: Link Press Release University of Duisburg-Essen: https://www.uni-due.de/de/presse/meldung.php?id=9294

In the Media: WAZ: Innovationen aus Ostasien. 25.02.2015
http://www.derwesten.de/staedte/duisburg/innovationen-aus-ostasien-aimp-id11596825.html
01.03.2016 - 14:41:03

Duisburg-Frankfurt-Workshop

Institutionen in der Entwicklung Ostasiens
Datum: Dienstag, 1. März 2016, 14–18 Uhr (Einlass 13:30)
Ort: Gebäude SG | Raum SG 183 | Geibelstr. 41 | 47057 DU
Der Aufstieg der Region Ostasien in der Weltwirtschaft stellt eine doppelte Herausforderung für die Sozialwissenschaften und insbesondere für die Wirtschaftswissenschaft dar: Welche theoretischen Ansätze und Methoden der Ökonomik sind geeignet, die Entwicklungen in der Region zu erfassen und zu erklären, und wie können umgekehrt besondere Facetten der dortigen Prozesse und Strukturen Hinweise auf eine Fortentwicklung wissenschaftlicher Ansätze und Methoden geben? Seit vielen Jahren greifen drei Lehrstühle mit kongruenten Forschungsansätzen diese Fragen im Rahmen einer Workshopreihe auf: die Professuren für Ostasienwirtschaft Japan/Korea bzw. China an der Universität Duisburg-Essen (Profes. Werner Pascha und Markus Taube) sowie die Professur Institutionen- und Innovationsökonomik, insb. Japan/Ostasien an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt (Prof. Cornelia Storz). Institutionentheoretische bzw. i.e.S. institutionenökonomische Ansätze werden dabei von den Veranstaltern als besonders fruchtbares Feld gesehen, um Besonderheiten der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung Ostasiens zu erfassen. Auf mikroökonomischer Basis lassen sich auf der Ebene des individuellen Verhaltens Anhaltspunkte suchen, um insbesondere marktliche Prozesse in den Ländern der Region besser zu verstehen. Ein besonderes Augenmerk wird dabei auch auf Aspekte der organisatorischen und technologischen Innovation gelegt. Seit dem Jahr 2013 wird dieser Workshop im wechselnden Turnus an den beteiligten Lehrstühlen durchgeführt. Eine inhaltliche Zusammenarbeit gibt es dabei mit dem DFG-Graduiertenkolleg „Risk and East Asia“ und der vom BMBF geförderten IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies an der Universität Duisburg-Essen sowie dem von der Volkswagen-Stiftung im Rahmen der Initiative „Key Issues for Academia and Society" geförderten Forschungsprojekt „Protecting the Weak“ und dem vom BMBF geförderten Forschungsverbundprojekt „Afrikas asiatische Optionen“ (AFRASO) an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt. Im Abschluss besteht die Möglichkeit zum gemeinsamen Abendessen im „Finkenkrug“, Sternbuschweg 71, 47057 Duisburg. Das detaillierte Programm des Workshops sowie die Details zur Anfahrt finden Sie hier: https://goo.gl/EtlarQ Der Workshop dient der Präsentation und Diskussion laufender Forschungsarbeiten. Theoretische Ansätze und methodische Verfahren werden in verschiedenen Anwendungsbereichen mit ihren Stärken und Schwächen erörtert. Je nach Teilnehmerkreis findet die Veranstaltung auf Deutsch oder Englisch statt. Zu der Veranstaltung sind Externe im Rahmen der räumlichen Möglichkeiten herzlich eingeladen; bei besonderem Interesse werden gerne noch Anmeldungen bis einschließlich 24.02.2016 entgegen genommen. Kontakt: Lehrstuhl Ostasienwirtschaft - Japan und Korea Annemarie Tappert Telefon 0203/379-4114 | Fax 0203/379-4157

25.02.2016 - 10:34:02

Fachstudientag für soziale Unternehmen

Wie ist Pflege in Japan, dem Land der Hochbetagten, strukturiert und organisiert? Welche Veränderungen sind zu erwarten? …

Wie ist Pflege in Japan, dem Land der Hochbetagten, strukturiert und organisiert? Welche Veränderungen sind zu erwarten? Dies interessierte Mitglieder des Brüsseler Kreises.
Wissenschaftler vom Institut für Ostasienstudien (IN-EAST) erläuterten die Fragen bei einer Fachtagung mit Führungskräften sozialer Unternehmen. Das Treffen mit zwanzig Führungskräften, die deutschlandweit Alten- und Behindertenpflegeeinrichtungen betreiben, fand am 25. Februar 2016 statt und hatte die „Alterung und Pflege in Japan“ zum Thema.

Der Inselstaat Japan ist für seine besonders rasche und hohe gesellschaftliche Alterung, aber auch als Hochtechnologieland bekannt. Dabei erlebte Japan in den letzten beiden Jahrzehnten besonders ereignisreiche, gesellschaftspolitische Herausforderungen und Veränderungen. Die einstige Wirtschaftsmacht erlitt durch Finanzspekulationen einen bis heute anhaltenden Dämpfer und durchlebte darauf folgend eine turbulente Zeit (Wahlreform 1994; Machtverlust der LDP nach über 50 Jahren). Ebenso stellten und stellen die fortschreitende demographische und soziale Entwicklung diffizile Aufgaben für die Regierung dar.

Eine rapide und immense gesellschaftliche Alterung fand statt und erforderte umfassende und angemessene gesellschaftspolitische Lösungen, um älteren Menschen und ihren Familien eine sichere Lebensgrundlage und Unterstützung bieten zu können. Gleichwohl war es die finanzpolitische Absicht, eine solide Finanzierung dieser Maßnahmen zu gestalten und Sozialausgabensteigerungen zu begrenzen, sodass im Jahr 2000 die Pflegeversicherung eingeführt wurde.

Der fachliche Input durch das IN-EAST umfasste den demographischen Wandel der japanischen Gesellschaft (Prof. Dr. Florian Coulmas) und ebenso einen Überblick über das soziale Sicherungssystem Japans und das Zusammenwirken der einzelnen Elemente (Prof. Karen Shire, PhD). Zudem wurde auf die aktuelle und intensiver angegangene japanische Robotik-Strategie (Benjamin Rabe) und den momentan eher technikärmeren Pflegealltag in japanischen Altenpflegeeinrichtungen (Vitali Heidt) eingegangen.

Die sozialwissenschaftliche Japan-Expertise und die Beiträge wurden von den Führungskräften der sozialen Unternehmen, die der Vereinigung "Brüsseler Kreis" angehören, überaus positiv angenommen. Eine Fortsetzung dieses erfolgreichen Austausches ist mit einer, von Prof. Shire, Prof. Coulmas und Vitali Heidt begleiteten Studienreise nach Japan zum Ende des Jahres geplant.

Für weitere Informationen kontaktieren Sie bitte
Prof. Karen Shire, PhD (karen.shire@uni-due.de) oder
Vitali Heidt (vitali.heidt@uni-due.de).

Das Programm steht hier zum Download bereit:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/programm_brüsseler_kreis.pdf

Ein Gruppenfoto kann hier heruntergeladen werden:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/images/in-east/workshop_social_enterprises_in-east_2_.jpg

Link Brüsseler Kreis:
http://www.bruesseler-kreis.de/
22.02.2016 - 09:07:02

GRK 1613 Retreat Beijing 2016 - February 22-24

Our annual field research retreat will take place at the Sino-German Center for Research Promotion, providing mid-term support …

Our annual field research retreat will take place at the Sino-German Center for Research Promotion, providing mid-term support to PhD students conducting field research in East Asia.
Their respective PhD advisors, plus two postdoctoral researchers, will be present at the retreat to give immediate feedback on their fieldwork reports, to advise them on the continuation of their projects and to develop techniques to handle and analyze the collected data. This support will enable the students to improve their research designs, which will ultimately lead to higher quality research.
11.12.2015 - 15:30:12

Duisburger Ostasientag: Alterung – Japan als Vorreiter

Am 11. Dezember 2015 veranstaltet das IN-EAST seinen 19. Duisburger Ostasientag. In diesem Jahr diskutieren Experten zum …

Am 11. Dezember 2015 veranstaltet das IN-EAST seinen 19. Duisburger Ostasientag. In diesem Jahr diskutieren Experten zum Thema „Alterung – Japan als Vorreiter“.
Japan steht an der Spitze der Weltrangliste der Lebenserwartung und Bevölkerungsalterung. Andere ostasiatische Länder, insbesondere Südkorea und China folgen, aber Japan ist Vorreiter und wird international in Wissenschaft und Politik als solcher wahrgenommen. Kein anderes Problem ist langfristig für Japan so wichtig wie die Alterung und der ihr folgende Bevölkerungsrückgang. Die großen Herausforderungen sind die Erhaltung des Wohlstands bei schrumpfender Arbeits- und Gesamtbevölkerung und seine nicht zu ungleiche Verteilung in der Gesellschaft.

Welche Steuerungsmaßnahmen stehen der Politik zur Verfügung? Wie lässt sich die weitere Öffnung der sozialen Schere verhindern? Wird Japan seinen Arbeitsmarkt öffnen, um dem sich abzeichnenden Arbeitskräftemangel zu begegnen? Das sind einige der Fragen, um die es geht. Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos, um Anmeldung wird gebeten.

Podiumsdiskussion
Alterung – Japan als Vorreiter
Datum: Freitag, 11.12.2015
Uhrzeit: 15.30–19.30 Uhr
Veranstaltungsort:
Gerhard-Mercator-Haus
Lotharstr. 57 | 47057 Duisburg
(Bus 933 oder 924 bis Universität oder Bus 926 bis Uni-Nord/Lotharstraße)

Kontakt
Anmeldung: stefanie.ridder@uni-due.de
Presse: sarah.fehrs@uni-due.de

Zur Podiumsdiskussion über das Thema „Herausforderungen des demographischen Wandels“ sind vier renommierte Expert/innen eingeladen, die sich jeweils in einem kurzen Eingangsstatement mit verschiedenen Aspekte der Bevölkerungsentwicklung Japans befassen werden:

David Chiavacci
Universität Zürich
Alterung, Bevölkerungsrückgang und Zuwanderung

Harald Conrad
Universität Sheffield
Alterung und Arbeitsmarkt

Axel Klein
Universität Duisburg-Essen
Folgen der Alterung für die Politik

Annette Schad-Seifert
Universität Düsseldorf
Alterung und soziale Ungleichheit

Florian Coulmas
Universität Duisburg-Essen
Gesprächsleitung und Einführung

Der diesjährige Duisburger Ostasientag wird gesponsert von der Duisburger Universitäts-Gesellschaft (D.U.G.)

Für ein pdf-Download des Einladungs-Flyers bitte hier klicken.
03.11.2015 - 10:32:11

Speed Networking Students & Alumni

Where do IN-EAST Alumni work? AlFreDO invited graduates from the past years to share their experience with IN-EAST students …

Where do IN-EAST Alumni work? AlFreDO invited graduates from the past years to share their experience with IN-EAST students and give personal advice.
Date: Friday, November 6, 2015
Time: 18:00-19:30
Venue: Building SG, Room SG 183
Geibelstraße 41, 47057 Duisburg

Where do IN-EAST Alumni work? AlFreDO invited graduates from the past years to share their experiences with you and give personal advice – be prepared to ask your questions:

How did you find your first job and how did you settle in?
How did you experience your first job in Asia and what about the language?
Looking back in time – is there something you wish you had learned at the university? What did you find to be useful?

… and much more.

All interested IN-EAST students are cordially invited to join us for this event. You are given the opportunity to engage in small round table conversations and ask your questions. Every 10 minutes, your counterparts will rotate to allow for lively conversations.

Following this, we are moving on to Finkenkrug.

Participants on the part of the Alumni

- Roman Bartnik (East Asian Economic Studies -Japan) – IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies, previously employed at INFORM GmbH, Japan projects
- Tieu Dip (East Asian Economic Studies -China) – DURA Automotive Systems GmbH
- Uwe Holtschneider (East Asian Economic Studies -Japan) – Yazaki Europe
- Patrick Friedrich (East Asian Economic Studies -Japan) – TÜV Rheinland AG, worked 4 years for TÜV Rheinland Japan
- Michelle Lorenz (East Asian Social Sciences - China) – BangNi Group, CEO
- Barbara Mäder (East Asian Economic Studies -China) – Vossloh Fastening Systems, in charge for procurement in China
- Dirk Petzold (East Asian Economic Studies -Japan) – MAN Diesel&Turbo, worked 3 years for Bosch Rexroth in China