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Nr. 100 (2006) Artikel Article 62–69 {:en}Convergence of Interest and Sharing a Future: Deepening the Understanding of Islam in Asia and EuropeSince the advent of the 21st century, we notice that there is a global convergence, indeed consensus, in the need to deepen our understanding of Islam and Muslims, not only globally but also in Asia, because outside the Arab-speaking world of the Middle East, the next largest population of Muslims is to be found in … von by Shamsul A.B.
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Nr. 100 (2006) Artikel Article 70–78 {:en}Is the 21st Century going to be the Asian Century?For 500 years, Europe dominated the course of world history. The 19th century was the century of Europe, the twentieth became the American Century. Is the 21st century going to be the Asian Century? The hypothesis that the world spirit, having wandered from the heartland of Asia via Greece, Rome and Northwestern Europe to America, … von by Theo Sommer
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Nr. 100 (2006) Artikel Article 79–84 {:en}Reflections on Asia in the 21st CenturyMany, if not most readers will possess "mental maps" giving them orientation in the political, societal and of course geographical world around them, maps which have been imprinted upon their consciousness during the 20th century. The fact that seven years ago our calendars started to show a new century in itself has nothing to do … von by Volker Stanzel
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Nr. 100 (2006) Artikel Article 85–87 {:en}ASEAN Future Challenges and the Importance of an ASEAN CharterAt the last ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur December 2005, it has been agreed that an ASEAN Charter is of utmost importance to be able to face new and future challenges. For that purpose an Eminent Persons Group (EPG) has been established. ASEAN ISIS (Institutes for Strategic and International Studies) have proposed a Memorandum to … von by Jusuf Wanandi
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Nr. 100 (2006) Artikel Article 88–93 {:en}Revamping Laws for the Market Economy in the Post-WTO ChinaChina has begun to adopt and/or amend a series of economic laws during the five-year period between 2003 and 2008 better to meet the needs of a market economic system. After the leadership succession from the third generation to the fourth generation in early 2003, China launched this new wave of economic legislation in order … von by Zou Keyuan
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Nr. 99 (2006) Artikel Article 9–28 {:en}Political Reform and Regime Legitimacy in Contemporary ChinaWhile China's economic and social reforms have gained much attention internationally, the CCP regime's efforts at political structural reform (zhengzhi tizhi gaige) initiated by Deng Xiaoping have been widely ignored by China scholars so far. Political reforms that do not aim at abolishing one-party rule to the benefit of some form of Western liberal (multi-party) … von by Thomas Heberer und and Gunter Schubert
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Nr. 99 (2006) Artikel Article 29–41 {:en}Village Democracy and Its LimitsThis article examines democratic elections and governance in rural China – a mixed bag of results. On the one hand, village elections have become a normal feature of grass-roots political life. Rural people expect to be able to elect their leaders and to replace them in the next round of elections, or in between, if … von by Thomas P. Bernstein
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Nr. 99 (2006) Artikel Article 42–69 {:en}More Power to the People’s Congresses? Parliaments and Parliamentarianism in the People’s Republic of ChinaThe Chinese Communist Party (CCP) exerts its supremacy over the local and national people's congresses in two major ways: on the one hand, the CCP still tightly controls the various elections of its members, while on the other, it makes sure that the leading bodies of these congresses are dominated by CCP leaders at the … von by Jean-Pierre Cabestan
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Nr. 99 (2006) Artikel Article 70–91 {:en}More Legitimacy for One-Party Rule? The CCP’s Ideological Adjustments and Intra-Party ReformsFor the last two years, Chinese President Hu Jintao has appealed for the proper study of Marxism, and in the years to come Premier Wen Jiabao wants to build "a new socialist landscape." The language used in the new ideological guidelines bears a strong resemblance to the rhetoric of the 1980s and may therefore seem … von by Nora Sausmikat
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Nr. 99 (2006) Artikel Article 92–104 {:en}Reforming China’s Anti-Poverty Policy from Below – Experiences from Western HunanThe relationship between poor peasants and the state is derived from the unsuccessful introduction of competitive market exchange. The state intervenes unilaterally and in a top-down manner. This relationship creates mistrust and leaves poor peasants in a permanent state of poverty. The official anti-poverty (fu-pin) campaign is a source of income for the poor peasants, … von by Shih Chih-yu
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Nr. 98 (2006) Artikel Article 9–25 {:de}Gesellschaftliche Heterogenität, Staat und Demokratie in Ostasien: Ein statistischer LändervergleichThe current heterogeneity levels of East Asian countries can be traced back to long‐term evolutionary processes, mainly the development of traditional social organization, competitive state and empire building, and the impact of colonialism. The resulting levels of societal heterogeneity are highly relevant for political as well as socio‐economic processes. This article analyzes the political relevance … von by Patrick Ziltener
Nr. 98 (2006) Artikel Article 26–44 {:en}Towards the End of a Long Journey: Assessing the Debate on Taiwanese Nationalism and National Identity in the Democratic EraThe era of democratization which began in the mid-1980s has caused a new process of identity formation in Taiwan. Although the academic literature on this issue is abundant today, current research still struggles with a precise definition and concept of Taiwanese identity, in particular in terms of national identity. This paper assesses the debate on … von by Gunter Schubert
Nr. 98 (2006) Artikel Article 45–65 {:de}Erwachsenenbildung in Süd-KoreaThe Korean education system is very strongly geared to young people: the participation of the younger generations in state and private education is above the OECD average. The picture is different for older age groups, however. In recent years Korea has developed important elements of a system of lifelong learning like the extension of the … von by Gerhard Bosch
Nr. 97 (2005) Artikel Article 7–27 {:de}Indiens Nuklearpolitik zwischen Sicherheitsinteressen und StatusdenkenThis paper gives an analytic account of the dynamics of India's nuclear build‐up. Its approach contrasts to conventional studies on the issue by explicitly accepting motives of arming behaviour that lie outside the classical strategic realm. Within the model, the structural conditions of India's regional security environment permitted India's nuclear development, but were not sufficient … von by Karsten Frey
Nr. 97 (2005) Artikel Article 28–50 {:de}Getting Political: Die politische Mobilisierung der Indian American CommunityOver the last decade the Indian Diaspora in the United States of America has developed into an increasingly important actor in U.S. politics. The Indian American community has been able to transfer its economic and social success into political power. This article deals with the transition from a largely apolitical ethnic population primarily interested in … von by Pierre Gottschlich
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Nr. 97 (2005) Artikel Article 51–71 {:de}Das regionale Gesicht der Nation: Kleine Parteien und Koalitionspolitik in der Indischen Union seit 1998The Indian political system has seen a regionalization of party representation with a concomitant increase in the attention given to and use of regional discourse and issues – even in national elections and national politics. In the past, smaller regional parties acquired the role of both kingmaker and 'king slayer' on some notable occasions. However, … von by Malte Pehl
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Nr. 96 (2005) Artikel Article 7–28 {:en}Trans-nationalising Chineseness: Overseas Chinese Policies of the PRC’s Central GovernmentThis paper examines evolution and the scope of the PRC's policies towards overseas Chinese in the reform period. It analyses the mechanisms for incorporating the overseas Chinese into the Chinese modernisation strategy and considers how the Chinese leadership utilizes the global regimes of migration, trans-nationalism, media, and multiculturalism to affirm the CCP's political legitimacy, to … von by Elena Barabantseva
Nr. 96 (2005) Artikel Article 29–45 {:en}Public Opinion – a New Factor Influencing the PRC PressTwo noteworthy developments fuel the increasing importance of the role public opinion plays in mainland China's press. One is initiated from above: In an effort to counter corruption, the government has permitted the media to report misbehavior by local officials, which, in turn, has encouraged citizens to increasingly turn to newspapers to let them voice … von by Martin Brendebach
Nr. 96 (2005) Artikel Article 46–67 {:en}Japan’s Circle of Power: Legitimacy and Integration of a National EliteThe concept of elites must be related to two important dimensions: democratic legitimacy and elite interpenetration as well as the distribution of power within these two dimensions. This paper develops a model for analyzing elites and shows how it can be used to understand the nature of Japan's leadership. Using a wide range of Who … von by Carmen Schmidt
Nr. 95 (2005) Artikel Article 9–29 {:de}Vom Nichtimmigrationsland zum Immigrationsland: der regionale Kontext der neuen Migration nach JapanJapan has often been regarded as an exception among advanced industrialised economies. The lack of labour immigration from abroad in the post‐war era up to the late 1970s seems to be an example of this singularity. National factors such as the large labour pool in Japan's agricultural sector at the beginning of the high‐growth era, … von by David Chiavacci
Nr. 95 (2005) Artikel Article 30–52 {:de}Die gesellschaftliche Heterogenität der Länder Ostasiens: ein Vergleich der Werte neuer DatensätzeThe critical examination of the ethnic, linguistic and religious heterogeneity of the countries of a sample is now a standard procedure in cross-national analysis. This article compares and re-evaluates the heterogeneity values of East Asian countries provided by new data sets as part of a reference sample of 90 African and Asian countries. The different … von by Patrick Ziltener
Nr. 95 (2005) Artikel Article 53–77 {:de}Demokratie und Menschenrechte im Europa-Asien-Dialog – Zusammenprall von Kooperationskulturen?This paper addresses the question of whether differences between European and Asian forms and principles of state interaction can account for interregional cooperation problems in the areas of human rights and democracy. Whereas the EU favours a formal, binding and thus supranational approach to co-operation, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is based on … von by Howard Loewen
Nr. 94 (2005) Artikel Article 7–24 {:en}Reforming Authoritarianism in Contemporary China. Reflections on Pan Wei’s Consultative Rule of Law RegimeRampant corruption and declining regime legitimacy force the Communist Party to reform the political and legal system of the PRC. There are different opinions on how far these reforms have affected Chinese authoritarianism so far. While some observers have identified a higher degree of regime legitimacy achieved by gradual political liberalization in recent years, others … von by Gunter Schubert
Nr. 94 (2005) Artikel Article 25–41 {:de}Der Weg in die Hungersnot: Erinnerungen chinesischer Intellektueller an den ländlichen „Großen Sprung nach vorne“ (1958-1961)In the autumn of 1958 the Chinese government declared that communism is "not a thing of the far future". With the organisation of the peasants in people's communes, mass movements, and the militarization of the rural workforce, it was believed that China could overtake Great Britain and the USA within a few years. After four … von by Felix Wemheuer

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