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Nr. 170/171 (2024) Artikel Article 30–53 {:de}Where and How Will the Southeast Asianists of Tomorrow Be Educated?In Germany, the state of Southeast Asian Studies reflects a pattern of institutional decline, which is unfortunately not unlike current developments in the US, UK, Australia and other parts of Western Europe. As first- or second-generation scholars reach retirement age, some of whom were pioneers in the field in the two Germanies post-WWII, their positions … von by Antje Missbach und and Jemma Purdey
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Nr. 170/171 (2024) Essay 13–29 {:de}Ein Gespenst geht um … Zur Prekarität und Resilienz der MongolistikIn this essay, some implications of the alarmingly reduced teaching capacities in Mongolian studies in Germany are discussed. The focus is on possibilities and limits of compensation at the University of Bonn against the background of current dynamics, framework conditions and discrepancies. We have seen the restart of our discipline in 2013 as an opportunity … von by Ines Stolpe
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Nr. 170/171 (2024) Essay 30–53 {:de}Regionalwissenschaften für die Zukunft fit machen – ein KommentarAlthough language learning has become more attractive thanks to new, flexible, mobile software solutions, and foreign language skills are in demand in the labour market, many regional and language studies have experienced declining student numbers for years. This article assumes that this paradox is due not only to social changes, geopolitical influences, media coverage and … von by Julia Christine Marinaccio
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Nr. 170/171 (2024) Research Note 65–86 {:en}China Research, Politics and Expertise in Germany: Some Reflections on a Tension-Fraught FieldChina research has always been characterized by a pronounced dependency on politics, significantly shaping its institutional structures, thematic orientations, and methodological approaches. Using the Federal Republic of Germany since 1949 as a case study, this research note systematically explores four central dimensions: the evolution of China research from philological origins toward interdisciplinary, politically engaged scholarship; … von by Stefan Messingschlager
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Nr. 170/171 (2024) Research Note 87–110 {:en}The Role of German Universities in Academic Engagement with ChinaComing soon! Keywords: German-Chinese higher education cooperation; Science Diplomacy; Academic Freedom; International Research Collaboration von by Matthias Stepan, Ilker Gündoğan, Rosa Schmidt-Drewniok und and Jörn-Carsten Gottwald
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Nr. 170/171 (2024) Essay 111–19 {:de}Zugang unter Vorbehalt: Kooperationen bei der Digitalisierung ostasiatischer KulturgüterPremodern East Asian cultures—particularly China, Japan, and Korea—have long traditions of encyclopedic, archival, and museological practices shaped by state institutions. In Confucian bureaucracies, written knowledge was central to political order, with large-scale compilations and collections commissioned by court and government. Projects like China’s Yongle Dadian or Korea’s court archives exemplify state-directed control over historical and … von by Reinhard Zöllner
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Nr. 170/171 (2024) Research Note 120–41 {:en}Focus Group Interviews with Japanese University Students: Reflections on the Joys and Challenges of FieldworkFocus groups are being used as a qualitative method of data collection in several of the social science disciplines. In fall 2024, we conducted 14 focus group interviews with Japanese university students for our research project on demography and democracy in Japan. We set out to inquire how the aging of Japanese society affects youth … von by Antonia Vesting, Stefanie Schwarte, Anne-Sophie L. König und and Gabriele Vogt
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Nr. 170/171 (2024) Essay 142–65 {:en}Motivation and Meaning in Regional Studies: The Case of Indian Studies in IsraelThis essay explores the motivations, experiences, and aspirations of scholars and students engaged in Indian studies in Israel, presenting a case study that speaks to broader global debates about the history, relevance, and future of regional studies. Drawing on interviews with three generations of Israeli scholars and current students from three major Israeli universities, it … von by Carmen Brandt und and Marina Rimscha
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Nr. 168/169 (2023) Artikel Article 24–49 {:de}Arbeitsverhalten und Widerstand in den kollektiven Erzählungen südkoreanischer Bergarbeiter in WestdeutschlandThis article examines the working behavior and resistance of South Korean miners sent to West Germany in the 1960s and 1970s as guest workers. Drawing on Alf Lüdtke’s scholarship (1989, 1993), the concept of „Eigen-Sinn“ is applied to illustrate the nature of these miners’ behavior, examining whether and in what contexts it is linked to … von by Sang-hui Nam
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Nr. 168/169 (2023) Artikel Article 50–73 {:en}Transnational Aspirations and the May 18 Spirit: The Legacy and Social Remittance of Korean Immigrants in GermanyThis paper examines the transnational impact of the May 18 Democratic Movement on Korean immigrants in Germany, focusing on concepts of “transformation,” “social remittance,” and “aspiration.” Through extensive ethnographic research, including participant observation and in-depth interviews, explored is how the spirit of May 18 has gone beyond its origins in 1980s Gwangju to influence the … von by Jin-Heon Jung
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Nr. 168/169 (2023) Artikel Article 74–94 {:en}Contested Transnational Memory Space of “Comfort Women”: The Korean Diaspora’s Civic Engagement in GermanyOn December 14, 2011, the first P’yŏnghwaŭi Sonyŏsang, also known as the “Statue of a Girl for Peace,” was built in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea. Since then, replicas have been installed in global cities such as Berlin, New York, Shanghai, Sydney, and Toronto. The bronze memorial represents Korean “comfort women” … von by Ah-Hyun Angela Lee
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Nr. 168/169 (2023) Artikel Article 95–116 {:en}“Who Are Us and Them Today?” Dynamics of Korean Migrant Identity Revealed via an Online Social Movement in GermanyThe nature of Koreans’ migration to Germany has become increasingly diverse over the decades, encompassing varying age groups, purposes, socioeconomic statuses, and durations of stay. This process aligns with the concept of “superdiversity” in the landscape of international migration, eliciting the complex sociocultural transformations that lead to dynamic shifts in group identity. The paper aims … von by Sunyoung Park
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Nr. 166/167 (2023) Artikel Article 14–40 {:de}„Their most precious posession“? – Das chinesische Face als Marker kontingenter kultureller DifferenzierungFace is widely recognized as an important concept of social practice and communication in China. In contrast, the assumption of the existence of a “cultural character” as a singular entity – of which the “Chinese face” would be a cornerstone – is considered problematic due to the implications of essentializing and culturalizing determinism in anthropology. … von by Anno Dederichs
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Nr. 166/167 (2023) Essay 93–97 {:de}Brutaler Moralismus: Eine globale Perspektive auf den ExtremismusViele Tragödien des 20. Jahrhunderts hatten ihre Ursprünge in rationalen Ideen: wissenschaftlicher Rassismus, Nationalsozialismus, stalinistischer Kommunismus, neoliberaler Developmentalismus. Im 21. Jahrhundert stehen wir vor Herausforderungen, die sowohl von rationalen Ideologien als auch von irrationalen Impulsen ausgehen. Wie im 19. Jahrhundert ist die Gesellschaft entlang ideologischer Linien gespalten sowie von mystischen Überzeugungen und rohen Emotionen geprägt… von by Biao Xiang
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Nr. 164/165 (2022) Research Note 117–39 {:en}Between Memories and Taboos: The Formation of Alternative Vietnamese and Myanmarese Spaces of Citizenship and BelongingIn the postcolonial states of Southeast Asia, governments weaponize their histories to create spaces of legitimate memories for nation-building processes.Local identities that do not conform to the official historiography are silenced. Beyond these state-sanctioned boundaries, however, alternative practices of remembrance are upheld that can challenge the state to produce different forms of belonging, identity, and … von by Franziska Susana Nicolaisen, Mirjam Le und and Mandy Fox
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Nr. 164/165 (2022) Research Note 140–55 {:en}Authoritarian Developmentalism in Contemporary Sri LankaAfter the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War (1983–2009), the victorious Government of Sri Lanka was confronted with the need to “win the peace” and re-build the nation in both material and ideological terms. The rule of Mahinda Rajapaksa (president 2006– 2015), an example of authoritarian populism in power, was characterized by an infrastructure … von by Sören Köpke
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Nr. 162/163 (2022) Artikel Article 15–33 {:en}Discerning Transnational Flows: The Formation and Development of Chinese Newcomers’ Transnational Businesses in JapanThe success of overseas Chinese entrepreneurs’ transnational businesses has long been attributed to these immigrants’ dual embeddedness between China and their countries of settlement in cultural, social capital, and institutional terms. However, the embeddedness approach focuses mainly on opportunity structures, and less so on resources and commodity flows in transnational businesses. This empirical study will … von by Bin Li
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Nr. 162/163 (2022) Research Note 34–57 {:en}Tensions in Local-Global Production of Tourist Spaces in Vietnam: Heritage, Global Flows, and Local IdentitiesThis research note examines the relations between mobility, urban heritage, and locality in Vietnam. The main research question is: Can heritage preservation function as a decolonization project, or does it re-establish structures of internal coloniality? We analyze data on Hội An and Tam Đảo regarding narratives, appropriation, and consumption practices and link our findings to … von by Mirjam Le und and Franziska Susana Nicolaisen
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Nr. 162/163 (2022) Research Note 58–76 {:en}Waiting: Social Meanings of Immobility in Kathmandu, NepalThis research note looks closely at transnational mobility as a lived experience in the city of Kathmandu, Nepal. It sheds light on the lives of aspirant migrants to show how uncertainties around mobility shape their everyday lives in the city, whereby immobility is not juxtaposed against mobility but is rather interwoven with it. Here, waiting … von by Sandhya A.S.
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Nr. 162/163 (2022) Research Note 77–94 {:en}The Transnational Flow of Tourism and Daigou between China and Nepal before and during the COVID-19 PandemicThrough various ethnographic research techniques, this article examines transnational daigou practices — meaning informal onsell practices — between two neighboring countries, China and Nepal. Linking daigou to debates on transnational flows, it analyzes the paradoxical implications of the dilemma daigouers find themselves in and their desired alternative mobilities among “flows,” especially that of Chinese tourism … von by Zezhou Yang
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Nr. 160/161 (2021) Artikel Article 17–42 {:en}Untangling Agricultural Ethics: Women’s Collective Agriculture in India as AlterbiopoliticsAlternative food narratives imply an ethical relationship to food production and consumption practices. Organic food and agriculture are known as ethical alternatives since they use methods which counter dominant food systems and markets dependent on industrial agriculture and chemical inputs. The organic movement itself, although global, is locally articulated and relationally situated in ecologies, cultures … von by Enid Still
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Nr. 160/161 (2021) Artikel Article 43–62 {:en}Legally Entitled or Dispossessed? Gender, Large-Scale Land Acquisitions and Agrarian Transformation in CambodiaOver the last decade, large-scale land acquisitions for the purposes of natural resource extraction and agribusiness have expanded in several countries, particularly in the Global South. In Cambodia, large-scale land acquisitions were enabled through Economic Land Concessions (ELCs) under the 2001 Land Law, which also transformed customary norms governing land access. Between 2001 and 2012, … von by Saba Joshi
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Nr. 160/161 (2021) Artikel Article 63–86 {:en}At the Capitalist Frontier: Changing the Riverine Ethnic Identity in Central KalimantanEthnic identity has long been a contested issue in Kalimantan, the home island of the Dayak in Indonesia. This paper draws on fieldwork in a Dayak Murung village to trace the evolution of Dayak ethnic identity – understood as a process of transformation through encounter – in response to successive waves of territorialisation for the … von by Siti Maimunah
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Nr. 160/161 (2021) Artikel Article 87–117 {:en}Integrating Organic Farming into the Indonesian Bioeconomy? Sustainable Agriculture between Productivism and Deep EcologyThe production, utilisation and management of natural and biological resources, and the rapidly expanding web of relations accompanying them, are increasingly conceptualised as a ‘bioeconomy’, or as multiple bioeconomies. Various interpretations of the concept set different premises and priorities. In Indonesia, the bioeconomy as a national project aims to improve resource efficiency and to find … von by Patrick Keilbart
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