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Nr. 158/159 (2021) Artikel Article 11–33 {:en}Of Dying Machines and Grievable Digital Lives — Framing War and Life in NieR:AutomataWar and death are common topics in popular culture. In war-themed digital games, reflections on armed conflict and its atrocities vary greatly, ranging from games that trivialize the consequences of killing and loss to ones that offer critical perspectives on the player’s actions instead. In this paper we analyze the 2017 war-themed game NieR:Automata (Platinum … von by Christina Gmeinbauer und and Sebastian Polak-Rottmann
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Nr. 158/159 (2021) Artikel Article 34–61 {:en}Opportunities and Disadvantages: The Institutional Embeddedness of North Korean Defector Entrepreneurs in South KoreaNorth Korean defectors struggle with economic and social integration into South Korean society. Facing structural disadvantages in the job market, they are mainly employed in low-wage and undignified jobs that are undesired by South Koreans. A growing proportion of defectors look to self-employment as an alternative. Literature in the research field has shown that those … von by Marianne Jung
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Nr. 158/159 (2021) Artikel Article 62–85 {:en}Taiwan with a Side of New Public Diplomacy — The Gastrodiplomacy of Taiwan’s Representative Offices as Served in Berlin, Bern, and ViennaThis paper is about the presentation of Taiwanese cuisine abroad. This is important for two reasons: (1) according to the concept of gastrodiplomacy, a country can use its national cuisine as a form of public diplomacy, and (2) Taiwan’s national identity is described as “contested and largely undefined at home and abroad” (Rawnsley 2017: 991). … von by Martin Mandl
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Nr. 158/159 (2021) Artikel Article 86–104 {:en}Jiang Qing, between Fact and Fiction: The Many Lives of a Revolutionary IconJiang Qing was the fourth wife of Mao Zedong and one of the leading politicians of the twentieth century. This paper explores the ways in which her life is narrated in four different biographies: Ross Terrill’s The White-Boned Demon: A Biography of Madame Mao (1984), Ye Yonglie’s Jiang Qing zhuan (Biography of Jiang Qing; 1993), … von by Silvia Salino
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Nr. 158/159 (2021) Research Note 105–17 {:en}Crossing Boundaries: The Fox-Woman in Twenty- First-Century NovelsThe fox-woman, a literary figure able to shape-shift from fox to woman and vice versa, originated in Chinese mythology, thereafter appearing often in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean folklore. The figure was first introduced to Europe in the nineteenth century, at a time when fascination with Asian literature and art was blooming. The character and the … von by Jiachuan Li
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Nr. 158/159 (2021) Research Note 118–33 {:en}Debt Risk after the Reform: China’s Land-Backed Municipal BondsLand-backed borrowing emerged as one of China’s major economic risks after the accumulation of local-government debts and the implementation of the CNY 4 trillion fiscal stimulus package in 2008. Despite the introduction of far-reaching debt reform and the reorganization of local-borrowing mechanisms in 2015, the era of land-backed debt increases and the leveraging of public-land … von by Timna Michlmayr
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Nr. 158/159 (2021) Research Note 134–60 {:en}Chasing the Locals in Urban Japan: An Anthropocentric Approach to Conceptualizing Multilayered Locals in Contemporary TokyoThe term “local” often has positive associations, adding a warm familiarity to ordinary phenomena and items and creating “a sense of home.” Local communities, locally produced products, and local traditions carry sentiments of belonging, often capitalized on through branding strategies, policies, or even political propaganda. In contrast, this paper takes a closer look at dissonance … von by Florian Purkarthofer
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Nr. 158/159 (2021) Forschung und Lehre Research and Teaching 161–76 {:en}Exploring Rural Well-Being through an Interdisciplinary Lens — The “Shrinking, but Happy” Research Team at the University of ViennaJapan’s rural areas are facing substantial demographic and structural change. While the negative impact of this development can be traced by objective social indicators, subjective well-being in these communities does not show a clear trend. This interdisciplinary project aims at assessing the interrelations between different dimensions of social relationships and locally salient conceptions of well-being, … von by Dionyssios Askitis, Antonia Miserka und and Sebastian Polak-Rottmann
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Nr. 156/157 (2020) Artikel Article 16–50 {:en}Free School Meals and the Reproduction of Inequalities: Caste and Gender in Food Production for Delhi’s Slum SchoolsThe Indian Mid Day Meal Scheme (MDMS) – one of the largest school meal programmes in the world, currently reaching over 115 million children – was introduced in 1995 nationally with a twofold aim: enhancing school enrolment and retention as well as improving nutrition levels among poor children. According to the guidelines of the programme … von by Alva Bonaker
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Nr. 156/157 (2020) Artikel Article 51–78 {:en}Supermarket Revolution in Bangladesh? Evidence from a “blind spot” on the Research MapEven though Bangladesh entered the supermarket era nearly twenty years ago, the country has remained something of a “blind spot” on the research map of the so- called “supermarket revolution” in countries of the Global South. The present paper strives to contribute to filling this research gap by providing an explorative, empirically grounded portrayal of … von by Christine Hobelsberger
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Nr. 156/157 (2020) Artikel Article 79–101 {:en}Commercialization versus De-intensification? Markets, Livelihoods, and Agricultural Change in Northern PakistanBased on a case study in northern Pakistan, this paper investigates the complex processes of change that have reshaped local farming systems there in recent decades. In Pakistan, agricultural policies emphasize intensification and productivity growth as overarching, nationwide goals. In an empirical investigation of changing farming practices in the mountain district of Nagar, guided by … von by Michael Spies
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Nr. 156/157 (2020) Artikel Article 102–24 {:en}Tracing Anthropogenic Impact on Arsenic Mobility in the Groundwater of Bangladesh and Southeast Asia — A Review of Methods and ResultsThe effect of anthropogenic impact on groundwater resources in Southeast Asian countries is subject to scientific debate, since it is increasingly considered a contributor to the observed contamination of groundwater with arsenic. It can be diverse, and range from direct pollution, through alteration of hydraulic conditions to indirect effects on geochemical conditions and reactions. While … von by Charlotte N. Stirn, Martin V. Maier und and Olaf Bubenzer
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Nr. 154/155 (2020) Artikel Article 10–24 {:en}The Meaning and Role of Sacrificial Rituals in Traditional Korean Educational InstitutionsIn Korea during the Chosŏn dynasty (1392–1910) Confucian scholars were able to construct a political and social order and culture around the symbolic space of the Confucian private academy (sŏwŏn) by relying on a tradition of iterative ritual performances. These designated each member of society with a proper social role and universal grammar. The function … von by Eun-Jeung Lee und and Soon-woo Chung
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Nr. 154/155 (2020) Artikel Article 25–52 {:en}Remembrance in the Making: The King’s Father and the Construction of Collective Memories of Crown Prince Sado in Late Eighteenth-Century KoreaThe study of collective memory, cultures of memory, collective identity, and the relationship between memory, identity, and power has gained importance in recent years. In the Korean context, a growing number of studies primarily focus on issues and phenomena of the period since the end of the Second World War. However, research on premodern Korean … von by Florian Pölking
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Nr. 154/155 (2020) Artikel Article 53–65 {:en}The Politics of Remembrance and the Remembrance of Politics in Yisang’s PoetryYisang (1910–1937), one of the most renowned and best-studied poets of Korea’s colonial period, is usually remembered as a bohemian, as an intoxicated master of modernist language games. But a close reading of the poetologically charged poems with which Yisang introduced himself to his audience as a Korean- language poet in July 1933 reveals that … von by Marion Eggert
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Nr. 154/155 (2020) Artikel Article 66–92 {:en}Contentious Memory Politics in South Korea: The Seoul National CemeteryThis article explores the Seoul National Cemetery’s (SNC) characteristics as a memory space that is used to reproduce the official state narrative of South Korea history. A place for mainly commemorating the dead of the Korean War, the SNC would be used to promote an anticommunist Cold War frame. Hence, it has been useful for … von by Hannes B. Mosler
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Nr. 154/155 (2020) Artikel Article 93–110 {:en}National Loss and the Politics of Mourning in North KoreaThe main objective of the paper is to approach the politics of mourning in North Korea following the experiencing of the loss of the country’s two leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il. Building on theoretical considerations regarding the concepts of “pastoral power” as well as the “theater state,” the study analyzes some of … von by Eric J. Ballbach
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Nr. 140 (2016) Essay 22–35 {:en}An Oscar for Wakamaru: Robots, Gender, and PerformanceBeginning with an introduction to the robot Wakamaru, followed by the origins and current definitions of the word “robot”, this essay interrogates the differences between sex and gender in humans and humanoids, with a focus on Japanese robots. I compare the gender technologies employed in the all-male Kabuki theatre, which emerged in the early 1600s, … von by Jennifer Robertson
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Nr. 140 (2016) Research Note 26–55 {:en}Children with Disabilities in Japanese Schools: Between Assistive Technologies and Social BarriersJapan is a pioneer country in the field of assistive technologies for people with disabilities. These technologies are not merely objects: they are designed to support disabled persons’ social “integration” and the creation of an “inclusive society.” That is, a society in which every aspect of life is accessible to any citizen — regardless of … von by Anne-Lise Mithout
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Nr. 140 (2016) Artikel Article 56–73 {:en}Lay People and Experts in Citizen Science: Monitoring Radioactively Contaminated Food in Post-Fukushima JapanThe Fukushima nuclear catastrophe of March 2011 created a boom in independent radioactivity monitoring among citizens in Japan. Drawing on three case studies of monitoring stations in Tōkyō, Kanagawa, and Fukushima, this paper analyzes citizens’ practices of monitoring radioactively contaminated food from the perspective of citizen science (CS). It explores if and how the Fukushima … von by Cornelia Reiher
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Nr. 140 (2016) Artikel Article 74–102 {:de}Das Verhältnis von Recht und Technik in Japan aus Perspektive der Haftung von Unternehmen und Staat für technikbedingte Massenschäden am Beispiel von Minamata, Asbest und FukushimaThere are two aspects to the relationship between law and technology. While, on the one hand, law promotes the development of technology, it also, at the same time, regulates its application and use — especially with regard to the protection of health and property. Japan has over the years experienced significant technology-related large-scale damage, well … von by Hiroki Kawamura
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Nr. 140 (2016) Artikel Article 102–30 {:en}Shaping the Future: Science and Technology Foresight Activities in Japan, with Special Consideration of the 10th ForesightJapan has to date 50 years of experience of national Foresight activities, being performed for science, technology, and for innovation policy formulation purposes. Will Foresight in Japan, as a way of pursuing activity-oriented science and technology (S&T) studies and of contributing to policymaking, be continued? Is it even worth the huge effort? Is it really … von by Kerstin E. Cuhls
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Nr. 136 (2015) Artikel Article 5–13 {:en}Civil Society and Democracy in South and Southeast Asia — An IntroductionThis special issue discusses the relationship between civil society and democracy in South and Southeast Asia. The case studies range from the subnational and national to the transnational and regional levels. Based on these case studies from across South and Southeast Asia, the role of civil society in a number of currently unfolding democratic and … von by Stefan Rother
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Nr. 136 (2015) Artikel Article 14–33 {:en}Civil-society Support — A Decisive Factor in the Indonesian Presidential Elections in 2014This paper argues that the enormous support of civil-society organizations was a major reason for Joko Widodo’s victory in the Indonesian presidential elections in 2014. Social-science theories generally assign civil-society organizations a leading role in strengthening a democratic political order and improving the quality of democracy in it. The authors’ assessment of Joko Widodo’s election … von by Ririn Sefsani und and Patrick Ziegenhain
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