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Nr. 126 (2013) Editorial 26–44 {:en}(Re)Framing the Issues: Muslim Women’s Activism in Contemporary IndiaIn recent years, women and religion have received considerable attention, especially in the context of Muslim communities. Not only has religion acquired a new public presence, but in Muslim contexts the use of religiously grounded arguments by Muslim women to further their rights has also generated considerable excitement. Religion, once seen as the major obstacle … von by Rafia Zaman
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Nr. 126 (2013) Editorial 45–67 {:en}Accommodating Religious Demands and Gender-justice Concerns: Indian State Practices after the Shah Bano JudgmentThis paper is an examination of a new turn in the practice of multiculturalism in India observed by legal and political theorists who have challenged the long-standing argument of multiculturalists that personal laws in India inhibit “gender-equalizing” changes. Recent literature on Muslim Personal Law points out that the demand placed by religion on women through … von by Sushmita Nath
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Nr. 126 (2013) Editorial 68–84 {:en}Muslim Youths on Tablīghī JourneysApproximately 69 percent of the world’s Muslims are to be found in Asia. The vast majority of these people live in South and Southeast Asia. With the “Asian turn” in processes of globalization and the Asian shift of global Islam, South Asian Islam is now more engaged with the wider world than ever before. Repetitive … von by Thomas K. Gugler
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Nr. 126 (2013) Editorial 85–103 {:en}Being Young and a “Muslim Woman” in Post- liberalization India: Reflexive Documentary Films as Media Spaces for New ConversationsThe Indian documentary film landscape is currently expanding with exceptional dynamism, despite the fact that structural problems such as insufficient funding and distribution mechanisms are still prevalent. The number of film festivals organized in this vein in the country has also increased, allowing documentary films and directors from India to gain a new global visibility, … von by Nadja-Christina Schneider
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Nr. 124 (2012) Artikel Article 8–26 {:de}International Labor Migration to Japan: Current Models and Future OutlookA few years ago, the United Nations Population Division (UNPD) estimated that the number of international migrants would be just under 214 million in 2010. This is slightly more than the entire population of Indonesia or Brazil and means that roughly three percent of the world’s population moves around the globe (UNPD 2009). According to … von by David Chiavacci
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Nr. 124 (2012) Artikel Article 27–47 {:en}Japan in the “Global War for Talent”: Changing Concepts of Valuable Foreign Workers and Their ConsequencesIn recent years, under the influence of the “global war for talent,” labor immigration policies in more developed economies (MDE) have been characterized by a dichotomization regarding foreign workers’ skills. While the immigration of highly skilled foreign workers is now being actively promoted, low-skilled immigration is being curbed by increasingly restrictive regulations. According to official … von by David Chiavacci
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Nr. 124 (2012) Artikel Article 48–68 {:en}Vocalizing the “I” Word: Proposals and Initiatives on Immigration to Japan from the LDP and BeyondIn recent years, various influential voices in Japan have proposed that the country open itself to immigration, in one form or another, as a partial solution to revitalize the economy, to prop up the demographic decline, and in recognition of already present streams of migrants who entered through “side” or “back” doors. Where will Japan … von by Glenda S. Roberts
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Nr. 124 (2012) Artikel Article 69–94 {:en}Gender and Ethnicity in Japan’s Health-Care Labor MarketAs the socialization, privatization, and internationalization of health-caregiving proceeds, in many industrialized nations the health-care business, which was often a gendered labor market to begin with, is now evolving as a labor market at the intersection of gender and ethnicity. This paper addresses a bipolar concept of invisibility—and potential vulnerability—of female labor migrants through the … von by Gabriele Vogt und and Phoebe Holdgrün
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Nr. 124 (2012) Artikel Article 95–114 {:en}Conceptualizing Transnational Migration of Care Workers: Between “Skilled” and “Unskilled”The demographic change, resulting from a low fertility rate and an aging society, has led policy makers and business sectors to rethink Japan’s future population prospects. Although Japan has been considered an anomaly among the industrial democracies in not depending on foreign labor to pursue its economic goals, the acceptance of highly skilled migrants is … von by Reiko Ogawa
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Nr. 124 (2012) Artikel Article 115–36 {:en}From Temporary Migrant to Integrated Resident: Local Government Approaches to Migrant Integration in the Tokyo MetropolisIn January 2011, the Tokyo Metropolis (TM) was home to more than 420,000 registered migrants, or 3.24 percent of the total metropolitan population. At the micro level, local governments in the TM such as Shinjuku have populations of migrants representing eleven percent of the population or more, implying that parts of Tokyo are becoming significant … von by Stephen Robert Nagy
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Nr. 124 (2012) Artikel Article 137–58 {:en}Networks in Transition: Migration Decisions in the Life Course of Highly Skilled Chinese in JapanIn recent years, Japan has increased its efforts to recruit highly qualified Chinese migrants; on the other side of that coin, China has also made efforts to bring its highly qualified emigrants back home. These students and workers fulfill important functions connecting the two countries economically, culturally and academically. Yet, it is not clear how … von by Ruth Achenbach
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Nr. 124 (2012) Artikel Article 159–79 {:en}Ambiguous Concepts and Unintended Consequences: Rethinking Skilled Migration in View of Chinese Migrants’ Economic Outcomes in JapanImmigration policy makers tend to have preexisting notions about categories such as “international students” and “skilled” or “unskilled” migrants. They often design and implement immigration policies according to the observable labor shortage at any given time. There are two caveats in this approach. First, these common-sense categories adopted in immigration policy making are in reality … von by Gracia Liu-Farrer
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Nr. 124 (2012) Artikel Article 180–97 {:en}Immigration Challenges in Japan and GermanyWith its stubborn denial of immigration except for the highly qualified, Japan has long been considered a strange outlier among the rich nations. However, it is quite ironic that these days all other rich countries have adopted this mantra: let in the best and the brightest, keep out the unqualified. All over Europe there is … von by Dietrich Thränhardt
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Nr. 123 (2012) Artikel Article 5–6 {:de}EditorialDas vorliegende Heft behandelt das Thema „Ethnizität und Religion als Kapital in Indonesien“. Es liefert damit einen weiteren eindrucksvollen Beleg für die Revitalisierung der regionalwissenschaftlichen (ethnologischen, politikwissenschaftlichen und soziologischen) Indonesienforschung nach dem Sturz Suhartos. Nach 1998 machten sich eine ganze Reihe von (vornehmlich jüngeren) Wissenschaftlern international wie national daran, den schwierigen Transformationsprozess zu begleiten und … von by Marco Bünte
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Nr. 123 (2012) Artikel Article 7–11 {:de}Ethnizität und Religion als Kapital: Prozesse der Kapitalisierung von Kultur im Indonesien nach SuhartoEs sei gleich zu Beginn festgestellt, dass wir, wenn wir hier von Ethnizität und Religion als „Kapital“ sprechen, die Gesamtheit der von Pierre Bourdieu unterschiedenen Kapitalsorten, nämlich ökonomisches, kulturelles, edukatives und symbolisches sowie soziales und politisches Kapital meinen (Bourdieu 1994, S. 22-23, 33-35, 39, 116-117, 187-190, 194-195). Zugleich ist es uns wichtig zu betonen, dass … von by Martin Ramstedt, Martin Slama und and Christian Warta
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Nr. 123 (2012) Artikel Article 12–27 {:de}Kulturkampf in Minangkabau: Der neue alte Streit um die wahre minangkabausche Identität in der Zeit der ReformasiAs in other regions in Indonesia the new political freedom and the decentralization policy in West Sumatra, the homeland of the Minangkabau, have led to increased public reflection on ethnic identity and culture. The discussions are less concerned with redefining the boundaries with other ethnic groups, but mainly inward looking, searching for the “true” Minangkabau … von by Franz von Benda-Beckmann und and Keebet von Benda-Beckmann
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Nr. 123 (2012) Artikel Article 28–47 {:de}Kommerzialisierung, Inszenierung und Revitalisierung: Gegenwärtige Auseinandersetzungen um adat im Distrikt West Manggarai (West Flores)The decentralization policy of the post-New Order era has caused the proliferation of administrative units at district level (kabupaten) in many places of Indonesia. In the course of this administrative reorganization, the westernmost part of the island of Flores, the Manggarai district has further been divided into three districts that presently try to develop their … von by Sabine Zurschmitten
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Nr. 123 (2012) Artikel Article 48–61 {:de}Das Branding von „Bali“ nach Suharto: Regionale Autonomie, globaler Tourismus und die Juridifizierung des lokalen KulturerbesIn 2001, i.e. the beginning of the recent decentralization process that facilitated Indonesia’s transition from a highly centralized patrimonial regime to a liberal democracy with a significant degree of regional autonomy, local economies were suddenly exposed to accelerated deregulation and globalization. As was described by Karl Polanyi for similar processes in 19th and early 20th … von by Martin Ramstedt
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Nr. 123 (2012) Artikel Article 62–76 {:de}The Holy Way, Inc.: Papuas heilige Pfade in Politik und WirtschaftIn times which are marked by an impetuous need for natural resources, a vastly ignored „end oft he world“ now turns into an attractive global hub, where ”East” and “West” are in confrontation with an amazing plurality of localities, commonly compiled by the toponym of Papua. The article focuses on new alliances between Papuans and … von by Christian Warta
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Nr. 123 (2012) Artikel Article 77–94 {:de}Wisata Religi – Religiöser Tourismus: Spirituelle Ökonomien und islamische Machtkämpfe in IndonesienContemporary Indonesia witnesses a variety of entanglements and ambiguous encounters between economic and religious spheres with particular ramifications for Islam, the religion of the vast majority of Indonesians. The article is concerned with “religious tourism” (Wisata Religi) as an example for such entanglements. It examines the rise of Islamic pilgrimages (ziarah) during Suharto’s so-called New … von by Martin Slama
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Nr. 123 (2012) Artikel Article 95–111 {:de}Moderne Paranormale als spirituelle UnternehmerInnen in Indonesien?Paranormal or supranatural are a contemporary reconfiguration of dukun or mystical-spiritual experts and traditional healers. Most paranormal belong to the urban middleclass, are well educated, professional, highly mobile, members of national organizations, and they make extensive use of modern mass media to advertise their supernatural skills. They offer general strengthening and solutions for all problems … von by Judith Schlehe
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Nr. 122 (2012) Artikel Article 32–33 {:de}China und die USA in Asien: Konflikt oder Kooperation?Alle zwei Jahre veranstaltet die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Asienkunde im Zusammenhang mit ihrer Mitgliederversammlung eine wissenschaftliche Tagung. Als wissenschaftliche Fachgesellschaft, die sich u.a. zum Ziel gesetzt hat, das Wissen über das gegenwärtige Asien zu verbreiten und den Dialog über Asien mit „Praktikern“ in den Bereichen Politik, Wirtschaft und Medien zu verstärken, wählt sie dafür stets … von by Günter Schucher
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Nr. 122 (2012) Artikel Article 34–56 {:de}„From the Charm to the Offensive“: Hat China eine neue Außenpolitik?As expressed by a plethora of news headlines and articles in academic journals over the last two or three years, a new consensus on Chinese foreign policy seems to have emerged: According to this view, China is said to have reneged upon its previous “smile diplomacy” or “charm offensive” and to have become more “assertive”, … von by Dirk Schmidt
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Nr. 122 (2012) Artikel Article 57–74 {:de}Die „Rückkehr der USA“: Obamas AsienpolitikFrom an American perspective, Europe has receded into the far distance since the Cold War’s end. Apart from the lucrative transatlantic economic relations, the old continent is no longer strategically relevant and is only of interest when Europeans are in a position to contribute to the resolution of problems in other world regions. Following the … von by Josef Braml
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