Asia in Times of Crises and Polarization: Challenges, Processes, and Solutions — 10th Conference of the Young Scholars Group of the German Association for Asian Studies (DGA)Jan Robin Sofinowski

ASIEN – Nr. 158/159 (2021) pp. 217–20

Digital conference, May 7–8 and 15, 2021

Due to Covid restrictions the 10th biannual conference of the DGA’s Young Scholar Group took place digitally. Lead by the YSG’s team of representatives, the conference was spread over two platforms and three days on two consecutive weekends.

Around the world people feel an increase in polarization. Various crises humanity faces, from the ongoing pandemic over resource shortages to partisan politics give rise to this polarization. The conference’s eleven panels investigated several of them, ranging from governance, education and agriculture to international relations and foreign policy. The conference offered the opportunity to both present in a formal conference setting as well as in an informal meeting place for discussions. The platforms and approach were thus the first topic after the representatives’ welcoming remarks. What are the challenges, what are the solutions? …