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Nr. 138 (2016) Artikel Article 31–51 {:en}Japanese Climate Related Aid to Southeast Asia: Furthering ‘Weak’ or ‘Strong’ Sustainability?In the last 20 years, Japan has emerged as a significant donor of climate-related aid to countries in South East Asia through a number of channels such as environmental Official Development Assistance (ODA), the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Fast-Start Finance (FSF), and the now rapidly developing Joint Credit Mechanism/Bilateral Offsetting Mechanism (JCM/BCOM). While furthering “sustainable … von by Florentine Koppenborg
Nr. 138 (2016) Artikel Article 52–69 {:de}Die Beziehungen zwischen Staat und Privatwirtschaft auf den Philippinen: Annäherung an einen underdevelopmental state?In contrast to their Northeast Asian neighbors, most Southeast Asian countries have not been able to generate sustainable and equitable economic growth to date. Instead of successfully employing industrialization policies like the governments of, for example, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan have, countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand have rather been following … von by Nina Rodmann
Nr. 138 (2016) Artikel Article 70–88 {:de}An Ambivalent Civil Society in Democratic Consolidation — The Case of Local Chambers of Commerce and Industry in the Visayas and North MindanaoDemocratic consolidation in the Philippines is stagnating despite the country having a vibrant civil society. A comparative exploration of three local chambers of commerce in the Visayas and Mindanao reveals that it is the advantages of non-confrontational stances toward government that keeps the chambers from contributing to democratic consolidation. It is apparent that working within … von by Basanta E.P. Thapa
Nr. 138 (2016) Artikel Article 89–108 {:en}Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil — Islamic Education and Local Traditions in AfghanistanThis paper explores the role of higher education in the ongoing value discourse about local traditions and interpretations of Islamic orthodoxy in Eastern Afghanistan. It focuses on the educational trajectories of Afghan students, graduates and teachers of Islamic academic subjects, which often start across the border in Pakistan. Biographical data suggest that students attain a … von by Andreas Dürr
Nr. 138 (2016) Artikel Article 109–25 {:en}Women within Family Disputes in Rural Northern Karnataka, India: Making and Negotiating a Claim at a Nari AdalatThe focus of this paper is on one type of legal forum dealing with family disputes in rural India — the nari adalats, women’s courts. The nari adalats operate alongside both state and so-called “traditional” legal forums, but are at the same time entangled with those as well. Taking a perspective of legal pluralism, this … von by Sarah Potthoff
Nr. 138 (2016) Artikel Article 126–48 {:en}Mobilization Chains under Communist Rule — Comparing Regime Transitions in China and PolandThis paper examines the impact of societal mobilization on regime transitions from Communism in China (between 1949 and 1989) and Poland (between 1945 and 1989) respectively. One of the main theoretical arguments put forward by this article is that of a dynamic model of dialectical interactions between a mobilizing society and a nondemocratic regime. I … von by Ewelina Karas
Nr. 138 (2016) Neuere Literatur 179–85 {:de}Neuere Literatur über AsienDie Mitglieder der DGA sind herzlich aufgefordert, ihre neuesten Veröffentlichungen der Redaktion zu melden. von by Uwe Kotzel
Nr. 137 (2015) Essay 5–12 {:de}Die neue WeltunordnungIm Pentagon ist neuerdings ein neues Buchstabenkürzel im Schwange, um den Zustand der gegenwärtigen Welt zu beschreiben. Wir leben in einer VUCA-Welt, sagen die Washingtoner Strategen: V für volatile, schwankungsanfällig also, U für uncertain, K für complex und A für ambivalent. Es ist eine Welt, in der vieles durcheinander geht. Wir erleben gleichzeitig beides: Globalisierung … von by Theo Sommer
Nr. 137 (2015) Artikel Article 13–35 {:en}Lawbreakers into Lawmakers: The Subnational Dimension of Political Malfeasance and the Criminalization of Indian Electoral PoliticsThis study examines the extent and the correlates of the increased entry of persons with alleged or proven criminal backgrounds into Indian electoral and representative politics, as “tainted” candidates and elected national legislators. It confirms the previously perceived trend of an increase in the number and share of tainted national-level politicians active in the country … von by Malte Pehl
Nr. 137 (2015) Research Note 36–49 {:en}Dead-End Careers — The Vicious Cycle of Temporary Employment in JapanSince enacting the Temporary Dispatching Worker Law in 1986, Japan has carried out a s eries of labor market deregulations that have led to an expanded external labor market and gr eater flexibility for companies. Workers in the external labor market face, however, difficulties in advancing their careers, since employment is often insecure and opportunities … von by Matthias Hennings
Nr. 137 (2015) Research Note 50–76 {:de}Verfälschte PISA-Ergebnisse? Zur Bildungsbenachteiligung von Migrantenkindern in ShanghaiIn 2009 Shanghai took part in the international PISA tests (Programme for International Student Assessment) for the first time, with the city having the highest overall marks among all participants. When Shanghai’s students again, in PISA 2012, not only came top of the global class in math, reading, and science but also scored even better … von by Günter Schucher
Nr. 137 (2015) Asien Aktuell 77–89 {:de}Bürgerrechte und Zivilgesellschaft in China: Diskursive Rechtfertigungsstrategien im Schatten parteistaatlicher HegemonieOver the past few years the international media has reported on the increasing suppression of civil rights activists in China, with the crackdown severely reducing the space for the formulation of civil rights and civil society positions. Against this background this article examines discursive strategies used by members of the New Citizens’ Movement — a … von by Carolin Kautz und and Heike Holbig
Nr. 137 (2015) Asien Aktuell 90–113 {:de}Privilegierter Partner? – Deutsche Chinapolitik in der „Außensicht“ des „Review 2014German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in 2014 asked more than 50 experts from home and abroad what could be improved in German foreign policy. The article deals with the views on Germany’s China policy contained in the answers that he received. While opinions differ, some widely shared positions can still be identified: Berlin should assume … von by Wolfgang Röhr
Nr. 137 (2015) Forschung und Lehre Research and Teaching 141–55 {:de}Zehn Thesen zur historischen Entwicklung der Chinastudien in DeutschlandThe development of China Studies is highly dependent on politics: both in terms of its institutionalization and also of its content and methodology. The institutionalizing of Modern China Studies in Germany took root when the Seminar for Oriental Lan- guages was founded at the University of Berlin in 1887. After the first debate about conceptualizing … von by Mechthild Leutner
Nr. 137 (2015) Neuere Literatur 156–60 {:de}Neuere Literatur über AsienDie Mitglieder der DGA sind herzlich aufgefordert, ihre neuesten Veröffentlichungen der Redaktion zu melden. von by Uwe Kotzel
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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Nr. 136 (2015) Artikel Article 34–50 {:en}The role of civil society in the creation of India’s new state of TelanganaThe creation of India’s 29th state on June 2, 2014 realized a 58-year-old demand for the division of the state of Andhra Pradesh due to internal economic inequalities. The center’s decision to create a new federal unit was preceded by massive protests that had been going on since 2009. These mobilizations were organized by various … von by Lorenz Graitl
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Nr. 136 (2015) Artikel Article 51–72 {:en}Mapping Pakistan’s Heterogeneous, Diverse, and Stratified Civil Society and Democratization — Gendered Tales of Collaboration, Networking, and ContestationPakistan’s civil society is marked by diversity in its forms of and spaces for agency, organization/institutionalization setup, value systems, agenda-setting, and the profiles of its constituent members — ranging from critical public intellectuals and dissident citizens to donor civil society organizations, grassroots movements, and socially segmented, as well as politically engineered, sociopolitical movements, among others. … von by Andrea Fleschenberg
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Nr. 136 (2015) Artikel Article 73–97 {:en}The Claims of the ASEAN to Human Rights and Democracy: What Role for Regional Civil Society?Reacting to the devastating effects of the Asian financial crisis of 1997/8, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has recently increasingly embarked upon a range of reforms aiming at greater regional integration. At the same time, the various states and societies in Southeast Asia have undergone complex political, economic, and social transformations that have … von by Maria-Gabriela Manea
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Nr. 136 (2015) Artikel Article 98–119 {:en}Democratizing ASEAN through “Alternative Regionalism”? The ASEAN Civil Society Conference and the ASEAN Youth ForumThis article is situated in the literature on the democratization of international institutions. The research puzzle presented is how civil society can increase participation in a regional organization with mostly nondemocratic member states and which has very limited space for non-state political engagement. This increased participation is seen as a building block for democratization, since … von by Stefan Rother
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Nr. 136 (2015) Neuere Literatur 151–57 {:de}Neuere Literatur über AsienDie Mitglieder der DGA sind herzlich aufgefordert, ihre neuesten Veröffentlichungen der Redaktion zu melden. von by Uwe Kotzel
Nr. 135 (2015) Artikel Article 5–24 {:en}Why We Should Not Cut Off the King’s Head: Ritual Sovereignty and the “Moral Grammar” of the Thai StateThe idea of the sovereign state has often been theorized as a set of practices that evolved as a specifically European solution to the problem of difference. In order to further “provincialize” this perspective, my paper proposes to approach the topic through insights drawn from Governmentality Studies and from Social Anthropology. Doing this brings into … von by Stephan Engelkamp
Nr. 135 (2015) Research Note 25–46 {:en}The “East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone” of the People’s Republic of China: Its Strategic Significance in Light of Growing Regional TensionsChina established the East China Sea Air Defense Identification Zone (ECS ADIZ) on 23 November 2013. It includes the disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands and its founding met with strong reaction from both Japan and the United States of America. In this context, the US has reaffirmed defense commitments toward regional allies while Japan continues to revise … von by Jiagu Richter und and Wolfgang Richter

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