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Nr. 146 (2018) Artikel Article 5–31 {:en}Women’s Careers and Cities: Comparison of Employment Patterns in South Korea and JapanThis study first tests whether the national and East Asian regional-based particularity of employment patterns in South Korea and Japan — the M-shaped labor force participation rate of women by age and the low labor market participation rate of educated women — is diminished in globalized cities that are closely entangled with diverse nations and … von by Mee-Kyung Jung
Nr. 146 (2018) Artikel Article 56–77 {:en}India’s Strategies on its Periphery: A Case Study in the India–Bhutan RelationshipThis paper explores India’s foreign policy strategies in its relationship with its neighbor Bhutan — probably one of the most asymmetric regional relationships in the world, and one that has come center stage in the context of the tensions between India and China over disputed territory in Doklam in 2017. Against this backdrop this paper … von by Monja Sauvagerd
Nr. 144 (2017) Artikel Article 105–18 {:de}Zivilgesellschaft in Japan: Schlaglichter auf ein bewegtes ForschungsfeldSince the 1980s the study of civil society in Japan has gained in popularity among social scientists both in Europe and in the United States. Two ideas regarding the character of Japanese civil society prevail: The first is a postulated weakness of Japanese civil society, caused by a high number of small, informal groups alongside … von by Anna Wiemann
Nr. 143 (2017) Artikel Article 64–92 {:en}The Mobility Intentions of Privileged and Middling Migrant Professionals in Singapore: A Cross-Cultural Comparison, and the Effects of the “Singaporeans First” StrategyResearch on highly skilled migrants, transnational elites, and expatriates has often portrayed these groups as displaying an exceptional readiness for mobility, moving through a frictionless world, and belonging to an elite or privileged class in their host countries. Also, it has mostly focused on the migration of professionals from the West to low- or middle-income … von by Tabea Bork-Hüffer
Nr. 142 (2017) Artikel Article 54–67 {:en}Innovative Methods in Urban Research: On the Use of Action Cameras in East Asian CitiesThere are many tools and means for looking at urban settings, and both quantitative and qualitative methods are widely accepted. For researchers who conduct fieldwork in cities that they are not thoroughly acquainted with, choosing the right method is an important step in the design of their research plan. There is a plethora of valuable … von by Katharina Borgmann und and Deirdre Sneep
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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Studium Information Study Information {:de}Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft in Asien (Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn)http://www.ioa.uni-bonn.de/abteilungen/japanologie-und-koreanistik/studium/master-studiengang/wirtschaft-und-gesellschaft Kontakt Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn Institut für Orient- und Asienwissenschaften (IOA) Abteilung für Japanologie und Koreanistik Regina-Pacis-Weg 7 53133 Bonn Telefon: +49 228 739697 E-Mail: distelrath@uni-bonn.de (Ansprechpartner: PD Dr. Günther Distelrath) Abschlüsse: Master: MA Asienwissenschaften Schwerpunkt Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft in Asien Promotion / Graduiertenkolleg: Bonn International Graduate School – Oriental and Asian StudiesMaster Promotion Bonn Japan Korea http://www.ioa.uni-bonn.de/abteilungen/japanologie-und-koreanistik/studium/master-studiengang/wirtschaft-und-gesellschaft Kontakt Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität BonnInstitut für Orient- und Asienwissenschaften (IOA)Abteilung für Japanologie und KoreanistikRegina-Pacis-Weg 753133 BonnTelefon: +49 228 739697E-Mail: distelrath@uni-bonn.de (Ansprechpartner: PD Dr. Günther Distelrath)Abschlüsse:Master: MA Asienwissenschaften Schwerpunkt Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft in AsienPromotion / Graduiertenkolleg: Bonn International Graduate School – Oriental and Asian Studies
Nr. 139 (2016) Artikel Article 25–43 {:de}“I really love that guy!“ Romantische Liebe als Weg zur Moderne im regionalen Kontext Singapurs und MalaysiasThis ethnographic article analyzes how a female social actor negotiates the concept of “romantic love” in the regional contexts of Singapore and Malaysia, in order to develop herself out of her native social environment. Based on her ethnic-, religious-, and education-based belonging, she characterizes this environment as “traditional”. In this respect, romantic love is a … von by Viola Thimm
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 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. 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. 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. 135 (2015) Asien Aktuell 61–69 {:de}Australiens Aborigines im Abseits: Kein Ende der Diskriminierung in Sicht?Although there has recently been a fundamental change in public debates concerning the discrimination of Aborigines, the position of native inhabitants of Australia as the weakest link in Australian society remains unaltered. As a result the gap between the indigenous and the non-indigenous populations have grown to such an extent that unemployment, criminality and bad … von by Lion Rackow
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Nr. 135 (2015) Asien Aktuell 71–81 {:de}Asiatisch-stämmige Einwanderer in Neuseelands Gesellschaft und PolitikNew Zealand is one of the few Western countries that is experiencing constant population growth due to steady migration. Its breakaway from Great Britain and its subsequent focus on the Asian region has had an impact on the country's immigration. While there were only 53,500 ethnic Asians living in New Zealand in 1986, the number … von by Arne Witte
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Nr. 135 (2015) Artikel Article 73–93 {:en}How is Rapid Urbanization in India Affecting Human Health? Findings from a Case Study in PuneRapid urbanization in Africa and Asia is currently changing environmental and societal living conditions for a large number of people. In urban India specifically, the deterioration of local natural environments, the inadequate provision of infrastructure, and socioeconomic disparities are collectively resulting in a “double burden” of disease — namely, high morbidity from both communicable diseases … von by Carsten Butsch, Mareike Kroll, Frauke Kraas und and Erach Bharucha
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Nr. 134 (2015) Artikel Article 31–46 {:en}“Without a Mobile Phone, I Suppose I Had to Go There” Mobile Communication and Translocal Social Constellations in BangladeshRecent estimates put the global number of mobile phone subscriptions close to the number of humans currently alive on Earth; at the same time, the global number of both domestic and international migrants is approaching the one billion mark. This article addresses the linkages between these two processes: Although migrants and mobile populations always had … von by Harald Sterly
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