ASIEN – Nr. 137 Oktober 2015 Deutsche Zeitschrift für Politik, Wirtschaft und KulturIssue Editor Günter Schucher
Editorial Manager Deike Zimmann

• 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) 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) 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

Konferenzberichte

• Schattenseiten des Wirtschaftswachstums in Südostasien, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt a. M., 19.–20. Juni 2015 (Benedikt Aspacher)
• Innovation in the EAST-ASIAN Automotive Industry, IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen, June 19–20, 2015 (Nicole Schleiffer)
• 10th Taiwan Documentary Film Festival, European Research Center on Contemporary Taiwan (ERCCT), Tübingen, June 26–28, 2015 (Astrid Lipinsky)

Rezensionen

• Sarah Turner (Hg.): Red Stamps and Gold Stars. Fieldwork Dilemmas in Upland Socialist Asia (Elena Meyer-Clement)
• Gabriele Koehler, Deepta Chopra (Hgg.): Development and Welfare Policy in South Asia (Mirjan Schulz)
• Bernd Stöver: Geschichte Kambodschas. Von Angkor bis zur Gegenwart (Genia Findeisen)
• Yung Sik Kim: Questioning Science in East Asian Contexts. Essays on Science, Confucianism, and the Comparative History of Science (Claudia Derichs)
• James W. Heisig, Timothy W. Richardson, Robert Rauther: Traditionelle Hanzi lernen und behalten, Bd. 1 (Michael Pye)
• Florian Coulmas: Tokio. Vom Glück urbanen Lebens (Sebastian Michael Tobginski)
• Paul P. Mariani: Church Militant. Bishop Kung and Catholic Resistance in Communist Shanghai (Weijing Le)
• Meng Lingqi: Der Wandel der chinesischen außenpolitischen Interessenstruktur seit 1949 (Nele Noesselt)
• Wolfgang Müller: Mingong. Die Suche nach dem Glück (Christian Schmidkonz)
• Sammelrezension: Tibet — Challenges of Development and Identity (Björn Alpermann)
• John F. Copper: Historical Dictionary of Taiwan (Republic of China) (Thilo Diefenbach)
• Astrid Lipinsky (Hg.): Immigration Societies. Taiwan and Beyond (Julia Ritirc)
• Boy Lüthje, Siqi Luo und Hao Zhang: Beyond the Iron Rice Bowl. Regimes of Production and Industrial Relations in China (Armin Müller)
• Ulrich Flick: Identitätsbildung durch Geschichtsschulbücher. Die Mandschurei während der faktischen Oberherrschaft Japans (1905–1945) (Simon Preker)
• Sayo Saruta: Without Dreams. Children in Alternative Care in Japan (Albrecht Rothacher)

Forschung – Lehre – Informationen

• Zehn Thesen zur historischen Entwicklung der Chinastudien in Deutschland (Mechthild Leutner)

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