Information on "Civil Society" and "East Asia"
January 2013
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Jan 2013
China's Fifth Generation of Leaders: an Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove
Author: Seán Golden
Publisher: CIDOB Foundation
This paper argues that China's political leadership transition in 2012 was a defining point of China's communist era. More on «China's Fifth Generation of Leaders: an Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove»
November 2012
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Nov 2012
The Governance Discourse in China
Author: Izabella Goikhman, Barbara Herrmann
Publisher: Center for Transnational Relations, Foreign and Security Policy (ATASP)
In recent years, the increasingly important role of China and the reforms pursued by the Chinese government have been major topics of interest for political scientists. More on «The Governance Discourse in China»
October 2012
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Oct 2012
Kite Sensorship: Regulating China’s Airways
Author: Abigail Barnes
Publisher: Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP)
This brief looks at how bottom-up initiatives and 'citizen science' can help mitigate China’s environmental problems. More on «Kite Sensorship: Regulating China’s Airways»
April 2012
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Apr 2012
Internet in China: An Emerging Society
Author: Alpana Verma
Publisher: Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies (IPCS)
This paper examines the constantly increasing role of the Internet in the Chinese political, social and economic spheres. More on «Internet in China: An Emerging Society»
January 2012
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Jan 2012
Post-Crisis Japanese Nuclear Policy: From Top-Down Directives to Bottom-Up Activism
Author: Daniel P Aldrich
Publisher: East-West Center (EWC)
Following Japan’s nuclear crisis of March 2011, the political and social landscape for energy has been dramatically altered. More on «Post-Crisis Japanese Nuclear Policy: From Top-Down Directives to Bottom-Up Activism» -
2012
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs - China Data Supplement Vol 19, No 5
Author: Jen-Kai Liu
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
This issue presents up-to-date political, economic and social data for China, Taiwan and the Hong Kong and Macau SARs as of May 2011. More on «Journal of Current Chinese Affairs - China Data Supplement Vol 19, No 5» -
2012
Umweltproteste in China
Author: Sophie Veauthier
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Dieser Artikel diskutiert die großen und gewaltsamen Proteste gegen Industrieprojekte in den chinesischen Städten Shifang und Qidong im Juli 2012. More on «Umweltproteste in China»
November 2011
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10 Nov 2011
US Assistance Programs in China
Author: Thomas Lum
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report examines US foreign assistance activities in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), including US Department of State and US Agency for International Development (USAID) programming, foreign operations appropriations, policy history, and le... More on «US Assistance Programs in China»
August 2011
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22 Aug 2011
Legal Aid Center at Yunnan University
Publisher: International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
This review assesses the objectives and outcomes of a three-year project to create a legal aid center to provide HIV-specific services at Yunnan University, China. More on «Legal Aid Center at Yunnan University»
July 2011
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Jul 2011
Negotiating Political Spaces
Author: Maria Bondes
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
With an empirical case study from the western Chinese countryside, this paper explores how social organizations both adapt to the restrictive authoritarian framework and negotiate the spaces opening up to society in the realms of environmental and so... More on «Negotiating Political Spaces»
