In August 2001, students of East Asian Studies travelled for field research to Sichuan province in Southwest China. The excursion was organized and supervised by Prof. Dr. Thomas Heberer and Anja-Désirée Senz. In the rural districts of South Sichuan the group conducted qualitative and...

This report approaches current domains of development and tension within China. It was elaborated by students in the frame of a "Task Force Seminar" in cooperation with the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). It addresses the issues of...

Die nachfolgenden Beiträge behandeln aus einer jeweils individuellen Sichtweise die Erfahrungen mit Feldforschungsaufenthalten in Asien. Nach einer allgemeinen Einführung zum Verständnis von Feldforschung berichten einzelne Beiträge von Erfahrungen bei Forschungsaufenthalten in China, Japan,...

The article describes the experiences of the political scientist Li Fan with the first direct election in Buyun township, P.R. China. Li Fan gives details about the processes before and during the election and reviews the relevance of this election, that has been recognized worldwide. A short...

Heberer, T.: China, die Vereinigten Staaten und die Bekämpfung des internationalen Terrorismus. - S. 3-11. Derichs, C.: Malaysias Gratwanderung zwischen "Westen" und "Islam. - S. 12-17. Raszelenberg, P.: Vietnam in der Rolle des "peripheren Beobachters". - S. 18-21. Adelsberger, K.: Die...

From the old Chinese songs, we know that '56 Chinese brothers and sisters' live together in a big family. This expression refers to the number of nationalities living in P.R. China. However, many Han Chinese live far away from the National Minorities and they get to know their brothers and...

This collection of papers is based on an international workshop held in the summer of 2009 at the University of Duisburg-Essen. It brings together different perceptions regarding China, India and Bangladesh as they face the risks and crises of climate change and economic shocks like the recent...

The border regions between Northeast India, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Southwest China are characterized by close historical, intra-ethnic relations and a developing civil society sector as well as violent conflicts and disputes about hydropower and resource extraction projects. What is more, this...