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...

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...

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...