Lecture Series 2021/2022 New Perspectives on Modernity in China Since the nineteenth century, China is offering perspectives on modernity that are often unexpected and therefore challenge Western assumptions about the nature of modernity. In this lecture series, we will look at Chinese history, philosophy, religion, politics etc. presenting current research that is addressing unsettling questions…
Month: October 2021
Meet Our Researchers: Yingjie Fan
Ms Fan obtained her Ph.D. in the Sichuan University in China in June 2017, majoring in Chinese legal history. Her research focuses on Local System and Grassroots Social Governance in China. The topic of her dissertation is the Practice of the New County System in Rongxian County, Sichuan in the Republic of China (1939-1949). Ms Fan…
CeMEAS Conversations: Benjamin Creutzfeldt
China’s Relations with Latin America: Past, Present and a Challenging Future In this video, Benjamin Creutzfeldt discusses his research on China’s relationship with Latin America. Drawing on the history of Sino-Latin American Relations, he critically examines China’s recent engagement and its consequences for Latin America. He discusses China’s Belt and Road Initiative and developmental aid…
Global China Conversations: China in der Weltwirtschaft
Neue Online Diskussionsreihe: Global China Conversations Die Global China Conversations bieten ein einstündiges Online-Diskussionsforum, das den Austausch zwischen Forschung und Praxis fördert. Die Diskussionsreihe wird von der Kiel Institute China Initiative in Kooperation mit dem Center for Modern East Asian Studies (CeMEAS) der Universität Göttingen, der KOF Konjunkturforschungsstelle der ETH Zürich und der Technischen Hochschule Wildau veranstaltet.…
Meet Our Researchers: Dr. Mengshu Zhan
Ms Mengshu Zhan joined the project “Conceptions of World Order and Their Social Carrier Groups” in Göttingen University since June 2021 and her topic in this project is Conceptions of World Order from Chinese and African Scholars. She obtained her Ph.D. in the Center for Global Study at Bonn University in Germany in May 2021, majoring…
Meet Our Researchers: Prof. Chong Myong Im
Professor Im joined CeMEAS as a guest researcher in March 2021 and is a history professor at Chonnam National University since 2006. He teaches Contemporary History of Korea, the Modern History of Korean Art and the Modern History of Korean Historiography among others. From 2012 to 2013, he was invited as a Fulbright scholar by…