At the Centre for Modern East Asian Studies (CeMEAS) at the University of Göttingen, we combine academic research with active practice in the field of East Asian martial arts. A special focus lies on Korean martial traditions, explored both as cultural heritage and as living practices. Through the work of Dr. Martin Minarik, we…
Month: April 2025
Meet Our Researchers: Dr. Dr. Dominique Hertzer
Dr. phil. Dr. rer. med. Hertzer has been contributing to the teaching program of the Department of East Asian Studies for several years. Her regular course on Daoism, offered each summer semester, is firmly integrated into the department’s curriculum. In addition to her teaching, she is currently engaged in a research project exploring Daoist philosophy.…
Lecture: Writing World History in a Global Historical Context: Perspectives on Meiji Japan and Contemporary Taiwan
Writing World History in a Global Historical Context: Perspectives on Meiji Japan and Contemporary Taiwan Prof. Mu-chou Poo (Chinese University of Hong Kong) PH 20. Hörsaal der Philosophischen Fakultät, Humboldtallee 19/21 29. April (Tuesday), 18:00-20:00 Abstract: This talk will address two issues: the unique situation of Japanese learning of Western history and civilization in the mid-Nineteenth Century…
Akademie im Gespräch - Was bewegt China?
Was bewegt China? 14. Mai 2025 Altes Rathaus Göttingen, 18.15 Uhr Diskussionsveranstaltung der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen in Kooperation mit der Stadt Göttingen. Sprecher: Andreas Fuchs, Entwicklungsökonom Dominic Sachsenmaier, Globalhistoriker In unserem Zeitalter großer Umbrüche richten sich immer mehr Augen auf China. Längst ist klar, dass Fragen zur künftigen globalen Ordnung…
Global China Conversations #40 Schwächelnder Konsum, schwächelndes Wachstum: Kann China die Binnennachfrage ankurbeln?
Schwächelnder Konsum, schwächelndes Wachstum: Kann China die Binnennachfrage ankurbeln? Zeit: am 24.04.2025, 11-12 Uhr [CET] Ort: Online auf Zoom [Auf Deutsch] – Registrierung Die chinesische Wirtschaft 2024 hat erneut nur mäßig expandiert. Besonders bremsend wirkten der gedämpfte private Konsum und der fehlende Schwung bei privaten Investitionen. Die entscheidende Stütze für Chinas wirtschaftliche…
Meet Our Researchers: Dr. Henrike Rudolph
Since October 2020, Henrike Rudolph is an assistant professor at the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Göttingen. Trained in Sinology and Political Science, she completed her Ph.D. at Hamburg University and Fudan University, Shanghai, in 2017. Rudolph worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the Chair of Contemporary Chinese Studies at Friedrich-Alexander…
Meet Our Researchers: Dr. Tong Zhang
Since March 2025 Tong Zhang is a guest researcher at the Centre for Modern East Asian Studies. He holds a position as Assistant Professor at BI Norwegian Business School. His research spans the sociology of religion, sociology of science, philosophy of science, and international politics. With a focus on Max Weber’s interpretivist approach, he…
CeMEAS Conversation: Felix Erdt
In this interview, we explore Felix Erdt’s research on how Confucian scholars from Sichuan engaged with Western concepts of history and progress during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Erdt delves into how these thinkers reconciled traditional Chinese philosophical frameworks, such as Yin and Yang, with the modern idea of an open, unpredictable future.…