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East Asia Newsletter, Göttingen, April 2025
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Welcome to the East Asia Newsletter Göttingen, your main source for updates on events, research projects, and publications in the field of East Asian Studies at Göttingen Campus and beyond.
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EVENTS
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13. Junges Forum zum Chinesischen Recht
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23.04.2025 | Online via Zoom
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Am 23. April 2025 lädt das Deutsch-Chinesische Institut für Rechtswissenschaft der Universität Göttingen zur Online-Veranstaltung „Junges Forum zum Chinesischen Recht“ ein!
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Was erwartet euch?
✨ Vorstellung des Doppelmasterstudiengangs „Chinesisches Recht und Rechtsvergleichung“ (Göttingen & Nanjing) durch Ranling Zhang LL.M. (Göttingen)...
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Lecture: Journey to the East (and Back): China and “Western Esotericism” from Reception History to Global Religious Studies
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Davide Marino (University of Erlangen-Nürnberg)
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Date: May 8, 2025
Time: 18:00–19:30
Place: KWZ 0.603
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This presentation examines the intricate and multifaceted relationship between Chinese spiritual culture(s) and the field of “Western Esotericism.” For centuries, the East, and particularly China, was regarded by Europeans as a repository of superior spiritual knowledge, a realm of profound wisdom that seemed inaccessible to the West. This perception of the East as a mystical and enigmatic source of ancient wisdom persisted across various periods of European intellectual history, with China holding a particularly prominent place in Western imagination...
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Lecture: Network Ties, Social Capital, and Multilateral Cooperation
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Christina L. Davis (Harvard University)
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Network Ties, Social Capital, and Multilateral Cooperation
What drives states to act collectively in international institutions? This lecture explores how patterns of defense and trade cooperation generate social capital that enables multilateral action.
Drawing on network analysis of 200 countries from 1961 to 2014, Davis applies a dynamic mixed membership stochastic blockmodel to trace how states cluster into groups with dense ties.
The findings demonstrate that such cooperation networks foster coordinated behavior, revealing the often-overlooked social foundations of global governance—where trust and shared commitments operate alongside strategic interests and institutional frameworks
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CALL FOR PAPERS
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Call for Papers - Deadline: April 10, 2025 2nd Kiel-Göttingen-CEPR Conference on China in the global economy July 17-18, 2025
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Today, China stands as the world’s foremost exporter and a significant global investor. Its global reach is exemplified by initiatives like the Belt and Road Initiative spanning over 150 countries. Its state-led economic model and intertwined economic-political strategy differ markedly from Western approaches, positioning China as a key player in geoeconomics as it leverages economic prowess for strategic objectives. While China and European economies share interests in maintaining the global economic order, tensions persist over market access, competition practices, ...
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CeMEAS Conversation: Felix Erdt
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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. We also discuss how the cultural and intellectual landscape of Sichuan influenced these scholars’ perspectives and their innovative reinterpretations of modernity, offering insights into the complexities of China’s reception of Western thought...
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