The online presentation "Fractured Mirror: New Revolutionary History (新革命史) and the Search for China’s Future" of Prof. Dr. Timothy Cheek from University of British Columbia is now here available on youtube. Conference Keynote of "Whither China?", October 1st, 2020   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrSZBHTUtMk “Whither China?” requires, of course, a clear sense of “whence China?” Chinese historiography over …

The Department of Asian Studies at UCC (University College Cork) and the Centre of Modern East Asian Studies at the University of Göttingen would like to invite you to the following online lecture: Dr David O’Brien, Faculty of East Asian Studies at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany “Infectious Extremism: How the Chinese government normalises its campaign …

Hidden Dragon? Chinese Influence at the World Bank Erasmus Kersting (Villanova University) Abstract: In this paper, we consider an alternate explanation for China's continued interest in World Bank loans: borrower influence. As a bureaucracy and as a bank, the World Bank relies both on repayment of its outstanding loans and on a predictable pipeline of …

Making the World Safe for Dictatorship: Authoritarian Image Management in Contemporary China and North Korea   Dr Alexander Dukalskis, School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin, Ireland Date: Thursday, 4 March 2021 Time: 3:00-4:30 pm (Dublin time)/16:00-17:30 (CET) Please register in advance for this meeting: https://uni-goettingen.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwsc-2sqj4jGN1IjSpNxZbsvyuIxEGI9MHP Organizers: Department of Asian Studies at …

Emergency Medical Services Evolution in Taiwan: Lessons learned from the past century Prof. Frank Fuh-yuan Shih, National Taiwan University Hospital   Date and Time: Monday, 10th May 11:00 am -12:00 pm CET (s.t.) Venue: Zoom https://uni-goettingen.zoom.us/j/98204442429?pwd=MW5pR216eUlvMXRFK0g2WHpNbjBVQT09 Password: 094608 Abstract: In this lecture, we will discuss another representative China-born medical expert, Dr. Yang Wen-ta’s experience for …

COVID-19 Pandemic <Apocalypto> for Health Humanities Professors Tony Hsiu-Hsi Chen, National Taiwan University     Date and Time: Monday, 17th May 11:00 am -12:00 pm CET (s.t.) Venue: Zoom https://uni-goettingen.zoom.us/j/98204442429?pwd=MW5pR216eUlvMXRFK0g2WHpNbjBVQT09 Password: 094608 Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused huge impact on human life. The adversity for human does not actually come from this emerging pathogen-SARS-CoV-2-but …

Wednesday, May 19, 6pm-8pm (CET) Dr. Pascal Abb Senior researcher, Leibniz-Institut, Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung Zoom link: https://s.gwdg.de/We1Gsj   Image by Tofeiku. License: CC-BY-SA-4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_China_Sea_-_Sulu_Sea_Simpang_Mengayau.jpg  

Presenter: Prasenjit Duara Date: June 3, 6-8 pm (CEST)       Join Zoom Meeting: https://uni-goettingen.zoom.us/j/97494889145?pwd=SlN6bGhJWUF4dUVObUJFaW4vM282QT09 Meeting ID: 974 9488 9145 Passcode: 269109 This lecture is presented within the framework of the Joint Center for Advanced Studies project "Worldmaking from a Global Perspective: A Dialogue with China" as part of the project “Conceptions of World …

Wochen der Hoffnung – Die Pekinger Studentenbewegung 2.-31.Mai 1989“ Erlebnisbericht von Helmut Opletal 8. Juni 2021, 16:00 - 18:00 (CET) Zoom-Link: https://s.gwdg.de/5tnkdO Anfang Mai 1989 fuhr Helmut Opletal im Auftrag des ORF nach Peking, um über den historischen China-Besuch des sowjetischen Staats- und Parteichefs Michail Gorbatschow zu berichten. Schließlich verbrachte er vier Wochen in China, …

Tuesday, June 15, 4pm-6pm (CET) Helena Legarda Senior analyst, Mercator Institute for Chinese Studies, Berlin Zoom link: https://s.gwdg.de/MQZZWW   Image by Tofeiku. License: CC-BY-SA-4.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:South_China_Sea_-_Sulu_Sea_Simpang_Mengayau.jpg