Vortrag: Prof. Sun Lixin: Die „Konfuziusgesellschaft“ und der kulturelle Austausch zwischen China und Deutschland
2024-10-16 16:00 - 18:00 (Europe/Berlin) | KWZ 0.610
Die „Konfuziusgesellschaft“ und der kulturelle Austausch zwischen China und Deutschland
Prof. Sun Lixin (Shandong University)
Zeit: 16.10.24, 16-18 Uhr
Ort: KWZ 0.610
Von der Masse der christlichen Missionare, die im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert nach China kamen, hob sich Richard Wilhelm (1873-1930), ein deutscher Missionar des Allgemeinen evangelisch-protestantischen Missionsvereins, auf bemerkenswerte Weise ab. Als „intimer Schüler“ des berühmten deutschen religiösen Sozialisten Christoph Blumhardt taufte Wilhelm in China keine Chinesen. Für das chinesische Volk, das unter der Knute des Imperialismus litt, war Wilhelm voller Sympathie. Auch zeigte er großes Interesse an chinesischer Geschichte und Kultur. Aus einer auf Christus zentrierten religiösen Sichtweise, nahm er eine neue Missionsmethode an, deren Hauptinhalt darin bestand, sich „auf das einfache Leben nach christlichen Grundsätzen zu beschränken, durch Schule und Hospital zu wirken, mit den Menschen zusammenzuleben und ihnen innerlich nahe zu kommen“. Durch den engen Kontakt mit allen Bereichen der chinesischen Gesellschaft und seinen persönlichen Erfahrungen mit der chinesischen Kultur lernte Wilhelm nicht nur allmählich den spirituellen Ursprung des harmonischen Lebens der Chinesen kennen, sondern entwickelte auch eine innige Bewunderung für Konfuzius. Er gründete zusammen mit einigen ehemaligen Adligen und Ministern der Qing Dynastie 1913 in Qingdao die „Konfuziusgesellschaft“. Diese Gesellschaft war weder eine retro-orientierte Institution noch eine rein akademische Einrichtung. Die Gründung der „Konfuziusgesellschaft“ basierte auf der konkreten Praxis der missionarischen Idee von Wilhelm, die versuchte, durch Übersetzungen, Vorträge und wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen Anknüpfung und Zusammenarbeit auf geistigem Gebiet zwischen Ost und West zu bewirken. Bei der Förderung des kulturellen Austauschs zwischen China und Deutschland hat die Gründung der Konfuziusgesellschaft eine äußerst wichtige Rolle gespielt.
Prof. Sun Lixin
Sun Lixin ist Professor für Weltgeschichte an der Shandong-Universität in Jinan, China. In seiner wissenschaftlichen Arbeit konzentriert er sich auf die Neuere Geschichte Deutschlands und Zeitgeschichte, mit einer Vielzahl von Publikationen u.a. zur politischen Geschichte, Kulturgeschichte, Geschichte der Geschichtsschreibung und den deutsch-chinesischen Beziehungen. Wichtige Veröffentlichungen sind: Das Chinabild der deutschen protestantischen Missionare des 19. Jahrhunderts – Eine Fallstudie zum Problem interkultureller Begegnung und Wahrnehmung (Marburg 2002), Abhandlungen über die Geschichte der deutsch-chinesischen Beziehungen in der Neuzeit (Beijing 2014), Studien zur Geschichtsschreibung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland: Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der historiographischen Kontroverse um die NS-Frage (mit Meng Zhongjie u. Fan Dingliang, Beijing 2018) und Allgemeine Geschichte Deutschlands · Band II: Das Zeitalter des gespaltenen Glaubens (Nanjing 2019).

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Bild:青岛礼贤书院大门 (Richard Wilhelm School Tsingtau), Public Domain (China, Taiwan). Abridged link: https://s.gwdg.de/qUl8xA

Vortrag: Prof. Sun Lixin: Die chinesische Gesellschaft in Qingdao unter deutscher Kolonialherrschaft (1897-1914)
2024-10-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Städtsches Museum
Die chinesische Gesellschaft in Qingdao unter deutscher Kolonialherrschaft (1897-1914)

Prof. Sun Lixin (Shandong University)
Zeit: 17.10.24 um 18 Uhr
Ort: Städtsches Museum

In 1897 überfiel das Deutsche Reich China und besetzte gewaltsam die Jiaozhou-Bucht als Pachtgebiet mit der Provinz Shandong als Einflussbereich. In kurzer Zeit errichteten die deutschen Kolonialherrscher ein komplettes Kolonialsystem innerhalb der Jiaozhou-Konzession und versuchten, durch Maßnahmen wie den Bau eines Seehafens, den Bau von Eisenbahnen, der Planung des kommunalen Baus und der Einführung eines Freihandelssystems, die Jiaozhou-Konzession in eine „Musterkolonie“ zu verwandeln. Obwohl die Ankunft der deutschen Kolonisatoren großen Einfluss auf die chinesische Einwohnerschaft hatte und den Urbanisierungs- und Internationalisierungsprozess Qingdaos förderte, entwickelte sich die Stadt nicht zu einem wirtschaftlich und kulturell bedeutenden „deutschen“ Zentrum. Während der Besatzungszeit war Qingdao eigentlich eine chinesische Gesellschaft unter deutscher Kolonialherrschaft. Im Prozess des Kontakts und der Interaktion mit den ausländischen Kolonisatoren erwiesen sich zahlreiche soziale Gruppen wie Arbeiter, Geschäftsleute, Literaten, Studenten, Kompradoren und Mitarbeiter aus ganz China in Qingdao als flexibel und zeigten vielfältige Anpassungs- und Widerstandsfähigkeiten. Indem sie fortschrittliche Produktionstechnologien und Geschäftsmethoden aus dem Westen erlernten und sich gleichzeitig auf ihr eigenes kulturelles Erbe verließen, erzielten sie nicht nur herausragende Leistungen, sondern verteidigten auch im gewissen Maße die Rechte und Interessen Chinas. In den meisten früheren Literatur- und Fotomaterialien, die die Geschichte von Qingdao darstellen, konnte man nur das Bild der deutschen Kolonisatoren sehen: deutsche Verwaltung, deutsche Architektur, deutsche Wirtschaft, deutsche Versammlungen usw. Um jedoch ein vollständiges Bild der kolonialen Gesellschaft in Qingdao widerzuspiegeln, reichen solche Szenen nicht aus. Neue Forschung sollte ihre Perspektive bewusst verschieben und mehr Aufmerksamkeit auf das chinesische Volk richten. Sie waren und sind die wahren sozialen Subjekte und Erbauer von Qingdao.

Prof. Sun Lixin
Sun Lixin ist Professor für Weltgeschichte an der Shandong-Universität in Jinan, China. In seiner wissenschaftlichen Arbeit konzentriert er sich auf die Neuere Geschichte Deutschlands und Zeitgeschichte, mit einer Vielzahl von Publikationen u.a. zur politischen Geschichte, Kulturgeschichte, Geschichte der Geschichtsschreibung und den deutsch-chinesischen Beziehungen. Wichtige Veröffentlichungen sind: Das Chinabild der deutschen protestantischen Missionare des 19. Jahrhunderts – Eine Fallstudie zum Problem interkultureller Begegnung und Wahrnehmung (Marburg 2002), Abhandlungen über die Geschichte der deutsch-chinesischen Beziehungen in der Neuzeit (Beijing 2014), Studien zur Geschichtsschreibung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland: Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der historiographischen Kontroverse um die NS-Frage (mit Meng Zhongjie u. Fan Dingliang, Beijing 2018) und Allgemeine Geschichte Deutschlands · Band II: Das Zeitalter des gespaltenen Glaubens (Nanjing 2019).

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Dr. Austin Strange: The Political Logics of Chinese Global Infrastructure
2024-11-11 18:00 - 19:30 | ZHG 004
The Political Logics of Chinese Global Infrastructure

Date: November 11, 2024, 18:00-19:30
Location: ZHG 004

Abstract: Infrastructure is a major component of China’s presence in global development and is also central to larger debates about China’s evolving roles in the world economy and international politics. This talk will present a comprehensive account of major, Chinese government-financed infrastructure projects across the Global South since 1949 to the present day. New historical and contemporary datasets show Chinese global infrastructure’s distinctiveness in terms of its historical tenacity and massive contemporary scope. The data include hundreds of 20th-century overseas infrastructure projects that predate contemporary China’s infrastructure spree during the Going Out strategy and the Belt and Road Initiative. These projects and their underlying political logics suggest that global infrastructure will remain a crucial component of China’s role in international development even as the BRI evolves toward smaller, more sustainable, and digital infrastructure forms. The talk will also feature new findings from analyses of observational and experimental data on how overseas infrastructure projects relate to China’s international influence.

Bio: Austin Strange is an Associate Professor of International Relations in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at the University of Hong Kong. He teaches and researches international relations, international development, and Chinese foreign policy. He is the author of Chinese Global Infrastructure (Cambridge University Press, 2023) and co-author of Banking on Beijing: The Aims and Impacts of China’s Overseas Development Program (Cambridge University Press, 2022). Austin’s research has appeared or is forthcoming in American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Journal of Politics, International Studies Quarterly, and Journal of Conflict Resolution, among others. In 2022 Austin was awarded the University of Hong Kong’s Early Career Teaching Award. From 2023-2025 he is a fellow in the National Committee on United States-China Relations Public Intellectuals Program, and previously he was a fellow at the Wilson Center and the Columbia-Harvard China and the World Program. Austin earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University, an M.A. from Zhejiang University, and a B.A. from College of William and Mary.

Global China Conversations #36 Dealing with Local Government Debt: Can China Learn from the Euro Crisis?
2024-11-25 11:00 - 12:00
Dealing with Local Government Debt: Can China Learn from the Euro Crisis?

Time: November 25, 2024, 11:00-12:00 [CET]
location: Online on Zoom – Registration [In English]

China’s local governments are facing an escalating debt crisis, with some provinces, like Guizhou, reaching debt-to-GDP ratios as high as 150%—levels comparable to Greece during the European debt crisis. While China’s central government has implemented multifaceted debt management strategies, such as backing refinancing bonds and restructuring loans, it is constrained by the small staff of the Ministry of Finance, limited fiscal oversight, and a reluctance to offer direct fiscal support due to concerns over moral hazard. This event will explore how challenges with local government debt faced by China’s “Troika” comprising the Ministry of Finance, People’s Bank of China, and Financial Sector Regulator NAFRE mirrors the fiscal problems faced by Greece during the Eurozone crisis. How can China balance fiscal consolidation with the need to maintain local economic growth, especially when monetary policy is constrained and local governments have significant fiscal independence? Can Chinese provinces take on more debt than European countries without running into the same pitfalls? How should the Government communicate with the public to anchor expectations and mitigate adverse impacts on consumption and investment? Drawing lessons from the European Union’s and the IMF’s responses to Greece’s debt crisis, we will analyze the potential risks and solutions for China as it navigates its local debt crisis.

Program
The event consists of different impulse lectures followed by a discussion.
The Global China Conversation #36 will be held in English.

Literature
The impulse lectures refer to the following publications:
Kai, G., Schipke, A., (2024). China’s Local Governments and Greece: Lessons from the European Union and IMF Programmes. EAI COMMENTARY No. 81

Speakers

Alfred Schipke
Alfred Schipke is a Professor of the Practice of International Finance at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy and serves as the Director of the East Asian Institute (EAI) at the National University of Singapore. His recent work emphasizes macroeconomic and financial sector issues, particularly focusing on China and India. In addition to his roles in Singapore, Professor Schipke is an Adjunct Professor at the National School of Development, Peking University, and regularly teaches international finance at the Harvard Kennedy School. He is a prolific author, contributing to several books and articles. Before his current appointments, he was the Director of the IMF–Singapore Regional Training Institute and held various senior positions at the IMF, where he provided strategic policy advice and led missions in Asia and the Pacific. His experience also includes negotiating IMF programs in Latin America.

Ludger Schuknecht
Ludger Schuknecht is Vice President and Corporate Secretary of the AIIB. He is responsible for AIIB’s relations with its Members, the Board of Governors, the Board of Directors, other aspects of governance including the admission of new Members and the integrity of the Bank’s governance. Most recently, he was a Visiting Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore. Prior to this role, he was Deputy Secretary-General at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and was previously Chief Economist and Director General of Germany’s Federal Finance Ministry. Schuknecht has extensive experience working with international financial institutions, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the European Central Bank and the World Trade Organization. He also acted as the Chief Negotiator for Germany in the founding of AIIB, making him one of the architects of AIIB and one of the drafters of its Articles of Agreement. He holds a Vordiplom in Economics from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany; an MA in Economics from George Mason University, USA; and a Ph.D in Economics and a Habilitation in Economics from Universität Konstanz, Germany.

Moderator: Amelie Richter
Amelie Richter is a journalist and sinologist. At China.Table she focuses on relations between the European Union and the People’s Republic. Prior to China.Table, Richter worked for the German Press Agency in Australia, Mexico and Strasbourg. She currently lives in Paris.

Contact: Moritz Haase (moritz.haase@ifw-kiel.de)

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Lecture: Prof. Mei Li Inouye (Stanford University): Soviet Dramatic Theory on a Shanghai Stage: Stanislavski, Zhang Min, and the Shanghai Amateur Dramatist Association
2025-01-27 16:00 - 18:00
Soviet Dramatic Theory on a Shanghai Stage: Stanislavski, Zhang Min, and the Shanghai Amateur Dramatist Association

Time: January, 27 from 4-6 pm
Venue: KWZ 1.601

Abstract:​ References to Stanislavski are commonplace in the historiography of Chinese socialist theater and cinema. Scholars have largely focused on translations of Stanislavski into Chinese as the starting point for Stanislavski in China, crediting director and actor Zheng Junli 郑君里(1911–1969) with the first translation of Stanislavski’s An Actor’s Works in 1943. However, Zheng Junli was not the only translator of An Actor’s Works. First introduced to Stanislavski by director and theater scholar Zhang Min at the Shanghai Amateur Dramatists Association during the 1930s, Zheng Junli worked as an actor under Zhang Min’s directorship and co-translated An Actor’s Works with him. This paper explores Chinese modern dramatists’ early reception and experiments with Stanislavski by attending to the elements of Stanislavski’s theories that received the most attention in practice. It demonstrates that Stanislavski’s system was a familiar system within acting and film circles prior to its translation and how the practice and circulation of Stanislavski within the elite circles of modern dramatist practitioners laid the ground for its widespread acceptance in the 1950s in the domains of both theater and cinema prior to being banned in the 1960s. This paper concludes with considerations of the effects of those experiments on actors and actresses who acted in those productions and who participated in the banning of Stanislavski in the 1960s.
Bio:Mei Li Inouye is an assistant professor of Chinese at Centre College with a Ph.D. in Chinese Literature from Stanford University. Her research interests include transnational exchange, gender politics, performance and remix studies in modern Chinese literature, theater, and visual culture. Her book project, “Performing Jiang Qing (1914-1991): Gender, Performance, and Power in Modern China,” examines the most powerful, visible, and reviled woman in the history of modern China as a cultural remix and durational performance that can help us understand the interplay of gender, performance, media, and power in the worlds she inhabited and the scholarship that has tried to understand those worlds. Her scholarship has been supported by a CLIR-Mellon Fellowship, the Stanford Humanities Center, and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University. Her article, “Marketing Jiang Qing: Revolutionary, Modern Girl, and Dangerous Woman in Left-wing Cinema,” is forthcoming in the Journal of Chinese Cinemas. Her article, “Soviet Dramatic Theory and Dramas on Stage in 1930s Shanghai,” can be found in the fall 2022 issue (5.2) of International Comparative Literature.

Global China Conversations #37 How Will Trump 2.0 Reshape European-Chinese Economic Relations?
2025-01-30 14:00 - 17:00 | Zoom
Global China Conversation #37 – How Will Trump 2.0 Reshape European-Chinese Economic Relations?

January 30, 2025 | 14:00-15:00 [CET] |
Zoom (Online)
Language: English

Topic
The return of Donald Trump to the office of US President heralds a shift in the global geopolitical and geo-economic landscape, with profound implications for European-Chinese relations. Under Trump’s first administration, U.S.-China tensions escalated, leading to a reconfiguration of global trade and investment flows, as well as intensified pressure on European policymakers to align more closely with Washington’s China strategy. With the onset of Trump 2.0, Europe faces an even greater challenge to reconcile its strategic autonomy with economic relations with China, its second largest trading partner, and its long-standing alliance with the United States.
For Europe, the implications can be profound: potential reductions in exports to the U.S., a surge in Chinese imports, and heightened economic uncertainty. As the EU navigates these turbulent waters, critical questions demand attention. Can Europe’s de-risking strategy with China coexist with increased trade and investment? What role will the World Trade Organization play in mediating this evolving power dynamic? Are we witnessing the rise of permanent economic and political blocs, and how should the EU respond? This Global China Conversation will explore how Trump 2.0 might reshape European-Chinese economic relations under the pressures of shifting alliances, economic protectionism, and strategic competition.
Program
The event consists of different impulse lectures followed by a discussion.
The Global China Conversation #37 will be held in English.

Speakers

Adam Posen
Adam S. Posen is president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Under his leadership, since January 2013, the Institute has grown to 45 world-renowned fellows and won global recognition for its research on macroeconomics, trade, international finance, and globalization. He has himself contributed to research and public policy in the areas of G20 monetary and fiscal policies, European economic integration since the euro, Japan’s recovery from its Great Recession, and China-US economic relations. From 2009 to 2012, Posen served as an external voting member of the Bank of England’s rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), and he was named to The Atlantic’s list of superstar central bankers fighting the financial crisis. He co-authored Inflation Targeting with Bernanke, Laubach, and Mishkin while an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1994-97). He is an inaugural CEPR Distinguished Fellow. He received his BA and PhD from Harvard University.

Jörg Wuttke
Jörg Wuttke is a Partner with the DGA Group/ Albright Stonebridge Group since August 2024 and is based in the Washington DC. Until July 2024 Mr. Wuttke was Vice President of BASF China for 27 years. He was President of the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China from 2007 to 2010, 2014 to 2017 and again from 2019 to 2023. From 2001 to 2004 Mr. Wuttke was the Chairman of the German Chamber of Commerce in China. He joined the Robert Bosch supervisory board in 2023. Since its establishment in 2013, Mr. Wuttke is member of the Advisory Board of Germany’s foremost Think Tank on China, Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), in Berlin. He lived in China for more than 35 years.

Moderation

Andreas Fuchs
Andreas Fuchs is a Professor of Developmental Economics, Director of the Centre for Modern East Asian Studies at the University of Göttingen, and Director of the Kiel Institute China Initiative. His research analyzes trade, investment and development policies with quantitative methods and a special focus on China and other emerging economies. He also investigates the political economy of natural disasters, humanitarian crises, and non-militarized conflicts.

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Joint Hong Kong-Kiel-Göttingen Workshop China in the Global South: Consequences for Economic Development
2025-02-15
Joint Hong Kong-Kiel-Göttingen Workshop China in the Global South: Consequences for Economic Development

China has become a pivotal actor in the Global South, reshaping the economic and development landscape. Its unique approach raises questions about the short- and long-term implications for economic development.
This workshop explores the causes and consequences of China’s economic engagement in the Global South, with a focus on its role in transforming economies, influencing global governance, and shaping development pathways. We aim to bring together scholars investigating the diverse impacts of these engagements.
The workshop is jointly organized by the Asia Global Institute at the University of Hong Kong, the Kiel Institute China Initiative, and the Center for Modern East Asian Studies at the University of Göttingen. It will take place on Friday, 28 March 2025 at the University of Hong Kong.

Program

Call for Papers
We currently invite submissions on topics such as:

The economic, social, and environmental impact of Chinese trade and investments in the Global South
The role of Chinese investments in shaping trade networks with the Global South
Chinese lending and debt relief
Effects of Chinese immigration
Geopolitical dimensions of China’s economic engagement
Comparative perspectives of European and Chinese engagement in the Global South
Implications for multilateralism and global economic governance

Submission deadline: 15 February 2025 – 12PM (HKT), 5PM (CET), 11AM (EST)
Program committee: Antoine Boucher (University of Göttingen), Andreas Fuchs (University of Göttingen and Kiel Institute), Moritz Schularick (Kiel Institute), Austin Strange (University of Hong Kong), Heiwai Tang (Hong Kong University)

Submission Guidelines: Please submit your proposal through this link by 15 February 2025, 12 PM (HKT), 5 PM (CET), 11 AM (EST):
Submit via Oxford Abstracts

Authors of accepted papers will be notified by the end of February. For presenting authors, we will book and cover two nights at a hotel. Please indicate when submitting whether you require your travel expenses to be covered (economy class; maximum of 500 US$ within Asia and 1,800 US$ for intercontinental trips). We look forward to your submissions and to engaging discussions on China’s role in the Global South.
We are grateful for the financial support provided by the Leibniz Association within the framework of the project ‘China in Africa: Exploring the Consequences for Economic and Social Development’ and the APEC Study Center at the University of Hong Kong.

Global China Conversations #38 Von der Werkbank zur KI-Supermacht: Wird China die führende Tech-Nation?
2025-02-27 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Global China Conversations #38
Von der Werkbank zur KI-Supermacht: Wird China die führende Tech-Nation?
Thema
China hat sich in den letzten Jahrzehnten von der „Werkbank der Welt“ zu einer technologischen Großmacht entwickelt. Insbesondere im Bereich Künstliche Intelligenz, Halbleitertechnologie und digitale Plattformen treibt die chinesische Regierung mit gezielten Strategien und massiven Investitionen den technologischen Wandel voran. Doch wie nachhaltig ist dieser Aufstieg? Welche Rolle spielen politische Steuerung, Marktmechanismen und internationale Herausforderungen?
In dieser Global China Conversation diskutieren Prof. Dr. Genia Kostka (Freie Universität Berlin) und Fabian Westerheide (Unternehmer, Autor, Investor) über Chinas technologische Ambitionen, regionale Entwicklungsunterschiede und globale Auswirkungen. Moderiert von Fabian Peltsch (China.Table) bietet das Gespräch spannende Einblicke in aktuelle Entwicklungen und langfristige Perspektiven.
Programm
Die Veranstaltung besteht aus Impulsvorträgen der Sprecher gefolgt von einer Diskussion.
Die Global China Conversation #38 wird auf Deutsch abgehalten.

Literatur

Die Impulsvorträge nehmen Bezug auf folgende Veröffentlichung:
Kostka, Genia. “China – A Rising Tech Power? National Ambitions and Local Realities.” In The Emergence of China’s Smart State, herausgegeben von Rogier Creemers, Stefania Papagianneas und Alexey D. Knight, 199–226. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 2023.
Westerheide, Fabian: Die KI-Nation: Zwischen Dystopie und Utopie. AI for Humans, 2024. ISBN: 978-3-9826258-1-2.

Sprechende

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Genia Kostka
Genia Kostka ist Professorin für chinesische Politik an der Freien Universität Berlin. Ihre Forschung konzentriert sich auf Chinas digitale Transformation, Umweltpolitik und politische Ökonomie. Ihr aktuellstes Forschungsprojekt untersucht, wie digitale Technologien in lokale Entscheidungs- und Regierungsstrukturen in China integriert werden (ERC Starting Grant 2020–2025). Zuvor war sie Professorin für Governance von Energie und Infrastruktur an der Hertie School, Assistenzprofessorin an der Frankfurt School of Finance and Management und Strategieberaterin bei McKinsey & Company.
Ihre Arbeiten sind in führenden Fachzeitschriften für Regionalstudien und Sozialwissenschaften erschienen, darunter Comparative Political Studies, Journal of Politics, Regulation & Governance, Big Data & Society, New Media & Society, Environmental Politics und The China Quarterly. Neben ihrer akademischen Tätigkeit berät sie regelmäßig internationale Organisationen wie die Weltbank, die OECD, AusAID, die GIZ und Oxfam.

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Fabian Westerheide
Fabian J. G. Westerheide gilt als einer der führenden Köpfe im Bereich der Künstlichen Intelligenz (KI) in Deutschland und wird für seinen visionären Ansatz geschätzt, der auf seiner Kindheitsleidenschaft für Science-Fiction basiert. Sein ehrgeiziges Ziel ist es, Europa zu einem starken und souveränen Akteur im globalen KI-Ökosystem zu machen. Als Investor, Unternehmer und Netzwerker im Bereich KI hat er unzählige Unternehmen und Institutionen auf ihrem Weg in die Zukunft der KI begleitet und geprägt. Seine Einblicke und Vorträge spiegeln ein tiefes Verständnis der strategischen, politischen und wirtschaftlichen Dimensionen von KI wider.
Als Gründer und CEO der AI for Humans GmbH ist Fabian ein anerkannter Berater für zahlreiche Regierungsinstitutionen und Fortune-500-Unternehmen. Zusammen mit seiner Frau ist er Gastgeber der jährlichen Konferenz „Rise of AI“, dem wichtigsten Branchentreffen für die zentralen Akteure des deutschen KI-Ökosystems.
Mit dem AI Fund, dessen Gründungspartner er ist, investiert er in KI-Unternehmen und treibt so die Entwicklung der Integration voran. Privat investiert er seit 2014 für den Investmentarm „Asgard Capital“ der Familienholding in Unternehmen der Künstlichen Intelligenz.
Als Autor des Buches „Die KI-Nation“ verbindet Fabian Westerheide seine reiche Erfahrung mit einer einzigartigen Perspektive, um die Rolle der KI in der Zukunft und ihre möglichen Auswirkungen auf Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft und Politik zu beleuchten.
Fabian hat einen Master in Strategischem und Internationalem Management der Universität St. Gallen und einen Bachelor in Betriebswirtschaftslehre der Universität Münster.

Moderation

Fabian Peltsch
Fabian Peltsch ist ein deutscher Journalist und China-Experte. Er hat mehrere Jahre in China gelebt und für Medien wie Die Welt, Rolling Stone und Arte über Chinas Popkultur, Digitalwirtschaft und Geopolitik berichtet. Seit 2022 ist er als Redakteur Teil von China.Table, der größten auf China spezialisierten Fachredaktion Deutschlands. Er lebt und arbeitet in Berlin.

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Call for Papers: Blurred Boundaries: Martial Arts and Combat Sports Between Cultural Embodiment, Pedagogical Application and Political Appropriation
2025-03-11 - 2025-03-13 | Georg-August-University Göttingen
Call for Papers:
Blurred Boundaries: Martial Arts and Combat Sports Between Cultural Embodiment, Pedagogical Application and Political Appropriation

12th Annual Conference of the dvs-Commission ‘Martial Arts and Combat Sports’ in cooperation with the Institute of Sports Science and the Centre for Modern East Asian Studies (CeMEAS), 11 – 13 March 2025 at the Georg-August-University Göttingen

Specific socio-cultural semantics and aesthetics influence systematised and codified movement practices, which are, in turn, embodied and produced through these practices. This assertion is widely accepted among researchers and, to a significant extent, among practitioners, particularly in the context of martial arts and combat sports.
In this regard, East Asian martial arts are especially viewed by the social mainstream as expressions and components of ‘authentic’ or ‘traditional’ culture. However, from an academic perspective, it is clear that martial arts and combat sports, their popular practice, artistic or media representation, as well as the norms, values, and cultural meanings attributed to them, are not static entities. They do not exist independently of the context in which they are practised and produced. Instead, they are shaped by and embedded within the discourses, networks of practices, and strategies specific to their contexts—time, place, and the individuals or institutions involved in their practice.
Since the 1970s, martial arts and combat sports have become firmly established as competitive, aesthetic, and health-oriented activities within the global mainstream. Concurrently, they have also been recognised as tools for individual and group-related empowerment, violence prevention, and social integration in educational settings. However, they are also susceptible to political appropriation for the pursuit of ideological and nation-state objectives.
This conference provides a forum to explore the multifaceted dimensions of martial arts and combat sports, with regard to the complex interplay between cultural practice, pedagogical application, and political influence.

Topics and Possible Questions

To what extent are collective and individual identities and ideologies embodied or internalised in martial arts and combat sports?
How do (sub)cultural or political logics and aesthetics in particular influence the practice of martial arts and combat sports?
In what ways do societal and/or political semantics manifest in artistic and media-specific martial arts representations?
What pedagogical approaches to the application of martial arts and combat sports exist, what conceptual influences shape them, and in what contexts are they applied?
What historical or contemporary examples of political appropriation or instrumentalisation can be observed, and which ideologies, structures, and aesthetics are embodied in these instances?

We particularly encourage submissions that engage with these topics. However, contributions on other related subjects are also welcome.

Submission Formats

Presentations in German or English: 20-minute presentation followed by a 10-minute discussion.
Practical workshops: 45-minute practical session followed by a 15-minute reflection.

Submission Guidelines
We kindly request the submission of abstracts of approximately 250 words, accompanied by brief information about the presenters and a list of 5 keywords.
The deadline for submission is November 29th 2024. Notification of acceptance will be sent by January 17th 2025. Please sent your submissions to: martin.minarik@uni-goettingen.de

Contact and Further Information

Dr. Martin Minarik
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaften,
Institut für Sportwissenschaften
Sprangerweg 2
37075 Göttingen
martin.minarik@uni-goettingen.de
Tel. +49 (0)551 39 25699

Dinah Kretschmer, M. Sc.
Universität Bayreuth
BaySpo – Bayreuther Zentrum für Sportwissenschaft
Dinah.Kretschmer@uni-bayreuth.de

Blurred Boundaries: Martial Arts and Combat Sports Between Cultural Embodiment, Pedagogical Application and Political Appropriation
2025-03-11 - 2025-03-13 | Seminar Room 4, Institute for Sports Science
12. Jahrestagung der dvs-Kommission Kampfkunst und Kampfsport
Thema: Unscharfe Grenzen: Kampfkunst und Kampfsport zwischen kultureller Verkörperung, pädagogischer Anwendung und politischer Vereinnahmung
Wie beeinflussen gesellschaftliche, kulturelle und soziale Diskurse die Entwicklung und Praxis von Kampfkünsten? Die 12. Jahrestagung der dvs-Kommision Kampfkunst und Kampfsport widmet sich genau diesen spannenden Fragen und lädt Sie ein, die vielschichtigen Verbindungen zwischen Kampfkunst, Kultur und Gesellschaft zu entdecken. Freuen Sie sich auf interdisziplinäre Diskussionen, spannende Einblicke und die Möglichkeit, neue Perspektiven auf die Bedeutung von Kampfkünsten im Wandel der Zeit zu gewinnen.
Wann?
11.-13.03.2025
Wo?
Am Institut für Sportwissenschaften – an der Georg-August-Universität in Göttingen.

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Panel discussion: Xi Jinping and the Question of Power Johnny Erling & Joseph Fewsmith in Dialogue Moderator: Jürgen Trittin
2025-03-13 18:00 - 20:00 | Tagungshaus Alte Mensa, Adam von Trott Saal, Wilhelmspl. 3, Göttingen, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
Panel discussion: Xi Jinping and the Question of Power
Johnny Erling & Joseph Fewsmith in Dialogue
Moderator: Jürgen Trittin
March 13, 2025
6 PM (CET)
Adam von Trott Saal
Tagungs- und Veranstaltungshaus Alte Mensa
Wilhelmspl. 3, 37073 Göttingen
Panelists:
Johnny Erling (Journalist, China expert)
Joseph Fewsmith (Political scientist, China scholar, Boston University)
Moderation: Jürgen Trittin (Former Federal Minister)
This event will be held in person and streamed via Zoom. It will be conducted in English, but questions during the Q&A can be asked in German. No registration is required—this is an open event.
Zoom Link: https://uni-goettingen.zoom-x.de/j/69671256989
Xi Jinping and the Question of Power
Since taking office in 2012, Xi Jinping has reshaped the Chinese political landscape, consolidating authority in ways not seen since Mao Zedong. His leadership has redefined governance, the role of the Communist Party, and China’s position on the global stage. But how does power function under Xi? What mechanisms sustain his control, and how do they compare to past leadership models?
Join us for an in-depth discussion on the centralization of power, ideological shifts, and institutional changes under Xi Jinping—exploring their implications for China’s future and the international order.
Johnny Erling
Johnny Erling, born 1952, graduated from the University of Frankfurt/Main studied 1975/76 and 1982 at Beijing University. Most of his professional life he spent reporting from China, from 1985 until 1990 as the Beijing correspondent for a pool of daily newspapers from Germany and Austria, from 1997 to 2019 as the Beijing correspondent for the German newspaper “Die Welt” and the Austrian “Der Standard”. After more than 35 Years working in China he moved back to Germany where he lives since 2020 with his family in Bad Homburg. As a MERICS Senior Associate Fellow, he focuses on the Communist Party and domestic politics.
Erling, J. (2021). Xi Jinping: The rise of an authoritarian leader. In K. Larres (Ed.), Dictators and Autocrats (pp. 177–190). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003100508-14
This chapter is available for download here.
Jospeh Fewsmith
Joseph Fewsmith is Professor of International Relations and Political Science at the Boston University Pardee School. He is the author of seven books, including, most recently, Forging Leninism in China: Mao and the Remaking of the Chinese Communist Party, 1927-1934. Other works include Rethinking Chinese Politics (June 2021), The Logic and Limits of Political Reform in China (January 2013), and China since Tiananmen (2nd edition, 2008). Other books include Elite Politics in Contemporary China (2001), The Dilemmas of Reform in China: Political Conflict and Economic Debate (1994), and Party, State, and Local Elites in Republican China: Merchant Organizations and Politics in Shanghai, 1890-1930 (1985). He was one of the seven regular contributors to the China Leadership Monitor, a quarterly web publication analyzing current developments in China from 2002 to 2014.
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fewsmith traveled to China regularly and was active in the Association for Asian Studies. His articles have appeared in such journals as Asian Survey, Comparative Studies in Society and History, The China Journal, The China Quarterly, Current History, The Journal of Contemporary China, Problems of Communism, and Modern China. He is a Center Associate of the John King Fairbank Center for China Studies at Harvard University and an associate of the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University.
Professor Fewsmith’s areas of expertise include comparative politics as well as Chinese domestic politics and foreign policy.
https://www.bu.edu/pardeeschool/profile/joseph-fewsmith/
Jürgen Trittin
Jürgen Trittin is a former German minister, parliamentarian, speaker, and author. He studied social sciences in Göttingen, and worked as a researcher, press spokesman, and freelance journalist before entering politics. A member of Alliance 90/The Greens since 1980, Trittin served in the Lower Saxony state parliament from 1985 and was Minister for Federal and European Affairs from 1990 to 1994. He later became the federal spokesperson for the party (1994–1998) and entered the Bundestag in 1998, serving as Federal Minister for Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety until 2005. From 2009 to 2013, he chaired the Greens’ parliamentary group. After over 25 years in parliament, he stepped down on January 5, 2024.
https://www.trittin.de/ueber-mich/
Organizers:
Department of East Asian Studies, University of Göttingen
https://www.sinologie-goettingen.de
Centre for Modern East Asian Studies, University of Göttingen
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Axel Schneider
Department of East Asian Studies
University of Göttingen
https://www.sinologie-goettingen.de
Photos:
Photo: "President Jacob Zuma visits China, 2-4 Sep 2015" by GovernmentZA, licensed by CC BY-ND 2.0
Portrait Jürgen Trittin: @ Laurence Chaperon, Johnny Erling (private), Joseph Fewsmith (provate)

Global China Conversations #39 The Future of Sustainable Supply Chains – What Are the Key Challenges for Europe and China?
2025-03-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Global China Conversations #39 The Future of Sustainable Supply Chains – What Are the Key Challenges for Europe and China?
Topic
The sustainable transformation of global value chains has come under attack. Industry leaders complain about bureaucracy monsters and for many politicians the “chainsaw” has become the preferred tool when it comes to supply chain laws and sustainability reporting. As large trading blocks, Europe and China are at the centre of these controversies. Can the idea of sustainable supply chains survive in the current climate? Can trade and foreign direct investment have a positive effect on environmental policies in China and elsewhere? And what are the consequences for companies operating in Europe and China? In GCC #39, we will discuss these and other issues with our experienced experts.
Program
The event consists of different impulse lectures followed by a discussion.
The Global China Conversation #39 will be held in English.

Speakers

Lisa Fröhlich
Prof. Dr. habil. Elisabeth Fröhlich is the founder of the ispira Think Tank and an inspiring thought leader for responsible corporate governance. With her passion for sustainable transformation and her deep understanding of EU sustainability laws, she helps companies turn challenges into opportunities. Her innovative mentoring model combines scientific excellence with practical solutions and supports companies in not only meeting regulatory requirements, but also strategically using them for their future viability. Her drive: transforming knowledge into impact – for resilient, sustainable and successful global supply chains.

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Aoife Hanley
Prof. Aoife Hanley, Ph.D. is a Senior Researcher at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and Professor of Applied Economics of the Firm at Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel. In general, her research focuses on the use of outsourcing or offshoring on host and home economies, innovation, research & development (R&D), firm survival and productivity. One of her most recent projects investigates the environmental impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) in China in terms of pollution and abatement of local firms.
After obtaining her Ph.D. from Edinburgh University Management School (UK) she worked as a lecturer and later associate professor at Nottingham University Business School (UK) before she became a researcher at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in 2008.

Moderation

Dietmar Baetge
Dr. Dietmar Baetge is Professor of International Commercial Law and Private Business Law at the Technical University of Wildau. He was an expert at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law in Hamburg and a partner in a German-Greek law firm. His main research interests include the interactions between competition and international trade policy.

Contact

Hannah Holte
hannah.holte@ifw-kiel.de

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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
2025-04-10
Call for Papers – Deadline: April 10, 2025
2nd Kiel-Göttingen-CEPR Conference on China in the global economy
July 17-18, 2025

CALL FOR PAPERS
A joint Conference from the
Kiel Institute for the World Economy,
University of Göttingen
and the
Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
China in the Global Economy

Berlin, July 17-18 2025
Deadline: April 10, 2025
6 PM (CEST), 5 PM (BST), 12 PM (EST)

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, and strategic industries. Despite China’s pivotal role in transforming the world economy, academic research has not kept pace with its growing influence and the implications of its economic rise.
The second edition of the conference will serve as a nexus for leading scholars delving into China’s multifaceted role in the global economy. By convening in central Berlin, steps away from the governmental district and main railway station, the conference also aims to foster dialogue between academic research and policy practice. This unique setting will facilitate exchange between researchers studying China’s economic impact and decision-makers shaping international economic relations.
Our keynote speakers are Ruixue Jia (Associate Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the China Data Lab, University of California San Diego) and David Yang (Professor of Economics and Director at the Center for History and Economics, Harvard University).
We welcome submissions that cover various themes, including but not limited to:

International trade and trade policy
Inward and outward direct investments
China’s geoeconomic strategy
Aid and government lending strategies
China’s influence on international economic governance structures
China’s impact on global development
Impacts and implications of China’s flagship initiatives (such as the Belt and Road Initiative and the Made in China 2025 Strategy)
Environmental and climate challenges with China’s economic rise
Knowledge, innovation, and digitization
Growth prospects and spillover effects on the world economy
Historical foundations of China’s rise as a global economic power
Tracking China’s global reach with innovative data sources

Papers should be submitted as complete manuscripts, with extended abstracts considered only in exceptional cases. While authors may submit multiple papers, each participant can present only one paper at the conference. The conference will be held in person, with each paper allocated 35 minutes. If you require funding for your trip, please indicate this when submitting your paper. CEPR Travel guidelines apply.

ORGANIZERS
Andreas Fuchs (University of Göttingen, Kiel Institute)
Lei Li (University of Göttingen)
Wan-Hsin Liu (Kiel Institute, Kiel Centre for Globalization)
Moritz Schularick (Kiel Institute, Sciences Po, CEPR)
Christoph Trebesch (Kiel Institute, CEPR)

Andreas Fuchs is grateful for financial support by the VolkswagenStiftung in the framework of the Momentum project “Tapping innovative data sources to analyze the impact of authoritarian states on global development.”

HOW TO APPLY
All instructions how to apply can be found under the following link: Submission

The submission deadline is Monday, April 10, 2025, 6 PM (CEST), 5 PM (BST), 12 PM (EST).

13. Junges Forum zum Chinesischen Recht
2025-04-23 | Zoom
Save the Date! 13. Junges Forum zum Chinesischen Recht
Am 23. April 2025 lädt das Deutsch-Chinesische Institut für Rechtswissenschaft der Universität Göttingen zur Online-Veranstaltung „Junges Forum zum Chinesischen Recht“ ein!
Was erwartet euch?✨ Vorstellung des Doppelmasterstudiengangs „Chinesisches Recht und Rechtsvergleichung“ (Göttingen & Nanjing) durch Ranling Zhang LL.M. (Göttingen)✨ Begrüßung durch:

Prof. Dr. Dominic Sachsenmaier (Universität Göttingen)
Prof. Dr. José Martinez (Deutsch-Chinesisches Institut für Rechtswissenschaft)✨ Keynote: „Rechtliche Herausforderungen und Lösungen im Kontext ‚China for China’“ mit Ralph Koppitz (Partner, Rödl & Partner, Shanghai)✨ Einblicke in die chinesische Rechtsterminologie mit Prof. Dr. Benjamin Pißler✨ Vertragsgestaltung im Chinageschäft & Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit mit Dr. Madeleine Martinek LL.M. (Göttingen), LL.M. oec. (Nanjing)✨ Berufsvorstellung nach dem Master mit Minte Nagel, M.A., LL.M. (oec.) Nanjing

Wann & Wo?23.04.2025 | Online via ZoomZoom-Link: https://uni-goettingen.zoom-x.de/j/68743687880?pwd=[REDACTED]
Anmeldung: Einfach eine kurze E-Mail an ChinaRecht@jura.uni-goettingen.de senden.
Programm & Plakat: https://www.deutschchinesischesinstitut.uni-goettingen.de/
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Global China Conversations #40 Schwächelnder Konsum, schwächelndes Wachstum: Kann China die Binnennachfrage ankurbeln?
2025-04-24 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
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 Expansion kam vom Ausland. Doch die weiter steigenden Handelsspannungen mit den Vereinigten Staaten drohen diese Stütze zu schwächen. In Zeiten hoher außenwirtschaftspolitischer Unsicherheiten hängt Chinas wirtschaftliches Wachstum entscheidend davon ab, ob sich die Binnennachfrage zu einer nachhaltigen Stütze der Wirtschaft entwickeln kann. Wie wird die chinesische Regierung die Binnenanfrage ankurbeln? Wird China politisch und wirtschaftlich gesehen gelingen, daraus eine einheimische wirtschaftliche Stütze zu entwickeln? Welche Herausforderungen ergeben sich dabei? Können deutsche und europäische Unternehmen von der Politik zur Förderung der Binnennachfrage profitieren?

Programm
Die Veranstaltung besteht aus Impulsvorträgen der Sprechenden gefolgt von einer Diskussion.
Die Global China Conversation #40 wird auf Deutsch abgehalten.

Literatur
Drinhausen, K. (2025), Chinas Nationaler Volkskongress 2025, Beijing setzt auf Inlandsnachfrage zur Belebung der Konjunktur, MERICS Briefs, https://merics.org/de/merics-briefs/chinas-nationaler-volkskongress-2025.
Gern, K-J., Kooths, S., Krohn, J., Liu, W-H., Reents, J. (2025), Weltwirtschaft im Frühjahr 2025: Mehr Unruhe, höhere Risiken, Konjunkturbericht Nr. 121, https://www.ifw-kiel.de/de/publikationen/weltwirtschaft-im-fruehjahr-2025-mehr-unruhe-hoehere-risiken-33905/.

Sprechende
Katja Drinhausen

Katja Drinhausen leitet den Programmbereich Innenpolitik und Gesellschaft am Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS). In ihrer Forschung beschäftigt sie sich mit den strategischen Zielsetzungen der Kommunistischen Partei Chinas, der Entwicklung von Chinas Rechtssystem und Politik unter Xi Jinping sowie dem Verhältnis zwischen Staat und Gesellschaft. Ein Fokus ihrer Arbeit war in den vergangenen Jahren das Verständnis nationaler Sicherheit, einschließlich wirtschaftlicher Sicherheit, und den Implikationen für Chinas Innen- und Außenpolitik. Katja Drinhausen studierte Sinologie an den Universitäten Leipzig und Erlangen-Nürnberg sowie internationales und chinesisches Recht in Peking. Vor MERICS arbeitete sie u.a. als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin und Projektmanagerin im Pekinger Büro der Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung.
Foto: Fotograf: Marco Urban, Copyright: MERICS.

Corinne Abele

Corinne Abele leitet seit 2014 den Bereich Außenwirtschaft von Germany Trade & Invest in Shanghai. Zuvor vertrat sie Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI) in Peking und davor die Bundesagentur für Außenwirtschaft (bfai) in Taipeh. Die ausgebildete Journalistin, Diplom-Volkswirtin und Osteuropa-Historikerin (Magister) analysiert seit über zwei Jahrzehnten das Wirtschaftsgeschehen und die Branchenentwicklungen vor Ort im chinesischsprachigen Raum. Neben zahlreichen Veröffentlichungen und Kurzstudien hält Frau Abele regelmäßig Vorträge. Zu ihren Spezialthemen zählen Industrie- und Technologiepolitik, Klima- und Umweltschutz sowie Wettbewerbsbedingungen in China.
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Moderator: Manuel Liu
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Lecture: Writing World History in a Global Historical Context: Perspectives on Meiji Japan and Contemporary Taiwan
2025-04-29 18:00 - 20:00 | PH 20. Hörsaal der Philosophischen Fakultät, Humboldtallee 19/21
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 (Meiji Period), and the development of World History textbook writing as a response/reaction to the political process in contemporary Taiwan. For Japan, I will concentrate on the writing of ancient Western history, in particular the ancient Near East, as this period touches upon the origin of human civilization, which was of vital importance in terms of political, cultural, and religious implications to Japan’s effort of nation building. For Taiwan, the more liberal new national standard textbooks of mid-1980’s sought to debunk the old frame of textbook writing, and to introduce new concepts in history education; the decentralized textbooks of the late-1990’s were involved in the struggle of identity politics, and took a more conservative turn in terms of writing style and interpretation.
Speaker:
Mu-chou Poo (PhD in Egyptology, Johns Hopkins 1984), is adjunct Professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He had worked as a Research Fellow at Academia Sinica, Taipei, from 1984-2009, and Chair Professor of History at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2009-2023, and taught at various places, including Columbia, UCLA, and Grinnell College. Research interests include religion and society in ancient Egypt and China. Major publications include Burial and the Idea of Life and Death: Essay on Ancient Chinese Religion (Taipei, 1993); Wine and Wine Offering in the Religion of Ancient Egypt (London: Kegan Paul, 1995); In Search of Personal Welfare: A View of Ancient Chinese Religion (Albany: SUNY, 1998); Enemies of Civilization: Attitudes toward Foreigners in Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt and China (Albany: SUNY, 2005). (Ed.) Rethinking Ghosts in World Religions (Leiden: Brill, 2009). Old Society, New Belief, Religious Transformation of China and Rome, ca. 1st-6th Centuries. Ed. With H. A. Drake and Lisa Raphals, (Oxford University Press, 2017), Daily Life in Ancient China (Cambridge U Press, 2018), Ghosts and Religious Life in Early China (Cambridge U Press, 2022), and The Netherworld in Ancient Egypt and China: An Imagined Paradise (London: Bloomsbury, 2023)
Organizer:
Prof. Dominic Sachsenmaier, University of Göttingen

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Lecture: Should Children be Carefree? A Chinese and Global Debate
2025-05-06 18:00 - 20:00 | PH 20. Hörsaal der Philosophischen Fakultät, Humboldtallee 19/21
Should Children be Carefree? A Chinese and Global Debate
Prof. Hsiung Ping-Chen (Secretary General, CIPSH)

PH 20. Hörsaal der Philosophischen Fakultät, Humboldtallee 19/21
6. May (Tuesday), 18:15-19:45
Abstract:
Recognized as signs of modernity, children, free roaming, have been referred to as a best representatives for a progressive society. Historically in China, however, as early as the Song Dynasty, unique attention to children at play in arts and children’s health in traditional pediatrics prevailed, as Neo-Confucian philosophers continued to debate whether they ought to be left carefree. Illustrated with Chinese paintings and medical texts, this lecture will trace a thousand years of ebbs and flows of such concerns and interests on the nature of childhood. To reflect also on a contention and obsession with how to lessen burdens for today’s schoolers too, in creating a child friendly environment that connects contemporary China with the rest of the world. The talk intends to offer a public occasion to argue and deliberate on this never-ending tug of war over whether or how children should be set free.
Speaker:
Professor Hsiung Ping-chen is a distinguished scholar and academic leader in the humanities, with a multifaceted career across renowned international institutions. She holds a PhD in History from Brown University and an MSc from the Harvard School of Public Health. Her research spans childhood studies, gender and family history, and health humanities, with a particular focus on Late Imperial and Modern China. She also engages with comparative cultural and social history, public health, and the intellectual history of Russia. Professor Hsiung has published extensively on the history of Chinese pediatrics, the cultural memory of childhood, and the evolution of health practices in Chinese society. Since 2020, Professor Hsiung has served as Secretary-General of the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences (CIPSH), and she was re-elected to this position in 2023. Among other academic distinctions, she also holds the UNESCO Co-Chair in “Global Asia” at McGill University and the CIPSH Chair in “New Humanities” at the University of California, Irvine. She is also the founder of the Asian New Humanities Network and has held key leadership positions at institutions such as the Chinese University of Hong Kong, where she served as Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Director of the Research Institute for the Humanities.

Organizer:
Prof. Dominic Sachsenmaier, University of Göttingen

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Lecture: Journey to the East (and Back): China and “Western Esotericism” from Reception History to Global Religious Studies
2025-05-08 18:00 - 19:30 | KWZ 0.603, Heinrich-Düker-Weg 14
Journey to the East (and Back): China and “Western Esotericism” from Reception History to Global Religious Studies
Davide Marino (University of Erlangen-Nürnberg)

Date: May 8, 2025
Time: 18:00 – 19:30
Place: KWZ 0.603
Abstract:
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. Beginning in the early modern period, and reaching its peak during the colonial era, Western thinkers found abundant inspiration in Chinese religions, philosophies, and cultural practices and these elements were integrated into the evolving spiritual and philosophical discourses of the time, ultimately becoming essential components of the eclectic mix of ideas now known as “Western Esotericism.” China was not simply “received” or passively absorbed into Western thought; rather, various Chinese intellectuals, spiritual leaders, and cultural movements became active participants in a global esoteric discourse that transcended geographical boundaries and facilitated the exchange of ideas. This dynamic of intellectual and spiritual exchange is even more pronounced in contemporary times. While in “the West,” Chinese cultural elements such as Chinese medicine, the Daodejing, and the notion of qi have become widely embraced as staples of global post-confessional spirituality, “Western Esotericism” is increasingly being discussed, reinterpreted, and adapted in the People’s Republic, both in commercial contexts and within academic discourse. This growing interest reflects a reciprocal flow of ideas that continues to shape global spiritual trends. Although often overlooked by Western scholars, Chinese perspectives on “Western Esotericism” present a challenge to traditional diffusionist models, which tend to view the flow of ideas as a one-way process. Instead, these Chinese perspectives reveal a more complex and circular flow of ideas, which calls into question the conventional notion of one-way reception (whether “from East to West” or “from West to East”). China did not merely provide raw material for Western thinkers to appropriate and adapt for their own purposes; rather, Chinese cultural and spiritual traditions actively shaped and influenced the trajectory of global discourses on esotericism. Likewise, contemporary Chinese discourses on “Western Esotericism” are increasingly framed around both domestic issues—such as the role and necessity of regulating religion in Chinese society—and international debates on religion, science, and public health. Thus, this presentation advocates for a global and interdisciplinary approach to the study of esotericism—one that recognizes the entangled and reciprocal histories of “China” and “the West,” and acknowledges their shared responsibility in shaping the development of modern and postmodern alternative religious trajectories.
Davide Marino, PhD
Davide Marino specializes in the interplay between East Asian religions, particularly Chinese, and European Esotericism, with a focus on Traditionalism. His Ph.D. thesis, which received the CUHK Young Scholars Thesis Award in 2023, examined the influence of Chinese and Vietnamese religious concepts on the works of Albert de Pouvourville and René Guénon. More recently, he has been investigating the intersection of politics and esotericism in both China and Europe.
Organizers:
Department of East Asian Studies, University of Göttingen
Centre for Modern East Asian Studies, University of Göttingen
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[Event Cancellation] Lecture: Network Ties, Social Capital, and Multilateral Cooperation
2025-05-12 16:15 - 17:30 | ZHG 005
We regret to inform you that the lecture:
Network Ties, Social Capital, and Multilateral Cooperation
has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Should the event be rescheduled in the future, we will update the information accordingly.
Thank you for your understanding and continued interest.
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Centre for Modern East Asian Studies (CeMEAS)
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
23.04.2025

Network Ties, Social Capital, and Multilateral Cooperation
Christina Davis (Harvard University)
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Room: ZHG 005 16:15 – 17:30
Lecture: May 12, 2025

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Christina L. Davis
Christina L. Davis is the Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics in the Department of Government and Director of the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations at Harvard University. During academic year 2024-25 she will be on leave at Oxford University (affiliated to Queen’s College) as the Centenary Visiting Professor in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics. Her research interests include the politics and foreign policy of Japan, East Asia, and the study of international organizations with a focus on trade policy. Her research has been published in leading political science journals. She is the author of Food Fights Over Free Trade: How International Institutions Promote Agricultural Trade Liberalization (Princeton University Press 2003), and Why Adjudicate? Enforcing Trade Rules in the WTO (Princeton University Press 2012, winner of the international law best book award of the International Studies Association, Ohira Memorial Prize, and co-winner of Chadwick Alger Prize). Her latest book, Discriminatory Clubs: The Geopolitics of International Organizations, was released by Princeton University Press in July 2023. Currently she is working on several projects on the evolving trade order and economic sanctions. Education: AB in East Asian Studies, Harvard 1993; Ph.D. in Political Science, Harvard 2001.
https://scholar.harvard.edu/cldavis/home

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Organizers:
Centre for Modern East Asian Studies (CeMEAS), Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Heinrich-Düker-Weg 14, 37073 Göttingen, Germany, http://www.cemeas.de
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Department for International Relations, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen,Platz der Göttinger Sieben 3, 37073 Göttingen, Germany, https://lehrstuhlib.uni-goettingen.de
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Chair of Development Economics, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Platz der Göttinger Sieben 3, 37073 Göttingen, Germany, https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/614556.h
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Lecture: Towards a New World Order: Reading Zhao Tingyang’s Tianxia in Light of the Japanese Experience
2025-05-13 18:00 - 20:00 | PH 20. Hörsaal der Philosophischen Fakultät, Humboldtallee 19/21
Towards a New World Order: Reading Zhao Tingyang’s Tianxia in Light of the Japanese Experience

Prof. Viren Murthy (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

PH 20. Hörsaal der Philosophischen Fakultät, Humboldtallee 19/21

13. May (Tuesday), 18:15–19:45

Abstract:
Today in the midst of a global pandemic, we are constantly confronted with the inability of national governments to create the conditions for human flourishing. In this context, the recent attempts from Chinese Confucianists to envision a new world order could point the way to a more sustainable future. This global gesture in recent Confucian theory overlaps with recent trends in Marxism. For example, Jacques Bidet has written of an incipient world-state (état-monde), which could potentially go against the capitalist world order. From its inception, Marxism has been interested in a global movement to overcome capitalism. But tianxia theorists seem to proceed from the opposite direction of Marxism. Put simply, while Marxists explain philosophical theories by relating them to social and historical structures, Confucian tianxia theorists proceed from philosophy to history and politics. Recently, Marxists have questioned the Confucian tianxia approach and contend that such theories are merely an ideology to legitimate Chinese capitalism and the imperialist tendency of the contemporary Chinese government. In response to such criticisms, I attempt to synthesize Marxism and tianxia theory by focusing on the contemporary Chinese thinker, Zhao Tingyang. With respect to imperialism, one of the key issues concerns how Zhao envisions the unity of a world as encompassing the many, without negating their particularity. I deal with this ideal philosophically, making comparisons to Hegel’s conception and also to thinkers in interwar Japan, which was imperialist. I claim that Zhang can avoid the pitfall of the Japanese path, only if he places the problems of capitalism at the center of his theory. In short, one will not be able to achieve a non-imperialist global unity that respects multiplicity without overcoming global capitalism.

Speaker:

My work probes the historical conditions for the possibility of philosophy and politics in the modern world and in East Asia in particular. I am generally interested in the attempts of East Asian intellectuals to resist modernity through reviving premodern philosophies and religions, such as Buddhism. My first book, The Political Philosophy of Zhang Taiyan: The Resistance of Consciousness, shows how in early 20th century China, Zhang Taiyan, drew on Consciousness-Only (Yogācāra) Buddhism to formulate a theory of revolution. In particular, the book explains how this seemingly ancient body of knowledge is reformulated as China was incorporated into the global capitalist system of nation-states.

In June 2022, I published The Politics of Time in China and Japan: Back to the Future (Routledge), which is a collection of essays that explore how Chinese and Japanese intellectuals mobilize traditional texts to create a better future. They produce what I call “back to the future” narratives, in which they conjure the past to envision a world beyond global capitalism. These narratives are nationalistic but unlike in England and the United States, this nationalism is connected to anti-imperialism and resistance to global inequality. I suggest that such inequality also divides Europe, which enables comparisons between Germany and Asian nations, all of whom saw themselves as being marginalized.

My third monograph Pan-Asianism and Legacy of the Chinese Revolution (University of Chicago Press, 2023) shows how intellectuals in China and Japan promoted unity among weak Asian nations to resist Western domination. To promote such unity, pan-Asianists struggled against Eurocentric visions of history articulated by philosophers such as Hegel, who argued that the Orient had to follow the West. At the same time, these thinkers appropriated Hegel’s criticisms of abstract individualism. I contend that Japanese and Chinese pan-Asianists drew on elements of both Asian and Western culture to posit a world beyond narrow self-interest, capitalism, and imperialism. The legacy of pan-Asianism is complex given that Japan employed this ideology to promote imperialism. Consequently, postwar Japanese pan-Asianists had to confront the problem of war memory. Postwar pan-Asianists tried to show that a healthy transnationalism was both possible and necessary to struggle against Western imperialism.

My present project concerns how East Asian intellectuals drew on G.W.F Hegel to uncover logics to Chinese and Japanese history, which culminate in a new world order inspired by their respective cultures. In addition to the above projects connected to East Asia, I am also involved in a project on South Indian Classical Music and Tamil Identity, which also explores issues of how traditions have been reconstituted by capitalist modernity. I have also been interested in how Marxists in (primarily in the North Atlantic) have drawn on Jewish Messianism to confront capitalist modernity.

Organizer:
Prof. Dominic Sachsenmaier, University of Göttingen

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Akademie im Gespräch - Was bewegt China?
2025-05-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Altes Rathaus Göttingen
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 auch Chinas Stellung in der Welt betreffen.
Welche Rolle spielt die neue Großmacht in den Krisen unserer Zeit, und wie wirken sich diese auf Europa aus? Auf welchen Gebieten lässt sich ein globaler Machtzuwachs Chinas beobachten, und wo zeigt das chinesische System Schwächen und Risse? Wie werden sich die Beziehungen Chinas zu Europa und zu anderen Teilen der Welt verändern?
Niedersächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen (NAWG)

Veranstalter

Pint of Science Festival 2025: Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Andreas Fuchs
2025-05-19
Pint of Science Festival 2025: Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Andreas Fuchs (Universität Göttingen, CeMEAS)
Datum: 7:00 – 9:00 PM, Montag, 19. Mai 2025
Ort: Duke Pub, Mühlenstraße 4, 37073, Göttingen
Link: https://pintofscience.com/
Title: Chinas Entwicklungsprojekte im Globalen Süden: Was sind die wirtschaftlichen und politischen Folgen?
Abstract: Chinas Entwicklungsprojekte in aller Welt gewinnen rasant an Bedeutung. Viele Beobachter sehen in dieser Entwicklung eine Bedrohung für die bisher von den USA, Europa und Japan dominierte internationale Entwicklungsfinanzierung. Andere loben Peking für die großen Entwicklungschancen, die sich ergeben haben. Dieser Vortrag gibt einen Überblick über aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse zu den internationalen Entwicklungsprojekten Chinas und geht folgenden Fragen nach: Was bestimmt den Umfang der chinesischen Entwicklungshilfe und anderer staatlicher Infrastrukturprojekte? In welchen Ländern, Provinzen und Sektoren ist China besonders aktiv und warum? Welche Auswirkungen haben die Entwicklungsaktivitäten Pekings auf Wachstum, gute Regierungsführung, Konflikte und andere Entwicklungsindikatoren in den Empfängerländern? Welchen geopolitischen Herausforderungen entstehen für Europa hier in den gegenwärtigen “Zeitenwendezeiten”?
Prof. Dr. Andreas Fuchs ist Professor für Entwicklungsökonomik und Direktor des Centre for Modern East Asian Studies (CeMEAS). Er ist außerdem Forscher am Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft und leitet dort die Kiel Institute China Initiative. Seine Forschung untersucht Handels-, Investitions- und Entwicklungspolitik mit quantitativen Methoden und einen besonderen Fokus auf China und andere aufstrebende Schwellenländer. Er ist einer der Autoren des Buchs “Banking on Beijing: The Aims and Impacts of China’s Overseas Development Program”, das Chinas Entwicklungsprojekte in alller Welt umfassend analysiert. Seit Januar 2025 leitet er das Forschungsvorhaben “Tapping Innovative Data Sources to Analyze the Impact of Authoritarian States on Global Development”, das von der VolkswagenStiftung gefördert wird.

Der Vortrag findet in deutscher Sprache statt und richtet sich an ein breites, auch nicht-akademisches Publikum.
Bleiben Sie dran – weitere Informationen zur Uhrzeit und zum Veranstaltungsort folgen in Kürze.

International Conference: Identity, Ignorance, and the Politics of the Self（May 19 & May 21, 2025）
2025-05-19 - 2025-05-21 | • May 19: Paulinerkirche, Papendiek 14, 37073 Göttingen • May 21: Historische Sternwarte, Geismar Landstraße 11, 37083 Göttingen
International Conference: Identity, Ignorance, and the Politics of the Self

Dates: May 19 & May 21, 2025
Locations:
• May 19: Paulinerkirche, Papendiek 14, 37073 Göttingen
• May 21: Historische Sternwarte, Geismar Landstraße 11, 37083 Göttingen
Online Option: YouTube Livestream

The University of Göttingen is pleased to host the international conference “Identity, Ignorance, and the Politics of the Self” on May 19 and 21, 2025. Co-organized by Prof. Dominic Sachsenmaier (University of Göttingen) and Prof. Wang Hui (Tsinghua University), this event will bring together leading voices from both academia and the arts to engage in a cross-cultural dialogue between China and the West.
Among the distinguished participants are world-renowned scholars as well as prominent figures from contemporary Chinese literature and art, including novelist Yu Hua, essayist Mao Jian, and artist Xu Bing. From the German side, acclaimed writer Steffen Kopetzky will also take part in the discussions.
This rare and high-level exchange is generously funded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
We warmly welcome all students, faculty, and interested members of the public to join this exceptional event.

For detailed information, please click here for the full program.

Lecture: The Great Transformation of International Order and the Future of Chinese Economy
2025-05-27 18:00 - 19:30 | PH 20. Hörsaal der Philosophischen Fakultät, Humboldtallee 19/21
The Great Transformation of International Order and the Future of Chinese Economy

Prof. Gao Bai (Duke University)

PH 20. Hörsaal der Philosophischen Fakultät, Humboldtallee 19/21
27. May (Tuesday), 18:15-19:45

Abstract:
The international order established after World War II is currently experiencing a profound transformation. Many Chinese use 百年未有之大变局 （major changes unseen in a century）to describe the current situation.
What are the driving forces behind this great transformation?
In his newly published book titled 《把脉：全球巨变与中国经济》（Taking A Pulse：Global Transformation and the Chinese economy）, Bai Gao uses three long cycles of history, which include the pendulum movement of globalization, the cycle of hegemonic expansions, and technological revolution, to explain the drastic changes occurring in the international economic order and their profound impacts on the Chinese economy.
Bai Gao demonstrates that since China’s reform and opening up, the dynamics of development of the Chinese economy have changed twice, first to the world factory model focusing on external circulation by promoting export, and then shifted to a supply-side demand model emphasizing internal circulation sustained by government spending in infrastructure construction and private investment in real estate. With low birth rate and ageing population and mounting debts of local governments, these old strategies can no longer sustain economic growth. Bai Gao predicts a new model for the Chinese economy in the 21st century: 休养生息（rest and recuperate）by developing strong social protection programs, and 强筋壮骨 （strengthen muscles and bones）by upgrading industries and developing international competitiveness.
Speaker:
Gao Bai is a lifelong professor of sociology at Duke University. Professor Gao Bai graduated from Peking University in the 1980s and received a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree. In 1994, he graduated from the Department of Sociology of Princeton University and received a doctorate in sociology.
Professor Gao Bai’s main research fields include economics and society, comparative history sociology, organizational theory, comparative political economy, international political economy and globalization.
Professor Gao Bai has been teaching at Duke University since graduation; has been a visiting scholar at the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Tokyo, the Department of Economics of the University of One Bridge, the School of International Business and Law of Yokohama National University, the Tokyo University of Economics and the Max Planck Institute of Social Studies in Cologne, Germany; has been a visiting professor at the University of Tokyo, Meiji University and Jacob University in Bremen, Germany, as a self-strengthening professor at the University of Shanghai and a lecture professor at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics; and has been the director and chief expert of the China High Speed Railway Development Strategy Research Center at Southwest Jiaotong University since June 2014.
Organizer:
Prof. Dominic Sachsenmaier, University of Göttingen

Gab es außereuropäische Kolonialreiche? Theoretisch-konzeptuelle Überlegungen am Beispiel des Qingreichs (1636-1912)
2025-06-02 16:00 - 17:30 | KWZ 0.607
Gab es außereuropäische Kolonialreiche? Theoretisch-konzeptuelle Überlegungen am Beispiel des Qingreichs (1636-1912)

Zeit: 16.00-17:30, 2. Juni 2025
Ort: KWZ 0.607, Göttingen
Vortrag: Julia C. Schneider

Abstract
Seit etwas mehr als zwei Jahrzehnten findet man in der historischen Forschung vermehrt die Konzeptualisierung des Qingreichs und anderer außereuropäischer Reiche wie des osmanischen und des russischen Reichs als Kolonialreiche. Parallel zu den europäischen imperialistischen Kolonialreichen und -staaten der frühen Neuzeit, so die These, hätten sie in eroberten Gebieten koloniale Projekte durchgeführt und Siedlungskolonialismus unterstützt.
In meinem Vortrag stelle ich diese These auf den Prüfstand, indem ich am Fall der manjurischen Qingdynastie zeige, warum der Begriff Kolonialreich und verwandte Begriffe in den Empire studies verwendet werden, was ihre Verwendung mit Postkolonialismus zu tun hat und warum sie aus meiner Sicht letztlich unzutreffend sind.

CV: Julia C. Schneider ist Professorin für Sinologie an der Universität Hamburg. Von 2019 bis 2024 war sie Lecturer bzw. Senior Lecturer für chinesische Geschichte am University College Cork (Irland). Nach einem Magister in klassischer Sinologie (Heidelberg) hat sie an den Universitäten Gent und Göttingen in Sinologie promoviert (Cotutelle).
Julia C. Schneider befasst sich vor allem mit Ideengeschichte. Ihr inhaltlicher Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf chinesischen Diskurses zu nicht-chinesischen Gesellschaften bezüglich Nationalismus, Historiographie und Zensur, ihr zeitlicher Fokus auf der späten Kaiser- und Republikzeit sowie den Ming- und Qingdynastien. Darüberhinaus hat sie ein Interesse für die Manjuristik.

Lecture: Guerrilla Practice and the Cultural Conjury of Cooperation in Wartime China, 1937-1945
2025-06-03 18:00 - 19:30 | PH 20. Hörsaal der Philosophischen Fakultät, Humboldtallee 19/21
Guerrilla Practice and the Cultural Conjury of Cooperation in Wartime China, 1937-1945

Dr. Harlan Chambers (University of Göttingen)
PH 20. Hörsaal der Philosophischen Fakultät, Humboldtallee 19/21
3. June (Tuesday), 18:15-19:45

Abstract:
Within the long, global history of modern guerrilla warfare and related practices of “small wars,” revolutionaries and scholars alike have regarded Mao Zedong’s texts on guerrilla war as formative to post WWII liberation struggles. In this talk, I will argue that beyond Mao’s famous texts on military strategy, the “guerrilla” as it was developed in China’s War to Resist Japan articulated a cultural and philosophical project to forge a new logic of political-economic development. Progressive thinkers and creative writers working amongst guerrilla zones narrated “guerrilla practices” as those of cooperative construction, a non-exploitive form of economic organization that rejected the extractive economics of fascism that were engendered by Japanese invasion and Nationalist hegemony.
First, I will examine how Chinese thinkers staged and debated the guerrilla in 1930s China, particularly in light of Italy’s invasion of Abyssinia (Ethiopia). By analyzing international developments, progressive thinkers not only formulated the guerrilla as a project of social reconstruction but interrogated it as a philosophical problem for thinking world history. The second part builds upon these formulations of the guerrilla to understand the particular “guerrilla practices” of the late 1930s, which extend beyond Mao’s famous military tactics to encompass forms of cooperative economic construction in the base areas of northern China. I show that, by the early 1940s, guerrilla zones’ economic practices also integrated culture workers as essential for developing their particular forms of cooperative labor. Considering several cultural creations from these guerrilla zones, particularly around the Jin-Cha-Ji base area, I will argue that cultural works conjured a new logic of cooperatively organized economic production, formative to the guerrilla project.
Speaker:
Harlan Chambers completed his Ph.D. in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture at Columbia University in 2022 and served as a Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Illinois Wesleyan University before joining the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Göttingen in 2024. As an interdisciplinary scholar of Chinese culture and history, as well as feminist and critical theory, his research interrogates the role of cultural practices in processes of social transformation, integrating archival research with analyses of cultural texts. Harlan is part of a research team exploring the history of conceptions of world order at the University of Göttingen.
Organizer:
Prof. Dominic Sachsenmaier, University of Göttingen

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GCC#41 Zeitenwendezeiten: Welche China-Politik sollte die neue Bundesregierung verfolgen?
2025-06-05 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Info für GCC#41
Zeitenwendezeiten: Welche China-Politik sollte die neue Bundesregierung verfolgen?
Die neue Bundesregierung steht vor der Aufgabe, ihre China-Politik strategisch neu auszurichten – inmitten globaler Machtverschiebungen, wachsender Systemrivalität und ökonomischer Interdependenz. Vor dem Hintergrund sicherheits-, handels- und wertepolitischer Spannungsfelder stellt sich die Frage, welche Rolle China künftig in der deutschen Außenwirtschaftspolitik spielen soll – und welche politischen Instrumente dafür angemessen sind. Dabei gilt es, die Balance zwischen wirtschaftlicher Zusammenarbeit und geopolitischer Resilienz neu zu definieren. Wie können deutsche Interessen in einer zunehmend multipolaren Weltordnung gewahrt werden, ohne bestehende Abhängigkeiten zu verstärken? Welche Rolle spielt die europäische China-Politik in diesem Kontext – und wie kann ein strategischer Umgang mit Risiken gestaltet werden, ohne Chancen auf Kooperation zu verspielen? Welche Auswirkungen haben diese Überlegungen auf zentrale Politikfelder wie Handel, Technologie, Klimaschutz und Menschenrechte?

am 05.06.2025, 11-12 Uhr [Auf Deutsch]
Ort: Online auf Zoom – Registrierung

Programm
Die Veranstaltung besteht aus Impulsvorträgen der Sprechenden gefolgt von einer Diskussion.
Die Global China Conversation #41 wird auf Deutsch abgehalten.

Sprechende

Bernd Lange
Bernd Lange (1955, Oldenburg, Deutschland) ist der Vorsitzende des INTA-Ausschusses. Er war von 1994 bis 2004 Abgeordneter des Europäischen Parlaments und ist seit 2009 wieder Mitglied des Parlaments. Seit 2022 ist er auch Vorsitzender der Konferenz der Ausschussvorsitzenden. Er schloss sein Studium der Theologie und Politikwissenschaften an der Universität Göttingen 1981 ab. Bevor er sein erstes Mandat im Europäischen Parlament antrat, arbeitete er elf Jahre lang als Lehrer. Er ist Mitglied der Sozialdemokratischen Partei Deutschlands und Mitglied der IG Metall. Lange hat zwei Kinder und lebt in der Region Hannover. In Würdigung seiner politischen Arbeit erhielt er 2001 das Bundesverdienstkreuz. Der Vorsitzende Lange setzt sich für eine Handelspolitik ein, die sich an universellen Werten orientiert und die Interessen aller Menschen und die Nachhaltigkeit in den Mittelpunkt stellt. Seiner Ansicht nach sollte der Handel als Instrument zur Verbesserung der Lebensbedingungen der Menschen eingesetzt werden. Er ist ein überzeugter Multilateralist und eine der treibenden Kräfte hinter der stärkeren Betonung von Arbeits- und Klimafragen in Handelsabkommen. Darüber hinaus ist er ein Verfechter von Nachhaltigkeitsgesetzen und setzt sich dafür ein, dass diese durchführbar sind und partnerschaftlich erarbeitet werden.
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Jürgen Matthes
Jürgen Matthes ist Leiter des Kompetenzfelds Internationale Wirtschaftsordnung und Konjunktur am Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln. Er hat Volkswirtschaftslehre an der Universität Dortmund und der Dublin City University studiert. Sein Forschungsschwerpunkt liegt auf den ökonomischen Aspekten der Globalisierung.
Foto: Uta Wagner

Moderator: Andreas Fuchs
Prof. Dr. Andreas Fuchs ist Professor für Entwicklungsökonomik an der Universität Göttingen und Forscher am Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft. Seine Forschung untersucht Handels-, Investitions- und Entwicklungspolitik mit quantitativen Methoden und einen besonderen Fokus auf China und andere aufstrebende Schwellenländer. Prof. Fuchs analysiert auch die politische Ökonomie von Naturkatastrophen, humanitären Krisen und nicht-militarisierten Konflikten. Vor seinem Ruf an die Universität Göttingen war er Professor für Umwelt-, Klima- und Entwicklungsökonomik an der Helmut-Schmidt-Universität Hamburg und am Kieler Institut für Weltwirtschaft (2018-2019), Akademischer Mitarbeiter an der Universität Heidelberg (2013-2018) und Postdoc an der Princeton University (2012-2018). Er hat seinen Doktortitel an der Universität Göttingen im August 2012 verteidigt und Masterabschlüsse der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt und der Université Paris-Dauphine erworben. Außerdem hat er als Berater für die Bertelsmann-Stiftung, die Europäische Kommission und die OECD gearbeitet.

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Lecture: ‘Contesting the Liberal Script? The AIIB and World Bank in Development Finance.’
2025-06-11 13:00 - 14:00 | Raum 1.110 THEO
Lecture: ‘Contesting the Liberal Script? The AIIB and World Bank in Development Finance.’
Date: 11.06.2025
Time: 13:00 – 14:00
Place: Raum 1.110 THEO

Soo Yeon Kim
Associate Professor, Pacific Affairs School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia
Soo Yeon Kim

Abstract: Does the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), formed through China’s initiative, contest the liberal script on development finance led by existing international financial institutions? This paper engages the important debate on the shape and trajectory of the liberal international order where China is increasingly playing a prominent role. The research problem focuses on how the AIIB conducts development finance and to whether they are aligned with the US-led World Bank. The analysis utilizes quantitative text analysis to examine project documents from the AIIB and World Bank, leveraging the rich textual dimension of their funding activities. The paper advances the argument that the AIIB’s funding priorities align with those of the World Bank, due to overlapping mandates, many co-financed projects, and China’s motivation for leading the formation of the AIIB. The analysis finds that the AIIB does not contest and is largely aligned with the liberal script of development finance in its funded projects. Project documents indicate overlap in how the AIIB and World Bank conduct lending and prioritize development objectives, including the application of equivalent environmental and social frameworks. The findings also indicate an emerging of a division of labor between the AIIB and World Bank. AIIB funding favors infrastructure projects that enhance connectivity in the transport and energy sectors, while World Bank funding emphasizes education, social policy, and other areas related to human development. The AIIB may well be expanding the “liberal script” of development finance, one that is tailored to the infrastructural needs of the Asian region.

Organizers:
Centre for Modern East Asian Studies (CeMEAS), Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Heinrich-Düker-Weg 14, 37073 Göttingen, Germany, http://www.cemeas.de
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Chair of International Relations, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen,Platz der Göttinger Sieben 3, 37073 Göttingen, Germany, Prof. Anja Jetschke https://lehrstuhlib.uni-goettingen.de
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Chair of Development Economics, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Platz der Göttinger Sieben 3, 37073 Göttingen, Germany, Prof. Andreas Fuchs https://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/614556.h

Chinesischsprachige Filmwochen 2025 – Erste Filmvorführung: Meine Kindheit im alten Peking (城南舊事)
2025-06-11 18:00 - 20:00 | ZHG 005, Universität Göttingen
Chinesischsprachige Filmwochen 2025 – Erste Filmvorführung: Meine Kindheit im alten Peking (城南舊事)
Meine Kindheit im alten Peking (城南舊事)
Datum: Mittwoch, 11. Juni 2025
Zeit: 18:00 Uhr
Ort: ZHG 005, Universität Göttingen
Einführung: Prof. Dr. Tao Zhang (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)
Sprache: Mandarin mit englischen Untertiteln
Eintritt: frei, ohne Anmeldung
Der Auftakt unserer chinesischsprachigen Filmwochen 2025 beginnt mit einem zeitlosen Klassiker: Meine Kindheit im alten Peking basiert auf den gleichnamigen autobiografischen Erinnerungen von Lin Haiyin und bietet eine einfühlsame Rückschau auf das Peking der 1920er Jahre – gesehen mit den Augen eines Kindes.
Begleiten Sie uns auf eine filmische Reise in eine vergangene Welt voller Wärme, Melancholie und fein gezeichneter Figuren. Die Veranstaltung beginnt mit einer kurzen Einführung durch Prof. Dr. Tao Zhang und lädt im Anschluss zum gemeinsamen Gespräch ein.
Weitere Informationen zur gesamten Filmreihe finden Sie hier:
https://www.cemeas.de/chinesischsprachige-filmwochen-2025/

Conference Announcement: Civilization and Conceptions of World Order
2025-06-16 - 2025-06-17 | Geiststrasse 10, Room 1.118
Civilization and Conceptions of World Order

June 16–17, 2025
Conference Venue
Niedersächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen
Geiststrasse 10, Room 1.118

We are pleased to announce the upcoming conference Civilization and Conceptions of World Order, which will take place on June 16–17, 2025, at the Niedersächsische Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen (Geiststrasse 10, Room 1.118).
This conference brings together international scholars to explore civilizational narratives and conceptions of world order from inter-Asian and global perspectives. Over two days, panels will address a wide range of topics, including recent civilizational debates in China, civilizational discourses in East Asia, proposals for a “good society” in Taiwan and beyond, as well as genealogies of civilizational narratives in both China and India. The conference will conclude with a roundtable discussion on the global and local contexts of the rise of civilizational narratives.

Conference Program Highlights:
Keynote Panels and Presentations:
Scholars from Duke University, Indiana University, Fudan University, Columbia University, Peking University, Rowan University, and other institutions will present their latest research.
Roundtable Discussion:
A final roundtable chaired by Dominic Sachsenmaier (University of Göttingen) with Hans Kundnani (Royal Institute of International Affairs, London), Srirupa Roy (University of Göttingen), and Mohammed Alsudairi (ANU Canberra).
Invited Discussants:
Steven Halsey (University of Miami), Fang Ruobing (University of Göttingen), Axel Schneider (University of Göttingen), Zhang Tong (Handelshøyskolen, Oslo), and Zhao Xiaoyang (University of Göttingen).

Funding Information
This conference is generously funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

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