Lecture:Changing Cultures and Sociospatial Restructuring in Urban China: Shanghai Deljana Iossifova, University of Manchester Thursday, December 5, 2013  6 pm KWZ, Room 0.602 The talk explores closely linked processes of urban restructuring in China – rural-to-urban migration, urban redevelopment (including demolition and resettlement) and the ‘worlding’ of cities – through the lens of sanitation infrastructure …

LECTURE: U.S. Pivoting to Asia: Is there a real change in the American Foreign Policy towards China and the Asia- Pacific? Marcin Grabowski, Jagiellonian University Thursday, December 12, 2013, 6 pm KWZ, Room 0.603 G.W. Bush’s policy towards Asia-Pacific region was often perceived and described as neglectful. Occupied with other regions, especially Iraq and Afghanistan, …

LECTURE The Social Basis of Taiwan’s Liberalizing Cross-Strait Policies, 2008-2012 Chih-Jou Jay Chen of the Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica Time13.12., 12-14 Uhr Room: VG 2.101 http://www.ios.sinica.edu.tw/fellow/chihjoujaychen/

LECTURE: The Internationalization of China’s Uyghur Issues Julie Yu-wen Chen, University College Cork Tuesday,  December 17,  2013 · 6 pm, KWZ,  Room 0.607 This lecture explores the operation and coalition-building of Uyghur diasporic organizations in democratic countries. Since some Uyghur organizations have been lent notable legitimacy by liberal democracies and international governmental organizations, they can …

LECTURE: The PR China and the International Human Rights System Thursday, January 23, 2014 6 pm KWZ, Room 0.603 Peter-Tobias Stoll, Göttingen University One of the most controversial issues about the PR China concerns its commitment to respect, protect and fulfill human rights. After explaining the international human rights system, including standards, institutions and procedures …

LECTURE: Die chinesische Wahrnehmung Europas – Perzeptionen, Adaptionen und konzeptionelle Differenzen Wednesday, January 29, 2014 6pm, KWZ 1.731 May-Britt Stumbaum, Freie Univerität Berlin Picture: Jonsson, http://www.flickr.com/photos/karljonsson/ Lizenz: Creative CommonsAttribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported

CeMEAS Lecture Series on Modern China 2014 The central concern of this year’s lecture series is the reflection of China’s rise and its consequences for the world as well as China’s homeland affairs. Background is that despite the common notion of the Asian Century there are shortcomings in our understanding of the significance and character …

LECTURE: Des Kaisers neue Kleider? Chinas Führungs- Rolle in den G20 Thursday, April 24, 2014 2pm, Room VG 2.101 Prof. Dr. Jörn - Carsten Gottwald (Ruhr - Universität Bochum)   Der kontinuierliche Aufstieg der Volksrepublik China zu einer wirtschaftlichen und politischen „major power“ (Xi Jinping) hat zu einer breiten Debatte über eine chinesisch geprägte neue …

LECTURE: Wahnsinn oder Weisheit? Eine chinesische Perspektive Friday, April 25, 2014 2pm, Room KWZ 0.608 Dr. phil. Dr. rer. med. Dominique Hertzer Was ist Vernunft? Der Wahnsinn aller. Was ist Wahnsinn? Die Vernunft des Einzelnen. Was nennt Ihr Wahrheit? Die Täuschung, die Jahrhunderte alt geworden. Was Täuschung? Die Wahrheit, die nur eine Minute gelebt. (Spinoza) …

Lecture: Language Planning of Chinese as a First/ Second/ Foreign Language in 21st Century Taiwan Tuesday, May 6, 2014 6pm (s.t.), Room KWZ 0.601 Prof. Dr. Chen- Cheng Chun Picture: NoRMaN TSAi,_MG_0219 - DPS Assignment - Learning Chinese Static,CC BY-NC 2.0, https://www.flickr.com/photos/tsaiek6654/5043939457/.