Africa in Great Power Competition: China, the USA, and Global Governance  |  Fri, 16 January 2026, 10.00–13.00 h CET  |  College for …

Africa in Great Power Competition: China, the USA, and Global Governance  |  Fri, 16 January 2026, 10.00–13.00 h CET  |  College for Social Sciences and Humanities, Essen
Qingxiu Bu is Reader in Global Law at the University of Sussex, Falmer/Brighton (UK) and Senior Fellow at the College for Social Sciences and Humanities, University Alliance Ruhr, Essen.

PROGRAM
• Welcome address: Sebastian Bersick, Co-Director of AREA Ruhr
• Lecture: Qingxiu Bu
• Discussion

Venue: College for Social Sciences and Humanities, Lindenallee 39–41, Essen.
No registration required.
Co-organised by Dr Qingxiu Bu who is currently a Senior Fellow at the College for Social Sciences and Humanities (University Alliance Ruhr – UA Ruhr), AREA Ruhr – Alliance for Research on East Asia Ruhr, and the Institute of Geography at Ruhr University Bochum (Prof. Thomas Feldhoff).

More information: https://www.area-ruhr.de/202512161101481830/

Infoveranstaltung  |  Freitag, 12. Dezember 2025, 18 Uhr  |  Raum LK 063
Organisiert vom Institut für Politikwissenschaft und dem …

Infoveranstaltung  |  Freitag, 12. Dezember 2025, 18 Uhr  |  Raum LK 063
Organisiert vom Institut für Politikwissenschaft und dem Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften (IN-EAST)

Democratic Resilience and the Far-Right in South Korea and Japan  |  Wed, December 10, 2025, 13.45–17 h  |  NETZ Building, Room 2.42

PROGRAM

13:45   Opening
             Hannes …

Democratic Resilience and the Far-Right in South Korea and Japan  |  Wed, December 10, 2025, 13.45–17 h  |  NETZ Building, Room 2.42

PROGRAM

13:45   Opening
             Hannes Mosler, UDE
14:00   Introduction: Democratic Resilience and the Far-Right in South Korea
             Hannes Mosler, UDE
14:20   Democracy and Civic Virtue in South Korea
             Brendan Howe, Ewha Womans University
14:40   Break
14:50   Mobilizing 'China-Hatred' and Identity Politics in South Korea
             Hee Kyoung Chang, UDE
15:10   Populism and the Far-Right in Japan
             Axel Klein, UDE
15:40   Roundtable Discussion / Q&A
17:00   Closing


Founded by the Academy of Korean Studies

Download of the conference poster:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/democratic_resilience_poster.pdf

Link to the website of the event (incl. photos):
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events_neu/democratic_resilience_2025.php

Remembering the Military “Comfort Women”: Memory Activism and the Legacies of World War II  |  December 9, 2025, 16.15–17.45 h  |  Online …

Remembering the Military “Comfort Women”: Memory Activism and the Legacies of World War II  |  December 9, 2025, 16.15–17.45 h  |  Online via Zoom
Dorothea Mladenova is a Research Associate for Japanese Studies at the East Asian Institute at Leipzig University.

AREA Ruhr lecture and discussion series Eighty Years on: The End of the Second Word War in East Asia – Looking Back and Ahead
More Information: https://www.area-ruhr.de/202511051339371778/

Deutschland – China: Aus der Kooperation in die Abhängigkeit? – China-Tag Ruhr Niederrhein  |  4. Dez. 2025, 10–15 Uhr  |  Beckmanns …

Deutschland – China: Aus der Kooperation in die Abhängigkeit? – China-Tag Ruhr Niederrhein  |  4. Dez. 2025, 10–15 Uhr  |  Beckmanns Hof, RUB

Einladung zur Mitgliederversammlung am Dienstag, den 2. Dezember 2025 um 18 Uhr im IN-EAST, Raum LE 736
Die Teilnahme ist auch per Videoschaltung …

Einladung zur Mitgliederversammlung am Dienstag, den 2. Dezember 2025 um 18 Uhr im IN-EAST, Raum LE 736
Die Teilnahme ist auch per Videoschaltung möglich. Bitte meldet Euch unter alfredo.ude@gmail.com an. Ihr erhaltet dann vor der Sitzung die Zugangsdaten per E-Mail. Hier findet ihr die Tagesordnung:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/alumni/alfredo/einladung_mitgliederversammlung_2025-11.pdf

Es wäre schön, möglichst viele von Euch begrüßen zu dürfen. Nach der Mitgliederversammlung planen wir, in den Finkenkrug zu gehen.

Herzliche Grüße

Dirk Petzold, Helmut Demes, Yasmin Taleghani

China in the World – Geoeconomics, Geopolitics, and Social Tension  |  Wed, November 26, 2025, 9.30–14.30 h  |  UDE, Duisburg Campus
Building …

China in the World – Geoeconomics, Geopolitics, and Social Tension  |  Wed, November 26, 2025, 9.30–14.30 h  |  UDE, Duisburg Campus
Building LN–NETZ, Room 2.42, Carl-Benz-Straße 199, 47057 Duisburg. Attendance is free of charge.
Registration required until Nov. 23, 2025: info@cnetrnr.de

Website of C-NET RNR:
https://www.cnetrnr.de/2025/11/14/china-in-the-world-geoeconomics-geopolitics-and-social-tension/

Book Talk: Youngah Guahk – Host: Axel Klein (IN-EAST)  |  Tue, Nov. 25, 2025, 5 pm CET  |  Online via Zoom
Sustainable Development …

Book Talk: Youngah Guahk – Host: Axel Klein (IN-EAST)  |  Tue, Nov. 25, 2025, 5 pm CET  |  Online via Zoom
Sustainable Development and Local Government in South Korea. The Politics of Eco-City Transition. London: Routledge, 2025, by Youngah Guahk (Luiss University, Rome).

Mehr Informationen:
https://www.area-ruhr.de/202510091205131751/

Beyond Control and Subversion: Ways of Being Online in China  |  Thu, November 20, 2025, 16–18 h  |  Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 …

Beyond Control and Subversion: Ways of Being Online in China  |  Thu, November 20, 2025, 16–18 h  |  Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg
Jessica Imbach is Junior Professor at the Department of Sinology/Contemporary China at University of Freiburg

Download of the Poster:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/vortrag_imbach_2025_plakat.pdf