Review of  Odd Arne Westad and Chen Jian: The Great Transformation: China’s Road from Revolution to Reform. New Haven and London: …

Review of  Odd Arne Westad and Chen Jian: The Great Transformation: China’s Road from Revolution to Reform. New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2024, 408 pp., $22.00 e-book.
In: Europe-Asia Studies, 78(8), 1385–1387. https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2026.2717986

A Postcolonial Critique of Mnemonic Eurocentrism – Memories from the Margin  |  Tue, Oct. 27, 2026, 18.15 h CEST  |  College for Social …

A Postcolonial Critique of Mnemonic Eurocentrism – Memories from the Margin  |  Tue, Oct. 27, 2026, 18.15 h CEST  |  College for Social Sciences and Humanities, Essen
Jointly conducted with UDE’s Center for Global Cooperation Research (CGCR)

Panelists:
Jie-Hyun Lim (Sogang University, Seoul)
Eveline Bouwers (UDE)
Patricia Rinck (UDE)
Florian Coulmas (UDE, IN-EAST)
Hannes Mosler (UDE, IN-EAST)

For mor information visit the AREA Ruhr Website
https://www.area-ruhr.de/202610061302222081/

Das IN-EAST feiert seine Studierenden / IN-EAST Celebrates Its Students  |  Di/Tue, 27. October 2026, 18 h, Room LX 1203
Am Dienstag, …

Das IN-EAST feiert seine Studierenden / IN-EAST Celebrates Its Students  |  Di/Tue, 27. October 2026, 18 h, Room LX 1203
Am Dienstag, den 27. Oktober 2026 feierte das Institut mit „Hello, Good-bye & Welcome Back“ seine Studierenden: die neuen Erstsemester, diejenigen, die ihren Abschluss gemacht haben, und alle, die nach ihrem Auslandsjahr in Ostasien wieder zurück an der UDE sind.

On Tuesday, October 27, 2026, the Institute honored its new students, the graduates, and those who have returned after a year in East Asia: “Hello, Good-Bye & Welcome Back”.

When Diplomats Meet: The Diplomatic Corps, Sociability, and China  |  Fri, Oct. 23, 2026, 12–13 h (CEST)  |  Online via Zoom
Astrid …

When Diplomats Meet: The Diplomatic Corps, Sociability, and China  |  Fri, Oct. 23, 2026, 12–13 h (CEST)  |  Online via Zoom
Astrid Schnitzer-Skjønsberg, Oslo, was PhD Student at the International Relations Department, Bilkent University, Ankara, after 20 years of experience in aid effectiveness and South-South cooperation, working with international organizations.

Fourth lecture of the lecture series Global Mobilities Digital Dialogues (III), organized by NTNU Community Team Global Mobility (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) and Prof. Nele Noesselt (Conflict and Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, IN-EAST, University of Duisburg-Essen)

For information on the whole lecture series please refer to:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events_neu/in-east_research_forum (UDE) or
https://www.ntnu.edu/community/global-mobilities/activities (NTNU)

Victimhood Nationalism: Entangled Memories of War and Genocide in Global Easts – on the Eastern-Central Europe and East Asia  |  Fri, Oct. …

Victimhood Nationalism: Entangled Memories of War and Genocide in Global Easts – on the Eastern-Central Europe and East Asia  |  Fri, Oct. 23, 2026, 11.15 h CEST  |  AREA Ruhr, Geibelstr. 41, SG 183
For more information visit the AREA Ruhr website:
https://www.area-ruhr.de/202609291520152061/

Deutschland und China in globalen Umbruchzeiten: Neuorientierung der Beziehungen?  |  Mo/Di, 19./20. Oktober 2026  |  Konfuzius-Institut …

Deutschland und China in globalen Umbruchzeiten: Neuorientierung der Beziehungen?  |  Mo/Di, 19./20. Oktober 2026  |  Konfuzius-Institut an der FU Berlin
Unter der Leitung von
Chen Hongjie (Peking Universität)
Mechthild Leutner (FU Berlin)
Nele Noesselt (Universität Duisburg-Essen)

Konfuzius-Institut an der Freien Universität Berlin
Goßlerstraße 2–4, 14195 Berlin, Raum 203 (großer Hörsaal)

Hybrid-Veranstaltung in Präsenz oder via Zoom

Mehr Informationen auf der Webseite des Konfuzius-Instituts:
https://www.konfuziusinstitut-berlin.de/veranstaltungen/deutschland-und-china-in-globalen-umbruchzeiten-neuorientierung-der-beziehungen/

Download des Workshop-Posters:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/2026-10-19_d_ch_globale_umbruch_poster.pdf

Kingmakers in International Relations and the Contested Future of East Asia  |  Fri, Oct. 16, 2026, 10–12 h CEST  |  Online via Zoom
Richard …

Kingmakers in International Relations and the Contested Future of East Asia  |  Fri, Oct. 16, 2026, 10–12 h CEST  |  Online via Zoom
Richard Cook is Associate Professor at the Faculty of International Relations, Nankai University, Tianjin

More information:
https://east-asian-futures.de/colloquium/

Die Regionalwahlen und die Nachwahlen zur Nationalversammlung in Südkorea vom 3. Juni 2026
[The South Korean local elections and National …

Die Regionalwahlen und die Nachwahlen zur Nationalversammlung in Südkorea vom 3. Juni 2026
[The South Korean local elections and National Assembly by-elections of June 3, 2026]. In: Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen (ZParl) 57(3), 2026, 635–658.

Link zum Artikel: https://doi.org/10.5771/0340-1758-2026-3-635

Shaping power and strategic security framing: China’s Global Security Initiative in Africa, the development–security nexus, and the case …

Shaping power and strategic security framing: China’s Global Security Initiative in Africa, the development–security nexus, and the case of Ethiopia
In: International Political Science Review, 2026 (Online first).

Link to the Article:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01925121261489285

October 12–16, 2026 beginning at 8 a.m. or 10 a.m.
The IN-EAST welcomes a new generation of MA students in the study programs of Contemporary …

October 12–16, 2026 beginning at 8 a.m. or 10 a.m.
The IN-EAST welcomes a new generation of MA students in the study programs of Contemporary East Asian Studies CEAS and Modern East Asian Studies MEAS.

The Orientation Weeks are designed to ensure that all students have a smooth start into their studies and are able to familiarize themselves with the IN-EAST and the university.

October 6, 7 and 9: Individual consultation at the office of Melanie Kogler (MA Coordinator) and Peter Espelage (Assistant Coordination Team), Room LE 706 / LE 705
October 12–16: Orientation Week

Download Orientation Weeks Timetable:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/programs_meas_students/ma_orientation_week_2026.pdf

Einführungsveranstaltung  |  Fr, 9.10.2026, 12–14 Uhr  |  Raum LE 104, Gebäude LE, Forsthausweg, 47057 Duisburg
12.00 Uhr
• …

Einführungsveranstaltung  |  Fr, 9.10.2026, 12–14 Uhr  |  Raum LE 104, Gebäude LE, Forsthausweg, 47057 Duisburg
12.00 Uhr
• Raum LE 104 Allgemeine Orientierungsveranstaltung für alle Erstsemester des BA Moderne Ostasienstudien, mit Prof. Dr. Axel Klein und Michelle Lorenz

13.00 bis 14.00 Uhr Informationsveranstaltungen zu den Sprachen:
• Japanisch: Raum LE 104, Yuka Ando / Dr. Yuko Sugita
• Chinesisch: Raum LE 105, Dr. Duanzhuang Zheng
• Koreanisch: Raum LE 103, Dr. Stefan Knoob

Basis-Workshop China 2026 | Do, 8. Oktober 2026, 08.50–17.30 Uhr | Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Fakultät für Ostasienwissenschaften
Anmeldung …

Basis-Workshop China 2026 | Do, 8. Oktober 2026, 08.50–17.30 Uhr | Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Fakultät für Ostasienwissenschaften
Anmeldung bis 30. September 2026