Labor and (im)mobility in Japan and East and Southeast Asia: Transnational, regional and rural-urban perspectives
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Labor and (im)mobility in Japan and East and Southeast Asia: Transnational, regional and rural-urban perspectives
With great pleasure, we would like to announce the annual VSJF (German Association for Social Science Research on Japan) Conference 2023 from November 3–5, 2023 at JDZB (Japanese-German Center Berlin) in Berlin.

Lifetime full-time employment and the male breadwinner model have been recognized as key characteristics of the Japanese employment system. Nevertheless, demographic change, urbanization, and deregulation in employment have led to adjustments in the employment system, including the integration of women, the elderly, and international and internal migrants. At the same time, gendered forms of regular and irregular employment continue to persist in the Japanese labor market. This phenomenon is not unique to Japan, but can also be observed in other Asian economies, such as South Korea and Taiwan, which are exposed to similar economic, demographic and social changes. Furthermore, travel restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic and economic and social uncertainties have led to career, geographical, and social (im)mobility within and beyond borders.

This conference examines the complex interlinkages of (im)mobility and labor with demographic change, rural decline, the emergence of global cities and (offshore) economic zones, and the subsequent socio-cultural change in East and Southeast Asia. It provides a platform for discussing emerging trends and unexpected developments captured by empirical research on labor and (im)mobility within East and Southeast Asian economies. The conference seeks to disentangle local/municipal, national, and transnational processes of labor and (im)mobility in Japan and the wider region.

For a detailed conference program, please refer to the VSJF website: https://vsjf.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2023_vsjf-final-short-program.pdf

Conference registration with information on the conference fees is expected to open from the end of September. As we encourage the participation of university students, we will provide a full conference fee waiver for up to 10 students. To apply for this fee waiver, please send your student certificate and a motivation letter (1 page) outlining how attendance at the conference furthers your academic training to Ms. Sohee Park (s1447961@stud.uni-frankfurt.de ) by 30th September 2023 (CEST time). The conference organizers reserve the right to select the 10 most qualified applicants.

The conference is co-organized by Ruth Achenbach (Goethe University Frankfurt), Helena Hof (University of Zurich / Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity), Aimi Muranaka (University of Duisburg-Essen), Joohyun Justine Park (Goethe University Frankfurt) and Megha Wadhwa (Free University of Berlin) as a collaboration of the BMBF-funded research project on Qualification and Skill in the Migration Process of Foreign Workers in Asia (QuaMaFA) https://quamafa.de ) in cooperation with JDZB and VSJF.

The conference is partially funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education (BMBF), the German Research Foundation (DFG) and Toshiba International Foundation.

We look forward to welcoming you in Berlin!
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Korea Day 2023: Tag der koreanischen Sprache & Kultur, Bochum, 28. Oktober 2023, 10–17 Uhr (zusammen mit dem LSI)

Vom 9. Oktober 2023 (10 Uhr) bis zum 11. Oktober 2023 (22 Uhr) finden elektronische Wahlen für die studentischen VertreterInnen …
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Vom 9. Oktober 2023 (10 Uhr) bis zum 11. Oktober 2023 (22 Uhr) finden elektronische Wahlen für die studentischen VertreterInnen im Vorstand des IN-EAST statt. Es werden zwei VertreterInnen für ein Jahr gewählt.
Es kandidieren:
– Ida Helene Bohndick
– Selman Aslan
– Rika Charlotte Schmedtje

Wahlberechtigt sind alle Studierenden von Studiengängen mit einem überwiegenden Ostasienfokus (MA CEAS, MA MEAS, BA MOAS). Es können zwei Stimmen abgegeben werden.

Zum ersten Wahltag werden Sie von uns über Ihre universitäre E-Mail-Adresse Ihre Wahlunterlagen mit den Zugangsdaten zum Onlinewahlsystem bekommen. Bitte verwahren Sie die Wahlunterlagen sicher auf und sorgen Sie dafür, dass niemand anderes Ihre Zugangsdaten verwenden kann. Mit Hilfe der Zugangsdaten können Sie sich während des Wahlzeitraums am Onlinewahlsystem anmelden und Ihre Stimme abgeben. Detaillierte Informationen zum Wahlvorgang finden Sie auf der Wahlunterlage.

Das Wahlergebnis wird über die Mailinglisten und die Internetseite des IN-EAST bekanntgegeben.


Anmerkungen: Die elektronische Wahl mit ihren Zugangsdaten kann überall durchgeführt werden, z.B. an Ihrem privaten PC zu Hause oder auch an einem Rechner am Campus, etwa an den PC-Arbeitsplätzen der Universitätsbibliothek in Duisburg. Sollte Ihnen dies zum Wahlzeitraum nicht möglich sein, kontaktieren Sie bitte Nicolas Schillinger (nicolas.schillinger@uni-due.de ). Es besteht generell die Möglichkeit der Briefwahl – diese kann bis zum 25. September 2023 beantragt werden. Briefwahlunterlagen müssen bis zum Ende der Wahl am 11.10.2023 zurückgesendet werden (Eingang). Briefwahlunterlagen können persönlich nach Absprache abgeholt werden. Falls die Wahl durch äußere Umstände nicht elektronisch durchgeführt werden kann, wird sie ggf. in Form einer Briefwahl wiederholt. weniger

Oct. 2–13, 2023, beginning at 9 a.m. (first week), and at 8 or 10 a.m. (second week)
The IN-EAST welcomes a new generation …
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Oct. 2–13, 2023, beginning at 9 a.m. (first week), and at 8 or 10 a.m. (second week)
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.

Download Orientation Weeks Timetable:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/programs_meas_students/ma_orientation_week_2023.pdf

Venues (all Campus Duisburg):
SG U126: Geibelstr. 41
LB, LC, LD, LE, LK: Forsthausweg
BC: Bismarckstr. 90
KI: Bismarckstr. 120

Contact:
Institute of East Asian Studies IN-EAST
Ms. Melanie Kogler
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Sina Hardaker, Peter Dannenberg (Hrsg.): China – Geographien einer Weltmacht. Springer-Verlag 2023, 453 Seiten.
Das …
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Sina Hardaker, Peter Dannenberg (Hrsg.): China – Geographien einer Weltmacht. Springer-Verlag 2023, 453 Seiten.
Das Buch enthält zwei Beiträge von Nele Noesselt und einen Beitrag von Thomas Heberer:

Kapitel Geographien der Macht – Politik und Raumplanung
Nele Noesselt: Verwaltungsstrukturen Chinas, Seite 81–89.
Nele Noesselt: „AI Giants“ und neue Formen politischer Steuerung im 21. Jahrhundert, Seite 107–113.

Kapitel Ein Land, „viele Nationen“? Herausforderungen und Wandel eines Vielvölkerstaates
Thomas Heberer: Portrait eines Vielvölkerstaates, Seite 117–125.
... In: Sina Hardaker, Peter Dannenberg: China – Geographien einer Weltmacht. Springer-Verlag 2023.

Link zur Webseite des Springer-Verlages:
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-662-66560-2 weniger

22.–24. September 2023: Tagung an der Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing
Organisiert von Saskia Hieber und Nele …
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22.–24. September 2023: Tagung an der Akademie für Politische Bildung Tutzing
Organisiert von Saskia Hieber und Nele Noesselt.
Interessierte Teilnehmer sind herzlich eingeladen.
Download des Einladungs-Flyers:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/programm_china_xi_jinping.pdf weniger

2 Artikel zum Hungerstreik von Lee Jae-myung mit Statements von Hannes Mosler
Oppositionsführer im Hungerstreik – Artikel …
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2 Artikel zum Hungerstreik von Lee Jae-myung mit Statements von Hannes Mosler
Oppositionsführer im Hungerstreik – Artikel von Thomas Hahn zum Protestfasten des südkoreanischen Oppositionellen Lee Jae-myung mit Statements von Hannes Mosler, Süddeutsche Zeitung vom 17.9.2023. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/suedkorea-1.6234394

Die Zivilcourage, dem Präsidenten „Nein“ zu sagen – Artikel von Kwak Jeong-su zum Fall von Oberst Park Jung-hoon, dem ehemaligen Leiter des Ermittlungsdienstes des südkoreanischen Marine-Corps mit Statements von Hannes Mosler, Hankyoreh vom 17.9.2023. https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/opinion/column/1108877.html weniger

The Future of Gender Regimes. Special Issue of Women’s Studies International Forum – Webinar on 15 Sep 2023, 15–16.30 …
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The Future of Gender Regimes. Special Issue of Women’s Studies International Forum – Webinar on 15 Sep 2023, 15–16.30 CEST
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Populism in the Liberal Democracies of East Asia: South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan  |  Paper edited by Hannes Mosler
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Populism in the Liberal Democracies of East Asia: South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan  |  Paper edited by Hannes Mosler
Download: https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/news/green_series.php#2023 weniger

Electoral Reforms in Germany and South Korea (in Korean). In: The Hankyoreh’s opinion section, September 11, 2023

Narratives in East Asia and Beyond. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Using Narratives as a Research Method. Washington DC: …
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Narratives in East Asia and Beyond. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Using Narratives as a Research Method. Washington DC: Rowman & Littlefield 2023.
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Sociolinguistics in Japan. In: The Routledge Handbook of Sociolinguistics Around the World, ed. by Martin J. Ball, Rajend …
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Sociolinguistics in Japan. In: The Routledge Handbook of Sociolinguistics Around the World, ed. by Martin J. Ball, Rajend Mesthrie, Chiara Meluzzi. London: Routledge 2023, 2nd Edition, 206–216.
Link to the publisher’s website:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781003198345/routledge-handbook-sociolinguistics-around-world-martin-ball-rajend-mesthrie-chiara-meluzzi?refId=a95a57a7-fd2c-4c18-9b66-0d781fd1df25&context=ubx weniger

The Nord Stream pipe dream: How an outdated Ostpolitik misguided Germany’s foreign policy toward Russia
In: The Korean …
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The Nord Stream pipe dream: How an outdated Ostpolitik misguided Germany’s foreign policy toward Russia
In: The Korean Journal of International Studies 21-2 (August 2023), 239–276.

Link to the Journal’s website:
https://www.kjis.org/journal/view.html?uid=292&&vmd=Full weniger

Ist die europäische Demokratie fit für den Klimawandel? Der Fall der „grünen Taxonomie“. – Essay von Bohyun Kim …
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Ist die europäische Demokratie fit für den Klimawandel? Der Fall der „grünen Taxonomie“. – Essay von Bohyun Kim auf Regierungsforschung.de, 15.8.2023
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Application until August 10, 2023
Postdoctoral Research Position, pay grade E13 TV-L, full time

The University …
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Application until August 10, 2023
Postdoctoral Research Position, pay grade E13 TV-L, full time

The University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) is currently seeking a

Post-doctoral Researcher (m/f/d)

Pay grade 13 TV-L (100%) – Application No. 484-23

at the Duisburg Campus, in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Institute for Sociology and the Institute of East Asian Studies

The Institute of Sociology and the Institute of East Asian Studies at the University of Duisburg-Essen is recruiting a full-time postdoctoral researcher for two years, commencing on October 1, 2023.

The position is part of the research group of Prof. Karen Shire, PhD. Duties include teaching two courses each semester, primarily in the English language MA programs in Modern and Contemporary East Asian Studies on Japan, advising BA and MA students, participating in the mentoring of PhD candidates including in the DFG Research Training Group East Asian Futures, and contributing to the research profile of the institutes through independent and collaborative research and publications on transnational labor and migration, gender regime change and intersectional inequalities, with a focus on East Asia and Japan in comparative perspectives.

Applicants are expected to have completed a very good doctoral degree and to be fluent in English and Japanese. Ability to teach in German language is desired, but not required for this position.

Applicants are asked to submit a CV, which includes a list of courses taught and publications, as well as copies of all degrees received by August 10, 2023 indicating the reference number 484-23 to karen.shire@uni-due.de. A writing sample may also be submitted. While references may be named, it is not required to send references at the application stage. Certificates of completed employment or further training, if available, may also be submitted.

The official information in German about the position can be found here: https://www.uni-due.de/karriere/stelle.php?kennziffer=484-23 (The English text here is an unofficial version of the same in German. Note however one error in the German version: the position is for a post-doc, not for doctoral candidates).

The University of Duisburg-Essen aims to promote diversity among its members (see: https://www.uni-due.de/diversity/ ). The university strives to increase the proportion of women in academic staff and therefore strongly encourages qualified women to apply. According to the North Rhine-Westphalia State Equality Act, women are given preference in cases of equal qualifications. Applications from qualified disabled individuals and those recognized as being equivalent according to § 2 Abs. 3 SGB IX are also welcome.

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