The first two Travelling Conferences will be held at Osaka City University, Nov. 18–19, and at University of Ulsan, Nov. …
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The first two Travelling Conferences will be held at Osaka City University, Nov. 18–19, and at University of Ulsan, Nov. 21–22, 2019
Participants of the IN-EAST are Katharina Borgmann and Markus Taube.

More information:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/school/travelling_conferences.php weniger

(Eds.): China's Quest for Innovation. Institutions and Ecosystems. Routledge: London 2020.
After more than three years …
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(Eds.): China's Quest for Innovation. Institutions and Ecosystems. Routledge: London 2020.
After more than three years work, this book finally is published (as E-book), and will be printed out in three weeks. More information:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781351019743

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organized by IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies / Giulia Romano  |  Tue/Wed, October 29/30, 2019, 9.30 h  |  SG 183, …
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organized by IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies / Giulia Romano  |  Tue/Wed, October 29/30, 2019, 9.30 h  |  SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg
Download of the program:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/program_brazil-china_2019.pdf
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The Initial Workshop Travelling Conferences took place at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies, October 22, 2019
Travelling …
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The Initial Workshop Travelling Conferences took place at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies, October 22, 2019
Travelling Conferences (TCs) are a format designed to promote and foster international exchange about specific current issues. More specifically, given the significant interest in questions of current urban transformation and comparable challenges in many metropolitan regions around the world (e.g. post-industrial transformation, demographic change, urban strategies of climate change mitigation and adaptation, waterfront development) as well as an interest in the ways in which policies, strategies, blueprints for such transformations are exchanged globally (e.g. research on policy diffusion, policy mobility, travelling concepts), this series of TCs aims to combine a theoretical and conceptual approach along with an empirical section on selected current policies. To accomplish this goal, a number of presentations will be given at each conference, supplemented by panel and round-table discussions.

The thematically and structurally similar events will take place in Osaka, Ulsan, Essen and Cincinnati between October 2019 and September 2020. Representatives of the Ruhr region, the University Alliance Ruhr in Germany, which organize the conference series, will be travelling to all five locations accompanied by members from institutions in the partner regions.
In order to prepare the first conferences, German participants convened for an initial meeting at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies on October 22, 2019.

Participants:
Dr. Katharina Borgmann, Helmut Demes, Prof. Dr. Florian Freitag, Dr. Letizia Imbres, Prof. Dr. Markus Taube, Alexander von Schweinitz, Prof. Dr. Thorsten Wiechmann

Download (pdf) of the Initial Workshop leaflet:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/leaflet_tc_duisburg.pdf weniger

What Do Japanese People Want from Their Constitution?  |  Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 10–12 am  |  Room SG 183, …
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What Do Japanese People Want from Their Constitution?  |  Wednesday, April 24, 2019, 10–12 am  |  Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41 (Campus Duisburg)
Debates over constitutional revision in Japan have picked up steam since 2012, when the Liberal Democratic Party returned to power. PM Abe has declared constitutional amendment to be one of his top priorities, but it is not clear whether the public shares his commitment. Newspaper surveys have produced inconsistent results, suggesting the need for a more rigorous analysis of public opinion. Among other things, Prof. Mori McElwain (University of Tokyo) discusses the results of two survey experiments conducted in 2017 and 2018 suggesting that amendment proposals are significantly less popular when described as coming from the LDP. weniger

Digital Media that Woke New Protesters up: A case of anti-nuclear movements after the Fukushima Accident  |  Tue, March …
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Digital Media that Woke New Protesters up: A case of anti-nuclear movements after the Fukushima Accident  |  Tue, March 26, 2019, 14 h  |  Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg
Digital media such as Twitter and Facebook are connecting so-far disconnected people and activating their political participation (Bennet and Segerberg 2011). Connecting this discussion, this paper aims to explain how the spread of digital media contributed to the anti-nuclear demonstration in Japan after the Fukushima accident.

Although the sudden upsurge of the demonstrations after the Fukushima accident is widely reported (Chiavacci & Obinger 2018; Brown 2018; Oguma 2016), the exact mechanism how this upsurge came about was still not answered. Given the fact that Japan had suffered from the prolonged “ice-age of the social movements” (Pekkanen 2006), it is crucial to examine (1) who the new-comers to demonstrations are and (2) how these new-comers are activated. Based on the online survey conducted at the end of the year 2017 to around eighty thousand people living in greater Tokyo area, this paper answers to these questions.

According to our survey, we can classify 37 % of the demonstrators as “new-comers”, as they have no prior experience to the participation in a demonstration in general before the accident. As compared to those who had prior experiences to the demonstrations or “veterans”, the new-comers are less leftist and more culturally liberal. The new-comers showed a favorable attitude toward social movements even before the accident. But they did not actively participate in it, because most of them did not belong to political or citizen groups. Our survey shows that new-comers are more dependent on digital media than “veterans”. Accordingly, we conclude that digital media contributed to widening the participants of the demonstrators after the accident.

Dr. Keiichi Satoh is Postdoctoral research fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and guest researcher at University of Konstanz. In March 2019 he is Hiroshi Kitamura Fellow at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies in Duisburg. His current research themes include social movements after the Fukushima accidents, climate change, digital transformation and social networks. His books and articles include Anti-nuclear Social Movements after Fukushima Accident (co-editor with Takashi Machimura, 2016), Participation to the Post 3.11 Protest: Focusing on Anti-Nuclear and Anti-Anpo Social Movements, in: Research on Social Sciences, University of Tokushima 32: 1–84, 2018, with other co-authors), in Japanese. weniger

The IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies is pleased to announce that Dr. Keiichi Satoh will visit the IN-EAST School of Advanced …
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The IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies is pleased to announce that Dr. Keiichi Satoh will visit the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies as Hiroshi Kitamura Fellow, March 25–30, 2019
Keiichi Satoh is Postdoctoral research fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and guest researcher at University of Konstanz. His current research themes include social movements after the Fukushima accidents, climate change, digital transformation and social networks. His books and articles include Anti-nuclear Social Movements after Fukushima Accident (co-editor with Takashi Machimura, 2016), Participation to the Post 3.11 Protest: Focusing on Anti-Nuclear and Anti-Anpo Social Movements, in: Research on Social Sciences, University of Tokushima 32: 1–84, 2018, with other co-authors), in Japanese (online: https://researchmap.jp/mua88o4yb-2242507/#_2242507). weniger

Urban Innovations and the Tokyo 2020 Games. IN-EAST School Workshop  |  Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 10–17 h  |  SG 183, …
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Urban Innovations and the Tokyo 2020 Games. IN-EAST School Workshop  |  Wed, Feb 27, 2019, 10–17 h  |  SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg
The IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies of the University of Duisburg-Essen is inviting submissions for participants of a workshop on various perspectives dealing with the urban aspects of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games (see below) in Duisburg on the 27th of February, 2019. Travel costs for speakers from within Europe will be covered. Abstracts (max 400 words) together with a short (max 200 words) biographic note should be sent to deirdre.sneep@uni-due.de by the 4th of February, 2019. For more information and inquiries, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

‘City of Tomorrow’: Urban Innovations and the Tokyo 2020 Games

The 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games will be the second Olympic Summer Games Japan. Already having become a widely discussed topic by in public and political discourse because of several large issues concerning the budget, the (location of) new facilities, and plagiarism concerning the Olympic logo, Tokyo is struggling to upkeep its image towards the outside. At the moment, the city is in the midst of its preparations, constructing 'physical legacies' to leave for future generations and in an effort to impress the rest of the world. In particular, the 2020 Games are characterized by an emphasis on the Paralympics (perhaps even more than the Olympics), and the promise of making the city ‘barrier free’, not only for those with a physical handicap, but also for the growing elderly population. Strongly focusing on showcasing technological prowess and excellence through urban innovations, the Games are advertised as 'the most innovative in history', and Tokyo as ‘city of tomorrow’. These claims, part of an antithetical message of transcending politics while clearly being used as marketing strategies, are remarkable in the case of the 2020 Games as the emphasis is on Tokyo as a city as innovative and livable. While in fact, Japan, and Tokyo as pars pro toto, is confronted with an ever-growing aging demographic (Coulmas 2007), the troublesome aftermath of the 2011 triple disaster (Gill, Steger and Slater 2013), and an economy still struggling to overcome past crises. In how far the city will manage to re-brand and improve itself in the upcoming year and a half, is debatable. This workshop aims to promote discussion on the urban aspect of the 2020 Olympic Games, analyzing the spatial aspects of the preparations from various socio-cultural perspectives and situating the event not only in Japanese history, but also in relation to the current power dynamics of global cities.
 
PROGRAM

10.00  Deirdre SNEEP: Opening Remarks
10.30  Miyo ARAMATA, Meiji University, Tokyo: Construction of the Main Stadium for the Second Tokyo Olympics: Implications and Issues
11.00  Coffee Break

Session 1  2020 Legacies I – Socio-cultural implications of the 2020 Olympic Games

11.30  Erez GOLANI SOLOMON, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem (in cooperation with Christian DIMMER): Is it too Early to Speak about Zaha Hadid’s Ghost?
12.00  Heide IMAI, Hosei University, Tokyo (co-authored with Zdenka HAVLOVA, University of Tokyo): The Transformation of Tokyo’s Fish Market’s Identity: Tsukiji, Toyosu and Tokyo 2020
12.30  Christoph SCHIMKOWSKY, University of Sheffield: Regulatory Challenges and Innovations: ‘Manner Posters’, Public Transport, and Tokyo 2020
13.00  Lunch

Session 2  2020 Legacies II – Socio-cultural implications of the 2020 Paralympic Games

14.00  Deirdre SNEEP, University of Duisburg-Essen: “A Global Landmark for Young People”: the Elderly and the Making of a Barrier Free Tokyo 2020
14.30  Sam GEIJER, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences: Insights in the Impacts of the Paralympic Games: How Its Legacies are Influencing a Country’s Politics and Urban Development
15.00  Anoma VAN DER VEERE, Leiden University: The Local Effects of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: Discursive Separation and Pragmatic Considerations in Spreading Sports for Persons with a Disability in Japan
15.30  Coffee Break
16.00–17.00  Final Discussion

Student participation is welcome!
Registration is necessary by February 21, 2019:
birgit.geith@uni-due.de

pdf-download of the Program:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/program_city_of_tomorrow_2019.pdf

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Professor Miyo Aramata will visit the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies as Hiroshi Kitamura Fellow from February 23 until …
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Professor Miyo Aramata will visit the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies as Hiroshi Kitamura Fellow from February 23 until February 28, 2019
She will participate at the workshop City of Tomorrow on February 27 as a presenter with her lecture Construction of the Main Stadium for the Second Tokyo Olympics: Implications and Issues.

Miyo ARAMATA is Professor of Geography at Meiji University, Tokyo. Her research focuses on the critical analysis of urban planning, with particular attention to Paris, and Casablanca as a former French colonial city. Recently she organized a research group of mega-events and contributed to it in a comparative study between Tokyo and Paris, which will hold the Olympics in 2020 and 2024. She wrote a book on the conservation policy of the Marais district of Paris in Mythology of Paris and Urban Landscape (2011, Japanese, Akashi-shoten), contributed a chapter on the Goutte d’Or district of Paris in Social Integration and Exclusion of Migrants (2009, Japanese, Tokyo University Press), and university textbooks on human geography. weniger

Evaluating the Car License Auction Formats of Shanghai, Guangzhou and Singapore: Theory and Experimental Evidence  |  Thu, …
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Evaluating the Car License Auction Formats of Shanghai, Guangzhou and Singapore: Theory and Experimental Evidence  |  Thu, Feb. 14, 2019, 14 h  |  Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg
The IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies is pleased to announce that Dr. Lijia Tan, Research Fellow at the IN-EAST School, is going to give a guest lecture to which we cordially invite all interested scientists and students.

Abstract
Auctions are used to implement a quota system of car ownership in Singapore and in many fast growing cities of China. Three such cities where influential auction formats have been developed for allocating car licenses are the Asian metropolises of Singapore, Shanghai and Guangzhou, with other cities following suit. In this paper, we examine these auction formats theoretically and experimentally. We introduce reaction time as an important non-economic factor to model bidding behaviors in car license auctions. At the theoretical level, reaction time causes inefficient allocations in the Shanghai auction but not in the Singapore or Guangzhou auctions. The experimental results are consistent with our theoretical prediction that late bids prevail in all of these auction formats, but only lead to inefficient allocations in the Shanghai auction. Additionally, we scored the subjects' reaction time in the Shanghai treatment by conducting a number comparison task and we found a positive correlation between winning probability and the score for reaction time.

Bio
Lijia Tan is a postdoctoral researcher at Eindhoven University of Technology. She received a Ph.D. in Economics from Xiamen University in China, where she stayed seven years and earned M.A. degree in Finance.
Her research interests are Experimental Economics, Behavioral Operation Management, and Game Theory. Her main research focus is the relationship between buyer and seller in procurement, including prosocial behaviour and negotiation protocol which could contribute to the efficiency of a supply chain; Auctioneer’s systematic bias in optimal auction mechanism; Laboratorial investigation for the efficiency of the practical auction formats. Her works have been published in Management Science and Pacific Economic Review. weniger

Shuanping Dai: Hermes or Hephaistos: Arthurian technological progress and the future of mobile payment  |  Wed, Jan 30, …
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Shuanping Dai: Hermes or Hephaistos: Arthurian technological progress and the future of mobile payment  |  Wed, Jan 30, 2019, 4–5.30 pm  |  Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg

Shuanping Dai is Junior Professor at Mercator School of Management and Institute of East Asian Studies - Chair: Institutional Economics – Chinese Economic Studies

Contact: Kerstin Lukner
kerstin.lukner@area-ruhr.de
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Immigrant Japan – Mobility and Belonging in an Ethno-nationalist Society  |  Tue, January 29, 2019, 6 pm  |  Room …
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Immigrant Japan – Mobility and Belonging in an Ethno-nationalist Society  |  Tue, January 29, 2019, 6 pm  |  Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg
Abstract
It is hard to imagine Japan, a society with a strong national cultural identity and a myth of racial homogeneity, as an immigrant society. Although at around 2.5 million and about 2 % of the total population, the presence of immigrants is not comparable to that in most other industrial countries, immigrants have nonetheless penetrated every aspect of economic and social life in this island country and are taking part in shaping its future. Based on many years of field research among immigrants from different national backgrounds living in Japan, this presentation examines how immigrants make home, build communities, and understand their existence in a country with distinct patterns of social organization and powerful ethno-national cultural narratives.

Gracia Liu-Farrer is Professor at Waseda University, Tokyo. Co-organized by IN-EAST, Käte Hamburger Kolleg (KHK) and Interdisziplinäres Zentrum für Integrations- und Migrationsforschung (InZentIM) weniger

Projektmanager/in (administrative Koordination und Begleitung; Entgeltgruppe 11 TV-L) für die IN-EAST School of Advanced …
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Projektmanager/in (administrative Koordination und Begleitung; Entgeltgruppe 11 TV-L) für die IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies. Bewerbung bis 31.12.2018

Wir sind eine der jüngsten Universitäten Deutschlands und denken in Möglichkeiten statt in Grenzen. Mitten in der Ruhrmetropole entwickeln wir an 11 Fakultäten Ideen mit Zukunft. Wir sind stark in Forschung und Lehre, leben Vielfalt, fördern Potenziale und engagieren uns für eine Bildungsgerechtigkeit, die diesen Namen verdient.

Ausschreibung 833/18

Die Universität Duisburg-Essen sucht am Campus Duisburg am IN-EAST für die IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies on Innovation in East Asia eine/n

Projektmanagerin / Projektmanager

(administrative Koordination und Begleitung)

(Entgeltgruppe 11 TV-L)

Ihre Aufgabenschwerpunkte:

Der/die Stelleninhaber/In übernimmt als Projektmanager/In die administrative Koordination und Begleitung eines Verbundforschungsprojektes des BMBF (IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies).
Im Einzelnen umfasst die Koordination und Bearbeitung folgende Aufgaben, für die umfassende Kenntnisse erforderlich sind:

Administrative Betreuung der IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies:

• Verhandlungen mit Mittelgebern und Zuwendungsberechtigten über Verwaltungsmodalitäten sowie Mittelbewirtschaftung des Verbundvorhabens
• Planung und Organisation von Personalmaßnahmen sowie Infrastrukturmaßnahmen
• Prozess- und Informationsmanagement (Sitzungsorganisation)
• Öffentlichkeitsarbeit und Unterstützung bei der Berichterstattung
• Planung von Dienstreisen und administrative Betreuung der Feldforschung
• Abwicklung interner Verwaltungsvorgänge (inkl. Abwicklung und Abrechnung von Beschaffungsvorgängen)

Bearbeitung des Drittmittelprojektes:

• Annahme der Drittmittel
• Prüfung von Unterlagen und Beratung bei der vorbereitenden Gestaltung
• Bewirtschaftung der Drittmittel
• Mittelanforderung
• Erstellen/Prüfung der Verwendungsnachweise
• Prüfung und Erteilung von Spendenbescheinigungen
• Schriftverkehr
• Projektabrechnungen
• Sollstellungen, Haushaltsüberwachung, Rechnungswesen
• Pflege der Projektdaten in SAP und in internen Datenbanken

Kurs- und Veranstaltungsorganisation und -management inkl. der Betreuung von externen Wissenschaftlern und Partnern, Pflege von internationalen Partnerschaften für die School

Unterstützung in der Programmentwicklung und Qualitätskontrolle sowie Unterstützung in der Vorbereitung von Forschungsanträgen

Ihr Profil:

• Fachhochschul- oder Bachelorabschluss oder vergleichbarer fachlicher Abschluss bzw. einschlägige Berufserfahrung in der Koordination internationaler Programme oder im Projektmanagement von Drittmittelprojekten
• Kenntnisse der Strukturen von Universitäten, Forschungseinrichtungen oder des öffentlichen Dienstes sind von Vorteil
• Sehr gute Englischkenntnisse in Wort und Schrift
• Zuverlässigkeit, Flexibilität, Kontaktfreudigkeit, Teamfähigkeit und interkulturelle Kompetenz
• strukturierte Arbeitsweise, Management- und Organisationsstärke
• Routinierter Umgang mit MS-Office und anderer Standardsoftware sowie Internet und Terminverwaltung
• Erfahrung im Umgang mit SAP-Software erwünscht

Besetzungszeitpunkt: zum 1.2.2019

Vertragsdauer: befristet bis 31.12.2019 (Ende Projektlaufzeit)

Arbeitszeit: 100 Prozent einer Vollzeitstelle (die Stelle kann auch auf Wunsch geteilt werden)

Bewerbungsfrist: bis zum 31.12.2018

Die Universität Duisburg-Essen verfolgt das Ziel, die Vielfalt ihrer Mitglieder zu fördern (s. http://www.uni-due.de/diversity ). Sie strebt die Erhöhung des Anteils der Frauen am wissenschaftlichen Personal an und fordert deshalb einschlägig qualifizierte Frauen nachdrücklich auf, sich zu bewerben. Frauen werden nach Maßgabe des Landesgleichstellungsgesetzes bei gleicher Qualifikation bevorzugt berücksichtigt.
Bewerbungen geeigneter Schwerbehinderter und Gleichgestellter i.S. des § 2 Abs. 3 SGB IX sind erwünscht.

Ihre vollständige Bewerbung richten Sie bitte schriftlich unter Angabe der Kennziffer 833/18 an den Kanzler der Universität Duisburg-Essen, Campus Duisburg, Dezernat 4, Sachgebiet 4.2, z.H. Frau Eilers, 47048 Duisburg.
Reichen Sie bitte die Bewerbungsunterlagen nur in Kopie ein. Bitte beachten Sie, dass Bewerbungen auf elektronischem Weg nicht angenommen und Bewerbungsunterlagen nicht zurückgeschickt werden. Schnellhefter oder Bewerbungsmappen sind daher nicht erforderlich. Wenn es nicht zu einer Einstellung kommt, werden die Bewerbungsunterlagen in regelmäßigen Abständen auf datenschutzrechtlich unbedenklichem Wege vernichtet.
Weitere Informationen zur Stelle erhalten Sie bei Herrn Helmut Demes (Telefon: 0203/37-94191, E-Mail: helmut.demes@uni-due.de ) und zum Bewerbungsverfahren im Personalsachgebiet bei Frau Eilers (Telefon 0203/37-91359, E-Mail: claudia.eilers@uni-due.de ).

Informationen über die Fakultät und die ausschreibende Stelle finden Sie unter:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east
https://www.uni-due.de

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Wissenschaftliche/r Mitarbeiter/in an Universitäten (Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L) für die IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies. Bewerbung bis 7.12.2018

Wir sind eine der jüngsten Universitäten Deutschlands und denken in Möglichkeiten statt in Grenzen. Mitten in der Ruhrmetropole entwickeln wir an 11 Fakultäten Ideen mit Zukunft. Wir sind stark in Forschung und Lehre, leben Vielfalt, fördern Potenziale und engagieren uns für eine Bildungsgerechtigkeit, die diesen Namen verdient.
  

Stellenausschreibung 829/18

Die Universität Duisburg-Essen sucht am Campus Duisburg im Bereich der IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies on Innovation in East Asia eine/n

wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin /
wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiter

an Universitäten (Entgeltgruppe 13 TV-L)

Ihre Aufgabenschwerpunkte:

• Mitwirkung am Forschungsprojekt „IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies on Innovation in East Asia“
• Selbständige Forschung zu den Themen der IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies in Kooperation mit den anderen Mitgliedern der Forschungsgruppen der IN-EAST School
• Mitarbeit bei der Organisation und Realisation der travelling conferences zu den Forschungsthemen der IN-EAST School
• Im Rahmen der Tätigkeit wird Gelegenheit zur wissenschaftlichen Weiterqualifikation geboten

Ihr Profil:

• Promotion im Bereich der Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Innovationsmanagement, Soziologie, Politikwissenschaften, Geisteswissenschaften, Stadtplanung und -entwicklung sowie den Ingenieurwissenschaften
• Interesse und Erfahrung in der Forschung zu Ostasien
• Hervorragende Englischkenntnisse, gute Kenntnisse im Deutschen und einer ostasiatischen Sprache erwünscht
• Fähigkeit zum disziplinübergreifenden Diskurs

Besetzungszeitpunkt: 2.1.2019

Vertragsdauer: bis zum 31.12.2019 (Ende Projektlaufzeit)

Arbeitszeit: 100 Prozent einer Vollzeitstelle

Bewerbungsfrist: bis zum 7.12.2018

Die Universität Duisburg-Essen verfolgt das Ziel, die Vielfalt ihrer Mitglieder zu fördern (s. http://www.uni-due.de/diversity ). Sie strebt die Erhöhung des Anteils der Frauen am wissenschaftlichen Personal an und fordert deshalb einschlägig qualifizierte Frauen nachdrücklich auf, sich zu bewerben. Frauen werden nach Maßgabe des Landesgleichstellungsgesetzes bei gleicher Qualifikation bevorzugt berücksichtigt.
Bewerbungen geeigneter Schwerbehinderter und Gleichgestellter i.S. des § 2 Abs. 3 SGB IX sind erwünscht.

Bewerbungen mit den üblichen Unterlagen richten Sie bitte unter Angabe der Kennziffer 829-18 an Herrn Helmut Demes, Universität Duisburg-Essen, IN-EAST, 47048 Duisburg,
Telefon 0203 37-94191, E-Mail: helmut.demes@uni-due.de

Informationen über die Fakultät und die ausschreibende Stelle finden Sie unter:
https://www.uni-due.de

pdf download of the English version:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/aus_829-18_wiss_mit_in-east__eilers__engl.pdf weniger

in Tokyo and beyond – Workshop of the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies  |  Wed/Thu, November 7–8, 2018, 13.15 h …
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in Tokyo and beyond – Workshop of the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies  |  Wed/Thu, November 7–8, 2018, 13.15 h |  Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg, SG 183
The metropolitan area of Tokyo is still the Japanese seismograph of new social developments in the public sphere, even after nearly two decades of decentralization reforms. Due to the rapid urban and social developments, the metropolitan society offers an ideal forum for social innovations.
With presenters from sociology, political science and cultural studies, the workshop offers various insights of social and urban innovations in the form of new social movements, democratic innovations, and recent urban developments and their effects on the local community.

PROGRAMME

Wed, November 7, 2018
Session I: New Social Movements and Innovative Political Participation

13.15   Welcome and Introduction

13:30   Keiichi Satoh: “New Protest Cycle” Backed by the New Organizational Alliance? – Making Sense of the Frequent Large-Scale Demonstrations after the 3/11

14:15   Anna Wiemann: The Network Coalition E-shift – A New Form of Social Movement Organization?

15:30   Kei Takata: What’s so New about the ‘New New Social Movements’ in Japan?

16:15   Momoyo Hüstebeck: Invited Spaces – Deliberative Innovations in Comparison to Social Movements as Claimed Spaces

17:00   General Discussion / Conclusion

Thu, November 8, 2018
Session II: Social Effects of Urban Innovations

9:15   Introduction

9:30   Takashi Machimura: Tokyo’s Flexible but Uncontrollable City Regions as Innovative Base: Its Past Development and Future Challenges

10:30   Christian Tagsold: The Tokyo Olympics 2020: A Small-Scale but Functional Vision for the Mega-City?

11:15   Deirdre Sneep: “A Global Landmark for Young People” – Urban Innovations and Urban Aging in Light of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

12:45   Wrap Up and Final Conclusion

Download of the Programme with Abstracts and Bios:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/programm_social_processes.pdf

Contact: Momoyo Hüstebeck
momoyo.huestebeck@uni-due.de
Participation is free. Please register by
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CrossAreaStudies – Wie lokal können Regionalstudien sein? Konferenz von IN-EAST, CrossArea e.V. und BMBF  |  1. und …
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CrossAreaStudies – Wie lokal können Regionalstudien sein? Konferenz von IN-EAST, CrossArea e.V. und BMBF  |  1. und 2. November 2018  |  Duisburg
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Professor Takashi Machimura will visit the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies as Hiroshi Kitamura Fellow from October 29 …
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Professor Takashi Machimura will visit the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies as Hiroshi Kitamura Fellow from October 29 until November 9, 2018
He will participate at the workshop Social processes and effects of innovations in Tokyo and beyond on November 8–9 as a presenter with his lecture Tokyo’s Flexible but Uncontrollable City Regions as Innovative Base: Its Past Development and Future Challenges.

Takashi Machimura is Professor of Sociology at Hitotsubashi University, Graduate School of Social Sciences in Tokyo. His current research themes include global city, urban social movement, mega-projects and mega-events, and development history in post-war Japan. His works appear in International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, and several books in English. His books include Anti-nuclear Social Movements after Fukushima Accident (co-editor with Keiichi Sato, 2016), Structure and Mentality in Developmentalism: Dam Construction in Post-war Japan (2011), and What is Civic-initiative Society? Conflicting Public Sphere in the Decision-Making Process of Aichi EXPO 2005 (co-editor, 2005), in Japanese. weniger

Lijia Tan will visit the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies as Hiroshi Kitamura Fellow on October 23–26 and on November …
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Lijia Tan will visit the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies as Hiroshi Kitamura Fellow on October 23–26 and on November 19–23, 2018
Lijia Tan is Postdoc at Eindhoven University of Technology. Her research interests are Experimental Economics, Behavioral Operation Management, and Game Theory. Lijia Tan will collaborate with the researchers of the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies on the project Trust in Open Innovation. weniger

Travelling Ideas and Concepts in Urban Development: Limits of Transfers and Local Contexts  |  October 8, 2018  |  IN-EAST …
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Travelling Ideas and Concepts in Urban Development: Limits of Transfers and Local Contexts  |  October 8, 2018  |  IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg
PROGRAM

 9.00   Welcome and Introduction
 9.15   Food for Thoughts Session 1
Policy Mobility and the Notion of “Scripts”: Narratives, Media and Figures as Success Factors in the Global Diffusion of Blueprints for Urban Development (The Case of the Garden City Movement) – Jens M. Gurr & Barbara Buchenau
Translatology of Space: The Woonerf in Poland – Borrowing or Transfer? – Przemys?aw A. Paluszek
10.45   Coffee Break
The 'Singapore-ETH Centre' – A Challenging Knowledge Exchange Loop between Zurich and Singapore – Conrad H. Philipp
Local Context and Global Concepts: Sustainable Urban Development Strategies in the Case of China, India, and Singapore – Katharina M. Borgmann
12.15   Discussion
12.45   Lunch Break
14.00   Food for Thoughts Session 2
N.a. – Shiqiao Li
The “Low-Carbon Community (LCC)” under Different Context: A comparison between Germany and China – Lijie Gao
Establishing Regional Profiles for Megacity Regions in China – A Multi-Level Governance Perspective – Martin de Jong
15.30   Coffee Break
15.45   Roundtable Discussion
17.00   Closing Remarks

pdf-download of the program booklet with CVs and abstracts:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/programm_travelling_ideas_2018.pdf weniger

Shiqiao Li will visit the IN-EAST and the IN-EAST School as Hiroshi Kitamura Fellow on Oct. 6–13, 2018 and will give a …
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Shiqiao Li will visit the IN-EAST and the IN-EAST School as Hiroshi Kitamura Fellow on Oct. 6–13, 2018 and will give a talk on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018
Li Shiqiao, PhD is Weedon Professor in Asian Architecture and Architecture + Architectural History and Chair of Architectural History at the University of Virginia’s School of Architecture. His research is focused on understanding Chinese architecture with its culture and intellectual frameworks. He studied architecture at Tsinghua University in Beijing and obtained his PhD from AA School of Architecture and Birkbeck College, University of London. Li practiced architecture in London and Hong Kong, and initiated design proposals which were published and exhibited in journals and international exhibitions.

Prof. Li Shiqiao seeks for spatial understanding with deep cultural frameworks through studies of Chinese cities, as well as how these cultural frameworks are fundamentally structured by distinctive features stemming from the linguistic constructs of Indo-European and Sinitic languages. All these come together to formulate new theoretical grounds for design.

His books include Understanding the Chinese City (Sage, 2014), Kowloon Cultural District (MCCM Creations, 2014), Architecture and Modern Thought (China WaterPower Press, 2009) and Power and Virtue: Architecture and Intellectual Change in England 1660–1730 (Routledge, 2007).

Lectures by Shiqiao Li:
Oct. 8, 2018:
Talk at the Workshop Travelling ideas and concepts in urban development: limits of transfers and local contexts at Campus Duisburg,
Oct. 9, 2018:
Impuls Talk and invited guest critic at the ARUS Doctoral Colloquium, Campus Essen,
Oct. 10, 2018:
Guest lecture at the Graduate Research Group Scripts for Post-industrial Urban Futures: American Models, Transatlantic Interventions, Campus Essen.

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Prof. Yu Keping is going to visit the IN-EAST from September 30 to October 7, 2018. He will give a talk on Friday, October …
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Prof. Yu Keping is going to visit the IN-EAST from September 30 to October 7, 2018. He will give a talk on Friday, October 5, 14–16 h, Room SG 183
Prof. Yu Keping (Director of the Center for Chinese Government Innovations at Peking University, Director of the Institute of Political Development at Tsinghua University and Director of the China Center for Global Governance and Development (CCGGD)) is a frequent visitor at IN-EAST and Mercator Fellow of the DFG Research Training Group Risk and East Asia. His fields of expertise include political philosophy, comparative politics, globalization, civil society, governance and politics in China. Among his many books are Governance and Rule of Law in China (ed., Brill 2012) and Democracy Is a Good Thing (Brookings 2010).
During his stay he will supervise PhD students, conduct collaborative research, and investigate possibilities for further collaboration.

He will give a talk entitled "Challenges and Priorities for China’s Two Hundred Years’ Goals" on Friday, October 5, 14–16 h, in Room SG 183 (Geibelstr. 41)
Abstract:
There have been so many great changes in Chinese political, economic and social life since President Xi Jinping has become the top leader of China. Everything that changes is referred to as the “New Normal” or the “New Era”. Nevertheless, there are some things unchanged behind the changed, at least, for instance, the fundamental goals for China’s development in the long term. That is to have constructed a Xiaokang Society by 2020, to have made China a modernized country by 2050 and to then realize the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Mr. Xi Jinping refers to them as the “Two Hundred Years’ Goals” and the “Chinese Dream”. However, in order to reach the “Two Hundred Years’ Goals” China faces great challenges, and even risks. The presentation will explain and analyze the main challenges faced by China. Meanwhile, the speaker tries to summarize and evaluate the policy priorities to meet these challenges taken on by the Chinese government. weniger

Momoyo Hüstebeck has started her new research project on deliberations in the Japanese and German political context
(German …
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Momoyo Hüstebeck has started her new research project on deliberations in the Japanese and German political context
(German title: Innovative Formen demokratischer Beteiligung. Bürgerdeliberation im japanisch-deutschen Vergleich).

The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) funds her position until 2021. weniger

Singapore: Identity, Brand, Power (Tan)  |  Theoretical Evolution and Trend of Sustainable Urban Construction in China …
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Singapore: Identity, Brand, Power (Tan)  |  Theoretical Evolution and Trend of Sustainable Urban Construction in China – From eco-city to eco-civilization (Gao)  |  Tue, June 26, 2018, 14 h  |  Building SG, Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg
The IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies is pleased to announce that Kenneth Paul Tan, Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore’s (NUS), Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, is currently visiting fellow at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies (Hiroshi Kitamura fellow). At a joint event together with Lijie Gao, Institute of Urban Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, both are going to give a guest lecture to which we cordially invite you.

Abstract (Kenneth Tan)
It is useful to think of contemporary Singapore, for all its complexity, as having a dual nature: Singapore is simultaneously a small postcolonial multicultural nation-state and a cosmopolitan global city of the top rank. This duality has produced a dynamic variety of contradictions and tensions, which have made all the more challenging the task of keeping the authoritarian Singapore system stable, durable, and successful. For one thing, the state has had to exert continuous effort to contain, rather than resolve, these contradictions in a pragmatic (that is to say, adaptive and undogmatic) fashion, whilst directing the public narration of a coherent and persuasive story that is acceptably meaningful and even inspiring to Singaporeans and other countries looking for ideas, role models, and partners for development and governance. This balancing act partly involves an internal process of nation building, but it is also achieved through more commercially motivated and outward facing efforts at nation and city branding. Both sets of processes contribute to Singapore’s capacity to influence foreign affairs, if only for national self-preservation. For a small state with resource limitations, this will mainly be through the exercise of soft (persuasive and attractive) power, which – when strategically combined with hard (military and economic) power – gives Singapore what former Harvard Kennedy School dean Joseph Nye (2013) called ‘smart power’. In this lecture, I analyze the increasingly multivocal and contested nature of the Singapore narrative – undergirding its national identity, brand, and soft power – by adopting a critical-analytical approach, inspired by Antonio Gramsci, which is centred on the notion of ideological hegemony.

CV Kenneth Tan
Kenneth Paul Tan is an Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, where he has taught since 2007 and served as its fourth Vice Dean for Academic Affairs from 2013 to 2017. He has published in leading international journals such as Asian Studies Review, Critical Asian Studies, International Political Science Review, and positions: asia critique. His books include Governing Global-City Singapore: Legacies And Futures After Lee Kuan Yew (Routledge, 2017), Cinema and Television in Singapore: Resistance in One Dimension (Brill, 2008), and Renaissance Singapore? Economy, Culture, and Politics (NUS Press, 2007). His forthcoming book is titled Singapore: Identity, Brand, Power (Cambridge University Press).

Abstract (Lijie Gao)
Despite the significant environmental problems resulting from China’s rapid economic development, the country is actively seeking solutions. Since the 1980s, the theory and practice of modern ecology in China have developed rapidly (Ma and Wang, 1984). A relatively complete set of theory, methodologies and plans for the construction of ecological cities guided by the socio-economic-natural complex ecosystem theory has been formed, providing theoretical and practical foundation for ecologically oriented sustainable construction beginning from 1990s. In practical phases, demonstration projects such as the Ecological Cities Construction Demonstration Zones accrediting different level of cities, towns, districts and development zones are effective incentives to facilitate sustainable development at local level, often all translated as eco-cities in China. At the other hand, international cooperation projects with government support, and paired with foreign involvement, with planners, architects after 2000s also flourished. With the new concept of Ecocivilization put forth, political and cultural dimensions of development are addressed. Some regions, such as Karamay, Guiyang, and the Minhang Development Zone, have been leaders in the implementation of the Ecological Civilization development model, and their experience offers valuable lessons for other regions in China as well as for other developing countries. During these theoretical evolution and trend of sustainable urban construction, a series of financial and political support policies supports from home and abroad has generated positive results nationwide, lessons are also learned through the process of these innovative ecological exploration. In this lecture, based on introducing sustainable urban construction trials, I will try to give a picture of their processes, challenges, institutional structures, development modes and approaches.

CV Lijie Gao
Dr. Lijie Gao from the Institute of Urban Environment of the Chinese Academy of Sciences who is currently on a DAAD PostDoc Fellowship at the Institute of City Planning and Urban Design at the University of Duisburg-Essen. Ms Lijie Gao has worked as a postdoctoral researcher with the focus on „Ecological-Sustainable Planning and Assessment” for several years with her main research interests in Sustainability; Low Carbon Development; IndustrialEcology; Urban Ecology. Her projects were awarded with several prestigious grants such as the National Natural Science Foundation China or the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s Strategic Programme Fund (SPF). Her works has been publish in several peer-reviewed journals, monographs and edited volumes.

Download of this announcement as pdf:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/2018-06-26_guest_lecture_kenneth_tan_lijie_gao.pdf weniger

Martin Hemmert ist vom 16.6. bis 15.7.2018 Hiroshi-Kitamura-Fellow an der IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies
Bereits zum …
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Martin Hemmert ist vom 16.6. bis 15.7.2018 Hiroshi-Kitamura-Fellow an der IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies
Bereits zum wiederholten Mal kommt der Wirtschaftswissenschaftler Prof. Dr. Martin Hemmert von der Korea University in Seoul als Fellow an die IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies. Der Experte für Innovationsmanagement stellt seine Expertise den Post-doc Fellows zur Verfügung und berät sie bei der Durchführung ihrer Projekte. weniger

Barbara Buchenau und Jens Martin Gurr sind vom 1.4. bis 30.9.2018 Hiroshi-Kitamura-Fellows an der IN-EAST School of Advanced …
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Barbara Buchenau und Jens Martin Gurr sind vom 1.4. bis 30.9.2018 Hiroshi-Kitamura-Fellows an der IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies
Prof. Dr. Barbara Buchenau und Prof. Dr. Jens Martin Gurr forschen im Sommersemester 2018 (April–September 2018) an der IN-EAST School. Beide Professoren der Fakultät für Geisteswissenschaften der UDE beschäftigen sich mit industriellen Altregionen im Strukturwandel wie dem Ruhrgebiet und dem nordamerikanischen „rust belt“. Jens Gurr ist gleichzeitig Sprecher des Kompetenzfelds Metropolenforschung der Universitätsallianz Ruhr, und Barbara Buchenau Prorektorin für Gesellschaftliche Verantwortung, Diversität & Internationalität. Neben der Beratung der Postdocs der School arbeiten sie theoretisch an den Unterschieden und Gemeinsamkeiten des stärker geisteswissenschaftlich geprägten Konzepts der „Scripts“ und dem stärker sozialwissenschaftlich fundierten Konzepts der „institutional transplants“. Zudem sind sie zusammen mit der IN-EAST School, dem Kompetenzfeld Metropolenforschung und anderen Akteuren an einer Serie von internationalen Konferenzen beteiligt, auf denen die Entwicklungsperspektiven und -strategien industrieller Altregionen in den USA, Deutschland und Asien diskutiert werden sollen. weniger

Prof. Kenneth Paul Andrew Sze-Sian Tan is Hiroshi Kitamura Fellow at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies from June 9 to …
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Prof. Kenneth Paul Andrew Sze-Sian Tan is Hiroshi Kitamura Fellow at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies from June 9 to July 9, 2018
Kenneth Paul TAN is Associate Professor at the National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, where he has taught since 2007. From 2000 to 2007, he taught at the NUS’s University Scholars Programme and Political Science Department. He has written widely on (1) principles of public policy and administration (focusing on meritocracy, pragmatism, and public engagement); (2) liberalization, democracy, and civil society; (3) Asian creative cities and the culture industry (focusing on film, television, popular culture, and theatre); (4) race, gender, and sexuality; (5) spatial justice in Asian cities; (6) nation branding, soft power, and nation building; and (7) politics, society, and culture in Singapore. He has published in leading international journals such as Asian Studies Review, Critical Asian Studies, International Political Science Review, and positions: asia critique. His books include Governing Global-City Singapore: Legacies and Futures after Lee Kuan Yew (Routledge, 2017), Cinema and Television in Singapore: Resistance in One Dimension (Brill, 2008), and Renaissance Singapore? Economy, Culture, and Politics (NUS Press, 2007). His forthcoming book is titled Singapore: Identity, Brand, Power (Cambridge University Press).

Kenneth Tan will collaborate with the researchers of the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies on a project dedicated to the analysis of Singapore’s role as exporter of policies and sustainable urban development models to China. weniger

Im Rahmen eines Aufstockungsantrags an das BMBF wurde die Laufzeit der IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies um 9 Monate bis …
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Im Rahmen eines Aufstockungsantrags an das BMBF wurde die Laufzeit der IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies um 9 Monate bis Ende 2019 verlängert
Für die Aufstockungsphase genehmigte das BMBF Mittel in Höhe von knapp € 250.000. Ziel der Aufstockung ist es, den Transfer der Forschungsergebnisse systematisch zu verstärken. So werden in dieser Zeit in einer Serie internationaler Konferenzen Forschungsergebnisse der IN-EAST School einer breiteren Fachöffentlichkeit vorgestellt und mit ihr diskutiert. Hierfür nutzt das IN-EAST in Kooperation mit dem Kompetenzfeld Metropolenforschung der Universitätsallianz Ruhr sogenannte travelling conferences. Der Fokus wird auf Strukturwandel in alten Industrieregionen liegen. Neben dem Ruhrgebiet werden diese Konferenzen auch in mehreren Ländern Ostasiens sowie im „rust belt“ Nordamerikas organisiert, um einen praxis- und theoriegestützten Erfahrungsaustausch mit Experten vor Ort zu innovativen Konzepten der strukturellen Wandels zu initiieren. weniger

2 Postdocs der IN-EAST School in Förderprogramm für den wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs aufgenommen
Dr. Katharina Borgmann …
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2 Postdocs der IN-EAST School in Förderprogramm für den wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchs aufgenommen
Dr. Katharina Borgmann und Dr. Giulia Romano hatten Erfolg mit ihrer Bewerbung für das Programm zur Förderung des exzellenten wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses an der UDE. Sie konnten die Forschungskommission und das Rektorat der Universität mit ihren Anträgen „The diffusion of ‘self-help’ policies in China: a focus on the ‘yi fang yang lao’ (housing for pension) policy“ (Romano) und „Cityscapes of Tomorrow: Contextualisation Process of Urban Sustainability Concepts“ (Borgmann) überzeugen und erhalten nun eine Anschubförderung der Universität, um ihre Forschungsideen zu eigenständigen Drittmittelanträgen weiterzuentwickeln. Wir gratulieren!

Mit Dr. Timo Heinrich und Dr. Momoyo Hüstebeck, die sich bereits in früheren Ausschreibungsrunden durchgesetzt hatten, wurden damit bereits vier Postdocs der IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies in das Programm zur Förderung des exzellenten wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses aufgenommen. weniger

Mobility in Times of Change – Past, present, Future
IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies at Wissenschaftsforum Mobilität
For …
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Mobility in Times of Change – Past, present, Future
IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies at Wissenschaftsforum Mobilität
For the tenth time Heike Proff, chair of General Business Administration and International Automotive Management and mentor at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies, organizes the Wissenschaftsforum Mobilität. The conference takes place in Duisburg on June 7, 2018.
Once again, the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies is pleased to present research results at this conferences and to contribute to three tracks through it mentors and fellows.
The complete program can be downloaded here: https://www.uni-due.de/iam/wf_allge_info.php weniger

China, the Global Order, and Two Ages of Rising Powers: Comparing and Contrasting the World of 1900 and the World of Today  |  Dec. …
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China, the Global Order, and Two Ages of Rising Powers: Comparing and Contrasting the World of 1900 and the World of Today  |  Dec. 14, 2017, 18.30 h  |  University of Duisburg-Essen, SG Building, Geibelstr. 41, Room SG 183
This 28th Käte Hamburger Lecture in cooperation with the IN-EAST will take place at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies.

Jeffrey Wasserstrom will place China’s resurgence and the way it is altering the international order into historical perspective. Unlike what is often done, the lecture refrain from revisiting the era of the Silk Road or the late Ming or early Qing eras. Instead, Jeffrey Wasserstrom will compare and contrast the situation today with that at the end of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth century when China’s situation was at a low point and the powers on the rise included Japan, Germany, Russia and, above all, the United States.

Jeffrey Wasserstrom is Chancellor’s Professor at the History School of Humanities, University of California, Irvine (UCI).
Discussants: Prof. Flemming Christiansen, Political Sociology of China, IN-EAST; Dr. Yu Jie, Head of China Foresight, London School of Economics and Political Science

Please register by December 10, 2017 at
events@gcr21.uni-due.de


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Strategic Power without Normative Intentions: A New Paradigm in International Relations? The Case of China  |  December …
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Strategic Power without Normative Intentions: A New Paradigm in International Relations? The Case of China  |  December 14–15, 2017, 10 am  |  Geibelstr. 41, Room SG 183
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Brazil Exporting Social Policies: From Local Innovation to a Global Model  |  Mon, Oct. 23, 2017, 15–17 h  |  Room …
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Brazil Exporting Social Policies: From Local Innovation to a Global Model  |  Mon, Oct. 23, 2017, 15–17 h  |  Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Campus Duisburg
Importation of foreign models is part of Brazil’s institution building story, owing to Portuguese colonialism, the presence of European countries, and the dominance of the United States, until the past century. After the transition to democracy and the New Constitution of 1988, the scenario started to change. The country developed important social policy innovations that rose to a national scale when the Workers Party (PT) took office. These innovations started to spread globally, and international organizations such as the World Bank and the United Nations began to recommend Brazilian social policies to developing countries. Examples of the “Brazilian way of social policy-making“ that have been transferred to different countries are Participatory Budgeting (PB), the Family Allowance Program (PBF) and the National School Feeding Program (PNAE). How did Brazil move from importing foreign institutions to becoming Southern countries’ reference on social policies?
The main argument of this article is that Brazil, while building itself as a rising power over the last two decades, developed new patterns of policy transfers that have so far been overlooked by the literature. By analyzing the engagement of the country on international diffusion of social policies, it was possible to identify different mechanisms that facilitate transfers. These involve a quest for international legitimacy, the role of “policy ambassadors“, the joint efforts of different national institutions, the reversal of relations with international organizations, the occupation of international positions in institutions, an policy transfer costs.
This article presents the results of research developed with qualitative methods, that gathered data from fieldwork that included 150 interviews, participant observation in more than 10 countries, and a set of official documents.

Osmany Porto de Oliveira is Professor of International Relations at the Federal University of São Paulo. weniger

IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies at the International Conference on Policy Diffusion and Development Cooperation, 16–19th …
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IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies at the International Conference on Policy Diffusion and Development Cooperation, 16–19th May 2018 – São Paulo, Brazil
The research group of the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies, together with Professor Markus Taube and Professor Tao Liu, will participate in the International Conference on Policy Diffusion and Development Cooperation that will be held in São Paulo (Brazil) in May next year. The group has organised a panel about the role of culture in policy and institutional transfers as drivers of (transnational) innovation processes. Researchers (Master and PhD students included) who wish to get information about the conference and about our panel can look at the following links:
About the conference: https://policydiffusion.com/
For our panel: https://policydiffusion.com/disentangling-the-role-of-culture-in-policy-and-institutional-transfers/
We welcome you to submit your research papers. The call for paper is officially opened. Abstracts are due by 15 November 2017. All applicants will be notified by 15 December 2017. Complete papers are due by 1st April 2018. See: https://policydiffusion.com/submission/
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The IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies invites applications for two postdoc positions starting in October 2017.

Die IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies sucht zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine/n SachbearbeiterIn im Bereich Veranstaltungsmanagement …
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Die IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies sucht zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine/n SachbearbeiterIn im Bereich Veranstaltungsmanagement | Bewerbungsfrist: 13.08.2017
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The IN-EAST School is organizing a workshop on “Policy Process and Knowledge Transfer”. Date: July 28, 2017
This brainstorming …
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The IN-EAST School is organizing a workshop on “Policy Process and Knowledge Transfer”. Date: July 28, 2017
This brainstorming workshop aims at discussing and exploring potential research questions and themes in the realm of ‘transfer studies’ with a focus on the East Asian region. It is meant to be a preparatory step for the organisation of a 2-days workshop on policy, knowledge and institutional transfers in East Asia, which aims at developing an area-based and multidisciplinary contribution to transfer studies, as well as connecting researchers working in this field of studies.

Due to limited places registration is necessary. If you would like to explore these questions and contribute to our future workshop and collaborate with us in its preparation and in development of researches please register at shuanping.dai@uni-due.de by July 15th.

Downloads
- Program: https://imperia.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/workshop_school_2017_07_programm_final.pdf
- Schedule: https://imperia.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/workshop_school_2017_07_schedule_final.pdf
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The 2017 Tianjin Forum has been held under the motto of "Innovation and Cooperation" on July 7–8 in Tianjin. The IN-EAST …
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The 2017 Tianjin Forum has been held under the motto of "Innovation and Cooperation" on July 7–8 in Tianjin. The IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies participated
in the two-day international conference on the latest developments in innovation, new forms of mobility and smart city development with a delegation comprising Professors Shuanping Dai, Dieter Schramm, Markus Taube as well as Postdoc Mira Schüller. Shuanping Dai presented at the conference his latest work on the "Emergence of New Products and Agile Innovation in an Emerging Economy: Evidence from the Low-speed Electric Vehicle Industry in Shandong Province, China". Dieter Schramm gave insights in "Current and Future Trends in Automotive Development with a Special Focus on E-Mobility and Autonomous Driving", while Markus Taube titled his contribution to the discussions "Smarter Industries, Smarter Mobility, Smarter Cities – Reflections on the Dynamics and Hazards of Co-evolution".

Nankai University, Tianjin has in recent years become an important cooperation partner for the Advanced School. The research interests of both partners converge on the study of innovation in new forms of mobility as well as the evolution of smart city structures. weniger

Regional Culture, Entrepreneurial Talent, and Institutional Change: Evidence from private firm allocation in China  |  Mon, …
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Regional Culture, Entrepreneurial Talent, and Institutional Change: Evidence from private firm allocation in China  |  Mon, June 19, 2017, 14.00 h  |  Room SG 183, Geibelstraße 41, 47057 Duisburg
This study explores the long-term stability of regional entrepreneurial cultures over extended periods. We employ provincial panel data from China documenting the regional distribution of entrepreneurial activities during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) and private firm activities in 1992–2012. The estimations confirm a significant association between the regional distribution of historical and current measures of entrepreneurship, supporting: 1) the long-term stability of distinct cultures, even with disruptive political changes; and 2) the adaptability of entrepreneurial activities to changing institutional arrangements and relative payoff structures. These results are robust to numerous alternative explanations, including geography, agglomeration advantages, education, and technology.

Sonja Opper is Gad Rausing Professor of International Economics at the School of Economics and Management at Lund University.
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Markus Taube ist in die Expertengruppe der Deutsch-Chinesischen Plattform Innovation des Bundesministeriums für Bildung …
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Markus Taube ist in die Expertengruppe der Deutsch-Chinesischen Plattform Innovation des Bundesministeriums für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) berufen worden.
Das Gremium berät das Ministerium bei der Gestaltung der Innovationskooperation mit der VR China auf der politischen, infrastrukturellen und anwendungsbezogenen Ebene. Mit der Berufung von Professor Taube in die Expertengruppe wird nicht zuletzt der auf das Thema Innovation fokussierenden Arbeit der IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies eine neue Dimension der Politikberatung erschlossen. weniger

Markus Taube ist von der Economics School der Jilin University, Changchun, VR China, zum Gastprofessor (Mai 2017–Mai 2022) …
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Markus Taube ist von der Economics School der Jilin University, Changchun, VR China, zum Gastprofessor (Mai 2017–Mai 2022) ernannt worden.
Die Ökonomen der Jilin University und der Mercator School of Management sowie das IN-EAST der Universität Duisburg-Essen unterhalten seit Jahren einen engen Austausch im Bereich der Innovationsforschung und der Analyse institutioneller Wandlungsprozesse. In seinem Antrittsvortrag in Changchun fokussierte Professor Taube auf die Möglichkeiten und Limitationen institutioneller Innovationen im Rahmen der "Belt and Road Initiative" – einem Bereich, in dem Changchun und Duisburg in den kommenden Jahren enger zusammen arbeiten wollen. weniger

Die School of Economics der Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, VR China, hat Markus Taube den Titel eines …
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Die School of Economics der Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, VR China, hat Markus Taube den Titel eines Honored Professor (Mai 2017–Mai 2020) verliehen.
Die Mercator School of Management und das Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften der Universität Duisburg-Essen unterhalten seit vielen Jahren enge Beziehungen zur HUST. Mit der Berufung von Markus Taube zum Honored Professor wollen beide Seiten den Austausch nun auf eine neue Ebene der wissenschaftlichen Kooperation heben. weniger

Markus Taube referierte in Mönchengladbach über Probleme der Chinesischen Volkswirtschaft und analysierte Lösungsansätze. …
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Markus Taube referierte in Mönchengladbach über Probleme der Chinesischen Volkswirtschaft und analysierte Lösungsansätze. Angela Wilms-Adrians war für die RP vor Ort.
Hier finden Sie den Artikel online:
http://www.rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/moenchengladbach/experte-china-schwimmt-im-geld-und-ist-auf-der-zukunftssuche-aid-1.6692633

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Asian Business & Management (ABM), published by Springer - Palgrave MacMillan, is an international peer reviewed journal …
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Asian Business & Management (ABM), published by Springer - Palgrave MacMillan, is an international peer reviewed journal and the first business and management journal on Asia to be included...
... in the Social Science Citation Index. Its RG Impact Factor is continuously rising reaching 1.37 in 2015/2016.

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5. Duisburg-Frankfurt Workshop | 08.03.2017, 14:00 Uhr - 18:00 Uhr | Frankfurt a.M. | Goethe Universität, Campus …
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5. Duisburg-Frankfurt Workshop | 08.03.2017, 14:00 Uhr - 18:00 Uhr | Frankfurt a.M. | Goethe Universität, Campus Westend | Raum RuW 4.201. | Please register by March 1
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Cross-Cultural Experiments in the Social Sciences, Economics and Management. Date: March 6 and 7, 2017. Venue: University …
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Cross-Cultural Experiments in the Social Sciences, Economics and Management. Date: March 6 and 7, 2017. Venue: University of Duisburg-Essen, Campus Duisburg.
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Markus Taube has been elected President of the Euro-Asia Management Studies Association (EAMSA). He will head the association …
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Markus Taube has been elected President of the Euro-Asia Management Studies Association (EAMSA). He will head the association for the coming three years ...
... and promote its role as a platform for scholarly exchange on economic and management issues arising in the interaction between Asian and European businesses.

Annual conferences, held alternately in Europe and Asia, bring together researchers and business executives who discuss their research and experiences, exchange ideas, and establish collaborative networks.

About EAMSA
For further information on he Euro-Asia Management Studies Association (EAMSA) see http://www.eamsa.org/. weniger

Workshop at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies  |  Wed, Feb. 16, 2017, 10.00–17.30 h  |  Room SG 183, Geibelstr. …
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Workshop at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies  |  Wed, Feb. 16, 2017, 10.00–17.30 h  |  Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg  |  Please register by Feb. 13
Co-organized by IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies and Confucius Institute Metropolis Ruhr

Program

10:00–10:30   Welcome Speech and Organizations
Markus Taube, University of Duisburg-Essen
Gang Li, Embassy of People’s Republic of China in Germany
Shuanping Dai, University of Duisburg-Essen

10:30–12:00   Session Chair: Werner Pascha, University of Duisburg-Essen
Gunther Schnabl, Leipzig University: China’s Exchange Rate and Financial Repression: The Conflicted Emergence of the Renminbi as an International Currency
Yibing Ding, Jilin University, Changchun: The Trade Structure between China and the OBOR Countries, and its Implication on RMB’s Internationalization

12:00–13:30   Lunch

13:30–15:00   Session Chair: Hanns Günther Hilpert, German Institute for International and Security Affairs
Junjiang Li, Jilin University, Changchun: Internal Challenges to the OBOR: Structural Imbalances and Supply-side Reform
Alessandra Cappelletti, The American University of Rome: Cultural Diplomacy and Communication Strategies Implemented by Chinese state and non-state Actors in the Framework of the Belt and Road Initiative. A theoretical framework

15:00–15:30   Coffee Break

15:30–17:00   Session Chair: Yibing Ding, Jilin University, Changchun
Xiao Li, Jilin University, Changchun: One Belt and One Road and the Reformation of China’s Geopolitical Strategies
Yuan Li, University of Duisburg-Essen: Understanding the Belt and Road Initiative through the linkage between Domestic and International Dynamics

17:00–17:30   Closing Remarks

18:00   Dinner

Download of the complete program:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/program_obor_2017c.pdf

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Workshop at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies  |  Wed, Feb. 15, 2017, 10.00–18.20 h  |  Room SG 183, Geibelstr. …
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Workshop at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies  |  Wed, Feb. 15, 2017, 10.00–18.20 h  |  Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg  |  Please register by Feb. 13
Co-organized by IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies and Confucius Institute Metropolis Ruhr

Program

10:00–10:30   Welcome Speech and Organizations
Markus Taube, University of Duisburg-Essen
Susanne Löhr, Confucius Institute Metropolis Ruhr
Shuanping Dai, University of Duisburg-Essen

10:30–12:40   Session Chair: Andreas Oberheitmann, FOM Hochschule, Essen and RWI – Leibnitz-Institute for Economic Research
Qian Wang, Jilin University, Changchun: The Emission Reduction Performance of Carbon Trade System in China
Qiufeng Sun, Jilin University, Changchun: The Establishment of Macro and Micro-Carbon Finance Supervision System in China
Li Du (Wencheng Wang presents), Jilin University, Changchun: The Establishment of an Integrative Carbon Trade System in China

12:40–14:00   Lunch

14:00–15:30   Session Chair: Paul Scalise, University of Duisburg-Essen
Yuanyuan Zhang, University of Duisburg-Essen: Low-Carbon Indicator System – Sino: Evaluating Low-Carbon City Development Level in China
Youngah Guahk, University of Duisburg-Essen: Sustainable Development and Local Politics: The Transformation of Eco-city in South Korea

15:30–16:00   Coffee Break

16:00–17:30   Session Chair: Qian Wang, Jilin University, Changchun
Paul Scalise, University of Duisburg-Essen: Understanding the Cost of NIMBY in Developing Japan’s Low-Carbon Policies
Mahmood Shubbak, Iciar Dominguez Lacasa, University of Bremen: Technological Capabilities in China: The Case of Photovoltaics Technology

17:30–18:00   Discussion

18:30   Dinner

Download of the complete program:
https://www.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/program_sust_dev_carb_mark_2017c.pdf

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The Effectiveness of the Emission Trading Scheme on Carbon Emissions Reduction. Evidence from China  |  Tue, Feb. 14, …
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The Effectiveness of the Emission Trading Scheme on Carbon Emissions Reduction. Evidence from China  |  Tue, Feb. 14, 2017, 16-18h  |  Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, Duisburg
Qian Wang is Professor in Finance at the School of Economics, and a researcher at the China's Public Sector Economy Research Center, of Jilin University, Changchun. She was a Sino-USA Fulbright Scholar at Harvard University (2012) and visiting professor at University of California, San Diego (2005), Free University Amsterdam (2007), and Ritsumeikan University (2009). Qian Wang has published over 50 papers, 3 monographs and 2 textbooks, and received several research grants from the National Social Science Research Fund and the Ministry of Education of China.

As all research forums the talk is open to the general public.
Contact: Shuanping Dai, shuanping.dai@uni-due.de weniger

Concluding the first funding period of the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies, the conference focused on electromobility …
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Concluding the first funding period of the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies, the conference focused on electromobility and urban systems. February 6–7, 2017, Campus Duisburg.
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Reserve Prices versus Renegotiation in Procurement Auctions: An experimental comparison  |  Tue, Jan. 31, 2017, 14–16 h  |  Room …
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Reserve Prices versus Renegotiation in Procurement Auctions: An experimental comparison  |  Tue, Jan. 31, 2017, 14–16 h  |  Room SG 183, Geibelstr. 41, 47057 Duisburg
Abstract
We provide the first direct experimental comparison of auctioneer behaviour in English auctions with a reserve price and the English auctions with renegotiation, two popular methods of procurement. In our experiment, the auctioneer in these two mechanisms have systematic bias to deviate the theoretical prediction. We find that a transformed probability model ideally indicates where the deviations in the two mechanisms come from. Auctioneer's choose reserve prices consistent with maximization of a utility with transformed conditional probability of executing reserve prices, while they choose take-it-or-leave offers as though they distort Bayesian posterior probabilities of executing offers. To test the robustness of our model, especially, by considering of an alternative behavioural model with anticipated regrets, we then show in a subsequent experiment that the auctioneer's expected benefit is well estimated by transformed probability model rather than the other in an environment in which the distribution of seller's cost is right skewed.

CV
Lijia Tan is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Cologne. She received a Ph.D. in Economics and earned a M.A. degree in Finance from Xiamen University in China, where she stayed seven years. Her research interests include Experimental Economics, Behavioral Operation Management, and Game Theory. Her main research focus is the relationship between buyer and seller in procurement, including prosocial behaviour and negotiation protocols which could contribute to the efficiency of a supply chain; auctioneer’s systematic bias in optimal auction mechanism as well as laboratorial investigation for the efficiency of the practical auction formats. Her works have been published in Management Science and Pacific Economic Review. weniger

Shuanping Dai was rewarded with the Best Emerging Scholar Paper Award at the 3rd Annual World Open Innovation Conference …
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Shuanping Dai was rewarded with the Best Emerging Scholar Paper Award at the 3rd Annual World Open Innovation Conference for a paper co-authored with Guanzhong Yang.
Shuanping Dai, Junior Professor at the IN-EAST School, and Guanzhong Yang, doctoral student at the IN-EAST School, took home the prize for their paper titled "Does Social Inducement Lead to Higher Open Innovation Investment? An Experimental Study".

The paper has been regarded as significant theoretical contribution to open innovation. The reviewers acknowledged the approach as experiments are a rare subject in open innovation research.



Guanzhong Yang, Research Group on "Behavioral Economics and East Asia", and Shuanping Dai, Research Group on "Innovation and the Chinese Economy"

More information
Academic Award World Open Innovation Conference
http://woic.corporateinnovation.berkeley.edu/call-for-papers/awards2016/

IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/school/school_research_groups.php
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Kleine Fächer spielen eine große Rolle in Wissenschaft, Forschung und Gesellschaft. Das veranschaulicht das BMBF in einer …
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Kleine Fächer spielen eine große Rolle in Wissenschaft, Forschung und Gesellschaft. Das veranschaulicht das BMBF in einer neuen Broschüre. Das "Kompetenznetz 'Regieren in China...
... ist eines der ausgewählten Forschungsprojekte, die in diesem Rahmen präsentiert werden.

Die Broschüre mit dem Titel "Kleine Fächer - große Potenziale" stellt die Kompetenzen sogenannter Orchideenfächer dar. Auf Seite 16 der Broschüre werden das "Kompetenznetz 'Regieren in China'" und seine Erfolge exemplarisch vorgestellt. Thomas Heberer, Seniorprofessur für Politik und Gesellschaft Chinas, ist an diesem Projekt beteiligt.

Das BMBF fördert die Weiterentwicklung Kleiner Fächer und der Regionalstudien in verschiedenen Programmen. Die Universität Duisburg-Essen ist neben dem "Kompetenznetz 'Regieren in China'" mit der IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies beteiligt.

Weiterführende Informationen

Broschüre "Kleine Fächer – große Potentiale"
https://www.bmbf.de/pub/Kleine_Faecher_grosse_Potenziale_Broschuere.pdf

"Kompetenznetz 'Regieren in China'"
https://www.uni-due.de/oapol/?page_id=13
http://regiereninchina.uni-wuerzburg.de/

IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/school/school_research_groups.php
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(Studentische-Hilfskraft-Stelle)
at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies.
Application until January 31, 2017

An …
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(Studentische-Hilfskraft-Stelle)
at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies.
Application until January 31, 2017

An der IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies ist ab 1. April 2017 eine

Studentische-Hilfskraft-Stelle

zu den üblichen Konditionen zu besetzen.

Zum Aufgabenbereich gehören:

• Mitarbeit bei der Vorbereitung und Durchführung von Veranstaltungen und Ausstellungen
• Unterstützung bei allgemeiner Büro- und Organisationsarbeit
• Erstellung und Versand von Mailings
• Recherche
• Pflege von Datenbanken
  

Von unserem/r Mitarbeiter/in wünschen wir uns:

• Organisationstalent, Kommunikationsfähigkeit, Belastbarkeit, Flexibilität
• Verlässlichkeit und Verantwortungsbewusstsein
• einen sicheren Umgang mit gängigen Office-Programmen
• sehr gute Deutsch- und/oder Englischkenntnisse
• sehr gute bis gute Studienleistungen
• Spaß daran, in einem hochmotivierten Team zu arbeiten.

Arbeitsumfang: 6 Std. pro Woche, nach Vereinbarung

Bewerbungsschluss: 31.1.2017

Bewerbungen mit den üblichen Unterlagen (Motivationsschreiben, Lebenslauf, relevante Zeugnisse) bitte IN EINER DATEI elektronisch versenden an: maren.mertens@uni-due.de

Anfragen richten Sie bitte an:
Birgit Geith, Projektkoordinatorin IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies, SG 171, Tel.: +49 (0)203 379-5193

The IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies is looking for a

Student Assistant

to the usual conditions, starting April 1, 2017.

Tasks include:

• Participation in preparation and organization of events and exhibitions
• Support for general office and organizational work
• Creation and sending of mailings
• Research
• Maintenance of database

We would like to wish from our staff:

• Organizational talents, communication skills, resilience, flexibility
• Reliability and sense of responsibility
• A secure handling of common Office programs
• Very good knowledge of German and/or English
• Very good course achievements
• Enjoy working in a highly motivated team

Scope of work: 6 hours per week, by appointment

Application deadline: January 31, 2017

Please send applications with the usual documents (letters of motivation, CV, relevant certificates) IN ONE FILE electronically to: maren.mertens@uni-due.de

For enquiries please contact:
Birgit Geith, Project Coordinator IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies, SG 171, Tel.: +49 (0)203 379-5193

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Innovation on Sustainable Mobility Concepts. Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2016, 9:00-11:30. Venue: IN-EAST School, Geibelstr. …
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Innovation on Sustainable Mobility Concepts. Date: Tuesday, November 22, 2016, 9:00-11:30. Venue: IN-EAST School, Geibelstr. 41, Room SG 183.
The IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies is pleased to announce that Wolfgang Niebel, research associate at German Aerospace Center (DLR), is going to visit the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies.

We cordially invite all interested scientists and students.

Abstract
New concepts for sustainable mobility are now emerging almost every month somewhere on the world. Amongst them are all forms of electrification – eMobility, shared and collaborative economy, crowd and open approaches. Most of them are innovative on one or more fields. The talk briefly introduces the context of “sustainability” and “mobility”, before diving into the details of some concepts’ realisations by DLR and others. These projects comprise shared electric vehicles, real-time traffic information, and traffic light optimization in Hefei, Anhui, and Shanghai, as well as in Germany. The support of DLR’s Technology Marketing department is shown exemplarily, not to forget standardization efforts in national and European boards.

CV
Wolfgang Niebel graduated from Dresden University of Technology in 2007 with a diploma in Transportation Engineering. During his university time he did internships in different public transportation companies, and attended lessons at the University of Architecture and Civil Engineering in Sofia (Bulgaria) for one year. He was also a transportation and urban development consultant to and member of the city council of Jena, his home town.
Wolfgang Niebel has been working at DLR since 2008, specializing in evaluation and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). As of 2016 his professional focus turned to innovative public transportation again.

DLR at a glance
DLR is Germany’s national aeronautics and space research centre. Its extensive research and development also comprises the fields of energy, transport, and security. DLR has approximately 8,000 employees at 16 locations in Germany with its HQ in Cologne. The Institute of Transportation Systems is located at the sites Braunschweig and Berlin. About 150 scientists from various fields like engineering, psychology and computer sciences research and develop for automotive and railway systems, public transport, and intermodal traffic management. With this research they make a contribution to increasing safety and efficiency of road and rail bound traffic. weniger

Mobility and the City of the Future. November 17-20, 2016. Annual Conference Vereinigung für sozialwissenschaftliche Japanforschung …
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Mobility and the City of the Future. November 17-20, 2016. Annual Conference Vereinigung für sozialwissenschaftliche Japanforschung e.V. (VSJF) at the University of Duisburg-Essen.
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Lecture Titel: "The Effects of Entrepreneurial Activities on Knowledge Diffusion Efficiency in Regional Innovation Systems …
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Lecture Titel: "The Effects of Entrepreneurial Activities on Knowledge Diffusion Efficiency in Regional Innovation Systems - Ex-ante policy evaluation using the VISIBLE simulation model"
The IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies is pleased to announce that Muhamed Kudic, scientific project leader "Statistical Analysis" and "Interdisciplinary Innovation Research" at Stifterverband, Essen, is going to visit the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies.

The Effects of Entrepreneurial Activities on Knowledge Diffusion Efficiency in Regional Innovation Systems

Ex-ante policy evaluation using the VISIBLE simulation model

Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2016
Time: 14:00 -16:00
Venue: Building SG, Room SG 183
Geibelstraße 41, Duisburg

Abstract
Knowledge diffusion in regional innovation systems is considered as a necessary prerequisite to spur innovation and economic performance of the actors involved. The conditions under which actors exchange knowledge in an efficient way are still not fully understood. In this paper we apply an agent-based simulation approach to answer the following two research questions: first, how can a decision maker ensure that investments in knowledge acquisition and competence development are effective? Second, how do entrepreneurial activities in a regional innovation system affect knowledge diffusion efficiency? Preliminary simulation results show that very specific and one-dimensional knowledge acquisitions strategies can have major drawbacks, especially in the long run. The particular characteristics of knowledge necessitate a well-balanced strategy acknowledging a mix of different knowledge sources to foster innovation and knowledge creation. In this context, our results show the importance of tailored policy measures

While there is considerable experience accumulated in the field of innovation policy in developed economies, much of this is not directly applicable to developing countries due to the nature of the characteristics these countries have. The situation is rendered more complicated because the “developing world” presents very diverse situations in terms of levels of development, culture, institution etc. The lecture tries to discuss the nature of innovation in developing countries and the potential synergistic effects which exist or might emerge among different aspects during the innovation process.

Authors
Muhamed Kudic (University of Bremen)
Matthias Mueller (University of Hohenheim)
Andreas Pyka (University of Hohenheim) weniger

IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies on Innovation in East Asia. 5 postdoc positions (TVL 13/14 for 2 years). Application Deadline: …
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IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies on Innovation in East Asia. 5 postdoc positions (TVL 13/14 for 2 years). Application Deadline: 25.10.2016

525-16
5 Postdoc Positions
(full-time, salary scale E-13/14 TV-L in accordance with experience, research record and complexity of research)

The Institute of East Asian Studies at the University of Duisburg-Essen has established the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies on Innovation in East Asia in 2013 supported by a grant of the German Federal Ministry of Research and Education. For the second funding period (April 2017 – March 2019) we seek 5 postdoctoral researchers - pending on final approval of funding by the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

The School focuses on the processes of innovation in two research groups: New forms of mobility (e-mobility) and urbanization in East Asia. In this context border-crossing institutional transplants and knowledge transfers shall be one point of specific interest.

The School aims to strengthen the application of well-developed theoretical and methodological approaches to research in area studies. It promotes inter-disciplinary discourses. The research groups are supported by a group of experienced professors acting as mentors and international guest researchers.

Applicants with a background in the field of economics, innovation management, sociology, political science, humanities, urban planning/urban development and engineering (preferably with an application to e-mobility) are invited.

The School offers successful applicants a well-established and highly dynamic research environment as well as a research budget. The project duration is two years. Further information about these positions can be found on the website of the IN-EAST http://www.in-east.de). Interested scientists are invited to contact the director of the School for further information (markus.taube@uni-due.de).

Applicants are expected to hold a doctoral degree and to have a strong publication record. We are looking for researchers with a track record in research and a proven interest in East Asia; knowledge of an East Asian language and German is an advantage. Good command of English is a prerequisite.

The University Duisburg-Essen aims at promoting the diversity of its members (see http://www.unidue.de/diversity).

It aims at increasing the share of female faculty members and therefore explicitly encourages women to apply. Women with equal qualifications will, in accordance with state equality legislation, be given priority.

People with disabilities are encouraged to apply (see § 2 Abs. 3 SGB IX).

Applications (incl. CV, list of publications and a research proposal of up to 5 pages, incl. literature are to be submitted in one electronic file to the director of the School Prof. Markus Taube (markus.taube@uni-due.de) by 525-16 (deadline 25.10.2016). In addition a letter of recommendation from a scholar able to assess your research must be sent directly to Prof. Markus Taube, IN-EAST, University Duisburg-Essen, Campus Duisburg, Forsthausweg, 47057 Duisburg.
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Wir sind eine der jüngsten Universitäten Deutschlands und denken in Möglichkeiten statt in Grenzen. Mitten in der Ruhrmetropole entwickeln wir an 11 Fakultäten Ideen mit Zukunft. Wir sind stark in Forschung und Lehre, leben Vielfalt, fördern Potenziale und engagieren uns für eine Bildungsgerechtigkeit, die diesen Namen verdient.

Die Universität Duisburg-Essen sucht am Campus Duisburg an der IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies des Instituts für Ostasienwissenschaften

fünf wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiter/innen (Postdocs)
(Entgeltgruppe 13/14 TV-L je nach Forschungserfahrung und Schwierigkeit des Forschungsvorhabens)

Das Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften der Universität Duisburg-Essen hat 2013, gefördert durch das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung die IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies on Innovation in East Asia gegründet. Vorbehaltlich der endgültigen Genehmigung durch das Ministerium sucht die IN-EAST School Postdocs für die zweite Förderperiode (April 2017 – März 2019).

Die IN-EAST School analysiert Innovationsprozesse in zwei Forschungsgruppen zu neuen Formen der Mobilität (e-mobility) und Urbanisierung in Ostasien. Dabei liegt ein besonderer Fokus auf grenzüberschreitenden Wissens- und Institutionentransfers (institutional transplants). Das Forschungskonzept der School zielt darauf ab, die Verwendung neuer, gut entwickelter theoretischer und methodischer Konzepte aus den verschiedenen Disziplinen in den Regionalstudien zu stärken. Die School arbeitet hierbei stark interdisziplinär. Die Forschungsgruppen werden in ihrer Arbeit durch ein Team erfahrener Professoren und internationaler Gastwissenschaftler unterstützt.

Fachlicher Hintergrund der Bewerber sollte in einer der folgenden Disziplinen liegen: VWL, BWL (v.a. Innovationsmanagement), Soziologie, Politikwissenschaft, Geisteswissenschaften, Stadtplanung und –entwicklung oder Ingenieurwissenschaften (v.a. mit Bezug zur Anwendung von E-Mobilität).

Erfolgreichen Bewerberinnen und Bewerbern bietet die IN-EAST School ein dynamisches und interessantes Forschungsumfeld wie auch ein eigenes Forschungsbudget. Die Projektdauer beträgt 2 Jahre. Weitere Informationen finden sich im Internetauftritt des IN-EAST (http://www.in-east.de). Interessierte Postdocs können sich mit Fragen auch direkt an den Direktor der School wenden.

Von den Bewerberinnen und Bewerbern wird eine spätestens zum Projektbeginn abgeschlossene überdurchschnittliche Promotion erwartet wie auch erste hochrangige Publikationen. Sie sollten bereits über empirische Forschungserfahrung, möglichst in Ostasien, verfügen und in ihren Arbeiten ihr Interesse an Ostasien gezeigt haben. Kenntnisse einer ostasiatischen Sprache und des Deutschen sind sehr erwünscht, exzellente Englischkenntnisse unabdingbar.

Bewerbungen (Lebenslauf, Publikationsliste, Beschreibung des Forschungsvorhabens (bis 5 Seiten einschließlich Literatur) sind in englischer Sprache in einer pdf-Datei an den Direktor der School Prof. Dr. Markus Taube (markus.taube@uni-due.de) zu senden. Zusätzlich ist ein Empfehlungsschreiben einer Wissenschaftlerin oder eines Wissenschaftlers, die oder der wissenschaftliche Arbeit der Bewerberin oder des Bewerbers in den letzten Jahren evaluieren kann, mit getrennter Post direkt an den Direktor der School Prof. Dr. Markus Taube, IN-EAST, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Forsthausweg, 47057 Duisburg, Germany zu senden.

Besetzungszeitpunkt: 1.4.2017
Vertragsdauer: 24 Monate (Projektzeitraum)
Arbeitszeit: 100 Prozent einer Vollzeitstelle
Bewerbungsfrist: 25.10.2016

Die Universität Duisburg- Essen verfolgt das Ziel, die Vielfalt ihrer Mitglieder zu fördern (s. http://www.uni-due.de/diversity)

Sie strebt die Erhöhung des Anteils der Frauen am wissenschaftlichen Personal an und fordert deshalb einschlägig qualifizierte Frauen nachdrücklich auf, sich zu bewerben. Frauen werden nach Maßgabe des Landesgleichstellungsgesetzes bei gleicher Qualifikation bevorzugt berücksichtigt.

Bewerbungen geeigneter Schwerbehinderter und Gleichgestellter i. S. des § 2 Abs. 3 SGB IX sind erwünscht. weniger

How to organize creative working time – An experimental evaluation … – Time: Tue, October 11, 2016, 17 h. Venue: Building …
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How to organize creative working time – An experimental evaluation … – Time: Tue, October 11, 2016, 17 h. Venue: Building SG, Room SG 183, Geibelstraße 41, Duisburg
Title of the Guest Lecture: How to organize creative working time – An experimental evaluation of the impact of schedule autonomy on creative and routine job performance in corporate innovation programs

Abstract
Companies have long used various approaches for organizing employees’ time related to creative and routine tasks as a means to improve their innovative performance. In this paper, we examine how work schedule autonomy affects individuals’ creative and routine performance. We then evaluate noncommissioned time models, which have also come to be known as corporate innovation programs. Results of a laboratory experiment reveal that while average routine performance is strongest in the absence of schedule autonomy, the effect of schedule autonomy on creative performance depends on the subject’s impulsiveness. We find an inverse relationship between schedule autonomy and creative performance among subjects of low impulsiveness, and a positive relationship between schedule autonomy and creative performance among highly impulsive subjects. Whereas highly impulsive individuals seem to enjoy schedule autonomy, non-impulsive individuals seem to dislike it. We discuss implications of these findings for optimal management practice.

CV
Verena Utikal studied Financial and Economic Mathematics at the TU Munich and the Complutense University of Madrid. In 2010 she obtained her doctorate in Behavioral Economics and Finance at the Graduiertenkolleg Quantitative Economics and Finance of the University of Konstanz. Since April 2011 Verena Utikal is Junior Professor for Behavioral Economics at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg. Her research interests lie in the area of behavioral economics and experimental economics. She is focusing on moral problems and social preferences.
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The Image Politics of Nuclear Power: How Japan’s decision-making and regulatory process led to Fukushima. Temple University, …
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The Image Politics of Nuclear Power: How Japan’s decision-making and regulatory process led to Fukushima. Temple University, Japan Campus. August 26, 2016.
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Ferdinand Dudenhöffer ist Mentor der IN-EAST School. Der vom Handelsblatt als „Autopapst“ betitelte Professor an der …
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Ferdinand Dudenhöffer ist Mentor der IN-EAST School. Der vom Handelsblatt als „Autopapst“ betitelte Professor an der UDE hat ein neues Buch zur Zukunft der Automobilindustrie geschrieben.

Die Autobranche betritt eine völlig neue Welt: die von Apple, Google und anderen IT-Unternehmen. Das Auto fährt in Zukunft elektrisch, es wird intelligent und nutzt die Datenströme des Internets.

• Sind die heute großen Autobauer gerüstet, um ihre führende Rolle in Zukunft zu behaupten?
• Wird der Autoindustrie ihr Größenwahn – siehe Abgasskandal – zum Verhängnis?
• Wie sehen die zukunftsweisenden Geschäftsmodelle aus?
• Welche gesellschaftlichen, rechtlichen und ethischen Fragen sind zu klären?

Ferdinand Dudenhöffer zeigt, wie die Automobilwirtschaft die Kurve bekommt und wer die Zukunft der Mobilität für sich entscheidet. Eine Branche bewegt die Gesellschaft, Deutschlands „Autopapst“ (Handelsblatt) hat das Buch dazu geschrieben.

Pressemeldungen und Kommentare

–  Knutschkugel und Sharer – https://www.uni-due.de/~hk0378/publikationen/2016/20160908_LetzebuergerJournal.pdf

–  Die Musik spielt in Asien – https://www.uni-due.de/~hk0378/publikationen/2016/20160908_NDR.pdf

–  Schöne neue Welt – https://www.uni-due.de/~hk0378/publikationen/2016/PM-Uni%20Dudenh%C3%B6ffer_Zeitenwende.pdf

–  Campus informiert – https://www.uni-due.de/~hk0378/publikationen/2016/Campus-PM.pdf

–  Robotertaxis: „China ist wahnsinnig schnell“ – https://www.uni-due.de/~hk0378/publikationen/2016/20160907-Handelszeitung.pdf

–  Autonome E-Mobile dank künstlicher Intelligenz – https://www.uni-due.de/~hk0378/publikationen/2016/20160913_WAZ.pdf

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In July 2016, we had the pleasure of welcoming Professor Zhou. We interviewed him following his visit to Duisburg. He speaks …
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In July 2016, we had the pleasure of welcoming Professor Zhou. We interviewed him following his visit to Duisburg. He speaks about his impression of Germany and his stay at the IN-EAST.
Professor Zhou shares similar research interests in local government behaviours in China with his fellow researchers at our institute.

What is your impression of Germany and your stay in Duisburg?

Although I came to Germany a few times before to attend conferences and workshops, this is the first time that I spent an extended period of time here and got to know her much better. I am impressed by the variety of local cultures and histories across Germany, beautiful sceneries, and well-functioning institutions such as the railroad, public transportation and German beer!

I enjoyed staying in Duisburg. It is quiet, simple, and convenient, and has easy access to forest and nature. It gives me great opportunity to walk around and get to know local environment.

I am most impressed with the IN-EAST. I have met and chatted with several faculty colleagues and graduate students, and have learned a lot from these conversations. I find my colleagues here academically engaging, intellectually interesting, easy to have a conversation, and with broad knowledge about both area studies and discipline-based academic activities, perhaps characteristic of IN-EAST as an interdisciplinary field of research. I am also impressed with many students that I have interacted. Compared with those students I am familiar with (mostly sociology Ph.D. students who study China), whose work is more driven by academic literature, students here work on exciting research topics drawn from their close observations about what is going on in China and they conduct well-grounded fieldwork or plan to do so. In comparison to students who study China in my field in the U.S., I thought students here are more close to the ground and engage in close observations and in-depth fieldwork (or plan to do so).

What is your major field in Sociology and Asian Studies?

My field of research is in the sociology of organizations, social stratification, and comparative sociology, with a special focus on Chinese society. My main research focus in recent years examines the institutional logics of governance in China, Chinese organizations and management, and state-society interactions in this context. I have completed a book manuscript in Chinese that summarized this line of research in the past decade.

What kind of research projects are you currently working on? What might be future fields of your research?

I have two ongoing research projects. The first one is a systematic study of personnel flows in the Chinese bureaucracy in order understand intraorganizational structure and personnel management in the Chinese governments. The second one is a study of the historical origins of the Chinese bureaucracy, focusing on historical practice of personnel recruitment, mobility, and knowledge structure of Chinese bureaucrats. My ultimate interest, though, is to use the historical/comparative lens to better understand the institutional foundations of the Chinese bureaucracy in contemporary China.

As for my future research, I hope to explore the ideological/cultural aspects of Chinese organizations/bureaucracies.

During my stay in IN-EAST, I have been reading Max Weber and related work on German history. Historically, China and Germany/Europe embarked on distinct paths of state building and nation building. My stay in Germany this time leaves me deep impressions and appreciation about the importance of religion in what Germany has become. I am hoping that my future work can take a close look at the Chinese case in a similar light.

More Information
http://www.stanford.edu/~xgzhou/
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/news.php?id=153 weniger

China’s New Way of Integration with the World - The New Silk Road and the Opportunities for the World Economy. September …
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China’s New Way of Integration with the World - The New Silk Road and the Opportunities for the World Economy. September 1st–3rd, 2016 at the University of Duisburg-Essen.

In recent years, China has quickly developed into a new engine for global economic growth and has become a new ascendant power in the international system. In order to uphold its development and growth momentum, the Chinese government has taken bold moves to deepen economic reforms and further integrate the country into the global division of labour. In autumn, 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping successively proposed the initiatives of the “Silk Road Economic Belt” and the “21st Century Maritime Silk Road” that are known as the “One Belt, One Road” Initiative. In 2015, with the release of the “Vision and Actions on Jointly Building ‘One Belt, One Road’”, the creation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and the setting up of the Silk Road Fund, the “One Belt, One Road” Initiative has moved on to the stage of implementation. Furthermore, the EU and Chinese leaders issued joint statements to develop synergies between EU policies, especially the € 315 billion EU Commission Investment Plan (also known as the Juncker Plan), and China’s “One Belt, One Road” Initiative. Given the resources made available for the “One Belt, One Road” Initiative, the latter will undoubtedly have a decisive impact on the structure and future development of global economic interaction. What does the Initiative mean to the development of the involved countries and regions? What does it mean to the international order and relations between China and the world? These are just some of the questions brought forward by politicians, business leaders, and academic researchers worldwide. In search of well-founded answers to the micro and macro issues concerning the economics, finance, and politics of China’s development, and especially the “One Belt, One Road” Initiative, the main theme of the 27th Annual Conference of CEA (UK) and the 8th CEA (Europe) Conference concerns China’s new way of integration with the world whilst exploring the opportunities of the “One Belt, One Road” Initiative for the global economic system.

More Information
http://cea2016.org/
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Justin Yifu Lin, Senior Vice President of the World Bank (2008-2012), gave a public talk at the Lehmbruck Museum in Duisburg …
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Justin Yifu Lin, Senior Vice President of the World Bank (2008-2012), gave a public talk at the Lehmbruck Museum in Duisburg on August 31, 2016.
New Structural Economics: The Third Wave of Development Thinking – Understanding the China Miracle.
Justin Yifu Lin, Beijing University / Senior Vice President of the World Bank (2008-2012)
31. August 2016 | 18 Uhr | Lehmbruck Museum, Friedrich-Wilhelm-Straße 40 in 47051 Duisburg.

Abstract
The speech reviewed the evolution of development thinking and the development performance in developing countries, especially in China, since the end of World War II and proposed the new structural economics (NSE) to replace structuralism and neoliberalism as the third edition of development economics. The NSE highlights that economic development is a process of technological innovation and industrial upgrading, which increases labor productivity, and of improvement and adaption in hard and soft infrastructure, which reduces transaction costs. The NSE argues for a developing country to have an efficient market and an enabling state to facilitate industrial upgrading and structural transformation according to a country’s comparative advantages and to tap into the potential of advantage of backwardness to achieve inclusive and dynamic growth and transformation.

Pressemitteilung der Universität Duisburg-Essen

Öffentlicher Vortrag im Lehmbruck Museum
Das chinesische Wirtschaftswunder

[17.08.2016] Lange hatte China sehr hohe Wachstumsraten, galt als Motor der Weltwirtschaft. Wie dies gelang, erläutert der ehemalige Vizepräsident und Chefökonom der Weltbank: Prof. Justin Yifu Lin kommt am 31. August um 18 Uhr in das Duisburger Lehmbruck Museum; eingeladen haben ihn das Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften (IN-EAST) der Universität Duisburg-Essen (UDE) und das Konfuzius-Institut. Sein Vortrag zur Strukturökonomik und Entwicklung Chinas richtet sich an alle Interessierten.

Unter dem Titel „New Structural Economics: The Third Wave of Development Thinking – Understanding the China Miracle“ schlägt Justin Yifu Lin einen Bogen vom Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs bis heute. Der Direktor des Zentrums für Neue Strukturökonomik und Dekan des Instituts für Süd-Süd-Zusammenarbeit an der Universität Peking erklärt den Weg von Entwicklungsländern, speziell den von China.

Für ihn ist die neue Strukturökonomie (NSE) ein vielversprechender Ansatz, wenn Länder ganz vorn mitmischen wollen: Demnach soll ein Entwicklungsland vor allem jene Industriezweige fördern, die komparative Kostenvorteile in der globalen Arbeitsteilung bieten – verglichen mit den technologischen Geberländern. Bei wachsendem Devisengewinn und einem verbesserten technischen Wissen könne man sich anschließend auf technologieintensive Branchen konzentrieren.

Justin Yifu Lin war von 2008 bis 2012 bei der Weltbank. Zuvor gründete und leitete er an der Universität Peking das China Centre for Economic Research.

Der englische Vortrag ist kostenfrei, um eine Anmeldung unter konfuzius-institut@uni-due.de oder Tel. 0203/3063131 wird gebeten.

Weitere Informationen:
Sarah Reimann, Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften (IN-EAST), Tel. 0203/379-1942, sarah.reimann@uni-due.de

Redaktion: Katrin Koster, Tel. 0203/379-1488
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2010 kam Aleksandra aus Russland für ihr Studium ans IN-EAST in Duisburg. Inzwischen forscht sie hier zur Wirtschaft Chinas. …
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2010 kam Aleksandra aus Russland für ihr Studium ans IN-EAST in Duisburg. Inzwischen forscht sie hier zur Wirtschaft Chinas. Der WDR stellt sie vor.
Der Beitrag in der Lokalzeit Duisburg vom 22.08.2016 kann hier aufgerufen werden:
http://www1.wdr.de/mediathek/av/video-aleksandra-davydova-joggerin-100.html
(Titel: Wir sind: Joggerin)

Hier folgt ein kleines englisches Interview mit Aleksandra Davydova:

I come from Russia, from a city with a difficult name: Kirovo-Tchepetsk. It is situated in the European part of Russia, only about 1200 km away from Moscow, which is very close for our Russian distances. I came to Duisburg in 2010 for the Master in East Asian Studies at IN-EAST. During this Program I spent one semester in Beijing.

After graduating I had a vast knowledge about China and its economy. That‘s why I got interested in the opportunity to continue my research at the Advanced School. Especially because it offered a new perspective to look at China: the innovation angle.

In my research innovation is the driving force behind economic development on the macro level and new products and practices introduced by the companies on the micro level to strengthen their competitive position.



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Start-up Ecosystems in East Asia: How do they differ from the West? Date: Wed, August 17, 2016, 11–12.30 h
Venue: IN-EAST …
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Start-up Ecosystems in East Asia: How do they differ from the West? Date: Wed, August 17, 2016, 11–12.30 h
Venue: IN-EAST School, Geibelstr. 41, Room SG 183
Abstract
We study four major high-tech start-up ecosystems in East Asia: Tokyo, Seoul, Suzhou and Chongqing. Our case studies of these start-up ecosystems reveal that they differ in various important aspects from their Western counterparts. They are located within very large urban agglomerations. Consequently, start-up firms are co-located with many leading domestic and international firms, and research institutions. However, the networks with these partners tend to be relatively weak and segregated. Government support is strong and results in broad financial assistance for start-ups. We also find differences in the growth and internationalization of the four East Asian start-up ecosystems which can be related to features of the national economies they are located in. Overall, our findings suggest that studies of start-up ecosystems need to consider their regional institutional and cultural context, as there are strong differences between Western and East Asian countries. weniger

Accessibility Planning for Transport Terminals: Inclusive Perspectives from India. Date: Wed, July 20, 2016, 10:00h Venue: …
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Accessibility Planning for Transport Terminals: Inclusive Perspectives from India. Date: Wed, July 20, 2016, 10:00h Venue: IN-EAST School, Geibelstr. 41, Room SG 183

The IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies is pleased to announce that Gaurav Raheja, Associate Professor, Department of Architecture & Planning,Joint Faculty, Centre for Excellence in Transportation Systems, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, India is currently visiting the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies.

Abstract
This presentation shall bring to light a perspective on accessibility planning and interventions for people with disabilities in major transit terminals in urban context. It is founded with a larger aim of including diversitiy of mobility perspectives in these transport terminals including infrastructure, information and services. Revisiting and interpreting the concepts of disability and accessibility, it intends to share experiences from live consultancy projects of conducting accessibility audits of Indira Gandhi International Airport (Terminal – 3), New Delhi and New Delhi Railway Station as a key access consultant. The basic philosophy of accessibility as an after thought and the changing meaning of mobility with human and urban perspectives becomes part of the discussions. It shares narratives of on ground realities, with governmental policy frameworks in Indian context as an experience of making urban mobility seamless, accessible and inclusive for all. It is most likely that an extended discussion becomes valid and relevant to a perspective of evaluating urban spaces and transit systems for accessbility planning and human inclusion as a broader subject in ideating smart urban futures.

About
Dr. Gaurav Raheja is an Associate Professor of Architecture at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee with over 10 years of teaching and research experience. His key area of research interest includes accessibility planning, universal design, inclusive systems, human-space studies and visual methods of research. He is a recipient of the Mphasis Universal Design Award in 2010, conferred by NCPEDP, India. He is currently visiting Germany as a DAAD Faculty Exchange Scholar 2016 as Visiting Professor in collaboration with T U Darmstadt, TU Berlin and University of Duisburg-Essen.

He serves as an Expert Member in various national committees in Ministry of Urban Development and Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India. Dr. Raheja is one of the co-authors of the Universal Design India Principles, copyrighted and released in 2011. He is a keyconsultant to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India for developing accessibility plans for some of the prestigious projects including Prime Minister’s Office, New Delhi Airport, New Delhi Railway Station, etc. His doctoral research cited in World Disability Report 2011, published by WHO & World Bank, offers an insight into creation of Enabling Rural Built Environments using Universal Design approach.
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Network Structure and Credit Access: Evidence from China’s Listed Companies. Date: Wednesday, June 29th, 2016, 17:00 – …
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Network Structure and Credit Access: Evidence from China’s Listed Companies. Date: Wednesday, June 29th, 2016, 17:00 – 19:00. Venue: Building SG, Room SG 183.
We cordially invite all interested scientists and students to join us for the guest lecture.

Abstract
This paper studies the relation between firm specific networks of creditors and corporate access to bank loans in China. The empirical analysis builds on network data constructed from bank shareholding information and loan announcements of publicly listed corporations during the period from 2007 to 2012 and covers in total 1915 firm-year observations. The results show that firms with highly constrained banking networks have better access to credit than firms with less constrained networks. This effect is most pronounced in regions where formal financial institutions are weak. These findings suggest that highly constrained lending networks play a significant role in mitigating the problem of information asymmetry and adverse selection in China’s credit market.

CV
Katarzyna Burzynska is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics and Business Economic at Radboud University Nijmegen. She earned her Ph.D. in Economics from Lund University, Sweden. During her Ph.D. studies she was affiliated with the Knut Wicksell Centre for Financial Studies and spent eight months as a visiting scholar at the Institute of Economics at Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Her research focuses on inter-organizational relationships and networks in financial sector. She is also interested in institutional economics and its applications on transition and developing countries, in particular China. She currently participates in the research project focusing on governance in network economies at the Institute for Management Research in Nijmegen.
http://www.ru.nl/nsm/@1016972/kopie-dijk/


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When you spot the latest models of electric cars on the Campus Duisburg, it is most likely Wissenschaftsforum Mobilität …
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When you spot the latest models of electric cars on the Campus Duisburg, it is most likely Wissenschaftsforum Mobilität time.
The annual Scientific Forum for Mobility (Wissenschaftsforum Mobilität), organized by the Chair of General Business Administration and International Automotive Management, took place on June 23, 2016 at the Fraunhofer-inHaus-Zentrum in Duisburg. The event focused on “Mobility and Digital Transformation - Challenges and Future Paths”. Parallel track no. 1 on „Automotive Management” was chaired by Prof. Heike Proff, Mentor at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies. Nicole Schleiffer, E-Mobility team of the Advanced School, presented empirical research on mobility requirements of Generation Y during the first session on management trends in the international automotive industry.


Nicole Schleiffer caught on camera on her way to present her research at Wissenschaftsforum Mobilität

More information Wissenschaftsforum Mobilität:
https://www.uni-due.de/iam/wf8_galery.php

More information E-Mobility group:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/school/school_research_groups/group_6.php
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We invite you to join us for Sonja Opper's talk on "Relational Exchange and Generalized Trust in China". Date: June 23, 2016, …
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We invite you to join us for Sonja Opper's talk on "Relational Exchange and Generalized Trust in China". Date: June 23, 2016, 17h. Venue: IN-EAST School, Geibelstraße 41, Room SG183
Abstract
Where does generalized trust, that is, the inclination to place trust in strangers, come from? Our claim is that in economic action sources of generalized trust may not differ much from the sources of personalized trust. Contrary to a common assumption of a sharp distinction between personalized and generalized trust, we assert a likely spillover effect from relational exchange to a person’s expectations in interacting with an anonymous other. Our research integrates behavioral trust measures elicited by a novel incentivized game with survey data using a random sample of 540 founders of private industrial firms in the Yangzi delta region of China. We show that economic actors with more experience in relational exchange display greater trust in strangers. Likewise, we find robust evidence of a positive association between beliefs in the effectiveness of community business norms and generalized trust.

CV
The research of Sonja Opper focuses on the application of New Institutional Economics on transition and developing countries with a specific focus on China. She is particularly interested in the explanation of patterns of institutional change and the interplay between formal and informal institutions. Her research and teaching interests are New Institutional Economics, Institutional Change, Political Economy of Development, Organization and Management Theory and Entrepreneurship
http://www.sonja-opper.com/#/about
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Markus Taube wünscht sich einen klareren Realitätsbezug in der Berichterstattung über die chinesische Wirtschaft. Er spricht …
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Markus Taube wünscht sich einen klareren Realitätsbezug in der Berichterstattung über die chinesische Wirtschaft. Er spricht über Gefahren und Chancen des Standortes China.
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Strategic Trustworthiness via Non-strategic Third-Party Reward - An Experiment. Date: Wed, June 8, 2016, 10:15h. Venue: IN-EAST …
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Strategic Trustworthiness via Non-strategic Third-Party Reward - An Experiment. Date: Wed, June 8, 2016, 10:15h. Venue: IN-EAST School, Geibelstr. 41, Room SG 183
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We invite you to join us for Miriam Wilhelm's talk on "Publishing Qualitative Research". Date: Mon, June 6, 2016, 10-11:30 …
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We invite you to join us for Miriam Wilhelm's talk on "Publishing Qualitative Research". Date: Mon, June 6, 2016, 10-11:30 h, Venue: IN-EAST School, Geibelstraße 41, Room SG 183.
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Chancen für deutsch-chinesische Kooperationen im Bereich Digitalisierung der Industrie und Intelligente Fertigung. Mo, 30.5.2016 …
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Chancen für deutsch-chinesische Kooperationen im Bereich Digitalisierung der Industrie und Intelligente Fertigung. Mo, 30.5.2016 im Duisburger Rathaus, 15 Uhr.
The Deutsch-Chinesische Wirtschaftsvereinigung e.V. and the twin towns Duisburg and Wuhan organized an event evolving around the topics „Made in China 2025“ and „Industry 4.0“: Chances for German-Chinese Cooperation. A delegation of 25 participants from Wuhan with government representatives as well as participants representing local companies joined the event at the town hall of Duisburg on May 30, 2016. Participants had the chance to explore Wuhan as an industrial site while learning about its program on the regional industry development. Presentations as well as face-to-face interviews allowed for a vivid exchange of ideas.


Mira Schüller attended the event, presented the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies and pointed out links between the School’s research and the industry.

Das IN-EAST und seine School of Advanced Studies beteiligten sich an der Veranstaltung der Deutsch-Chinesischen Wirtschafts-vereinigung e.V. und der Partnerstädte Duisburg und Wuhan zum Thema „Made in China 2025“ und „Industrie 4.0“: Chancen für deutsch-chinesische Kooperationen.

Auf der Veranstaltung wurden die vielfältigen Chancen zwischen Deutschland und China im Bereich Digitalisierung der Industrie und Intelligente Fertigung diskutiert. Teilnehmer hatten die Möglichkeit, einen Überblick über den Wirtschaftsstandort Wuhan und seine konkreten Maßnahmen für die Weiterentwicklung der regionalen Industrie zu erhalten. Zudem gewannen Sie einen Einblick in die benannten staatlichen Strategien und konnten sich mit einer 25-köpfigen Delegation mit Regierungs- und Unternehmensvertretern aus Wuhan intensiv austauschen.

Das Programm und die Namenslisten der Delegation sowie das Anmeldeformular finden Sie hier:
https://www.uni-due.de//imperia/md/content/in-east/MadeinChina2025_Industrie4.0.pdf
Die Veranstaltung wurde ins Deutsche und Chinesische simultan gedolmetscht.

Die Teilnahme ist unentgeltlich, eine Anmeldung ist bis zum 25.5.2016 erforderlich. Die Teilnehmerzahl ist begrenzt. Anmeldungen von Vertretern von Industrieunternehmen werden von der Delegation bevorzugt bestätigt.
Termin: Montag, 30.5.2016 im Duisburger Rathaus,
Beginn: 15 Uhr, Registrierung ab 14.30 Uhr.

Unterstützt wird diese Veranstaltung von: Stadt Duisburg, Gesellschaft für Wirtschaftsförderung Duisburg, Konfuzius-Institut Metropole Ruhr, Niederrheinische IHK, Unternehmerverbands-gruppe e.V., Institut für Ostasienwissenschaften an der Universität Duisburg-Essen und Zhonghua / Deutsch-Chinesische Industrie & Handels e.V. weniger

Wie etabliert man einen Think-Tank? Markus Taube präsentierte BMBF-Forschungsprojekt auf internationaler Jahrestagung in …
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Wie etabliert man einen Think-Tank? Markus Taube präsentierte BMBF-Forschungsprojekt auf internationaler Jahrestagung in China.
(German follows English) Since 2005, the annual Shanghai Forum brings together about 400 international experts and decision makers to discuss recent developments in economy and society. This year the international conference took place on May 28-30, 2016.

Prof. Markus Taube was invited to introduce the Advanced School at a roundtable discussion, organized by the Phoenix International Think Tank, Fudan Development Institute. The sub theme was „Experience Sharing and Path Exploration of Think-tank Construction“. This invitation shows that the Advanced School is perceived as an important
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Die Jahrestagung Shanghai Forum bringt seit 2005 ca. 400 Experten und Entscheidungsträger aus aller Welt zusammen, um über aktuelle Entwicklungen in Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft zu diskutieren. Das Shanghai Forum 2016 fand vom 28.-30. Mai 2016 statt.

Auf der Agenda stand in diesem Jahr unter anderem der Austausch zum Aufbau und Etablierung von Think-Tanks, auch Denkfabriken genannt. Als Direktor des Forschungsprojektes wurde Markus Taube eingeladen, die IN-EAST School auf dem Phoenix Roundtable „Experience Sharing and Path Exploration of Think-tank Construction“ vorzustellen. Dies zeigt, dass die IN-EAST School auch im Ausland bereits als ein bedeutender Think-Tank wahrgenommen wird.

Weiterführende Information
http://www.shanghaiforum.org weniger

Gemeinsame Veranstaltung der Research Group 'Urban Systems in East Asia' und der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung zu …
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Gemeinsame Veranstaltung der Research Group 'Urban Systems in East Asia' und der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung zu "Innovationen in Europa und Ostasien", 16.03., Urania Berlin
Impressionen im Nachgang der Veranstaltung finden Sie hier:
https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in_retrospect.php

Immer größere Teile der Weltbevölkerung verbringen ihr Leben in immer größer werdenden Städten. Es ist keine Selbstverständlichkeit, dass das Alltagsleben in den meisten Städten weitgehend reibungslos abläuft. Nur eine ständige Anpassung an die sich verändernden Umstände lässt die Ballungsräume funktionieren. Welche Rolle spielen bürgerschaftliches Engagement, technologische Innovation oder politische Wahlen dabei, die Stadt immer wieder neu zu gestalten?

Mit einem Fokus auf soziale und kulturelle Faktoren von urbanem Wandel und Innovation will die Veranstaltung Laboratorium Stadt: Innovationen in Europa und Ostasien Impulse setzen, sich mit dem "Wunderwerk Stadt" auseinanderzusetzen. Zu diesem Zweck werden im Rahmen von Expertenvorträgen verschiedene Schlaglichter gesetzt, die aufzeigen sollen, vor welchen sozialen Herausforderungen das System Stadt steht und welche innovativen Ansätze zu ihrer Bewältigung entwickelt werden.

Während die Stadt in Deutschland und ihre einzige echte "Metropole" Berlin im Zentrum stehen, sollen in allen Sektionen explizit Bezüge zu Ostasien aufgezeigt werden. Es geht darum, die in Ostasien oft extremer ausgeprägten Phänomene kulturellen Wandels zu beleuchten. Dort entwickelte Lösungsstrategien oder auch Fehlentwicklungen können in Deutschland zu Inspiration und Reflexion anregen sowie bewusste Abgrenzung oder aber den Wunsch nach Kooperation herbeiführen.

Wir freuen uns auf Ihr Kommen!

Vollständiges Programm
https://imperia.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/2016-03_laboratorium_stadt_programm_160309_lang.pdf

Eine Anmeldung ist noch bis zum 14. März 2016 möglich.
Stefanie Ridder
E-Mail: events@in-east.de
Telefon: 0203 379-1945
Fax: 0203 379-3611

Link Veranstaltungshinweis bpb
http://www.bpb.de/veranstaltungen/format/220695/laboratorium-stadt-innovationen-in-europa-und-ostasien

Pressemeldung UDE
https://www.uni-due.de/de/presse/meldung.php?id=9317

Kontakt für inhaltliche Rückfragen
Dr. Beate Löffler, Research Group Urban Systems in East Asia: beate.loeffler@uni-due.de, IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies der Universität Duisburg-Essen

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A window of opportunities for renewable energies has opened. However, the energy revolution is not ready for prime time yet. …
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A window of opportunities for renewable energies has opened. However, the energy revolution is not ready for prime time yet. Interview with Paul J. Scalise, IN-EAST School, on CNBC.
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The IN-EAST is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. Dr. Ulrike Schaede (UC San Diego) as Visiting Scholar at the …
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The IN-EAST is pleased to announce the appointment of Prof. Dr. Ulrike Schaede (UC San Diego) as Visiting Scholar at the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies (Feb. 16 - March 5, 2016).
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The Midterm Conference of the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies took place on March 2nd & 3rd, 2016.
Event Impressions …
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The Midterm Conference of the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies took place on March 2nd & 3rd, 2016.
Event Impressions can be found here: https://www.uni-due.de/in-east/events/in_retrospect.php
Dates: March 2nd, 2016 and March 3rd, 2016
Venues: NETZ Building and ZBT Building, Campus Duisburg
Addresses: Carl-Benz-Str. 199/201, 47057 Duisburg

The IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies invited all interested visitors to join us for our Midterm Conference, opening with keynote speeches on day one. On the second day, the research work of the young scientists was discussed.

Program: https://imperia.uni-due.de/imperia/md/content/in-east/events/programm_midterm_druck.pdf

Press Release: Link Press Release University of Duisburg-Essen: https://www.uni-due.de/de/presse/meldung.php?id=9294

In the Media: WAZ: Innovationen aus Ostasien. 25.02.2015
http://www.derwesten.de/staedte/duisburg/innovationen-aus-ostasien-aimp-id11596825.html weniger

Institutionen in der Entwicklung Ostasiens
Datum: Dienstag, 1. März 2016, 14–18 Uhr (Einlass 13:30)
Ort: Gebäude …
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Institutionen in der Entwicklung Ostasiens
Datum: Dienstag, 1. März 2016, 14–18 Uhr (Einlass 13:30)
Ort: Gebäude SG | Raum SG 183 | Geibelstr. 41 | 47057 DU
Der Aufstieg der Region Ostasien in der Weltwirtschaft stellt eine doppelte Herausforderung für die Sozialwissenschaften und insbesondere für die Wirtschaftswissenschaft dar: Welche theoretischen Ansätze und Methoden der Ökonomik sind geeignet, die Entwicklungen in der Region zu erfassen und zu erklären, und wie können umgekehrt besondere Facetten der dortigen Prozesse und Strukturen Hinweise auf eine Fortentwicklung wissenschaftlicher Ansätze und Methoden geben?

Seit vielen Jahren greifen drei Lehrstühle mit kongruenten Forschungsansätzen diese Fragen im Rahmen einer Workshopreihe auf: die Professuren für Ostasienwirtschaft Japan/Korea bzw. China an der Universität Duisburg-Essen (Profes. Werner Pascha und Markus Taube) sowie die Professur Institutionen- und Innovationsökonomik, insb. Japan/Ostasien an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt (Prof. Cornelia Storz).

Institutionentheoretische bzw. i.e.S. institutionenökonomische Ansätze werden dabei von den Veranstaltern als besonders fruchtbares Feld gesehen, um Besonderheiten der wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung Ostasiens zu erfassen. Auf mikroökonomischer Basis lassen sich auf der Ebene des individuellen Verhaltens Anhaltspunkte suchen, um insbesondere marktliche Prozesse in den Ländern der Region besser zu verstehen. Ein besonderes Augenmerk wird dabei auch auf Aspekte der organisatorischen und technologischen Innovation gelegt.

Seit dem Jahr 2013 wird dieser Workshop im wechselnden Turnus an den beteiligten Lehrstühlen durchgeführt. Eine inhaltliche Zusammenarbeit gibt es dabei mit dem DFG-Graduiertenkolleg „Risk and East Asia“ und der vom BMBF geförderten IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies an der Universität Duisburg-Essen sowie dem von der Volkswagen-Stiftung im Rahmen der Initiative „Key Issues for Academia and Society" geförderten Forschungsprojekt „Protecting the Weak“ und dem vom BMBF geförderten Forschungsverbundprojekt „Afrikas asiatische Optionen“ (AFRASO) an der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt.

Im Abschluss besteht die Möglichkeit zum gemeinsamen Abendessen im „Finkenkrug“, Sternbuschweg 71, 47057 Duisburg.

Das detaillierte Programm des Workshops sowie die Details zur Anfahrt finden Sie hier: https://goo.gl/EtlarQ

Der Workshop dient der Präsentation und Diskussion laufender Forschungsarbeiten. Theoretische Ansätze und methodische Verfahren werden in verschiedenen Anwendungsbereichen mit ihren Stärken und Schwächen erörtert. Je nach Teilnehmerkreis findet die Veranstaltung auf Deutsch oder Englisch statt. Zu der Veranstaltung sind Externe im Rahmen der räumlichen Möglichkeiten herzlich eingeladen; bei besonderem Interesse werden gerne noch Anmeldungen bis einschließlich 24.02.2016 entgegen genommen.

Kontakt:
Lehrstuhl Ostasienwirtschaft - Japan und Korea
Annemarie Tappert
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Title: "Redefining Urban Innovation for Inclusive Futures"

14.00 - 15.30, The IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies invites you to a get together with tea and coffee after the presentation.
The IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies is pleased to announce that Prof. Gaurav Raheja, Associate Professor at the Department of Architecture & Planning, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee (India), is going to visit the IN-EAST School of Advanced Studies. He will give a presentation to which we cordially invite all interested scientists and students.

Prof. Gaurav Raheja:

Redefining Urban Innovation for Inclusive Futures

Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2016, 14.00–15.30 h
Venue: SG Building, Room SG 183, Geibelstraße 41, 47057 Duisburg

We warmly invite you to a get together or an extended discussion with tea and coffee subsequent to the presentation.

Abstract
Urban inclusion is a fairly complex multi-layered phenomenon engaging diverse forms of knowledge domains. As futures progressively transcend into urban living formats, it needs a constant reorientation to adapt to the dynamically changing urban scenarios. Inclusion and exclusion of human forms in social participation, spatial landscapes, urban mobility and economic activities then becomes an impacting reality. Bringing human centric perspectives in urban living contexts forms the core intent of this talk. Through illustrations and cases of revitalising urban leftover spaces from urban Indian perspectives (of New Delhi), it shall attempt to reflect and redefine (the need for) urban innovation in light of urban age transformations. Embedded in this are the stories of spatial and social transformations addressing human diversity thereby evolving multidimensional viewpoints to interpret urban inclusion.

Bio
Dr. Gaurav Raheja is an Associate Professor of Architecture at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee with over 10 years of teaching and research experience. His key area of research interest includes universal design, inclusive urban systems, human behaviour in space and visual communication. He is a recipient of the Mphasis Universal Design Award in 2010, conferred by NCPEDP, India. He is currently visiting Germany as a DAAD Science Tour Scholar 2016 on the theme City of the Future.

He serves as an Expert Member in various national committees in Ministry of Urban Development and Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India. Dr. Raheja is one of the co-authors of the Universal Design India Principles, copyrighted and released in 2011. He is a key consultant to the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India for developing accessibility plans for some of the prestigious projects including Prime Minister’s Office, New Delhi Airport, New Delhi Railway Station, etc. His doctoral research cited in World Disability Report 2011, published by WHO & World Bank, offers an insight into creation of Enabling Rural Built Environments using Universal Design approach. weniger

Chinese Economic Association (CEA) Annual Conference 2016
Title: China’s New Way of Integration with the World
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Chinese Economic Association (CEA) Annual Conference 2016
Title: China’s New Way of Integration with the World
September 1st–3rd, 2015 at the University of Duisburg-Essen


- For a pdf download of the Call for Papers please click here.
- For more information please visit cea2016.org

Publication
All papers accepted for the conference are eligible for a special issue with the Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies (JCEBS). Papers will be reviewed for JCEBS upon receipt using its normal criteria. Note that the acceptance of a paper to the conference is not a guarantee of publication by JCEBS. Selected conference papers may also have chance to be published in edited books.

Submission
For individual submissions, abstracts should be submitted through the conference website cea2016.org or sent to conference@cea2016.org by January 31st, 2016. The abstract should include (1) the name of the author(s), (2) paper titles and abstract, and (3) E-mail contacts for each paper. You are also encouraged to apply for the organization of dedicated sessions at the conference. Proposals for organized sessions are also due by January 31st, 2016 and should be sent to the same E-mail. The session proposal should describe the organizing theme and potential paper topics to be addressed. The person submitting the session will be considered the session organizer/chair.

About the CEA
The Chinese Economic Association (Europe/UK) is one of the leading organizations in Europe promoting research on China. The main objective of the CEA (Europe/UK) is to promote scholarly exchanges and encourage academic leadership associated with the Chinese economic and business studies in Europe. Its past annual conferences have attracted wide-ranging attention from academic institutions, government organizations, banks and industries, alongside with the media in Europe and China.

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Research and Innovation Policy in an International Context - Impulses from Japan and South Korea

Dr. Gisela Philipsenburg, Head of Division of Innovation Policy Issues, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Date: January 28, 2016, Time: 11.00 - 12.30 Uhr
Venue: SG-Gebäude, Raum SG 183
Geibelstraße 41, 47057 Duisburg

Please register with (stefanie.ridder@uni-due.de) by January 26.

Abstract
When designing research and innovation policy an internationally comparative perspective plays an important role. The exchange with other countries provides an essential foundation for information gathering and allows to discuss common challenges and to learn from each other. The presentation will focus on impulses for German research and innovation policy which have been obtained during a nearly two-week trip to Japan and South Korea in September 2015 through interviews and workshops with representatives from science, business and politics.

Bio
Gisela Philipsenburg studied economics with a focus on East Asian Economic Studies /Japan in Duisburg, Germany and Soka, Japan. Subsequently she worked for one year for the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan before she returned to Duisburg-Essen University to write her dissertation on institutional change in the Japanese innovation system. In 2003 she joined the international department of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and subsequently moved to the strategy department in 2004 where she was engaged in the formulation of the High-Tech Strategy for Germany and the development and implementation of Germany’s Leading-Edge Cluster Competition. In 2008 she changed to the German Federal Chancellery’s Education and Research Division where she was, among others, in charge of the Innovation Dialogue between the Federal Government, business and science.. Since 2013 she is Head of Division of Innovation Policy Issues in the strategy department of BMBF. Main tasks are the German Federal Government’s High-Tech Strategy as well as research and innovation policy advice. weniger

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Sustainability in multi-tier suppy chains: Understanding the "double agency" role of the first-tier supplie

(To be published in the Journal of Operations Management, January 2016, Link: http://authors.elsevier.com/a/1SDi3~0GF0KaJ)

Date: Tuesday, January 26, 2016, 14:00–15:30 h
Venue: Building SG, Room SG 183, Geibelstraße 41, Duisburg

In her recent publication (together with colleagues) Wilhelm investigates supply chains in different institutional settings (i.e. the agricultural industry in Europe, tea production in Kenya, and consumer electronics in China) and analyzes the effect of different institutional pressures for sustainability on the likelihood that suppliers with perform a "doubly agency" role. Double agency implies that suppliers not only comply substantially with their European customer's sustainability requirements in their own operations, but also act as a disseminator for sustainability standards and practices for sub-suppliers.

Abstract
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