Chinas blühende Welten – Das Konzept des Shengshi Zhongguo (盛世中国) im Spannungsfeld zwischen Staat und Gesellschaft ab 1949 (Arbeitstitel)

Betreuer: Prof. Dr. Klaus Mühlhahn

Das Konzept Shengshi Zhongguo (盛世中国), zu Deutsch "Blühendes China", bezieht sich auf eine neue Stufe des Wohlstandes sowie internationalen Einflusses und ist ein weitverbreiteter komplexer Begriff, mit dem China sich historisch und global zu positionieren sucht. Ursprünglich im ...

China’s role in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s counterterrorism efforts

Eva Seiwert, Betreuerin: Prof. Dr. Elena Meyer-Clement

In recent years the issue of terrorism has become increasingly conspicuous in domestic and international politics. Due to the transnational nature of the threat, regional institutions have become an important pillar of states’ political strategies to counter terrorism. In fact, a major aim of ...

Environmental street protest in China: Resources, framing process, and political opportunity of contentious collective action in an authoritarian country

Xinyi Lin, Betreuerin: Prof. Dr. Genia Kostka

China has experienced a wave of large environmental protests against anticipated and actual environmental risks since the middle of the 2000s. The protestors have adopted various forms of protest to tackle environmental problems including petition, boycotts, occupations, and street protests. In ...

Images of Tibet in Chinese Popular Culture (Arbeitstitel)

Betreuer: Prof. Dr. Klaus Mühlhahn

Tibet appears in Chinese popular culture in numerous shapes: as the location of events in novels and movies, as the site of news or as a travel destination, as a culture informing the happenings of fictional stories and documentaries. Whether on the screen, in print, or on posters, the province ...

Political Campaigns in the People's Republic of China - Origins, Meaning, and Effects (Arbeitstitel)

Campaigns are an ordinary part of almost everybody’s political lives. They belong to the common instruments of a society’s toolbox for transformation and change. They aim for attraction and for support of a certain goal. If such support is achieved, it provides the actors behind the campaign ...