On the basis of Chinese archival records, this presentation describes and critically assesses – including from a global, comparative perspective – covert postal inspection as conducted by state security organs in Mao Zedong’s China (1949–1976). According to an early classified directive, postal inspection and monitoring was to “pay attention to the imperialist countries as well […]

Organizer: Prof. Dr. Andreas Guder, Department of East Asian Studies, Göttingen und German Director of the Academic Confucius Institute at the Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen Prof. Dr. Erwin Tschirner, Institute for Test Research and Test Development, Leipzig Priv.-Doz. Dr. Olaf Bärenfänger, Institute for Test Research and Test Development, Leipzig If you have any questions please contact Prof. […]

Along with the practice of the Reform and Open Policy in China in the 1980s, more and more Chinese have been much influenced by American way of life. Undeniably, as Michel Gueldry writes, China has imported capitalism but not democracy(2009). But I think that for the ordinary Chinese people to live an American way of […]

Scholars have made great strides to study the important role that Buddhism played in promoting economic, financial, and commercial activities in medieval China. There is, however, one limitation is in need of addressing: almost singular focus on the economic activities carried out within or in connection with the saṃgha, with little attention to the economic […]

In this talk, Professor Xu Guoqi will discuss the shared visions, experiences, journeys, and frustrations Chinese and Americans have had with each other from the mid-19th century to the present. Professor Xu will Continue reading

Das Akademische Konfuzius-Institut Göttingen lädt am 13. Mai 2017 zu seinem 2. Workshop „Fachdidaktik Chinesisch“ ein: 哥廷根大学学术孔子学院诚挚邀请您参加 本年度第二次“汉语作为外语”专题工作坊 Dr. Haiying Zhang (张海英) Beijing Foreign Studies University / Georg-August-Universität Göttingen 北京外国语大学 / 哥廷根大学 „Grundlagen und Didaktik der chinesischen Schrift “ 汉字基础及汉字教学 Continue reading

Zum Vortrag: Chinesisch gehört seit den 1990er Jahren zu den wenigen Sprachen, die als Fremdsprachen ständig an Bedeutung gewonnen haben. Dem wachsenden Bedarf an linguistisch fundierten Konzeptionen für den modernen Chinesischunterricht steht allerdings eine Sinologie gegenüber, die der sprachwissenschaftlichen Forschung bisher nur eine marginale Bedeutung einräumt. Continue reading

In Song times Chinese scholars began collecting exemplary writings on social and political policy as study aids for examination candidates. These compilations included edicts on contrarian political speech by Emperor Han Wendi, and policy documents on equality by statesmen such as Jia Yi, Ouyang Xiu, and Su Shi. Emperor Kangxi had these collections compiled together […]

CeMEAS Lecture:  Maoliang Bu, PhD Associate Professor, School of Business, Nanjing University Abstract: Globalization can be bad or good for the environment of China. On one side, China may suffer from international pollution transfer. While on the other side, globalization may make China better access advanced environmental technology and management. Continue reading

Prof. Ronnie Hsia from the Pennsylvania State University Ritual and Conversion in the Early Modern World: A case Study of Mary, Mazu, and Mariners December 12th, 2016, 6 pm-8 pm KWZ 0.602, Heinrich-Düker-Weg 14, 37073 Göttingen Abstract: Mazu and the Virgin Mary were respectively protectors for Chinese and Portuguese seamen in the early modern world. This lecture […]

The Film Series at the Department of East Asian Studies provides an engaging and flexible study experience, intended to introduce students to a wide scope of East Asian films. Each semester features a specific topic with 6-7 screenings and provides ample opportunity for participants to discover, analyze and argue about film. Our screenings are followed […]

Yuen Yuen Ang, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan Before markets opened in 1978, China was an impoverished planned economy governed by a Maoist bureaucracy. In just three decades it evolved into the world’s second-largest economy and is today guided by highly entrepreneurial bureaucrats. What explains this amazing metamorphosis? Continue reading

Much has been said and written about the rule of law in the People’s Republic of China. As the issue has recently been put on the reformist agenda again, a review is warranted, including a reality check. Also, there is a need to explore, whether new analytical approaches may offer a better understanding about these […]

Göttingen Institute for Social and Cultural Anthropology (GISCA), Centre for Modern Indian Studies (CeMIS) & Centre for Modern East Asian Studies (CeMEAS) Theme With the rapid urbanization across Asia, with new cityscapes, glittering skyscrapers, shopping malls, globalized forms of consumption it is easy to assume that cities are the primary sites for the production of […]