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🔔 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs

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Sabrina Habich-Sobiegalla and Roland Zeidler compare state- and nonstate-funded CN students in Germany based on a 2023 survey of 474 respondents

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🔔 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs

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Marcin Jacoby & Piotr Machajek analyze the critical responses to CCP narratives of scientific progress and social harmony in CN visual arts and literary texts

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"When a university's termination decision was informed by concerns about undue interference, this most often constituted a precaution in light of a subjectively anticipated undue interference risk, rather than a reaction to an actual, lived experience of undue interference."

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Harlan et al. call for new approaches to engaging China’s aspiration to become a global environmental leader, while asserting clear expectations and responsibilities.

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🔔 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs

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Rochat challenges depictions of China's economic engagement in Africa as monolithic and centrally-directed with a new typology of Chinese capital

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"Drawing on national survey data collected during the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak in China, we show that Hubei residents and non-state-sector workers were more likely to experience job insecurity and income loss, two crucial risk factors for mental distress. "

"The second pattern emphasises relational gifting, reciprocal care obligations generated via unreciprocated gifting, and social skills that generate emotional energy in bottom-up ways."

"This study identifies two variations of guanxi work processes. [...] The first pattern features a style of guanxi work that stresses the declaration of pseudo-kin or friendship, ritualistic toasting and drinking, and top-down driven emotion work."

Always good to see a new bit of descriptive linguistic work on one of the minoritized languages of Tibet - this time on Easter Minyag.
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🗣️ Join us online on Monday, 01 December 2025, at 11:00 am (CET) to listen to Prof. Matteo Dian and Prof. Silvia Menegazzi unpacking #China's #GSI, #GDI, and #GCI.

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"By involving citizens as both participants in and targets of oversight, the platform attempts to create a system of mutual surveillance where citizens monitor each other and report misconduct, while officials are held accountable for addressing public complaints."

The December issue of #JCCA is out! Many thanks to all the authors and reviewers for their hard work!

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) in Economics or Political Science The GIGA is partner of the University of Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CLICCS) that investigates climate dynamics and climate-related social dynamics, as wel...

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Global IR Series This event series delves into the evolving field of Global International Relations, highlighting research and practices at GIGA and beyond. It examines how IR can move beyond Western-centric framework...

🌐 Global IR Series: Join #GIGA conversation with guests on how #GlobalIR can move beyond Western-centric views. We’ll explore analytical eclecticism, area studies, and inclusive approaches to world politics.

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Jørgen Delman examines how Xu Zhiyong's political activism prompted the party-state to suppress him with specifically designed governance tools.

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New Alliances in the Horn of Africa: Navigating Global and Regional Competition The Horn of Africa is in flux: new alignments, regional rivalries, and global involvement are reshaping prospects for peace and stability. What do these shifts mean for Germany, the EU, and their role...

Who shapes the future of the Horn of #Africa?

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New Alliances in the Horn of Africa: Navigating Global and Regional Competition The Horn of Africa is in flux: new alignments, regional rivalries, and global involvement are reshaping prospects for peace and stability. What do these shifts mean for Germany, the EU, and their role...

How do global and regional powers compete & cooperate in the #HornofAfrica? What role do alliances play in shaping the region’s future?

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The Chinese IR Trio and Good International Citizenship Chinese International Relations (IR) theories have attracted sustained scholarly attention over the past two decades and are recognised as important interlocutors to the global conversation about pluralising our knowledge of world politics. In this essay, I...

I wrote a short piece on #ChineseIR and good international citizenship #GIC. Many thanks to Charalampos Efstathopoulos and Hakan Mehmetcik for their kind invitation & support throughout the entire project.

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The recent study by Tabitha Speelman @tabithaspeelman.bsky.social "Skilled Migrants Wanted? Policy Tensions in the Implementation of Shanghai’s 'New Talent Regime'" gives a good overview of the difficulty of international talent migrating to China

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In case you are in Vancouver this Friday (Sep 26), I will be giving a talk around noon time (12.30-2.30 pm) on knowledge decolonisation and identity politics in Chinese IR at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia/UBC.
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GIGA China Series Discover how China draws on shared histories, emotional resonance, and nostalgia to shape its influence in the Global South. In this talk, Lina Benabdallah explores how Silk Road memories and anti-col...

Join us online on 30 September 2025, 2.00 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. (CET) to hear Lina Benabdallah talk about China's influence in the Global South, moderated by Julia Gurol-Haller. A 45-minute Q&A will follow the talk.

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My new paper, Digital Mourning and Civic Engagement: Emotional Dynamics on China’s Virtual Wailing Wall shows Dr. Li Wenliang’s Weibo wall shifted from talk to grief & remembrance under censorship, regions & diaspora, in Journal of Current Chinese Affairs.

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"[...] this study advances understanding of online engagement by showing a clear temporal shift in the Chinese public's interactions – from initial negative, epidemic-focused discussions to more positive emotions and expressions of gratitude."

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