China China’s complex ‘multiculturalism’ with ethnic and religious tensions October 19, 2018 2 Written by Daouda Cissé. In order to propel their propaganda agenda, Chinese officials often wrongly portray China as being a country with a monolithic society…
China China’s Ethnic Minority Language Film August 26, 2016 0 Written by Kwai-Cheung Lo. The emphasis on common linguistic expression in the films of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been intimately tied to…
Internet Ethnicity and the Chinese Internet: Escape from Reality? May 19, 2016 1 Written by James Leibold. Has the Internet changed what it means to be Chinese in the twenty-first century? It has certainly opened up new possibilities…
China Precious Little Space for Uyghur or Tibetan Grievances. March 21, 2016 0 Written by Elliot Sperling. It’s already been many years since anyone seriously asserted that continuing political liberalization would be the certain result of economic growth…
China The Current Status of Ethnic Policy in China March 17, 2016 0 Written by Wenshan Jia. This post discusses China’s Ethnic Policy since the 18th Party Congress. Analysis of literature on evolving theoretical and policy discourses on…
China What Explains the Rise of Ethnic Minority Tensions in China? March 11, 2016 0 Written by Reza Hasmath. Ethnic minority tensions have been on the rise in mainland China. In mid-September 2015, a knife-wielding attack in Aksu, Xinjiang Uyghur…
China Learning Party-speak: What the New Textbook for Dislocated Minority Students Tells us about China March 8, 2016 0 Written by James Leibold and Timothy A. Grose. Over the last thirty years, China has been engaged in a poorly understood experiment in multicultural education. Since…
China Multilingualism, Discourse and Identity in China June 12, 2015 3 Written by Linda Tsung. China is one of the most multilingual countries in the world. The government of the People’s Republic of China promotes the…
Culture and Society Xinjiang Dreams: Worrying about ethnicity November 6, 2013 1 Written by David Tobin. The ethnically targeted violence of July 2009 in Ürümchi overshadowed the lead-up to the 60th anniversary of the founding of the…
Elections The Inescapable Draw of Communalism in the Malaysian Elections April 28, 2013 0 Written by Joseph Chinyong Liow. Ethnic identity and communal interests have always been a defining feature of Malaysian politics. This is perhaps most profoundly illustrated in…
