China A view from somewhere: An alternative to globalised forms of climate knowledge December 14, 2018 0 By Xi Wang. A few years ago I was the grader in an undergraduate environmental policy course. The question that most students wanted the answer…
Bangladesh From MDGs to SDGs: where next for Bangladesh? September 4, 2018 0 By M Niaz Asadullah and Antonio Savoia Would you say that a country can reach any of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) if affected by…
Elections Local Governance in Nepal: An Overview August 24, 2018 0 Written by Prashant Bhandari Singha Durbar has always been the political and administrative hub for Nepal. Built during the Rana regime, the perimeter of the…
Law and Justice After the 19th: Anti-Corruption, Clean Government and the Rule of Law November 27, 2017 0 Written by Xiaoming Zhong and Jiangnan Zhu. The 19th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) demonstrated President Xi Jinping’s political achievements and firm leadership…
China Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage: China’s National Policies and their Impact August 24, 2017 0 Written by Hwee-San Tan. International concerns for the loss of intangible culture due to the impact of globalization prompted UNESCO’s programme of Masterpieces of the…
China International Sporting Mega-Events in China since the 1980s November 23, 2016 0 Written by Marcus P. Chu. Any international sporting mega-event refers to a games in which numbers of athletes from at least two countries participate. Given that…
China Open Government in China: Bound to Improve, Within Bounds. November 11, 2016 0 Written by Jessica Batke,* Julia Breuer, and Matthias Stepan. From remarks by the Premier to new guidelines for open government, we’ve been hearing a lot…
China Xi vs Deng: Stronger China, Harder Choices. November 3, 2016 0 Written by Jo Inge Bekkevold. Chinese politics is increasingly revolving around China’s new strongman Xi Jinping. Xi is often portrayed as China’s most powerful leader since…
Chinese media The Symbolic Power of Chinese “Internet Buzzwords” June 10, 2015 0 Written by Elaine Yuan. Like other social spaces in contemporary China, the Chinese Internet, with more than 600 million users, is always energetic and eventful.…
China Are Chinese Anti-Corruption Campaigns Still Campaigns? May 29, 2015 0 Written by Ling Li. Campaigns, as an enforcement approach, are the antithesis to routine enforcement. It means that campaigns are first and foremost temporary and periodic,…