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Civil Society and the State in Democratic East Asia, 2020

This report presents findings from a series of 25 interviews conducted in February 2020 on the re... more This report presents findings from a series of 25 interviews conducted in February 2020 on the recently established strategic partnership with the goal of joint client prospecting and servicing between the Tokyo Office of a global player (GPTO) and a traditional domestic Japanese firm (TDJF). The aim of the interviews was to identify the challenges and risks that may arise due to a variety of cultural differences. Consistent with our hypotheses, we find that, even though the overall strategy is not challenged, GPTO’s perception differs from that of its global and APAC headquarters in terms of market assessment and business opportunities. In addition, potential differences in incentive systems and time horizons employed by GPTO and TDJF may limit the potential of joint marketing and sales efforts. On the operational level, GPTO employees’ greatest concern is the potential impact of the strategic partnership on their working environment.

Die 41ste Ausgabe des Japan Jahrbuchs enthalt Beitrage zu folgenden Themen: Innenpolitik Japans 2... more Die 41ste Ausgabe des Japan Jahrbuchs enthalt Beitrage zu folgenden Themen: Innenpolitik Japans 2017/2018; Rechtspopulismus in Japan: Eine thematische Diskursanalyse japanischer Blogeintrage zur Nippon Ishin no Kai; Zwischen Sicherheitspolitik und Friedensbewegung: Gegenwartige Contentious Politics bezuglich des US-Militarbasisbaus in der Prafektur Okinawa; Grundzuge und Tendenzen der japanischen Ausen- und Sicherheitspolitik 2017/2018: Ein Jahr der strategischenWeichenstellungen?; QUAD und das Indo-Pazifik-Konzept: Versuche, Chinas Hegemoniestreben einzudammen; Der »neue Geist des Kapitalismus« in Japan?; Diversitat und Justizsystem in Japan; Das Ende des »Mythos« des sicheren Japans: Das Sicherheitsgefuhl aus Sicht der japanischen privaten Sicherheitsindustrie.

Die 39ste Ausgabe des Japan Jahrbuchs enthält Beiträge zu folgenden Themen: Innenpolitik Japans 2... more Die 39ste Ausgabe des Japan Jahrbuchs enthält Beiträge zu folgenden Themen: Innenpolitik Japans 2015/2016; 50 Jahre Sanrizuka – Aufstieg, Niederlage und Transformation einer Widerstandsbewegung; Erweiterung von Sicherheits- und Handelspolitik: Japanische Außenpolitik 2015/2016; UNESCO-Welterbe, ostasiatische Nachbarn und japanische Altlasten; Wirtschaft – Erwartungsbildung unter Unsicherheit: Der blinde Fleck der Abenomics; Zwischen Separation und Inklusion: Die Förderung von Menschen mit Behinderung durch berufliche Beschäftigung in Japan; Hybrid-Manager in Japan; LGBT-Boom in Japan; Zunehmende Bildungsungleichheiten in Japan?; Sezession, Rezession und Transformation: Umbruch in der Welt der Yakuza; Das Glück auf dem Land:Wohlbefinden in Kumamoto im Stadt-Land-Vergleich.

The Oxford Handbook of Japanese Politics, 2020

Social inequality is a central issue of modernity in the intersection between the idea of a marke... more Social inequality is a central issue of modernity in the intersection between the idea of a market economy, with competition as an irreplaceable element, and democracy, with equality as one of its fundamental principles. In postwar Japan, after a period of fierce conflicts, a shared growth model that included a redistribution from urban centers to the rural peripheries was established as a highly successful solution to this inherent contradiction. Upward mobility and increasing incomes, as well as the support of the countryside, led to a narrative of Japan as a general middle-class society and made it exemplary regarding social and political stability. However, since the late 1990s, due to missing growth and social stagnation, this model is no longer functioning, and a new narrative of Japan as a gap society has become dominant. Since 2000, Japanese governments have tried to establish alternative models of neoliberal growth, welfare growth, and Abenomics, but these have not been abl...

Social Movements and Political Activism in Contemporary Japan, 2018

Civil Society and the State in Democratic East Asia, 2020

The Oxford Handbook of Japanese Politics, 2020

Social Movements and Political Activism in Contemporary Japan, 2018

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This volume focuses on the new and diversifying interactions between civil society and the state ... more This volume focuses on the new and diversifying interactions between civil society and the state in contemporary East Asia by including cases of entanglement and contention in the three fully consolidated democracies in the area: Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. The book argues that all three countries have reached a new era of post high-growth and mature democracy, leading to new social anxieties and increasing normative diversity, which have direct repercussions on the relationship between the state and civil society. It introduces a comparative perspective in identifying and discussing similarities and differences in East Asia based on in-depth case studies in the fields of environmental issues, national identities as well as neoliberalism and social inclusion that go beyond the classic dichotomy of state vs "liberal" civil society.

During the last 30 years, the Japanese political economy system has experienced significant chang... more During the last 30 years, the Japanese political economy system has experienced significant changes that are usually not well understood or analysed because of their complexity and contradictions. This book provides new analyses and insights on the process of evolving Japanese political economy including Japan’s current economic policy known as Abenomics. The first three chapters looks at evolutions at the corporate level, characterised in recent years by increasing firm heterogeneity. The authors apply theoretically driven analyses to the complex subject of corporate governance, human resource management and corporate reporting by discussing new developments in context of their economic opportunities as well as of their institutional contradictions with continuities in Japanese business practices. The second group of chapters deals with institutional changes and evolving economic reforms on the macro level of political economy. The two chapters focus on the financial system regulation and economic growth policies as two central elements of Japan’s political economy and key drivers in the evolution of its economy. Their analysis allows us to better understand the interplay between reforms and change in consumption credit and to reinterpret Abenomics as a manifestation of ongoing contradictions within the Japanese political economy.

The chapters were originally published in a special issue in Japan Forum.

In recent decades Japan has changed from a strongly growing, economically successful nation regar... more In recent decades Japan has changed from a strongly growing, economically successful nation regarded as prime example of social equality and inclusion, to a nation with a stagnating economy, a shrinking population and a very high proportion of elderly people. Within this, new forms of inequality are emerging and deepening, and a new model of Japan as 'gap society' (kakusa shakai) has become common-sense. These new forms of inequality are complex, are caused in different ways by a variety of factors, and require deep-seated reforms in order to remedy them. This book provides a comprehensive overview of inequality in contemporary Japan. It examines inequality in labour and employment, in welfare and family, in education and social mobility, in the urban-rural divide, and concerning immigration, ethnic minorities and gender. The book also considers the widespread anxiety effect of the fear of inequality; and discusses how far these developments in Japan represent a new form of social problem for the wider world.

This book explores social movements and political activism in contemporary Japan, arguing that th... more This book explores social movements and political activism in contemporary Japan, arguing that the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident marks a decisive moment, which has led to an unprecedented resurgence in social and protest movements and inaugurated a new era of civic engagement. Offering fresh perspectives on both older and more current forms of activism in Japan, together with studies of specific movements that developed after Fukushima, this volume tackles questions of emerging and persistent structural challenges that activists face in contemporary Japan. With attention to the question of where the new sense of contention in Japan has emerged from and how the newly developing movements have been shaped by the neo-conservative policies of the Japanese government, the authors ask how the Japanese experience adds to our understanding of how social movements work, and whether it might challenge prevailing theoretical frameworks.

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Asiatische Studien / Études Asiatiques, 2019

International Journal of Asian Studies, 2018

Pacific Affairs, 2017

Book Review

Asiatische Studien / Études Asiatiques, 2015

Asiatische Studien / Études Asiatiques, 2012

Asien: The German Journal of Contemporary Asia, 110: 150-152., 2009

Social Science Japan Journal, 12 (2): 326-329., 2009

New Asia Books. Website, International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS), 2008

Asien: The German Journal of Contemporary Asia,103: 123-125, 2007

Social Science Japan Journal, 9 (2): 322-325, 2006

Constitutional reforms are being discussed in different regional contexts today. These endeavors ... more Constitutional reforms are being discussed in different regional contexts today. These endeavors develop in a context of increased transnationalization of norms and orders. Yet, they also vary from one region to the other. Furthermore, while debates on constitutional reform do not always lead to concrete changes of the Constitution they can evoke the emergence of new constitutional interpretations and lead to the transformation of norms. This lecture series aims therefore at inviting experts in the field of constitutional reform to present constitutional debates in (and beyond) Asia and the Middle East and to analyze ensuing political transformations, normative changes and emerging new discursive patterns.

Co-organizers: David Chiavacci and Matthias Mahlmann.

Report on the Lecture Series by Yasmine Berriane and Tobias Weiss in the URPP Asia and Europe Bulletin (05/2016): http://www.asienundeuropa.uzh.ch/de/aboutus/bulletin/2016/constitutions.html

Free Online Course developed by University of Zurich on the Learning Platform coursera.org The f... more Free Online Course developed by University of Zurich on the Learning Platform coursera.org

The free UZH online course “Asian Environmental Humanities: Landscapes in Transition” brings together researchers from the University of Zurich and international institutions, we will introduce you to some of the most vibrant cultural trends addressing landscape appreciation, degradation, protection, and rehabilitation that currently circulate in the Asian hemisphere. You will learn about concepts of landscape in Asian religions, philosophy, social sciences, history and the arts and their reverberation in selected environmental projects in China, India and Japan.

Furthermore, we will discuss how they are critically reflected upon in the context of the environmental humanities, and observe how an interdisciplinary approach towards regional ecosystems past and present reaches out beyond pragmatic technological solutions to mitigate environmental damage. Following us on our different paths and trajectories through the five modules of the course, you will encounter many of the reasons why environmental humanities study projects which strive to change people’s prevalent attitudes, values and behavioural patterns in order to redeem the rapidly globalizing crisis, and how they go about it.

Who is this class for: This course is designed for people with a background in the humanities and social sciences, but also aims at a broader audience beyond disciplinary boundaries – that is, to everyone interested in the challenges and opportunities of Chinese, Indian, and Japanese approaches towards environmental issues.

To enroll please visit:
https://www.coursera.org/lea…/asian-environmental-humanities