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How do contemporary women writers figure the female embodiment? How do they represent the world? To answer these questions, this thesis applies a transnational feminist framework to world literature to read the isomorphism between body and world. This research reflects a current need for further gender analysis in world literature as, at the same time this discourse has appeared as a viable approach and way of reading the production and reception of texts in the twenty-first century, critical theory has flourished in key areas such as new materialisms and transnational feminisms. Yet little work in the field of world literature brings these concepts to bear on questions of representation, transnational women's writing and embodiment. By bringing these theoretical frameworks together, a new approach to reading corporeality in transnational women's writing is possible. I position the materiality of the female body as an important site of close reading in this framework, as is evident in my analysis of texts by three authors, Caroline Bergvall, Yoko Tawada and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill. Importantly, even though there are variations between the production of these authors texts, each text shares representational strategies in the figuration of the female body that relate to the global processes of production and translation in world literary space. Other considerations that inform this research on the body in women's writing include intersectionality, genre and writing identity politics. The recent shift from the nation to the transnational in literary criticism and the increase in multilingual writing and translation practice suggests a change in the shape of social space and also new challenges for the category of literature. As identity politics become increasingly porous, we are experiencing a moment where concepts such as exophonic writing and born-translated literature necessitates the analysis of new language games and alternative forms of writing that complicate traditional modes of literary analysis. Therefore I situate the short form as a genre with increasing circulation and new relevance in our digital age and as a form that raises particular questions for gender analysis in world literature. Consequently, the intersection of gender and genre offers a point of intervention in the field of world literature studies that highlights a need for this research on embodiment and the representation of women's bodies in short texts by contemporary women writers.

There has been little success with exporting Chinese culture abroad, despite considerable eff orts made by the Chinese government. Chinese science fiction (sci-fi) has attracted increasing global attention and may be an important cultural tool to express a Chinese narrative abroad. Previous research has focused on Chinese sci-fi as a national literary product to be consumed within Chinese borders, but little has been written on Chinese sci-fi as a transnational product to be consumed globally. In this paper I examine the role of Chinese sci-fi literature as a transnational cultural tool from a bottom-up perspective. I attempt to understand the current role and function of Chinese sci-fi in the Sinosphere by looking into cultural flows within the sci-fi community and examining the routes of this transnational and transcultural voyage. The findings show that Chinese sci-fi is becoming globalised reaching consumers all over the world yet still maintaining its regional context. Thus, this paper contributes to an enhanced understanding of how Chinese sci-fi literature can create a positive and powerful image of China from the bottom-up.

Correction: Early Access FEB 2022 10.1007/s13280-022-01713-3 ; This review article examines how social science literature co-produces various imaginaries of forest-based bioeconomy transformations and pathways for reaching desired ends. Based on an analysis of 59 research articles, we find that despite a growing number of social sciences studies on the forest-based bioeconomy, much of the research tends to replicate a bioeconomy imaginary articulated in EU and national bioeconomy policies and strategies. Accordingly, the research primarily reproduces a weak approach to sustainability, which prioritize economic growth and competitiveness. Expectations are largely directed at national and regional corporate interests and forest industrial renewal, while the state has a supportive rather than restricting role. We discuss the findings against the role of social sciences, and conclude that social science scholars may adopt various strategies if interested in opening up forest-based policy debates and offer alternative imaginaries of sustainable bioeconomy transformations. ; Peer reviewed

This review article examines how social science literature co-produces various imaginaries of forest-based bioeconomy transformations and pathways for reaching desired ends. Based on an analysis of 59 research articles, we find that despite a growing number of social sciences studies on the forest-based bioeconomy, much of the research tends to replicate a bioeconomy imaginary articulated in EU and national bioeconomy policies and strategies. Accordingly, the research primarily reproduces a weak approach to sustainability, which prioritize economic growth and competitiveness. Expectations are largely directed at national and regional corporate interests and forest industrial renewal, while the state has a supportive rather than restricting role. We discuss the findings against the role of social sciences, and conclude that social science scholars may adopt various strategies if interested in opening up forest-based policy debates and offer alternative imaginaries of sustainable bioeconomy transformations. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1007/s13280-020-01398-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

This review article examines how social science literature co-produces various imaginaries of forest-based bioeconomy transformations and pathways for reaching desired ends. Based on an analysis of 59 research articles, we find that despite a growing number of social sciences studies on the forest-based bioeconomy, much of the research tends to replicate a bioeconomy imaginary articulated in EU and national bioeconomy policies and strategies. Accordingly, the research primarily reproduces a weak approach to sustainability, which prioritize economic growth and competitiveness. Expectations are largely directed at national and regional corporate interests and forest industrial renewal, while the state has a supportive rather than restricting role. We discuss the findings against the role of social sciences, and conclude that social science scholars may adopt various strategies if interested in opening up forest-based policy debates and offer alternative imaginaries of sustainable bioeconomy transformations.

Citizen science encompasses partnerships between professional scientists and society, opening opportunities for more active citizen engagement in co-creation of social change. Members of the scientific community and citizens are starting to experiment with digital and offline resources to collaborate with each other to solve societal problems. This article aims to discuss the possible role of citizen science in co-creating social change in society or local community settings. The article is based on systematic literature analysis. The findings* show that co‐created research might have a particularly strong impact on the wealth of society and wider outcomes in the local or regional settings. However, such cases are not very common yet. Although academic research on co-creative approaches to citizen science and stakeholder engagement is growing at a steady rate, it remains a relatively emergent domain.

Ressourcen-Konflikte - unter diesem Motto steht der 49. Deutsche Historikertag in Mainz vom 25. bis 28. September 2012. Mit Ressourcen-Konflikte greifen die Veranstalter ein Thema auf, das nicht nur in den Geschichtswissenschaften Konjunktur hat: So zeigen Debatten um Ressourcenknappheit, Verteilungsgerechtigkeit oder "Sustainability", dass die Politik ständig nach probaten Strategien und Institutionen sucht, um Ressourcen-Zugang und Ressourcen-Verteilung organisieren und schließlich Konfliktvermeidung gewährleisten zu können. Dass politische Macht selbst auf möglichst wertvollen und ausreichenden - materiellen wie immateriellen - Ressourcen beruht, ist dabei so offenkundig wie historisch belegt. Angesichts wirtschaftlicher und ökologischer Krisen stellt sich die Frage nach Steuerungsmöglichkeiten heute wieder besonders dringlich. Folgerichtig "boomt" auch in den Sozialwissenschaften die Forschung, die sich theoretisch und empirisch mit Fragen zu Ressourcen-Konflikten auseinandersetzt; so beispielsweise im Bereich der Wirtschaftssoziologie, der politischen Ökonomie oder in der Friedens- und Konfliktforschung. Die hier vorliegende GESIS-Servicepublikation aus der Reihe Recherche Spezial möchte die Perspektive des Historikertages gleichzeitig verengen und erweitern: Verengen, indem sie sich ganz auf die "klassischen" materiellen Ressourcen wie die natürlichen Rohstoffvorkommen, Atmosphäre und Ökosysteme konzentriert. Die Forschungsdiskussion wird neben dem fast schon traditionellen Schwerpunkt Öl derzeit sehr stark durch die knappe Ressource Wasser als dem prägenden "Konfliktstoff des 21. Jahrhunderts" beherrscht. Erweitert wird die Perspektive durch den dezidiert "sozialwissenschaftlichen Blick". Wenn der Historikertag der Historizität des Themenkomplexes Ressourcen-Konflikte nachgeht, dann möchte die vorliegende Literatur- und Forschungsdokumentation die thematische Bandbreite von Ressourcen-Konflikte im Bereich der Sozialwissenschaften aufzeigen. Dies erfolgt grob aufgeteilt in sechs Literaturabschnitte: Theorie - Geschichte - Knappheit - Nachhaltigkeit - politische Steuerung sowie Konflikte & Krieg.