Commissioned Book Review: Julius Maximilian Rogenhofar, Decisiveness and Fear of Disorder: Political Decision-Making in Times of Crisis
In: Political studies review
ISSN: 1478-9302
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In: Political studies review
ISSN: 1478-9302
In: Capital & class, Band 47, Heft 4, S. 511-517
ISSN: 2041-0980
This article discusses the discriminatory, anti-women workplace culture in China's tech industry and how tech workers organise online activism in response. In August 2021, an online petition broke out to demand justice for a sexual crime victim at the Chinese e-commerce enterprise Alibaba. This is a powerful example of digital activism leaping beyond the constraints and challenges of labour organising in the global tech sector. The article shows how social media could bring new possibilities to the tech worker movement in both authoritarian and democratic countries.
In: Economic and industrial democracy, Band 44, Heft 1, S. 262-279
ISSN: 1461-7099
This article documents the working conditions and experiences of tech professionals at a leading Chinese e-commerce firm. Using intensive qualitative research methods, the author finds that digital management of tech professionals has accompanied and perhaps explains some of the Chinese tech industry's much-heralded increases in efficiency and productivity. This management form can be understood as digital Taylorism, which has similar pathologies to the original Taylorism: a dehumanising effect on the workplace, increased work intensity, a higher income but proportionately lower share of the gains from increased productivity, and intensified competition among workers. It is hoped that this study will open up new avenues for evidence-based discussion about the future of work and the ethics of algorithm use in the workplace.
In: Culture and Local Governance: Culture et Gouvernance Locale, Band 7, Heft 1-2, S. 1-16
ISSN: 1911-7469
Hong Kong, being the "Asia's world city", the government proclaimed itself committed to enhancing an inclusive society. However, critics have been questioning the effectiveness of its policy in bringing social inclusion as many South Asians in Hong Kong have to deal with post-colonial identity struggle in everyday life. By using participant observations and interviews, I will discuss how South Asians engage in community art which enables them to find other realms of (self-)representation beyond those delivered by the state and its failed promise of institutionalised assimilatory multiculturalism. Despite the policy shortcomings, a "dual" Hongkonger identity was found in minority descendants, facilitated by participating in community art activities. This article contributes to the knowledge of cultural inclusion, to understand its empowerment and potential conflicts in community art participation, and to invite more academic discussions on multiculturalism in the context of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong, being the "Asia's world city", the government proclaimed itself committed to enhancing an inclusive society. However, critics have been questioning the effectiveness of its policy in bringing social inclusion as many South Asians in Hong Kong have to deal with post-colonial identity struggle in everyday life. By using participant observations and interviews, I will discuss how South Asians engage in community art which enables them to find other realms of (self-)representation beyond those delivered by the state and its failed promise of institutionalised assimilatory multiculturalism. Despite the policy shortcomings, a "dual" Hongkonger identity was found in minority descendants, facilitated by participating in community art activities. This article contributes to the knowledge of cultural inclusion, to understand its empowerment and potential conflicts in community art participation, and to invite more academic discussions on multiculturalism in the context of Hong Kong.
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Unions in Hong Kong played an important role in the historical develoopment of civil society and labour rights long before the handover of Hong Kong to the Chinese sovereignty in 1997. But what are the possible impacts of the new union movement in Hong Kong today? KEYWORDS: labour activism; unionism; Hong Kong studies; social movement; industrial relations
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In: International journal of cultural policy: CP, Band 25, Heft 4, S. 543-545
ISSN: 1477-2833
In: Xi nan zheng fa da xue xue bao: Journal of Southwest University of Political Science and Law, Band 12, Heft 6, S. 82-94
In: Contemporary Southeast Asia, Band 25, Heft 3, S. 405-430
In: Contemporary Southeast Asia, Band 25, Heft 3, S. 405-430
ISSN: 0129-797X
In: Defense analysis, Band 16, Heft 2, S. 203-217
ISSN: 1470-3602
In: The Pacific review, Band 3, Heft 1, S. 78-83
ISSN: 1470-1332
In: China report: a journal of East Asian studies = Zhong guo shu yi, Band 25, Heft 3, S. 249-257
ISSN: 0973-063X
In: Asia in Transition 26
Chapter 1 China's Push for the BRI in a Changing World: Origins and Motivations -- Chapter 2 BRI as China's Platform to Push for Economic Globalisation -- Chapter 3 China-ASEAN Cooperation under the BRI -- Chapter 4 Vietnam's Mixed Reactions to China and the BRI -- Chapter 5 The China-Singapore Chongqing Connectivity Project: A Cornerstone for bilateral relations -- Chapter 6 Riding on the BRI Train: Issues relating to China's Strengthening Ties with Cambodia.
In: Asia in Transition
This open access book provokes critical thinking regarding the most ambitious Chinese project since the founding of the People's Republic of China, The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The book presents extensive quality research and original insights in assessing the status of China's outbound investment and construction projects under the BRI umbrella. Referring to case studies and projects of selected countries from Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East, the author sheds new light on the issues and problems associated with the BRI's implementation and discusses both the readjustments and prospects for the BRI. Finally, this book demarcates the limits and potential of the world's second largest economy in pushing for the BRI, which is challenged by enormous domestic tensions and external pressures. It also identifies and analyzes potential new collaboration areas between the Belt and Road countries and China under the BRI framework in the context of the post-COVID-19 era. It provides an outstanding reference for academics, students, policymakers, and the business community working in areas of international affairs and Asian economics and development, particularly those interested in Sino-relations and Chinese power dynamics in the global world order.