The Chinese-speaking Muslims (Dungans) of Central Asia: A Case of Multiple Identities in a Changing Context

Chinese-speaking Muslims, called Dungans in Central Asia and Huizu in China, were forced to migrate to present-day Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan at the end of the nineteenth century. They reconstructed their identity through interrelations with local populations and the soviet categorisation of nationality. But after 1991, their status has being gradually destabilised owing to the changes in economic, social and political rules as well as citizenship regulations in these countries. They have to readapt to the new situation created by the independence of the three former Soviet Republics, which has challenged their unity.     

Border Crossings and Diasporic Identities: Media Use and Leisure Practices of an Ethnic Minority

The diaspora of peoples whose origins were in the Indian subcontinent (South Asia) and who are now living in Western countries (especially the U.S. and UK) provides an interesting example of processes of negotiation of new hybrid cultures and identities, using new technologies, such as the Internet, and older technologies like the video player, cable or satellite television, radio, and telephone. These developments may require a revision of the classic sociological picture of assimilation as a zero sum model of acculturation, in which the acculturation of immigrants and their children involves the gradual replacement of their ethnic culture by that of the culture of the host nation. The electronic media, in the context of policies of multiculturalism, may lead to an accentuation of religio-ethnic differences. Contrary to previous assumptions, middle-class immigrants may be more inclined to resist cultural assimilation than their lower-class counterparts.     

Rural/urban differentials in demographic processes: The Central Asian states

While the populations of the Central Asian successor states are extremely heterogeneous on many indicators, the issue of rural or urban residence is consistently important in terms of differentials in population growth, socio-economic status and public health. In this paper I focus on rural population trends in Kazakhstan, Kyrghyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. I explore the relatively disadvantaged position of rural inhabitants as well as regional variations within the rural population. The differentials in fertility and mortality rates and the large projected population increases indicate that future policy interventions and data collection efforts should incorporate a specific focus on rural areas.     

抗战时期“近卫声明”的来龙去脉

1938年的三次“近卫声明”,都是日本政府为找到一个代表中国的谈判对手达到其侵略的目标而发布的。第一次近卫声明打开了诱降的大门,第二次、第三次近卫声明则是在日本大规模侵华军事进攻告一段落和汪精卫暗通日本的情况下发布的,完全体现了政治谋略为主、军事进攻为辅的方针,目的在于从政治上瓦解国民政府。三次近卫声明之中,以第二次近卫声明影响最为巨大而深远。     

中亚石油地缘政治与新疆建设能源安全大通道探析

中亚地区丰富的油气资源储量,被称为“21世纪的战略能源基地”,中亚围绕着石油为主的地缘政治竞争日趋激烈。积极拓展能源进口渠道,加快能源资源开发建设、建立我国陆上能源安全大通道成为维护我国能源安全的当务之急。新疆的地缘与资源优势决定了新疆是中国21世纪建立陆上能源安全大通道的重要战略区域,也是中国可持续发展的战略接替区。     

“兴灭继绝”与“以夷制夷”——试述传统政治文化对晚清东亚外交的影响

依照文化(主要是政治文化)影响国际关系和各国外交的理论,前者对国际关系和各国外交存在着诸多方面的影响.施政惯例是政治文化的重要组成部分,它在各国外交中的作用主要是为各国外交行为体的外交行为提供相关的策略资源.在晚清的东亚外交活动中,统治者充分运用了"兴灭继绝"和"以夷制夷"这两个具有中国传统政治文化特色的施政惯例,以此促进了规复琉球和劝导朝鲜主动开国这两项政策的制定,并对相关外交政策的实施起到了巨大的推动作用.     

东亚“新公共性”的构建及其限制——以中日两国为中心

如果我们把近代以来东亚社会在建立民族国家进程中形成的以“官”为主要承载者的公共性作为东亚公共性的“典型构造”或“旧公共性”的话,那么,从20世纪90年代开始,以东亚社会的进一步发展为背景,中日两国先后出现的见之于NPO和福利政策的非政府、非市场的“新公共性”诉求,以及在全球化背景下出现的跨越国境的公共性构建活动,则是一种典型的“新公共性”。东亚新公共性的构建是一个异常复杂的进程,其进一步的成长和推进面临着诸多制约因素。东亚在直面公共性问题挑战的同时应努力突破欧美中心主义,充分注意东亚公共性构造转换的一系列特殊的制约限制因素。     

东北亚自然资源状况及开发前景

东北亚地区特别是蒙古和俄罗斯远东地区蕴藏着十分丰富的自然资源 ,对于本地区资源相对贫乏而经济发展对资源需要量日益增大的中国、日本、韩国来说具有极大的吸引力。从目前来看 ,与蒙古和俄罗斯搞好合作开发的前景是十分乐观的     

世界新秩序和美国对华新政策

本文论述美国１９９７年后对华新政策。文章综述９０年代起美国历届政府的对华的检讨,到１９９７年克林顿政府采取对华新政策,主要是稳定亚洲、中国大陆、台湾,以确保美国在亚洲战略地位和经济利益     

东南亚伊斯兰势力的新发展及其影响

东南亚金融危机后,东南亚一些国家合法的伊斯兰政治势力趋于活跃,非法的伊斯兰极端势力也得到发展,活动日益猖獗,对东南亚政治和社会稳定造成破坏和冲击。目前,东南亚合法的伊斯兰政治势力和非法的伊斯兰极端势力的影响都在扩大,但仍在政府的可控范围之内。因此短期内印度尼西亚和马来西亚等国变更国家体制的可能性不大,但伊斯兰教和世俗力量的斗争将加剧。从东南亚政治、社会经济和宗教发展的总体情况看,东南亚伊斯兰极端势力难以形成大的气候,但东南亚恐怖主义袭击的威胁还存在,东南亚的反恐斗争任重道远。