On September 19, 2017, the Munk School of Global Affairs hosted Richard McGregor for a discussion on his new book Asia’s Reckoning: China, Japan, and the Fate of U.S. Power in the Pacific Century at […]
The Munk School of Global Affairs, in conjunction with the Consulate General of Japan, regularly hosts the JAPAN NOW lecture series regarding issues in contemporary Japan. On 22 September 2017, the newly established Centre for […]
Abstract The unity of the themes gender and class have always been a point of friction in Marxist thought but are nevertheless very important. This essay examines the social history of women who have been […]
Introduction “The north wind blows, the snowflakes whirl. A flurry of snow brings in New Year.” Zhao tearily sings along the lyrics of “North Wind Blows” from the Chinese opera White-Haired Girl that was propagated […]
Synergy Journal Print Publication 2017 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Dear Readers, It is with honour and pleasure that I present you with the second volume of the Synergy Journal in print edition. Over the 2016-17 […]
Synergy Journal Print Publication 2016 LETTER FROM THE EDITOR Dear Readers, It is with honour that I present you with the first volume of Synergy: The Journal of Contemporary Asian Studies in print edition. Over […]
“As we embark on this great collective journey, we pledge that no one will be left behind”—Transforming Our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development New York is one of the world’s most popular tourist […]
As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is encouraging Canadians during this Mental Health Week to raise awareness about mental health, it is hoped that attention can also be drawn to an important but sometimes invisible issue […]
I met Tenzin in Kathmandu, Nepal, on a research trip. He was born and raised in a remote village in Kham, a province that historically belongs to Tibet but divided into the Tibet Autonomous Region […]
On March 21, 2017, the Munk School of Global Affairs hosted Professor Mun Young Cho for a symposium titled “The Crisis of ‘Society’ and the Explosion of “The Social”: Social Construction Projects in South Korea and […]
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