Abstract: To facilitate the transition to a knowledge-based economy, Chinese policymakers have sought to create favourable conditions for the development of the cultural and creative industries (CCI). This paper compares the development of CCI in […]
On March 12, 2021, the Centre for the Study of Global Japan at the Munk School of Global Affairs held a seminar titled “Help (Not) Wanted: Immigration Politics in Japan.” Moderated by Dr. Phillip Lipscy […]
Abstract: The prevalence of the Lolita lifestyle by female youth in Japan has transformed a niche fashion into the emblem of a national sub-identity supported by capitalist establishments and open communities of enthusiasts. What distinguishes […]
Since his election to the South Korean presidency in May of 2017, Moon Jae-in has steadfastly remained committed to a policy of engagement with North Korea. His administration’s emphasis on dialogue and reconciliation has evoked […]
After being imprisoned and tortured for eleven months,[1] human rights lawyer Chang Weiping was only granted ten minutes to briefly speak to his parents in a police station. “I plead to you and mother to […]
On February 3rd, 2021, the Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs, in cooperation with the Centre for the Study of Korea and the East Asian Studies Department at the University of Toronto, […]
Note: This event is based on an article that will be published in the Journal of Cinema and Media Studies in August 2021. University of Pennsylvania postdoctoral fellow Jinsook Kim delivered a talk on new […]
Abstract: Relations between Canada and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) have been and remain unique. This essay will argue that Canadian governments maintained relatively consistent approaches to relations with China between 1970 and 2006. […]
Abstract The study of international development through foreign aid and development assistance has been of increased debate in recent years. Studying the discourse of emerging and powerful donors displays various other forms of relevant political […]
ABSTRACT With the increasing movement toward a Taiwan-based politics, there has also been a simultaneous fixation on the role of the state of the Republic of China in Taiwanese politics. In conversation with the normative […]
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