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1. 1. Navigating Identity Abroad: Taiwanese Interactions with Chinese in Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Reihuan Wu; [2023]
   Keywords : Taiwan; Chinese Taiwanese identity; overseas Taiwanese identity; ethnic identity; national identity; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study investigates the dynamics of Taiwanese identity among Taiwanese migrants in Sweden, with a specific focus on their experiences and interactions within the local Chinese community. The research draws on data collected from ten in-depth semi-structured interviews and utilises the analytical framework developed by Brubaker and Cooper (2000) to gain a deeper understanding of Taiwanese identity. READ MORE

3. 2. Life of one's own: negotiating homosexuality with the family and party-state in China

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Daiyi Chen; [2023]
   Keywords : tongzhi; homosexuality; family; party-state; individualization; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The current study explores the process of how tongzhi, namely the homosexual men in China, who works for the party-state negotiates homosexuality with the family and the party-state in China. Under the background of the individualization of Chinese society, tongzhi has been pursuing to liberate homosexuality while encountering oppression from the family and the party-state. READ MORE

4. 3. Domesticating the period-tracking app in everyday life : a case study of Easy Period in the Chinese context

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kommunikation och medier

   Author : Yuhong Xu; [2020]
   Keywords : Easy Period; menstrual technology; period-tracking; self-tracking; everyday life; gender script; domestication theory; China; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Recent years have seen great changes to Chinese women’s period-tracking practice, shifting from the method of pen and paper to smartphone applications, and from women-only practice to practice involves men. This study explores such transformations by looking at a specific app named Easy Period in China and users practice with it by using qualitative methods (textual analysis and semi-structured interviews). READ MORE

5. 4. China in Africa: A Study of Chinese Leadership in the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Greta Simonaviciute; [2020]
   Keywords : China; Africa; FOCAC; Leadership;

   Abstract : The leadership of powerful states in processes of institutional bargaining is significant, though still widely ignored subject in the field of International Relations (IR). Particularly, China’s active involvement and, in fact, leadership in the regime formation has drawn wide attention from scholars and policy analysts alike. READ MORE

6. 5. China´s "New Normal" in International Climate Change Negotiations: Assessing Chinese leadership and climate politics from Copenhagen to Paris

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Nathalie Ehlerts Naerbout; [2019]
   Keywords : UNFCCC; Chinese Climate Politics; Climate Change Negotiations; COP15; COP21; China; Leadership Theory;

   Abstract : Being the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter and second largest economy, China’s role in international climate negotiations has been the topic of much heated debate over the past 10 years. However, few studies have sought to understand China ́s role in the Global Environmental Governance and Chinese leadership therefore remains a lacuna in need of further investigation. READ MORE