Essays about: "contemporary china shanghai"

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  1. 1. Living environments that promote rural-urban immigrants integration in Shanghai

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö

    Author : Yifeng Xie; [2022]
    Keywords : Floating population; Urban villages; Social cohesion; Polycentricity; Transitional urbanism; Grid system; Public housing; Vibrant community; Neighborhood incubator; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : The floating population, also known as rural-urban immigrants, is a typical type of domestic migration appearing in the process of urbanization in contemporary China. Due to the policy restrictions, the Floating population is in a disadvantageous position and lacks social security. READ MORE

  3. 2. Women Hold Up Half the Sky - A case study on how professional women in contemporary Shanghai negotiate the contradictions between intergenerational obligations and career development

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Nicole Skoglund; [2020]
    Keywords : Intergenerational obligations; filial piety; desiring self; career women; leftover women; demography; China; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The Chinese party state has taken the initiative to exercise control over the nation’s population in order to align with family policy and goals for national development. As a result, the negatively loaded stereotype “leftover women” has deeply penetrated Chinese society where single, urban and educated Chinese women have been the main targets. READ MORE

  4. 3. Chaotic Identities in Chinese Commercial Streets

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för planering och mediedesign

    Author : Ran Xue; [2013]
    Keywords : urban design; place identity; copy space; urban branding; commercial street; Neo-Chinese style;

    Abstract : The overall background is the Chinese metropolises like Shanghai and Beijing trying to become part of the modern ones with global and multicultural identities like New York, Tokyo, and London. In the craze for western styles many cities have lose their local cultures, especially notable in the commercial districts of Chinese cities where various themes such as Italian, Russian, and complex styles have become more and more common. READ MORE

  5. 4. Meta-Geopolitics of Central Asia : A Comparative Study of the Regional Influence of the European Union and the Shanghai Co-operation Organization

    University essay from Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling; Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Hossein Aghaie Joobani; [2013]
    Keywords : Central Asia; Meta-geopolitics; the European Union EU ; China; normative power; the Shanghai Co-operation Organization; Realism; Constructivism; geopolitics; The Great Game; energy security; socialization; Confucianism; balance of power; Eurasia; the Shanghai Spirit; legitimacy; Tajikistan; Uzbekistan; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Turkmenistan; Iran; Silk Road; geopolitics; John J. Mearsheimer; security dilemma; Xinjiang province; Sunni Muslims; Afghanistan war; 9 11 attacks; Soviet Union; human rights; defensive realism; East Turkestan; The EU Strategy for a New Partnership; China; SCO; CSTO; NATO; CIS.;

    Abstract : Central Asia has been the focal point of intense geopolitical power struggle throughout history. At the dawn of the 21st century, Central Asia has undergone major changes as the European Union and the China-led Shanghai Co-operation Organization have emerged as two normative powers, both seeking to influence the patterns of security governance in the region. READ MORE

  6. 5. Better City, Better Life? A study of attitudes regarding ecology, urban development and risk among university students in Shanghai

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Anna Kvist; [2011]
    Keywords : students; Shanghai; ecology; urban development; Ulrich Beck; risk society; Minor Field Study; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Background: The People’s Republic of China is one of the world’s largest countries, whose approximately 1.3 billion citizens make it the most populous nation state on Earth. It is also one of the world’s most powerful and booming economies, and biggest polluters. READ MORE