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“Assessing the Micro-Macro Dimension of Integration/Disintegration Processes: The Case of Tin Mining in Laos”
No full textMacro-Micro Dialogue Studies, Working Paper WP5 “Identity”Tappe, Oliver. “Assessing the Micro-Macro Dimension of Integration/Disintegration Processes: The Case of Tin Mining in Laos”. Macro-Micro Dialogue Studies, Working Paper WP5 “Identity”, December 2020. http://crisea.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Del-5.3-Working-Paper-Macro-Micro-Dialogue-Studies.pd
“Assessing the Micro-Macro Dimension of Integration/Disintegration Processes: The Case of Tin Mining in Laos”
No full textMacro-Micro Dialogue Studies, Working Paper WP5 “Identity”Tappe, Oliver. “Assessing the Micro-Macro Dimension of Integration/Disintegration Processes: The Case of Tin Mining in Laos”. Macro-Micro Dialogue Studies, Working Paper WP5 “Identity”, December 2020. http://crisea.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Del-5.3-Working-Paper-Macro-Micro-Dialogue-Studies.pd
Reflections on migration in the global south
No full textHow can we achieve a better understanding of the variations in international migration to, from, and within the Global South? To facilitate a dia-logue about this topic, we asked a number of contributors to write or to provide a video statement about their region of expertise. To some we explicitly posed the following question: Is it possible to distinguish current or historical experiences or patterns of migration in the Global South that differ from patterns in the Global North
Concepts of the Global South
No full textWhere and what is the Global South? If you ask people on the street, many would probably not have the faintest idea. In everyday parlance and mass media, Global South has hardly become a household term. In academic and (global) policy circles, though, the term is used with much more gusto. Politicians refer to it. The United Nations organize their statistical data in accordance with the term. Academics write books about it - or, as in our case, explicitly include the term in the name of a research center: Global South Studies Center (GSSC). But what does the term entail? Who uses it and why? And what are the implications of marking distinctions between the Global South and the Global North?
We thought it relevant to address these questions in more detail – after all, we work for a recently established research institute featuring the term in its name. Accordingly, we asked a number of academics, journals and academic institutions to reflect on the term. In this online issue, we share their various perspectives and critical reflections on the notion of the Global South – see also a short discussion on a number of YouTube videos we have included
A New Banknote in the People's Republic. The Iconography of the Kip and Ideological Transformations in Laos, 1957-2006
No full textIn this article the author addresses a specific symbolic strategy to promote the image of a nation - the iconography of the banknote. By looking at the Lao Kip, he analyses the changing configurations of various icons as representations of the national ideology of Laos. The iconography of the Kip witnessed considerable variations during the half century after independence in 1954, reflecting sociopolitical transformations. Monarchy, socialist revolution and the post-reform era leave clear traces within the iconic reconstructions visible on the Kip. The author wishes to indicate that the analysis of paper money is an effective method to examine ideological processes of nation-building. Moreover, the symbolic politics of a late-socialist regime striving for legitimacy are elucidated by employing the example of the Lao People's Democratic Republic
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