IPP REVIEW--Archive Category: Society

By Yongnian Zheng - 16 Jun 2017

It’s a Man’s World: Why Female Political Leaders Are Having a Hard Time

A cursory look around the world today will reveal that there are many examples of female political leaders; however, many of them have also suffered setbacks in their political journeys.

By Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim - 25 May 2017

“My Family’s Slave” and the Scourge of Modern Slavery

By Elizabeth Freund Larus - 26 Apr 2017

Treason and Resistance to Pension Reform in Taiwan

Harmony in a World of Contradictions

We live in a world of contradictions. However, there is no doubt that the Chinese mind and heart prefer to emphasize harmony. Confucius speaks of the Middle Way. Facing a dilemma, a person would choose not to go to extremes.

By Peter Kien-hong Yu - 25 Apr 2017 | 0 comments Read more...

Asia’s Cultural and Intellectual Rejuvenation

The 21st century has been called the Asian Century. Can it be a period that draw on the best of human achievements and advance them, contributing immensely to a new global civilization?

By Michael S. H. Heng - 25 Apr 2017 | 0 comments Read more...

Functionalism and Global Cooperation

Functionalism in international relations is based on the idea of cooperation between different groups of people based on enhancing their mutual interests, detecting common needs, and sharing public goods.

By Tai Wei Lim - 13 Apr 2017 | 0 comments Read more...

China’s Mega-Urbanization Woes

China has achieved urbanization in about 30 years, a process that took the West more than a century. However, if we look closely, the journey has been perilous and quality has suffered, not to mention there are many uncertainties that abound in the urban landscape.

By Yongnian Zheng - 12 Apr 2017 | 0 comments Read more...

How Is Social Media Shaping Our Perspectives?

Among all internet tools, social media is one of the most powerful platforms that shape our perceptions of ourselves, others, and the world. With increasing internet penetration, what seems to be a virtual world to the older generation is in fact indispensable to the younger generations.

By Wen Xin Lim - 07 Apr 2017 | 0 comments Read more...

The Rise of Women in Japanese Politics

Opposition party leader Renho Murata is the first half-Japanese and half-Taiwanese leader to assume this important portfolio. Defence Minister, Tomomi Inada, has held impressive portfolios in the past, including the Minister in charge of promoting “Cool Japan”.

By Tai Wei Lim - 06 Apr 2017 | 0 comments Read more...

The Dolezal Controversy and the Possibility of Transracial Identity

To avoid bad faith, Rachel Dolezal has to accept that she is not just living the transcendence of her desired racial identity, but that her identity has been shaped by the facticity of her having undergone a radical transition from her racial lineage.

By Alvin Cheng-Hin Lim - 04 Apr 2017 | 0 comments Read more...

Governing Shanghai: The International Regimes Dimension

International governance is a rising mainstream school of thought, which may replace realism/neo-realism and others as the primary paradigm in the study of international society. One of the best governance tools in our anarchic world is the international regime.

By Peter Kien-hong Yu - 10 Mar 2017 | 0 comments Read more...

Becoming an “Enabling State”? The Adoption of Purchase-of-Services in China

This initiative transfers previous state in-house production to government purchase-of-services, and enables social organizations to produce and deliver social services in several projects. In China, project-based and post-based purchases are two typical models.

By Zhuoyi Wen - 09 Mar 2017 | 0 comments Read more...

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