Publications

| Sustainable Growth Model, Publication

This study sets up a theoretical and application-oriented framework for the design and promotion of a social-ecological finance system to support energy-heavy sectors in contributing to the Chinese climate goals.


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| Social Justice and Trade Unions, Publication

This policy paper identifies fields of action and pathways for a sustainable advancement of China’s primary healthcare sector.


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| Social Justice and Trade Unions, Publication

Chinese and German labour law experts and practitioners met for a total of five workshops to discuss the implications of the rise of the platform economy for labour law in the two countries. They put their conclusions and policy recommendations into this paper that meticulously describes the current situation in Germany and China and puts forward a number of concrete solutions.


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| Sustainable Growth Model, Publication

China plans to become climate-neutral by 2060. A number of case studies showcase the social implications of this goal.


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30.11.2022 | Publication

What characterises sustainable urban mobility and how can we achieve it? This is the pivotal question that research teams have tried to answer by analysing four metropolises from Asia and Europe that define themselves as progressive and future-oriented on different fields of action. The results of these case studies have been collected and merged into a meta-study with best practices to create a vanguard image of social-ecological cities.


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This discussion paper is based on a series of workshops and interviews and discusses the driving forces behind China’s quest for carbon neutrality. It also highlights obstacles to implementing the carbon-peaking and carbon-neutral commitments and makes policy recommendations to help keep China on the path to achieving carbon neutrality by 2060.


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31.08.2022 | Publication

Weather extremes, failures in global supply chains, dangers through digitized processes and systems. Phenomena like these will increasingly threaten the functionality of a city. This vulnerability will lead to a higher probability for cities not to be able to hold their promise of economic and social advancement. The establishment of resilience is therefore crucial for risk minimisation and quick recovery from shocks.


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18.10.2021 | Regional and International Affairs, Publication

The COVID-19 pandemic constitutes a global health crisis the world has not witnessed within a century – since the “Spanish Flue” pandemic of 1919. Unlike 1919, when many governments were still busy dealing with the aftermaths of World War I, the COVID-19 pandemic was met with considerable counter-measures across the world.


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| Social Justice and Trade Unions, Publication

What is the actual impact of increased automatisation in the manufacturing sector? This study looks at several automotive supplier firms in South China and their workers in an attempt to find out. While there have not been dramatic job losses so far, and although workers often welcome higher automatisation during the gradual transformation of their workplace, problems emerge that are contributing to an increasingly unbalanced worker-employer…


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| Social Justice and Trade Unions, Publication

Outlook on China’s industrial development and the impact of digitalisation and automation on employment.


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German robots in China and the Alibaba villages

Grassi, Sergio; Pantekoek, Stefan; Ringot, Yannick

German robots in China and the Alibaba villages

Discussion paper based on a conference on "Intelligent Manufacturing and Work 4.0 - Challenges and perspectives in China, South East Asia and Germany"
Jakarta, 2018

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Achieving a socially equitable energy transition in China

Achieving a socially equitable energy transition in China

Shanghai, 2018

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Different societies, same solutions?

Feng, Jin; Meyer, Traute

Different societies, same solutions?

A critical reflection on 'ageing as a burden' in China and the European Union
Shanghai, 2018

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[A soft law mechanism for sovereign debt restructuring

Guzman, Martin; Stiglitz, Joseph E.

[A soft law mechanism for sovereign debt restructuring

based on the UN principles]
Shanghai, 2017, 2016

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China and the G20

China and the G20

the interplay between an emerging power and an emerging institution
Shanghai, 2015

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Family changes in China and comparative research of family policies

Family changes in China and comparative research of family policies

Shanghai, 2015

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The gender-budget reform in China

The gender-budget reform in China

method, case and application
Shanghai, 2015

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Modern political party management

Modern political party management

what can be learned from international practices?
Shanghai, 2014

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The economy of tomorrow - how to produce socially just, sustainable and green dynamic growth for a good society

The economy of tomorrow - how to produce socially just, sustainable and green dynamic growth for a good society

a case study for China
Shanghai, 2015

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Redistribution for growth?

Redistribution for growth?

Income inequality and economic recovery
Shanghai, 2012

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