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Website: Parched Homes: A multimedia exploration of Domestic Violence against women in China
2013Combatting domestic violence is at the heart of the struggle to equalise gender rights. Despite the fact that Taiwan and Hong Kong have enacted laws preventing spousal violence, mainland China has no national legislation to protect victims of abuse and bring perpetrators to justice. Family issues or intimate relations are regarded as private issues.DocumentWebsite: Chinese network against domestic violence
2013This website showcases the work of activists, scholars and non-governmental organisations against domestic violence in China. Through research, advocacy, training and outreach services, they aim to improve awareness of gender equality, promote legal reform, consolidate and improve multi-agency interventions to tackle domestic violence. Their strategy is to concentrate on prevention.DocumentBRICS and the China-India construct: a new world order in making?
Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, India, 2013Academics and policy experts across the world are trying to comprehend the various dynamics of BRICS, a relatively new arrival on the global scene. Of particular interest is the construct of China-India, two of the most populous societies and dynamic economies.DocumentThe green economy in the G-20, post-Mexico: implications for China
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013In 2012, the G-20 Leaders’ Summit in Mexico formally listed the green economy on the G-20 agenda. This signalled the fastest global emergence and expansion of the concept of the green economy in recent years.DocumentThe health dimension of Asian migration to Europe - abridged report
Asia Foundation, 2012What are the public health implications of Asian migration to Europe? This reort looks at a study undertaken in Madrid, Spain and Milan, Italy among Filipinos and Chinese, the two largest Asian migrant groups in those two cities.DocumentChina–South Sudan: governance in emerging relations
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013China has been developing a more involved engagement with the government of South Sudan and its ruling party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM). Governance is fundamental to the nature of, and prospects, for China’s current and future relations with South Sudan.DocumentSetting the agenda. Chinese NGOs: scope for action on climate change
Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2013The Chinese state and society are frequently engaged in an area of shared concern: the increasing threat of climate change. This report explores how a specific set of societal actors – environmental non-governmental organisations (ENGOs) in China – interact with state actors in dealing with issues of climate change mitigation.DocumentGender and family in contemporary China
Population Studies Center, University of Michigan, 2013Both gender relations and family structures have undergone tremendous changes since the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949.DocumentCan China and Brazil help Africa feed itself?
Future Agricultures Consortium, 2013The questions of how Africa can feed itself, and how the agricultural sector can be a more effective engine for growth and development, have long been targets of national governments. Western donors have increased assistance following the 2007/8 food price crisis.