This book, as part of a book series on migration in Chinese history, explores migration that took place in the Liao, Song, Jin and Yuan dynasties. This series is a complete, systematic general history on migration in China, the first of its kind both in China and abroad. Though it falls into the category of East Asian History, it is actually an interdisciplinary academic work that looks into not merely history but also culture, customs and historical geography. For the migration of each sub-period, the book seeks to identify the causes, participants, times, destinations, origins, routes and directions of migration, as well as the process of settlement and effect. It also tries to make quantitative analysis and sum up underlying patterns. This book draws evidence from a broad spectrum of sources, including literature, social customs and linguistics, in addition to official histories. It is not only a monograph on historical migrations in China, but also offers an opportunity of interpreting historical transformations from the perspective of migration. This book is intended for academic readers who study migration, Chinese history and historical geography, as well as the general public who loves Chinese culture and wishes to view Chinese culture from a novel perspective.

China's Date Debate is an in-depth investigation of the Chinese Communist Party's remapping of China's World War II timeline from eight years (1937-1945) to fourteen years (1931-1945). Instead of the previously accepted starting date of the Marco Polo Bridge Incident on July 7, 1937, the Chinese Communist Party defined the war's starting date as the Mukden Incident on September 18, 1931, which triggered the Japanese Kwantung Army's invasion of Manchuria. Since the 1980s, scholars from Manchuria have demanded a fourteen-year war timeline to encompass the invasion of their homeland. By the 1990s, other scholars took notice and started to counter with claims that the eight-year timeline was the more accurate. Subsequently, a fierce "date debate" emerged between the two sides that was only resolved by the 2017 proclamation from the Ministry of Education.

Emily Matson demonstrates that the decision to set China's World War II timeline at fourteen years was not merely a top-down decision, but was influenced by decades of Manchurian scholarship on the war. China's Date Debate recenters Manchuria as a region of critical importance for China's national identity today and the implications of this "date debate" on the Chinese Communist Party's domestic legitimacy and international image.

The concept of "Justification" governs rational discourse so thoroughly that questioning it seems impossible - which is precisely the problem. In this book the author traces the legal metaphors and circular logic at the heart of this paradigm across epistemology, ethics, and argumentation theory. He introduces the "Non-Justification-Stance" as a cooperative, open-ended approach to argumentation that replaces the logic of claim and refutation with a richer account of what it means to give reasons at all.

European finance now operates under a dense web of intersecting rules. While these safeguards have reduced formal weaknesses, they often undercut strategic capacity, immobilize capital, and promote a tick-box mindset. This book argues that the problem is not the volume of regulations, but rather the absence of a shared language of risk. Treating risk as an external constraint renders institutions compliant yet fragile.

Drawing on the author's background in banking, payments, and fintech-including CTO/CIO and board-level roles with responsibility for technology strategy, operational resilience, payment systems, and supervisory engagement-and research on risk-based performance indicators, the book blends practice and research. It offers a governance-centered framework that translates regulatory duties into risk-based decision-making and metrics, differentiates banks from nonbanks, and integrates technology and third-party exposure.

Reframing supervision as a relational process built on proportionality, trust, and risk ownership, this book will appeal to readers interested in how financial risk governance shapes institutions, supervision, and society.

This book examines the role of civil society in guarding Indonesia's democracy, with a spotlight on the 2024 general elections. The 2024 election was characterized by the incumbent's significant influence in shaping electoral outcomes, even prior to election day, including bureaucratic involvement aimed at favouring specific candidates aligned with the regime, thereby undermining procedural democratic norms. Within this context, this book considers how far civil society plays a role in safeguarding Indonesia's democracy. This book is guided by two main considerations: the general picture of Indonesia's democracy based on the 2024 general elections process, and the role of civil society in guarding the electoral process of the 2024 general elections. It looks at participation in electoral political competition vis-a-vis identity politics, such as affiliations with Islamic figures or leveraging Chinese ethnic identity, and the actions of Indonesian religious organizations such as Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah, as well as, the role of women's NGOs in ensuring implementation of the quota for women's representation in the 2024 elections. It also illustrates how young Muslims, utilizing digital platforms and contemporary cultural movements, have rejuvenated Islamism into a dynamic and adaptable force that effectively responds to modern challenges while upholding democratic ideals, which are marked by inclusivity, justice, and civic engagement. The central finding, however, is that this broad civic action is undermined by fragmentation within an increasingly closed and transactional political system. Ultimately, the book concludes that this diversity within civil society, despite its challenges, represents the most distinctive opportunity for safeguarding and revitalizing Indonesian democracy beyond 2024.

This book maps out how family planning has contributed to the reshaping of the Indonesian family as found today. It uses the 2021 Family Enumeration Survey in Indonesia to pinpoint some of the key dimensions of family planning success in the country. In doing so, it points to areas that the newly-elected Prabowo government needs to address to ensure that family planning is truly women's empowerment, and men's responsibility. Fifty years ago, the dominant anxiety globally was the threat of overpopulation. The World Bank and the United Nations pressed countries to set up family planning programs to reduce high birth rates. Indonesia was an early recruit to the effort, and now, five decades later, it has achieved outstanding success. The book walks through how The National Family Planning Board trained armies of fieldworkers to promote contraceptive use, delay marriage age, and ensure universal schooling. It shows, as a result, that fertility has fallen below replacement level, education levels have risen dramatically, and the role of women in Indonesian society has blossomed. In highlighting the success of the Indonesian family planning program in reducing fertility, and providing the first analysis of the 2021 BKKBN Family Enumeration Survey, this is a landmark presentation of its key findings. This timely book is a valuable resource for demographers and population studies scholars, and for social scientists studying the fabric of Indonesian society, particularly its gender and family dynamics, and, more broadly, the role of contraception in public health.

This open access book presents a comprehensive examination of the evolving political and administrative landscape in Thailand's northeastern region, also collectively referred to as Isan, amid contemporary global challenges. Key areas of investigation include economic corridor development along the Mekong region, transboundary water management politics, organizational practices in local institutions, indigenous knowledge in conflict resolution, sustainable development initiatives, and public sector reform. The analysis reveals how Isan navigates between great power competition while addressing critical environmental and socio-economic challenges. Drawing on extensive field research and theoretical frameworks, the book presents valuable insights for scholars, policymakers, development practitioners, and graduate students engaged in regional governance, political transformation, and sustainable development studies.

From Risk to Resilience challenges how decisions are made in an era defined not only by climate disruption, but by systemic uncertainty. Traditional risk models rely on historical data and stable assumptions. Yet across infrastructure, financial markets, and national systems, these foundations are breaking down, creating a widening gap between modeled risk and real-world uncertainty.

Sharron L. McPherson introduces The Resilience Method (TM), a decision-grade framework that enables governments, investors, and infrastructure leaders to assess whether systems, assets, and communities will remain viable over time. Moving beyond risk mitigation, she reframes resilience as a strategic discipline for operating under uncertainty.Drawing on three decades of experience across finance, law, and policy, and fieldwork across five continents, she connects complex risk signals to real-world decisions. This is a practical framework for navigating volatility, allocating capital with greater confidence, and building systems that endure.

This open access book deepens the conversation begun in the 2024 volume?Gongsheng?Across Contexts: A Philosophy of Co-Becoming,?exploring in greater detail philosophies of co-becoming. This volume brings together essays by scholars from East Asia and North America, focusing on the philosophy of co-becoming and its practical applications that were not featured in the last volume, together with an Open Invitation to Thinking Global Co-becoming, jointly drafted by the three leading institutions advocating co-becoming thinking. As co-becoming remains a relatively unfamiliar concept in global intellectual discourse, its theoretical foundations and immense potential to address pressing human challenges are often underappreciated. Through this collection, we aim to deepen the theoretical groundwork for advancing an international intellectual movement centered on co-becoming as a philosophy, a way of life, and a way of thinking.

This conference proceedings examines the integration of sustainability into corporate strategies, exploring green tourism, environmental management, and eco-friendly innovations. Featuring papers presented at the 2025 Global Conference on Business and Economics (GLOBE) held in Sarasota, FL, USA, it includes case studies and research on topics such as sustainable supply chains, renewable energy adoption, and corporate social responsibility (CSR). Offering practical frameworks and evidence-based solutions to balance profitability with environmental stewardship, this book is a vital resource for scholars, researchers, academics, practitioners and policy makers interested in fostering sustainable growth in global markets.

Der Hauptfokus der Arbeit liegt auf den Tatbestandsmerkmalen des Paragr. 184i Abs. 1 StGB und identifiziert dabei vermeidbare Schutzluecken und Wertungswidersprueche. Abschliessend wird ein Reformvorschlag entwickelt und festgestellt, dass Paragr. 184i Abs. 1 StGB das gesetzgeberische Ziel bislang nicht erreicht.

Systematic risks often pose greater threats to investment performance than idiosyncratic factors, particularly in emerging markets where macroeconomic volatility, political instability, and institutional weakness can reshape outcomes. Yet many risk assessments remain anchored in static snapshots of economic indicators, market metrics, political developments, and event risk, often offering limited guidance when structural change is underway. This book addresses that gap by first providing a detailed analysis of EMDEs' current macroeconomic fundamentals and how ongoing structural shifts such as geopolitical realignment, climate pressures, and technological disruption change them, and second through introducing the Investor's Rutter, a practical framework for interpreting how economic, political, institutional, and financial forces interact and evolve over time. Rather than emphasizing prediction, the Investor's Rutter offers a disciplined approach to interpreting change and uncertainty.

Drawing on primary case studies and counterfactuals, the authors show how this framework can help investors make more informed judgments about the pricing of risk, exposure, resilience, and investment strategy across the full investment life cycle. It helps distinguish temporary volatility from deeper structural shifts, identify emerging inflection points, and assess when prevailing assumptions may no longer hold. By integrating perspectives often treated separately in conventional country risk analysis, the book offers a distinctive framework for investors navigating a period in which traditional models face growing limitations.

This book offers a rational analysis of the transformation of the global economic order amid intensifying great power competition. By reassessing the United States' hegemonic position and the strategic responses of the emerging power, it examines the institutional foundations and evolution of the U.S.-led global economic system, particularly the international monetary system. It pays special attention to the evolving dynamics and trends in U.S.-China relations in the context of "globalization fragmentation."

Focusing on China's strategic options in the new era, the book argues that U.S.-China competition is fundamentally a contest of reform capacity and governance effectiveness. Drawing on both the history of monetary and financial systems and contemporary U.S.-China rivalry, it advocates for China to prioritize "leveraging internal efforts" and pursue a path of "promoting opening up through reform" under new historical conditions. Financial deepening is highlighted as critical for preventing systemic decoupling, enhancing industrial and financial resilience, promoting technological innovation, and advancing the internationalization of the renminbi. These strategies are essential for China's sustainable economic development and long-term rise.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of all general elections held in Burma/Myanmar from 1922 to 2020. It provides essential information on the five constitutions - two in the colonial period and three after independence - and on the crucial issue of the interest representation of the many ethnic groups vis-a-vis the majority community of Burmese who, from the beginning of the independence struggle against colonial rule onwards, have constituted the country's civilian and military elite. A focus lies on the role of Buddhism in shaping the understanding of legitimate rule and the factor of political contingency. The book is chiefly intended for scholars interested in the evolution of democracy in post-colonial countries, especially political scientists and experts dealing with Southeast Asian affairs. It also offers a valuable resource for diplomats, government officials and visitors of the country interested in the causes of Myanmar's painful history.

The book provides a grounded and interdisciplinary analysis of the effectiveness of community participation in urban planning practice in multicultural Australia. The book engages with existing and emerging debates on participation in urban planning and provides fresh evidence to show how and why community participation is problematic, particularly in the context of the status quo of top-down decision-making, neglect of social capital, and marginalisation of diverse community groups. The book provides ways to empower local communities, particularly disadvantaged groups, to ensure representation and accountability in planning practice. The book offers critical guidance on effective community participation for multicultural communities, planners, and development practitioners.