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Sophie Zwick
Mar 7, 20237 min read
Tsagaan Sar: Welcoming the New Lunar Year in Mongolia
Tsagaan Sar, the Mongolian New Year celebration, is an event with its own, unique traditions, customs and, of course, food. From the...
Anniek Sienot
Feb 20, 20233 min read
STEAR Book Club Recap: First They Killed My Father
Image: Angkor Wat, Cambodia, as seen from the west entrance Source: Manfred Werner, Wikimedia Commons On the 5th of February, members of...
Júlia Rovira Munté
Feb 18, 20237 min read
An Example of Islamophobia? Analysing the Swiss Ban on Face Coverings
With the increasing number of Muslims in the European continent, the rise of Islamophobia has impacted the daily lives of Muslims living on
Koen Donatz
Feb 13, 20237 min read
Human Rights in Eurasia: How Governments Can Be Held Accountable
In this article, Koen Donatz analyses the latest trends in the sphere of human rights policy. Examining the current state of...
Hosoo Kim
Feb 9, 20239 min read
The 10.29 Halloween Crowd Crush & State Responsibility: Dynamics of Safety Discourse in South Korea
One hundred and fifty-eight young people lost their lives in Seoul, South Korea, during Halloween weekend 2022, in an incident that has...
Siwat Varnakomola
Feb 5, 20238 min read
Religiosity embedded: Taoism, a Cultural Micro-Foundation for China’s Multi-Layered Eco-Development
Introduction Taoism (or Daoism) is a Chinese ancient philosophy which holds an all-encompassing, interconnected, and comprehensive...
Phanmile Rochanawiphat
Jan 29, 20237 min read
Freedom of (silent) speech: Lèse-majesté law in Thailand and Spain
Amidst the current crisis of speech repressions, one of the most crucial but overlooked areas is the lèse-majesté law. Translated from...
Júlia Rovira Munté
Dec 22, 20224 min read
Caga Tió: The Most Magical Wooden Log
“This article is a love letter to childhood, innocence, and home”. As the winter holidays are fast approaching, Júlia Rovira Munté...
Moksha Pillai
Nov 16, 20225 min read
Tagore’s Talisman for a Fractal World: Tolerance, Brotherhood and Sustained Co-operation
While discord, crises and wars blight our societies, the teachings of Rabindranath Tagore serve as a guide toward cooperation and...
Júlia Rovira Munté
Nov 10, 20229 min read
Maoism: A Look Into its Nature and Religiosity
Without a doubt, Mao Zedong has been one of the most influential figures in contemporary Chinese politics. From the Great Leap Forward to...
Ella Eagle Davies
Oct 21, 20229 min read
Reconceptualising Political Participation in Japan - Intersections of Political and Rap Worlds
The question of widespread political apathy within Japanese civil society is one that permeates much of the scholarship that seeks to...
Imogen Parsley
Sep 24, 20225 min read
The Secret of Taiwanese Sect Yiguandao’s Success in Indonesia
Names have been changed upon request of anonymity. 6 months ago, I encountered ‘Yiguandao’, a Taiwanese religious sect currently boasting...
Juliette Odolant
Aug 19, 202211 min read
Ideational Populisms in Japan – Reconceptualising “Populism-Free Japan”
An elusive and contested concept, populism’s thin-centredness makes it difficult to define in specific terms; its application in one...
Leonie Glaser
Aug 17, 20223 min read
STEAR Book Club Recap: The Garden of Evening Mists
On Sunday 14th of August, the STEAR book club enjoyed a close discussion of the book ‘The Garden of Evening Mists’ by Tan Twan Eng, a...
Peter Chai
Jul 22, 20229 min read
An Introduction To Populism And Authoritarianism Based On Norris And Inglehart (2019)
This article attempts to outline Chapter 2 of Cultural Backlash: Trump, Brexit, and Authoritarian Populism (Norris and Inglehart, 2019)...
Juliette Odolant & Pia Heckmann
Jul 15, 20223 min read
Recap: In conversation with Swiss Ambassador Bernadrino Regazzoni
On Friday, 17th June, STEAR hosted an event in conversation with the Swiss Ambassador to China, Mongolia and the DPRK, H.E. Bernadrino...
Eyrin Kyriakidi
Jul 8, 202214 min read
“From Dissident to President”: Assessing President Moon Jae-in’s Term - Part 2: Foreign Affairs
Introduction Former President Moon Jae-in found himself at the helm of South Korea through extraordinary circumstances. The corruption...
Krista Tammila
Jun 28, 20227 min read
Culinary Heritage: Food as a Tool for Cultural Exchange
Inherently, humans have many differences, whether it be nationality, favorite sport, religion, and so on. But there is one factor which...
Pia Heckmann
Jun 23, 20224 min read
The Puri Lukisan Museum: A tour through Bali's rich history of art
Figure 1. The Puri Lukisan Museum in Ubud, Bali. Photo credits: Pia Heckmann The small island of Bali attracts many tourists over the...
James Farquharson
Jun 6, 20228 min read
The Longue Durée Of Reconciliation
(Part Two of Two) Read Part One of this article here. In contrast to the goal of the commission as laid out in the original 2017 Act on...