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Peter Chai
- Apr 22
- 6 min
The Postmaterialist Trend: Making Sense Of Value Changes Through Data
In the book Modernization and Postmodernization: Cultural, Economic, and Political Change in 43 Societies, Ronald Inglehart (1997) makes...

Juliette Odolant
- Apr 8
- 11 min
Deconstructing The Binary Of Government And Civil Society - Taiwan’s g0v
If someone invited you to attend a ‘civic hackers’ event in Taipei, Taiwan, what would your first reaction be? To the untrained ear, your...

Kyay Mon
- Mar 5
- 6 min
The Role of Mother Languages in Inclusive and Equitable Education
Languages shape our identity and the way we perceive the world. They allow us to express ourselves and connect with each other. Due to...

Elisa Lenker
- Jan 28
- 8 min
EU Global Gateway: A Challenge To The Chinese Belt And Road Initiative?
President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen just announced the launch of Global Gateway, an EU plan for major investment...

Luke Cavanaugh
- Sep 21, 2021
- 3 min
Recap: The STEAR Dialogue: In Conversation with James Crabtree
The 20th September saw the launch of The STEAR Dialogue, a more informal events series where we invite special guests to come in to talk...

Jedidja van Boven
- Aug 9, 2021
- 4 min
Recap: Let’s Get Together – How to Build and Maintain Networks
Aside from the various events that feature external speakers from all sorts of different backgrounds and countries, STEAR also organizes...

Elisa Lenker
- Jul 23, 2021
- 5 min
Indigenous Legacy: The Formosan Languages of Taiwan
Lokah su'ga! Mihumisang! Aveoveoyx! Akokay! Djavadjavai! Nga’ ay ho! These are all different ways to say hello and greet someone in...

Veronica Burgstaller
- Jul 20, 2021
- 4 min
Kkondae Generation 2: Working Culture in South Korea
Recently the term ‘lying flat’ has been trending on China's internet. This, in essence, translates to an ‘I can’t be bothered’ attitude...

Nicola Crowe
- Jul 16, 2021
- 7 min
East Asian Popular Culture and the Renegotiation of Gender and Sexuality
Although the representation of diversity in gender and sexual minorities has become a part of mainstream culture, inclusivity remains an...

Toby Zwama
- Jul 12, 2021
- 7 min
Living in Pollution: Roma and Environmental Injustice
No working sanitation, denied access to water and living in a landfill; this is the reality for many Romani people living in Central and...

Kyay Mon
- Jul 1, 2021
- 6 min
“Learning to Build a Better Earth Than Today’s”: Japan’s Approach to Sustainability in Education
Education plays an important role in ensuring that people around the world have the knowledge, skills and attitudes to tackle sustainable...

Toby Zwama
- Jun 30, 2021
- 5 min
Freedom to Discriminate? Religious Freedom and Non-Discrimination in Conflict in the Netherlands
The Netherlands is known as one of the most secularized countries in Europe, as well as a leader in LGBT-inclusion (CBS, 2020). It may...