15 Nov 2005

H. B. Paksoy's Lectures on Central Asia
H. B. Paksoy, lecturesoncentralasia.blogspot.com, US
Self-description: "H. B. Paksoy taught at the Ohio State University, Franklin University, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, the Central Connecticut State University. He now resides in Texas. Over the past two decades, his research papers have appeared in over sixty periodic journals and scholarly collections, issued in more than thirty countries, on all inhabited continents. [...] H. B. Paksoy earned his D. Phil. from Oxford University, England (with a Grant from the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom), M.A. at the University of Texas at Dallas (with a National Science Foundation Project Grant Assistantship), and B.S. at Trinity University (with Bostwick Scholarship)."
Site contents: * Leviathan: Identity Interactions between Society and Technology; * Governing with the wiggle of a Mustache; * Leavening of Culture, Identity, Civilization: Examples in Eurasian Traditions; * 'Employee Owned' Identity?; * Identity of Candied Watermelon; * Thoughts on "Religious Fundamentalism" Identity in Central Asia; * Identity Markers: Uran, Tamga, Dastan; * The Question of 'Religious Fundamentalism' in Central Asia; * Views of the 'outlaw concept' in comparative perspective: 'The American West' and the "Zeybeks in the Turk lands"; * Benjamin Franklin and Nasreddin of Asia Minor; * An open letter to the editorial board of Hurriyat (Mustakil Gazeta); * Tashkent Ozbek Republic.
URL http://lecturesoncentralasia.blogspot.com
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.
Link reported by: H. B. Paksoy (hb_paksoy--at--yahoo.com)
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14 Nov 2005

Regional Autonomy for Ethnic Minorities in China: White Paper
Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, Beijing, China
Self-description: "The People's Republic of China is a united multi-ethnic country. So far, 56 ethnic groups have been identified and recognized by the central government. [...] According to the fifth national census, conducted in 2000, the population of all the 55 ethnic minority groups totaled 104.49 million, accounting for 8.41 percent of the total population of China."
Site contents: Preface; I. A Unified Multi-Ethnic State, and Regional Autonomy for Ethnic Minorities; II. The Political Status of Regional Autonomy for Ethnic Minorities and the Establishment of Ethnic Autonomous Areas; III. The Right of Self-Government of Ethnic Autonomous Areas; IV. The Central Government's Support and Assistance for Ethnic Autonomous Areas; V. Historical Development of Various Undertakings in Ethnic Autonomous Areas; Conclusion; Appendix: Basic Facts About the 155 Ethnic Autonomous Areas
Note: Other PRC Government White Papers (Building of Political Democracy in China; China's Endeavors for Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation; Gender Equality and Women's Development in China; New Progress in China's Protection of Intellectual Property Rights; China's Progress in Human Rights in 2004; China's National Defense in 2004; China's Social Security and Its Policy; Regional Ethnic Autonomy in Tibet; China's Employment Situation and Policies; Progress in China's Human Rights Cause in 2003; China's Policy on Mineral Resources; China's Policy on 'Three Direct Links' Across the Taiwan Straits; China's Non-Proliferation Policy and Measures; China's EU Policy Paper; History and Development of Xinjiang; Ecological Improvement and Environmental Protection in Tibet; China's National Defense in 2002; Labor and Social Security in China; Human Rights Record of the United States in 2001; Tibet's March Toward Modernization; The Development-oriented Poverty Reduction Program for Rural China; Progress in China's Human Rights Cause in 2000; China's Population and Development in the 21st Century; China's Space Activities; China's National Defense in 2000; Narcotics Control in China; The Development of Tibetan Culture; Fifty Years of Progress in China's Human Rights; National Minorities Policy and Its Practice in China; China's National Defense; The Development of China's Marine Programs; New Progress in Human Rights in the Tibet Autonomous Region; On Sino-US Trade Balance; Progress in China's Human Rights Cause in 1996; The Grain Issue in China; Environmental Protection in China; Freedom of Religious Belief in China; The Situation of Children in China; The Progress of Human Rights in China; China: Arms Control and Disarmament; Family Planning in China; The Situation of Chinese Women; Intellectual Property Protection in China; The Taiwan Question and Reunification of China; Tibet--Its Ownership And Human Rights Situation; Criminal Reform in China; Human Rights in China) are also available online (http://www.china.org.cn/e-white/). - ed.
URL http://www.china.org.cn/e-white/20050301/index.htm
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10 Nov 2005

Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies (ejcjs)
www.japanesestudies.org.uk, UK
Self-description: "The 'electronic journal of contemporary japanese studies' is a journal in the social sciences that is dedicated to publishing academic research and scholarly writing on all issues related to contemporary Japanese society, economy, politics, and culture. The journal [est. Dec 2000 - ed.]adopts a multi-disciplinary stance in the hope that it will contribute to a deeper and broader understanding of Japan and the Japanese people as an integral part of global 21st century life [...W]e encourage submissions in all areas of sociology, economics, political science, and cultural studies that have contemporary Japan as their principal area of focus but that also relate Japan to broader developments elsewhere in the world. Contributions are posted as and when we receive, review, and edit them."
Site contents: * Introduction; * Table of Contents (by year and by subject area); * Articles (from 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005); * Discussion Papers (from 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005); * Reviews (books and films); * Conference and Seminar Papers (from ICAS 2, 2002 and Kenkyu 2001 conferences); * ejcjs Bulletin (events, conferences, and academic publishing in the field of Japanese studies); * ejcjs News (the latest on the online Visitors, Publications, Site Additions, news from Editorial Board Members, Positions Available); * Web Links (Academic Institutions and Related Organisations (Japanese Universities, Japanese University Research Institutes, Japanese Research Institutes and Research Organisations, Science and Technology in Japan, Other Countries' University Research Institutes, Other Research Institutes and Research Organisations, Academic Associations, Foundations, Societies), Academic Literature (Academic Journals, Libraries and Library Consortia, Literature Search Engines, Book Shops, Publishers), Data, Media, and Information Sources (Data Sources, Japanese Media, Other Media, Reference Sources, Employment Information, Conference News, Getting Published, Photograph Data Banks, Miscellaneous Information Sources, Japan Discussion Pages, Japan Homepages), Government and Politics (Japanese Central Government Organisations, Japanese Local Government, Japanese Political Apparatus, Japanese Political Parties, Japanese Semi-Governmental and Other Related Organisations, Japanese Politics Related Web Sites, Other Countries' Governmental Organisations, International Organisations), Business and Economy (Japanese Central Government Organisations, Japanese Representative Organisations, Other Business and Economy Related Organisations, Japanese Company and Other Related Web Sites, Research Institutes, International Organisations), Search Engines, Gateways, and Interesting Sites (Search Engines to Japanese Sites, Gateways to Japanese Sites, Travel, Sports, Interesting Sites)); * Information for Authors; * Editorial Board; * Copyright and Disclaimers; * Register for ejcjs News; * Index of Contributions; * Search the Web; * Search ejcjs.
A magnificent online resource - ed.
URL http://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/
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Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
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09 Nov 2005

China and the Geopolitics of Oil in the Asian Pacific Region
Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estrategicos/ Elcano Royal Institute, Madrid, Spain
Self-description: "China and the Geopolitics of Oil in the Asian Pacific Region (WP) WP 38/2005 (Translated from Spanish) -- Documentos Pablo Bustelo (5/9/2005) Contents: Summary, Introduction, (1) Energy in China: a voracious appetite, (2) Oil in China: a growing dependence on imports, (3) Chinese energy security in the oil sector: a serious concern, (4) China and the geopolitics of oil geopolitics in the Asian Pacific region: the Chinese factor, Conclusions, References"
Figures and Charts: Figure 1. Energy consumption in China, 1965-2004 (million tons of oil equivalent and percentage of world consumption), Chart 1. World energy demand, 2004 and 2030 (million barrels/day of oil equivalent and percentages), Figure 2. Oil consumption and production in China, 1965-2004 (thousand bbl/d), Figure 3. Natural gas consumption and production in China, 1970-2004 (Mtoe), Figure 4. Coal consumption and production in China, 1981-2004 (Mtoe), Chart 2. Distribution of primary energy consumption by source, 1991 and 2004 (in %), Figure 5. Energy intensity in China (kg of oil equivalent per thousand yuan of GDP at 1995 prices), 1979-2004, Figure 6. Oil consumption in China, Japan and the US 1990-2004 (million bbl/d), Chart 3. Increase in world and Chinese oil demand, 1994-2004 (thousand barrels/day compared with the year before, and percentages), Figure 7. Projected trends in oil consumption in several countries, 2005-25 (million bbl/d), Chart 4. Indicators of energy efficiency and carbon dioxide emissions, 2000, Chart 5. Oil consumption, 2004-30 (million bbl/d), Figure 8. Oil consumption and production in China, 1990-2025 (thousand bd), Figure 9. Chinese oil consumption and imports to China, 2004-2030 (million bbl/d and %), Figure 10. Geographic distribution of Chinese oil imports, 1991-2001, Figure 6 [sic - ed.]. Proved oil reserves (million barrels, end of 2004) and oil production (million barrels a day, 2004), Figure 11. Geographic distribution of Chinese and Japanese oil imports, 2004
Extract: "If Chinese oil imports increase from 4 million bbl/d today to 7 million bbl/d in 2020, to 8 million bbl/d in 2025, and to 11 million bbl/d in 2030, the global effects of such a rise will significantly affect both the availability and the price of crude. China is already actively seeking oil (and natural gas) beyond its borders. This search will undoubtedly accelerate in the coming years, with the effect of altering the geopolitics of energy and oil in the Asian Pacific region and around the world." - pablo bustelo
Pablo Bustelo is a Senior Analyst (Asia-Pacific region) at the Elcano Royal Institute and professor of Applied Economics at the Complutense University of Madrid - ed.
URL http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/documentos/226.asp
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.
Link reported by: Pablo Bustelo (bustelop--at--ccee.ucm.es)
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* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Essential
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09 Nov 2005

Terrorism in Indonesia : Role of the Religious Organisations
South Asia Analysis Group, Noida, India
A Nov 2005 paper by C. S. Kuppuswamy
Extract: "'50 % of Muslim clerics preaching at Friday prayers had often encouraged hatred and hostility against other religious groups' (Jakarta Post 24 October 2005). The Imams are no longer apolitical. During the last elections, in certain cases they had given their preferences for the followers to abide by and also expressing their opinion for voting against women candidates. [...] Islamic organizations [in Indonesia] are not giving their full support to the government in its efforts to counter terrorism. Though most of them condemn terrorist attacks, they are very defensive and keep harping that such activities should not be linked to Islam as it is being done by the western nations." - c. s. kuppuswamy
URL http://www.saag.org/papers16/paper1596.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: NGO
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Useful
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08 Nov 2005

Doi Moi - A Selected Bibliography of Vietnam's Economic Transformation 1986-2000
Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Self-description: "This document [15 files, over 1.9 MB of data, compiled by Binh P. Le, The Pennsylvania State University, Abington, PA, US - ed.] is a part of a larger collection of the AnthroGlobe (www.anthroglobe.ca) specialist bibliographies. It forms a subsection of the Asian Studies WWW VL (coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-AsianStudies.html) and Pacific Studies WWW VL (coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-PacificStudies.html).
[... The] bibliography is composed of Vietnamese and English sources, published between 1986 and 2000, on the Doi Moi. As noted, Doi Moi was supposedly to be a comprehensive transformation; thus far, the only area with greatest achievements has been the economy. Consequently, the literature on Doi Moi has centered mostly on economic-related issues."
Site contents: * Acknowledgments; * Introduction; * General Economic Conditions; * Agriculture; * State Sector; * Industry; * Finance; * Foreign Direct Investment; * Foreign Trade; * Politics; * Vietnamese Communist Party; * Law; * Non-State Sector; * Market/Socialist-Oriented Economy; * Society; * Gender and Ethnicity.
URL http://coombs.anu.edu.au/Biblio/biblio_doi_moi.html
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Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek@coombs.anu.edu.au)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: Academic
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04 Nov 2005

From Internet to Islamnet: Net-Centric Counter-Terrorism
Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, India
Supplied note: "The latest paper of the Institute For Topical Studies, A-2/3, Bharathi Dasan Colony, K.K.Nagar, Chennai---600078, India, on the above subject is now available at the web site of the South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, at [the URL below] - br."
Extract: "68. The Internet provides a means of penetrating terrorist organisations through human moles by taking advantage of their online recruiting. This is an area of intelligence exploration, which deserves better attention than it has received so far." - b.raman
Self-descriprion: "Paper presented at a conference jointly organised by the State Islamic University (UIN) of Jakarta and the Institute for Defence Analyses (IDA) of Washington, DC at Bali, Indonesia, from October 19 to 21, 2005."
[The author of the paper, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India. - ed.]
URL http://www.saag.org/papers16/paper1584.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - the paper was not archived at the time of this abstract. However, in a few weeks time it will be available at web.archive.org/web/*/www.saag.org - ed.
Link reported by: B. Raman (corde@vsnl.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: NGO
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03 Nov 2005

Sri Lanka Web Links
Computer Center, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka
Site contents: * Universities (University of Colombo, Eastern University, University of Jaffna, University of Kelaniya, University of Moratuwa, University of Peradeniya, University of Ruhuna, Sabaragamuwa University, South Eastern University, University of Sri Jayawardenapura, Rajarata University, Open University of Sri Lanka, University Grants Commission UGC Naional Science Foundation NSF) * Government Organizations [several tens of links listed under sctions: Departments, Ministries, Authorities, Corporations and Boards, Other - ed.]; * Banks; * Hospitals; * Other Private Companies; * Computers & software.
URL http://mayura.sjp.ac.lk/sllinks/index.htm
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.
Link reported by: Geetha P.Karunanayake (gpk@sjp.ac.lk)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Online Guide
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: Academic
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: V. Useful
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02 Nov 2005

Jihadis Plan Third Anti-US Front
Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, India
Supplied note: "The latest paper of the Institute For Topical Studies, A-2/3, Bharathi Dasan Colony, K.K.Nagar, Chennai---600078, India, on the above subject is now available at the web site of the South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, at [the URL below] - br."
Extract: "The IIF [International Islamic Front - ed] is concerned over the possibility that the US and NATO forces deployed in Pakistan for [earthquake] relief work might also have the unstated objective of hunting for the remnants of the Taliban and the Al Qaeda operating from sanctuaries in Pakistan." - b.raman
[The author of the paper, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India. - ed.]
URL http://www.saag.org/papers16/paper1594.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - the paper was not archived at the time of this abstract. However, in a few weeks time it will be available at web.archive.org/web/*/www.saag.org - ed.
Link reported by: B. Raman (corde@vsnl.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: NGO
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01 Nov 2005

Japan-Taiwan Interaction: Implications for the United States
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), Seattle, WA, US
Supplied note: "The National Bureau of Asian Research is pleased to announce the publication of the latest issue of the NBR Analysis -- "Japan-Taiwan Interaction: Implications for the United States," (Vol 16 No. 1) which features papers authored by Philip Yang, Roy Kamphausen, James Auer & Tetsuo Kotani, Yoshihide Soeya, and Michael McDevitt. (Available for download at NBR's homepage at http://www.nbr.org)
This issue of the NBR Analysis explores the nature of, and trends in, Japan-Taiwan relations and draws implications for the United States, particularly in the event of a crisis occurring in the Taiwan Strait. It argues that a strengthened U.S.-Japan alliance is the best mechanism to ensure Tokyo's support for U.S. military intervention in any crisis in the Taiwan Strait. Any efforts undertaken by Washington to deepen and strengthen ties with Japan will-regardless of their nature-serve the strategic end of improving the alliance, and thus increase the likelihood of the United States receiving assistance from Japan in a crisis. [...] - tt."
Site contents: Introduction - Roy Kamphausen; Taiwan: The Tail that Wags Dogs - Michael McDevitt; Changing Security and Political Contexts of Japan-Taiwan Relations: A View from Japan -Yoshihide Soeya; Reaffirming the "Taiwan Clause": Japan's National Interest in the Taiwan Strait and the U.S.-Japan Alliance - James Auer & Tetsuo Kotani; Japanese-Taiwanese Relations and the Role of China and the U.S. - Philip Yang.
URL http://nbr.org/publications/issue.aspx?ID=e391d78c-c9b1-45bf-ba87-a5436f956f0a
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) [the site was not archived at the time of this abstract]
Link reported by: Travis Tanner (ttanner@nbr.org)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - govt. - library/museum - NGO - other]: NGO
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01 Nov 2005

Terrorism in S.E. Asia: an Update -- Part I
Institute For Topical Studies, Chennai, India
Supplied note: "The latest paper of the Institute For Topical Studies, A-2/3, Bharathi Dasan Colony, K.K.Nagar, Chennai---600078, India, on the above subject is now available at the web site of the South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG), New Delhi, at [the URL below] - br."
Extract: "Hindus constitute about 80 per cent of Bali's population. One would have, therefore, expected them to be more helpful to the police in intelligence collection, but this does not appear to be so. Possible fears of reprisals by the jihadi terrorists seem to be preventing them from being co-operative with the police." - b.raman
[The author of the paper, Mr B. Raman, is Additional Secretary (retd), Cabinet Secretariat, Govt. of India. - ed.]
URL http://www.saag.org/papers16/paper1589.html
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - the paper was not archived at the time of this abstract. However, in a few weeks time it will be available at web.archive.org/web/*/www.saag.org - ed.
Link reported by: B. Raman (corde@vsnl.com)
* Resource type [news - documents - study - corporate info. - online guide]: Study
* Publisher [academic - business - government - library - NGO - other]: NGO
* Scholarly usefulness [essential - v.useful - useful - interesting - marginal]: Interesting
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