and Economic Studies
The Culture Mandala, Volume 6, no. 2, 2005
Why do the Philippines and Singapore Differ?
by Rachel Caoili
Discourses on Empire: From National Sovereignty
to Global Power Distributions in the 21st Century
by Michael Hoy
The Rise of China as a Global Power
by Rosita Dellios
Viewpoints: Crimes to Come in the Tsunami Zone
by Karsten von Hoesslin
Viewpoints: Why the Human Development Index Does not Measure Up to Ancient Indian Standards
by Ratan Lal Basu
Centre Report: Burmese and Thai Esoterica - From the Golden Pagoda of Shwedagon
to the Sacred Sites of Si Thammarat
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The Culture Mandala, 6 no. 1, 2003:
The Cosmopolitan Epoch: Configuring a Just World Order
by Dawn Carey
A Mandala for the Southeast Asian International System
by Siska Lund
The Transnational Politics of Cuban Music and Cuban Culture
by R. James Ferguson
Confucian Ethics and the Envronment
by Li Tianchen
When Civilizations Compete - A Review of Early China / Ancient Greece:
Thinking Through Comparisons
by Reg Little
Review of The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom
by Trevor Carolan
Making the Spirit Sing - A Review of Trevor Carolan's Return to Stillness:
Twenty Years with a Tai Chi Master
by R. James Ferguson
A range of useful documentaries, lectures, and interviews are now emerging on a number of websites globally. Formats vary, with automatic pod broadcastes, mp3 downlands, and audio-on-demand being used in different combinations. Useful starting places include: -
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission) downloadable audio documentaries (including Background Briefing, Correspondent's Report, Religion Report, and The Science Show, can be acccess via http://www.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/default.htm
The BBC History Archive with interviews of experts is available in audio-on-demand at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/inourtime_history.shtml
The BBC Documentary Archive has a wide range of MP3 download files on range of political, international, and environmental topics at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/documentary_archive/default.stm
The Podcast Directory lists a wide range of political and cultural resources and sites in audio and download format at http://www.podcast.net/
A range of Podcast Software can be found at http://www.podcastingnews.com/topics/Podcast_Software.html (This is usually only needed if you automatic downloads and updates onto your computer.)
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The Culture Mandala is a non-technical Bulletin aimed at increasing academic and public awareness of cultural and political affairs which impact on international relations, globalisation and East-West Relations.
The Culture Mandala, 5 no. 1, 2002:
Dogs of
War or Tomorrow's
Peacekeepers?
by Tanya Cook
Diplomatic
Adventurism
in Indonesia?
by Anne Cullen
Political Poets: Exposed
by Lisa Davidson
The
Museumification
of the Village:
Cultural
Subversion
in the 21st Century
by Paulette Dellios
The Rasa of
Leadership in
Contemporary Asia: The Nexus of Politics, Culture and Social Performance
by R. James Ferguson
Zen and Wall
Street: Profile of a Philosopher Investor
by Martin Lu
On Two Ancient Chinese
Administrative
Ideas: Rule of Virtue and Rule by Law
by Zhang Xiangming
Conference
Report:
The Future of Development and the Development of the Future
by Rosita Dellios
Lecture Archive 2004-2005
1. An Introduction to Latin America in the Global System:
Places, Themes, Legacies and Uneven Development (2005)
2. Latin America in Transition:
From Colonisation to Nationalism to Globalisation (2005)
3. Mexico in Progress and Crisis: From Cortes to NAFTA (2005)
4. Cuba: Revolution, Resistance and Globalisation (2005)
5. Colombia: Paradox, Intervention and Survival (2005)
6. Brazil: A Revisionist Great Power or Fragmented Development (2005)?
7. The Struggle for Democracy: Chile and Argentina (2005)
8. Regional Organisations and Political Regionalism: Hemispheric and Southern Cone Systems (2005)
9. The Latin American Search for Security and Foreign Policy Convergence (2005)
12. The Quest for Stability - From Dependence to Interdependence (2005)
and Economic Studies
The Culture Mandala, 4 no. 2, 2001:
The Game of
Leapfrog and
the Internet: Developing Countries
and the
Information-Divide
by Jill Margerison
Daoist
Perspectives on
Chinese and Global Environmental Management
by Rosita Dellios
Healing
the
Wound:
Some Cross-Cultural Challenges to Australia-Indonesia Relations
by Freddy K. Kalidjernih
Internationalisation
of
Japanese Education in the 21st Century
by Glenn Stockwell
Eurasia explores new trends in Russia, Central Asia, Afghanistan, the Newly Independent States, regions such as Siberia and Tibet, and Asia-Europe relations. It provides an overview of areas often ignored in traditional international relations courses, and analyses current trends and future prospects in detail. The subject looks at a wide range of political, economic, cultural and strategic issues that are reshaping Eurasia, especially through 1992-2004. Turbulence in Afghanistan and Iraq have renewed the urgency of reconstruction in the region.
Archive 2005
2. From Russian Empire to Eurasian Power (2005)
3. Kazakhstan: From Exploitation to Nationhood in Central Asia (2005)
4. An Arc of Instability? Security Dilemmas in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan (2005)
5. Russia-China Relations: The Bear and the Dragon (2005)
6. Siberia, the Russian Far East, and the 'Future Land' (2005)
8. Meeting on the Road: Islamic Culture and the Politics of Sufism (2005)
9. Turkey's Multi-Regional Perspective (2005)
10. The Reconstruction of Afghanistan: From War to Democracy (2005)
11. Tibet: From Buddhist Polity to Invasion and Diaspora (2005)
12. Avenues out of Crisis: Global Imperatives for a Stable Eurasia (2005)
Archive B
B4: Japan and
Eurasia (2004: Summary Powerpoint Slides)
B12a. The Wider Eurasia Framework: ASEAM and Fragile Trilateralism (2004, Word document)
A4. An
Arc
of Instability?:
Security Dilemmas in Uzbekistan, Tajikistan,
and
Chechnya (2003)
A9. Regional
Connectivities:
Turkey, Iran, and the New Great Game (2002)
A10. Geopolitics
of the
Silk Road (2002)
The Centre for East-West Cultural and Economic Studies
1.
Chinese
Strategic Culture - Part 1
by Dr Rosita
Dellios
4.
Meeting
on the Road: Cosmopolitan Islamic Culture and the Politics of Sufism
by Dr R. James Ferguson
5. Religious Liberty
as a Paradigm
for the Development of Human Rights
by Alexandra Merritt
6.
China's
Nuclear Environment and the US Theatre Missile Defence Initiative
by Mitchell McGuire
to Strategic Cooperation
by Dr R. James Ferguson
9. Strategic Powers in a Post-September 11, Post-American World:
The European Union and China
by Dr Heather Field and Dr Rosita Dellios
10. Mandala: From Sacred Origins to Sovereign Affairs
in Traditional Southeast Asia
by Dr Rosita Dellios
11. Development of Eco-Tourism in Tribal Regions of Orissa: Potential and Recommendations
by Dr Nilakantha Panigrahi
12. Rome and Parthia: Power Politics and Diplomacy Across Cultural Frontiers
by Dr R. James Ferguson
A. INTR13-310 Study Guide (2005)
1. The New Global Politics: Alternative Outlooks in a Period of Contested Globalisation (2005)
2. International Relations from Thucydides to Kofi Annan(2005)
3. Transnational Realities: Trade Diaspora, and Migration (2005)
6. Economic Cultures: From Barefoot Economists to Davos Inc (2005)
7. From Economies to Ecologies: Contested Visions of Sustainability (2005)
9. The World City: Singapore, Shanghai, Berlin, Dar es Salaam and Beyond (2005)
10. Scripts for Cooperation and Protest - People Power, Low-Violence Strategies, and Cosmopolitan Governance (2005)
8&11. Poverty, Aid and Development -Summary and References (2005)
12. The New International Relations - From Crisis Management to Strategic Governance (2005)
Globalisation
and the Mandala: 'Software' for the Millennium
Rosita Dellios
Economic
Lessons from Confucius for the New Century
by Zhang Youmin &
Li
Tianchen
China
Enacts a New Contract Law for the New Millennium
by Chen Xuebin
Material
Progress
and Ethics:
A Pilgrimage Through Time
by Ratan Lal Basu
Museums in the
Global 'Kampung':
Mixed Messages
by Paulette Dellios
The Soochow
'Complex' and
Modernisation
by Fan Qi & Ma Boling
Nanning and
Guangxi: Gateway
to China's Southwest
by R. James Ferguson
Trends for the International Future: Futures Studies has become part of the set of specialisations to be found within the discipline of International Relations (IR). IR does not have a monopoly on this field of inquiry (Futures Studies are, by nature, interdisciplinary), but IR does have its own particular research interest in Future Studies because of its intrinsic concern with the dynamics of the international political system. NB Please see Dr Dellios' Bond University pages for updated lectures.
I-II: Studying
the Future - Who, How and Why (2001)
III:Forecasting
in International Relations (2001)
IV: Continuty
& Change in International Relations (2001)
V: Changing
Agendas: From StarsWars to Globalisation Wars and Back to Star War
Again
(2001)
VI-IX: Issues
Areas: The Internet, Globalisation, Cosmopolitanism, China as a Global
Power (2001)
X: Constructing
Futures - Including the Mandala Model (2001)
XI: Scenarios
- The Probable and the Preferable (2001)
China-United
States Relations: The New Superpower Politics
byRosita Dellios
Eastern
& Western Feminist Literary Criticism: A Comparison
by Yan Ming & Fan
Qi
Tolerance:
Chuang-Tzu's Epistemological Approach
by Zhang Xiangming
Following
the Great Dao of International Relations
by Tong Yun Kai
Suzhou:
A Cultural and Economic Centre
by R. James Ferguson
Qufu:
A Civilisational Centre of Northern China
by Rosita Dellios
A
Brief Introduction to the Confucius Culture Institute
by Li Tianchen
China's
Gang of Nine
by Annabel Day
Australia and the Asia-Pacific (2004-2005)
1. Introduction: From Australasia to the Indo-Pacific Region (2005)
2. Australian Foreign Policy - From Commonwealth Servant to Regional Player (2005)
3. The Transformation of Indonesia (1997-2005) and its Regional Significance (2005)
4. An Asia-Pacific 'Concert-of-Powers' or Strategic Imbalance? (2005)
5. Australian Defence Policy: Old Methods and New Threats? (2005)
6. ASEAN Plus?: The Drivers of Open Regionalism (2005)
7. Asia-Pacific Patterns of Transnational Transition:
Foci of Instability and Underdevelopment (2005)
8. The Meeting of Cultures in the Pacific (2005)
9. The Not So Peaceful Pacific (2005)
10. South Asia and the Indian Ocean: Cooperation or Institutionalised Conflict? (2005)
11. Regional Engagement and Competing Regionalisms (2005)
12. Regionalism, Development and Peace?:
Future-Directed Policies for the Indo-Pacific Region (2005)
Archive A
1. The America India Foundation
Former President Clinton to be involved
in the AIF
(Photo courtesy of newstream.com)
Sample Video BriefingIndian Culture: India and Beyond
Features images of Konark Temple and Odissi Dance performed by Sonali. With thanks to the International Institute for Development Studies (Australia and India) and the Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies, Orissa.
(10 minute section of a longer documentary in Realplayer video format. This may take about 10 minutes to load on a dial-up modem. )News Services and Newspapers
BBC World News and Search Financial Times The Sydney Morning Herald The New York Times
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- Internet Encyclopaedia of Philosophy
- A useful and detailed free web resouce is the Wikipedia, an open source encyclopedia with over 441,000 articles. Though not peer reviewed, its articles are often a useful starting when read critically.
Specialised News Services
and Search Engines (text based):
International Development News European News Latin American News
The European Union in its wider regional and global context remains a crucial force in world affairs and a source of innovation in institution building, economic cooperative, and forward looking diplomacy. Nonetheless, the progress toward economic and political integration has been controversial, as has the expansion eastwards to include new members. This unit critically examines political, economic, cultural and strategic issues that face Europe in the 21st century. It has been designed to provide a sound overview as well as allowing for specialised research.
INTR12-204:
The European Union (Study Guide)
1. Introduction: The Pillars of European
Cooperation
2. Maastricht and Beyond: The Drivers of
European Union
6. The New Germany - Transforming the
European Landscape
7. The French Perspective on European and
Global Affairs
9. The European Search for Peace and
Security
10. Bosnia to Macedonia: War,
Reconstruction and Governance in the Balkans
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The Buddhism Vertical Portal provides a range of useful resources on this expanding religion.
Buddhism Resources is a useful site with buddhism related news, books and web resources
Key Word Map on the Internet is a useful index of key ideas on the internet.
Hamau is new Web Directory that has a range of useful reference links.
Frety.net has a wide range of resources for news, science, art and business.
A range of useful news coverage (global, regional, and Australian) will be found in The Age newspaper, at http://www.theage.com.au/
Al Nakhlah is a useful on-line journal of Southwest Asian and Islamic affairs, published by the Fletcher School of Tufts University, with the current issues and archives available via http://fletcher.tufts.edu/al_nakhlah/
A number of useful research papers (and other publications), focusing on Australian politics and international relations, can be located from the online page of the Parliament of Australian Parliamentary Library at http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rp/
The Carnegie Commission on Preventing Deadly Conflict
has a useful website with numerous publications researching security, conflict and peace studies issues.
The Caribbean Community (Caricom) webpage contain useful updates and news briefings, found at http://www.caricom.org/
The Center for Economic Policy Analysis
from the New School University has a website which features a large number of Working Papers on economic, development and social policy.
The Central Eurasia Studies Review provides a range of useful articles and reviews (in html and pdf format) on Eurasia and Central Asia on their website at
http://cess.fas.harvard.edu/CESR_content.htmInformation on Peace Initiatives and other analyses of Colombia will be found at the Centre for International Policies' Colombia Project, located at http://www.ciponline.org/colombia/
Comparative Connections, an E Journal of East Asian Bilateral Relations, provides a range of useful articles at http://www.csis.org/pacfor/ccejournal.html#usaThe Counterpunch political newsletter provides a wide range of critical (and radical) commentary on world affairs at http://www.counterpunch.com/
The CSCAP (Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific) homepage provides a range of useful information on its roles via http://cscap.org/
EnviroLink Network provides a wide range of environmental news and resources at http://www.envirolink.org/
The ESCAP (UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) homepage can be found at http://www.unescap.org/
FindArticles.com A free database that includes a wide range of articles that can be searched by keyword.
Foreign Policy journal runs a very useful and diversified website at http://www.foreignpolicy.com/
Freetranslation.com is a useful site for international relations which can provide free, on-line brief translations to and from most major European languages
The Global Exchange
Global Exchange is a human rights organization dedicated to promoting environmental, political, and social justice around the world.
The Global Development Network has a wide range of resources and news on development at http://www.gdnet.org/The Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has a range of materials on refugees and human rights, which can be accessed via http://www.humanrights.gov.au
Human Rights Watch (Worldwide) provides a range of useful reports on human rights, politics and democratisation at http://www.hrw.org/
The International Atomic Energy Agency
The IAEA has a range of useful documents, including reports of current meetings with Iran, and comprehensive documents including a Handbook on Nuclear Law.
The International Labour Organisation has an extensive website, with access to detailed histories of the labour movement in the 21st century.
The International Relations and Security Network, a Swiss contribution to Partnership for Peace, has a wide range of news updates, links and in depth pieces.
The International Women's Development Agency
has been active for over fifteen years as a non-government orgnisation involved in partnership programs around the world designed to relieve poverty and oppression. Current projects are underway in Bougainville, along the Thai-Burma border and in Vietnam.
The Journal of Humanitarian Assistance
is a searchable, on-line journal with a range of useful information on peace and development studies, published by the Department of Peace Studies, the University of Bradford.
The Journal of World History provides an archive of current and past articles on world perspectives, located at http://www.historycooperative.org/jwhindex.html
The Journal of World-Systems Ressearch
A useful on-line journal featuring articles on the environment and world systems theory.
A wide range of commentary and short articles on Central Asian and Eurasia Affairs will be found at the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies, at http://www.kisi.kz/index_en.html
Le Monde Diplomatique
This on-line journal (in English as well as French) has a wide range of short critical articles on diplomacy and International Relations. About one quarter of the content allows free access.NDI (National Democratic Institute for International Affairs)
Access Democracy has a useful search engine with documents monitoring elections, democracy and human rights, including pages on Latin America, at
http://www.accessdemocracy.org/basic.aspThe Royal Institute of International Affairs
has a range of useful artilces and briefings on global affairs, most recently on Liberia and Iraq.
The South Centre
provides critical perspectives of the UN, reform and other developmental issues, including a regular Bulletin.
The Summit of the Americas Information System provides useful information and documents on the Summit and related Latim American processes at http://www.summit-americas.org/default.htm
Local Russian Far Eastern news can be found in the Vladivostok News, located at http://vlad.tribnet.com/
Wikipedia is a useful and detailed free web resouce, an open source encyclopedia with over 441,000 articles. Though not peer reviewed, its articles are often a useful starting when read critically. Located at http://www.wikipedia.org/
The World Values Survey provides a range of useful information on political, social and cultural values mapped across the international system.
Its homepage is located at http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/
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to dozens of International Relations, Asian Studies, Foreign Affairs, Government and NGO Websites. Other useful Internet Resources as well as news wires and newspapers
Essential tools are now needed to understand the current global system and how nations and communities are reacting to new challenges. Global interdependence means that no nation is unaffected by developments beyond its borders. National economic and social survival is now premised on an international orientation.
The Centre for East-West Cultural and Economic Studies has the purpose of facilitating research, teaching and interdisciplinary applications focusing on the interactions among cultural, social, economic and political aspects of international affairs. The Centre examines the changes at the cultural and political levels which have radically altered the international, strategic and economic relationships of the Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific regions.
East Asian Studies provides an insight into this rapidly changing and important part of the world. New political and economic trends, as well as the deep cultural and civilisational legacies of China, Korea, Japan and Southeast Asia are studied. Chinese Language and Japanese Language studies are also becoming more important economically and culturally in the global system.
