@phdthesis{Wehner2011, author = {Wehner, Stefanie}, title = {Transformation of rural space from an institutional perspective. Socio-economic development and land use change in Xishuangbanna, Southwest China}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:739-opus-25883}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Passau}, year = {2011}, abstract = {Landscapes and societies in Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in Southwest China have undergone unprecedented changes over the last 60 years. These transformations within the landscapes manifest themselves as land cover change, for example intensification of traditional land use systems and introduction of monocultures leading to deforestation, loss of biodiversity and other forms of environmental degradation. At the same time, communities and societies within these landscapes have experienced a certain degree of economic development, mainly through exploitation of natural resources. Through changing of political and economic frameworks, they have also profound transformations within their social and socio-cultural configurations. Based on the outcomes of field work in Xishuangbanna between 2006 and 2010, this study examines institutions, institutional voids and institutional change concerning land-use in the Naban River Watershed National Nature Reserve. Combining socio-economic and ecological data, patterns of land-use change and their interrelation to local communities are explored. With the emergence of the rubber-line, a socio-ecological frontier, disparities between upland and lowland landscapes and communities are intensifying.}, subject = {Sozial{\"o}kologie}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Kurfuerst2011, author = {Kurf{\"u}rst, Sandra}, title = {Redefining Public Space in Hanoi. Places, Practices and Meaning}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:739-opus-26892}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Passau}, year = {2011}, abstract = {The introduction of the economic reform program, Doi Moi, in 1986 opened the door for private sector development in Vietnam, as well as the country's integration into the world economy. As Hanoi is the national political centre, it occupies an important role in Vietnam's transformation process. The capital has become a major hub for socio-economic development. Whereas "Hanoi was renowned for its quiet streets in the 1980s" (Drummond 2000: 2382), nowadays it is characterised by its bustling street life. Public spaces, such as streets and sidewalks, are appropriated by private individuals for mostly small-scale economic activities. Existing green parks are privatised in order to cater to the growing demand for leisure space. At the same time, official spaces like Ba Dinh Square or Ly Thai To Square are occupied by Hanoi's residents for sports and gatherings. Thomas (2002: 1621) regards this a contestation of the state-defined landscape by local people. In other words, the state's defining power for the urban image is challenged by a multiplicity of spatial producers. This thesis focuses on the development of public spaces in Hanoi. Using the frame of an emic reconstruction , major themes such as changes in power relations between state and society and their reflection in the city's physical environment are explored. Embedded in the discipline of urban sociology, this thesis aims to contribute to the discussion about the correlation between the public sphere as a sociological/political category and the materiality and practices of public space. According to Sennett (2008), the public sphere is a crucial element of urbanism. Furthermore, as Eisenstadt and Schluchter (20021: 12) indicate, there is a strong relationship between the public sphere and civil society, along with political and economic liberalisation. Therefore, the question remains whether public spaces in Hanoi are an expression of a public sphere or a prerequisite for its development.}, subject = {{\"O}ffentlicher Raum}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Wilhelm2012, author = {Wilhelm, Mario}, title = {Approaching Disaster Vulnerability in a Megacity: Community Resilience to Flooding in two Kampungs in Jakarta}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:739-opus-26889}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Passau}, year = {2012}, abstract = {The capacity of a society to adapt and cope with disasters is generally discussed under the term resilience. It is a concept that entered vulnerability research recently and that will still need further theoretical underpinning and empirical grounding. The vulnerability context of urban poor can be approached from different angles, such as urbanism or development studies. My thesis has the aim to contribute to a better understanding of resilience within vulnerability research. I decided to follow recent approaches in vulnerability research for two reasons. First, integrated vulnerability concepts highlight the value of interdisciplinary approaches. Second, the integrated vulnerability discourse offers a analytical framework that can be modified and applied to the empirical study of vulnerability in Jakarta's kampungs. In chapter two I will introduce the theoretical embedding of the analytical framework. This will be necessary, as disaster research in social science is a relatively young research stream. Terms such as disasters, catastrophes and hazards are often used synonymously. Moreover, different definitions of vulnerability and resilience lead to diverse applications of the concepts. Thus, I would like to outline some aspects of disaster research in social science and present the definitions I will apply in this thesis. Moreover, at the end of chapter two, I will refine my research question and present the methodological framework I use for the analysis of my empirical data. The integrated vulnerability framework is pointing out the importance of the temporal and spatial scale in vulnerability analysis. In chapter three, I will therefore provide the temporal and spatial embedding of my research by presenting a historical perspective on Jakarta. Since it is not possible to present almost 500 years of city history in one chapter, I will concentrate on two aspects. The first focus will be put on the origin and development of Jakarta's kampungs. The second focus will be put on the flood situation. Accordingly, I will shortly present the different phases of Jakarta's history. In each phase I will point out the aspects relevant for kampungs and aspects that will be relevant in regards to the flood situation. Finally, I will conclude how the situation of the kampungs and its dwellers changed over time. In addition to that, I will discuss the historical development of flood risk in a separate section in order to contribute to a better understanding of recent flooding. Since the integrated vulnerability framework is a place based approach, I would like to introduce the theoretical discussion on urbanism and space in chapter four. I will show that the analytical value of the concept of slum in approaching the local level in Jakarta's kampungs is limited. I will also present the concept of informality as it is often discussed in the context of slums and urban poverty. Moreover, I will argue that informality is an integral part of megacities in developing countries and it reflects processes of self-organisation on a local level. Aspects of social organisations are, again, also important for a vulnerability analysis. I will then link the concepts of institutions and social capital in order to show how social organisation can be approached as a resource for communities. I will conclude the chapter with models of social space, particularly the concept of locality, that will provide a framework for structuring and analysing the empirical field data. In chapter five and six, I will leave the theoretical discussion and present the data I collected during my empirical research in two kampung. Chapter five will begin with a short introduction to the research approach and the methods I used in the research process. Then I will present the field data following the structure provided by the concept of locality which is basically referring to the categories of material space and social organisation. I will add two categories to this structure. In order to link the previous discussion on informality with the empirical research, I will present data on the informal-formal continuum in both research locations. In addition to this I will sum up my empirical findings on how people adapt to and cope with hazards, particularly flooding. I decided to separate description and analysis of my research findings because I would like to first provide a general understanding of the local situation in both research locations in a descriptive way before I analyse and interpret the data. Accordingly, I will analyse and interpret the data in chapter six. The main focus will be put on aspects of space and social organisation so that local communities can be conceptualised. In chapter seven I will finally analyse aspects of vulnerability and resilience by applying the integrated vulnerability framework to my research findings. Lastly, I will briefly summarize the thesis in chapter eight and provide an outlook.}, subject = {Megastadt}, language = {en} } @inproceedings{Satur2012, author = {Satur, Luzile Mae}, title = {Transformation of Cagayan de Oro 1945-1980: from a traditional town to an urban centre}, editor = {Gaynor, Andrea and Gralton, Elizabeth and Gregory, Jenny and McQuade, Sarah}, publisher = {The University of Western Australia}, address = {Australia}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:739-opus4-2731}, pages = {306 -- 321}, year = {2012}, abstract = {This study is an urban history of Cagayan de Oro (Northern Mindanao, Philippines), a city in a developing region, which faced urban transformation from the end of WWII in 1945 to 1980. It employed a multidisciplinary approach wherein the city's demographic, economic and infrastructural changes were analyzed. The study revealed that Cagayan had grown and transformed from a traditional town into an urban centre whereby its demography had continuously expanded with high rates of natural increase and large streams of in-migrants; while its economic activities had shifted from agricultural production to commerce and industrialization. Its economic transition was due to the promotion of Cagayan as the "Gateway to the South" or "Gateway to Northern Mindanao" by the deciding elites who were part of the transnational economic system that supplied resources to the developed countries such as the United States and Japan. As a result, the growth of Cagayan was not directed towards the masses but instead to the elites and their foreign allies. Cagayan experienced inertia in terms of infrastructural development. Therefore the absorption of foreign structures resulted to an artificial form of urban transformation in Cagayan.}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Kaiser2013, author = {Kaiser, Tim}, title = {Transnational Impact on Urban Change. Modern Projects in Vinh, Vietnam}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:739-opus-27446}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Passau}, year = {2013}, abstract = {Following an "agency-oriented Urban Theory" as advanced by Smith (2001), this study takes the urban landscape of Vinh City in Central Vietnam as a starting point into an investigation of multiple visions of modernity (Eisenstadt, 2000) put forward by social actors, as well as into urban change resulting from the implementation of such visions. Focusing on the period from 1973 to 2011, it traces the application of three different visions for urban development in Vinh: The Socialist City, The Modern and Civilized City, and the Participatory City. Projects aiming at implementing these visions in Vinh that are presented in this study have one thing in common: they are informed by a specific view of what a city is and what it should be, and their implementation aims at changing the city in the desired direction. This goal involves not only physical change of the city, but also institutional change in the urban society. To grasp the interplay between visions of a modern city, their application through concrete projects, and the results of these implementations, the study operates with two specific terms: modern projects, and urban change. After introducing Vinh and its history, the thesis presents the period of the vision of The Socialist City and its application in Vinh through cooperation between Vietnam and the German Democratic Republic in the 1970s. It then moves on to contemporary period starting in the 1990s, during which varying and conflicting modern projects for the city were put forward by different social actors cooperating in joint projects on urban development: the Modern and Civilized City and the Participatory City. While the modes of cooperation differed between the two periods, the study concludes with the argument that the impact of these transnational projects has led to path-dependent, as well as ambivalent, urban change in Vinh.}, subject = {Stadtsoziologie}, language = {en} } @misc{Kaiser2016, author = {Kaiser, Tim}, title = {Transnational Impact on Urban Change: Modern Projects in Vinh, Vietnam}, edition = {2., revised edition}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:739-opus4-3539}, pages = {1 -- 263}, year = {2016}, abstract = {Following an "agency-oriented Urban Theory" as advanced by Smith (2001), this study takes the urban landscape of Vinh City in Central Vietnam as a starting point into an investigation of multiple visions of modernity (Eisenstadt, 2000) put forward by social actors, as well as into urban change resulting from the implementation of such visions. Focusing on the period from 1973 to 2011, it traces the application of three different visions for urban development in Vinh: The Socialist City, The Modern and Civilized City, and the Participatory City. Projects aiming at implementing these visions in Vinh that are presented in this study have one thing in common: they are informed by a specific view of what a city is and what it should be, and their implementation aims at changing the city in the desired direction. This goal involves not only physical change of the city, but also institutional change in the urban society. To grasp the interplay between visions of a modern city, their application through concrete projects, and the results of these implementations, the study operates with two specific terms: modern projects, and urban change. After introducing Vinh and its history, the thesis presents the period of the vision of The Socialist City and its application in Vinh through cooperation between Vietnam and the German Democratic Republic in the 1970s. It then moves on to contemporary period starting in the 1990s, during which varying and conflicting modern projects for the city were put forward by different social actors cooperating in joint projects on urban development: the Modern and Civilized City and the Participatory City. While the modes of cooperation differed between the two periods, the study concludes with the argument that the impact of these transnational projects has led to path-dependent, as well as ambivalent, urban change in Vinh.}, subject = {Vinh}, language = {en} } @techreport{Heinrich2018, author = {Heinrich, Horst-Alfred}, title = {Test of different structural equation models describing the relationship between nationalism, patriotism, and anti-immigration attitudes: documentation of an empirical study}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:739-opus4-5502}, pages = {31 Seiten}, year = {2018}, abstract = {This paper aims at the documentation of the results of a study dealing with the relationship between in-group and out-group attitudes. The research enquires into the question whether nationalistic, patriotic, and anti-immigration attitudes are only correlated with each other or whether there is a causal relationship. The presentation of the Mplus output together with the correlation and covariance matrices will allow the readers to control the results and, if they want to do it, to test alternative models.}, subject = {Nationalismus}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Satur2018, author = {Satur, Luzile Mae}, title = {Vibrancy of Public Spaces: Inclusivity and Participation Amidst the Challenges in Transformative Process in the City of Cagayan de Oro, Philippines}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:739-opus4-6136}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Passau}, pages = {V, 206 Seiten}, year = {2018}, abstract = {This study examines the dynamics which lead to revitalization of everyday life in the public spaces of Cagayan de Oro, a medium-sized urban center in Northern Mindanao, the Philippines. By employing the oriental philosophies together with western thoughts such as Henri Lefebvre, Alain Touraine and J{\"u}rgen Habermas, this study elucidates that the core of perceived, lived and conceived spaces is 'the Subject.' Once the Subject utilizes the public sphere to instill social action, social space is ultimately produced. Hawkers, grassroots environmental activists, street readers and artists are the social Subjects who partake in the vibrancy of public spaces. The social Subjects utilize public spaces as venues of social transformation. Thus, this study argues that the social Subjects' role in democratic process lead to inclusivity of the marginalized sector in the public spaces of the city.}, subject = {{\"O}ffentlicher Raum}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{Dueck2020, author = {D{\"u}ck, Elena}, title = {Identity makes the World go round: Social Constructivist Foreign Policy Analysis}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:739-opus4-8522}, school = {Universit{\"a}t Passau}, pages = {52 Seiten}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Publication based dissertation on social constructivist approaches to foreign policy analysis and critical security studies.}, subject = {Kanada}, language = {en} } @book{Wehner2020, author = {Wehner, Stefanie}, title = {Southeast Asian Transformations}, editor = {Wehner, Stefanie and Kurf{\"u}rst, Sandra}, publisher = {Transcript}, address = {Bielefeld}, isbn = {978-3-8394-5171-7}, doi = {10.14361/9783839451717}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:739-opus4-10406}, publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Passau}, pages = {294 Seiten}, year = {2020}, abstract = {Southeast Asia is one of the most dynamic regions in the world. This volume offers a timely approach to Southeast Asian Studies, covering recent transitions in the realms of urbanism, rural development, politics, and media. While most of the contributions deal with the era of post-independence, some tackle the colonial period and the resulting developments. The volume also includes insights from Southern India. As a tribute to the interdisciplinary project of Southeast Asian Studies, this book brings together authors from disciplines as diverse as area studies, sociology, history, geography, and journalism.}, subject = {S{\"u}dostasien}, language = {en} }