1 The Human Rights of Women1 Liu Xiaonan2 Abstract The human rights of women and girls are an inalienable and integral part of universal human rights. In their capacity as a core principle, the human rights of women run through the Platform for Action adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995, and are one of its critical areas of concern. Over the past 25 years since this Conference,

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This paper aims to investigate the effects of macroeconomic variables on stock market volatility in three Asian countries by applying GARCH MIDAS model. The study covers the period from 01/2003 to 06/2014. The GARCH MIDAS framework allows to incorporate macro variables directly in the model and obtain long-term and short-term volatility separately. Empirical findings show that some macroeconomic v

Land degradation, as a threat to smallholders in the tropics, attracts less attention than other global challenges. In addition, gaps between scientific understandings of land degradation and international policy regimes are problematic. We identify the three most significant debates including their different policy implications: desertification in the Sahel, nutrient depletion in Africa, and rura

Some colours might have different connotations depending on people’s cultural backgrounds. When talking about evacuation, the colour employed for exit signs and flashing lights plays a significant role because it is responsible for conveying a message to the evacuees, either danger or safety. The aims of this study are to evaluate the influence of red and green emergency way-finding systems on the

To discuss the current liquidity in inter-bank bond market, this paper uses high-frequency date of bond trading, and selects a series of liquidity measures to evaluate liquidity in the market respectively. Then correlation analysis is applied between liquidity measures, and the result reveals that some liquidity measures are highly correlated. Based on the correlations between liquidity measures,

Income inequality is one of the main topics that worried economists in recent decades. It became more popular, especially starting with the integration process of East Asian economies’ to the global market as a result of the globalization process. And there are lots of approaches on economic growth’s positive and negative effects on income distribution. Its impact on income distribution has been t

Manuscripts, images, maps and rare prints We are continually working on making our collections digitally available Explore the special collections We continually digitise manuscripts, images, maps, and rare prints from our collections and make them freely accessible online.Below you can browse among a selection of categories and collections or browse among different subjects and scientific discipl

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Welcome to the Perspective Asia Lecture Series, a platform for scholars and experts from various fields to share their critical insights on the issues, emerging trends, and historical interconnections in the dynamic East and Southeast Asian region. Join us this spring for a thought-provoking seminar series on critical Asian Studies issues. We begin with South Korea’s recent (and rare) invocation o

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Food in Asia 15-16 April, 2014 The exciting field of Food Studies embraced and examined the broad topic of food and its importance in various aspects of life. During this XXIst biannual Focus Asia symposium we sought to gain a broader understanding of the role of food in Asian societies by looking at food from different angles. Leading experts explained the multi-layered importance of food, focusi

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14-16 April & 12-13 November Shopping Asia: the world consumes Asia, Asia consumes the world.Over the latter half of the twentieth century, Asia has emerged first as the center for global manufacturing and thereafter as a location for rising demand. These histories of changing Asian production and consumption landscapes are tied to shifting dynamics in the structure of global capitalism. The shift

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At the 4th International Workshop on the Sharing Economy three international experts will act as keynote speakers. JULIAN AGYEMANJulian Agyeman is a Professor of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, USA. He is the originator of the concept of ‘just sustainabilities,’ the full integration of social justice and sustainability, defined as ‘the nee

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Ina completed her Ph.D. from 2015 to 2019, focusing on the emergent politics of geo-engineering. She explored new ideas about large-scale interventions to control global temperatures and aimed to assess the political landscape in this area, through methods of attending scientific conferences and interviewing scientists and politicians.   After completing her Ph.D., Ina planned to take a break and

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