Empirical Studies
Based on a selection of four pairs of comparative empirical studies – namely, calls to protect disaster victims, employee well-being, cultural heritage, and animals in Japan and China, which we have identified as exemplifying the outlined problematic – we are confident that we can make significant contributions to the empirical and theoretical research on the socio-political, economic, legal and cultural transformation of East Asian societies.
These studies will be able to make use of a historical background study to be carried out by a post-doctoral researcher. This study will examine into the development of ideas and practices of philanthropy in East Asia during the late 19th and early 20th century, a period, which we consider as pivotal, since the impact of Social Darwinist ideas resulted in far-reaching transformations and also led to re-evaluations of the indigenous traditions.
The studies will, moreover, be embedded in a common framework of four conceptual background studies that systematically engage the involved disciplinary perspectives (sinology/cultural studies, political science, law and economics), the proposed case studies will be undertaken by will be undertaken by doctoral and post-doctoral students working as tandem partners under interlocking cross-country supervision by the four principal investigators.
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