Suchergebnisse

Utilising individual interviews and focus group discussions, primarily from two Chinese cities, 'The Chinese Mafia' contributes to the understanding of organized crime and corruption in the Chinese context, filling a significant gap in criminological literature, by investigating how extra-legal protectors - corrupt public officials and street gangsters - emerge, evolve and operate in a rapidly changing society. China's economic reforms have been accompanied by a surge of social problems, such as ineffective legal institutions, booming black markets and rampant corruption. This has resulted in the rise of extra-legal means of protection and enforcement: such is the demand for protection that cannot be fulfilled by state-sponsored institutions

Abstract
Intercultural crisis communication in an interconnected and globalized world emphasizes the need for translation
to be put in place as foreign nationals with cultural and linguistic barriers might rely on it to prepare for a possible crisis or
make informed decisions when already affected by a crisis. However, translation is an underdeveloped tool in crisis management,
particularly in China. Considering it a special branch of public service translation, the author investigates crisis translation
by using a case study of the disruptive outbreak of novel coronavirus disease in Wuhan. Based upon the author's first-hand
experience as a crisis manager at the Office of Foreigner Affairs in the Municipal Government of Wuhan, this article describes how
government translators with the help of external volunteer translators made language services available and accessible to affected
foreign nationals in the response phase from 8 January 2020 to 7 April 2020. It analyses these translation-mediated activities
from a crisis manager's perspective. Despite the preliminary nature of the findings, which still call for further validation, it
is hoped that insights from this article will be of interest to those who are engaged with crisis translation services and to
those who research crisis translation.

AbstractHow does campaign-style law enforcement sustain authoritarian rule? Drawing on fieldwork data and published materials, this article enhances the understanding of law and politics in authoritarian regimes by investigating the role of the 'sweep away black' campaign—designed to combat organized and gang crime—in strengthening China's authoritarian regime. It argues that the campaign helps the party-state enhance its authoritarian rule by resolving the legitimacy crisis caused by economic slowdown, gangs' infiltration in grassroots political structures and problems of police corruption and shirking. But the campaign distorts the criminal justice system by demanding that criminal justice organs deliver severe and swift justice. It also harms China's private sector because local governments may expand the targets of repression to include private enterprises.

AbstractHow doesguanxifacilitate corrupt transactions? Utilizing fieldwork data and published materials, this paper investigates howguanxipractices distort the formal military promotion system and facilitate the buying and selling of military positions in the People's Liberation Army (PLA). It identifies the three key functions ofguanxiin facilitating corrupt transactions: communication, exchange and neutralization.Guanxienables effective and safe communication among corrupt military officers, holds transaction partners to their word, and neutralizes their guilt about committing corrupt acts.

How does guanxi facilitate corrupt transactions? Utilizing fieldwork data and published materials, this paper investigates how guanxi practices distort the formal military promotion system and facilitate the buying and selling of military positions in the People's Liberation Army (PLA). It identifies the three key functions of guanxi in facilitating corrupt transactions: communication, exchange and neutralization. Guanxi enables effective and safe communication among corrupt military officers, holds transaction partners to their word, and neutralizes their guilt about committing corrupt acts. (China Q/GIGA)