Voices from the Sylff community
The Overseas Chinese in Tonga
Update. Aug. 1,2008
Tonga will hail a new king in August 2008. A Sylff fellow from New Zealand, who conducted field research in the country, suggests that Tonga must improve cultural relations following November 2006 riots caused by ethnic tension between Tongans and Overseas Chinese and political rivalry between the state and opposition pro-democracy factions. (more…)
Globalization Strategies at Universities in Scandinavia
Update. Jul. 18,2008
Akiko Matsunobu takes the opportunity of a recent trip to the University of Oslo and Uppsala University to discuss developments in higher education and the role of the Tokyo Foundation in a globalizing world. (more…)
Daily Life in Tanzania Improved by JIP Promotion
Update. Jul. 14,2008
Millions of low-income families in developing countries do not have adequate access to energy, such as electricity, and they must rely on biomass fuels (like wood) to meet their household energy needs. (more…)
Climate Change Response at a Crossroads
Update. Jul. 14,2008
CER-based trading of emissions rights has long-term implications for global political and economic power distribution and raises ethical questions about ownership of the right to use the atmosphere. (more…)
Can Aid Change Burma?
Update. Jul. 14,2008
Susan Banki received a Sylff fellowship between 1999 and 2002 while attending the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. She has written numerous articles on Burma. This article, written in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, was originally featured in the May 2008 issue of the Far Eastern Economic Review (Vol. 171, No. 4) and has been posted here by courtesy of FEER. (more…)
