Dongyan Blachford
Biographic Data
| ID | 5119474 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dongyan Blachford |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dongyan |
| FAMILY NAME | Blachford |
| SIGNATURE | BLACHFORD D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Regina |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Sustainable Development” and Cida’s China Program
The Color Purple
During the past two decades, Canadian parents have been regularly adopting infants from China, and have been facing a confusing dilemma on how to introduce their children’s Chinese heritage and language. The aim of this qualitative study is to uncover the beliefs and attitudes of the adopting parents about how to best promote a healthy identify development that includes their Chinese background. Using in-depth interviews, 19 parents of 14 adopted…
Old Bottle, New Wine’? Xinjiang Bingtuan and China’s ethnic frontier governance
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (Xinjiang Shengchan Jianshe Bingtuan—shortened form Bingtuan) is a distinctive military agricultural settlement and production institution in China’s western region, Xinjiang. It is also a modern form of China’s traditional ethnic frontier governing mechanism. This article discusses Bingtuan’s historical precedents, modern development and innovative change for Xinjiang governance. In an examination of Bi…
Trilingual Education Policy Ideals and Realities for the Naxi in Rural Yunnan
Chapter 12. Trilingual Education Policy Ideals and Realities for the Naxi in Rural Yunnan
Bilingual Education in China
Bilingual Education in China: practices, policies and concepts Anwei Feng (ed.). Clevedon: Multilingual Matters, 2007. Pp. xiv + 288. ISBN-13: 978-1-85359-992-7 (hardback). ISBN-13: 978-1-85359-991
Ethnic Disputes in International Politics
In a world where most nations are multinational states, ethnic issues often become serious trans-national concerns, as they could potentially lead to international conflicts. This article first puts ethnic issues in the perspective of contemporary international relations through identifying three different manifestations of international ethnic disputes. Then the article examines ethnic issues in the context of international law and norms, especi…
China's Fate as a Multinational State
After the collapse of the two communist multinational states, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, the fact that China survives as the only communist multinational state poses an interesting question: why does China remain intact and how long will it be able to survive in its present state? This paper tries to address these questions. The analysis is centred on three areas: the formation and characteristics of China's ethnic minorities and their role…
Ethnic minority issues in China's foreign policy
As a multinational state, China's ethnic minority issue (e.g. Tibet and Xinjiang) is always a large political concern. China often treats this issue exclusively as a sovereignty matter and refutes outside criticism. What is the viable explanation of China's position? Is China's behavior consistent with the global norms and international law, especially the principle of national self-determination? This paper addresses these questions through an e…
Language Spread Versus Language Maintenance
Bilingual Education in China
Old Bottle, New Wine’? Xinjiang Bingtuan and China’s ethnic frontier governance
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (Xinjiang Shengchan Jianshe Bingtuan—shortened form Bingtuan) is a distinctive military agricultural settlement and production institution in China’s western region, Xinjiang. It is also a modern form of China’s traditional ethnic frontier governing mechanism. This article discusses Bingtuan’s historical precedents, modern development and innovative change for Xinjiang governance. In an examination of Bi…
China's Fate as a Multinational State
After the collapse of the two communist multinational states, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, the fact that China survives as the only communist multinational state poses an interesting question: why does China remain intact and how long will it be able to survive in its present state? This paper tries to address these questions. The analysis is centred on three areas: the formation and characteristics of China's ethnic minorities and their role…
Ethnic minority issues in China's foreign policy
As a multinational state, China's ethnic minority issue (e.g. Tibet and Xinjiang) is always a large political concern. China often treats this issue exclusively as a sovereignty matter and refutes outside criticism. What is the viable explanation of China's position? Is China's behavior consistent with the global norms and international law, especially the principle of national self-determination? This paper addresses these questions through an e…
Bilingual Education in China
Language Spread Versus Language Maintenance
Ethnic minority issues in China's foreign policy
As a multinational state, China's ethnic minority issue (e.g. Tibet and Xinjiang) is always a large political concern. China often treats this issue exclusively as a sovereignty matter and refutes outside criticism. What is the viable explanation of China's position? Is China's behavior consistent with the global norms and international law, especially the principle of national self-determination? This paper addresses these questions through an e…
Ethnic Disputes in International Politics
In a world where most nations are multinational states, ethnic issues often become serious trans-national concerns, as they could potentially lead to international conflicts. This article first puts ethnic issues in the perspective of contemporary international relations through identifying three different manifestations of international ethnic disputes. Then the article examines ethnic issues in the context of international law and norms, especi…
China's Fate as a Multinational State
After the collapse of the two communist multinational states, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia, the fact that China survives as the only communist multinational state poses an interesting question: why does China remain intact and how long will it be able to survive in its present state? This paper tries to address these questions. The analysis is centred on three areas: the formation and characteristics of China's ethnic minorities and their role…
Bilingual Education in China
Bilingual Education in China: practices, policies and concepts Anwei Feng (ed.). Clevedon: Multilingual Matters, 2007. Pp. xiv + 288. ISBN-13: 978-1-85359-992-7 (hardback). ISBN-13: 978-1-85359-991
Trilingual Education Policy Ideals and Realities for the Naxi in Rural Yunnan
Chapter 12. Trilingual Education Policy Ideals and Realities for the Naxi in Rural Yunnan
Sustainable Development” and Cida’s China Program
The Color Purple
During the past two decades, Canadian parents have been regularly adopting infants from China, and have been facing a confusing dilemma on how to introduce their children’s Chinese heritage and language. The aim of this qualitative study is to uncover the beliefs and attitudes of the adopting parents about how to best promote a healthy identify development that includes their Chinese background. Using in-depth interviews, 19 parents of 14 adopted…
Old Bottle, New Wine’? Xinjiang Bingtuan and China’s ethnic frontier governance
Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (Xinjiang Shengchan Jianshe Bingtuan—shortened form Bingtuan) is a distinctive military agricultural settlement and production institution in China’s western region, Xinjiang. It is also a modern form of China’s traditional ethnic frontier governing mechanism. This article discusses Bingtuan’s historical precedents, modern development and innovative change for Xinjiang governance. In an examination of Bi…
Political science (10 works) · China (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (4 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (3 works) · Development economics (3 works) · Ethnic group (3 works)