DR Kristin Surak's Outputs (7)

Japan: Land of the Rising Right (2020)
Book Chapter
Surak, K. (2020). Japan: Land of the Rising Right. In B. Vormann, & M. Weinman (Eds.), The Emergence of Illiberalism: Understanding a Global Phenomenon. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429347368-15

This chapter explores the political developments in Japan under Shinzo Abe and the lessons they may hold for Brexit Britain, as well as renationalization tendencies elsewhere. Abenomics, a combination of monetary easing, fiscal stimulus, and structur... Read More about Japan: Land of the Rising Right.

Tea Flows: A Praxeological Perspective on Rituals (2017)
Book Chapter
Surak, K. (2017). Tea Flows: A Praxeological Perspective on Rituals. In M. Gottwald, K. Kirchmann, & H. Paul (Eds.), (Extra-)Ordinary Presence: Social Configurations and Cultural Repertoire (181-194). Transcript Verlag

Engaging Objects: A Phenomenology of the Tea Ceremony and Japaneseness (2017)
Book Chapter
Surak, K. (2017). Engaging Objects: A Phenomenology of the Tea Ceremony and Japaneseness. In G. Zubrzycki (Ed.), National Matters: Materiality, Culture, and Nationalism. Stanford University Press

Guestworker Regimes Globally: An Historical Comparison (2015)
Book Chapter
Surak, K. (2015). Guestworker Regimes Globally: An Historical Comparison. In L. S. Talani, & S. McMahon (Eds.), Handbook of the Political Economy of Migration. Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781782549901.00015

Migration Industries and Developmental States in East Asia (2012)
Book Chapter
Surak, K. (2012). Migration Industries and Developmental States in East Asia. In T. Gammeltoft-Hansen, & N. Nyberg Sorensen (Eds.), The Migration Industry and the Commercialization of International Migration (89-110). Routledge

The emerging field of migration industry studies has refocused attention on the entrepreneurial infrastructures—labor recruitment, money-lending, transportation, remittance, documentation, and communication services—vital for directing movement betwe... Read More about Migration Industries and Developmental States in East Asia.

Making Tea Japanese (2011)
Book Chapter
Surak, K. (2011). Making Tea Japanese. In R. Cox, & C. Brumann (Eds.), Making Japanese Heritage (21-30). Routledge

This chapter explores the relationship between heritage and ethnicity construction in diasporic contexts by examining how the tea ceremony in the US can facilitate a sense of Japaneseness. This is accomplished by (1) explicitly marking Japaneseness... Read More about Making Tea Japanese.

The Tea Ceremony Beyond Japan: Postcolonial Cultural Transmission
Book Chapter
Surak, K. (in press). The Tea Ceremony Beyond Japan: Postcolonial Cultural Transmission. In Japan im Westen: Literatur – Kultur – Spiritualität. Stauffenburg-Verlag