Translation and the Sustainable Development Goals - Cultural Contexts in China and Japan

List of contents

Introduction. 1. The Growing Sustainability Discourse. 2. Social Diffusion of the Sustainability Discourse. 3. Current Developments towards Renewable Energy. 4. Development of Clean Energy in China and Japan. 5. Translation. 6. Multi-Sectoral Interaction for Social Diffusion of SDGs. 7. Corpus Research Methodologies. 8. Sustainable Living Discourse in China. 9. Diffusion of Sustainable Living Discourse in China and Japan. Conclusion. Appendices. References.

About the author

Meng Ji is Associate Professor at the School of Languages and Cultures at The University of Sydney.
Chris G. Pope is Assistant Professor at Kyoto Women’s University, specializing in East Asian politics and communication.

Summary

This book offers insight into the use of empirical diffusionist models for analysis of cross-cultural and cross-national communication, translation and adaptation of the United Nation’s (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This book is essential for anyone interested in sustainable growth and development and global environmental politics.

Product details

• Authors: Meng Ji, Meng (The University of Sydney Ji, Meng (University of Sydney Ji, Meng Pope Ji, Ji Meng, Chris G. Pope, Pope Chris G.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780367670276
• ISBN: 978-0-367-67027-6
• No. of pages: 8
• Series: Routledge Focus on Public Governance in Asia
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Japan, China, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Business & Economics / General, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Discourse Analysis, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Communication / General, Geopolitics, International institutions, Development Studies, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, United Nations & Un Agencies, Research methods: general