Which are the challenges for Heinrich-Boell-Foundation in Asia?
Shift to Asia or Asia the continent of the 21st century is a choice of slogans symbolizing the economic and social changes in many parts of Asia and their deep-rooted political importance. At the same time, attention has been drawn to Asias world-wide impact in the intellectual and technical fields. The malice displayed by some European media with headlines such as Breakdown of the Asian economic miracle or End of the Asian century and a dependence (though decreasing) on the financial drip of the IMF, do not alter this fact. On the contrary, the management of the crisis has made contradictions apparent and released a potential, which in the long run, promotes democracy and social justice as a necessity for stability and economic recovery. This process has been decisively influenced by critical pressure of national and international NGOs. Asia is highly varied in cultural terms as well as regarding its economic power and democratic history. In Europe, the perception of this fact has oft
