5th Joint International Conference of the research network "Governance in China"
The 5th Joint International Conference of the Research Network "Governance in China" and the Association for Social Science Research on China (ASC) will be held in Berlin from November 21-22, 2014 at the Freie Universität Berlin.
Conference announcement: "Governance, Adaptability and System Stability under Contemporary One-Party Rule: Comparative Perspectives"
We are pleased to announce the Joint Conference of the “China Center for Global Governance and Development” and the research network “Governance in China” on March 27-29, 2014 in Nanchang (Jiangxi Province), China
4th International Conference: November 22-23, 2013
The 4th Joint International Conference of the Research Network "Governance in China" and the Association for Social Science Research on China (ASC) will be held in Vienna, Austria from November 22-23, 2013 at the Centrum für internationale Entwicklung.
3rd International Conference: November 23-24, 2012
Research Network "Governance in China" and Association for Social Science Research on China (ASC) 3rd Joint International Conference in Tübingen.
2nd International Conference: December 10-11, 2011
Research Network "Governance in China" and Association for Social Science Research on China (ASC) 2nd Joint International Conference in Hamburg.
International Conference: November 26-28, 2010
Research Network "Governance in China" and Association for Social Science Research on China (ASC) Joint International Conference, November 26-28, 2010
Preliminary Schedule
Venue: Maritim Hotel, Pleichertorstraße 5, 97070 Würzburg
Prior to the conference an internal workshop of the Research Network "Governance in China" will be held at the University of Würzburg.
Program as of October 1, 2010
Papers will be distributed well in advance and should be read by all participants. Presentations are therefore limited to 10 minutes. Commentaries also 10 minutes each.
Friday, November 26, 2010, afternoon
Panel 1: Innovation, Economic Policy and Institutional Change
Chair (Part 1): Björn Alpermann
14:00-14:15 | Opening Remarks: Björn Alpermann (University of Würzburg) |
14:15-15:15 | Sebastian Heilmann (University of Trier), “The Reinvention of Development Planning in China, 1993-2010" |
| Commentary: Markus Taube (University of Duisburg-Essen |
15:15-16:15 | Marcus Conlé (University of Duisburg-Essen): “Health Biotechnology in China: National, Regional, and Sectoral Dimensions“ |
| Commentary: Mu Rongping (Chinese Academy of Sciences) |
16:15-16:30 | Coffee break |
Chair (Part 2): | Monika Schädler (University of Applied Sciences Bremen) |
16:30-17:30 | Ching Kwan Lee/Zhang Yonghong (UC Los Angeles and Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou): “Seeing Like the Grassroots State: How China Maintains Social Stability in 2008” Commentary: Sascha Klotzbücher (University of Vienna) |
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17:30-18:30 | Elena Meyer-Clement (University of Tübingen): “Institutional Developments in the Chinese Film and Music Industries - The Role of Private Production Companies” Commentary: Doris Fischer (German Development Institute, DIE) |
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Saturday, November 27, 2010
Panel 2: Governance and Political Autonomy in China’s Local State: County and Township Cadres as Strategic Groups
9:00-9:15 | Thomas Heberer and Gunter Schubert (Universities of Duisburg-Essen and Tübingen): Introductory Remarks on the Duisburg-Tuebingen Project |
9:15-10:15 | Anna Ahlers and Gunter Schubert (University of Tübingen): “Strategic Groups and Rural Development: Experiences from Three Counties” |
| Commentary: Stig Thøgersen (University of Aarhus) |
10:15-10:30 | Coffee break |
10:30-11:30 | Thomas Heberer and René Trappel (University of Duisburg-Essen): “Strategic Groups and Institutional Maneuvering: Evaluation Systems as a Case Study” |
| Commentary: Susan Whiting (University of Washington, Seattle) |
11:30-12:00 | Heberer/Schubert: Preliminary conclusions |
12:00-13:30 | Lunch break |
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13:30-15:30 | Open Discussion: Local Governance in the PRC: the state of the field |
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15:30-16:00 | Coffee break |
16:00-17:30 | Business Meeting of the ASC |
19:00 | Conference Dinner (Juliusspital) |
Sunday, November 28, 2010:
Panel 3: Media and Social Identity in China
Chair: Nora Sausmikat (Asienhaus Essen)
9:00-10:00 | Felix Wemheuer (University of Vienna): “No Sex in the City: Dangerous Desires of Chinese Peasant Workers in the Official Discourse” |
| Commentary: Dominique Schirmer (University of Freiburg) |
10:00-10:15 | Coffee break |
10:15-11:15 | Christian Göbel (University of Lund): “State Propaganda, New Socialist Countryside and Local Social Identities” |
| Commentary: Stephan Ortmann (Distance Learning University of Hagen) |
11:15-11:30 | Coffee break |
11:30-12:30 | Daniela Stockmann (University of Leiden): “Advertising Chinese Politics: The Effects of Public Service Announcements in Urban China” |
| Commentary: Heike Holbig (GIGA Institute of Asian Studies, Hamburg) |
12:30-13:00 | General Discussion and Conclusion of the Conference |
The conference concludes with lunch.
[Translate to Englisch:]
The conference concludes with a business meeting of all ASC members and lunch.
Organizer:
Prof. Dr. Björn Alpermann, Institut für Kulturwissenschaften Ost- und Südasiens – Sinologie, Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, 97074 Würzburg
bjoern.alpermann@uni-wuerzburg.de, Tel.: 0931 – 31 88 460
