Upcoming events

Upcoming events

CANCELLED: “The relationship between the financial and real economy in China” by Dr Paul Egan, University of St Andrews, 21 March @ 4pm

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:43:00 GMT

research seminar

Past Events

Past Events

“The Third Pole: Tibet’s Place Within China’s Environmental Challenges” by Dr Martin Mills, University of Aberdeen, 28 February @ 4pm

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:40:00 GMT

research seminar

“‘Hidden Youth’: The importance of online networks and technology (inside the bedroom) for marginalised young people in Hong Kong” by Dr Mark Wong, University of Glasgow, 21 February @ 4pm

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:38:00 GMT

research seminar

“Redefining the Performance Legitimacy? Air Pollution and Popular Support in China” by Dr Narisong Huhe, University of Strathclyde, 7 February @ 4pm

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:36:00 GMT

research seminar

“The Radicalization of Xinjiang: Its Roots and Impact on Human Rights” by Roy Antony Rogers, University of Malaya, 31 January @ 5pm

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:32:00 GMT

research seminar

Discussion of current research projects

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:27:00 GMT

led by Professor Ya Ping Wang

Displaying China at the National Museum of Scotland and an overview of the painting collection by Dr Qin Cao 曹芹, Curator of Chinese collections, National Museum of Scotland

Fri, 23 Nov 2018 12:37:00 GMT

Displaying China at the National Museum of Scotland and an overview of the painting collection Dr Qin Cao 曹芹 Curator of Chinese collections, National Museum of Scotland 4pm, Thursday 6 December 2018 Room 122, 29 Bute Gardens, University of Glasgow

Asymmetrical Power Between Internet Giants and Users in China. Dr Aofei Lv, University of Amsterdam.

Fri, 16 Nov 2018 17:06:00 GMT

4pm, Thursday 22 November, Room 122, 29 Bute Gardens, University of Glasgow

China-EU relations in the background of rising protectionism by Professor Bernadette Andreosso.

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 12:53:00 GMT

5pm, Thursday, 1 November, Room 122, 29 Bute Gardens

Approaches to Poverty Reduction Among Children and Young People in Scotland and China

Thu, 25 Oct 2018 10:57:00 BST

This seminar has been organised as part of a visit Scotland by a delegation from the Chinese government’s National Development and Reform Commission (Social Development Department).

Displaying China Jessica Harrison-Hall, British Museum

Thu, 18 Oct 2018 09:07:00 BST

6.30pm, Friday 26 October 2018 Lecture Theatre, Sir Charles Wilson Building, Kelvin Way, University of Glasgow

China's Urban Transformation: a Neo-Liberal Confucianism Perspective

Wed, 03 Oct 2018 10:28:00 BST

China's Urban Transformation: a Neo-Liberal Confucianism Perspective by Ya Ping Wang, University of Glasgow 4.30pm, Thursday 4 October 2018 Room 122, 29 Bute Gardens, University of Glasgow

European Association for Chinese Studies Conference

Thu, 10 May 2018 16:02:00 BST

University of Glasgow, 29 August to 1 September 2018

Conference: Urban Transformation and ‘New Style’ Urbanisation in China

Thu, 10 May 2018 16:04:00 BST

University of Glasgow, 9-12 July 2018

Seminar: “French knowledge/Chinese Modernity: Chinese intellectuals' Education Experiments in France from 1907 to 1934.” Dr Hongling Liang, University of Glasgow

Wed, 10 Jan 2018 11:11:00 GMT

3 May 2018 (Thursday), 4-5.30pm. Location: Room 139, 29 Bute Gardens (Urban Studies Boardroom), University of Glasgow.

Seminar: "Ford Foundation, Sexual Rights and Sexual Revolutions in China." Dr Leon Rocha, University of Liverpool

Wed, 10 Jan 2018 11:18:00 GMT

23 April 2018 (Monday), 4-6pm. Location: Room 129, Hetherington Building, University of Glasgow. Held Jointly with the School of Modern Languages and Cultures

Seminar: "The War Origin of Property Rights and State Capacity: The Lasting Impact of the Taiping Rebellion." Dr Lixin Colin Wu, The World Bank.

Sat, 06 Jan 2018 08:58:00 GMT

21 March 2018 (Thursday), 3-4:30pm. Location: Room 656A, Level 6, Gilbert Scott, Main Building, University of Glasgow. Organised by Adam Smith Business School.

Seminar: "Domestic Politics of China's Belt and Road Initiative." Dr Jinghan Zeng, Royal Holloway College, University of London

Sat, 06 Jan 2018 08:58:00 GMT

21 March 2018 (Thursday), 3:30-5pm. Location: Room 711, Adam Smith Building, University of Glasgow.

Seminar: “International influences on policy making in China.” Professor Jane Duckett, University of Glasgow

Wed, 10 Jan 2018 11:16:00 GMT

8 February 2018 (Thursday), 4-5.30pm. Location: Room 139, 29 Bute Gardens (Urban Studies Boardroom), University of Glasgow

Seminar: “Prognostication and popular print culture under the Qing.” Dr Nathan Woolley, University of Glasgow

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 17:03:00 BST

25 January 2018 (Thursday), 4-5.30pm. Location: Room 139, Urban Studies Boardroom, 29 Bute Gardens, University of Glasgow

Seminar: "The mechanism of left behind children in China: Why socio-economic status means so much for children's access to college." Dr Feibei Zheng, Nankai University

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 17:03:00 BST

7 December 2017, 4-5.30pm Location: Room 139, 29 Bute Gardens, University of Glasgow.

Seminar: “Ideology and propaganda in Xi Jinping's China.” Dr Mareike Ohlberg, Mercator Institute for China Studies, Berlin.

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 17:03:00 BST

9 November 2017 (Thursday), 5-6.30pm. Location: Room 122, 29 Bute Gardens, University of Glasgow.

Seminar: “Socialists or cynics? Popular demand for income equality and state welfare provision in China and Russia.” Dr. Neil Munro, University of Glasgow.

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 17:03:00 BST

26 October 2017 (Thursday), 4-5.30pm. Location: Room 139, 29 Bute Gardens (Urban Studies Boardroom), University of Glasgow.

Roundtable: “China’s Party Congress: what happened, what did we learn?” Professor Steve Tsang, SOAS, University of London; Dr Sai DING, University of Glasgow

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 17:03:00 BST

31 October 2017 (Thursday), 5-6.30pm. Location: Yudowitz Lecture Theatre, Wolfson Medical Building, University of Glasgow.

Roundtable: "China's Game of Thrones? What to Expect from the 19th Party Congress?" Professor Sun Tao, Nankai University; Professor Jane Duckett, University of Glasgow; Dr Neil Munro, University of Glasgow

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 17:03:00 BST

12 October 2017 (Thursday), 4.30-5pm. Location: Room 718, Adam Smith Building, University of Glasgow. Organised by the SCCR’s Postgraduate Network.

Chinese media masterclass and panel with Professor Daniela Stockmann

Fri, 11 Aug 2017 13:51:00 BST

During the British Association for Chinese Studies conference at the University of Glasgow. 7-9 September 2017. Organised by the Scottish Centre for China Research Postgraduate Network.

The British Association for Chinese Studies Annual Conference 2017

Fri, 11 Aug 2017 13:42:00 BST

7-9 September 2017. Gilbert Scott Building, University of Glasgow.

Lecture: "The world according to Xi Jinping: what is his vision for China in the 21st century?" Professor Kerry Brown, King's College London.

Wed, 05 Apr 2017 17:03:00 BST

15th May 2017 (Monday), 6pm – 8pm Location: Sir Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre, University of Glasgow.

Lecture: ' A Revisionist Stakeholder: Can China Replace the US under President Trump to Reshape the World Order?" Prof Suisheng Zhao, University of Denver.

Thu, 20 Apr 2017 15:13:00 BST

4th May 2017, 5:30pm. Location: Humanities Lecture Theatre, Gilbert Scott Building, University of Glasgow.

Seminar: "State-led Financialisation in China's Low-end Housing Provision: A Case Study of Nanjing." Dr Shenjing He, University of Hong Kong.

Tue, 09 May 2017 11:45:00 BST

11th May (Thursday), 4-5.30pm. Location: Room 139, 29 Bute Gardens, University of Glasgow.

Seminar: "The Regulatory Dimension of Environmental Protest in China". Dr Thomas Johnson, University of Sheffield.

Wed, 02 May 2018 11:41:00 BST

16 March 2017 (Thursday), 4–5.30pm Location: Room 139, 25 Bute Gardens, University of Glasgow.

"Gone South: Thinking about Crime and its Control in the Greater China Region." Professor Karen Laidler, University of Hong Kong.

Sat, 04 Feb 2017 13:15:00 GMT

9 March 2017 (Thursday), 4-5.30pm. Location: Room 139, 25 Bute Gardens, University of Glasgow.

Seminar: "The Party-State Nexus in China: analysing the role of structures, processes, and individual actors in policymaking." Dr Matthias Stepan, Mercator Institute for China Studies, Berlin.

Wed, 02 May 2018 11:52:00 BST

2 March 2017 (Thursday), 4–5.30pm. Room 122, 25 Bute Gardens, University of Glasgow.

Double bill seminar: "Social Infrastructure and Neighbourhoods in China." Dr Sun Xuan and Dr Li Chengguang, Nankai University.

Wed, 01 Feb 2017 12:57:00 GMT

2 February 2017, 4–5.30pm. Room 139, 29 Bute Gardens, University of Glasgow.

Seminar: "Carrying a Sword While Doing Business in Africa: China’s Security Engagement in a Foreign Policy Frontier." Dr Daniel Large, Assistant Professor, Central European University.

Fri, 04 May 2018 13:21:00 BST

1 December 2016, 4-5.30pm. Room 139, 29 Bute Gardens, University of Glasgow.

3 November 2016: Accountability in the Distance:Campaign-style Governance and Affordable Housing Provision in China

Tue, 11 Oct 2016 16:49:00 BST

Speaker:Dr Xin Sun, Fellow in Chinese Political Economy, University of Oxford

13 October 2016: General Meeting & Informal Research Updates

Tue, 11 Oct 2016 16:36:00 BST

General Meeting & Drinks Reception

5 May 2016 @11am Seminar: An MNE’s early perceptions of China as an emerging market: The case of Italian Hydrocarbur State Holding ENI in the 1960s

Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:41:00 GMT

Speaker: Dr Valeria Zanier (London School of Economics and Political Science, Marie Curie Research Fellow)

21 Apr 2016 Seminar: Soft institutional exclusion and hierarchical inequality in China’s urbanisation problems

Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:41:00 GMT

Speaker: Dr Xufeng Wang (University of Newcastle, Research Associate in Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies)

Seminar 30 March, Rise of China and Future of Cybersecurity

Fri, 29 Jan 2016 17:02:00 GMT

Professor Derek Reveron (U.S. Naval War College)

23 Mar 2016 Seminar: Geography of Cultural Ties and Human Mobility in China

Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:41:00 GMT

Speaker: Dr Wenjie Wu (Heriot-Watt University, Associate Professor in School of the Built Environment)

Seminar, 28 January, Chinese foreign direct investment in Central and Eastern Europe: macro-economic vs. institutional factors

Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:30:00 GMT

Dr Agnieszka McCaleb (World Economy Research Institute, Warsaw School of Economics)

21 Jan 2016 Seminar: What is in store for China? New urbanisation and its challenges

Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:41:00 GMT

Speaker: Professor Cecilia Wong (Manchester University, Professor of Spatial Planning)

26 Nov 2015 Seminar: Changing cultures of women’s human rights in transnational China: from the 1995 UN Women’s Conference to now

Fri, 13 Nov 2015 15:25:00 GMT

Speaker: Dr Sophia Woodman (University of Edinburgh, Chancellor's Fellow in School of Social and Political Science)

2 Dec 2015 Seminar: Homeownership and neighbourhood satisfaction in Beijing

Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:41:00 GMT

Speakers: Dr Yu Chen (Sheffield University, Lecturer in School of East Asian Studies) and Dr Guanpeng Dong (Sheffield University, Research Associate in Sheffield Methods Institute)

5 Nov 2015 Seminar: Urban Poverty in Xi'an city

Fri, 13 Nov 2015 15:25:00 GMT

Speakers: Professor Dongqian Xue & Associate Professor Peipei Ma (Shaanxi Normal University, Tourism and Environment College)

20 Oct 2015 Seminar: Restructuring the Polity with Plato, the Confucians, and Xi Jinping

Fri, 13 Nov 2015 15:25:00 GMT

Speaker: Professor Graham Parkes (University College Cork, Professor in Philosophy, Head of School)

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15 Feb 2015 Seminar: Working in No-Man’s Land: Between Social Science and Chinese Studies

Thu, 26 Feb 2015 09:59:00 GMT

Together with a whole range of theoretical and political disputes and dilemmas, institutional and organisational factors within the processes of higher education and research operate to create and maintain barriers to fruitful interaction between sociology and Chinese studies, and quite possibly between disciplines and area studies more generally.

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12 Feb 2015 Seminar: Rethinking Post-Coloniality in the Contemporary World: China in Tibet and India in Kashmir

Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:11:00 GMT

China and India, the two Emerging powers, pride themselves in their history of anti-colonial struggles and anti-imperialist politics. This lecture will argue for recognising such asymmetrical relations as stemming from the colonial nature of state in China and India.

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2 Feb 2015 Conference: The Sustainability of Health Care Systems: Evaluations, Trust and Utilisation

Mon, 02 Feb 2015 11:02:00 GMT

This conference formed part of the ESRC-funded project "Performance Evaluations, Trust and Utilization of Health Care in China" Conference programme.

Conference: Public Participation in Environmental Governance in China, North Africa and Europe

Thu, 09 Jul 2015 11:06:00 BST

A delegation of environmental officials and academics from the Chinese province of Zhejiang visited Scotland from 14th January to 17th January 2015.

The Internet and Everyday Rights

27 Nov 2014 Seminar: The Enemy Unseen: the Appearance and Significance of China and the Chinese in the Fallout Series

Thu, 27 Nov 2014 10:18:00 GMT

This paper explores how China is represented in the popular and critically acclaimed Fallout series of role playing videogames.

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13 Nov 2014 Seminar: Worrying About Ethnicity: Towards a New Generation of China Dreams?

Thu, 13 Nov 2014 10:24:00 GMT

This paper will analyse the Second generation of minzu policies debate not as an institutional or geopolitical struggle but as an ideational struggle to articulate the future and the identity of the Chinese nation. It will explore how the two generations conceptualise the dangers of majority ethnic chauvinism and minority ethnic nationalism in constructing the dreams and nightmares of China’s futures.

19 January 2017 @4pm. Seminar: Case Study of China's Administrative Reform

Mon, 16 Jan 2017 08:59:00 GMT

19 January 2017 @4pm. Seminar: Case Study of China's Administrative Reform

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1 Oct 2014 Glasgow-Nankai Lecture Series: The Change and Developing Trend of Stratification in China by Professor Zhu Guanglei

Wed, 01 Oct 2014 10:29:00 BST

This lecture will give historical background to stratification in China, what it means, how it affects and is related to the poverty gap, social progress and political development, and what this means going forward.

19 January 2017 @4pm. Seminar: Case Study of China's Administrative Reform

Mon, 16 Jan 2017 08:59:00 GMT

19 January 2017 @4pm. Seminar: Case Study of China's Administrative Reform