SCCR seminar programme

SCCR Seminar programme 2021–22 Semester 1 (Autumn)

 

All seminars will be held via Zoom. Registration required as below.

 

Wednesday 6 October 2021 at 4–5.30pm

Title: ‘Taking on China Big Tech and Entrepreneurs: Will the Party shackle innovation and future growth?’ 

Speaker: Professor Stephen Morgan, University of Nottingham

Registration: https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJEqfuCtpj8qHtHGCF_fln-oXYS0ixWAvavc

 

Wednesday 20 October 2021 at 4–5.30pm

Title: ‘Green Shoots of Revival: Political Leadership and the Differentiation of Space in a “Zero Pollution Village” in Rural Zhejiang, China’

Neil Munro, Nai Rui Chng (both University of Glasgow) and Lu Chen (University of Oslo) 

Registration: https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAvdOCgqzIuE9c8dAc6m26pgfOH-3xorYAh

 

Wednesday 3 November 2021 at 4–5.30pm

Title: ‘Public Sentiment on Chinese Social Media during the Emergence of COVID-19.’

Speaker: Dr Jennifer Pan, Stanford University

Registration: https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0kf-GuqTMuHdRHYjBJdZmHYZNxHOphmKG-

 

Wednesday 17 November 2021 at 4–5.30pm     

Title: ‘Covid-19 communication on Weibo: China state media's strategy’

Speaker: Dr King-Wa Fu, University of Hong Kong

Registration: https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0qc-CurjopE9L8m9MdFgcrHD0IPYfCqR53

              

Wednesday 1 December 2021 at 4–5.30pm

Title: ‘Community Prevention and Control’: The Policies and Politics of a Principal Component of China’s Covid-19 Response Strategy’

Speakers: Dr Holly Snape, Dr Hua Wang and Dr Weinan Wang, University of Glasgow

Registration: https://uofglasgow.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tdeqqqjMiH9MgsmipvZBX83u2JGmeyqGp

 

The Scottish Centre for China Research Seminar Programme gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the MacFie Bequest.

For enquiries and information, please contact: Professor Jane Duckett (jane.duckett@glasgow.ac.uk)

Past Events

Green Shoots of Revival: Political Leadership and the Differentiation of Space in a “Zero Pollution Village” in Rural Zhejiang, China  Neil Munro, Nai Rui Chng and Lu Chen, 20 October 2021, 4pm-5:30pm BST

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:00:00 GMT

research seminar

Taking on China Big Tech and Entrepreneurs: Will the Party shackle innovation and future growth?  Professor Stephen Morgan, University of Nottingham Business School, 6 October 2021, 4pm-5:30pm BST

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:00:00 GMT

research seminar

Introductory Session on Researching with PKU Law

Mon, 19 Apr 2021 16:00:00 BST

Friday 30 April 2021, 10:00-12:00 BST, Zoom registration required.

Seminar programme 2020—21: Semester 2

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT

A list of seminars and roundtable discussions this term. Full details including abstracts to be posted later.

“The Perils and Possibilities of Para-citizenship: China’s Search for the Ideal Disabled Citizen”. by Professor Sarah Dauncey, University of Nottingham

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:00:00 GMT

“The Perils and Possibilities of Para-citizenship: China’s Search for the Ideal Disabled Citizen”. by Professor Sarah Dauncey, University of Nottingham

“Globalization and the Rise of the Economic State: PRC and USA in Comparison”. by Professor Guoguang Wu, University of Victoria

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT

“Globalization and the Rise of the Economic State: PRC and USA in Comparison”. by Professor Guoguang Wu, University of Victoria

“Social Protection under Authoritarianism: Health Politics and Policy in China”. by Dr Xian Huang, Rutgers University

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT

“Social Protection under Authoritarianism: Health Politics and Policy in China”. by Dr Xian Huang, Rutgers University

“Four Poems and a Funeral: A Global Approach to the Chinese Boxer Crisis of 1900”. by Professor Jeffrey Wasserstrom, University of California, Irvine

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT

“Four Poems and a Funeral: A Global Approach to the Chinese Boxer Crisis of 1900”. by Professor Jeffrey Wasserstrom, University of California, Irvine

“Pandemics and Politics in Mao’s China: The Rise of the Emergency Disciplinary State”. by Dr Xiaoping Fang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 08:00:00 GMT

“Pandemics and Politics in Mao’s China: The Rise of the Emergency Disciplinary State”. by Dr Xiaoping Fang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

"Undogmatic Commitment: Youth Organizations and Elite Renewal in post-Mao China". by Dr Jerome Doyon, University of Oxford

Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:29:00 BST

"Undogmatic Commitment: Youth Organizations and Elite Renewal in post-Mao China". by Dr Jerome Doyon, University of Oxford

"Why Understanding Chinese Politics is Important to all China-related Careers". by Charles Parton OBE, Royal United Services Institute, London

Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:29:00 BST

"Why Understanding Chinese Politics is Important to all China-related Careers". by Charles Parton OBE, Royal United Services Institute, London

"The EU's struggle to come to terms with US-China great power competition". by Dr Scott Brown, University of Dundee

Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:29:00 BST

"The EU's struggle to come to terms with US-China great power competition". by Dr Scott Brown, University of Dundee

"Danwei Walls as 'Spaces of Appearance' in China's Postsocialist City". by Prof Gerda Wielander, Westminster University

Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:29:00 BST

"Danwei Walls as 'Spaces of Appearance' in China's Postsocialist City". by Prof Gerda Wielander, Westminster University

Cultural Power in Xi’s New Era: Consuming the Chinese Dream by Mike Gow, Edge Hill University

Mon, 05 Oct 2020 12:29:00 BST

Cultural Power in Xi’s New Era: Consuming the Chinese Dream by Mike Gow, Edge Hill University

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED: Undogmatic Commitment: Youth Organizations and Elite Renewal in post-Mao China by Jérôme Doyon, University of Oxford

Thu, 06 Feb 2020 12:29:00 GMT

Undogmatic Commitment: Youth Organizations and Elite Renewal in post-Mao China by Jérôme Doyon, University of Oxford

Media Politics in China: The Resilience of Critical Journalism Maria Repnikova, Georgia State University

Mon, 02 Mar 2020 16:04:00 GMT

Media Politics in China: The Resilience of Critical Journalism Maria Repnikova, Georgia State University 3pm-4.30pm, Friday 6 March Room 139, 25 Bute Gardens, University of Glasgow

"What are Chinese students seeking from higher education? Quality education, global experiences, independence… adulthood?" Seminar by Sophia Woodman, University of Edinburgh, 19 February 2020 at 4pm.

Fri, 24 Jan 2020 17:13:00 GMT

Room 122, 29 Bute Gardens, University of Glasgow

‘A Review of the Leading Strategy and Practice of China's Urbanization in the past 40 years’ (改革开放40年中国城镇化发展主导战略与实践反思). Seminar by Sun Ting, Minzu University of China

Wed, 22 Jan 2020 16:15:00 GMT

‘A Review of the Leading Strategy and Practice of China's Urbanization in the past 40 years’ (改革开放40年中国城镇化发展主导战略与实践反思). Seminar by Sun Ting, Minzu University of China 5 February 2020 at 4pm Seminar Location: Room 122, 29 Bute Gardens, University of Glasgow

Male beauty vlogging in China: a masculinities perspective’ by Dr Derek Hird, University of Lancaster, 15 January 2020 @4pm

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 11:16:00 BST

Speaker: Dr Derek Hird, University of Lancaster Location: Room 214, 29 Bute Gardens, University of Glasgow

"Securing China’s Northwest Frontier: Identity and Insecurity in Xinjiang." Seminar by Dr David Tobin, Hallsworth Research Fellow in the Political Economy of China, University of Manchester, 14 November 2019 @4pm

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 12:27:00 GMT

Venue: Room 201, Lilybank House, University of Glasgow

Roundtable: ‘The People’s Republic of China at 70.’ Prof Zeng Jinghan, University of Lancaster, Dr Neil Munro, University of Glasgow, 10 October 2019 @6pm

Tue, 17 Sep 2019 11:09:00 BST

10 October 2019 at 6pm Roundtable Title: ‘The People’s Republic of China at 70.’ Speakers: Prof Zeng Jinghan, University of Lancaster, Dr Neil Munro, University of Glasgow Location: Yudowitz Lecture Theatre, Wolfson Medical Building, University of Glasgow

"Balance of Interests and Strategic Accommodation: The logic of China-U.S. Relations Since Normalization" by Professor Han Zhaoying, Nankai University, China Location: Room 256 Fore Hall, Gilbert Scott Building, University of Glasgow Time: 2pm Friday 4th October

Tue, 24 Sep 2019 13:56:00 BST

Guest lecture

China’s Growth: Understanding the slowdown and future trajectory by Professor Shang-Jin Wei, Columbia University, 25 June 2019

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 16:38:00 BST

public lecture

Literature and landscape in Chinese culture by Professor Kang Zhen, Beijing Normal University, 2 May 2019

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 16:42:00 BST

public lecture

“The Third Pole: Tibet’s Place Within China’s Environmental Challenges” by Dr Martin Mills, University of Aberdeen, 28 February 2019 @ 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 2019 @ 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 2019 @ 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 2019 @ 5pm

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:32:00 GMT

research seminar

Discussion of current research projects, 17 January 2019, led by Professor Ya Ping Wang

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, 6 December 2018

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, 22 November 2018

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, University of Limerick and Ruhr University, Bochum, 1 November 2018.

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, delegation from NDRC, 30 October 2018

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 by Jessica Harrison-Hall, British Museum, 26 October 2018

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, by Prof Ya Ping Wang, 4 October 2018

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, University of Glasgow, 29 August to 1 September 2018

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, University of Glasgow, 9-12 July 2018

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, 3 May 2018

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, 23 April 2018

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, 21 March 2018

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, 21 March 2018

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, 8 February 2018

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, 25 January 2018

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, 7 December 2017

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, 9 November 2018

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., 25 October 2017

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, 31 October 2017

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, 12 October 2017

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, during the British Association of Chinese Studies conference at University of Glasgow, 7-9 September 2017

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, University of Glasgow, 7-9 September 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, 15 May 2017

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, 4 May 2017.

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, 11 May 2017.

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, 16 March 2017

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, 9 March 2017

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, 2 March 2017

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, 2 February 2017.

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, 1 December 2016

Fri, 04 May 2018 13:21:00 BST

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

Accountability in the Distance:Campaign-style Governance and Affordable Housing Provision in China by Dr Xin Sun, University of Oxford, 3 November 2016

Tue, 11 Oct 2016 16:49:00 BST

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

General Meeting & Informal Research Updates, 13 October 2016

Tue, 11 Oct 2016 16:36:00 BST

General Meeting & Drinks Reception

An MNE’s early perceptions of China as an emerging market: The case of Italian Hydrocarbur State Holding ENI in the 1960s by Dr Valeria Zanier, London School of Economic and Political Science, 5 May 2016

Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:41:00 GMT

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

Soft institutional exclusion and hierarchical inequality in China’s urbanisation problems by Dr Xufeng Wang, University of Newcastle, 21 April 2016

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)

Rise of China and Future of Cybersecurity by Professor Derek Reveron, US Naval War College, 30 March 2016

Fri, 29 Jan 2016 17:02:00 GMT

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

Geography of Cultural Ties and Human Mobility in China by Dr Wenjie Wu, Heriot-Watt University, 23 March 2016

Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:41:00 GMT

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

Chinese foreign direct investment in Central and Eastern Europe: macro-economic vs. institutional factors, by Dr Agnieszka McCaleb, Warsaw School of Economics, 28 January 2016

Fri, 22 Jan 2016 15:30:00 GMT

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

What is in store for China? New urbanisation and its challenges by Prof Cecilia Wong, University of Manchester, 21 January 2016

Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:41:00 GMT

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

Changing cultures of women’s human rights in transnational China: from the 1995 UN Women’s Conference to now. by Prof Sophia Woodman, University of Edinburgh, 26 November 2015

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)

Homeownership and neighbourhood satisfaction in Beijing by Dr Yu Chen and Dr Guanpeng Dong, University of Sheffield, 2 December 2015

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)

Urban Poverty in Xi'an city by Professor Dongqian Xue & Associate Professor Peipei Ma, Shaanxi Normal University, 5 November 2015

Fri, 13 Nov 2015 15:25:00 GMT

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

Restructuring the Polity with Plato, the Confucians, and Xi Jinping, by Professor Graham Parkes, University College Cork, 20 October 2015

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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Working in No-Man’s Land: Between Social Science and Chinese Studies by Dr Norman Stockman, University of Aberdeen, 15 February 2015

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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blurred crowd of people with a spotlight

Rethinking Post-Coloniality in the Contemporary World: China in Tibet and India in Kashmir by Dr Dibyesh Anand, University of Westminster, 12 February 2015

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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140x100_presentation

Conference: The Sustainability of Health Care Systems: Evaluations, Trust and Utilisation, British Academy, London, 2 February 2015

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: Public Participation in Environmental Governance in China, North Africa and Europe, University of Glasgow, 14 January 2015

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
The Internet and Everyday Rights

The Enemy Unseen: the Appearance and Significance of China and the Chinese in the Fallout Series by Dr Daniel Hammond, University of Edinburgh, 27 November 2014

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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International Map

Worrying About Ethnicity: Towards a New Generation of China Dreams? by Dr David Tobin, University of Glasgow, 13 November 2014

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.

Case Study of China's Administrative Reform by Professor Dong Lisheng, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Marie Curie Visiting Fellow, University of Glasgow, 19 January 2017

Mon, 16 Jan 2017 08:59:00 GMT

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

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140 x 100

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