Conference programme with abstracts of all papers and rules for panels
Thursday 10 June, 2021
The time is Finnish Helsinki Time. It is 1 hour ahead of Central European Time.
Time |
Events |
10:00-10:25 |
Opening Julie Yu-Wen Chen (University of Helsinki): chair of conference Duncan McCargo (Nordic Institute of Asian Studies): co-operator of the conference Tiina Airaksinen (University of Helsinki): co-chair of conference |
10:25-10:55 |
Keynote speech by William A. Callahan, Professor of International Relations, London School of Economics Visualizing China, Visualizing the World |
10:55-11:25 |
Keynote speech by Camilla T. N. Sørensen, Associate Professor of Political Science, Royal Danish Defense College Analyzing Main Drivers behind Chinese Foreign and Security Policy in the (Post-)American World Order |
11:30-13:00 |
Panel 1 China’s Rise and its Impact on Southeast Asia and South Asia Chair: William Callahan (LSE)
Panel 2 Cycles, Progress, Ruptures: Conceptual Articulations of Change in Chinese Intellectual History Chair: Hilde De Weerdt (Leiden University)
Panel 3 China’s Rise and its Impact on Korea’s Future Chair: Stephen Ranger (University of Turku) |
13:00-14:00 |
Break |
14:00-15:25 |
Panel 4 China in 2020 Chair: Matti Puranen (National Defense University)
Panel 5 China’s Use of Economic Power and its’ Manifold Backlashes Chair: Mikael Mattlin (University of Turku)
Panel 6 China’s Influence in the Asia Pacific Chair: Kamilla Szczepanska (University of Turku) |
15:30-16:55 |
Panel 7 China’s Rise in the Global Arctic Chairs: Sanna Kopra (University of Lapland) & Liisa Kauppila (University of Turku)
Panel 8 Citizen-State Relations: Feedback Mechanisms and Public Reactions to Policy Developments Chair: Monique Taylor (University of Helsinki)
Panel 9 Gender in China & its Lesson for Asia: Land Right, Forced Migration and Matriarchal Society Chair: Pia Eskelinen |
17:00-19:00 |
Public Event: In China’s Shadow? Two New Books on Southeast Asia This is part of the “China’s Rise/Asia’s Responses” Conference, but it will be open for the public who are not taking part in this conference. If you have signed up for the conference, you do not need to register for this public event. Otherwise, please do register here by 5 June (or copy and paste https://elomake.helsinki.fi/lomakkeet/112021/lomakkeet.html) |
Friday 11 June, 2021
Time |
Events |
10:00-10:25 |
What is the future for the AsiaPortal and e-resources collection for Chinese studies? Inga-Lill Blomkvist, NIAS Library & Information Center |
10:25-10:55 |
Keynote speech by Mette Halskov Hansen, Professor of China Studies, University of Oslo Ecological Civilization: Chinese Dream or Global Strategy? |
11:00 -12:30 |
Panel 10 Belt and Road Initiative Chair: Camilla T. N. Sørensen (Royal Danish Defense College)
Panel 11 Digital China Chair: Mette Halskov Hansen (University of Oslo)
Panel 12 Democratic Movements & Protests Chair: Dusica Ristivojevic (University of Helsinki) |
12:30-13:15 |
Break |
13:15-14:45 |
Panel 13 History, Literature and Sinology Chair: Guowen Shang (University of Bergen)
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION: Asian Public opinion on China in the age of COVID-19 & Conclusion of the conference 14:45-15:00 We will have a brief conclusion for the conference directly in this roundtable. |
15:05-16:00 |
NACS General Assembly (open to NACS members ONLY) |
16:05-17:00 |
NACS Board Meeting (open to Board Members ONLY) |