Venue: Consistorium Hall, which is inside the Main Building of the University of Helsinki
Exact address is Fabianinkatu 33, Floor 2
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9:30 Opening Remark by Julie Yu-Wen Chen, University of Helsinki
9:35-10:00 Keynote speech by Oscar Almén, Uppsala University, Sweden
Title: Local Governance Diversity in China
10:00-10:25 Keynote speech by Zhongyuan Wang, Fudan University, China
Title: The Linkage Strategies, Modes and Mechanisms between the Political Party and Citizens in China’s Single Party Regime
Morning Panel
10:25-10:45 From Challenging the State to Solving Societal Challenges - The Principal-Agent Dichotomy of Public Goods Provision in China and The Role of Entrepreneurship (Constantin Holzer, Lecturer in Chinese Business, University College Cork, Ireland)
10:45-10:55 Discussion led by Riccardo Berti
10:55-11:15 Zimbabwean Elite Opinions on the Chinese Model (Natalie Ruvimbo Hodzi, PhD Student, University of Helsinki, Finland)
11:15-11:25 Discussion led by Marcin Kaczmarski (Finnish Institute of International Affairs)
11:25-11:45 The Struggle for Glory and the Glory of Struggle: Propaganda for Entrepreneurs and Creating the Integral State (Coleman Mahler, PhD Student, UC Berkeley, USA)
11:45-11:55 Discussion led by Julie Yu-Wen Chen
11:55-12:45 Lunch break. Presenters will be invited for lunch in the staff restaurant in the same building.
Afternoon Panel
12:50-13:10 Social Governance and the Development of Social Work Profession in China (Hua Li, PhD Student, Zhejiang University, China & University of Helsinki, Finland)
13:10-13:20 Discussion led by Zhongyuan Wang
13:20-13:40 In Laotianye We Trust: Chinese Governance in the Big Data Era (Adam Knight, Graduate Student, Oxford Internet Institute, UK)
13:40-13:50 Discussion led by Constantin Holzer
13:50-14:10 The Consequences of Xi Jinping’s Politics on Environmental Law in China (Riccardo Berti and Mariagrazia Semprebon, Lawyers, Italy)
14:10-14:20 Discussion led by Oscar Almén
14:20-14:40 Final discussion and conclusion on the Chinese model of governance led by Julie Yu-Wen Chen
14:40-15:00 Coffee/Tea
Suggested evenining programme in Helsinki
19:00-21:00 GrandPiano on Tour Concert in Helsinki's iconic church
Information about the concert on Facebook
Conference attendees will receive a DISCOUNT CODE for the ticket to the concert!