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Forum for Asian Studies, Stockholm University and NIAS - Nordic Institute for Asian Studies arrange the conference/workshop
5th Annual Nordic NIAS Council Conference
Political regimes, growth politics and conflict in Asia
Responses to changing environmental, economic and socio-cultural conditions
Nordic & International PhD Workshop
Stockholm University 21-25 November 2011
PHD WORKSHOPS
WORKSHOP ROOM: BERGSMANNEN (AULA MAGNA BUILDING, 7TH FLOOR), STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY
INSTRUCTIONS: Each paper presentation will have approximately 10-15 minutes to present their main arguments, after which the discussant will have about 10 minutes at disposal after which the workshop leader will offer his comments. THURSDAY 24 November WORKSHOP 1 with Stein Tønnesson (Eva Hansson and/or Henrik Berglund) ALEKSANDRA LOPINSKA: Russian Far East Border Regions During the Period of Globalization – Social and Economic Challenges Discussant: ANDERS RIEL MÜLLER THOMAS SKOV LAURIDSEN: Theorizing Chinas Transition – An Alternative Approach Discussant: LI SILFVERBERG EMMA BJÖRNER: Solving Imbalance - Branding Chongqing Discussant: THOMAS SKOV LAURIDSEN MIAO HAN: Law in Transition: Evidence from China Discussant: EMMA BJÖRNER
Political Regimes, Growth Politics & Conflict in Asia at Stockholm University, 21-25 November 2011
LI SILFVERBERG: The Notion of “Bentuhua” (“Nativization”) in China’s Rule of Law Debate and the Return of the Mediation Practice Discussant: MIAO HAN WORKSHOP 2 with Duncan McCargo (Eva Hansson and/or Henrik Berglund) HANS JØRGEN GÅSEMYR: Is China a Developing Country and Why Does it Matter? Discussant: SØRENSEN, BO ASTRID NORDIN: Internet Censorship and its Responses: Possibilities and Danger in China Discussant: YANWAR PRIBADI YANWAR PRIBADI: Jawara and Blater: The Origin and Rise of Strongmen Groups in Local Politics in Indonesia Discussant: ASTRID NORDIN AASE JEANETTE HJELDE: Gendered Transitions: Environmentalism, Women and Change Discussant: ANNE-LISE LY FRIDAY 25 November WORKSHOP 3 with Giles Ji Ungpakorn and Jamie Doucette (Eva Hansson and/or Henrik Berglund) ARPITA DAS: Redefining Indian Democracy at the Grassroots: Mobilization Against Inequality Discussant: SHEBA SAEED BONN JUEGO: Capitalist Development in Contemporary Southeast Asia: Neoliberalization, Elites and Authoritarian Liberalism in Philippines and Malaysia Discussant: YIL-SOON PAEK PRASANNA KARUNAKARAN: Depolitization of Land: Increasing Inequality and Conflicts in India Discussant: AASE JEANETTE HJELDE SHEBA SAEED: Criminalising Beggars? An Examination of the Causes of the Begging Phenomenon and Power Relations Discussant: PRASANNA KARUNAKARAN BO SØRENSEN: Why the Chinese Workers’ State has no Workers Movement Discussant: ARPITA DAS
Political Regimes, Growth Politics & Conflict in Asia at Stockholm University, 21-25 November 2011
WORKSHOP 4 with Amitav Acharya (Eva Hansson and/or Henrik Berglund) BJÖRN JERDÉN: Legitimizing United States Presence in Asia Discussant: ALEKSANDRA LOPINSKA ANNELISE LY: A Discussion of Hall’s Contexting Theory Discussant: HANS JØRGEN GÅSEMYR YIL-SOON PAEK: Where are the Four Dragons Going? The Past, Present and Future of South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan from the Viewpoint of Geopolitical Centrality and Variety of Capitalism Discussant: BONN JUEGO ANDERS RIEL MÜLLER: Global and Local Struggles for Land, Food and Fuel: South Korea’s Role in Overseas Land Acquisitions Discussant: BJÖRN JERDÉN www.stockholmasia2011.niasconferences.net
For further information please contact Eva Hansson, Department of Political Science, Stockholm University, [email protected] or Katrine Herold, project Coordinator, NIAS, [email protected]