STUDYING GLOBAL CHINA WORKSHOP
Studying Global China Workshop: November 7th and 8th, 2024, Berlin
We are excited to announce the program of the 2024 ‘Studying Global China Workshop’. Participation is open to all PhD students, post-docs, and other interested scholars. M.A./M.Sc. students may also participate (depending on capacity). Registration is possible until Oct 18, 2024. The workshop takes place at Humboldt University of Berlin (Auditorium, Jacob-und-Wilhelm-Grimm-Zentrum).
Studying ‘global’ China is challenging. For researchers trained in sinology, studying China’s global entanglements demands new methodological approaches. For those coming from social science backgrounds, language barriers and limited historical and cultural knowledge present problems in researching China’s global influence. In addition, scholars face both tightening restrictions in the PRC as well as heated discussions on the risks and benefits of cooperation in Western countries. The ‘Studying Global China’ workshop provides a platform to explore these issues, discuss research approaches, share challenges when conducting fieldwork, and learn about new tools for data analysis.
Are you about to finish your post-doc project or just started your PhD? An early stage China studies researcher or an up-and-coming social scientist engaged with some dimension of ‘global’ China? Meet other scholars over snacks and coffee, listen to inspiring lectures on contemporary issues, and learn from & about each other: Who is working on what? What are your experiences with fieldwork? How can you translate your academic research into policy advice? Join us at the HU Berlin for two days of debates and networking!
Thursday, Nov 7th
09:00 am Arrival & Coffee
09:15 am Welcome & Introduction
09:30 am From Global China as Method to Global China from Below (Nicholas Loubere, Lund University)
10:30 am Global China from Below: Discussion (Daniel Fuchs, HU Berlin; Nicholas Loubere, Lund University; Kimiko Suda, HU Berlin)
11:30 am Coffee Break
12:00 pm Using data to understand modern China (Antonia Hmaidi, MERICS)
01:00 pm Lunch
02:00 pm Risk management at universities – and what it means for China-related research (Isabelle Harbrecht, HU Berlin)
03:00 pm Coffee Break
03:30 pm Group sessions: Fieldwork challenges
05:30 pm Closing
Friday, Nov 8th
09:00 am Arrival & Coffee
09:30 am Studying China in Global Science… – with telescopes and microscopes (Anna Lisa Ahlers, MPWIG & University of Oslo)
11:00 am Coffee Break
11:30 am Studying common concerns among and with Chinese youths (Biao Xiang, MPI for Social Anthropology)
01:00 pm Lunch
02:00 pm Group Sessions: Research presentations
03:30 pm Coffee Break
04:00 pm From academia to policy advice (Aya Adachi, Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung)
05:15 pm Networking with Berlin YCW (Young China Watchers)
07:00 pm Film screening with CiLENS (Chinese Indie Cinema in Berlin)
More information at https://www.chinacompetence.de/de/aktuelles-hintergrunde/studying-global-china-workshop-nov-7th-8th.