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ProgramProgram NNC Conference 7-9 November 2016
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Monday 7 November Venue: Asia House, Indiakaj 16 |
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10:00-10:45
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Registration (coffee & tea is available) |
10:45-11:00 |
Words of welcome and an introduction to the 9th Annual Nordic NIAS Council Conference by Geir Helgesen, NIAS’ Director
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11:00-12:00 |
Keynote lecture followed by a Q & A session
Kerstin Sahlin, Professor University of Uppsala, Secretary General of Humanities and Social Sciences Swedish Research Council, Stockholm: Research Funding and Research Cooperation for Asian Studies Current Developments in the Swedish Research Council
Chair: Senior Researcher Cecilia Milwertz, NIAS
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12:00-13:00 |
Lunch |
13:00-15:00 |
Status on current Nordic Asia research:
Country presentations followed by group discussion. Presenters:
Chairs: Professor Jørgen Delman, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) & Geir Helgesen
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15:10 |
Bus departs to the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM) |
15:30-17:00 |
Visit to headquarters of the Nordic Council of Ministers
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Welcoming address by Secretary General of the NCM Mr. Dagfinn Høybråten.
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Briefing on the current Nordic cooperation in an era of Globalization by representatives from The Secretariat for Education and Research
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17:30 – 18.30 |
Reception at the premises of NCM: Networking, Refreshments and Snacks
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Tuesday 8 November Venue: Asia House, Indiakaj 16 |
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9:00-9:30 |
Morning Coffee/Tea |
9:30-11:30 |
Keynote Presentations followed by Q & A and plenum discussions:
Ummu Salma Bava, Professor of European Studies, Centre for European Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Jong-kun Choi, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and International Studies, Yonsei University, Seoul The Nordic Region from an East Asian Perspective
Chair: Geir Helgesen
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11:30-12:30 |
Paper Panel 1: Childhood and Education:
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12:30-13:30 |
Lunch |
13:30-14:30 |
Paper Panel 2: Ideology and reality: Social Rights, Ethnicity and Gender:
Discussant: Chunrong Liu, Fudan – European Centre for China Studies/NIAS |
14:30-15:00 |
Coffee break |
15:00-16:30 |
FUDAN Roundtable:
The Struggle for Normative Order in East Asia
Introductions followed by Q & A / plenum discussion
James Wertsch, Professor, Washington University in St. Louis Sebastian Bersick, Professor, Ruhr-Universität, Bochum
Chairs: Chunrong Liu, Fudan-European Centre for China Studies/NIAS and Geir Helgesen, NIAS
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Short walk in the neighborhood (incl. the Little Mermaid) for those interested |
18:00 – 20:00 |
Conference Dinner at Asia House
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Wednesday 9 November Venue: Asia House, Indiakaj 16 |
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9:00-9:30 |
Morning Coffee |
9:30-11:30 |
Keynote Presentations followed by Q & A and plenum discussion:
Pingtjin Thum, Visiting Fellow at Green Templeton College, University of Oxford; Research Associate at the Centre for Global History, University of Oxford; and coordinator of Project Southeast Asia Putting Southeast Asia on the Agenda: Experiences and Reflections from the Oxford’s Project Southeast Asia
Tansen Sen, Professor of History, City University New York (CUNY) and NYU Shanghai Campus. Asian Studies in the 21st Century: Issues of Coverage, Methodology, and Pedagogy
Chair: Professor Ravinder Kaur, University of Copenhagen (UCPH)
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11:30-12:30 |
Paper Panel 3: China in Regional Cooperation:
Economic development and ecological governance:
Discussants: Associate Professors Chunrong Liu & Uffe Jakobsen, UCPH
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12:30-13:30 |
Lunch |
13:30-15:00 |
Business Panel with presentations and plenum discussion: Moderators: Professor Jørgen Delman, UCPH & Geir Helgesen, NIAS
Knowledge about Asia/Asia insights: WHO CARES?
Henning Kristoffersen, Public Affairs Director Asia, DNV·GL, Shanghai Arnar Steinn Þorsteinsson, Asia Team Supervisor - Sales and Marketing, Iceland Travel
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15:00-15:30 |
Summing up and closure of the conference by the organizers and the conference participants. What did we learn, and where are we heading?
Goodbye coffee |
PhD Course 10-11 Nov 2016 at NIAS
Nordic Asian Studies in the 21st Century – Stocktaking for the Future
Thursday 10 November Venue: NIAS, Øster Farimagsgade 5, building 18.1 |
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9:30-10:30
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Welcome and introduction to the PhD course by the commentators |
10:30-12:00 |
Paper presentation 1.
The History of Local Governance and Business Relations. Japan and China
Discussant: Chunrong Liu, Executive Vice Director, Fudan-European Centre
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12:00-13:00 |
Lunch |
13:00-15:15 |
Paper presentation 2.
Welfare and Social Rights:
Discussant: Eva Hansson, Associate Professor, Stockholm University
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15:15-15:30 |
Coffee Break |
15:30-16:30 |
“Getting Published” by Gerald Jackson, Editor-in-Chief, NIAS Press Introduction by the publisher and a Q & A session
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Friday 11 November Venue: NIAS, Øster Farimagsgade 5, building 18.1 |
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9:00-9:30 |
AsiaPortal by NIAS Linc
The AsiaPortal – a Nordic platform for information resources on Asia
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9:30-11:00 |
Paper presentations 3.
Memory and Political Writing
Discussant: Stig Toft Madsen, Senior Researcher, NIAS |
11:00-12:30 |
Paper presentation 4
Modes of Governance and Capitalism:
Discussant: Lau Blaxekjær, Assistant Professor, Univ. of the Faroe Islands
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12:30:-13:30 |
Lunch |
13:30-14:15 |
“Asia in Focus” Presentation of the New Online Journal
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14:15-14:45 |
Summing up and Closure: NIAS staff and Ph.D. course participants |