Date: 03rd-05th November 2012

Venue: Renmin University of China, Beijing, China

CALL FOR PAPERS

Many discussions have emerged in recent years regarding the rise of China and its impact on the structure of global governance and international relations. Some believe that China’s successes will not only contribute to theories of economic development and transition, but also bring about to the western dominated world with alternative value systems such as Confucianism and encourage diversity with respect to ideologies. It is not difficult to imagine China’s potential to influence the existing world economic order in significant ways if one just thinks about the sheer size of China’s economy and its vast population. However, academic studies also point out that China was the first in the world history to build a system of “civil service through merit”. Historians’ accounts of China’s ancient economy support the view that well-functioning market economy already existed during the Warring States period accompanied with macroeconomic interventions. These research findings seem to provide natural explanations on the “China miracle” that the “conventional wisdom” fail to comprehend.

Because of the financial crisis and the consequent global recession, China’s case is getting increasingly interesting to both scholars and policy makers. While much of the west is still struggling with the crisis showing no sign of quick recovery, China with its enormous state resources and strong capacity in steering its economy came out of the economic downturn basically unscathed.

Hanban and Renmin University of China are jointly organizing a workshop with the theme “Chinese Exploration” and the World Economic Order. This workshop is part of the third World Conference on Sinology. The aim is to provide opportunities for academic researchers to present results of their research work, encourage discussions on important issues concerning social and economic development in a fast changing world economy, and promote co-operations between Chinese and foreign research institutions. Participants of the workshop are encouraged to focus discussions on the social and economic development in China during the past three decades and how China has and will change the world economic order. Submissions of papers on one of the following topics are particularly welcome:

(1) China’s economic success and its ideological implications (e.g., Confucianism and/or alternative economic systems)

(2) Growing China and its impact on the structure of global governance

(3) Sustainability of the emerging market economies and international relations

(4) China’s contributions to the theory of economic development and transition

Publication: All papers accepted for the conference are eligible for the journal of Emerging Market Finance and Trade.

Submission: Complete papers should be sent to ructhsce@gmail.com by September 17, 2012. Feel free to address any enquiries to this address as well.

Participation: There is no registration fee for the conference. Presenting authors (one for each paper) will be provided three nights of accommodation at the Renmin University of China.   Announcement of accepted papers will be made October 5, 2012.