Seventh Global Studies Conference, Center for Global Studies, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
Global Studies Research Network

Seventh Global Studies Conference

  • 19–21 June 2014
  • Center for Global Studies, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China

At a Glance...

3

Days of paper presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, posters, and colloquia.

165+

Delegates from all over the world who attended the Seventh Global Studies Conference.

32

Countries represented.

Plenary Speakers

The Seventh Global Studies Conference featured plenary sessions by some of the world’s leading thinkers and innovators in the field.

Liu Debin

Liu Debin

Dean, School of International and Public Affairs, Jilin University, Changchum, China

“Engaging Globalization: Chinese Perspectives”

Sun Guoqiang

Sun Guoqiang

Former Vice-Governor of Guizhou Province, China

“China’s Stake in Globalization”

Quan Heng

Quan Heng

Vice-Director, Institute of Economy, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences, Shanghai, China

“China’s Economy and its New Challenges”

Liu Kang

Liu Kang

Duke University, Durham, USA

“Globalism, Universalism, and Exceptionalism: Dilemmas of China in the New Ideological Wars”

Wang Ning

Wang Ning

Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

“Globalization and Cosmopolitanism: A Chinese Literary and Cultural Perspective”

Jack Qiu

Jack Qiu

Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China

“Foxconn: Young Migrant Workers’ Digital Activism”

Ren Xiao

Ren Xiao

Professor, International Relations, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

“China Globalization Projects”

Shi-xu

Shi-xu

Changjiang Distinguished Professor, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

“China and the Developing World’s Responses to Globalization”

Graduate Scholar Awardees

For each conference, a small number of Graduate Scholar Awards are given to outstanding graduate students who have an active academic interest in the conference area. The Award with its accompanying responsibilities provides a strong professional development opportunity for graduate students at this stage in their academic careers. The 2014 Graduate Scholar Awardees are listed below.

Adetoro Olaniyi Banwo

Adetoro Olaniyi Banwo

Xiamen University, Nigeria

Clayton Caroon

Clayton Caroon

University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

ChunHui Chuang

ChunHui Chuang

University of California, Santa Barbara, USA

Johanna Kostenzer

Johanna Kostenzer

Management Center Innsbruck, Austria

Rajiv Ranjan

Rajiv Ranjan

Shandong University, China

Christoph Sorg

Christoph Sorg

University of Vienna, Austria

Lieselot Verdonck

Lieselot Verdonck

University of Antwerp, Belgium

Ashley A. Yu

Ashley A. Yu

Hangzhou Dianzi University, China

Jun Zhao

Jun Zhao

University of Manitoba, Canada

Ziqi Zhuang

Ziqi Zhuang

Fort Hays State University, USA