Political Change in China
Friday, March 6th, 2009 – Saturday, March 7th, 2009
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, March 6, 2009 | 8:30AM - 5:00PM | The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, 'Munk Centre For International Studies - 1 Devonshire Place |
| Saturday, March 7, 2009 | 9:00AM - 5:00PM | The Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, 'Munk Centre For International Studies - 1 Devonshire Place |
Description
The two-day Conference examines the nature of political change in China, whether liberalization is occurring, and the prospects for democracy in the future. Eighteen specialists will present papers on five areas: Party reform, state institutions, rule of law, human rights and civil society.
Day 1 Friday, March 6
8:45 Opening Remarks
9:00-10:30
The Party and Political Change I
Chairperson: Gordon Houlden (Director, China Institute, University of Alberta)
Charles Burton (Brock University)
“Internal Party Debate on Reform of China’s Political Institutions”
Jeremy Paltiel (Carleton University)
“How the Party Markets Itself to China”
Alfred Chan (University of Western Ontario)
“17th Party Congress: Personnel Realignment and Political Change”
Discussant: Bernie Frolic (York University, Asian Institute)
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-12:00
The Party and Political Change II
Chairperson: Richard Stubbs (McMaster University)
Gregory Chin (York University)
“The Chinese Developmental (Party)-State Identified”
Cui Zhiyuan (Tsinghua University)
“Chinese Perspectives on Political Reform”
Discussant: Joseph Wong (Director, Asian Institute, University of Toronto)
12:00-1:15
Local and Regional Institutions and Issues
Chairperson: Eric Walsh (North Asia Division, DFAIT)
Lynette Ong (University of Toronto. Harvard University)
“The Communist Party and Local Financial Reform”
Sonny Lo (University of Waterloo)
“Political Reform in the Hong Kong SAR: The Clash of Two Perspectives”
Discussant: Susan Henders (Director, York Centre for Asian Research)
1:15-2:30 Lunch Break
2:40-4:00
Human Rights and Law
Chairperson: Gerald Wright (Chair of the Organizing Committee of the CIC Ottawa Foreign Policy Initiative)
Pitman Potter (University of British Columbia)
“Law and Human Rights: Selective Adaptation and Official and Non-Official Discourses”
Sun Zhe (Tsinghua University)
“China’s Human Rights Agenda”
Discussant: Jeremy Paltiel (Carleton University)
4:15- 5:15
A Lens on China
Ryan Pyle (Canadian documentary photographer based in Shanghai)
5:15-6:15
Reception and Launch of Ryan Pyle’s China Photo Exhibition
Location: Munk Centre, South House Lounge
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Day 2 Saturday, March 7
9:00-10:15 Emerging Civil Society I
Chairperson: Razmik Panossian (International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development)
Qing Miao (Institute of Sociology, CASS) [read by Bernie Frolic]
“Grassroots Civil Society in China”
Dan Koldyk (Oxford University) “Homeowner Politics in China”
Discussant: Steve Trott (University of Toronto)
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-12:00
Ideas and Intellectuals
Chairperson: Chairperson: Victor Falkenheim (University of Toronto)
Rowena He (University of Toronto, Harvard University)
“Tiananmen Resonance: Memory and Voices in Exile”
Daniel Bell (Tsinghua University)
“Confucius and Political Culture”
Discussant: Charles Burton (Brock University)
12:00-1:30 Lunch Break
1:45-3:15
Emerging Civil Society II
Chairperson: Greg Chin (York University)
Marie Eve Reny (University of Toronto)
“Central Government Responses to Local Protests”
David Ownby (University of Montréal)
“Religious Revival and the Rule of Law”
Discussant: Feng Xu (University of Victoria)
3:15-3:45 Break
3:45-5:00
The Current Situation and Future Directions
Bernie Frolic (York University)
Victor Falkenheim (University of Toronto)
5:00 Concluding Remarks
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