Each year, the Center organizes an academic conference focused on topics consistent with the mission to study contemporary China. These annual conferences focus on themes proposed by Penn faculty and will feature leading experts on contemporary China from institutions around the world who will present original research papers and serve as discussants. Conference papers will be revised for publication— in edited volumes, special issues of academic journals, and/or working papers issued by the Center. The CSCC’s Executive Committee will evaluate proposals for organizing each academic year’s annual conference. Penn faculty may submit proposals to cscc-contact@sas.upenn.edu. Proposals are accepted on a rolling basis with a decision about the following year’s conference announced no later than April 30. If there is more than one outstanding proposal, or two complementary proposals, the Executive Committee could decide to fund two conferences for consecutive years. It is also possible that less expensive or smaller scale conferences in some years would permit funding more than one.
The conferences, the research that precedes them and the publications that follow them will contribute significantly to the quantity, quality and prominence of Penn-centered research on contemporary China, including especially the research agendas of Penn faculty in the field. Unless special circumstances make it impractical, attendance at the CSCC annual conferences is open to Penn faculty, staff, and students who are encouraged to participate in reading the papers and engaging the authors in the question and answer sessions that will follow the presentations. Penn graduate or advanced undergraduate students who are interested in playing a more active in the conference (e.g., as paper discussants, research assistants serving as rapporteurs, or helping to prepare conference proceedings for dissemination) should contact the CSCC at cscc-contact@sas.upenn.edu
Past Conferences
2017
Challenges to Children’s Welfare in Contemporary China
Center for the Study of Contemporary China 5th Annual Conference
The 2017 annual conference brings together experts from diverse disciplinary backgrounds to share their views on challenges to children’s welfare in contemporary China. Topics include poverty, nutrition and…
2016
CSCC 4th Annual Conference
The U.S., China, and International Law
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China’s growing power and deepening engagement in the international system are among…
2015
Comparative Approaches to Regulation in India and China Conferenc
Leading scholars, policy-makers and practitioners from law and related fields will present their perspectives on topics within the conference theme. Papers will address patterns and challenges of regulation in the…
2015
CSCC 3rd Annual Conference
China in a Changing World
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Penn China Center's third annual…
China Education Workshop
Organized by Professor Emily Hannum, Department of Sociology
Session 1: Disparities in Opportunity and Outcome
Session 2: Internet as Informal Education
Session 3: Teachers and Teaching
Session 4: Schools and Socialization
University of Pennsylvania Joins President Jimmy Carter for 70-City Live Program on China
Jimmy Carter, Former President Ira Belkin, Executive Director of the U.S.-Asia Law Institute, NYU Law
Former President Jimmy Carter will join audiences in 70 locations nationwide for a live “town hall” meeting on the U.S.-China relationship.
Some of the world’s most critical issues, including…
New Media, the Internet, and a Changing China 新媒体、互联网与变动中的中国
This one-day international seminar addresses the dynamic and evolving relationships among China's new media, civil society, public opinion, commerce, international relations and legal system. Leading scholars, journalists, and bloggers will engage in an open discussion on the impact of new media on contemporary Chinese society. Co-sponsored by Beijing University School of Journalism & Communication. No registration required, open to all.
09:00 – 9:15 Opening 开幕
Zengzhi SHI, Professor, School of Journalism and Communication, Peking University
师曾志 北京大学新闻与传播学院 教授
Avery GOLDSTEIN, Professor of Political Science,…
The State of Legal Development In China:
Issues and Evidence
Leading scholars from Renmin University will address key areas vital to China’s legal development. U.S.-based experts in these areas and U.S.-based scholars of Chinese law will offer commentary from comparative and cross-disciplinary perspectives.
9:00-9:15 Registration
9:15-10:00 Welcome, Opening Remarks and Introduction to …
Criminal Procedure and Criminal Law Reform in China:
Legalizing the Tools of Repression or Safeguarding Human Rights?
Criminal law and procedure reform is a highly sensitive issue since it implicates judicial justice and protection of human rights. China revised its Criminal Procedure Law in 2012 and it was viewed a significant step…
2014
CSCC 2nd Annual Conference
New Media, The Internet, and a Changing China
This two-day international conference addresses the dynamic and evolving relationships among China's new media, civil society, public opinion, commerce, international relations and legal system. Twelve leading scholars present in four panels, followed by comments from expert discussants and open Q&A. No registration required, open to all.
Vance Hall is located at 37th St & Spruce. Please see campus map for directions
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