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GCD IV: Basic Information
The 4th Global China Dialogue (GCD IV)
The Belt and Road (B&R) — Transcultural collaborations for shared goals
GCD IV developed the theme and theory of GCD II, ‘transculturality and new global governance’, using ‘The Belt and Road’ as an example of a possible implementation of transcultural cooperation with shared goals.
GCD IV was the only high-end forum in the world to take China’s ‘The Belt and Road’ as a global initiative and to discuss China and Chinese participation in building global society and comprehensive governance of global society.
Date: Thursday-Saturday, 30 Nov-2 December, 2017
Organizers
- Global China Institute, UK
- Lau China Institute, King’s College London, UK
- China Media Centre of the University of Westminster, UK
- Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China (RDCY), China
Panels
- How the B&R connects different civilizations
- How people-to-people bonding operates through transcultural practice
- What are theoretical and legal bases of the B&R
- How the media can help to promote the B&R as a Chinese contribution to the human community.
Schedule
- Thursday 30th November, 14:00-17:00 Registration, Symposium of Globalization of Chinese for Social Sciences, University of Westminster
- Friday 1st December, 08:30-17:00 The Dialogue, the British Academy
- Friday 1st December, 18:00-20:00 Reception, the UK Parliament
- Saturday 2nd December, 10:00-16:00 A workshop on Chinese for Social Sciences, King’s College London
Organizing Committee (in alphabetical order)
Chairs
- Professor Xiangqun Chang, Director of Global China Academy; Honorary Professor of UCL
- Professor Kerry Brown, Director of Lau China Institute, King’s College London
- Professor Hugo de Burgh, Director of the China Media Centre, University of Westminster
- Professor WANG Wen, Executive Dean of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China.
Members (in alphabetical order)
- Professor Martin Albrow FAcSS, Honorary Vice-President of the British Sociological Association (BSA), Emeritus Professor of the University of Wales, UK
- Dr Dongning Feng, Senior Lecturer, former Director of the Centre for Translation Studies, SOAS, University of London, UK
- Emeritus Professor Stephan Feuchtwang, Department of Anthropology, LSE, UK
- Mr Chris Henson, Membership Secretary, Society for Anglo-Chinese Understanding, UK
- Professor Martin Jacques, Senior Fellow at the Department of Politics and International Studies, University of Cambridge, UK; Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University, China
- Professor LI Qiang, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University; former President of Chinese Sociological Association, China
- Professor Wei Li FAcSS, FRSA, Director, UCL Centre for Applied Linguistics, University College of London, UK
- Professor LUO Jiaojiang, Dean of Institute of Social Development, Wuhan University, China; Deputy Director of Global China Academy, UK
- Professor Tony McEneryFAcSS, FRSA, Interim Chief Executive and Director of Research, the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK
- Professor ZHANG Letian, Director of the Centre for Social and Cultural Anthropology, Director of Contemporary China Social Life Data and Research Centre (CCSLC), Fudan University, China; and Co-Director of Global China Academy, UK
Registration and fees
- Free: to be a speaker to complete the form and submit abstract, click HERE
- Free, click HERE for registrations of one or more events below:
1) 30/11, participating in GCSS
2) 1/12, helping with the GCD IV without evening Reception
3) 2/12, participating in CSS
- £180: 1/12 participating in GCD IV without evening Reception, click HERE to register and pay
- £280: 1/12 participating in GCD IV with evening Reception, click HERE to register and pay
- £580: 29/11-3/12 5 days package including the above three day events plus tailor-made academic activities, download template HERE; click HERE to register and pay
- £680: 26/11-3/12 8 days package including the above three day events plus tailor-made academic activities, download templateclick HERE; click HERE to register and pay
- £780: 26/11-15/12 20 days package including the above three day events plus tailor-made academic activities, download template HERE; click HERE to register and pay
Please note that places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
Deadlines
- 2 October for speakers
- 15 October for participants
Contact: Ms XIONG Yi info@gci-uk.org
Website: http://dialogue.global-china.org
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