The 2nd Global Young Scholars Conference
Call for Papers
Global Young Scholars Conference on
“China and the World: Development · Governance · Security”
May 23-24, 2019, Fudan University
Shanghai, China
Organizer: Fudan Development Institute
Fudan-UC Center on Contemporary China
Overview
Fudan Development Institute (FDDI), based at Fudan University, invites young scholars – Ph.D candidates up to associate professors (be or under 45 years of age) –throughout FDDI’s international network all over the world to participate in Global Young Scholars Conference 2019, which will take place on 23-24 May at Fudan University, Shanghai, China. The conference language is English.
Launched in 2013, the conference aims to encourage young scholars globally together so they can exchange ideas and share research findings. The conference aims to become a dynamic forum for international and cross-disciplinary participants to build new synergies and develop future collaborative projects.
Theme
The conference theme “China and the World: Development · Governance · Security” is broadly construed to include quantitative, data-driven studies and qualitative studies from all social science disciplines.
Proposals related to the following topics are preferable:
1）Technology Innovation and Social Development
2）Global Uncertainty and the World Restructuring
3）Digital Governance
4）Global City
5）The Future of China’s Reform and Opening-up
Submission
If you would like to present at the conference, please send your paper (3,000-5,000 words in English) as well as your CV to Ms. JIANG Huaxia (jianghx@fudan.edu.cn) by February 25th, 2019. Selected presenters will be notified no later than March 18, 2019.
Application should include:
·3000-5000 word paper proposal
·CV
Privileges
FDDI will cover the round-trip transportation (economy class) and maximum 5-night (5/22-26) accommodation for the paper presenters for selected participants. Conference registration is free. The presenters who are selected for presentation in the conference will be also invited to attend Shanghai Forum 2019 which will be held from May 25 to May 27, 2019 in Shanghai. Selected papers would be considered for publication in Chinese Political Science Review, which is run by Fudan University and published quarterly by Springer Nature.
Contact
We very much look forward to receiving your submissions. If you have any questions, please contact:
Ms. JIANG Huaxia jianghx@fudan.edu.cn
Project Manager
Fudan Development Institute
Think Tank Building, Fudan University
220 Handan Road, Shanghai, China
Fudan Development Institute（FDDI）
Fudan Development Institute (FDDI) was founded on February 12th, 1993. Aiming at policy and strategy research on key issues relevant to the development of Shanghai and China, it is striving to be a comprehensive platform for humanities and social sciences studies of Fudan University, and a professional high-end think tank in China.
Learn more: http://fddi.fudan.edu.cn/
Shanghai Forum
Shanghai Forum, launched in 2005, is co-hosted by Fudan University and Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies, undertaken by Fudan Development Institute (FDDI). The main theme of the Forum is “Global Governance and Asia”. Shanghai Forum 2019 will be held from May 25 to May 27, 2019 in Shanghai. The theme is “Asia Amidst Global Reshuffling: Challenges, Developments, and New Paradigms”.
Learn more: http://www.shanghaiforum.fudan.edu.cn/
Fudan-UC Center on Contemporary China
The Fudan-UC Center on Contemporary China is the first academic institution to be established by a major Chinese university in cooperation with a leading North American university. It is based in the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) at the University of California, San Diego. The Center serves to connect all ten campuses of the University of California system with Fudan University in Shanghai. It will bring together leading research scholars from both universities for conferences and lectures, and it will facilitate cooperative research. The Center will promote deeper mutual understanding between the United States and China.
Learn more: http://fudan-uc.ucsd.edu/