Studying Global China

Studying "global" China  is challenging. For researchers trained in sinology, studying China’s global entanglements demands new methodological approaches. For those coming from social science backgrounds, language barriers and limited historical and cultural knowledge present problems in researching China’s global influence. In addition, scholars face both tightening restrictions in the PRC as well as heated discussions on the risks and benefits of cooperation in Western countries. The 'Studying Global China’ workshop provides a platform to explore these and other issues, discuss research approaches and fieldwork challenges as well as introduce new tools for data analysis.

Are you about to finish your post-doc project or just started your PhD? An early stage China studies researcher or an up-and-coming social scientist engaged with some dimension of "global" China? Meet other scholars over snacks and coffee, listen to inspiring lectures on contemporary issues, and learn from & about each other: Who is working on what? What are your experiences with fieldwork? How can you translate your academic research into policy advice? Join us at the HU Berlin for two days of debates and networking!

Participation is open to all PhD students, post-docs, and other interested Berlin-based scholars. M.A./M.Sc. students may also participate (depending on capacity). Registration is possible until Oct 18, 2024.

Thursday, Nov 7th

9:00 am Arrival & Coffee
9:15 am Welcome & Introduction 
9:30 am From Global China as Method to Global China from Below
Nicholas Loubere, Lund University
10:30 am Global China from Below: Panel discussion
Daniel Fuchs, HU Berlin; Nicholas Loubere, Lund University; Kimiko Suda, TU Berlin
11:30 am Coffee Break
12:00 pm Using date to understand modern China 
Antonia Hmaidi, MERICS  
1:00 pm Lunch  
2:00 pm Risk management at universities - and what it means for China-related research
Isabelle Harbrecht, HU Berlin
3:00 pm Coffee Break  
3:30 pm Group sessions: Fieldwork challenges  
5:30 pm Closing

Friday, Nov 8th

  9:00 am Arrival & Coffee
9:30 am  Studying China in Global Science… - with telescopes and microscopes
Anna Lisa Ahlers, MPWIG & University of Oslo
 11:00 am  Coffee Break 
11:30 pm  Studying common concerns among and with Chinese youths
Biao Xiang, Max Planck Institut frür ethnologische Forschung  
1:00 pm  Lunch  
2:00 pm  Group Sessions: Research presentations  
3:30 pm  Coffee Break  
4:00 pm  From academia to policy advice 
Aya Adachi, Bundeskanzler-Helmut-Schmidt-Stiftung 
5:15 pm  Networking with Berlin YCW (Young China Watchers)
7:00 pm Film screening with CiLENS (Chinese Indie Cinema in Berlin)