[H-verkko] Turku, Urban Transition and Governance in China: Social and Historical Perspectives

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Urban Transition and Governance in China: Social and Historical
Perspectives
Turku 18.12.2008 klo 09:30

URBAN TRANSITION AND GOVERNANCE IN CHINA: 
SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES

Date: December 18th, 2008
Venue: Lecture hall 2, Turku University main building
Organizer: University of Turku, Centre for East Asian Studies

China's cities have experienced huge changes during the past 100
years. Restless and exploratory times after the fall of the Qing
dynasty were followed by the arrangement of the society and
governance into a rigid socialist system in the People's Republic of
China. The work units and neighbourhood committees regulated the
lives of urban residents. The current modernization policy and rapid
globalization have caused breathtaking changes in daily urban life
and the modes of governance. 

The workshop brings into focus periods of wars, natural catastrophes
and rapid societal transformations, aiming at discussions on the ways
how China's urban society and governance have changed under the
strenuous conditions and whether it is possible to discern salient
continuities. At the same time, the purpose of the event is to
contribute to a more thorough understanding of the current changes. 

PROGRAM
9.30 Welcoming words

9.40 'Cities as Portals of Globalization in the Republican China' 
Prof  Klaus Mühlhahn, University of Indiana, Bloomington, Department
of History

10.20 'The Changes of Changlu Orphanage in Tianjin from the
Perspective of State-Society Relationship'
Dr Ren Yunlan, Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences, Institute of
History

11.00 'London Missionary Society and Salvation Army in Tianjin in the
1920s and 1930s'
MSoc Sc Minna Lindstedt-Lempa, University of Turku, Centre for East
Asian Studies

11.40 Lunch break

12.30 'Turning Disaster into Victory - Reporting Disaster Relief in
the 1963 Tianjin Great Flood' 
Dr Lauri Paltemaa, University of Turku, Centre for East Asian
Studies

13.10 Coffee / tea served

13.20  'Northeastern Cities with Russian Heritage, Photos from the
Years 1986-1994'
Prof Juha Janhunen, University of Helsinki, Institute for Asian and
African Studies

14.00 'NGOs and the Social Service Provision in Urban China:
Shanghai's Experiences and Issues' 
Dr Wang Chuanlan, Fudan University, School of Social Development and
Public Policy

14.40  'The Emergence of Volunteers' Groups in Chinese Cities' 
Dr Outi Luova, University of Turku, Centre for East Asian Studies
 
15.20– 15.30  Closing remarks

Please register by December 16th to Outi Luova, outi.luova at utu.fi

http://aasia.utu.fi/urban_transition

Tiedustelut:
Outi Luova <outi.luova at utu.fi> puh. 02-333 5017 

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