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LEWI Seminars

Under the LEWI's Visitorship Programme, scholars from different regions and fields of study are sponsored to work on collaborative research with an East-West axis . They would deliver seminars or contribute a paper to the LEWI Working Paper Series on their research.

Date Seminar
5 Mar 2009

The Spirits of Traditional Chinese Law
Prof. Liu Yigong, Professor of Law, Lanzhou University, China

17 Mar 2008

How to Translate China's Modern: Rethinking The Rise of Modern Chinese Thought
Prof. Wang Hui 汪暉, Tsinghua University, China

21 Sep 2006

Expatriate Identities, Citizen Security and State Jurisdiction
Prof. Donald McMillen, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

12 Apr 2005

An Analysis on PRC's Policy towards Taiwan
Prof. Xing Yue 邢悅, Tsinghua University, China

19 Mar 2004

Styles, Subjects, and Special Points of View: Parallels in Chinese and Euro-American Documentaries
Prof. Zhang Yingjin, Department of Literature, University of California, San Diego, US

28 Oct 2002

The Dazzling Dr. Legge: Trauma and Resilience in the Turmoil of Early Hong Kong
Prof. Marilyn Bowman, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Canada

 

East-West Talks

The East-West Talks series was launched in 1999 with an intention to enhance communication between Asian and Western scholars and promoting better understanding between East and West. The programme is organized by LEWI's Europe-China Research Programme, which is hosted by the Department of Government and International Studies at HKBU.

(Click on the year to see talks held in that year)

2007-2009

2005-2006

2003-2004

2001-2002

1999-2000

 

2007-2009

5 Mar 2009
The Spirits of Traditional Chinese Law
Prof. Liu Yigong, Professor of Law, Lanzhou University, China

1 Mar 2007
Iraq and the United States
Prof. Kamel S. Abu Jaber, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Former Minister of Economy, Jordan

8 Mar 2007
Engaging the Asian City: Research, Pedagogy and Subaltern Spaces
Dr. Nihal Perera, Ball State University, US (Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University)

29 Mar 2007
Arab-Israeli Conflict
Prof. Kamel S. Abu Jaber, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Former Minister of Economy, Jordan

2005-2006

* The Europe-China Programme joins hands with six departments of the Faculty of Social Sciences (History, Geography, Sociology, Education, Social Work and Physical Education) in organizing the 2006 East-West Talks series.


26 Jan 2006
Religion, Social Movements and Power in Post-Mao China
Dr.
David Palmer, French School for Far Eastern Studies, France

2 Mar 2006
Raising the Perfect Child: Parental Values in China and the United States
Dr. Xiao Hong 肖紅, Central Washington University, US

28 Apr 2006
Chinese Studies in East-West Encounters: A Love Story for the Jesuits and Others
Yves Camus and Eric
Sautedé, Macau Ricci Institute, Macau

4 May 2006
Foreign Communities in Hong Kong 1840s-1950
Dr. Cindy Yik-yi Chu
朱益宜, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

21 Sep 2006
Expariate Identites, Citizen Security and State Jurisdiction
Prof. Don McMillen,Professor of Asian and International Studies, Department of Humanities and International Studies, University of Southern Queenland, Australia 

26 Oct 2006
Foreign Communities in Hong Kong 1840s-1950
Prof. István Szerdahelyi, Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences of Budapest, Hungury

3 Feb 2005
China's
Compliance Diplomacy in Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
Dr. Gerald Chan, Visiting Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

2003-2004

4 Mar 2004
The Construction of Political Civilization in China: An Interpretation
Prof. Zhou Ping, Yunnan University, China

25 Mar 2004
Democracy, Asian Values, and Hong Kong
Dr. Bob Beatty, Washburn University, US

15 Apr 2004
Sean Connery has Left the Building: The 2004 Presidential Election in Taiwan
Dr. Gary Rawnsley, University of Nottingham, UK

22 Apr 2004
Erosion or Evolution from Below? – Party Cell in Chinese Urban Community
Dr. Peng Bo, Fudan University, China

17 Sep 2004
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor: Attitudes, Values and Entrepreneurship.  First Results of a Comparative Study of Hong Kong and German Students
Prof. Dr. Gerd Schwandner,  Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Germany

4 Nov 2004
Beyond Westphalia and New Security Concepts
Prof. Zhu Mingquan, Fudan University, China

18 Feb 2003
U.S. Intervention in Iraq: What is at Stake? What is the Cost of Inaction?
Dr. Michael Doran, Princeton University, US

13 Nov 2003
From Prague to Baghdad: Lustration Systems, Their Classifications and Trends
Dr. Roman David, Visiting Scholar, Department of Government and International Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University

4 Dec 2003
The Situation of Women in War-torn Aceh
Ms. Suraiya Kamaruzzaman, Board member of the human rights organization, Flower Aceh; Syiah Kuala University, Indonesia

Recent Developments in Legislation Pertaining to the Rule of Law and Human Rights
Dr. Petra Stockmann, Member of the Berlin-based human rights organization, Watch Indonesia; Department of Government and International Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University

16 Dec 2003
Trends in Central-Local Relations: From the ‘Principal-Agent’ to the ‘Choice’ Model
Prof. John Loughlin, Cardiff University, UK

2001-2002

19 Feb 2002
影響人大行駛職權的若干因素分析
李秋生教授﹐全國人大常委會研究室﹐中國

28 Mar 2002
The Role of the European Parliament in European Politics
Mr. Gary Titley, Member of European Parliament

2 Oct 2002
Marketing Culture in the European Union
Dr. Gerd Schwandner, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, European Media and Event Academy, Germany

6 Nov 2002
Global Technologies and Local Applications: the Internet and Political Participation in Hong Kong
Dr. Jayne Rodgers, University of Leeds, UK

20 Nov 2002
Towards a new European Taiwan Policy? – Some Preliminary Reflections
Dr. Gunter Schubert, University of Heidelberg, Germany

24 May 2001
The New Generation of Chinese Leaders:  A Cross-cutting Approach of Most Recent Developments
Dr. Stephanie Lautard-Balme, Paris Institute of Political Science, France

24 Oct 2001
India-China Relations under the Vajpayee Government
Dr. Isabelle Saint-Mezard, Paris Institute of Political Science, France

29 Oct 2001
上海社區建設與發展
邱柏生教授﹐復旦大學﹐中國

8 Nov 2001
Pakistan in between the Taliban and USA
Miss Anna Lisa Ghini, University of Karachi, Pakistan

15 Nov 2001
The Progress of Enlargement of the European Union towards Central Eastern European Countries
Miss Anna Lisa Ghini, University of Karachi, Pakistan

1999-2000

17 April 2000
U.S. Presidential Elections in 2000: Prospects and Implications

Prof. James Nathan, Auburn University, US
Prof. Charles Tien, Hunter College, US

25 April 2000
後現代主義在中國思想文化中的表現
Prof. Che Ming Zhou, Nankai University, China

26 April 2000

中國古代的兵戰思想

Prof. Che Ming Zhou, Nankai University, China

24 Oct 2000

The Relationship between Modernity and Democratisation
Shumel Noah Eisenstadt, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

24 Nov 2000
Business Networks in Taiwan and their Implications for Politics
Dr. Gilles Guiheux, Artois University, France

2 Mar 1999
Politics of American Foreign Policy
Dr. Joshua Muravchik, American Enterprise Institute, US

15 April 1999
Is the Asian Media a Political Actor?
Dr. Duncan McCargo, Leeds University, UK

28 October 1999

Exporting Culture: The Dominance of the US
Dr. Gerd Schwandner ZKM, Germany

3 Nov 1999
China and East Asian Regional Security
Prof. Thomas Hart, University of Stockholm, Sweden

4 Nov 1999

Culture specific patterns and their impact on Globalization
Dr. Gerd Schwandner ZKM, Germany

25 Nov 1999
New Technologies and Marketing
Dr. Gerd Schwandner ZKM, Germany

2 Dec 1999

Positioning cultural institutions in the market: the case of ZKM
Dr. Gerd Schwandner ZKM, Germany

 

Joint Seminars

LEWI joins hands with different Schools, Departments and research centres in organizing joint seminars by visiting scholars and practitioners, who discuss issues and share views on their related fields.

With Academy of Visual Arts (AVA)
Date Seminar
24 Oct 2007

Passion of a Ture Sculptor
Wucius Wong, Sculptor

14 Feb 2007

Hong Kong Pioneer Artists Series: Cheung Yee – Passion of a True Sculptor
Cheung Yee 張義, Department of Fine Arts, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

With Centre for Media and Communication Research (CMCR)
Date Seminar
25 May 2007

Cultural Representation of East Asians: Some Reflections on Intercultural Communication Textbooks
Dr. Chang Hui-ching, University of Illinois, US

19 Apr 2006

Critical Communication Theory and the Borders of Internet
Dr. Jorg Becker, Professor for Political Sciences, Universities of Marburg (Germany) and Innsbruck (Austria)

21 Nov 2005

Morning Session
How to Think about Communication: Political Economy and Cultural Studies Perspectives

Afternoon Session

Who is to Govern the Internet? Globalization and Challenges for Asia

Prof. Vincent Mosco, Canada Research Chair in Communication and Society, Queen's University, Canada

With Department of Sociology
Date Seminar
16 Nov 2006

Like Sons and Daughters of Hong Kong: The Return of the Young Generation
Janet Salaff, Professor Emerita, University of Toronto, Canada

9 Nov 2006

Social Policy, Law and Contemporary Family
Brenda Almond, Emeritus Professor of Moral and Social Philosophy, University of Hull, UK

27 Oct 2005

The Village
Professor Paul Hockings, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, University of Illinois-Chicago, US