2007-2009
Date Seminar
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


* 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.

 
2005-2006
Date Seminar
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 -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
2003-2004
Date Seminar
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
Date Seminar
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: AA 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
Date Seminar
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 Oct 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