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CFP: Conference on the “Xi Jinping Effect”
Does President Xi Jinping’s leadership mark the dawn of a new era for China? In what ways has his rule transformed “politics as usual” in the People’s Republic? Since Xi’s elevation to General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012 and to the Chinese presidency in the following year, he has pursued policies with far-reaching ramifications. His unprecedented anti-corruption campaign, effort to consolidate authority leading up to the 19th Party Congress, widespread suppression of political dissent, and initiatives to build new linkages between China and global markets are indicative of the momentous nature of Xi’s ascent in Chinese and world politics. Meanwhile, his nationalist vision has also extended deep into official cultural policy, limiting education in English language and foreign cultures at the secondary and post-secondary levels, while extending patriotic education in the Chinese classical tradition.
In early June 2019, the China Institute at the University of Alberta will host a group of international scholars to present interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary research at a conference on the “Xi Jinping Effect” in China to be held in Banff.
Conference will cover a range of topics. However, papers on the following subjects are of particular interest:
Xi Jinping’s leadership in comparative perspective
Reforms to the state structure and changes to norms governing leadership succession
The anti-corruption campaign and its impact on political and economic development
Central-local relations and the centralization of CCP authority
Propaganda work, ideology, and censorship
Popular support for Xi’s government and changing patterns of political participation
Nationalism, ethnic policy, and United Front work
Economic policies related to state-owned enterprises, finance, international trade, and income inequality, sustainable development, and poverty alleviation
The Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank and the Belt Road Initiative
Sovereignty disputes concerning, for example, Taiwan, Hong Kong, the South China Sea
China’s “export” of the norms and practices of Chinese politics to the developing world and to international organizations
Narratives concerning Chinese aspirations for global leadership
Xi's own engagements with China's classical traditions, and how those are turned to political use in his published writings
Increasing ideological control and monitoring of Chinese academic institutions
Attempts to rebalance China's cultural trade by promoting translation and other exports of cultural goods while limiting the reach of foreign cultural influences
Co-organizers Ashley Esarey and Rongbin Han encourage the submission of abstracts from scholars in any discipline in the humanities and the social sciences, with the aim of revising select conference papers for an edited volume published by a university press. Scholars interested in participating should send abstracts of 400 words or less to esarey at ualberta.ca by January 21, 2019. The co-organizers will send notifications of acceptance by February 4. The China Institute will provide lodging for three nights in Banff and meals during the conference. Support for travel to and from the conference venue will be provided for participants, pending availability of funds.
Posted by: Daniel Fried <dfried at ualberta.ca>
by denton.2 at osu.edu on December 21, 2018
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