Conference Topics

Suggested Topics Concerning China, Japan, Koreas,
and Adjacent Regions

The conference will seek panels and papers to address issues revolving around (but not limited to) the following subjects:

(1) Regional Economy and Its Integration into World Economy

Economic development of China /Asia and the use or distribution of world resources (oil, food, water, minerals, labor, space, etc.)
Trade of China/Asia with America and Europe and the reciprocal impact on all countries’ economic development and infrastructure
Economic relationships among Asian countries in the 21st century
Economic development of China/Asia and environmental protection issues
Economic stability and sustainability of China/Asia
Economic equality or inequality in globalization actions
Foreign investments in China/Asia and their impact on the finance system
China/Asian countries’ overseas investments or enterprises
Outsourcing

(2) Regional Politics and Relations with World Politics

China’s relationships with its neighboring countries (Japan, India, Koreas, Russia, Vietnam, the Philippines, etc.)
China/Asia’s diplomatic principles and strategies with America, Europe, and Africa
North Korea and its impact on the region
Taiwan and its impact on the region
Internal politics of China/Asian countries and their impact on the region or Western world powers
Political reforms and democratization

(3) Social and Cultural Development

Urbanization and rural development
Social equality and justice
Non-government organizations (NGOs)
Grassroots democracy and public administration
Rights of ethnic minorities, women, and children
Religion, philosophy, cultural values, and social harmony
Family planning, population control, and care for an aging population
Education, research, science, technology, and future development
Gender equality
Education development and reform
Cultural exchanges between East and West
Academic exchanges between East and West

(4) Issues Related to the Environment and Public Health

Environmental protection and conservation (air quality, food and water safety, sanitation, etc.)
Health care
Prevention and treatment of AIDS/HIV and other epidemics
Social welfare and security

(5) International Cooperation in Crime Control

Issues related to international laws
Comparative legal systems
Immigration issues
Human trafficking

(6) Overseas Chinese and Globalization

China’s policies toward overseas Chinese
Overseas Chinese and China’s modernization
Role of overseas Chinese business networks in globalization
Overseas Chinese’s new transnational identity
Re-sinification of overseas Chinese communities
Collecting on overseas Chinese

(7) Transition from Traditional Library to Digital Library

Transition of East Asian librarians' role
Reorganization of East Asian libraries
Redistribution of financial resources
Digitization of collections
Information literacy and instructions
Digital libraries and public services
Rewriting policies and issues relayed to copyright
Rethinking the roles of repositories
Evaluation of East Asian digital libraries

(8) Methods and Technologies Involved in the Digitization of East Asian Materials

Constructing databases for East Asian studies
Application of GIS technique to East Asian databases
Metadata structure for East Asian databases
Issues with vendor proprietary software in databases
Cataloging digital resources
CDs and DVD-ROMs vs. online databases
Databases and reference services

Paper Submission Deadline

Please submit via email an abstract for your paper (100-150 words) to Dr. Liren Zheng at lz14@cornell.edu or Dr. Jieli Li at lij@ohio.edu by July 1, 2008. A committee will review all submissions, and those with accepted abstracts are expected to submit their full-length papers by September 20, 2008. Papers should be written in English and run the length of a journal article. Presented papers may be selected for publication in conference proceedings or considered for publication in American Review of China Studies, the official journal of the ACPSS.