Asia and Africa in Transition
New conference dates: 28-30 June 2021
Call for papers
We invite abstracts for paper presentations addressing one of the below listed panels. Your submission should include:
- Name, affiliation, short bio
- Abstract including title (up to 250 words)
- Intended panel
We also invite full panel proposals for Asia and Africa related themes not covered in the panels listed below. Your submission should include:
- Name, affiliation and contact details of convener/contact person
- Title and description of panel (up to 250 words)
- Name and affiliation of 3-4 presenters in the panel, title of their presentations and abstracts (each up to 250 words)
Due to the postponement of the conference the deadline has been extended.
New deadline: 31 January 2021 - PLEASE NOTE: Some of the panels have extended deadlines - find them here.
Proposals should be submitted via email to asia-africa-2020@ku.dk
In the event that we receive more proposals than we can accommodate, the organisers and conveners will decide among the submitted proposals.
Open panels
The panels below are open for abstract submissions.
Asian partners in the transition of ports in Africa
Convener: Annette Skovsted Hansen, Japan and Global Studies, Aarhus University
Banal democracies: Beyond electoral temporality Extended deadline: 1 March
Conveners: Frauke Mennes and Asmus Rungby, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Copenhagen
China going global: Historical trajectories, current debates, and future prospects
Convener: Jun Liu, Dept. of Communication, University of Copenhagen
Foreign agricultural investments as driver of rural transformation?
Conveners: Rikke Brandt Broegaard, Dept. of Geoscience and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen and Helle Munk Ravnborg, Danish Institute for International Studies
From recipients to donors: New engagement of Asian countries in humanitarian aid in Africa
Conveners: Stig Jensen, Centre for African Studies, University of Copenhagen and Shiling Xu, Innovation Center for Risk Governance, Beijing Normal University
Health systems in transition: Human health resources as agents of change
Conveners: Bishal Gyawali & Tania Dræbel, Global Health Section, University of Copenhagen
Situated natalisms – familial and filial forms in Africa and Asia Extended deadline: 31 March
Conveners: Ayo Wahlberg Dept. of Anthropology, University of Copenhagen, Tyler Zoanni, Ethnologie, University of Bayreuth
Sustainability strategy and Asian investments in energy in Africa – Regulatory governance and dispute resolution Extended deadline: 1 March
Convener: Wen Xiang, Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen
The geopolitics of China’s rise in Africa: Implications and challenges for democratisation and human rights Extended deadline: 1 March
Convener: Yosef Kamal Ibssa, Dept. of Sociology and Political Science, University of Copenhagen
The geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific Extended deadline: 1 March
Conveners: Andreas Bøje Forsby, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Peter Marcus Kristensen, Dept. of Political Science, University of Copenhagen
The making of Belt and Road Initiative projects in African states: Local actors, interests and policy link-ups
Convener: Julie Yu-Wen Chen, Dept. of Cultures, University of Helsinki
Urbanization in rural regions of Africa and Asia
Conveners: Torben Birch-Thomsen and Jytte Agergaard, Dept. of Geosciences and Natural Resource Management, University of Copenhagen