2009

9 Feb. 2009, 1 p.m.

Lunch talk with Dr. Ren Xiao

Dr. Ren Xiao from Fudan University Shanghai, will give a talk at NIAS on the relationship between China, North Korea and South Korea.

18 Feb. - 19 Feb. 2009

Seminar and Guest lecture on Confucianism

Professor Daniel A. Bell will visit Denmark to take part in two events: A one-day seminar on 'Confucianism, Past and Present' hosted by the University of Aarhus and a guest lecture on 'China's New Confucianism' hosted by NIAS and the Section for China Studies, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies at the University of Copenhagen. 

19 Feb. 2009, 3:15-4:30

Regional Development and the Competitive Dynamics of Global Production Networks: An East Asian Perspective

Professor Henry Yeung from the Department of Geography at the National University of Singapore will give a guest lecture at the Department of Geography & Geology.

24 Feb. 2009, 2pm

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

NIAS and ADI are pleased to announce the seminar 'Ningxia: Introduction to a Province in Western China' with Jesper Schlæger, PhD Fellow at the University of Copenhagen, Department of Political Science.

26 Feb. - 27 Feb. 2009

Focus Asia in Lund

Twice annually the Centre for East and South-East Asian Studies at Lund University organises a series of public lectures entitled 'Focus Asia'. The lectures are given in English, and admission is free of charge. The coming event has the overall theme 'Media in Asia'.

5 Mar. 2009, 1 p.m.

Soft Power Superpowers in Asia

Japan's Ambassador, Seiichi Kondo, will visit the section for Japan Studies at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies, to give a guest lecture. The title of the lecture is 'Soft Power Superpowers in Asia'.

13 Mar. - 15 Mar. 2009

Democratic Values and Political Practices in South Asia

The Nordic Summer University cluster ‘South Asia in the 21st Century' is pleased to invite you to the first of six workshops focusing on South Asia.

17 Mar. 2009, 2 p.m.

Guest Lecture by Dr. Pun Ngai

Anthropologist Pun Ngai, Deputy Director of the joint Peking University and Hong Kong Polytechnical University, will give a guest lecture on Chinese Female Workers at the University of Copenhagen.

28 Mar. 2009

Visualising Asian Modernity

Visualising Asian Modernity is a series of events - two academic seminars and two In Situ Art Talks.

31 Mar. 2009, 1 p.m.

The Ideology of Shari'a Implementation in Contemporary Aceh

Michael Feener, Associate Professor, NUS, will give a guest lecture at ToRS addressing the articulation of the particular reformist re-conceptualizations of Islam underlying state projects for the implementation of Islamic law in Contemporary Aceh, Indonesia.

31 Mar. 2009, 2 pm (sharp)

PhD defence - Trine Brox

Trine Brox defends her PhD-thesis 'The Enchanted Gift of Democracy. Imagining and Negotiating Democracy in the Tibetan Diaspora'.

1 Apr. 2009, 10 a.m.

Tensions in Freefall? The Study of China-Tibet Relations Today

Guest lecture with Professor Robert J. Barnett, Director of The Modern Tibetan Studies Program, Columbia University. All are welcome.

3 Apr. 2009, 2:15

Inaugural lecture: China's new civil society - heading anywhere?

The new professor in China-studies at the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies (ToRS) at the University of Copenhagen, Jørgen Delman, will give his inaugural lecture "China's new civil society - heading anywhere?" on 3 April 2009.

23 Apr. - 24 Apr. 2009

Guest lectures with Pranab Bardhan

Professor Pranab Bardhan, UC Berkeley  visits DERG, University of Copenhagen to give lectures on "Awakening Giants, Feet of Clay: A Comparative Economic Assessment of the Rise of China and India".

12 May 2009, 14:00-15:30

Riots and Elections in India

Professor Dipak Malik will visit Copenhagen on 12 May to give a lecture on India's national elections. The talk will consist of certain features of the ongoing general elections in India as well as the underlying political processes.

13 May - 15 May 2009

Ten Years of Democracy in Indonesia (1998-2008)

Nordic Indonesia Studies Network's inaugural workshop 'Ten Years of Democracy in Indonesia (1998-2008)' aims at facilitating discussion of research on or relating to Indonesia within the social sciences in the Nordic countries.

18 May 2009, 2 p.m.

Japan's role in peacebuilding in Asia

ADI, NIAS and the Embassy of Japan are pleased to announce the guest lecture 'Japan's role in peacebuilding in Asia' with Professor Toshiya Hoshino from Osaka University, Japan.

3 June 2009

China's Economy, Environment and Education

Nordic Association of China Studies (NACS) and the Nordic NIAS Council (NNC) are pleased to invite you to a joint conference and PhD course in Reykjavik 3-6 June 2009.

8 June - 10 June 2009

Alternative Spaces and Cultural Translation

As part of the Alternative Spaces research project, an international conference on alternative spaces is held from 8-10 June 2009. A PhD course will run in the afternoon as a parallel programme.

18 June - 19 June 2009

South Asia Network Conference

The first Copenhagen South Asia Network Conference will take place 18-19 June 2009. The title of the conference is 'South Asian Drama: Old Actors, New Scripts'. 

26 June 2009, 1 p.m. (sharp)

PhD defence - Frida Hastrup

Frida Hastrup defends her PhD thesis 'Weathering the World - Recovery in the Wake of the Tsunami in a Tamil Fishing Village'.

6 July - 24 July 2009

Summer course: Introduction to Modern China

The highly popular three-week summer course ‘Introduction to Modern China' at the Nordic Centre in Shanghai is now open for applications.

19 July - 26 July 2009

South Asian Migration and Diaspora

The second workshop on 'South Asia in the 21st Century' at the summer session of the Nordic Summer University will be held in Tyrifjord, Norway, from 19-26 July 2009. Registration is due 30 March 2009.

6 Aug. - 9 Aug. 2009

East Asian Peace since 1979 - Panel

NIAStogether with its alliance partners will organize a panel on "East Asian Peace 1979-" for the 6th International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) in August 2009 in Daejeon, Korea.

10 Aug. 2009

Long Peace of East Asia and West Europe

The Peace and Conflict Studies Network of the ASEM Education Hub together with Yonsei University will organize a full day conference in Seoul on "Long Peace of East Asia since 1979 and West Europe since 1945: Comparison and Implications".

10 Aug. - 14 Aug. 2009

Doing Business in China

Nordic Centre, Fudan University, Shanghai organizes a one-week course on 'Doing Business in China' from 10-14 August 2009. Application deadline: 1 June 2009

25 Aug. 2009, 2 p.m.

Guest Lecture - Doris Jedamski

Dr. Doris Jedamski from Leiden University will visit NIAS to give a guest lecture entitled "The Chinese Malay contribution to the Understanding of a National Culture in Indonesia".

26 Aug. 2009, 16:30-18:30

Culture and Contrition: Apology in Dispute Resolution in Japan and North America

Professor Annalise Acorn will visit the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies on 26 August to give a guest lecture entitled "Culture and Contrition: Apology in Dispute Resolution in Japan and North America". 

11 Sept. 2009, 1 p.m. (sharp)

PhD Defence - Morten Oxenbøll

PhD Fellow Morten Oxenbøll, Saxo Institute, will defend his PhD thesis: "Akutō. Images of Medieval Japanese Banditry".

17 Sept. 2009, 1:30-5:30

Soft Power Impact of Asia

Asian Dynamics Initiative is pleased to announce the high profile conference 'Spheres of Influence - Soft Power Impact of Asia'. The conference is open to everyone interested. Registration is required.

18 Sept. 2009, 2 pm (sharp)

PhD Defence - Mikkel Bunkenborg

PhD defence "Porous Persons and Empty Disorders - Producing Healthy People in Rural North China" by Mikkel Bunkenborg, Department of Anthropology. 

1 Oct. 2009, 10:15-12:00

The state and public sector performance in China

ADI is pleased to announce the guest lecture "The state and public sector performance in China" by Christine Wong, Oxford University. 

6 Oct. 2009, 12:30-15:30

Round table discussion

NIAS invites you to a round table discussion on "What Could the Aceh Experience Contribute to Our Understanding of Conflict Resolution and Post Conflict Development?"

28 Oct. 2009, 3:15

Guest lecture with Guoxiang Peng

ADI has the pleasure of announcing the guest lecture 'Inside the Revival of Confucianism in Mainland China: the Vicissitudes of Confucian Classics in Contemporary China as an Example' with Professor Guoxiang Peng from Tsinghua University.

2 Nov. 2009, 10:15-12:00

The Study of International Relations Around the World

Seminar in occasion of the publication of "International Relations Scholarship Around the World" edited by Arlene B. Tickner & Ole Wæver; Routledge 2009, 368 pages.

12 Nov. 2009, 10 a.m.

ADI South Asia lecture - Abhijit Roy

Centre of Global South Asian Studies invites you to ADI Public Lectures on Popular Culture, Television and Globalization.

13 Nov. 2009, 1 p.m.

Monastic Warriors as Villains: Constructing Cultural Paradigms in Early Modern and Modern Japan

Dr. Mikael Adolphson from the University of Alberta will visit the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies to give a guest lecture on 'Monastic Warriors as Villains: Constructing Cultural Paradigms in Early Modern and Modern Japan'.

26 Nov. - 27 Nov. 2009

ADI Workshop

ADI invites you to participate in a two-day museum workshop. The workshop brings together anthropologists, area studies specialists and museum professionals working within the fields of Asian material culture and museum studies. Registration is required.

2 Dec. 2009, 10:00-17:30

ADI South Asia Workshop - Reimagining Pakistan

Register for the one-day workshop on 'Reimagining Pakistan' organized by ADI and the Centre of Global South Asian Studies. Invited speakers include Tariq Ali, Dr. Markus Daechsel and Michael Jarlner.

7 Dec. - 9 Dec. 2009

ADI South Asia lectures with Professor Rajesh Kochhar

Professor Kochhar from the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali, Chandigarh will visit ADI, University of Copenhagen and the National Museum to give a series of guest lectures. 

8 Dec. 2009, 2 p.m.

Climate Change - Perspectives on Asia

With COP15 - the UN Climate Change Conference - taking place in Copenhagen from 7-18 December 2009, NIAS and ADI have taken the opportunity to arrange an inter-disciplinary climate seminar with a focus on Asia.

10 Dec. 2009, 2 pm.

PhD defence - Ann Fenger Benwell

PhD Fellow Ann Fenger Benwell defends her PhD Thesis entitled Keeping up Appearances. Gender and Ideal Womanhood in Postsocialist Mongolia.

17 Dec. 2009, 2 pm.

China - The Resilience of the Authoritarian State

Börje Ljunggren, former Swedish ambassador to China and Vietnam, visits NIAS to give a lecture on 'China - The Resilience of the Authoritarian State'. All are welcome!