2012

20 Jan. 2012, 13:30-16:10

The Status and Challenges of Economic Integration in Europe and Asia: with focus upon Regional Currency Cooperation

Guest lecture by Professor Eiji Ogawa, Vice President of the Graduate School of Commerce and Management, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo.

20 Feb. 2012, 15:15

Archaeological Research and Heritage Projects in Afghanistan: Ancient Herat and Bagh-e Babur

Guest lecture by Dr. Ute Frank, Islamic Museum Berlin.

21 Feb. 2012, 15:15

SOHR DAMB: A New Perspective on Prehistoric Baluchistan

Guest lecture by Dr. Ute Franke, Islamic Museum Berlin.

23 Feb. - 24 Feb. 2012

Three guest lectures by Geir Heierstad

The lectures "Pakistan - nation building in the shadow of Bhāratīya Thalasēnā", "India - er "political society" makt for de fattige?" and "India - jakten på det sivile samfunn og dets framtid" will take place on 23 and 24 February.

24 Feb. 2012, 14:00-17:00

PhD defence by Jesper Schlæger

Jesper Schlæger, Dept. of Political Science, defends his PhD thesis "E-government in China. Digital information and communication technologies in local government organisational reforms in Chengdu".

8 Mar. 2012, 13:00-16:00

Symposium Commemorating '311'

One Year On: A Symposium Commemorating '311', the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011. What challenges have the Japanese faced over the past year? How are they coping with and responding to them? What did they learn? What insights and implications can they share with us, and what can we share with them?

29 Mar. 2012, 12:00-13:30

Japan's African Policy: An Overview of A Century of Japan-Africa Relations

NIAS and Nitteian Kenkyukai are hosting a workshop on "Japan's African Policy: An Overview of A Century of Japan-Africa Relations" with Professor Jun Morikawa from Rakuno Gakuen University, Japan.

2 May - 3 May 2012

Rising Asia, Anxious Europe

The 4th international ADI conference will take place at the University of Copenhagen on 2-3 May 2012. There will be keynote addresses by Prof. Peter van der Veer, Prof. Ulrich Beck, Isabel Hilton, Prof. Wang Gungwu, and Prof. Aihwa Ong.

10 May - 12 May 2012

Kashgar Revisited

3-days' workshop from 10-12 May 2012 in commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the Death of Ambassador Gunnar Jarring.

11 June 2012, 16:00

Burma book launch

Book launch at NIAS Press: The Authority of Influence : Women and Power in Burmese History by Jessica Harriden.

13 June 2012, 14:15-16:00

Political Functions of Security Speech in the People’s Republic of China

Guest lecture on the relationship between security arguments and social mobilization in the People’s Republic of China by Juha Vuori, University of Turku. Organized by the Centre for Advanced Security Theory (CAST).

19 June 2012, 10:00-12:00

What's next for democracy in Myanmar?

Join us for a public debate on what the future holds for democracy in Myanmar, and what the past year's reforms may mean for the country's media. Panel debate with editor in chief of Democratic Voice of Burma and a high-ranking representative of the Myanmar government.

25 June - 26 June 2012

The Internationalisation of Dalit and Adivasi Activism

Luisa Steur, Dept. of Anthropology, is co-organsing a conference on 'Internationalisation of Dalit and Adivasi activism'. The conference will take place in London. Deadline for registration is 18th June 2012.

27 June 2012, 13:00-15:00

The Innovation of a Chinese School of IR

At this CAST Research Seminar a forthcoming book chapter entitled "'You need to do something that the Westerners cannot understand' - The Innovation of a Chinese School of IR" by Peter Marcus Kristensen and Ras Tind Nielsen will be discussed.

1 Aug. - 10 Aug. 2012

Summer school: The Rise of China in Domestic, Regional and Global Contexts

The Department of Political Science is organizing a summer school on "The Rise of China" from 1-10 August 2012. Application deadline: 1 May 2012.

10 Aug. 2012, 2pm

The Rise of China and how to deal with it

Public lecture at the Dept. of Political Science. “How to assess the Rise of China empirically and theoretically? Chinese soft power – is there a Beijing model being promoted?” by Dr. Shogo Suzuki, University of Manchester and “6 truths from 2006 - the search for a post-financial crisis paradigm for globalization and interaction with China” by Former Associate Prof. Tim Mondorf, UCPH.

10 Aug. - 1 Sept. 2012

Gender and Body Dynamics Denmark-China

Summer school in August 2012 on 'Gender and Body Dynamics Denmark-China' in Copenhagen and Beijing. Applications must be submitted by 10 June 2012.

22 Aug. - 24 Aug. 2012

Rethinking Japanese Studies from Practices in the Nordic Region

Nichibunken’s Overseas Symposium from 22-24 August 2012. The symposium will take place at UCPH and is co-organised by The section of Japanese Studies (ToRS) and ADI, University of Copenhagen.

29 Aug. - 30 Aug. 2012

Spectacle of Globality

India’s makeover as a global power calls for a rethinking of theoretical debates and discourses of belonging, citizenship, national identity, popular politics and the contested place of its colonial past in this present moment of globality. Two-day workshop addressing the social-political processes at work in shaping India as a global power.

31 Aug. - 1 Sept. 2012

Workshop: Sikh Identity Formations

Two day Nordcorp workshop on "Sikh Identity Formations" from 31 August. First day is open for all.

3 Sept. 2012, 14:00-17:00

Imaginaries of Modern India

Seminar at Aarhus University on "Imaginaries of Modern India" with Saloni Mathur and Ravinder Kaur.

5 Sept. 2012, 15:00

PhD defence - Dan Hirslund

Dan Hirslund will defend his PhD thesis "Sacrificing Youth - Maoist Cadres and Political Activism in Post-war Nepal".

11 Sept. 2012, 15:15-17:00

On Ayurveda and Yoga

ADI and ToRS invite you to a series of late afternoon lectures this autumn. The first lectures will be on Āyurveda and Yoga by Ken Zysk and Anusuya Kumar.

17 Sept. 2012, 9:30-17:30

Copenhagen South Asia Workshop 2012

The 4th annual CSAW is entitled "Worlds of South Asia". The aim is to showcase the wide variety of worlds – social, political, cultural, financial, developmental, historical, mythical, regional and/or global assemblages – that make the idea of South Asia.

20 Sept. 2012, 2pm

The clash of nationalisms in Northeast Asia

Roundtable event on the 2012 Diplomatic Dispute between China-­Japan at the Department of Political Science.

24 Sept. 2012, 16:00-18:00

Writers Exchange, Denmark - India

As part of the India Today/Copenhagen Tomorrow project the University of Copenhagen and Gyldendal are organizing a panel discussion between three Indian and three Danish writers.

25 Sept. 2012, 9:30-12:30

Workshop on Japanese research tools

Workshop on Japanese online research tools held at the Faculty Library of Humanities, Amager, Copenhagen. The workshop will be a demonstration of three of the most important Japanese databases and a presentation of Japanese e-books.

3 Oct. 2012, 14:00-16:00

Writing Transcultural Spaces

Seminar and readings with scholars on Indian literature and two Indian writers: Mridula Garg and Githa Hariharan as part of the India Today/Copenhagen Tomorrow programme.

5 Oct. 2012, 14:00

Governing the Global Economy: States, Networks, and the Rise of East Asian Economies

Guest lecture by Professor Henry Wai-chung Yeung, PhD, Professor of Economic Geography at the National University of Singapore.

16 Oct. 2012, 13:00

PhD defence by Karen Asta Arnfred Vallgårda.

Karen Asta Arnfred Vallgårda defends her PhD thesis "Bringing Children into the Fold. Danish Missionaries in Colonial South India 1864-1918".

22 Oct. 2012, 13:00-15:00

Mini-course on Ayurvedic Medicine in India (part I)

Basic principles and the history of Ayurveda in India.

23 Oct. 2012, 15:15-17:00

On Pilgrimages and Chariot Festivals

ADI and ToRS invite you to a series of late afternoon lectures this autumn. The second double-lecture will be on Pilgrimages and Chariot festivals by Erik R. Sand and Peter B. Andersen.

25 Oct. 2012, 15:15-17:00

Mini-course on Ayurvedic Medicine in India (part II)

On the Ancient Indian Massage Technique "Chavuttithirumal". Note: new venue

26 Oct. 2012, 14:15-16:00

Mini-course on Ayurvedic Medicine in India (part III)

The treatments used in Ayurveda, with some practical demonstration of basic diagnosis techniques, where students can participate.

29 Oct. 2012, 14:15-15:30

NATO after Afghanistan

Seminar at the Centre for Military Studies. All are welcome. Registration is required.

5 Nov. 2012

Abandoned places. Atmospheres of ruins and ghost towns

Seminar to explore the role of abandoned places as sites that offer a lens into people’s perception of past and future.

15 Nov. 2012, 19:30

Guest lecture by Dr. Pattana Kitiarsa

Of Men and Monks: Boxing-Buddhism Nexus and the Production of National Manhood in Contemporary Thailand by Dr. Pattana Kitiarsa, National University of Singapore, jointly hosted by the Asian Dynamics Initiative and the Department of Cross-cultural and Regional Studies, University of Copenhagen.

16 Nov. 2012, 14:00-16:00

Seminar on "The Act of Killing"

Seminar at DIIS on the documentary "The Act of Killing". Note: The film will not be screened at the seminar.

20 Nov. 2012, 15:15-17:00

On Food and Commensality

ADI and ToRS invite you to a series of late afternoon lectures this autumn. The third double-lecture will be on Food and Commensality by Manpreet Janeja and Stig Toft Madsen.

22 Nov. 2012, 15:15-17:00

Shadows, Zombies, and Animated Weapons in Kashmirian Tantra

Guest lecture by David Gordon White, University of California, Santa Barbara.

27 Nov. - 30 Nov. 2012

China's Economy and Society: Regional and global implications of a growing Chinese influence

Annual NNC conference and PhD course organised by NIAS, the Center for Markets in Transition (CEMAT) and the Department of Management and International Business at Aalto University School of Business.

29 Nov. 2012, 14:00-15:30

The Global Crisis and the Impact on Emerging Economics

Sustainability Science Centre invites to a talk by Dr. Kaushik Basu, Chief Economist of the World Bank. Registration is necessary.

3 Dec. 2012, 15:00

Valg på kinesisk

Bliv klogere på kinesisk politik og landets nye ledere, når Københavns Universitet og Politiken inviterer til debat om det kinesiske magtskifte.

4 Dec. 2012, 14:00-16:00

Growth and Fall of Environmental Values

Two lectures on Chinese thoughts about climate challenges in past and present by China studies associate professor Bent Nielsen and China studies professor Jørgen Delman.

7 Dec. - 8 Dec. 2012

State regulation and social capital – comparative approaches to India and Denmark.

Workshop "State regulation and social capital – comparative approaches to India and Denmark", 7-8 December 2012. Deadline for submitting abstracts (max 250 words) 10 November.

7 Dec. 2012, 13:00

PhD defence - Peter Damgaard

Peter Damgaard defends his PhD thesis "Visions in Exile. Inroads to a 'Counter-System' of Contemporary Chinese Literature".

11 Dec. 2012, 10:00-12:00

Chinese Literature and the Writings of Exile

Guest lecture "Chinese Literature and the Writings of Exile" by Chinese writer Ma Jian.

13 Dec. - 15 Dec. 2012

Selective reproductive technologies – routes of routinisation and globalisation

Keynote speakers: Sarah Franklin, University of Cambridge - Lene Koch, UNICPH - Rayna Rapp, New York University - Margaret Sleeboom-Faulkner, University of Sussex.

17 Dec. 2012, 16:00-17:45

ThinkChina.dk - Green Growth

ThinkChina.dk is organizing an event on development of renewable energy technologies and solutions in China and opens the floor to discussions on what Denmark's part in this process could be.