Changing our Minds? The Ideational Consequence of China’s Rise
Speaker: Prof. Shaun Breslin, University of Warwick
Commentator: Prof. Thomas Forsberg, Helsinki Collegium of Advanced Studies
Time: November 27, 14:15-15:45
Venue: University Main Building Auditorium XII
Confucius Institute Day seminar
Time: Thursday 27 September 14–18
Venue: The University of Helsinki, Fabianinkatu 26 ls 115
Speakers:
Professor and Director Zhang Baohui (Lingnan University)
Senior Research Fellow, Dr Jyrki Kallio (The Finnish Institute of International Affairs)
Seminar: Democracy through Strength: Asia’s Development and Democratization (Prof. Dan Slater, University of Michigan)
Time: Tuesday 7 August 2018
Speaker: Professor Dan Slater (University of Michigan)
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2018 China Law Research Workshop
Date: April 19, 2018
Venue: Small Hall, Fourth Floor of the Main Building of the University of Helsinki, Fabianinkatu 33
09:00 – 09:15 Welcome to the workshop
Introduction to the Workshop and Some Thoughts on China Law Research: Professor Ulla Liukkunen, Director of the Finnish Center of Chinese Law and Chinese Legal Culture (University of Helsinki)
09:15 – 10:45 Session 1. Background: China and Chinese Law in Context
Session moderator: Professor Alan C. Neal (University of Warwick)
Discovering ‘China’: An Overview: Professor Alan C. Neal (University of Warwick)
Sources of Chinese Law: Professor Yan Dong (Beijing Foreign Studies University)
Reflections on Legal Culture, Rule of Law and Judicial Reform – China and the Nordic Countries: Professor Ditlev Tamm (University of Copenhagen)
10:45 – 11:00 Morning tea/coffee
11:00 – 12:30 Session 2. Theoretical Perspectives: Historical and Comparative Approaches to Chinese Law and Legal Culture
Session moderator: Professor Alan C. Neal (University of Warwick)
Culture and Contemporary China: Professor Julie Yu-Wen Chen (University of Helsinki)
Intersections of Economics, Business and the Law in China: Implications for Legal Research: Professor Matti Nojonen (University of Lapland)
Taking Account of History When Researching Contemporary Law: Professor Pia Letto-Vanamo, Dean of the Faculty of Law (University of Helsinki)
12:30 – 13:45 Lunch
13:45 – 15:15 Session 3. Institutions and Actors: Contextualizing Law in China (parallel session)
Venue: Small Hall, Fourth Floor of the Main Building of the University of Helsinki, Fabianinkatu 33
Session moderator: Professor Alan C. Neal (University of Warwick)
The Chinese Legal System in an International Context: Professor Yan Dong (Beijing Foreign Studies University)
Gendered Choices in Structures of Law and Gender: Theoretical Considerations When Undertaking Comparative and Chinese Law Research: Minna Canth Academy Professor Johanna Niemi (University of Turku) and Doctoral Researcher Pia Eskelinen (University of Turku)
Legal Institutions: Judicial and Administrative Decision-Making in China: Professor Alan C. Neal (University of Warwick)
13:45 – 15:15 Session 4. Current ‘Hot’ Topics in Chinese Private Law (parallel session)
Venue: Auditorium XII, Third Floor of the Main Building of the University of Helsinki, Unioninkatu 34
Session moderator: Professor Ulla Liukkunen, Director of the Finnish Center of Chinese Law and Chinese Legal Culture (University of Helsinki)
How to Approach Chinese IP Law and Private Law Theory: Professor Jin Haijun (Renmin University)
How to Approach Chinese Labour Law and Industrial Relations: Assistant Professor Yan Tian (Peking University)
How to Approach the Chinese Company Law Regime: Dr Yihong Zhang (University of Helsinki)
15:15 – 15:30 Afternoon coffee/tea
15:30 – 16:30 Panel Discussion: Practicalities of China Law Teaching and Research
Session moderator: Professor Alan C. Neal (University of Warwick)
Professor Sakari Melander (University of Helsinki) (tbc)
Professor Jukka Viljanen (University of Tampere)
Dr Harriet Lonka (University of Eastern Finland)
Dr Guilherme Vasconcelos Vilaca (University of Helsinki)
16:30 End of Workshop
This event is organized by Finnish China Law Center and Confucius Institute at the University of Helsinki.
Book Launch: Managing Expatriates in China: A Language and Identity Perspective”
Main author: Dr. Ling Eleanor Zhang (Royal Holloway University of London)
Discussants: Prof. Jeff Hearn (Hanken School of Economics)
Mr. Mika Toivola (Vice President, Sales and Business Development, Futuriot Oy)
Time: April 17, 2018, 10: 15-11:45
Venue: Unioninkatu 35, SH114
Roundtable Discussion on “China’s Global Governance and Its Polar Dimension”
Time: Monday April 16, 14:15-15:45
Venue: Unioninkatu 38 A, Room 109 (Russian Room)
SOE Reform and Party-Business Relations in China
Time: April 10, 2018, 10: 15-11:45
Venue: Unioninkatu 35, SH114
Speaker: Prof. Kjeld Erik Brødsgaard (柏思德), Copenhagen Business School
Speaker: Prof. Nikolay Samoylov (St. Petersburg State University)
Venue: Unioninkatu 35, SH114
Time: March 27, 2018, from 10:15 to 11:15
Helsinki Conference on Chinese Model of Governance
Venue: Consistorium Hall of the University
Time: March 20, 2018
Book Launch: “Civil Society in China and Taiwan: Agency, Class and Boundaries”
Author: Taru Salmenkari (Associate Professor of Asian Studies, Tallinn University)
Discussant: Julie Yu-Wen Chen (Professor of Chinese Studies, University of Helsinki)
Time: January 30, 2018, 10:15-11:15
Venue: Unioninkatu 38 A, Room A 109 (also known as Russian Room)
Changing Children, Childhood and Family Lives in Contemporary China
Date: Monday January 29, 2018
Time: 14:15-15:15
Venue: Unioninkatu 38, A109 (Russian Room)
Speaker: Prof. Ann Phoenix (University College London and Helsinki University Collegium for Advanced Studies)