CFP:V Eurasian Research on Modern China and Eurasia Conference, December 8-9, 2023
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Academic Conference: Eurasian Research on Modern China and Eurasia
Fifth Edition
Dates: December 8-9, 2023
This academic event is dedicated to the fifth anniversary of the Eurasian Research on Modern China and Eurasia Conference.
The Conference focuses on modern China-Eurasia studies from a multi-disciplinary social science perspective. This year it will primarily focus on the second phase of Belt and Road Initiative, impact of the Multipolar World Order 2.0, international relations, R&D, economics, innovations, digitalization, cyberspace, security issues, supply chains, China and the Post-Soviet Eurasian States, China and European subcontinent, Russia-China, India-China relations, China and the Middle East, colliding interests of China and other Great powers in different regions of Eurasia, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, for more details please check topics.
Organizers: “China-Eurasia” Council for Political and Strategic Research, Foundation
With a legacy of four successful editions held in Yerevan (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022), our conference has united international scholars, diplomats, and thinkers, propelling us to delve deeper into the dynamics that define our ever-evolving world.
One of the main aims of the forthcoming China and Eurasia conference is to unite the international team to prepare an edited volume.
As a result of the previous conferences (2018-2019), we united team, and in 2020 we prepared China and Eurasia: Rethinking Cooperation and Contradictions in the Era of Changing World Order book (Ed. Mher Sahakyan and Heinz Gärtner), which was published by Routledge in September 2021. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781003109259/china-eurasia-mher-sahakyan-heinz-g%C3%A4rtner https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003109259
It is indexed in the Web of Science:
https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000863742200016
It is indexed in the SCOPUS:
After the 2021 conference, we united a new team, and on March 31, 2023, Routledge published China and Eurasian Powers in a Multipolar World Order 2.0: Security, Diplomacy, Economy and Cyberspace (Ed. Mher Sahakyan)book.
The Conference will be an occasion to facilitate exchanges on common research subjects, compare perspectives and methodologies and promote interdisciplinary dialogue.
The participants will present their research during thematic panels. Each speaker will deliver a paper in English. Among the different topics:
Topics
Topic 1: Belt and Road Initiative 2.0 and Eurasian Continent (case study of region or state)
Topic 2: Silk Road Economic Belt and Eurasian Continent ( A case study of specific region or state)
Topic 3: 21st Century of Maritime Silk Road and Eurasian Continent ( A case study of the region or state)
Topic 4: Polar Silk Road and Eurasian Continent (A case study of the region or state)
Topic 5: Digital Silk Road and Eurasian Continent (A case study of the region or state)
Topic 6: Health Silk Road and Eurasian Continent (A case study of the region or state)
Topic 7: Energy Silk Road and Eurasian Continent (A case study of the region or state)
Topic 8: Finances of the Belt and Road Initiative
Topic 9: Air Silk Road and Eurasian Continent (A case study of the region or state)
Topic 10: Russia’s attitude towards the Belt and Road Initiative
Topic 11: The Conjunction of the Belt and Road Initiative and Eurasian Economic Union
Topic 12: The US position towards the Belt and Road Initiative
Topic 13: The EU’s position on the Belt and Road Initiative
Topic 14: India’s position towards the Belt and Road Initiative
Topic 15: Hong Kong’s role in Belt and Road Initiative
Topic 16: Multipolar World Order 2.0 on Eurasian Continent
Topic 17: Chinese and Eurasian (continent) international relations
Topic 18: Economic Relations between China and Eurasian States (Asian and European States)
Topic 19: Chinese and Eurasian, R&D, Innovations, Cyberspace
Topic 20: Military-Technical cooperation between China and Eurasian States (Asian and European States)
Topic 21: Great Powers competition in Eurasia: Ukraine, South Caucasus, Middle East
Topic 22: BRICS and Eurasia
Topic 23: China and ASEAN
Topic 24: Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Eurasia
Topic 25: China and the Nordic States
Topic 26: China and Central and Eastern European States (16+1)
Topic 27: China and the Middle East
Topic 28: China and South Caucasus
Topic 29: China and Central Asia
Topic 30: China and Eurasian Mainland’s Security Issues (Cybersecurity, Nuclear proliferation, Environment, etc.)
Topic 31: The Eurasian Economic Union: Aims and Perspectives
Topic 32: People-to-people exchange between China and Eurasia
Topic 33: China and NATO
Who can apply?
The Conference is designed for researchers in Humanities and Social Sciences. Please note that this Conference is designed as an academic one, and non-academic applicants will be rejected.
Practical arrangements:
V China and Eurasia Conference will be held in person. Participants need to cover their air tickets and accommodation in Yerevan. There is no attendance fee for Conference participants
Registration details and schedule
1. A paper title and abstract (up to 400-1000 words) and Short Bio in English are to be sent by November 25 2023, to Dr Mher Sahakyan: info@chinastan.org and sahakyanmher@outlook.com
2. The selected participants will be notified about the organizing committee’s decision within a week after sending their applications. Selected speakers will have 10 minutes for the presentation of their papers.
3. We intend to edit, peer review, and publish the best papers of the Conference as chapters in an academic book. Invited speakers of the Conference can send their full papers for peer review in English (up to 6000-7000 words) by May 5, 2024. Please write your text in a way that correspondent and cover any concrete aspect of the main title of the book China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Eurasian Continent. All chapters must have Realism theory-guided approach.
Please use The Harvard referencing system. harvard-style-sheetDownload
The author must declare that the submitted chapter is original and has not been published elsewhere or will not be republished after. Please check International standards for authors: https://publicationethics.org/files/International%20standards_authors_for%20website_11_Nov_2011.pdf
Schedule and location
China-Eurasia Council for Political and Strategic Research, Yerevan, Armenia (In person, detailed information will be provided to invited speakers).
Visa requirements for foreigners
Dates: 8-9 December 2023.
Deadline for submission of Abstracts: November 25 2023.
All audience members are required to register for the Conference. Please contact info@chinastan.org
Advisory Board:
Dr Mher Sahakyan, Director, China-Eurasia Council for Political and Strategic Research, Armenia.
Dr Zheng Yuntian, Director, World Socialism Institute, and assistant director of BRI research centre, Renmin University of China, PRC.
Dr Bin Ma, Deputy Director of the Center for SCO Studies, Fudan University, PRC.
Dr. Artur Israyelyan, Advisory Board Member, China-Eurasia Council for Political and Strategic Research, Armenia.
Dr Brian Wong, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, University of Hong Kong, PRC.
Dr Anahit Parzyan, Advisory Board Member, China-Eurasia Council for Political and Strategic Research, Armenia.
Dr Suha Atature, Professor and Chair of International Relations, Gedik University, Turkey.
Dr Robert Ghazaryan, Director, Institute of Oriental Studies, National Academy of Sciences, Armenia.
Dr Alexander Korolev, Deputy Head of Eurasian Sector, Higher School of Economics, Russia.
Dr Boris Vukićević, Associate Professor, University of Montenegro, Montenegro.
Ms. Wendy Weng, Director of Research, China-United States Exchange Foundation, Hong Kong, China.
Dr Vakhtang Charaia, Director, Center for Analysis and Forecasting at Tbilisi State University, Georgia.
Dr Mahesh Ranjan Debata, Director, UGC Area Studies, Center for Inner Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India.
Dr David Morris, Vice Chair, UN ESCAP Sustainable Business Network, Senior Research Fellow, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Director, David Morris Projects OÜ.
Dr Matthieu Grandpierron, Head, Political Science Department, Associate Professor, Post-doctoral Fellow, ICES Vendée Catholic University, France.
Dr Srinivas Junuguru, Woxsen University, India.
Dr Máté Szalai, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Cofund Fellow, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.
For Sponsors
China-Eurasia conference is an independent platform where scholars from different states discuss and analyze the future of the Eurasian continent and relations between Eurasian states and China. The organization of this Conference in Armenia increasingly relies on the support of like-minded organizations and individuals. Thank you for your help.
Golden Sponsor
5 million AMD (12370 USD)
Silver Sponsor
3,5 million AMD (8660 USD)
Bronze Sponsor
1,5 million AMD (3720 USD)
If you are interested in contributing, please contact us at info@chinastan.org, and we will provide information in detail about bank account and about the promotion of your company during V Eurasian Research on Modern China and Eurasia Conference through its publications and sources. The call for sponsors will be closed on November 25, 2023.
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