Decentering Diffusion: China as a Locus of Transnational Developmentalism
International workshop via Zoom, October 16-17, 2020
Organized by
Sarah Eaton and Daniel Fuchs, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Saori N. Katada, USC Dornsife, Center for International Sudies
Program
Friday, October 16
15:00 CEST
Welcome and Introductions
15:20-16:20
- Prof. Jessica Liao (NC State) and Prof. Saori N. Katada (USC) Why Developmental States Go Global? Institutional parallels, lineage, and learning of Japan and China's overseas infrastructure policy
- Discussant: Prof. Mark Beeson (University of Western Australia)
- Chair: Prof. Eric Helleiner (University of Waterloo)
16:20-16:30
Coffee Break
16:30-17:30
- Prof. Eric Helleiner (University of Waterloo) The Neglected Chinese Origins of East Asian Developmentalism
- Discussant: Prof. Rana Mitter (University of Oxford)
- Chair: Prof. Wendy Leutert (Indiana University)
17:30-18:00
Coffee Break
18:00-19:00
- Prof. Carol Wise (USC) and Prof. Oldřich Krpec (Masaryk University) China's Venture into Central-Europe: Whose Feet are Made of Clay?
- Discussant: Dr. Matt Ferchen (Mercator Institute for China Studies, Berlin)
- Chair: Daniel Fuchs (HU Berlin)
Saturday, October 17
15:00-16:00 CEST
- Daniel Fuchs (HU Berlin) and Prof. Sarah Eaton (HU Berlin) Diffusion of Practice: The Curious Case of the Sino-German Technical Standardization Partnership
- Discussant: Prof. Andreas Nölke (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main)
- Chair: Prof. Jessica Liao (NC State)
16:00-16:15
Coffee Break
16:15-17.15
- Prof. Wendy Leutert (Indiana University) Rethinking the Enterprise of the State Through China-Japan Engagement
- Discussant: Prof. Kristen Looney (Georgetown University)
- Chair: Prof. Saori N. Katada (USC)
17:15-17:45
Coffee Break
17:45-19:30
- Prof. Sarah Eaton (HU Berlin) and Prof. Saori N. Katada (USC) Decentering Diffusion: China as a Locus of Transnational Developmentalism (Framing Paper)
- Discussant: Prof. Thomas Risse (Freie Universität Berlin)
- Chair: Prof. Carol Wise (USC)
19:30-19:40
Wrap-up
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This workshop is made possible by support from the Center for International Studies, University of Southern California. |