International Conference on Contemporary Urban China Research:
Fostering the Next Generation of Urban China Scholars
January 6-8, 2009
Guangzhou, China
Organizers:
Sun Yat-sen University, China
Urban China Research Network
University at Albany, State University of New York
Sponsorss:
Lingnan Foundation
Guangzhou Social Science Association
University at Albany, State University of New York
AGENDA
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Monday, January 5, 2009
Welcome dinner
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
8:30-9:00 am Registration
9:00-9:30 am Opening ceremony
Chair: ZHOU Daming (周大鸣), Professor and Chairman, Department of Anthropology, Sun
Yat-sen University.Speakers:
Liang Qingyin, Vice President, Sun Yat-sen University
John Logan, former Director of Urban China Research Network and Professor of Sociology, Brown University
LIANG Zai (梁在), Director of Urban China Research Network and Professor of Sociology, SUNY Albany
YAN, Xiaopei (闫小培), Deputy Mayor of Shenzhen City and Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Sun Yat-sen University9:30-9:45 am coffee/tea Break
9:45-11:00 am Session 1:The Dynamics of Urbanization
Chair: John LOGAN, Department of Sociology, Brown University,
Discussant: ZHANG Wenhong, Department of Sociology, Shanghai UniversityREN Yuan, Institute of Population Research, Fudan University
The Evolution of the City-region Structure in Yangtze River Delta after 1980sZHOU Yi (周 怡), Department of Sociology, Fudan University
Competition During Text Construction: Actors, Relations and Institutions, a Case Study of the Peasant Town Ronggang in Wenzhou ( 文本建构过程的竞争：行动者、关系和制度——以温州“龙港”农民建镇为例)LIU Jiaji (刘家佶), Department of Anthropology, Sun Yat-sen University
Urbanization as a Conscious Progress and Urban Policy Research ( 作为一种意识进程的都市化与都市政策研究)
11:00-11:15 am coffee/tea break
11:15-12:30 am Session 2: Migration and Its Impact
Chair: Bettina GRANSOW ( 柯 兰 君) , Institute of East Asian Studies, Free University of Berlin
Discussant: ZHOU Hao (周皓), Department of Sociology, Peking UniversityWANG Jiashun (王嘉顺), Department of Sociology, Sun Yat-sen University
Marital Happiness of Women Left Behind in the Countryside – A Case Study Based on Five Cities in Guangdong (农村留守妇女婚姻幸福 感影响因素研究 — 基于广东五市的数据分析)
LIU Zhijun (刘志军), Department of Sociology, Zhejiang University
Children apart from Migrant Parents: A Village-Level Case Study of DongpaiCHEN Fuping (陈福平), Department of Sociology, Sun Yat-sen University
The Development of Markets and Civil Society: A Comparative Analysis of Provincial Differences (当代中国的市场发展与社团生活：基于省际差异的比较分析)
12:30-2:00 pm lunch
2:00-3:45 pm Session 3: Migrant Workers
Chair: WANG Ning, Department of Sociology, Sun Yat-sen University
Discussant: John MA, Division of Social Sciences, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
LI Zhigang, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Sun Yat-sen UniversityCHEN Xiaojuan (陈小娟), Department of Sociology, Sun Yat-sen University
A Sociological Analysis of Rural Migrant Workers’Labor Contract Issue (农民工劳动合同问题的社会学探索研究)XU Tao (许涛), Department of Sociology, Sun Yat-sen University
An Analysis on Factors Affecting Rural Migrant Workers’ Job Satisfaction (农民工工作满意度的影响因素分析)LI Chaohai (李超海), Department of Sociology, Sun Yat-sen University
An Analysis of Factors Affecting Rural Migrant Workers’ Collective Action – A Case Study of the Pearl River Delta (农民工集体行动维权及参加集体行动频率的影响因素分析 ——以珠江三角洲地区农民工为例)LI Cuiling (李翠玲), Department of Anthropology, Sun Yat-sen University
Beggars and the Underclass: New Migrant Enclaves in Metropolis (拾荒者与底层社会：都市新移民聚落研究)
3:45-4:00 pm coffee/tea break
4:00-5:45 pm Session 4: Urban Communities and Urban Governance
Chair: Cheng CHEN, Department of Political Science, State University of New York, Albany
Discussants: Si-ming LI, Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University
HE Shenjing, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Sun Yat-sen UniversityLI Wanxin, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University
Urban Community Self-governance and Environmental GovernanceZHOU Runan (周如南), Department of Anthropology, Sun Yat-sen University
The Construction of Neighbor Relations in Urban Communities (城市社区的邻里关系构建)JI Guangxu (姬广绪), Department of Anthropology, Sun Yat-sen University
An Anthropological Study of Cell Phones – A Case Study of Urban Communities in Northeastern China (手机的人类学研究——以中国东北地区都市社区为例)SHI Wei(石 伟), Department of Anthropology, Sun Yat-sen University
The Assimilation of Ethnic Minorities and Sustainable Development in Metropolitan Folk Culture Tourism (都市型民族文化旅游中的少数民族族群认同问题与可持续发展模式研究)
6:30 pm dinner
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
9:00-12:30 am Plenary Session: Multi-disciplinary Perspectives on Urban Research
9:00-10:00 am
Chair: Zai LIANG, Department of Sociology, SUNY Albany
Speaker: ZHOU Daming (周大鸣), Department of Sociology, Sun Yat-sen University
New Migrants in Cities: Issues and Strategies (城市新移民问题及其对策研究)10:00-10:10 am break;
10:10-11:10 am
Chair: Steven F. Messner, Department of Sociology, SUNY Albany
Speaker: John Logan (Department of Sociology, Brown University) and Limei LI (Department of Sociology, East China Normal University)
Processes of Residential Sorting by Education, Occupation and Migrant Status: The Beijing Case11:10-11:20 am break;
11:20-12:20 am
Chair: Youqin HUANG (黄友琴), Department of Geography and Planning, SUNY Albany
Speaker: George Lin, Department of Geography, the University of Hong Kong
Understanding China's Urban Land Development.
12:45-2:00 pm lunch
2:00-3:00 pm Workshop 1: Publication/Peer Review Process
Chair: Steven F. Messner, Department of Sociology, SUNY Albany
Panelists: Youqin Huang, Department of Geography and Planning, SUNY Albany
Steven F. Messner, Department of Sociology, SUNY Albany
Hanlong Lu, Institute of Sociology, Shanghai Academy of Social Science
Cheng Chen, Department of Political Science, SUNY Albany3:00-3:15 pm coffee/tea
3:15-4:15 pm Workshop 2: Survey Research/Field Work/Methods
Chair: Carolyn Cartier, Department of Geography, University of Southern California
Panelists: Zhou Daming, Department of Sociology, Sun Yat-sen University
Steven F. Messner, Department of Sociology, SUNY Albany
WANG Feng, Department of Sociology, University of California at Irvine;
Carolyn Cartier, Department of Geography, University of Southern California4:15-4:30 pm coffee/tea
4:30-5:30 pm Workshop 3: Research proposal
Chair:Zai Liang, Department of Sociology, SUNY Albany
Panelist: John Logan, Department of Sociology, Brown University
Liu Linping, Department of Sociology, Sun Yat-sen University
Zai Liang, Department of Sociology, SUNY Albany
Eric Fong, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto6:00 pm (dinner cruise on Pearl River (Zhu Jiang)).
Thursday, January 8, 2009
9:00-10:00 am : UCRN board meeting
10:00am-5:00pm : Dongguan visit
