Program

Day 1 - July 6, 2009

8:30-9:00

Registration

9:00-12:00

 Research in China : Introduction to anthropological methods and to anthropology as practiced in China by Chinese and Westerners

Lecturer : Candice Cornet
Lecturer, Department of Antropology, Université de Montréal

Guest speaker : Elisabeth Papineau
Guest researcher, Deparment of Antropology, Université de Montréal, Researcher at The Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec (INSPQ)

1:30-4:30

 Introduction : China in 2009, topical outline of current-day Chinese society

Lecturer : Loic Tassé
Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Université de Montréal, Specialist Chinese issues

Guest speaker : Zhiming Chen
Assistant professor, Department of Political Science, Université de Montréal

18:00-20:00

 Opening Cocktail

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Day 2 - July 7, 2009

9:00-12:00

 Chinese ethnic minorities, followed by an overview of the Tibetan issue

Chinese ethnic minorities

Lecturer : Jean Michaud
Professor, Department of Anthropology, Université Laval

The Tibetan issue

Lecturer : Zhiming Chen
Assistant professor, Department of Political Science, Université de Montréal

12:30-4:30

 The History of Canada/China Relations and a Historical Visit of the Montreal Chinatown

Lecturer : Serge Granger
Associate Professor, History and Political Science, Université de Sherbrooke

Guest speaker : Elisabeth Papineau
Guest researcher, Deparment of Antropology, Université de Montréal, Researcher at The Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec (INSPQ)

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Day 3 - July 8, 2009

9:00-12:00

 China in face of the global economic crisis

Lecturer : Zhan Su
Professor, Department of Management, Université Laval, Director of Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in International Business

1:30-16:30

 Two Sides of the Coin : Businesses and Workers in China

Chinese business : from workshop to multinational

Lecturer : Alain-Marie Carron
Manager SECOR-TAKTIK

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Chinese enterprises respond to social challenges

Lecturer : Zhan Su
Professor, Department of Management, Université Laval, Director of Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair in International Business

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Day 4 - July 9, 2009

9:00-12:00

 20 Years After Tiananmen, Is Unrest Brewing Again ?

Lecturer : David Ownby
Professor, History, Université de Montréal

Guest speaker : Sébastien Carrier
PhD Student in Geography, Université de Montréal

1:30-4:30

 China’s Growing Power in World Politics

Lecturer : Zhiming Chen
Assistant professor, Department of Political Science, Université de Montréal

Guest speaker : Serge Granger
Associate Professor, History and Political Science, Université de Sherbrooke

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Day 5 - July 10, 2009

9:00-12:00

 China and Energy

Lecturer : Claude Comtois
Professor, Department of Geography, Université de Montréal

Guest Speaker : Pierre-Olivier Pineau
Professor, Management Sciences, HEC Montréal

1:30-4:30

 Games and Tourism in China : Traditions and Change

Games

Lecturer : Elisabeth Papineau
Guest researcher, Deparment of Antropology, Université de Montréal, Researcher at The Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec (INSPQ)

Tourism

Lecturer : Candice Cornet
Lecturer, Department of Antropology, Université de Montréal

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Day 6 - July 11, 2009

9:00-12:00

 Social geography : agriculture and rural life in China ; when peasants are no longer confined to agriculture

Lecturer : Sébastien Carrier
PhD Student in Geography, Université de Montréal

Guest speaker : Zhiming Chen
Assistant professor, Department of Political Science, Université de Montréal

12:00-15:00

 Round table : Living in China : the Best and the Worst

Participants :

Zhiming Chen
Assistant professor, Department of Political Science, Université de Montréal

David Ownby
Professor, History, Université de Montréal

Sébastien Carrier
PhD Student in Geography, Université de Montréal

 Closing cocktail and delivery of certificates