Selected Readings for Participants

The following texts should be read by all credited students, and are optional to other participants.

Day 1:

 Conference by Taieb Hafsi
9:00-12:00
Introduction : Rising China, from the Cultural Revolution to the Workshop of the World

Texts :

1. Tian Zhilong, Taïeb Hafsi and Wei Wu, December 2005, « INSTITUTIONAL DETERMINISM AND POLITICAL STRATEGIES: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION».

2. Taïeb Hafsi and Zhilong Tian, «Towards a Theory of Large Scale Institutional Change : The Transformation of the Chinese Electricity Industry».

 Conference by David Ownby
1:00-4:00 pm
Chinese Culture and the Diaspora: the Clash with the West

Texts :

1. David Ownby, «The Falungong in the New World», European Journal of East Asian Studies, Volume 2, Number 2, 2003, pp. 303-320.

2. Michael Szonyi, «Asian-Canadians and Canada’s International Relations», Foreign Policy Dialogue Series, Fondation Asie-Pacifique du Canada, Juillet 2003.

Day 2:

 Conference by Jean-Philippe Béja
9:00-12:00
The Chinese Communist Party: How does it makes China hold together?

Text :

1. Kjeld Erik Brodsgaard, Zheng Yongnian, «Introduction: Whither the Chinese Communist Party?» in Kjeld Erik Brodsgaard, Zheng Yongnian, The Chinese Communist Party in Reform, New York, Routledge, 2006, pp.1-14.

 Conference by Ding Yifan and Yves Tiberghien
1:00-4:00
The Economic Strategy of the Chinese Elites and China’s Impact on Globalization

Texts:

1. «A Sharp Debate Erupts in China Over Ideologies », JOSEPH KAHN, New York Times, March 12, 2006.

2. «Introduction» in Mary Elizabeth Gallagher: Contagious Capitalism, 2005, Princeton University Press.

3. «The Real Reasons for China’s Growth», Wing Thye Woo, The China Journal, no 41, Jan. 1999, pp.115-137.

4. «Globalization and Inequality : Evidence from Within China», Shang-Jin Wei and Yi Wu, The Brooking Institution, octobre 2001.

Day 3:

 Conference by Zhan Su and Pierre Martin
9:00-12:00
The Impact of the Rise of China on Outsourcing in North America and the US response

Texts :

1. BEAT CHINA ON QUALITY , Olijnyk, Zena, Canadian Business, 11/7/2005, Vol. 78, Issue 22.

2. BEAT CHINA ON COST , Sanford, Jeff, Canadian Business, 11/7/2005, Vol. 78, Issue 22.

 Conference by Serge Granger
12:30-4:00 pm
The history of the relations between Canada and China

Texts:

1. Peter M. Mitchell, «The Missionary Connection», pp.17-33.

Day 4 :

 Conference by Gérard Hervouet
9:00-12:00
The impact of the Rise of China on international and military relations

Texts :

1. Aaron L. Friedberg «The Future of U.S.-China Relations: Is Conflict Inevitable?» International Security, Vol. 30, No. 2 (Fall 2005), pp. 7-45.

2. Zheng Bijian, «China’s ‘Peaceful Rise’ to Great-Power Status», Foreign Affairs, Vol. 84, no. 5. pp.18-24.

3. ARTHUR WALDRON «The rise of China: military and political Implications» Review of International Studies (2005), 31, 715-733.

 Conference by Éric Meyer
1:00-4:00 pm
The Control of Information in China

Text :

1. Reporters Without Borders, Reports and Press Releases.

Day 5 :

 Conference by Cédric Philibert
9:00-12:00
The Impact of the Chinese Economic Development on Global Warming

Texts :

1. Energy Outlook for China: Focus on Oil and Gas, Testimony of Jeffrey Logan, Senior Energy Analyst and China Program Manager, International Energy Agency Hearing on EIA’s Annual Energy Outlook for 2005 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources U.S. Senate 3 February 2005

2. NEW COMMITMENT OPTIONS: COMPATIBILITY WITH EMISSIONS TRADING Cédric Philibert, International Energy Agency

3. INTERNATIONAL ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION CASE STUDY 4: CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES by Cédric Philibert and Jacek Podkanski, International Energy Agency

 Conférence by Jean-Philippe Béja
1:00-4:00 pm
The development of civil society in China

Texts:

1. Jean-Philippe Béja, «The Changing Aspects of Civil Society in China», Social Research, Vol.73, n°1, Spring 2006, pp.53-76.

2. Mary Gallagher, «China: The Limits of Civil Society in a Late Leninist State», in Muthiah Alagappa, Civil Society and Political Change in Asia, Stanford, Stanford University Press, 2004, pp.419-454.

Day 6 :

 Conference by Claire Huot
9:00-12:00
Chinese Youth: What Values and What Ambitions for Tomorrow’s China?

Lectures :

1. Richard King et Timothy J. Craig, «Asia and Global Popular Culture : The View from He Yong’s Garbage Dump», R. King and T.J. Craig (eds.), Global Goes Local : Popular Culture in Asia, UBC : Vancouver, 2002, pp. 3-11.

2. Stephen Wright, « A city Without Leftovers: A Conversation with Ma Qingyun », Parachute: Shanghai, no 114, Montréal, pp. 62-79.

3. The Globe and Mail, Globe Focus on China.