5th Conference of the International Society
for the Study of Chinese Overseas
hosted and organised by
the Nordic
Institute of Asian Studies and the
Department of Asian Studies,
University of Copenhagen
ISSCO V
The ISSCO V conference was successfully completed in May 2004. You may download a report on the conference as a Word document here.
The text below is the original introduction to the conference.
The Department of Asian Studies at the University of Copenhagen and the Nordic Institute of Asian Studies, Copenhagen, are pleased to announce the 5th Conference of the International Society for the Study of Chinese Overseas (ISSCO V):
Date: 10-14 May 2004
Venue: The LO-School, Elsinore (Helsingør), Denmark
Main topic
New Chinese Migrants - Globalisation of Chinese Overseas Migration.
Key-note speakers
Professor Wang Gungwu, National University of Singapore
Professor Ron Skeldon, University of Sussex
Objectives
The primary objective of the 5th International ISSCO conference is to examine the implications of globalisation and the recent phenomenon of increasing out-migration from the People’s Republic of China. The process of globalisation accelerated by transnational financial and commercial developments and innovations in transportation, Internet technology and telecommunication has increased mobility. Chinese migration is taking new forms by which new types of migrants from a variety of geographical and socio-economic backgrounds are on the move to new destinations.
These new developments suggest that scholars need to re-address their studies about migration from China. New paradigms for migration studies and processes have to be worked out to understand the significant political, economic, social and cultural consequences of migration from China. The 5th international conference of ISSCO should strive to serve this purpose.
Sub topics
Topics within social sciences, history, literature, and the arts related to Chinese migration.
Conference language
English and Chinese. No official interpretation will be provided.
Exposition, displays and sales
Space will be allocated in front of the main hall to allow participants to bring materials for display and/or sale.
Organizing Committee
Mette Thunø, PhD, Associate Professor, Dep. of
Asian Studies, University of Copenhagen
Jørgen Delman, PhD, Director, Nordic Institute
of Asian Studies (NIAS), Copenhagen
Conference Secretariat
| Anders Højmark Andersen Conference Assistant, NIAS |
Phone: +45 35 32 95 15 Fax: +45 35 32 95 49 |
| E-mail: issco5@nias.ku.dk |
Last updated on
22 April 2004.