The Sixth International Summer School for China Studies

í Background

In summer from 2010 to 2014, the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Center for Modern China Studies of Nanjing University were joined successively by the China Studies Centre of the University of Sydney, Harvard-Yenching Institute, the National Institute of Chinese Studies of the University of Leeds, Worldwide Universities Network and the Department of History of Nanjing University to host fiveinternational summer schools for China studies, which were attended by nearly two hundredyoung teachers, doctoral students and postgraduates from dozens of prestigious universities, including Harvard University, Yale University, Columbia University, Princeton University, Oxford University, Cambridge University, University of Leeds, University of Sydney, Leidon University, Nagoya University, Seoul National University, Beijing University, Qinghua University, Nanjing University, Fudan University and National Taiwan University.

Based on the success of the five previous summer schools and supported by Oxford University China Center, the International Research Center of Paris Institute of Political Studies, the Institute for Sinology of the University of Freiburg, the Center for China Studies of the University of Melbourne and Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia of The University of Tokyo, the Center for Modern China Studies of Nanjing University will held the Sixth (2015) International Summer School for China Studies.

í Aims

To spotlight the international implications of Chinese experience against the background of globalization;

To provide young scholars of the world engaged in China studies an opportunity to understand China;

To share academic wisdom with outstanding researchers and be enlightened by criticisms from the younger generation;

To initiate world-wide communication and cooperation among institutes for China studies;

To advance international studies of China and promote their intellectual accumulation.

í Features

Interaction among professors, government officials and students to build a platform for communication, analysis and understanding of Chinese society;

Integration of indigenous perspectives and international horizons, which will be characterized by opinions about Chinese issues from both Chinese and international scholars;

Pluralism in class composition, which will come from the students’ national, ethnic, regional and gender variety and result in gratifying communication between different cultures;

Classroom activities complemented by field research, which will facilitate theoretical understanding as well as empirical appreciation of both urban and rural China.

í Sponsors

Center for Modern China Studies, Nanjing University

í Themes of the Year

Each year, different themes are chosen according to the evolution of Chinese society and development in China studies. Based on the chosen themes, five to eight professors from both home and abroad will be appointed for lectures. Meanwhile, fieldwork will be organized on the same base. Our earlier summer schools have witnessed the following themes: "The International Implications of Chinese Experiences" and " Rural China: Problems and Developments"（2010），"Changes in Chinese Social Classes: Urban Immigrants and the Growth of the Middle Classes"(2011),"Social Sciences Approaches to Chinese Everyday Life Since 1978: Family, Education, Religion and Consumption" (2012), "Non-Government Organization, Market and State"(2013) and "Gender and Women in China's Social Transition"(2014).

For each summer school, we have invited prestigious scholars from home and abroad renowned for contributions to China studies. Professors who lectured at previous sessions included Edward Friedman (Political Science Department, University of Wisconsin), Thomas P.Bernstein(Department of Political Science, Columbia University), Dorothy J. Solinger(Department of Political Science, University of California, Irving), Mark Selden(Cornell University), Martin Whyte(the Sociology Department, Harvard University), Deborah Davis(Department of Sociology, Yale University), Richard Madsen(Department of Sociology, University of California, San Diego), Robert Weller(Department of Anthropology, Boston University), David Goodman(Acting Director of China Studies Centre, University of Sydney), Bettina Gransow(East Asia Institute, Free University of Berlin), Lisa Rofel(Anthropology Department, University of California, Santa Cruz), Pun Ngai(Department of Applied Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University), Li Peilin (Deputy Director of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences), Li Chunling (the Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences), Deng Zhenglai(Director of Fudan Institute for Advanced Study in Social Sciences), Sun Liping (Department of Sociology, Qinghua University), Wang Ming (Director of the Institute of Non-government Organization Studies, Qinghua University), Li Lulu(the Sociology Department, Renmin University), Zhou Yi (Sociology Department, Fudan University) and Jiang Mingxiu (Department of Public Administration, National Chengchi University).

Theme of the 2015 Summer School: Work and Mobility in Globalization and Chinese Social Transformation

For the forthcoming summer school, we will invite scholars who stand out with their studies on Chinese workers, labor-capital relationships and labor policies. As a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary subject of learning, labor studies spans across sociology, anthropology, political science, communication, and so on, which results in our effort to present the studies from both international and indigenous perspectives. Lecturers may include:

ElisabethJ.Perry (Henry Rosovsky Professor of Government, Harvard University and Director of the Harvard-Yenching Institute);

Dorothy J. Solinger(Professor of Department of Political Science, University of California, Irving);

LIU Linping (Professor of School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Nanjing University);

LU Huiling (Professor ofDepartment of Sociology, Peking University);

CHEN Feng (Professor of Department of Government and International Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University),

ZHANG Jinfen (Professor of Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica, TaiWan),

LIU Mingwei (Assistant Professor of School of Labor Studies and Employment Relations, Rutgers University, USA).

íSchedule

The 2015 Summer School will last10 days from June 22 to July 1, 2015. There will be two phases.

Phase one (June 22-June28): Seven or Eight theme lectures.

Phase two (June29-July 1): Field visits of Bishan village in Yi County of Anhui Province and closing presentations of enrollees.

íVenue

The Johns Hopkins University - Nanjing University Centre for Chinese and American Studies

í Eligibility Criteria

The summer school is open to young teachers, doctoral students and outstanding postgraduates engaged in China studies from all over the world. There will be 50 enrollees.

The applicant should

(1) either be employed by an institution of higher education or research for China-relevant social sciences and humanities, with a doctorate and no more than 45 of age or be studying in an institution of higher education or research for a Ph.D. or master degree (provided that you stand out among other master students) of China-relevant social sciences and humanities such as economics, sociology, politics, history, philosophy, psychology, anthropology, communication and management and

(2) have a good command of English and Chinese, and be able to attend lectures and seminars given in both languages. 50 applicants will be admitted to the 2015 Summer School and 10 of them will be awarded a scholarship including free accommodation and field visit expenses.

í Selection Procedure

1. By April15, 2015, the applicant should submit via email the completed application form to csss@nju.edu.cn .

2. By April 30, 2015, all applications will be forwarded for academic appraisal to experts appointed by the Center for Modern China Studies, Nanjing University. Admission letters will be delivered via email. The admission letter will be accompanied by information about the summer school scheduleand payment so that the admitted can book tickets for travel.

3. The admitted applicant should send us a confirmation email in ten days after receiving the admission letter. Failure to confirm in time will be counted as retreat and the vacancy will be given to another applicant on the waiting list. Once an applicant confirms having received the admission, he or she is expected to participate in all the organized activities and observe the regulations of the summer school.

í Other Relevant Details

1. Information Sources

Information about the 2015 Summer School will be released on:

http://sociology.nju.edu.cn(website of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Nanjing University);

http://www.socibar.com (website of the socibar);

http://chinastudy.nju.edu.cn(website of the Center for Modern China Studies, Nanjing University).

2、Fee for the Summer School

The fee for the Summer School should be: 3000 RMB per person for participants from Mainland China, 500 USD per person for participants from other countries and regions (including Taiwan , Hong Kong and Macao). The fee includes

(1) Lecture Cost: 1000 RMB per person;

(2)Accommodation Cost: 1000 RMB per person, lodging in the Johns Hopkins University - Nanjing University Centre for Chinese and American Studies (twin room of the students’ dormitory);

(3) Expenses of field visits(transportation and accommodation included): 800 RMB per person;

(4)Expenses of printed materials and others: 200 RMB per person.

3. Scholarship Information

(1) 10 excellent participants will be awarded 3000 RMB per person by the end of the summer school. (We are sorry to inform those who have been sponsored for any of the five previous summer schools, due to our limited funding, you will not be awarded for a second time. Nevertheless, you are welcome to apply.)

(2) The summer school will help foreign students to apply for scholarship provided by China National Office for Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (Han Ban) as a sort of subsidy to their travel expenses and other fees.

4. Time of Enrollment

June 21, 2015 (until 12:00 pm).

5. Place of Enrollment

The Johns Hopkins University - Nanjing University Centre for Chinese and American Studies at West Beijing Road, Nanjing, China

6. Contact Information

Email: csss@nju.edu.cn

Tel. 86-25- 89680954 (after the opening of the Spring Semester on Mar. 1, 2015);

Fax: 86-25-89680950

Downlaod : Application Form