Call for Papers

SUB-THEMES

  1. Migration : Trends and issues in Chinese overseas immigrants; New Chinese Immigrants in Southeast Asia and Beyond; Interactions between and Integration of “Old” and “New” Chinese immigrations; Mainland China as a major source of international migration.

  2. Indigenization and Identity : Indigenization of Ethnic Chinese in the Era of Globalization; Indigenization, Nation Building and the Overseas Chinese Dilemma; Double-citizenship, Global Citizenship and the Sense of Belonging of Overseas Chinese; Exploration of “Chineseness: Development and Transformation”.

  3. Economy and Business : “Economic Tsunami” and Chinese Overseas; Ethnic Chinese Businesses and China; Southeast Asian Chinese as Economic Bridge between Southeast Asia and China; Economic Role of Chinese Overseas in their Adopted Countries; Leading Chinese Businesses Overseas in the 21st Century.

  4. Politics, Culture and Education : Ethnic Chinese Politics and Political Participation; The Indigenization and transformation of the Chinese Language outside China; Confucianism and the Chinese Family; Chinese Education in Southeast Asia; Chinese Religions: Origins and Localization; Chinese Religions in the Era of Globalization; Chinese overseas and non-Chinese religions; Chinese Food Culture Overseas.

  5. Ethnic Chinese and China : Return of the Natives: Overseas Chinese in China; Stay or Leave: Overseas Chinese Students; China-ASEAN Relations: Roles of Ethnic Chinese Communities; Cultural Nationalism and Chinese Overseas.

  6. Overseas Chinese Studies : Overseas Chinese Studies: the State of the Art; Studies on Ethnic Chinese: Theories, Directions and Findings; Comparative Studies in the Field of Chinese Overseas; Chinese Dialect/Local studies;

  7. Science and Technology : Ethnic Chinese Networks in the New Era of Science and Technology; Ethnic Chinese Professionals, including Scientists and Their Achievements.

  8. Historical Figures : Overseas Chinese Contributions and Limitations; Hidden Heritage: Museums/Memorial Halls of Overseas Chines

Final deadline for abstract submission: 31 January 2010. Click here for application.

Paper abstracts of no more than 300 words are required for registration.