First Research Workshop
Theme:
EUROPEAN AND ASIAN CAPITALISMS REVISITED:
Collision, Convergence or Mitigation into the 21st Century?
Date and Location:
Graduate Institute of Development Studies,
Geneva, Switzerland, 12-13 October 2007
Organizers:
Centre for Asian Studies, Graduate Institutes of International and Development Studies, Geneva (www.hei.unige.ch / www.iued.unige.ch), on the occasion of its annual workshop,
in partnership with:
In Europe: German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA, Hamburg, Germany), SPES Development Studies Research Centre (University of Rome-La Sapienza, Italy) and East Asia Institute (University of Vienna, Austria),
In Asia: Delhi School of Economics (Delhi, India), Fudan University (Shanghai, China), and Trisakti University (Jakarta, Indonesia)
Argumentary:
Two objectives are assigned to the first preparatory research meeting of the EADI Working Group Europe-Asia launched in May 2007 as follows:
(1) a long-term objective: based on the background paper of the working group (which can be printed from the EADI website: www.eadi.org), to discuss among a small group of Asian and European scholars the research theme of the working group and identify possible research sub-themes to structure the working group's activities in 2008-12,
(2) a short-term objective: based on the already issued first call for papers of the working group's first plenary session under the 12th EADI General Conference (Geneva, 24-28 June 2008, conference website: www.eadi.org/gc2008 or www.conftool.com/gc2008), to organize the diffusion of the call both in Asia and Europe, and start the scientific planning of the first plenary session of the working group.
PROGRAM:
October 12th, 2007 (Friday, 18:00-21:00 pm)
Meeting of the Working Group's European co-convenors and European/Asian partners
October 13th, 2007 (Saturday, 9:00 am-18:00 pm)
Morning session 1: Presentation of the new working group: Prof. Philippe Régnier (CAS, Geneva) and other co-convenors:
- Why a new EADI WG Europe-Asia?
- Long term objective (2008-12)
- First call of papers for EADI General Conference (June 2008)
- Identification of possible research sub-themes and co-founders of the WG
Morning session 2:
Presentation of WG background paper by Prof. E. Basile (Sapienza University,Rome):
- Introduction by Prof. E. Basile and other WG co-convenors
- Comments by Asian partners:
(Prof. T.C.A. Anant, Delhi School of Economics / Prof Guo Dingping, Fudan University, Shanghai / Prof. T. Tanbunan, Trisakti University, Jakarta)
- Open discussion (all participants)
Afternoon session 3:
- Reflection in 3 small groups on pre-identified research sub-themes for the WG in 2008-2012
First group: Asian and European capitalisms, revisiting concepts and theories (chair: Prof. E.Basile and Prof. R. Frank, University of Vienna)
Second group: Asian and European capitalisms, foreign economic policy in interregional and global relations (chair: Dr H. Loewen, GIGA Institute, Hamburg)
Third group: Asian and European capitalism, family business and internationalization of small/medium enterprises (chair: Prof. P. Régnier, CAS, Geneva)
- Possible linkages with organization of first WG session under already issued WG call for papers (12th EADI General Conference, Geneva, 24-28 June 2008)
Afternoon session 4:
- Debriefing by each of the 3 small reflection groups
- Detailed organization of first WG session, 12th GC, Geneva, 24-28 June 2008
- Definition of WG agenda (November 2007-June 2008)
