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In the spotlight: China in Europe Research on Labour and Migration |
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After the workshop on the changing social position of Chinese in Europe late 2020 (see the special issue of Global Dialogue), the coronavirus pandemic forced us to postpone our activities. Now, the members in Working Group 5, Migration and Labour, picked these up again. We participated in a cross-working group initiative to understand the scope, motivations, and mechanisms of Chinese real estate investments in Europe led by Nick Jepson. In February, Sofia Gaspar and Fanni Beck convened an online workshop of Chinese educational migration to Europe. In June, Martina Bofulin and Igor Rogelja are organising a workshop in Ljubljana on China's global state capitalism from the ground-up, focusing on labour relations and the social context of Chinese SOEs in Europe and beyond. Two more workshops are being planned later in the year: one in Olomouc on China's agricultural activities in Europe and their social and material context, convened by Natalia Ryzhova, and one on Chinese migration and technology, organised by Lena Kaufmann of the University of Zurich. We are looking forward to these exciting and inspiring (net)working events. Keep an eye on your mailbox for CfPs.
Prof. dr. Pál NYÍRI
WG 5 Coordinator
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China’s global state capitalism from the ground-up – CHERN call for papers and workshopCHERN Working group 5 (Labour and migration) and ZRC SAZU – Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts are organizing a call for abstracts which will be developed into draft papers to be presented at a workshop in Ljubljana on June 8th, with the aim of collecting a group of contributors who will work towards a journal special issue. The deadline for applications is March 1st.
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Technology-Migration Interlinkages of Chinese Mobilities in Europe – CHERN call for papers and workshopCHERN Working group 5 (Labour and migration) is inviting you to apply for an interdisciplinary workshop that will be held at the University of Amsterdam on 7–8 September 2023. The deadline for applications is April 30th.
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Call for ParticipantsDo you want to increase societal impact? Do you want to bridge the gap between academic scholarship and policy advice? Do you need help to learn how to do that? If yes, and you are available on April 20 and 27 (three sessions of 2-3 hours), May 4, and 11-12 May (full day in Brussels), check out our upcoming Training School!
Apply before 13 March.
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Call for ParticipantsThe ITC Conference Grants aim to financially support the career development of young researchers through networking, training, and integration into ongoing research collaborations. If you will hold an oral or poster presentation at a conference related to the CHERN Action and are interested in this Grant, check out the details and how to apply!
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We have just closed the call for hosts for a new set of STSMs which will be announced in the coming months. Keep an eye on your inbox for our updates on new calls for participants!
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Recent Working Group Activities
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Chinese Educational Mobilities in Europe and Beyond online seminar
CHERN members Sofia Gaspar and Fanni Beck organised an online paper workshop regarding Chinese Educational Mobilities. Ten scholars presented their ongoing research, and roughly 30 people interested in the topic attended the webinar. Working Group 5 is planning to follow up with a Special Issue in a peer-reviewed journal.
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New Digital Power China Report is out
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Following the Working Group 2 (High-technology and innovation) meeting in October last year, the Digital Power China (DPC) consortium published a new report. The report offers concrete policy suggestions for achieving greater strategic autonomy in four dimensions: strengthening the resilience of supply chains, protecting national security, preserving universal values, and improving European technological competitiveness. It considers semiconductors, blockchain, 6G wireless infrastructure, e-currency, and three cases related to artificial intelligence (AI ethics, AI in car-making and related industries, and AI in smart cities).
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New Blog Post: How normative should Europe’s China policy be? In recent years, Europe’s China policy got tougher if not more hawkish. Is Europe’s more hawkish China policy laudable or is it leading the European Union into the wrong direction?
Miguel Otero (Elcano) and Tim Rühlig (German Council on Foreign Relations) have different views on this and they discuss this subject with regard to four questions:
1.) Is Europe’s tougher China policy truly concerned of political values?
2.) Does the west properly understand the domestic situation in China?
3.) Are human rights truly universal?
4.) Can a principled policy be successful or is it mere symbolism?
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Webinars on China’s digital power and its implications
Working Group 2 (High-technology and innovation) continues to hold its monthly webinar series. The activities focus on China’s digital power and its implications for the EU, foreign direct investment and green innovation as well as methodological issues around new technologies such as AI.
On 1 March at 10-11:00 AM CET, Björn Fägersten (Politea & The Swedish Institute of International Affairstalked) talked about Tech innovation and the EU – a Swedish perspective.
If you are interested in presenting your paper or joining the webinar series, please send an email to WG2 coordinator tim.ruhlig@ui.se!
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Upcoming Working Group Activities
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China, Europe and the Changing Global Order webinar
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Join Giles Mohan, Indrajit Roy and Nana de Graaff to hear the latest in cutting edge research on how China’s rise is reshaping the global economy, the liberal international order and the meaning of development. During the seminars young researchers present their work in conjunction with the REDEFINE project at the Open University, University of York, and CHERN. Come along to our seminar on 9 March from 12:30 to 14:00 (GMT) and hear Dr Melissa Lefkowitz from New York University speak on: 'Study Tours, Sustainable Development, and China’s Evolving Educational Market: A Chinese Educational Program Mediates Nairobi, Kenya'
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Webinars on China’s digital power and its implications
Working Group 2 (High-technology and innovation) continues to hold its monthly webinar series. The activities focus on China’s digital power and its implications for the EU, foreign direct investment and green innovation as well as methodological issues around new technologies such as AI.
Upcoming webinars:
Observations on key outcomes of the NPC – post-Covid economy, policy, people
Markus Herrmann, China Macro Group
30 March 2023, 10:00-11:00 AM Brussels Time (CET)
Misappropriation of R&D. Subsidies: Estimating Treatment Effects With One-Sided Noncompliance
Philipp Böing, Leibnitz Centre for European Economic Research
12 April 2023, 10:00-11:00 AM Brussels Time (CET)
If you are interested in presenting your paper or joining the webinar series, please send an email to WG2 coordinator tim.ruhlig@ui.se!
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Save the Date
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After the success of our first conference after the pandemic, the joint Working Group Meeting in Paris, the CHERN Core Group is preparing a follow up. Mark your calendar: 7 & 8 September 2023, Amsterdam. Keep an eye on your mailbox for more information!
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Recent publications by CHERN members
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Chen, J. Y. W. (2023). Glocalization of Belt and Road Initiatives: The Importance of Local Agency. In The Palgrave Handbook of Globalization with Chinese Characteristics: The Case of the Belt and Road Initiative (pp. 125-137). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
Chen, J. Y. W., & Kallio, J. (2023). Finland–Taiwan Relations: An Overview and Changes after COVID-19 Pandemic. Tentative: Nordic Taiwan Relations. Gorica, K., Kordha, E. (2023). A Review of China’s Contribution to the Sustainable Development of the European Tourism Industry: A Case Study of Economic Effects and Sustainability Issues in Albania. In: Duarte, P.A.B., Leandro, F.J.B.S., Galán, E.M. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Globalization with Chinese Characteristics. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. Jovičić, E., & Stojanović, D. (2022). Key Features and Challenges of the China-Western Balkan Countries Merchandise Trade Development. Economic Analysis, 55(2), 79-90.
Jovičić, E. (2022). Dualna cirkulacija i sistemske promene spoljne i unutrašnje trgovine NR Kine. Krause, T., Chen, M., Wassermann, L., Fischer, D., & Grossklags, J. (2022). China's corporate credit reporting system: A comparison with the United States and Germany. Regulation & Governance. Milić, V. (2023). China in Central and Eastern Europe: New Opportunities for Small States. In The Palgrave Handbook of Globalization with Chinese Characteristics: The Case of the Belt and Road Initiative (pp. 375-390). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore. Rodríguez-Merino, P. A., & Zhang, C. (2023). Impaired,“easy prey” saved by the she-empowering state: official narratives of “Xinjiang women” in China’s “People’s War on Terror”. International Feminist Journal of Politics, 1-23. Santiago, A., Rodrigues, C., Diogo, S., & da Silva, J. T. (2022). Challenges on the European Union-China cooperation in higher education from ‘people-to-people dialogue’perspective: The case of health-related joint projects. International Journal of Chinese Education, 11(3), 2212585X221143392.
Santiago, A. (2022). Evolução dos processos de agenda-setting na República Popular da China–o caso ilustrativo das reformas de saúde. Janus. Net-Thematic dossier: Perspectives on China's International Presence: Strategies, Processes and Challenges, 13, 7-19.Svetlicinii, A. (2022). China's Merger Control: Competition Assessment or Foreign Investment Screening?. KLRI Journal of Law and Legislation, 12(1), 37-72. Svetlicinii, A. (2022). Merger Control with Chinese Characteristics? European Chinese Law Research Hub. Svetlicinii, A. (2023). The Foreign Subsidies Regulation: A perspective from China.
Svetlicinii, A., & Xie, F. (2022). Main Developments in Competition Law and Policy 2022–China. Tsimonis, K., & Rogelja, I. (2022). Belt and Road: The First Decade.
Doyon, J., & Tsimonis, K. (2022). Apathy is not enough: changing modes of student management in post-Mao China. Europe-Asia Studies, 74(7), 1123-1146. Zhang, C., & Ma, Y. (2023). Invented Borders: The Tension Between Grassroots Patriotism and State-Led Patriotic Campaigns in China. Journal of Contemporary China, 1-17.
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News from CHERN members
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2nd International Workshop on the Chinese Development Model
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Call for abstracts: escaping the Middle-Income Trap
In 2021, the People’s Republic of China’s GNI per capita (Atlas method) reached $11,890, just 11% shy of the World Bank’s Classification threshold of $13,205 for High-Income countries. 2023 could very well be the year China achieves high-income status, a feat that only 19 of the 74 middle-income countries in 1987 have accomplished until today. The Middle-Income Trap describes the stagnation of the remaining countries whose growth has been mainly driven by natural resources, cheap labor, or export-oriented strategies and are unable to maintain their competitive edge amidst rising wages, decreasing investment, and aging populations. These challenges have also been reflected by countries surpassing the income threshold: from 2010 to 2021, five countries that attained high-income status returned to the middle-income classification pointing to the difficulties of sustaining growth, catching up towards the more advanced economies, and escaping the Middle-Income Trap. This workshop aims to assemble academic contributions addressing whether China will successfully transition into an economy driven by high productivity and innovation and identifying the challenges to avoid the Middle-Income Trap. The Conference will include distinguished keynote speakers, roundtable forums, and parallel sessions.
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Cfp 6th CERPE Workshop - November 16-17 2023 Lisbon
Call for papers: In an Era of Uncertainties and New Opportunities: Chinese Migrations in Europe
The CERPE workshop aims to increase our knowledge of Chinese migrations in Europe in this context of uncertainties, but also of new opportunities. Secondly, this workshop aims at linking Chinese migration scholars in Europe and Asia, to advance the knowledge on “Chinese migrations to Europe” and solidify as well as diversify our research community. Lastly, the event intends to build bridges between general migration studies and migration researchers external to the CERPE network.
The workshop will take place on November 16-17, 2023 in Lisbon and is organized by CIES-Iscte. The deadline for paper proposals is March 31, 2023.
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IDEA Fellowship Programme on China
Call for expression of interest in the Fellowship Programme on China
The Fellowship Programme on China established by the European Commission aims to foster strategic cooperation with think tanks and universities on China-related issues. The goal is to tap into deep expertise on China, from Europe and beyond, and expand the knowledge basis on China within the Commission.
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