China in the world today
5:30pm - 7:30pm /
Tuesday 10th May 2016
/ Venue: Leggate Theatre, second floor Victoria Gallery & Museum
Type: Lecture /
Category: Public
- 0151 794 2650
- Mathilde Chapal
- Admission: Free
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Professor David S G Goodman, Head of the Department of China Studies at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, and Martin Jacques, author of global bestseller: When China Rules the World: the End of the Western World and the Birth of the New Global Order, will be delivering two lectures around the theme of ‘China in the world today’.
These lectures are being delivered as part of celebrations to mark the 10th anniversary of our partnership with Xi’an-Jiaotong University in Suzhou which led to the creation of Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in 2006.
ECONOMICS, EMPIRE, AND ETHNICITY: OLD PERSPECTIVES ON CHINA AND GLOBALISATION
Professor David S G Goodman
Professor Goodman is Head of the Department of China Studies at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou. He studied at the University of Manchester, the London School of Oriental and African Studies, and Peking University, and has taught at universities in England, Australia, and China. His work focuses on social and political change in China, especially at the local level. His most recent publications include Class in Contemporary China (2014) and the Handbook of the Politics of China (2015). He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, Australia; and a PRC Ministry of Education Distinguished Overseas Academic.
CHINA’S NEW ERA – WHAT ARE ITS KEY CHARACTERISTICS AND WHAT ARE ITS LIKELY PROSPECTS
Martin Jacques
Martin Jacques is the author of the global bestseller When China Rules the World: the End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order. The book was first published in 2009 and has since been translated into 15 languages, sold over 350,000 copies, and has been shortlisted for two major literary awards. He is a Senior Fellow at the Department of Politics and International Studies, Cambridge University, a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing, and a non-resident Fellow at the Transatlantic Academy, Washington DC.
These lectures are being delivered as part of celebrations to mark the 10th anniversary of our partnership with Xi’an-Jiaotong University in Suzhou which led to the creation of Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in 2006.
ECONOMICS, EMPIRE, AND ETHNICITY: OLD PERSPECTIVES ON CHINA AND GLOBALISATION
Professor David S G Goodman
Professor Goodman is Head of the Department of China Studies at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou. He studied at the University of Manchester, the London School of Oriental and African Studies, and Peking University, and has taught at universities in England, Australia, and China. His work focuses on social and political change in China, especially at the local level. His most recent publications include Class in Contemporary China (2014) and the Handbook of the Politics of China (2015). He is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, Australia; and a PRC Ministry of Education Distinguished Overseas Academic.
CHINA’S NEW ERA – WHAT ARE ITS KEY CHARACTERISTICS AND WHAT ARE ITS LIKELY PROSPECTS
Martin Jacques
Martin Jacques is the author of the global bestseller When China Rules the World: the End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order. The book was first published in 2009 and has since been translated into 15 languages, sold over 350,000 copies, and has been shortlisted for two major literary awards. He is a Senior Fellow at the Department of Politics and International Studies, Cambridge University, a Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing, and a non-resident Fellow at the Transatlantic Academy, Washington DC.