Trusting this finds you well! As you may recall and from the RC18 June Newsletter, RC18 (Asian and Pacific Studies) members together with RC38 (Politics and Business), have been busy organizing the conference INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, NATIONAL POLICY: Unpacking Business and Development in Asia and the Pacific - https://www.ipsa.org/page/international-business-national-policy-unpacking-business-and-development-asia-and-pacific

The conference takes place on October 17th and 18th (Monday-13:00-16:00 UTC; Tuesday - 14:00-16:00 UTC). 

CALL FOR PAPERS

2022 PPSA-IPSA RC INTERNATIONAL WEB CONFERENCE

organized by Philippine Political Science Association and International Political Science Association -

Research Committee on Security, Conflict and Democratization (RC44),

in collaboration with

Research Committee on Technology and Development (RC35) and

Research Committee on Asian and Pacific Studies (RC18)

on

PEACE BUILDING AND CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC

6 - 8 June 2022, Online

Deadline for Abstracts: 31 January 2022 (extended)

https://sites.google.com/site/ipsarc44/conferences/ipsarc-ppsa-2022-conference

Professor Dr. Grażyna Strnad would like to invite you to the annual conference of the Department of Non-European Political Studies, held for several years. 

This year, the title of the conference is "Globalization in the Age of Strategic Competition."

The conference will be held at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Faculty of Political Science and Journalism, 7-8 December 2021, http://beyondeurope.amu.edu.pl/

Advisor and Founding Chairman: 

Teh-Kuang Chang (USA) - Ball State University, USA, tchang@bsu.edu 

Chair: 

Angelin Chang (USA) - Cleveland State University, USA, angelinchang@gmail.com 

Vice Chair: 

Meena Bardia (India) - Jai Narain Vyas University, India, drmeenabaedia@gmail.com 

Secretary:

Ziyodakhon Gazieva (Uzbekistan) - Ball State University, USA, zgaziyeva@gmail.com

Board Members: 

Adewale Aderemi (Nigeria)

Marceli  Burdelski（Poland）

Plangsat Dayil (Nigeria)

Reza Hasmath (Canada)

Kyoko Hatakeyama (Japan)

Liudmila Ilicheva (Russia)

Hiromi Kabashima (Japan)

Haroon Khan (USA)

Nehginpao Kipgen (India)

Lion Koenig (UK)

Guilherme Lopes da Cunha (Argentina)

Sadig Malki (Saudi Arabia)

Hugo Neira (Peru)

Alexander Nikitin (Russia)

Przemyslaw Osiewicz (Poland)

Steven Ratuva (New Zealand）

Gopal G. Reddy (India)

Walter Sanchez (Chile)

Helen Sullivan (Australia)

Pushpa Thambipillai (Brunei)

Pre-order to guarantee receipt and delivery of your T-shirt at your panel session in the Poznan 2016 World Congress!

See: IPSA RC18 - Celebration T-shirt Order

http://www.ipsa.org/news/news/ipsa-research-committee-asian-and-pacific-studies-celebrates-its-40th-anniversary

The IPSA Research Committee on Asian and Pacific Studies Celebrates its 40th Anniversary

IPSA’s Research Committee on Asian and Pacific Studies (RC18), will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its establishment at the 24th IPSA World Congress of Political Science in Poznań, Poland (July 23-28, 2016) to establish the Asian and  Pacific Studies Foundation. The foundation will award outstanding scholars who conduct research on Asian and Pacific Studies, provide travel grants for young scholars to participate in the IPSA Word Congress and develop programs for Asian and Pacific Studies.
 
The Asian and Pacific Studies Foundation is based on fundraising from public donations as well as from benefit concerts from the RC18 Co-Chair Angelin Chang, who is a GRAMMY winning pianist.

RC18 was established at the 8th IPSA World Congress, held in Edinborough (Scotland) in 1976 to adopt the proposal of Teh-Kuang Chang with the co-signing of 23 political scientists. Teh-Kuang Chang was elected as the founding chairman and has been re-elected to serve consistently in each Congress.
 
The RC18 organizes panels for each World Congress and holds regional international conferences. The first Asian Studies panel was organized for the 1979 IPSA World Congress in Moscow and the first regional international conference was held in Tokyo in 1980. The latest two regional international conferences were held in India in 2014 and in New Zealand in 2015.

For more information and to make donations, please contact Prof. Angelin Chang (Co-Chair, RC18): a.chang75@csuohio.edu

The RC18 on Asian and Pacific Studies establishes the Asian and Pacific Studies Foundation of IPSA to celebrate the 40^th anniversary of its establishment, in the 24^thWorld Congress at Poznan, Poland in 2016.  The purpose of this foundation includes:

1. To award an outstanding scholar in Asian and Pacific Studies.
2. To provide travel grant for junior scholars to present papers in the World Congress.
3. To assist the members to publish books on Asian and Pacific Studies.
4. To sponsor regional conferences on Asian and Pacific Studies.
5. To develop other programs related to Asian and Pacific studies for the advancement of global civilization.

For contribute donations and proposals, please contact:

Teh-Kuang Chang, Chair of RC18 IPSA
1014 W. Wayne Street
Muncie, IN  47303 USA
Tel/Fax:  765-289-5028
Email:  tchang@bsu.edu

http://www.ipsa.org/news/news/establishing-asian-and-pacific-studies-foundation-international-political-science-associat

February 21 - 22, 2014

UGC Sponsored

International Conference at Jodhpur, India

on

South Asia in Global Perspective: Democracy, Human Rights and Nation Building

The South Asian subcontinent has experienced profound social, political, economic and cultural transformation after globalisation in the past two decades. South Asia has become a primary stage of concern globally because of its important strategic location, a big consumer market for MNCs, young work force, natural resources, variety of cultural attributes and so on. These countries share a common past, heritage, similar problems and common issues and challenges. The conference emphasises three important issues in the region. First is democratic process and it's actual functioning in the region. Democratic process continues to be either torn by conflict and military interventions in politics in this region or challenged by corruption and terrorism. The instability has provided rationale for the countries to keep large armies, which have undermined democracy. Wide spread political corruption and increased instability has turned the counties towards military rule. Recent elections in some countries of South Asia signal a move towards greater and better democracy. Second is the human rights issue because it is related to the life and dignity of the individual. The international human rights movement with UNO, NGO’s and individuals has mounted transnational campaigns to promote human rights norms. Although there have been large number of human rights violation cases in South Asia,  there are some Asian values distinct from those of the West. The conscious theorizing about tolerance and freedom is substantial and important part of our traditions. Third is Nation Building as this is a dynamic and continuous process. It involves development of behaviours, values, language, institutions and physical structures that elucidate history and culture, concretise and protect the present and ensure the future identity and independence of a nation. The countries of South Asia have been shaken by ethnic disturbances from time to time.

 South Asia comprises of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. India, as the largest country in terms of area and population and sharing a common boundary with most of the South Asian countries, has a very important presence. The first regional organisation of the region SAARC has remained a frame work for low key regional interactions in a few selected areas of social and economic activity. If it has really to take off and become a meaningful organisation, it must be provided with a definite political push.

 The Department of Political Science, Jai Narain Vyas University, Jodhpur, India and The Research Committee on Asian and Pacific Studies (RC18) of the International Political Science Association Research Committee, headquartered in Montreal, Canada will be jointly organising the UGC sponsored International Conference in Jodhpur, India on 21-22 February 2014. The theme of the conference is "South Asia in Global Perspective: Democracy, Human Rights and Nation Building”. This conference seeks to explore and capture these changes through a wide range of analysis. The following are suggested sub-themes on which the papers are welcome. The conference is open to thought-provoking aspects related to the following subjects:

·     Democratic values, processes, institutions, culture and power politics in South Asia

·     Protection of Human Rights : issues, problems, mechanisms and challenges

·     Nation building process after the end of cold war : ethnic disturbances, questions of minorities and weaker sections, people's movements

·     Role of SAARC in development, cooperation  and integration  of the region, other regions of the world

·     External forces affecting the region specially  the US and Chinese  presence

·     Structures and processes in politics, economy, law and society

·     Women as actors of change and gender issues.

·     Key challenges  threatening the region; population, poverty, food security, unemployment, education, health, sanitation, environmental degradation, disaster management and sustainable development 

·     Impact of international law, institutions, NGOs ,IGOs and UNO

·     Border disputes, water disputes, terrorism and violence 

·     South Asian fraternity: some measures for peace and cooperation in global perspective

 Today, the South Asian region is emerging as a centre of power in new world order. This region must develop new systems and meet new challenges in global perspectives. In this back drop the present International Conference will be an enabling forum for better understanding the theme through study, research, discussion, lectures, exchange of ideas and information from all over the world. The deliberations are likely to enhance the knowledge and concepts in theory and practice.

About Jodhpur (popularly known as Sun City):

Jodhpur is the second largest city of Rajasthan. This walled and colourful, traditional city, the old town where of is a maze of Blue Streets, Clock Towers the dramatic sand stone Meherangarh Fort and Umaid Bhawan Palace. Some major tourist attractions nearby and around the city are there. It is well connected with other tourist attraction of Rajasthan, mainly Jaipur, Udaipur, Bikaner and Jaisalmer.

Call for Paper & Important Dates:

Papers are invited for this International Conference. The paper givers are suggested to send their abstracts and full paper by E-mail to the following: directormb2014@gmail.com and secretaryjsm2014@gmail.com

Registration fee for Participants:

 Registration fee be sent by Demand Draft /Cheque (multicity) drawn in favour of “DIRECTOR, ICPS JNVU 2014” payable at Jodhpur or by Electronic Transfer  in Account No. 05710100017048 (DIRECTOR, ICPS JNVU 2014) of Bank of Baroda, University campus, Jodhpur (Raj.) India (IFSC Code : BARBOUNIJOD & MICR Code: 342012006). All communications regarding the conference be directed to the Conference Director.

 It would be a privilege for all of us to have you here for the conference. Delegates are advised to reserve their tickets in advance and inform us the program so that we can ensure there your comfortable stay in Jodhpur.

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