Contents
Preface and introduction
General preface to the Global China Dialogues Proceedings series / Martin Albrow
Introduction to the Global China Dialogue Series (GCDs) / Martin Albrow and Xiangqun Chang
GCD II programme
Transcript of GCD II dialogues
Opening session
Chair: Hugo de Burgh
Greeting speeches:
XIANG Xiaowei
Timothy Clement-Jones
Charles Grant
Martin Albrow
Launch of dual-language journal and two book series and reading of greetings letters and messages / Ingrid Cranfield and Shuo Yu
Keynote speeches:
BING Zheng: Cultural communication and regional cooperation in globalization
Kerry Brown: Do political elites in China matter any more? Changing governing forms in the global age
Panel I: Introducing ‘transculturality’ and new global governance
Chair: Pierre Calame
Panellists:
Shuo Yu: Liquid World and a transcultural approach for global governance
Martin Albrow: Can there be a public philosophy for global governance?
Colin Bradford: The G20 Summit mechanism as a cauldron of global cultural pluralism and global economic governance
Discussant: Pierre Calame
Q&A
Panel II: Civilized dialogue – transcultural and comparative
Chair: FU Jing
Panellists:
Khalid Nadeem: The South Asia and Middle East Forum
FAN Lizhu: Reverse analogical interpretation and Chinese religious studies using the framework of Western religious theories
Sam Whimster: The difficulty of transcultural conversation
Discussant: David Feng
Q&A
Panel III: Sustainable urbanization in Europe and China
Chair: FAN Lizhu
Panellists:
Pierre Calame: How can cities and regions live up to their role as chief drivers of the transition towards sustainable societies?
David Feng: Urbanization and the fabric of China’s Internet
Scott Lash: China’s new ruralism
Discussant: Chris Hamnett
Panel IV: Local governance, transcultural education and learning
Chair: Xiangqun Chang
Panellists:
Ingrid Cranfield: Local governance: a practitioner’s view
SUN Gaopeng: How Confucius’ educational ideas can be transferred to its own UK schools
Philip Hao: Learning without borders: personal development and transcultural practice
Q&A
Panel V: Social creativity, transcultural practice, new global governance
Chair: Dongning Feng
Panellists:
Isabel Hilton: How do we create people-to-people dialogue on issues of common concern?
Maurizio Marinelli: Transcultural discourses on advancing global prosperity in the Anthropocene
LIU Hong: Transculturality and new global governance from the perspective of China
Wenfang Yao: Chinese experiences and global perspective: aesthetic culture
Q&A
Closing Session
Chair: Dongning Feng
Speakers:
Gil Delannoi: From dialogue to cooperation: building instead of talking
Xiangqun Chang: Closing remarks
Photo report of GCD II
Dual language information from Global Century Press
1. Basic information about the Global China Dialogue Proceedings Volume 2
2. Dual language features and information
Appendices
A: Link up with China: Report on the Second Global China Dialogue / Xiangqun Chang
B: The Architectonic of Ideas: Xi Jinping’s The Governance of China / Martin Albrow
C: The launch event of The Governance of China by Xi Jinping
Afterword /
Xiangqun Chang
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