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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt" lang="EN-US">REMINDER: CALL FOR
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"
lang="EN-US">CHESS Young Scholars Conference 2015<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt"
lang="EN-US">Responding to Chinaâs Environmental Crisis:
Interdisciplinary Approaches<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span lang="EN-US">Organized by CHESS
(China and the Environment in the Social Sciences)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span lang="EN-US">Hosted by the
Department of East Asian Studies, University of Vienna,
Austria<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span lang="EN-US">27-28 February
2015<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"
lang="EN-US">Keynote speaker: Yu Xiaogang, Green Watershed<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><b><span lang="EN-US">Deadline for
abstract submissions: 30 November 2014<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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lang="EN-US">Submissions are welcomed for the inaugural
CHESS Young Scholars Conference to be held at the Department
of East Asian Studies, University of Vienna on 27-28
February 2015. Organizers CHESS (China and the Environment
in the Social Sciences) is an interdisciplinary research
network for scholars from across the social sciences with
research interests relating to environmental issues in
China. Both the network and the conference provide a forum
for graduate students and young scholars to discuss ideas,
exchange information and to strengthen professional networks
across the field.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><b><span
lang="EN-US">Context<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span
lang="EN-US">China faces a multitude of environmental
challenges, ranging from biophysical impacts of climate
change, deforestation and water scarcity, to impacts on
health and social stability resulting from pollution, land
contamination and overexploitation of natural resources.
Rapid industrialization and lax environmental oversight have
exacerbated these problems exponentially, leaving the
country in a position of acute environmental crisis and
unsustainable development.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><b><span
lang="EN-US">Goals<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span
lang="EN-US">The CHESS Young Scholars Conference 2015 aims
to investigate and formulate new theorizations of
environmental dynamics in China through a critical analysis
of actors, institutions and processes across and between
spatial dimensions from the local to the international
level, taking into account the political, economic and
social contexts in which they operate. A key element of the
conference is the broad interdisciplinary nature of its
panels, drawing from across the social sciences in order to
utilize a diverse array of theoretical and methodological
approaches. To allow for a holistic perspective,
contributions from political science, sociology, economics,
anthropology, law and other disciplines addressing
environmental issues in the PRC and/or Taiwan are highly
encouraged.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><b><span
lang="EN-US">Topics<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span
lang="EN-US">Suggested topics include, but are not limited
to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span
lang="EN-US">⢠China on the world stage: international
environmental and climate change diplomacy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span
lang="EN-US">⢠Environmental governance in rural and urban
areas<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span
lang="EN-US">⢠Changing roles of state, market, and civil
actors<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span
lang="EN-US">⢠The Chinese environmental movement: actors
and trends<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span
lang="EN-US">⢠Greening Chinaâs economy: tools,
policies, and marketization strategies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span
lang="EN-US">Options for further collaboration and possible
joint publications will be discussed during the conference.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><b><span
lang="EN-US">Important Information<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><span
lang="EN-US">Applicants are required to submit an abstract
(max. 300 words) and a short biography (max. 150 words) in
English to
</span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:chess.ostasien@univie.ac.at"><span lang="EN-US">chess.ostasien@univie.ac.at</span></a><span
lang="EN-US"> by 30 November 2014. Travel and accommodation
costs must be borne by the participants. Please contact the
conference organisers at the above email address with any
additional queries. More information and a detailed schedule
will be provided closer to the conference date.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><i><span
lang="EN-US">Conference venue:</span></i><span
lang="EN-US"> Department of East Asian Studies, University
of Vienna, Austria<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><i><span
lang="EN-US">Contact and abstract submission:</span></i><span
lang="EN-US">
</span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:chess.ostasien@univie.ac.at"><span lang="EN-US">chess.ostasien@univie.ac.at</span></a>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><i><span
lang="EN-US">Conference website:
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href="http://chess.univie.ac.at"><span lang="EN-US">http://chess.univie.ac.at</span></a>
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<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><i><span
lang="EN-US">Abstracts due:</span></i><span lang="EN-US">
30 November 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><i><span
lang="EN-US">Notification of acceptance:</span></i><span
lang="EN-US"> 10 December 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><i><span
lang="EN-US">Full papers due:</span></i><span lang="EN-US">
11 February 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-align:justify"><i><span
lang="EN-US">Conference dates:</span></i><span
lang="EN-US"> 27-28 February 2015<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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