[Hybrid] Insight China | Why Confucianism Matters for Modern Politics in China? Go back »
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Time2023-07-13 | 10:00 - 12:00
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Venue:Zoom/European Chamber Office Beijing, Room C405
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Fee:Members: 300 |
Non Members: 500
On January 1, 2017, Daniel Bell was appointed dean of the School of Political Science and Public Administration at Shandong University—the first foreign dean of a political science faculty in mainland China’s history. In The Dean of Shandong, Bell chronicles his experiences as what he calls “a minor bureaucrat”, offering an inside account of the workings of Chinese academia and what they reveal about China’s political system. It wasn’t all smooth sailing—Bell wryly recounts sporadic bungles and misunderstandings—but Bell’s post as dean provides a unique vantage point on China today.
Considering the revival of Confucianism in China over the last three decades, Bell predicts that Confucianism matters for modern politics in China. The latest session of the Insight China series will center around Bell's latest publication, The Dean of Shandong, which provides an insider's perspective on the influence of Confucianism on modern Chinese politics, featuring Daniel A. Bell, author of The Dean of Shandong, and Professor Yao Yang, Dean of the National School of Development (NSD), Peking University, author of China and the West.
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Agenda
10:00 - 10:30 Registration
10:30 - 10:35 Welcome Remarks
- Representative from European Chamber
10:35 - 11:00 Keynote speech by Professor Yao Yang
11:00 - 11:25 Keynote speech by Daniel A. Bell
11:25 - 12:00 Discussion and Q&A
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Speakers
Prof. Daniel Bell
Daniel A. Bell is Chair Professor of Political Theory with the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong. He served as Dean of the School of Political Science and Public Administration at Shandong University (Qingdao) from 2017 to 2022. His research interests include comparative political theory, Confucianism and Legalism.
His books include The Dean of Shandong (2023), Just Hierarchy (co-authored with Wang Pei, 2020), The China Model (2015), The Spirit of Cities (co-authored with Avner de-Shalit, 2012), China’s New Confucianism (2008), Beyond Liberal Democracy (2007), and East Meets West (2000), all published by Princeton University Press. He is also the author of Communitarianism and Its Critics (Oxford University Press, 1993). He is founding editor of the Princeton-China series (Princeton University Press) which translates and publishes original and influential academic works from China. His works have been translated in 23 languages. He has been interviewed in English, Chinese, and French.
In 2018, he was awarded the Huilin Prize and was honored as a “Cultural Leader” by the World Economic Forum. In 2019, he was awarded The Special Book award of China, a national book prize that honors books promoting Chinese culture. In 2021, he was honored as “Ambassador of Friendship of Shandong Province” by the Foreign Affairs Office of Shandong Provincial People’s Government.
Prof. Yang Yao
Yang Yao is a Liberal Arts Chair Professor at the China Centre for Economic Research (CCER) and the National School of Development (NSD), Peking University. He currently serves as the director of CCER, the dean of NSD, the executive dean of the ISSCAD, and the editor of CCER’s house journal China Economic Quarterly. He serves the chairman of China Economic Annual Meetings and chairman of the Foundation of Modern Economics. He is a member of China Economist 50 Forum.
His research interests include economic transition and development in China. He has published more than hundred research papers in international and domestic journals including China Social Sciences, American Economic Review and American Political Science Review. He publishes or edits a dozen books on institutional economics, political economy, and economic development in China. He is also a prolific writer for magazines and newspapers, including the Financial Times and the Project Syndicate.
Dr. Yao was awarded the 2008 and 2014 Sun Yefang Award in Economic Science, the 2008 and 2010 Pu Shan Award in International Economics and the 2008 Zhang Peigang Award in Development Economics and was named the Best Teacher by the PKU Student Union in 2006 and the Best Advisor by the PKU Graduate Students Union in 2017.