Themes of the Postgraduate Summer SchoolsChina and Globalisation in Historical Perspective: July 2006 - Nanjing, China- Introduction to Chinese historical archives and resources for the study of modern and contemporary China;
- Chinese reaction and interaction with modernity, colonial and post-colonial experiences, world systems, and the ‘new world order’;
- Urbanisation processes in China since 1920;
- Visits to No. 2 Historical Archive in Nanjing and urban development zones near Nanjing.
China, Globalisation and Social Stratification: July 2007 - Leeds, UK- Social and spatial mobility and citizenship in China since 1978;
- Theories and measurements of class and social strata;
- Social diversity, belonging and citizenship;
- Hands-on workshops: (a) the craft of the semi-structured interview; (b) literature searches in an online environment.
China, Europe and the World: July 2008 - Bristol, UK- China’s regional integration and its implications for relations with Europe;
- Theories and practices of regional integration: Comparing China and Europe;
- Economic, cultural and social indicators of regional integration applied to China and the Chinese in East Asia;
- Hands-on workshops: (a) crafting a questionnaire; (b) introduction to using quantitative research software (SPSS).
China Global: National State and Ethnicity: July 2009 - Oslo, Norway- Narratives of nation in a multinational state: China, its minority nationalisties and Greater China;
- Theories of nation and ethnicity, an dChinese discourses of nation, ethnicity, and the foreign;
- The cosmopolitan, the national and the local: Cultural interpretations of social belonging.
The China Experience: Rural China and Changing Urbanities in China: July 2010 - Nanjing, China- The International Implications of the Chinese Experience;
- Rural China: Issues and Development;
- Changing Urbanities in China.
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