Conference Schedule

Urban China in Transition

 

Santa Monica, CA; May 1-2, 2004

 

Every session is organized in the following way.One co-author will take 10 minutes to provide an overview of the chapter topic and the alternative theoretical perspectives from which it could be understood.If present, the other co-author will take 5 minutes to make additional observations, possibly from a different point of view.

 

We have selected one person to give an initial 5-minute commentary on these presentations.The commentator is not expected to have special knowledge about the topic, but instead has the job of making some initial observations � from a potential reader�s point of view � about how the co-authors have tackled their subject.��

 

The commentator will then be responsible for guiding the discussion.On average, we should have about 20 minutes for open discussion.Hopefully as the conference moves forward we will find some common themes and increasingly make comparisons and contrasts across chapters.

 

 

I.Saturday morning

 

9:00Welcome and introduction.�Understanding Suburbanization in China�John Logan (University at Albany)

 

Response: Zhou Yixing (Peking University).

Commentary: Michael White (Brown University).

 

9:40�� Urban growth: fertility and migration.Zai Liang (University at Albany)

 

Response: Hy Van Luong (University of Toronto).

Commentary: Min Zhou (UCLA).

 

10:30Tourist Development in Urban China.Carolyn Cartier (USC)

 

Response: Susan Fainstein (Columbia University).

Commentary:Jeffrey Wasserstrom (Indiana University).

 

11:10Class Inequality.Yanjie Bian (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)

 

Response: Ted Gerber (University of Wisconsin).

Commentary: Fulong Wu (University of Southampton).

 

Lunch break: on your own in Santa Monica.

We will circulate a list of nearby restaurants.

 

II.Saturday afternoon

 

1:00Urban poverty.Lina Song (Nottingham University)

 

Commentary: Lu Hanchao (Georgia Institute of Technology).

 

1:40Women in the Labor Force.Cindy Fan (UCLA)

 

Response: Joanna Regulska (Rutgers University).

Commentary: Jennifer Rudolph (University at Albany).

 

2:20Transformation of Organizations.Shahid Yusuf (World Bank)

 

Response:Kaoru Nabeshima (World Bank).

Commentary: Weiping Wu (Virginia Polytechnic).

 

3:00Spatial Inequality.Fulong Wu (University of Southampton)

 

Response: Michael White (Brown University) and Vincent Chen (Brown University)..

Commentary: Chris Smith (University at Albany).

 

3:40Exclusionary Housing.Youqin Huang (University at Albany)

 

Response: Setha Lowe (CUNY Graduate Center).

Commentary:Emily Rosenbaum (Fordham University).

 

4:20Neighborhood Associations.Ben Read (University of Iowa)

 

Commentary: John Logan (University at Albany).

 

 

 

Dinner: Again on your own in Santa Monica.
III.Sunday morning

 

 

9:00Criminal Victimization.Steven Messner (University at Albany)

 

Response: Jianhong Liu (Rhode Island College).

Commentary: Yanjie Bian (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology).

 

9:40Migrant Workers' Adaptation to Urban Life.  Min Zhou (UCLA)

 

Response: Guoxuan Cai (Sociology Institute of Guangzhou Academy of Social Sciences).

Commentary: Lina Song (University of Nottingham).

 

10:20Migration and Housing.Weiping Wu (Virginia Polytechnic)

 

Response: Emily Rosenbaum (Fordham University).

Commentary:Youqin Huang (University at Albany).

 

11:00Migration, STD�s and HIV/AIDS.Chris Smith (University at Albany)

 

Response: Graeme Hugo (University of Adelaide).

Commentary:Zai Liang (University at Albany).

 

11:40Urban Identity in Taipei and Shanghai.Jennifer Rudolph (University at Albany)

 

Response: Lu Hanchao (Georgia Institute of Technology).

Commentary: Carolyn Cartier (USC).

 

12:20From Chicago to Shanghai (via L.A.): A Comparative and Place-Centered Look at a Post-Socialist Metropolis.�� Jeffey Wasserstrom (Indiana University)

 

Response: Tom Gieryn (Indiana University).

Commentary:Setha Lowe (CUNY Graduate Center).

 

1:00Conclusion of conference.

 

Afternoon free for one-on-one meetings.