Urban China Research Network Conference

CHINESE CITIES IN TRANSITION:

THE NEXT GENERATION OF URBAN RESEARCH, PART 4

July 7-9^th, 2005

Urban China Research Network

Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

(Room 101, Number 7, Lane 622, Middle Huaihai Road, Shanghai)

Program

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Accommodation

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Draft Program

Thursday, July 7^th

8:30-10:00 International Advisory Board Meeting: Urban China Research Network

10:00-10:30 Coffee/Tea and Registration

10:30-11:00 Welcome and Introduction

Xuejin Zuo, Vice President of SASS

Hanlong Lu, Director of the Institute of Sociology of SASS

Steve Messner, Co-Director of the UCRN

Zai Liang, Co-Director of the UCRN

(Note: 15 minutes/presentation, 10 minutes for the discussant, and 20 minutes for general discussion)

11:00-12:30 SESSION I: Urban Transformation

Chair: Chris Smith, State University of New York, Albany

Discussant: Laurence Ma, University of Akron

Yixing Li, Columbia University

Under the Shadow of Modernity: Lineage, Tradition, Urbanization and Beyond

Jun Luo and Yehua Dennis Wei, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Population Distribution, Surface Models, and Spatial Restructuring in Transitional Cities: A Study of Nanjing, China

Ran Tao, University of Oxford, and Zhigang Xu, Chinese Academy of Science

Urbanization, Rural Land System and Migrant's Social Security in China (English version; Chinese version)

Yu Chen, National University of Singapore

Land, Title Deed, and Urban Transformation: Foreigners' acquisition of Real Property in Xiamen

12:30-2:00 Lunch Break

2:00-3:45 SESSION II: Migration and Social Networks

Chair: Wolfgang Taubman, University of Bremen

Discussant: Si-ming Li, Hong Kong Baptist University

Hao Zhou, Capital University of Economic and Business

Who are re-migrant?

Jianwen Wei, Chinese Academy of Social Science

The strength of ties, social capital of enterprise and the performances of enterprises ----Empirical study on Beijing's private enterprises

Xiaoyu Wang, Wuhan University

Social Support Network and Job-seeking Behaviors of the Laid-off Workers in Urban China: A Case Study in Wuhan City

Xianbi Huang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Potent but not Omnipotent: the Efficacy of Social Networks in Chinese Labor Market

Huei-ying Kuo, State University of New York at Binghamton

Chinese Sub-ethnic Identity in Nationalist Movements-A Study on Hong Kong and Singapore in the 1930s

3:45-4:15 Coffee/Tea Break

4:15-5:45 SESSION III: Urban Economy

Chair: John Logan, Brown University

Discussant: Fulong Wu, University of Southampton

Zhiyong Hu, University of Hong Kong

Deconstructing State-owned Enterprises in Socialist China under Reform: A Scalar Examination

Shiuh-Shen Chien, London School of Economics

Policy Innovation, Local Economic Development, and Dynamics of Central- Local Relationship-- Case of post-Mao Kunshan

Danny Wang, University of Hong Kong

Multinational Corporations (MNCs)' Strategic Location and the Development of Financial Service Hubs in China

Yuzhao Liu, Shanghai University

The Voting Process Affected By Building A Road: A Collective Behavior With Double Targets

6:00 Dinner

Friday, July 8^th

9:00-10:30 SESSION IV: Urban Inequality and Urban Poverty (I)

Chair: Xiaoshu Cao (representing Xiaopei Yan), Zhongshan University

Discussant: Chaolin Gu, Nanjing University

Hongliang Zhang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Self-Selection and Wage Differentials in Urban China: A Polychotomous Model with Selectivity

Lijuan Zhang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Institutional Transformation and Workers Differentiation of Employment Opportunities in Northeast China

Laurie Duthie, University of California, Los Angeles

Constructing Identity on Multiple Scales: Shanghai's First Generation of White Collars and the Next Generation of Ethnographic Research

Sida Liu, University of Chicago

Client Influence and the Contingency of Professionalism: The Work of Elite Corporate Lawyers in Urban China

10:30-11:00 Coffee/Tea Break

11:00-12:30 SESSION V: Urban Inequality and Urban Poverty (II)

Chair: Hanlong Lu, Shanghai Academy of Social Science

Discussant: Zai Liang, State University of New York, Albany

                        Xin Liu, Huazhong University of Science & Technology

Income Inequality in Contemporary Urban China: A Power Generation Explanation

Limei Li, Hong Kong Baptist University

Exploring a New Dimension of Residential Differentiation in Urban China under Market Transition Context: A Study Of Suburban Residential Enclaves

Na Guo, Wuhan University

The Third Sector or Sector Subordinated to the Government? Accounting for the Role of NGOs in Eliminating Poverty in China, a Case Study in Wuhan

Wenhong Zhang, Shanghai University

Class Status's Effects on the Nature of Social Networks in Urban Beijing

12:30-2:00 Lunch Break

2:00-3:30 SESSION VI: Urban Policies and Politics

Chair: Alan Smart, University of Calgary

Discussant: Carolyn Cartier, University of Southern California

Par Cassel, Harvard University

Executing Extraterritoriality: Sino-Japanese Relations under the Treaty of Tianjin, 1871

Xiaoqi Wang and John P. Burns, University of Hong Kong

Civil Service Reform and Government Performance: An Empirical Study of the Perceptions of Officials and Customers in Three Chinese Cities

Yanhong Li, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Representing the Underprivileged: Marketized News Media and the Peasant-migrant Labors in Urban China

Xiaolong Luo and Jiafa Shen, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Why Urban Region Planning Does Not Work Well as Expected? A Case Study of Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou Urban Region Planning

3:30-4:00 Coffee Break

4:00-5:30 SESSION VII: Urban Environment

Chair: Daming Zhou, Zhongshan University

Discussant: Weiping Wu, Virginia Commonwealth University

Wanxin Li, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

A Survey of Institutional Capacity of Local Environmental Protection Bureaus in China

Ying Zhang, Beijing Forestry University

The Change of Ecological Footprint and Its Effect on Sustainable Development in Beijing, China

Wendy Yan Chen, University of Hong Kong

Valuing Ecosystem Services Of Recreational Opportunities and Amenities Generated By Green Spaces in Guangzhou

Huang Li, East China Normal University

Governing a Global Shanghai: Neighborhood Safety and the Quality of Community Life

6:00 Banquet

Saturday, July 9^th

9:00-12:00 PLENARY SESSION

Chair: Steve Messner, State University of New York, Albany

(Note: 35-40 minutes per speaker, followed with 15-20 minute discussion and 5-minute break)

John Logan, Brown University

"China's Lessons for Urban Social Science"

William Parish, University of Chicago

"Urban Marital and Sexual Practices: Emerging Issues"

Hanlong Lu, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences

"China's Urbanization Movement Today"

12:30-2:00 Lunch break

2:00-5:00 Field trip (optional)

Accommodation for the UCRN Shanghai Conference Participants

Shanghai Science Hall

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Tel: 86-21-53822040#88

Board Members - Chaolin Gu, Fulong Wu, Xiaoshu Cao (representing Xiaopei Yan), Damin Zhou, Yixing Zhou;

Grantees - Yan Chen, Yu Chen, Na Guo, Zhiyong Hu, Xianbi Huang, Huei-ying Kuo, Limei Li, Wanxin Li, Yanhong Li, Yixin Li, Sida Liu, Xin Liu, Yuzhao Liu, Jun Luo, Xiaolong Luo, Xiaoqi Wang, Xiaoyu Wang, Ran Tao, Tan Wang, Jianwen Wei, Hongliang Zhang, Lijuan Zhang, Wenhong Zhang, Ying Zhang, Hao Zhou.

Donghu Hotel (http://www.donghuhotel.com/)

Board Members - Carolyn Cartier, Si-ming Li, Zai Liang, John Logan, Laurence J. C. Ma, Steve Messner, William Parish, Jennifer Rudolph, Alan Smart, Christopher Smith, Wolfgang Taubman, Weiping Wu;

Grantees - Par Cassel, Shiuh-Shen Chien.

Map and Directions

Note:

The Shanxi Road (S) Station is very close to both Donghu Hotel and Shanghai Science Hall. So, whether you arrive at Pudong Airport or Hongqiao Airport or Shanghai Railway Station, you can take vehicle to it and then walk to the hotel. For transfer convenience, we give suggestion as following:

1) If you arrive at Pudong Airport, you can take the Maglev Train to Longyang Road Station, and then take subway to Shanxi Road (S) Station. But, you must transfer from Line Two to Line One at People? Square Station. The cost is 50 RMB for Maglev Train and 3 RMB for subway, or about 130 RMB for taxi.

2) If you arrive at Hongqiao Airport, you can take Bus 925 to People? Square, and then take subway (Line One) to Shanxi Road (S) Station. The cost is 4 RMB for bus and 2 RMB for subway, or about 40 RMB for taxi.

3) If you arrive at Shanghai Railway Station, you can take subway (Line One) to Shanxi Road (S) Station. The cost for subway is 3 RMB, and the cost for taxi is about 20 RMB.

Honorarium and Expenses Reimbursement

I. Honorarium

Board members click here for the honorarium form;

Grantees click here for the honorarium form.

Both board members and grantees click here for honorarium instructions.

II. Expenses Reimbursement

Both board members and grantees click here for the expenses reimbursement form.

Youqin Huang, University at Albany, State University of New York, USA

Email: [email protected]

Jun Li, Shanghai Academy of Social Science, China

Email: [email protected]

Tel: 86-21-53060606#2595