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.
9:00 Welcome 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).
10:30 Tourist
Development in Urban China. Carolyn
Cartier (USC)
Response: Susan Fainstein (Columbia University).
Commentary: Jeffrey Wasserstrom (Indiana University).
11:10 Class 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
1:00 Urban poverty. Lina Song (Nottingham University)
Commentary: Lu Hanchao (Georgia Institute of Technology).
1:40 Women in the Labor Force. Cindy Fan (UCLA)
Response: Joanna
Regulska (Rutgers University).
Commentary: Jennifer Rudolph (University at Albany).
2:20 Transformation of Organizations. Shahid Yusuf (World Bank)
Response: Kaoru Nabeshima (World Bank).
Commentary: Weiping Wu (Virginia Polytechnic).
3:00 Spatial Inequality. Fulong Wu (University of Southampton)
Response: Michael White (Brown University) and Vincent Chen (Brown University)..
Commentary: Chris Smith (University at Albany).
3:40 Exclusionary Housing. Youqin Huang (University at Albany)
Response: Setha Lowe (CUNY Graduate Center).
Commentary: Emily Rosenbaum (Fordham University).
4:20 Neighborhood
Associations. Ben Read (University of
Iowa)
Commentary: John Logan (University at
Albany).
9:00 Criminal Victimization. Steven Messner (University at Albany)
Response: Jianhong
Liu (Rhode Island College).
Commentary: Yanjie
Bian (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology).
Commentary: Lina Song (University of Nottingham).
10:20 Migration and Housing. Weiping Wu (Virginia Polytechnic)
Response: Emily Rosenbaum (Fordham University).
Commentary: Youqin Huang (University at Albany).
11:00 Migration, STD’s and HIV/AIDS. Chris Smith (University at Albany)
Response: Graeme Hugo (University of Adelaide).
Commentary: Zai Liang (University at Albany).
11:40 Urban Identity in Taipei and Shanghai. Jennifer Rudolph (University at Albany)
Response: Lu Hanchao (Georgia Institute of Technology).
Commentary: Carolyn Cartier (USC).
12:20
From 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).
1:00 Conclusion of conference.
Afternoon free for one-on-one meetings.