The Asian Studies Day 2011

The goal of the event is to provide a national platform for discussions and networking in Asian studies. The event is organized jointly by the University Network for Asian Studies, the Graduate School of Contemporary Asian Studies, and the School of Management at the University of Tampere.

PROGRAM
 
12-13 Marina Timoteo, Professor, University of Bologna
"Fieldwork in China: Sources in Legal Studies"
13-14 Joseph Y.S Cheng, Professor, City University of Hong Kong
"Evaluation of the Hu-Wen Administration"

14-14.15 Coffee break

14.15-15.30 Roundtable discussion on Asian Studies in Finland.
Short presentations of on-going or completed research projects:

• At the Intersection of Theatre at Orissa, India: Natya Chetana and Its Theatre
  Satu Ranta-Tyrkkö, Senior Researcher, University of Tampere, Social work (University Consortium of Pori)
• Mobile Technology, Gender and Development in India
  Jukka Jouhki, Senior Researcher, University of Jyväskylä, Ethnology
  
• Cool Japan. Popular Culture in National Branding
  Katja Valaskivi, Senior Researcher, University of Tampere, Journalism and Mass Communication 
• Trade Associations of the Self-employed as Culture of Korean Economy
  Antti Leppänen, Senior Researcher, University of Helsinki, Social and Cultural Anthropology
  
• India's Role in World Politics and India as a Challenge to the International Relations Studies
  Jyrki Käkönen, Professor, University of Tallinn, International Relations  
  

15.30-16.30 Refreshments, discussion

For more information:
Eero Palmujoki, School of Management
eero.palmujoki@uta.fi