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Sergey Radchenko at conference “The End of the Cold War and the Third World”

Posted on October 9th, 2009 in Conference visits, Research | Comments Off

From September 24 to September 26, 2009 UNNC International Studies division Lecturer Sergey Radchenko took part in a conference “The End of the Cold War and the Third World.” The conference explored the impact of the end of the Cold War on the Third World: in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. How did the great transformation of the world in the late 1980s affect regional conflicts and client relationships? Who “won” and who “lost” in the Third World and why do so many Cold War-era problems remain unresolved? The conference was organized jointly by Sergey Radchenko (UNNC) and Artemy Kalinovsky (LSE) and held at the IDEAS centre of the London School of Economics. Participants included eminent scholars and young researchers from the LSE, Cornell University, George Washington University, Harvard University, John Hopkins University, King’ College London, UNNC and other leading institutions across the world. It is expected that conference papers will be published in an edited volume for use by scholars and policy analysts. Negotiations with a publisher are underway.

Successful conference “China: 30 years of reform” at UNNC, 16-18 September 2009

Posted on September 29th, 2009 in Division Events, Research | Comments Off

Participants, organisers and students before going off for dinner
Participants, organisers and students before going off for dinner

The Division International Studies successfully held its first international conference last week from 16-18 September. Scholars from China, Germany, Turkey, USA, Taiwan, Japan and India discussed China’s place in the world after 30 years of reform. In eight panels and one roundtable discussion the participants discussed various aspects ranging from China‘s foreign policy and standing in the world to its economic reforms and internal institutions. General agreement emerged on the progress China had made not only in bringing prosperity to its population and lifting large parts of the population out of poverty but also in reforming its institutions and governance. Yet, it also became clear that in many aspects challenges persist. The panel „Security in East Asia“ focussed on China’s relations to its Asian neighbours and present-day questions of China’s foreign policy: Beijing’s leadership potential in the international sphere, prospects for regional integration in East Asia, and China’s approach to UN peacekeeping. Read the rest of this entry »