Welcome to the Contemporary China Studies Programme
The Contemporary China Studies Programme (CCSP) was founded in 2002 with a generous grant from the Leverhulme Trust. Its activities, concentrated primarily in the social sciences, form part of a concerted effort now underway at Oxford to enhance all areas of research, teaching, and library resources relating to China, both past and present.
CCSP is based in Oxford’s School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies, and shares the School’s commitment to improving our understanding of the complexity and the interrelatedness of different societies through the encouragement of high quality interdisciplinary study. The Programme has been directed, since its inception, by Professor Vivienne Shue. The Programme Administrator is Ms Veronique Cubilie-Ratio.
Today, research on modern and contemporary China is thriving at Oxford University, and the Contemporary China Studies Programme is a vibrant focal point of activity supporting students, postdoctoral research fellows and faculty members working in Chinese studies across the University, as well as the larger University community and the public at large.
CCSP organizes frequent seminars, workshops, colloquia and conferences to develop, share, and disseminate innovative current research about China. The Programme regularly hosts visiting academics from China and around the world who wish to carry out research on China in Oxford. And it is also able to offer a limited number of fellowships and other financial support to postgraduate students concentrating on the study of China at Oxford within the social sciences, broadly conceived.
In addition to Professor Shue, core members of the Programme include Dr Christine Wong, Senior Research Fellow in Business and the Economy of China, Dr Albert Park, Reader in Chinese Economics and Dr Patricia Thornton, University Lecturer in the Politics of China.
Other specialists on modern and contemporary China at Oxford hold appointments across the University in the departments of Economics, Politics and International Relations, History, Anthropology, Sociology, Medicine and Public Health, the Environmental Change Institute, and Interdisciplinary Area Studies, as well as in Oxford’s Said Business School. Most of these specialists are actively involved in providing doctoral supervision and in teaching on various degrees, including the new MSc in Modern Chinese Studies, the MPhil in Modern Chinese Studies, as well as the BA.
Explore this website to learn more about CCSP and Chinese Studies more broadly at Oxford, and follow the links to related units within the University.
Latest News
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Conference Call: Internet, Politics, Policy 2010: An Impact Assessment
The Oxford Internet Institute is pleased to call for abstracts for this conference that will be held from 16-17 September 2010. We are very excited by the opportunities the conference will present to subject the relationship between the Internet, Politics and Policy to multi-disciplinary scrutiny. It will be organized along twin tracks (Politics, Policy), tied together by joint sessions which will explore areas of intersection and mutual influence. The conference is convened by the Oxford Internet Institute (University of Oxford) in partnership with the European Consortium of Political Research (ECPR) Internet and Politics Section, and the Journal 'Policy and Internet'.Abstract deadline: 15 March 2010
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Democracy and Identity in Asia Dissertation Workshop - CALL FOR PAPERS
The Asian Institute at the University of Toronto is planning a dissertation workshop on "Democracy and Identity in Asia" in Spring 2010. They are inviting participants from all academic disciplines to send in their applications for consideration in this workshop. The deadline for all submissions is January 22, 2010.
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GRIPS call for presenters
The Social Science Graduate Research in Progress Seminars (GRIPS) will be running again this Hilary Term 2010, and there are still several spots open for presentations!
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