Changsha, Hunan Province, China
18.-20. of March 2010
Conference Programme
Since 2005, the Heinrich Böll Stiftung in cooperation with the China Center for Comparative Politics and Economics (CCCPE) has annually invited members of the Chinese Communist Party, the German Green Party and academics to discuss new developments in the party systems of both Germany and China. For the next dialogue in March 2010, we will cooperate with the China Center for Overseas Social and Philosophical Theories (CCOSPT) and shift the focus from »party transformation« to-wards current social policies and how social developments influence policy making and vice versa.
We chose the topic »Ethnicity and Integration – perceptions of current policies in China and Ger-many« to learn more about the actual impact of policies and discourses on people's daily lives in both countries.
How strong is the awareness of ethnic diversity in all areas of life, e.g. education and work, represen-tation in politics, media and culture? How are the related policies perceived by the ethnic majority and the ethnic minorities? What do we know of the current social, economic, cultural, political and legal situation of women and men in ethnic minority communities? How have the related policies changed in the last decade in both China and Germany? In what way do theoretical discourses exist on represen-tation, integration, diversity and how do they influence politics?
This year's conference will include case studies from China and Germany to enable a discussion closely related to current social developments and policy making.
In Cooperation with the China Center for Overseas Social and Philosophical Theories
Conference languages will be English and Chinese.
For more information please contact:
Ms. Kimiko Suda (for participants from China)
Heinrich Böll Stiftung Beijing
suda@boell-china.org
Mr. Jan Patrick Schnell (for participants from Germany)
Heinrich Böll Stiftung Berlin
schnell@boell.de
Conference Programme
Day One
March 19, 2010
09.00 Opening Remarks
- Hunan Provincial Party Leader, Director of Central Compilation and Translation Bureau Rector of University of Hunan
- Julia Scherf, Head of Asia Desk, Heinrich Böll Stiftung Berlin
9.30 Group Photo
10.00 Session 1
Brief introduction on historical and current developments in China and Germany
Introduction
chaired by: Lai Hairong, Head of China Center for Overseas Social and Philosophical Theories
Keynote Speech, N.N., Committee of Ethnicity Affairs, National People’s Congress
Re-questioning the concepts of ethnicity and integration in China: How strong is the aware-ness of ethnic diversity in all areas of life (e.g. education and work, representation in politics, media and culture) and how are the related policies perceived by members of the ethnic ma-jority/ethnic minorities? How is the current social, economic, cultural, political and legal situa-tion of Chinese ethnic minorities? How has the related policy changed since 1949? How do recent social developments influence policy making and vice versa?
Keynote Speech: Cem Özdemir, Co-chairman of Green Party
How has Germany’s national identity switched from a country of emigration to a country of immigration in the past 100 years, especially after the »racial politics« of the »3rd Reich« and since the 1960s with the arrival of »migrant workers« in East and West Germany? What is the position of the German Green Party on the current German/European immigration policy?
10.30 Tea Break
11.00 Session 2 Integration and Representation – Theoretical concepts related to Chinese/German minority policies and politics
Discussion chaired by:
Thomas Heberer, Prof. Department of Political Science, Southeast Asia Program, Uni-versity of Duisburg
Session Input: Nikita Dhawan, Prof. Gender and Postcolonial Studies, University of Frankfurt
Which theoretical discourses exist on representation, integration, diversity in Germany? Which theoretical concepts mirror the policy approaches in Germany? How do they picture the over-all situation of ethnic minorities, their position in society, and their access to citizen rights?
Session Input: Zha Luo, Institute of Ethnicity, CASS
»Melting Pot Policy« in Comparision to the »Soviet System of Representation«. What is the basic idea of the »Chinese Minority Policy«? What measures should be taken to move towards a »Melt-ing Pot Policy«?
12.30 Lunch Break
14.00 Session 3 Equal Rights vs. Affirmative Action? Limits of currently implemented concepts
of integration, assimilation and cultural/religious legal settings
Discussion chaired by Qu Maohui, Dean of School of Laws, University of Hunan
Session Input: N.N., State Ethnicity Affairs Commission
»Policy of Affirmative Action and its Impact in China«
Session Input (15 minutes): Du Yongbin, Research Center for Tibet
»The Development of Human Rights in Tibet«
Session Input (15 minutes): Mekonnen Mesghena, Coordinator Migration at Heinrich Böll Stiftung Berlin
Taking a European Perspective: Different integration concepts and policies in Germany, Eng-land and France
15.30 Tea Break
16.00 Session 4
The role of media for the presentation and self representation of ethnic minorities
Discussion chaired by: Zhu Yi, Programme Manager “Social and Political Reforms”, Heinrich Boell Stiftung Beijing
Presentation of case study: Bu Wei, CASS (to be confirmed)
Representation of minorities in and by the Chinese media
Presentation of case study (15 minutes): Sun-ju Choi, founder of “Korientation”, member of »Neue Medienmacher« (Heinrich Boell Stiftung)
About the necessarity of institutional support of cultural and media representation of ethnic minorities – reintegration of self organised community organizations
17:30 Break
18.00 Dinner hosted by University of Hunan
Day Two
March 20, 2010
9.00 Session 5 Equal access to Education as precondition for equal access to Economy
Discussion chaired by: Mekonnen Mesghena, HBS Coordinator Migration at Heinrich Böll Stiftung Berlin
Which educational issues are important for cultural heritage, representation and identity? Which role plays language regarding the access to education and then the labor market? Which kind of policies and measures are necessary to guarantee equal access and the right to keep your (multi)cultural identity at the same time?
Session Input: N.N., Department of Regional Development, National Development and Reform Commission
Facing e.g. infrastructure and language barriers, what are the main topics which should be discussed regarding diversity and equality? Which kind of programs for mutual awareness al-ready exist? Do they show options beyond one-way integration into the majority’s concept of normativity?
Session Input: Maria do Mar Castro Varela, Prof. Alice Salomon University of Applied Social Sciences Ber-lin
10.30 Tea Break
11.00 Session 6: Perspectives on Ethnicity and Gender in China and Germany
Discussion (60 minutes) chaired by: Bu Wei, CASS
Are there specific gender problems facing ethnic and religious minority policy? Which kind of differences exist regarding the concepts of gender within different ethnicities? Which kind of measures can be taken by the minority/the majority to achieve gender democracy in the community?
Presentation of Projects :
Prof. Lei Guangming, Central University for Nationalities (to be confirmed)
Presentation of Projects:
- Kimiko Suda, Gender Coordinator at Heinrich Böll Stiftung Beijing
- Beyond being “the spice in the boring soup” - a brief introduction of migrant women's projects in Germany.
12.30 Lunch Break
13.30 Session 7 Final Discussion
Panel discussion chaired by: Katrin Altmeyer, Head of China Program, Heinrich Böll Stiftung Beijing
Which measures have to be taken in Germany and China to increase the mutual respect be-tween different ethnicities, majority and minorities? How can the access to all institutions e.g. education and media be ensured? In which aspects can the two countries learn from each other?
Panelists:
- Thomas Heberer, University of Duisburg and Renmin University of China
- Lai Hairong, CCOSPT
- Bu Wei, CASS (to be confirmed)
14.30 Concluding Remarks
- Katrin Altmeyer, Representative of HBS
- Lai Hairong, Representative of CCOSPT
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