Fwd: OUCAN newsletter March 2012
Douglas Scott
From: Oxford University China Africa Network <ou...@politics.ox.ac.uk>
Date: 28 March 2012 22:58
Subject: OUCAN newsletter March 2012
To: Oxford University China Africa Network <ou...@politics.ox.ac.uk>
Dear all,
Greetings from the Oxford University China Africa Network (OUCAN) - we hope this message finds you well! There are three issues we would like to direct your attention to (detailed information see below):
(1) The follow up of the OUCAN conference on “China as a Development Aid Actor”, including podcasts, pictures and the conference report
(2) A talk on Social Policy in China at the Department of Social Policy and Intervention,
tomorrow (!) at 5pm
(3) The OUCAN film screening of “When China Met Africa” in the presence of the director, Nick Francis (Wednesday 18 April 2012, 5pm, St Antony’s College)
Best Easter wishes,
the OUCAN Team
(1) OUCAN Conference “China as a Development Aid Actor”: follow up
After a very successful conference on "China as a Development Aid Actor: Rethinking Development Assistance and its Implications for Africa and the West" we are pleased to alert you to the fact that several documents and items can now be found online, on the OUCAN webpage: http://oucan.politics.ox.ac.uk/index.php/oucan-conference
The Conference Report, drafted by the OUCAN Convenors, has just been published here- http://oucan.politics.ox.ac.uk/index.php/past-conferences/china-as-a-development-aid-actor The report contains a summary of the debates and the key issues raised by speakers and participants and looks forward to future research and OUCAN events.
On the same webpage, podcasts of the debates and some of the powerpoint presentations of the conference speakers can also be found (http://oucan.politics.ox.ac.uk/index.php/past-conferences/china-as-a-development-aid-actor).
Moreover, please also take a look at some of the pictures taken at the conference here: http://oucan.politics.ox.ac.uk/index.php/past-conferences/china-as-a-development-aid-actor/photos
(2) Talk on Social Policy in China: THURSDAY, 29 March 2012, 5pm
Professor Kinglun Ngok
(Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou)
The Expansion of Social Policy in China since 2003: the Implications
Chair: Martin Seeleib-Kaiser
(Oxford Institute of Social Policy)
Thursday, 29 March 2012 at 5 p.m.
(to be followed by refreshments)
at the Oxford Institute of Social Policy,
Department of Social Policy and Intervention,
Barnett House, 32 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2ER
(3) OUCAN Film Screening “When China Met Africa”: WEDNESDAY, 18 April 2012, 5pm
FILM SCREENING
WHEN CHINA MET AFRICA
with a conversation with the director, Nick Francis
Wednesday 18 April 2012
Nissan Lecture Theatre
St. Antony's College
5pm
Join us for a screening of this award winning documentary, followed by a discussion session with Nick Francis, one of the film's directors. When China Met Africa explores the everyday interactions that underpin the China-Africa media frenzy. In Zambia, the lives of three characters unfold. Mr Liu is one of thousands of Chinese entrepreneurs who have settled across the continent in search of new opportunities. He has just bought his fourth farm and business is booming. Mr Li, a project manager for a multinational Chinese company is upgrading Zambia's longest road. Pressure to complete the road on time intensifies when funds from the Zambian government start running out. Meanwhile Zambia's Trade Minister is on route to China to secure millions of dollars of investment. Through the intimate portrayal of these characters, the expanding footprint of a rising global power is revealed--pointing to a radically different future, not just for Africa, but also for the world. More information at www.whenchinametafrica.com.
Find us on the web at: http://oucan.politics.ox.ac.uk/
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Douglas Ian Scott
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