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- Global futures: China as a European power
Global futures: China as a European power
Wednesday 26 June 2019, 10.00AM to 2.00pm
Speaker(s): Professor Christopher R Hughes, Dr Dimitrios Stroikos
Schedule for the day
Welcome & introductory remarks: 10:00 a.m.
Dr Indrajit Roy, York
Session 1: 10:15am - 11:30am
Prof Christopher Hughes, LSE: “Artificial Intelligence: Ethics and Security”
Dr Dimitrios Stroikos, York: “Geopolitics versus Geoeconomics: The Case of Sino-Greek Relations”
Dr Filippo Boni, Birmingham: “The Geopolitical Implications of China’s BRI: Comparing Europe and South Asia”
Mr Ran Hu, York: “Europe: a BRI-Taker or a BRI-Shaper?”
Chair: Dr Simona Davidescu, York
Session 2: 11:45am - 1pm
Dr Catherine Jones, St. Andrews: “China-Europe Relations – Agents or Catalysts”
Dr Jan Knoerich, King’s College London: “Controversies and Contradictions about Chinese Investments in Europe”
Dr Kingsley Edney, Leeds: “Network Power and China’s United Front in Europe: Investment, Ideology and International Order”
Mr Samuel Rogers, Bristol: “China and Central Europe: Deepened Patrimonialism or an Exit from the Post-1989 Dependency 'Trap'?”
Chair: Dr Nick Ritchie, York
Working lunch, 1pm – 2pm
Wrap up & next steps 2pm
Dr Dimitrios Stroikos & Dr Indrajit Roy, York
Location: Derwent College, Department of Politics, D/N/104
Admission: Email: rh1187@york.ac.uk to register your interest