I am delighted to announce the International Symposium: "Globalization in a Post-COVID World: Retreat or Revival?" which has been organized by the Foundation for Law and International Affairs and the School of Foreign Studies, East China University of Political Science and Law.
Description of the Event: The worldwide pandemic caused by the COVID-19 has had a significant impact on international finance, trade, politics, and other related fields. Will these consequences change the fate of globalization? Some scholars believe that we will see a further retreat from hyper-globalization as citizens increasingly look to national governments to protect them and states and firms seek to reduce future vulnerabilities. Others believe that if the pandemic shocks us into recognizing our real interest in cooperating multilaterally on the big global issues facing us, it will have served a useful purpose.
Symposium participants include 39 speakers from 11 countries in the fields of law, trade, politics, environment, education, foreign studies, youth actions, international development, and other related fields. They will facilitate dialogues and try to unravel the uncertainties facing us and work towards a clearer picture on the fate of globalization.
The program including links to attend follow below. Also included is the text of my opening remarks.
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Remarks on the Opening of the International Symposium:
Globalization in a Post-COVID World:
Retreat or Revival?
Larry Catá Backer
26 February 2021
Colleagues and friends,
I am delighted to be able to help welcome you to this exciting international symposium on “Globalization in a Post-COVID World.” I want to especially praise the Foundation for Law and International Affairs, and the School of Foreign Studies, East China University of Political Science and Law for their innovative and forward thinking approaches that made this conference possible. I add my personal thanks to Shaoming Zhu, whose work on behalf of FLIA has been nothing short of spectacular.
You have been given a most formidable task. Each of you will contribute to a profound discussion about the effect of the pandemic on the forward or backwards trajectories of globalization. This presents one of the most important questions of the next several years. I am eager to learn from you as you move the scholarly discussion of the issues to a new and more sophisticated level.
Colleagues and friends,
Plague accelerates even as it transforms. There is no magic to plague; it operates in the environment in which it appears, and is both constrained by that environment (technology, societal taboos, hygiene and the like) and provides it with the openings through which rising societal contradictions, of its discontents, might be resolved or the level of their intensity advanced. One sees both in the wake of COVID-19. This conference brings together a group of distinguished scholars whose work will significantly advance knowledge of the precise ways in which COVID-19 has accelerated trends and in the process is transforming the global order as we once knew it.
I want to start the symposium off with six brief considerations that may frame the way in which it may be possible to consider the profound effects of pandemic on the world order as it was and as it is becoming. This touches on the importance of the contributions to knowledge that is our collective task for this symposium.
First, it is important to underline that there WILL be effects on the current world order. Yet it is too early to be able to confidently identify the long term effects.
Second, the fundamental relationship between the individual, the collective and governing institutions will change in profound and quite noticeable ways. While it is likely that the discourse of personal liberty or collective responsibility does not change in the short term, the application of those principles will change in both Socialist and liberal democratic systems.
Third, the scope of governmental authority will likely change. It is difficult, though to predict the direction of that change and it is likely to be highly contextual. Part will defend on the way in which a system disperses power between its public and private organs.
Fourth, the bureaucratization of all aspects of life actually signals the movement of power from the political to the managerial elements of institutions. The pandemic revealed in all its majesty that the state and its principles are captive to the administrator, to the technician, to the field expert, and to those who design and operate systems that connect policy to implementation. States that expose that connection tend to do well; states that seek to suppress this trajectory by muzzling or sidelining their technocrats often find themselves criticized and their efforts undermined.
Fifth, the nature of borders will change. Borders will indeed matter more for the control of people. At the same time, they will matter less for the organization of economic activity.
Sixth, there is an important role to be played by the emerging great regional economic collectives. In particular, the role of the Belt & Road Initiative as a structure through which challenges like those presented by COVID-19 merit further study.
It is with these thoughts in mind that I welcome you to this symposium and look forward to what I expect to be quite profound contributions to knowledge that will now be made here.
Thank you.
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International Symposium:
Globalization in a Post-COVID World:
Retreat or Revival?
Organized by
Foundation for Law and International Affairs
School of Foreign Studies, East China University of Political Science and Law
1. Description of the Event
The worldwide pandemic caused by the COVID-19 has had a significant impact on international finance, trade, politics, and other related fields. Will these consequences change the fate of globalization? Some scholars believe that we will see a further retreat from hyper-globalization as citizens increasingly look to national governments to protect them and states and firms seek to reduce future vulnerabilities. Others believe that if the pandemic shocks us into recognizing our real interest in cooperating multilaterally on the big global issues facing us, it will have served a useful purpose.
At this symposium, we have 39 speakers from 11 countries in the fields of law, trade, politics, environment, education, foreign studies, youth actions, international development, and other related fields. They will facilitate dialogues and try to unravel the uncertainties facing us and work towards a clearer picture on the fate of globalization.
2. Date and Location
Date: 8am -11pm (Beijing Time), February 27, 2021
Location: Shanghai & Zoom
Zoom Access:
Webinar ID: 865 3276 5898
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3. Program
· 8:15-8:30am
Opening Remarks
· 8:30-12:00pm
Panel One: The Implications of the Coronavirus Outbreak on Globalization
· 2:00pm-5:30pm
Panel Two: International Law, Multinational Communication, and Global Governance
· 8:30pm-10:50pm
Panel Three: Youth Resilience in the Post-COVID World: Education and Action
· 10:50pm-11:00pm
Closing Remarks
Tentative Agenda
Opening Remarks:
1. Professor Suqing YU (Dean of School of Foreign Studies, ECUPL)
2. Professor Larry Backer (Board Member of the Foundation for Law and International Affairs; W. Richard and Mary Eshelman Faculty Scholar Professor of Law and International Affairs at Penn State University)
3. Dr. Shaoming ZHU (Founder and President of the Foundation for Law and International Affairs)
Panel One: The Implications of the Coronavirus Outbreak on Globalization
Chair: Professor Yong WANG (Professor of East China University of Political Science and Law)
Presentations (12 mins/speaker):
1. Douglas de CASTRO (Visiting Scholar at FLIA, Professor of Law at Ambra University): COVID-19 as the Vanishing Mediator of Globalization
2. Jean-Pierre DOUSSOULIN (Université Paris-Est, Chercheur associé au Laboratoire Érudite; Assistant Professor in Economics at Universidad Austral de Chile): A Shift in the Hierarchy of Needs Unleashed by COVID-19: From Maslow to Max Neef in Search of Transcendence
3. Shujie ZHANG (WCO Accredited Expert, Shanghai Customs College): COVID-19 Implication on and the Response by Customs
4. Aishwarya SAXENA (Lloyd M. Robbins Fellow & Doctoral Candidate at University of California Berkeley School of Law): Reviving Transnational Clean Energy Investment as part of Global COVID-19 Recovery
5. Ranran ZHANG (Assistant Professor of School of Foreign Studies of East China University of Political Science and Law): A Discursive Approach to China’s Role in Global Public Health Governance: News Values Constructed in the News Discourse of COVID-19 of 2020
6. Wenyan ZHANG (Assistant Professor of East China University of Political Science and Law): Critical Insights from the Chinese Social Credit System in the Post COVID World
Break (10 mins)
7. Yong LIANG (Associate Professor of Fudan University Law School): The Security Exception Clause Under the Impacts of Non-traditional Security: Changes, Justifications and Countermeasures
8. Shuchun WAN (Professor of Shanghai Customs College): The Pandemic COVID-19 Accelerates the Transformation of National Protectionism to National Precautionism
9. Fang FANG (Associate Professor of School of Foreign Studies of East China University of Political Science and Law): Global Governance on Free Data Flow during the Post-COVID Period
10. Yu LI (Assistant Professor of School of Foreign Studies of East China University of Political Science and Law): Global Governance and China’s International Discourse Power
11. Hongdi CHEN (Master Candidate of School of Foreign Studies of East China University of Political Science and Law): The Opportunity of Globalization through the Crisis: Analysis from the Perspective of the International Medical Cooperation During Anti-Coronavirus Process
12. Ziwen YE (Ph.D. Candidate of School of International Law of East China University of Political Science and Law): US Military End User List in a Post-COVID World Exerts Maximum Pressure on Chinese Entities
Panel Two: International Law, Multinational Communication, and Global Governance
Chair: Professor Wei SHEN (Professor of Law of KoGuan School of Law of Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Presentations (12 mins/speaker):
1. Suqing YU (Dean of School of Foreign Studies, ECUPL): The International Convergence of Criminal Procedural Law in China - A Critical Discourse Analysis of Defendant’s Rights
2. Eric Yong Joong LEE (Professor of International Law at Dongguk University, Seoul, Korea & High & Foreign Expert of State 1000 Talents Program at SUIBE): Is America back to Multilateralism? President Biden’s China Trade Policy
3. Le CHENG (Professor, School of International Studies and Guanghua Law School, Zhejiang University; Editor-in-chief, International Journal of Legal Discourse; Co-Editor, Social Semiotics): Cyberspace Governance in a Post-COVID World
4. Jitendra KUMAR (Professor of Law at Nirma University): Globalized Post-COVID World-Legal Perspective on Decarbonization
5. Yongmei CHEN (Professor of School of International Law of Southwest University of Political Science &Law) & Haile ANDARGIE (Assistant Professor of Debre Markos University): Legal Cooperation between China and Africa towards Achieving the Belt and Road Initiative--from the Perspective of China and Ethiopia
6. Ying WU (Ph.D. Candidate of KoGuan School of Law of Shanghai Jiao Tong University): Reframing the “Universality” of International Law in a Post-pandemic World: From the Perspective of Belt and Road Initiative through A Gender Lens
7. Xuyang GUO (Assistant Professor of Shantou University Law School): Hovering Between the Legality and Legitimacy: The Critical Analysis on Jurisdictional Immunity of International Organizations
Break (10 mins)
8. Haiping WANG (Associate Professor of School of Foreign Studies of East China University of Political Science and Law): Social Distancing or Ideological Distancing--Critical Multimodal Discourse Analysis on the Western Media Discourse on China’s Governance during COVID-19
9. Yunpeng WANG (Associate Professor of Henan University): Proposal to Initiate a Global Carbon Emission Trading System
10. Mark POUSTIE (Dean of University College Cork School of Law): Prospects for Multilateralism: The Contribution of Environmental Law
11. Hatice Kubra ECEMIS YILMAZ (Assistant Professor at Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University): United Nations Security Council and its Role in Challenging the COVID-19 Pandemic
12. Liyan YANG (Professor of School of International Law of Southwest University of Political Science & Law): International Law Path for the Coordination of the Growth of the Digital Economy and the Interests of all Parties in the Context of Globalization
13. Guihua HE (Professor of Law at Chang’an University; Director of the Institute of Law at Chang’an University, Vice President of the Health Law Society of Shanxi Law Society) & Yuan GAO (Candidate of Master of Law at Chang’an University): China’s Experience of the Rule of Law in Covid-19 Prevention and Control
Panel Three: Youth Resilience in the Post-COVID World: Education and Action
Chair: John HUNTER (Vice President of the Foundation for Law and International Affairs)
Presentations (12 mins/speaker):
1. Mathew JOHNSON (President of Albion College): International Higher Education Today
2. Mark POUSTIE (Dean of University College Cork School of Law): Learning from the Pandemic Experience – Lessons for the Future of Legal Education in Ireland
3. Aisha RASOOL (Principal Law College Gomal University): Challenges of Online Education in Less Developed Countries: A Case Study of Pakistan/Gomal University Dera Ismail Khan
4. Alonzo WIND (Former Senior Foreign Service Officer of U.S. Agency for International Development): Investing in Youth in the Coronaverse: Building Back Better from the Young Africa Leadership Experience
5. Rosa CELORIO (Associate Dean for International and Comparative Legal Studies, George Washington University Law School): GWU Law School Meeting International Students' Needs Through its International and Comparative Legal Studies Program
6. Xujiang ZHENG (Deputy Director of the Law Department at Zhejiang Sci-Tech University): Legal Education after the COVID-19 Break
7. Mridul UPADHYAY (Asia Coordinator of United Network of Young Peacebuilders): Continued Resilience for YPS Action: National Implementation of Youth, Peace & Security (YPS) Agenda
8. Asen VELINOV (Esq. (CA); International Counsel, Co-Effort Law Firm; SJD Candidate, SJTU; Guest Lecturer, ECUPL): The year of online classes: lessons and ideas from the papers of ECUPL students before and during the pandemic, history of distance and online education, ideas for its optimization and for taking advantage of the pandemic normalizing it for a post-Covid world where more scholars, students and practitioners are given access and voice
9. Xirong LIU (Assistant Professor of School of Foreign Studies of East China University of Political Science and Law): Global Citizenship and Sustainability Competencies in Education: Integrating the SDGs into Curricula in the Post-COVID World
10. Jinhe LIU (Postdoc Researcher of Tsinghua University): Youth Engagement in Global Internet Governance after the COVID-19
11. Shaoming ZHU (Founder and President of the Foundation for Law and International Affairs; Lecturer at University College Cork School of Law): An Introduction to the Inclusive Diplomat Program
Closing Remarks:
Associate Professor Lijue SONG (Vice Dean of School of Foreign Studies, ECUPL)
John HUNTER (Vice President of the Foundation for Law and International Affairs)
A Brief Introduction to the School of Foreign Studies of ECUPL
There are four majors at our School’s undergraduate level, namely English, Japanese, Translation and German. Our School currently has over 700 undergraduate students and 70 postgraduate students, specifically 332 undergraduate students majoring in English, 150 undergraduate students majoring in Japanese, 114 undergraduate students majoring in Translation and 112 undergraduate students majoring in German.
Our School puts emphasis on the combination of foreign language teaching with legal and business teaching since our University is located in Shanghai where the economy is highly developed and our University features legal education which you can tell from the name of our University and ranks the 3rd in China when it comes to legal education. Take the major of Translation as an example, undergraduate students should take courses including Comprehensive English, English Listening, English Speaking, English Speeches and Debates, English Reading, English Writing, Advanced English, Introduction to English and American Literature, Introduction to Language, English-Chinese Translation, Chinese-English Translation, Consecutive Interpreting, Thematic Interpreting, International Business English, EC/CE Legal Translation, EC/CE Business Translation, Overview of English-speaking Countries, Intercultural Communication, Modern Chinese, Ancient Chinese, Advanced Chinese Writing, Introduction to Chinese Culture, Second Foreign Language, General Theory of Civil Law, General Theory of Criminal Law, General Theory of Procedural Law, Translation Software Applications, English Grammar and English Pronunciation.
The goal of our School’s student development is to help students build solid foundation of foreign languages and wide range of scientific and cultural knowledge with innovative spirit and practical ability.
About Foundation for Law and International Affairs Review
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