CfP: 7th International Seminar--Academic Network of Latin America and the Caribbean on China /26-28 May 2025)

 

Happy to share this Call for Proposals for the  CfP: 7th International Seminar--Academic Network of Latin America and the Caribbean on China. Submission deadline is 25 January 20205.

Details follow.

The Academic Network of Latin America and the Caribbean on China invites you to the:

 

Seventh International Seminar
May 26th, 27th, and 28th, 2025

 

To be held virtually

 

The deadline for submission of proposals is January 27th, 2025.

1.     Presentation

The People's Republic of China has increased its presence in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) from multiple perspectives, which is also reflected in the growing academic, political, commercial, and investment relations, as well as in business and cultural exchanges. Although this "new encounter" may seem to have started in the economic sphere since the late 20th century, it cannot be overlooked that several centuries of exchange in the different spheres mentioned above have also occurred. Currently, the dialogue between LAC and China stands out for its growing richness in relation to both bilateral and multilateral policies, as well as in the analysis of natural resources and the environment, and the study of culture, history, and Chinese language learning. In this context, the Academic Network of Latin America and the Caribbean on China (Red ALC-China) invites you to the Seventh International Seminar to be held in digital format on May 26th, 27th, and 28th, 2025. The call is addressed to researchers, academics, representatives of international institutions, companies, NGOs, public officials, graduates, postgraduate students, university students, and the public. Red ALC-China emphasizes the importance of precise and concrete dialogue in each of its four thematic axes and of a joint and heterogeneous learning process; knowledge about the respective publications and initiatives, both within the Red ALC-China itself and from other authors and institutions, is relevant to the sought discussion.

2.     Objective

The Seventh International Seminar continues the dialogue and learning among countries and sectors about the LAC-China relationship based on existing academic results, which allows the development of future lines of research and encourages explicit reference to the results of Red ALC-China and other authors and institutions among the public, private, and academic sectors.

3.     Thematic Axes

The Fourth International Seminar is structured into four thematic axes:

1)     Economy, Trade, and Investment

2)     Political and International Relations

3)     Natural Resources and Environment

4)     History, Culture, and Chinese Language Learning

 

4.     Participation Requirements

 

a) Be a member of Red ALC-China (see here).

b) Submit an abstract of your paper in Spanish or English, following the guidelines found in the application file available here.

c) Proposals should be prepared in a Word document with a maximum length of 4,000 characters including spaces, using Times New Roman font, size 12, 1.5 line spacing, left and right margins of 3 cm, and top and bottom margins of 2.5 cm. The abstract should include the following structure: title, name, institutional affiliation, email address, thematic axis to which the proposal is directed, topic to be addressed, hypothesis, objectives, and results and/or conclusions. It is important to adhere to the guidelines indicated; otherwise, the papers will not be evaluated.

d) The languages of the Seventh Seminar will be Spanish and English interchangeably, and there will be no translation.

5.     Dates

Submit your proposals by January 27th, 2025, with the requested format to: mailto:redchina@unam.mx. Red ALC-China undertakes to respond to the proposals no later than February 24th, 2025.