07/11/2014 - Do Good Fences Make Good Neighbors? - Borders and Borderland in the Asia Pacific

6th Annual Prague Conference on Asian Studies hosted by the Department of Asian Studies and the Centre for Indo-Pacific Studies of Metropolitan University Prague, 7–8 November 2014.

Please be so kind as to confirm your attendance at http://registrace.mup.cz

Territorial disputes on land and sea undoubtedly represent a complex issue. In 2011, a border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia over the Preah Vihear spiraled into an armed skirmish, which claimed dozens of casualties and displaced tens of thousands villagers. Maritime disputes in the South and East China Seas have also been contagious and publicized, especially China’s standoff with the Philippines regarding Scarborough Shoal (Huangyan/Panatag) and Sino-Japanese friction over Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands. The significance of these conflicts lays in the fact that they revealed the multitude of still lingering unresolved territorial disputes in the Asia Pacific, as there is a myriad of historical, psychological and nationalist factors at play.

Program

Friday, 7 November 2014, 8:00–16:15
Venue: Metropolitan University Prague – Žižkov bulding, Prokopova 100/16, Praha 3, Room 302
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8:00 – 9:00 Registration and Morning Coffee
9:00 – 9:05 Welcome Address
Dr. Alica Kizeková – Head of Department of Asian Studies, MUP
9:05 – 9:15 Opening Speech
Dr. Mária Strašáková – Head of Center for Indo-Pacific Studies, MUP
9:15 – 9:45 Keynote Speech
Dr. Alfred Gerstl – University of Vienna
9:45 – 10:00 Coffee Break
10:00 – 11:30 Panel I – Territorial Disputes in East Asia
11:30 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:30 Panel II – Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea (Part 1)
14:30 – 14:45 Coffee Break
14:45 – 16:15 Panel III – Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea (Part 2)
18:00 – 21:00 Dinner

Saturday, 8 November 2014, 8:00–12:15
Venue: Metropolitan University Prague – Jarov bulding, Učňovská 100/1, Praha 9, Room 1002
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8:00 – 9:00 Registration and Morning Coffee
9:00 – 10:30 Panel IV – Borders and Platforms for Cooperation – Historical Perspectives
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:15 Panel V – Individual Papers
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch

Please note that this program may be subject to change.

Detailed information: Conference Brochure

Please feel free to contact us:
Maria Strasakova strasakova@mup.cz