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From: isa@sis.ucm.es (International Sociological Association)
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 10:21:39 -0500
To: Apparently-to: chriscd@jhu.edu
To: chriscd@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu
Subject: Asia Conference
Asia Pacific Regional Conference of Sociology
The Asia Pacific Regional Conference of Sociology (APRCS) aims
to provide a platform for the development of a forum between
sociologists and social science practitioners in the Asia
Pacific Region. The Conference is to be held at the
Philippine Social Science Centre, Quezon City, Manila from 28
to 31 May 1996.
The Steering Committee for the APRCS comprises representatives
of The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) and other
sociologists from the Asia Pacific Region including China,
Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore.
The Chairperson of the Steering Committee is Professor John S.
Western from The University of Queensland, Brisbane,
Australia. The Conference Co-ordinator is Dr. Corazon Lamug
from The University of Philippines, Los Banos.
Two specialist meetings of Research Committees of the
International Sociological Association (ISA) will be held at
the conclusion of the APRCS.Registrants at the APRCS are
invited to attend either of these meetings (for an additional
fee). The two ISA Committees staging these meetings are:
Research Committee 05 on Race, Ethnicity and Minority Relations
and Research Committee 31 on Sociology of Migration.
Four plenary sessions and ten thematic sessions are planned
during the APRCS. Themes for the plenary sessions are as
follows:
Asian Experiences and Sociological Thought
Comparative Methodology and Transnational Collaboration
Contribution of Sociology to Sustainable Development
Future Regional Co-operation.
Within this framework, the following thematic sessions will be
scheduled:
Environment and Development
Gender Relations
The Growth of Cities
Modernity and Identity
International Migration
Ethnicity and Nationalism
Health, Education and Welfare
Class and Economic Restructuring
Theory Formation in Asian Sociology
Teaching Sociology
Papers are invited from interested persons for all sessions,
the deadline for receipt of abstracts being mid January 1995.
Conference registration is US$150 or US$60 for students (proof
of student status during 1996 is required).
For further information about the conference, please contact
either of the following persons:
Professor John Western
Chairperson of Conference Planning Committee
College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Queensland
Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
Phone: 61 + 7 + 3365 3152
Fax: 61 + 7 + 3365 1544
Email: j.western@mailbox.uq.oz.au
Dr. Corazon Lamug
Conference Co-ordinator
College of Arts and Sciences, University of Philippines
Los Banos
Laguna 4031, Philippines
Phone: 63 + 94 2761
Fax: 63 + 94 2761
Email: cbl@mudspring.uplb.edu.ph
Prof. Chris Chase-Dunn
Department of Sociology
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD. 21218 USA
tel 410 516 7633 fax 410 516 7590 email chriscd@jhu.edu