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Extraordinary changes have disrupted the status quo of Chinese Communist Party governance over the last decade. The Party calls this a new era of "China-style governance", claiming that both traditional and socialist ideas about law and morality underpin the Party's new political and legal thinking. At the same time, new technologies of surveillance and big data development have been incorporated into the Party's governance strategy. How are ideology and technology shaping changes in governance under Xi Jinping? This question will be addressed by a panel of Chinese law and governance experts, chaired by Richard Iron CMG OBE, President of AIIA Victoria.


MORNING SESSION (9:30-11:30AM AEDT)


How is Ideology Shaping Changes in Governance under Xi Jinping?



AFTERNOON SESSION (2:00-4:00PM AEDT)


How is Technology Shaping Changes in Governance under Xi Jinping?



This workshop is funded by the Australian Research Council, the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, University of Melbourne's Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies and co-hosted with the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) Victoria.


Tickets are free, but for in-person attendees pre-registration is essential. Coffee on arrival and afternoon tea provided.


For online attendees, you will receive two webinar access links by email prior to the event, for the morning and afternoon sessions respectively.


To download the pdf flyer please click here.

Jan 31, 2023

09:00 - 16:00 GMT+11

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Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room (Level 1, Room 106)
Sidney Myer Asia Centre The University of Melbourne
Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia

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Agenda

  • Morning Session: "How is Ideology Shaping Changes in Governance under Xi Jinping?
    09:00 - 09:30Session Registrations Open & Morning Coffee
    09:30 - 09:35Welcome, and Opening Remarks

    Prof. Sue Trevaskes

    Griffith University

    Assoc. Prof. Delia Lin

    The University of Melbourne

    Richard Iron CMG OBE

    AIIA Victoria

    09:35 - 09:55Topic 1 - "Building a "Safe and Peaceful" China: Social Governance under Xi Jinping

    Prof. Sue Trevaskes

    Griffith University

    09:55 - 10:10Topic 2 - "The Fengqiao Experience": Using the Mass Line in Xi's China

    Prof. Sarah Biddulph

    Melbourne Law School

    10:10 - 10:25Topic 3 - Ideological Security and Moral Governance

    Assoc. Prof. Delia Lin

    The University of Melbourne

    10:25 - 10:40Topic 4 - Smart Governance in China's political-Legal System

    Straton Papagianneas

    Leiden University

    10:40 - 10:50Comfort Break
    10:50 - 11:25Morning Session Q&A

    Richard Iron CMG OBE

    AIIA Victoria

    11:25 - 11:30Session Closing Remarks

    Richard Iron CMG OBE

    AIIA Victoria

    Lunch Break
    11:30 - 13:30Lunch Break
    Feel free to wander the nearby suburbs for great cafes and restaurants
    Afternoon Session: "How is Technology Shaping Changes in Governance under Xi Jinping?
    13:30 - 14:00Session Registrations Open
    14:00 - 14:05Welcome, and Opening Remarks

    Prof. Sue Trevaskes

    Griffith University

    Assoc. Prof. Delia Lin

    The University of Melbourne

    14:05 - 14:20Topic 1 - The Social Credit System

    Adam Knight

    Leiden University

    14:20 - 14:35Topic 2 - The Great Rectification: A New Paradigm for China's Online Platform Economy

    Asst. Prof. Rogier Creemers

    Leiden University

    14:35 - 14:50Topic 3 - Surveillance Technologies

    Ausma Bernot

    Charles Sturt University

    14:50 - 15:00Comfort Break
    15:00 - 15:50Afternoon Session Q&A
    15:50 - 16:00Closing Remarks

    Prof. Sue Trevaskes

    Griffith University

    Assoc. Prof. Delia Lin

    The University of Melbourne

    16:00 - 16:45Afternoon Tea

Speakers

  • Prof. Sue Trevaskes (Griffith University)

    Prof. Sue Trevaskes

    Griffith University

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  • Assoc. Prof. Delia Lin (The University of Melbourne)

    Assoc. Prof. Delia Lin

    The University of Melbourne

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  • Prof. Sarah Biddulph (Melbourne Law School)

    Prof. Sarah Biddulph

    Melbourne Law School

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  • Straton Papagianneas (Leiden University)

    Straton Papagianneas

    Leiden University

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  • Adam Knight (Leiden University)

    Adam Knight

    Leiden University

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  • Asst. Prof. Rogier Creemers (Leiden University)

    Asst. Prof. Rogier Creemers

    Leiden University

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  • Ausma Bernot (Charles Sturt University)

    Ausma Bernot

    Charles Sturt University

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  • Richard Iron CMG OBE (AIIA Victoria)

    Richard Iron CMG OBE

    AIIA Victoria

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Documents

2023 01 31 Governance Ideology and Technology in the Xi Jinping Era _flyer FINAL.pdf

Tickets

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Webinar Ticket holders will be emailed with the Zoom links for both Morning and Afternoon Sessions

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