CALL FOR PAPERS

The 2012 International Conference on Asia-Pacific Studies

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT：

The Asia-Pacific region has experienced great changes since the early 1980s, including political openness, economic regionalization, cross-border interactions, cultural exchanges, etc. These changes have made the Asia-Pacific region attractive to the world, yet studies on the Asia-Pacific are still falling behind other area studies. Although scholars have engaged in a great deal of studies on China, Japan, and Southeast Asia, few scholars have paid attention to the studies of the Asia-Pacific as a whole. This is the key motive for initiating an international conference on Asia-Pacific studies, which would cover interdisciplinary studies on political science, economics, sociology, history, cultural studies, etc. Comparative studies are especially welcome.

This conference will focus on theories, political development, policy studies, economic regionalization, cross-border issues, and other topics related to Asia-Pacific studies. We sincerely welcome professors, researchers and graduate students to submit papers to our conference. We hope that through the conference we can stimulate greater academic exchanges and brainstorming among Asian Pacific scholars, thus enhancing our knowledge about this rising area.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION：

English will be the only working language in the conference, and papers must be written in English. Paper abstracts must be submitted as Word documents and contain a title of the submission, name and affiliation of the author（s）, contact information（Education, Academic Experience, Full address, Telephone, and E-mail）and the appropriate field（i.e., political science, economics, international relations, regional studies, etc）. If more than two authors are listed, please identify the one who will make the presentation at the conference.

If you are interested in participating, please e-mail your abstract to Miss Pen-ni Lin at zool93@staff.nsysu.edu.tw, or Miss Chien-yi Wu at wcy0916@mail.nsysu.edu.tw.

Important Dates

Deadline of abstract submission：April 30, 2012.
Notification of accepted papers：May 30, 2012.
Deadline of full paper submission：October 20, 2012.（If your paper is not received by the deadline, your name will be removed from the conference agenda.）
Conference Dates：November 9-10, 2012.

Conference Location：National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Organizer：Institute of China and Asia-Pacific Studies, NSYSU.
Co-organizers：NSYSU College of Social Science, NSYSU Center For Japanese Studies, NSYSU Sun Yat-sen Research Center for Social Sciences

Registration fee：Free.

Note：Local accommodation will be partially covered, depending on the funds raised.

Please fell free to contact us

Contact Persons：Miss Pen-ni Lin at zool93@staff.nsysu.edu.tw or Miss Chien-yi Wu at
wcy0916@mail.nsysu.edu.tw
Tel：07-5252000*5579（for Chien-yi Wu）, or *5518（for Pen-ni Lin）.
Website：http://icaps.nsysu.edu.tw/bin/home.php