A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Understanding China
A nation must think before it acts.
Understanding China
Date : Sat., October 21, 2006 to Sun., October 22, 2006 Category : Butcher History Institute
Napoleon once called China a sleeping dragon, and is said to have warned,
“When she awakes, the world will tremble.”
In the past 25 years the dragon has definitely come to life. The world’s most populous country has the world’s fastest growing economy, with an annual economic growth rate of 9.5% since 1980. U. S. firms have invested more than $50 billion in China, now one of the world’s five largest economies.
China’s impact on the world will only continue to grow. “Understanding China” is a two-day program designed to help teachers make China relevant for students. Leading academic experts will examine China’s history, economy and relations with the outside world.
Understanding China Conference Summary by Trudy Kuehner
Topics and Speakers
Welcoming Remarks
A. W. and Mary Margaret Clausen Distinguished of Political Economy and World Business, Carthage College
Walter A. McDougallCo-Chair - Wachman Center for Civic and International Literacy
Classical Chinese Thought and Culture, and Early Chinese History
Professor of Chinese Language and Literature, University of Pennsylvania
Author of Contact and Exchange in the Ancient World
Related Article(s):
Classical Chinese Thought and Culture and Early Chinese History
State and Society in Late Imperial
Associate Professor of Chinese History, Stanford University
Author of Sex, Law, and Society in Late Imperial China
China’s Long Revolution(s) -- from Mao to Deng and Beyond
Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Author of Corruption by Design: Building Clean Government in Mainland China and Hong Kong
Related Article(s):
From Mao to Deng and Beyond: The Fate of Policy Oscillations in the Quest for a “Harmonious Society”
China’s Democratic Prospects
Hawkins Chair Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Co-Author of Asia’s Giants: Comparing China and India
Panel: China and the World
Director - Asia Program
Professor of Law, University of Pennsylvania
June Teufel DreyerSenior Fellow -
University of Miami
Walter A. McDougallModerator
Co-Chair - Wachman Center for Civic and International Literacy
Author of Let the Sea Make a Noise: A History of the North Pacific from Magellan to MacArthur
What Every American Needs to Know about Taiwan
Senior Fellow - Asia Program
Brown Associate Professor of East Asian Politics, Davidson College
Author of From Opposition to Power: Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party
Related Article(s):
What Every American Needs to Know about Taiwan
China’s Economy: Problems and Prospects
Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics
Author of China in the World Economy
Related Article(s):
China’s Economy: Problems and Prospects
A Taste of China: The Language
Associate Professor of Modern Languages, Carthage College
Location
Venue
Carthage College
WI Kenosha 53140
Registration links
Register Deadline
What Participants Receive:
Social studies and history teachers, curriculum supervisors and junior college faculty are invited to apply for participation in the History Institute. Forty participants will be selected to receive:
- free room and board;
- assistance in designing curriculum and special projects based on the History Institute;
- stipends of $250 in exchange for curriculum units based on the History Institute, plus a representative selection of student work;
- partial travel reimbursements (up to $250) for participants outside the vicinity of the conference center;
- subscription to Orbis, FPRI’s journal of world affairs; E-Notes, FPRI’s weekly bulletin; and Footnotes, FPRI’s bulletin for high school teachers.
To Apply:
Please send a resume and a short statement describing your current teaching or professional assignments, your reasons for wanting to attend, and how your students or school district will benefit from your participation. IMPORTANT NOTE: At the time of application, you are asked to make a commitment either to prepare a curriculum unit based on the weekend or to do in-service activities based on the weekend. Schools with a school membership in FPRI’s Marvin Wachman Fund are guaranteed one place at one History Institute weekend per year.