2017 Oxford-Cracow Joint Research Summit is a part of an annual joint research programme between: South Asian Studies, School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies, University of Oxford; Institute of International Relations at University of Warsaw; and Institute of Political Science and International Relations at the Jagiellonian University.
2017 Oxford-Krakow Joint Research Summit was held at Jagiellonian University on 12-14 of May co-organized by AIAS.
2017 Oxford-Cracow Joint Research Summit is a part of an annual joint research programme between: South Asian Studies, School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies, University of Oxford; Institute of International Relations at University of Warsaw; and Institute of Political Science and International Relations at the Jagiellonian University.
Programme:
2017 Oxford-Warsaw-Krakow
Joint Research Seminar
Great Power Politics and Development
in South Asia and East Asia
South Asian Studies, School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies, University of Oxford,
Institute of International Relations, University of Warsaw
Institute of Political Science and International Relations, Jagiellonian University,
The Association of International and Area Studies of the Jagiellonian University (AIAS)
International Relations Students’ Association at Jagiellonian University
Kraków
12 – 14 May 2017
Friday, 12 May
morning Academic Staff from Oxford and Warsaw and Students from Oxford arrive in Kraków.
11:00 – 12.30 Prof. Matthew McCartney’s (Director of South Asian Studies; Associate Professor in the Political Economy and Human Development of India) open lecture:
Learning from the Tigers: Economic Growth in Bangladesh and Pakistan in Comparative Perspective?
(about 45 minutes and 15 minutes of Q&A) and presentation about possibilities to study at Oxford University (about 30 minutes)
Rynek Główny 34, room 33
12.30 - 13.00 Coffee break
ul. Rynek Główny 34, , s. 33
13:00 -15:00 Students’ conference (Part 1) (Session 1)
Each speaker is invited to speak for 15 minutes followed by 10 minutes Q&A, Rynek Główny 34, room 33
Charlotte Petersen
Indian perspective on international relations by focusing on the worldview of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party-led (BJP) National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government
Igor Gralczyk
Transformation of international relations between Asian countries after the collapse of the Soviet Union on selected examples.
Sanchi Jain
Women’s Battleground: Upper Caste Women’s Oppression of Lower Caste Women
Andriy Fleshar
Salience and Silence: Taiwanese national identity in shaping Republic of China domestic and international politics
13.00 - 15.00 Students’ conference (Part 1) (Session 2)
Each speaker is invited to speak for 15 minutes followed by 10 minutes Q&A; Rynek Główny 34, room 36
Shivani Sharma
From American Dream to Indian Nightmare
Smit Singh
Groundwater Subsidy in Punjab: Common Resource, Agrarian Distress and Sustainable Development
Mateusz Danielewski
Mass media and their role in North Korean propaganda
Weronika Czerny
The notion of citizen journalism in the United States of America
15.00 – 15:45 Lunch break
Rynek Główny 34, rooom 33
15:45 - 17:45 Students’ conference (Part 2) (Session1)
Each speaker is invited to speak for 15 followed by 10 minutes Q&A
Rynek Główny 34, room 33
Kiefer Kofman
Crashing the Party: Affects of Two Party and Multi-Party Systems on the Public Distribution System: Cases in Bihar, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh
Sharika Khan
Conflict or Cooperation: An analysis of social heterogeneity and GDP per capita at the state and national level in contemporary India
Angelika Dariichuk
The Economic and Social Effects of Offshoring: The Case of India
Jakub Stefanowski
The problem of granting MES to China
15:45 - 17:45 Students’ conference (Part 2) (Session2)
Each speaker is invited to speak for 15 followed by 10 minutes Q&A
Rynek Główny 34, room 36
Pete Williams
The role of sexual violence in the Maoist counter-insurgency in central India
Nadia Gubernat
The impact of the MORO people on the political situation of the Philippines
Danielle Forest
ISIS and the Internet: the role of new media tools
Karan Katoch
Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code
20.00 - 21.30 Official Dinner of 2017 Oxford-Cracow Joint Research Seminar,
Ganesh Restaurant, Świętego Tomasza 18, 30-962 Kraków
Saturday, 13 May
10.00 Meeting in front of the Collegium Maius, Jagiellońska 15, Krakow
10.30 – 11.00 Collegium Maius guided tour (the oldest part of Jagiellonian University), Jagiellońska 15
12.00 - 14.00 Guided tour of Kazimierz district (Jewish part of city)
14:30-16:00 Lunch and closing ceremony of the Seminar
Bordo Restaurant, Gołębia 3
Evening Joint meeting of Students from Oxford, Warsaw and Kraków
Sunday 14 May
Departure.