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13th Asia-Pacific Sociological Association Conference “Globalization, Mobility and Borders: Challenges and Opportunities in the Asia Pacific”
24 September, 2016 @ 9:00 am - 25 September, 2016 @ 5:00 pm
APSA is the Asia Pacific Sociological Association, established by the late Emeritus Professor John Western (University of Queensland) and a number of sociology colleagues from the Asia Pacific region in 1996. Our goals are to establish a network to link sociological associations, sociology departments and individual sociologists in the Asia Pacific region as well as to encourage co-operation between sociologists, planners and policy makers at both the regional and community level. APSA is a member of International Sociological Association and has productive networks with sociologists from Asia Pacific and beyond.
The second decade of the twenty first century sees remarkable social transformations in Asia and the Pacific region. These transformations have been accelerated by the force of globalization, liberalisation and transnational mobility. The 2016 APSA Conference aims to better understand emerging social issues across Asia and the Pacific. These issues include the dynamics of globalization; human mobility and migration; the conflicts and challenges around the issues of borders; the role of religion in social transformations and social conflict; ethnicity, acculturation and the articulation of identity; agrarian transitions, climate change and local adaptations; governance and democracy; and resource equity and sustainability.
There will also be panels on health and the changing economic context; education and equity; human trafficking; aging; cultural heritage, urbanism and public space; and media consumption.
Subthemes
- Human mobility and migration
- Border issues
- Citizenship and Identity
- Culture and Tourism
- Religion and Society
- Social Class and Social Development
- Social Movements
- Education
- Health, illness and society
- Climate change and adaptation
- Gender and Social Inequality
- Media, New Technologies
- Globalisation, urbanisation and social change
- Youth in contemporary society
- Family and diversity
- Ageing and society
The two‐day conference will consist of keynote talks, plenary sessions, thematic panel sessions and a roundtable session. Other activities include exhibitions, book launches and film screening.
Source : http://rcsd.soc.cmu.ac.th/web/apsaconf/home.php
