The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) SAIS China Africa Research Initiative (SAIS-CARI) announces a call for papers for a Conference on China's Overseas Finance and Aid, April 10 and 11, 2015.
Call for Papers
The SAIS China Africa Research Initiative (SAIS-CARI) will hold its second public conference on April 10, 2015 with a private researchers' workshop on April 11, 2015, in Washington, DC at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). The theme will be Researching China’s Overseas Finance and Aid: What, Why, How, Where and How Much? The goal will be a deeper, comparative understanding of the rise of China's state-supplied overseas finance, including grants, foreign aid loans, commercial loans, export credits and special investment funds. Papers will examine the motives and modalities, trends, sectors, and impacts using a variety of methods from quantitative analysis to case studies.
We are pleased to announce a Call for Papers for this conference and workshop. Proposals can be submitted at any time but are due by February 1, 2015.
Papers are welcome on the following topics, inter alia:
- Recipient experiences and impact of Chinese finance and/or aid
- The relationship between Chinese businesses and Chinese overseas loans
- Special lines of credit for companies in China's "going global" program
- Comparisons between Chinese finance and that from other countries
- Process tracing studies of successful and/or failed projects financed by China
- Political economy of banking-project relationships
- Export credits and Chinese business promotion
- Triangular aid cooperation (North-South-North) case studies
- BRICs Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
- China Africa Development Fund
The list is for suggestion only; other topics are also welcome. We especially welcome papers that are based on fieldwork and focus on case studies of specific projects. Applicants are welcome to discuss their proposed research with the conference organizers before making a proposal. Comparisons between Chinese and other financiers and donors would be particularly welcome, or comparisons between Chinese finance in Africa and in other regions (including China).
Prospective authors should submit a two page proposal to SAIS-CARI@jhu.edu by February 1, 2015. Proposals should include a 500 word abstract of the paper, a brief description of the research project and methodology, and a short biography of the author. We may request other information. Researchers whose papers are accepted will be provided with two nights accommodation and meals during the conference. A limited amount of travel support will be available for selected researchers to attend the conference. Authors should indicate whether they need travel support in order to participate.
Application Deadline: February 1, 2015
Notification: February 15, 2015
Deadline for Papers: March 15, 2014
Conference: April 10-11, 2014
Papers can be in English, French, Portuguese or Chinese, but applications and presentations must be made in English.
For further information, please email: SAIS-CARI@jhu.edu
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