Asia Research Centre
The primary purpose of the Asia Research Centre (ARC) is to raise the profile of scholarly study of Asia within the School. The Centre is inter-departmental and has the particular object of encouraging and coordinating inter-disciplinary social science research relating to Asia. The Centre works to facilitate interchange between academic research, policy making and intellectual engagement with businesses with an interest in Asia.
Recognising the importance of Asia, two former Directors of the School, Dr John Ashworth and Dr IG Patel; and Professor Nicholas Stern, during his time as Chief Economist of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and Visiting Professor of Economics at the School, conceived the idea of setting up the Asia Research Centre (ARC) at the LSE. The Asia Research Centre was set up in 1997 with Michael Leifer as the first Director and is currently Chaired by Professor Lord Stern. The Director of LSE, Sir Howard Davies is actively involved with China and the Chinese banking system.
News and Upcoming Events:
Below are the October events for Michaelmas Term 2008. Click here for all Asia Research Centre ("ARC") events and details. See also LSE IDEAS for two China related events in this term.
- 12 November 2008. 4:00-5:30pm. Prof. Jagdish Nagwati, Columbia University. Free Trade: Why the Recent Critiques are Mistaken. Chaired by Dr. Razeen Sally, LSE. Venue: Old Theatre, Old Building.
- 12 November 2008. 6:30-8:00pm. Dr. Rangin Dadfur Spanta, Foreign Minister for Afghanistan. The Prospects of Democratisation in Afghanistan. Chaired by Prof. Jo Beall. Co-hosted by Crisis States Research Centre and ARC, LSE. Venue: Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Building, LSE.
▪20 November 2008. 6:00-7:30pm. Dr. Rajesh Shukla, National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi. Economic Insecurity of Indian Households: Evidence from a Recent Survey. Chaired by Professor Athar Hussain. Venue: Room H102, Connaught House, Aldwyche, LSE.
▪24 November 2008. 6:30-8:00pm. Dr. Partho Shome, HMRC. Tax Reform in India: Recent Progress. Chaired by Dr. Ruth Kattumuri. Venue: Room S50, St. Clements, LSE.
▪27 January 2009. 6:30-8:00pm. Professor Danny Quah.
The Shifting Distribution of World Economic Activity: China and Global Imbalance. Venue: Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE.
▪3 February 2009. 6:30-8:00pm. Re-Writing Culture in Taiwan. Dr. Fanglong Shih, Dr. Stuart Thompson, and Dr. Jean-Francois Tremblatt. Venue: Alumni Theatre, New Academic Building, LSE.
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