China has become the second largest economy in the world, with a few challenges ahead. Its future performance in any field will have deep and far reaching impact on the world economy. Due to a growing interest in understanding the Chinese economy, research centres for China studies have been established in many nations of the world and, subsequently, a major international platform is needed to facilitate academic exchanges among the above centres.

In response to the need, National School of Development of Peking University proposed to establish an international consortium for China studies, aiming at organising annual conferences of its institutional members to share their research works in China studies. While the field of China studies is multidisciplinary in nature, the International Consortium for China Studies (ICCS) will focus on social sciences, including economics, political science, sociology, law and international relations. In even years, the conferences will be held in China, whereas in odd years, they will be held by institutional members in other countries rotationally.

With its 25 founding institutional members around the globe, the inaugural conference of the International Consortium for China Studies has been held at National School of Development, Peking University, on 20th - 21st April 2014. The ICCS Conference 2015 will be sponsored by the Oxford Chinese Economy Programme (OXCEP) at St Edmund Hall of University of Oxford, on 6th - 7th August 2015. We are expecting participation from an estimated 50 institutional members for the 2015 conference, with delegates from Asia, Europe, North America and Australia.

Schedule of the Inaugural Conference of the International Consortium for China Studies (ICCS)

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