The Evolving Belt and Road: Risks, Practices, and Institutions (CANCELLED)

Important Notice
We regret to announce that the CSHK conference “The Evolving Belt and Road: Risks, Practices, and Institutions” scheduled for 13-14 December is cancelled due to escalating tensions and recent disruptions to academic institutions in Hong Kong. Your support is most appreciated and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused to you, but we believe a higher threshold of prudence is warranted at this sensitive juncture.
The abstracts of all papers will soon be uploaded to the conference website for easy reference. We encourage you to contact the authors directly to discuss the papers or matters of shared interest. Our team will continue working on the themes of Belt and Road and we look forward to further opportunities of having a good exchange with you in the near future.

Prof Linda Chelan Li, Dir of CSHK and chair of CSHK 2019 Conference Organising Committee

【公告：會議取消】

鑑於最近社會局勢緊張，原定於12月13日至14日舉行的CSHK國際學術會議“The Evolving Belt and Road: Risks, Practices, and Institutions”將會取消。這是一個艱難的決定。我們非常感謝各方友好的支持，並對取消會議所帶來的不便深表歉意。

所有論文摘要即將上傳到會議網站(https://www.cityu.edu.hk/cshk/conference.htm) 以供參考。我們鼓勵各方友好直接與論文作者聯繫，以討論論文或共同感興趣的事項。我們的團隊將繼續圍繞「一帶一路」主題進行學術研究，期盼在不久將來有更多機會與各方友好進行交流。

Conference date: 13 December 2019 (Friday) - 14 December 2019 (Saturday) (morning)

Conference venue: City University of Hong Kong

Deadline for abstract submission: 15 March 2019 (Friday)

Call for papers

Ever since the Chinese government put forward the Belt and Road (B&R) Initiative, there has been an increasing discussion on its geopolitical, geo-economic and geo-cultural ramifications, and the possible cooperation among dozens of economies across Asia, Africa, Europe, and America. The manifestations of China’s connectivity initiative present a co-evolving venture with various opportunities and risks and is expected to have intriguing impacts on the global political, economic and socio-cultural governance. The complications of multi-faceted projects, as well as the related bilateral and multilateral cooperation at different levels have led to a diversified approach of regional integration and concrete practices. The resulting institutional architectures and implications are invaluable case studies to interrogate how different B&R projects can or cannot shape the current inter-regional developments. For example, it is intellectually intriguing and practically important to investigate whether the emerging green finance arrangement along the B&R has facilitated the sustainability of investment; if the ambitious initiatives in various infrastructure constructions has posed great demand for and resulted in quality project management, and if the “cultural exchange of people” – one of the five principles in Xi’s vision of B&R – attends to the variety of civilizations along the Road.

This 1.5-day conference seeks to enlighten the greater understanding of the evolving risks, practices, and institutions arising from the Belt and Road Initiative and their implications for the sustainable development of communities and their interrelations. It begins with a set of simple but important questions about the risks, and moves on to address the complicated and multi-cited practices, as well as the co-evolving institutional arrangements to resolve the challenges. This processual approach to examine the unfolding of the B&R projects is expected to inform the theorization of national and institutional developmental model, and the strategic choices for the engaging stakeholders. With this framework, we call for papers on B&R research in a broad sense, encompassing topics related, but not limited to 1) the integrative environmental, social and governmental (ESG) analysis of green finance; 2) feasibility concerns and project management for infrastructural constructions; 3) legal and accounting governance for trans-regional trade initiatives; and 4) studies related to the social, community, cultural and environmental developments and international relations.

Given the complications of the topic, it is of great importance to bridge the knowledge between researchers and practitioners. This conference will bring together academics, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to address issues that pertain to their fields of expertise and practices and to inspire conversation across disciplines, sectors and jurisdictions. As such, the conference will feature a plenary session consisting of key industry practitioners and academics, followed by parallel panels to discuss research papers and industry practices. We welcome paper and panel proposals from different disciplines, from both academics and practitioners, and from various jurisdictions and communities.

Publication opportunities

Papers submitted and presented at the conference will be considered for inclusion in a special volume of peer-reviewed journals (currently under discussion by China Information and Journal of Shenzhen University) and an edited book volume published by Edward Elgar. The publication arrangement is subject to the final confirmation with the respective journal(s)/publisher according to normal peer-review procedures.

Submission instructions

We call for abstract submissions in Chinese or English for individual paper presentation or organized panel discussion:

• Individual paper: an abstract of not more than 500 words, with a brief biography of the presenter, should be submitted to Dr. Iris Kam via email at cshk.ic19@cityu.edu.hk on or before 15 March 2019. Please indicate “Conference abstract submission” in the subject line of the email.

• Organized panel: an abstract of not more than 1000 words, with a set of brief biographies of all panel members, should be submitted to Dr. Iris Kam via email at cshk.ic19@cityu.edu.hk on or before 15 March 2019. Please indicate “Panel abstract submission” in the subject line of the email. The panel abstract should include an introduction of the panel focus as well as individual paper abstracts.

Accepted abstracts will be notified by CSHK via email before 15 April 2019. Deadline for full paper submission will be on or before 30 August 2019. Details on the registration for the conference will be communicated later.

Convener(s) and contact information

The conference is jointly organized by the Research Centre for Sustainable Hong Kong (CSHK) and the Department of Public Policy of the City University of Hong Kong. A research team of the Centre was funded by the Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office (PICO) in 2017 to engage in a three-year project “Hong Kong Professional Services in the Co-evolving Belt-Road Initiative: Innovative Agency for Sustainable Development.” While this project specifically researches the challenges encountered by Hong Kong professionals to match and take part in the official enthusiasm, it also enlightens a broader understanding of the divergent views and expectations among multiple stakeholders.

The conference will take place at the City University of Hong Kong. No conference registration fee is required but participants should take care of their travel and hotel expenses. For any enquires about the conference, please contact Dr. Iris Kam via email at cshk.ic19@cityu.edu.hk, or visit our website at: http://www.cityu.edu.hk/cshk/.

一帶一路的發展：風險、實踐和制度

主辦機構：香港持續發展研究中心、香港城市大學公共政策學系

會議日期：2019年12月13日（星期五）

會議地點：香港城市大學

摘要提交截止日期：2019年3月15日（星期五）

徵稿啓事：

中國政府提出「一帶一路」以來，各界不斷討論有關地緣政治、地緣經濟和地緣文化的影響，以及亞、非、歐、美多個經濟體間合作的可能性。中國倡議的互聯互通，旨在促進多方共同參與發展，同時亦為全球政治、經濟體系和社會文化帶來各種機會和風險。由於區域經濟所涉專案繁多複雜，多個經濟體間的雙邊和多邊聯繫逐漸形成，亦為探究「一帶一路」能否和如何能影響相關區域發展，提供了寶貴的案例。例如「一帶一路」沿線新興的綠色融資安排及其對可持續投資的影響、在各種大型基礎設施建設中能否促使項目管理精益求精以及「民心相通」── 習近平提出「一帶一路」願景中的「五通」之一 ── 能否提升沿線國家之間的文化交流等研究題目，對理論分析和業界實踐均有重大意義。

本會議旨在反思「一帶一路」帶來的各種風險、實踐和制度，及其如何影響參與者的相互關係和持續發展。我們首先關注簡單而重要的「風險」問題，繼而探討在多方進行的實踐模式，以及因為各種發展挑戰而衍生的協同機制。這種側重分析發展過程的取向，不但有利於探究國家和制度發展理論，更為項目參與者提供可靠的發展策略參考。在此框架下，我們徵集廣義上與「一帶一路」相關的論文，主題包括但不限於：1）綠色金融的環境、社會、管治一體化（ESG）分析；2）基礎設施建設的可行性和專案管理；3）跨區域貿易的法律和會計項目；4）有關社會、社區、文化和環境發展、以及國際關係等研究。

鑒於課題的多樣性，研究和業界人員的參與和交流至為重要。本會議將彙集學者、研究人員、政策持份者和業界，共同探討相關專業和實踐問題。會議邀請具代表性的業界和研究人員在上午進行全體會議，下午則舉行學術和業界分組報告環節。

出版機會：

會議報告論文可被考慮編入同行評議期刊的專門彙編（目前正與《中國資訊報》和《深圳大學學報》討論中）, 或由Edward Elgar出版的編書。出版安排按一般同行評審程式，並以有關刊物的最終確認為准。

提交說明：

我們徵集個人論文和小組討論計畫摘要，中、英文皆可。

• 個人論文摘要：請將不超過500字的內容摘要及作者簡介電郵至甘翠萍博士：cshk.ic19@cityu.edu.hk，截止日期為2019年3月15日（星期五）。請在電郵標題注明「提交會議論文摘要」。

• 小組討論計畫：請將不超過1000字的小組討論計畫摘要及個別成員簡介電郵至甘翠萍博士：cshk.ic19@cityu.edu.hk，截止日期為2019年3月15日（星期五）。請在電郵標題注明「提交小組討論計畫摘要」。小組討論計畫摘要應包括整個小組討論重點及個別論文摘要。

遴選結果將於2019年4月15日前以電子郵件通知。完整論文應於2019年8月30日前遞交。有關會議註冊詳情將於稍後通知。

會議召集人及聯絡方法：

本會議由香港城市大學香港持續發展研究中心（CSHK）和公共政策學系聯合舉辦。CSHK其中一個研究小組於2017年獲香港政府政策創新與統籌辦事處（PICO）資助一項為期三年，名為「香港專業服務與一帶一路：推進可持續發展的創新能動性」的項目。有關項目主要研究香港專業人仕參與一帶一路的挑戰，同時也關注不同參與者的期望和觀點。

會議將在香港城市大學舉辦，參加者不用繳付會議註冊費，但需自行承擔出差旅費和住宿費。如欲索取更多有關會議的資訊，請電郵甘翠萍博士： cshk.ic19@cityu.edu.hk，或者訪問我們的網頁： http://www.cityu.edu.hk/cshk/。