{"id":545,"date":"2017-11-08T15:20:44","date_gmt":"2017-11-08T19:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/unescochair\/?page_id=545"},"modified":"2017-12-04T15:12:54","modified_gmt":"2017-12-04T19:12:54","slug":"program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/unescochair\/program\/","title":{"rendered":"Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\">Over two days on November 2017, the 1st International Conference on Island Economics brought together a group of international and Chinese scholars to better understand the issues surrounding the topic of island economic change and development. The sharing of knowledge from both sides, together with an audience of\u00a050-60 Chinese and Hainan scholars, government staff and researchers who actively participated in this event, resulted in rich dialogue, translating examples from other islands around the world into cases that may have relevance to China, and building on the intellectual capacity and international professional networks of Chinese government staff, scholars and their institutions in island studies and related fields.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>PROGRAM\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/unescochair\/files\/2017\/11\/Program-Final-Nov08.pdf\">PRINTABLE PDF<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>Monday, November 13 \u2015 14:00\u201321:00<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>14:30-17:30 Haikou Tour<br \/>\n19:00-21:00 Welcome Reception<\/p>\n<p><strong>_____________________________________________________________________<br \/>\nTuesday, November 14 \u2015 08:30\u201321:00 \u2015 DAY ONE at the Haikou Hilton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>08:30-09:00 Registration and Refreshments<br \/>\n09:00-09:30 Welcome Remarks<\/p>\n<p><strong>09:30-12:30 SESSION 1:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Conceptualizing and Evaluating Models of Island Economies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chair\/Discussant#1:\u00a0<\/strong>Dr. James RANDALL, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Huan ZHANG, Zhejiang University<br \/>\n<em>A primary exploration of the concept \u201cBeautiful Island Tourism Belt\u201d of the New Marine Silk Road strategy<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Godfrey BALDACCHINO, University of Malta, Malta<br \/>\n<em>The policy challenges faced by subnational island jurisdiction<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Aiping FENG, Island Research Centre, State Oceanic Administration, China<br \/>\n<em>Study of island city industrial structures-Based on a comparison between Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone, Fujian Province and Xiamen<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Geoff BERTRAM, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, University of Wellington, New Zealand<br \/>\n<em>Conceptualizing and evaluating models of island economies<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Jiting SUN, Marine Economy Research Center of Shandong Province, China<br \/>\n<em>Enlightenment of Australian Recreational Fishery Development<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Discussant#2:\u00a0<\/strong>Mr. Yuchao YAN, Grandview Institution, China<\/p>\n<p>12:30-14:00 Lunch<\/p>\n<p><strong>14:00-17:00 SESSION 2:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Measuring (Economic) Success on Islands<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chair<\/strong><strong>\/Discussant#1:\u00a0<\/strong>Dr. Xuedong WANG,\u00a0 Institute of Advanced International Studies, Sun Yat-Sen University, China<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lino BRIGUGLIO, University of Malta, Malta<br \/>\n<em>The relation between economic resilience and competitiveness with a focus on small states: Evidence from global indicators<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Xiaohui WANG, National Marine Data and Information Service, SOA, China<br \/>\n<em>Comprehensive evaluation of the \u201cBlue Economy\u201d and the Island Economy<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Leo-Paul DANA, Montpellier Business School, Montpellier, France<br \/>\n<em>Subnational island\u00a0jurisdictions, entrepreneurship &amp; change: The case of St. Martin<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Yuchao YAN, Grandview Institution, China<br \/>\n<em>Concerns and Suggestions of Island Economic Development for Small Island Developing Nation<\/em><\/li>\n<li>James RANDALL, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada<br \/>\n<em>Building a measure of economic change for subnational island jurisdictions: Conceptual and empirical challenges<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Discussant#2:\u00a0<\/strong>Dr. Geoff BERTRAM, University of Wellington, New Zealand<\/p>\n<p>17:00-19:00 Free time for participants<br \/>\n19:00-21:00 Symposium Dinner and Entertainment<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-618 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/unescochair\/files\/2017\/11\/Dancers-purple-301x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"321\" \/><\/p>\n<p>______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, November 15 \u2015 09:00\u201316:30 \u2015 DAY TWO at the Haikou Hilton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>08:45-09:30\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Agricultural and Rural Issues on Islands in a period of global change<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chair:\u00a0<\/strong>Dr. Desheng ZHANG, School of Economics and Management, Hainan University, China<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dr. David BARKER, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica<br \/>\n<em>Agricultural and Rural Issues on Islands in a Period of Global Change<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Discussant:<\/strong>\u00a0Dr. Godfrey BALDACCHINO, University of Malta<\/p>\n<p><strong>09:30-12:30\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>SESSION 3:<\/strong><strong>\u00a0Local to Global\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Factors Influencing<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Island Economies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chair\/Discussant#1:\u00a0<\/strong>Dr. David BARKER, University of the West Indies, Jamaica<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rob GREENWOOD, Leslie Harris Centre for Regional Policy and Development, Memorial University, Canada<br \/>\n<em>Connecting local and regional development strategies and structures with national and international opportunities and threats: Lessons from Newfoundland, Canada<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Dongni HE, Vice President, China Institute for Reform and Development, China<br \/>\n<em>The\u00a0<\/em><em>i<\/em><em>mpact of economic\u00a0<\/em><em>o<\/em><em>penness on the Hainan\u00a0<\/em><em>i<\/em><em>sland\u00a0<\/em><em>e<\/em><em>conomy<\/em><\/li>\n<li>John OVERTON and Dr. Warwick MURRAY, School of Geography, Environment and Earth Science, Victoria University of Wellington (to be presented by Dr. Gerard PRINSEN)<br \/>\n<em>Aid and sovereignty: Neostructuralism, retroliberalism and the recasting of relationships in Oceania<\/em><\/li>\n<li>D Zuocheng WANG, Faculty of Foreign Language and Foreign History, Liaocheng University, China<br \/>\n<em>Economic cooperation between China and Pacific island nations in the context of climate change<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Discussant#2:\u00a0<\/strong>Dr. Aiping FENG, Island Research Centre, State Oceanic Administration, China<\/p>\n<p>12:30-14:00 Lunch<\/p>\n<p>14:00-17:00<\/p>\n<p><strong>SESSION 4:\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Comparing the Economic Past, Present and Futures of Small Island States (SISs) and Subnational Island Jurisdictions (SNIJs)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chair\/Discussant#1:\u00a0<\/strong>Dr. Jiting SUN, Marine Economy Research Center of Shandong Province, China<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jing WANG, National Marine Data and Information Service, SOA, China<br \/>\n<em>Research on the development and problems of island economies in China<\/em><\/li>\n<li>David REZVANI, Resident Research Scholar &amp; Lecturer, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA<br \/>\n<em>Anarchy, hierarchy or negarchy?: Order and disorder amidst sovereign state and partially independent territory control<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Desheng ZHANG, School of Economics and Management, Hainan University, China<br \/>\n<em>Industrial Structure Transition and Economic Growth of Hainan Province since Its Establishment<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Gerard PRINSEN, Massey University, New Zealand<br \/>\n<em>Islanders crafting a new sovereignty: Five mechanisms and four ingredients<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Xuedong WANG, Institute of Advanced International Studies, Sun Yat-Sen University, China<br \/>\n<em>Small Is Beautiful?: A comparative study between island\u00a0<\/em><em>e<\/em><em>conomies and sub<\/em><em>&#8211;<\/em><em>island economies in low-carbonization development<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Discussant#2:\u00a0<\/strong>Dr. Rob GREENWOOD, Memorial University, Canada<\/p>\n<p>17:00-17:30 Conference Closing<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-606 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/unescochair\/files\/2017\/11\/Group-photo-at-dinner-2-301x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"548\" height=\"415\" \/><\/p>\n<p>______________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-349 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/unescochair\/files\/2016\/04\/unitwin_can_mlt_island_studies_en-301x138.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"138\" srcset=\"http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/unescochair\/files\/2016\/04\/unitwin_can_mlt_island_studies_en-301x138.png 301w, http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/unescochair\/files\/2016\/04\/unitwin_can_mlt_island_studies_en-768x353.png 768w, http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/unescochair\/files\/2016\/04\/unitwin_can_mlt_island_studies_en-1024x471.png 1024w, http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/unescochair\/files\/2016\/04\/unitwin_can_mlt_island_studies_en-500x230.png 500w, http:\/\/projects.upei.ca\/unescochair\/files\/2016\/04\/unitwin_can_mlt_island_studies_en.png 1367w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 301px) 100vw, 301px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over two days on November 2017, the 1st International Conference on Island Economics brought together a group of international and Chinese scholars to better understand the issues surrounding the topic of island economic change and development. 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