The third event of the research cluster Indigenous Charities in the Modern World, the conference is co-organized by the Institute and Sun Yat-sen University of Guangzhou and co-convened by Prof. David Faure (Chinese University of Hong Kong) and Prof. Raj Brown (Royal Holloway, University of London). The conference attempts to delve deeper into examining the institutional aspect of charities by studying state-charity relations, transformation and adaptation methods of charities at the local level, and how they cooperate with legal and socio-economic institutions. Participants at the conference also look at strategies used by global charities in dealing with local constraints. Below are the five panels of the conference:
Panel 1: Charities : The Invisible Hand in a Globalizing World
Panel 2: Strategic Adaptation of Charities to the Local Environment
Panel 3: Charities as Surrogates of the State or Competitors of the State
Panel 4: State and Charities: Legal Accountability and Local Transformation
Panel 5: Political Impact of Charities: New Models of Relations with State and Global Partners

6-8 December 2012

Room 201, May Hall, The University of Hong Kong (6-7 Dec)
Field Trip in Guangzhou (8 Dec)