Institute of Middle and Far East Studies Jagiellonian University with Australia, New Zealand and Oceania Research Association invites to International Conference: “Oceania – centre of the Pacific Rim”
Pacific Rim unites most of the biggest economies in the World. From a few decades, predominance of the Pacific Ocean is the biggest. Today, the Pacific is the World’s centre, but what with the Oceanian countries? People in Oceania experience diverse life-worlds undergoing profound transformations. History, political relations, trade, migration, urbanisation, religious movements, resource extraction, and climate change, as well as new technologies like the internet and mobile phones, are just some of the recent changes that are reconfiguring Pacific environments. Oceanian governments try to find their own paths of development between the Pacific Rim giants. With whom should they launch cooperatation? Is it better to unite with other small countries or stay alone? What is the driving force of the economic growth in Oceania? How hard is to be in the centre of the Pacific Rim? What are the advantages and what are the key problems in the Oceanian countries?
The theme of the conference: Oceania – centre of the Pacific Rim, encourages participants to discuss these questions by examining the specific empirical realities of the Pacific.
The event will be held on 21st October 2017 at the Auditorium Maximum, Krupnicza St. 33 in Kraków. Start at 10.00 a.m.
CONFERENCE PANELS:
• The role of Oceania countries in the Pacific development (trade, tourism, agriculture, science)
• Oceania on the political crossroads (history, international relations, law)
• Oceania’s diversity and cultural richness (music, film, craft)
Detailed programme (PDF version)
More information on: Anzora
