Theme: History, Social Science, and Digital Methods for Researching China

May 5-6, 2025 | UC San Diego

复旦大学-加州大学当代中国研究中心将联合21世纪中国研究中心和The Carter Center举办主题为“中国研究中的历史、社会科学与数智方法”的青年学者论坛。论坛旨在探讨在中国研究中整合社会科学和历史学学术研究的可能，特别关注不同学科如何利用新的数字工具和方法论。与会者将探讨新兴的跨学科方法论如何帮助我们重塑对中国近代史的理解。

论坛将集中讨论社会科学和历史学之间的交叉研究在以下几个领域的潜在益处：数字化档案的建立，支持传统历史方法和新的社会科学分析方法；社会科学在中国研究中的历史转向，使用地理信息系统（GIS）和其他定量方法；在人工智能时代进行历史研究，利用大型语言模型（LLMs）、机器学习和数据科学工具；以及将数字空间作为历史和社会科学研究的主题。论文应重点关注中国历史尤其是新中国成立以来的历史研究。

除了上述主题，The Carter Center也欢迎使用跨学科方法研究历史和当代中美关系以及中国外交政策历史的论文，特别是从第三国视角审视各个时期中美关系的文章。

每年召开的复旦大学-加州大学中心的青年学者论坛旨在汇聚来自中国和北美研究中国的年轻学者。论坛邀请研究生、博士后学者和初级教职员工提交参会申请，申请者应将论文摘要、简短的投稿信和个人简历的PDF附件提交到链接中提供的表格，并详细阅读下方链接的PDF文件。如果被选中，每位汇报人将获得高达1000美元的差旅补贴（例如机票和住宿）。参会申请必须在2025年1月15日之前提交，被选中的参与者将在2月5日之前收到通知，完整论文应在4月25日之前提交至论坛组织方。

需要签证的国际申请者可以请求提前审查，以便被选中之后申请者有足够的时间申请签证和安排行程。如有任何问题，请通过电子邮件联系Harris Doshay，邮件地址：hdoshay@ucsd.edu.

The Fudan-UC Center on Contemporary China, together with the 21st Century China Center and The Carter Center, is convening an academic conference on “History, Social Science, and Digital Methods for Researching China.” This conference will explore opportunities for integrating social science and historical scholarship on China, with particular focus on how different disciplines are utilizing new digital tools and methodologies. Attendees will address the central question: How might emerging interdisciplinary methodological approaches help redefine our understanding of China’s recent past?

The conference focuses on the potential benefits of interchange between social science and history in the realms of: digitally assembled archives enabling both traditional historical methods and new social scientific methods of analysis; social science’s historical turn in studying China, using GIS and other quantitative methodologies; historical research in the age of AI, utilizing LLMs, machine learning, and other data science tools; and the study of digital spaces as a subject in historical and social science research. Papers should substantively focus on any aspect of Chinese history, especially during the PRC.  

In addition to the themes above, The Carter Center is looking for papers that use an interdisciplinary approach to study historical and contemporary U.S.-China relations and the history of China’s foreign policy. Papers that examine any period of the U.S.-China relationship from the perspective of a third country are especially welcome. 

The Fudan-UC Center’s Young Scholars’ Conference convenes each year to bring together young scholars studying China from China and North America. We invite advanced graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and junior faculty to submit applications. Applicants should attach PDFs of their abstract, brief cover letter, and CV to the form found on this link as described in greater detail on the PDF linked below. If selected, each presenter will receive a travel (e.g. airfare and lodging) subsidy of up to $1,000. 

Applications must be submitted by Jan.15, 2025. Selected participants will be informed by no later than Feb.5, and completed papers should be sent to the conference organizers by April 25th.  

International applicants needing a visa may request review of their submissions earlier so that, if selected, they have sufficient time for visa applications and travel preparations.  

Email any questions to Harris Doshay at hdoshay@ucsd.edu.