LSE IDEAS roundtable
Date: Tuesday 5 May 2009
Time: 6-7.30pm
Venue: Old Theatre, Old Building
Speakers: Professor Athar Hussain, Professor Chen Jian, Professor Danny Quah
Chair: Professor Arne Westad
Asia's rise has brought about profound changes to the international system and the current world crisis presents the continent with both opportunities and challenges. The initiatives and responses by Asian countries, China and India in particular, have the potential to define the world's path of development now and in the future.
Chen Jian holds the Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs at LSE IDEAS for 2008-09 and is the Michael J Zak Chair of the History of US China Relations at Cornell University. Danny Quah is head of department and professor of economics at LSE. Athar Hussain is director of the Asia Research Centre, LSE.
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