Asian Political and International Studies Association Second Congress City University of Hong Kong 14-16 November 2005 Monday 14 November Wei Hing Theatre, 6/F Amenities Building, City University of Hong Kong 12:00 – 14:00 Registration 14:00 – 14:30 Opening ceremony Professor H K Chang President, City University of Hong Kong 14:30 – 16:00 Plenary addresses Dr J R Nereus O Acosta, Representative, 1st District, Bukidnon House of Representatives, Congress of the Republic of the Philippines Professor the Honourable Anthony Cheung Bing-leung Department of Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong Non-official Member of the Executive Council, Hong Kong SAR 16:00 – 16:30 Tea break 16:30 – 18:00 APISA business meeting 18:00 – 19:30 Drinks reception 19:30 – 21:30 Congress dinner 1 Tuesday 15 November 09:00 – 10:30 TA01 Room 1006, 1/F, Hong Kong Productivity Council TA01: BURMA/MYANMAR a. Yin Hlaing KYAW, “Burma/Myanmar: Why Military Rule Continues?” b. Nay Win MAUNG, “Civil Society and Democratisation: Process in Burma / Myanmar” c. Tin Maung THANN, “Problems with National Reconciliation Process in Burma/Myanmar: Poorly Developed Soft-infrastructure, Capacity Building Needs and Weakness of Private Sector Organizations in Myanmar for Improving their Role of Advocacy in Democratization Process” TA02 Room 1007, 1/F, Hong Kong Productivity Council TA02: E-GOVERNMENT a. Chandra Prakash BARTHWAL, “E-Governance for Good Governance: The Indian Experience” b. Jianing MI, “E-government and Development of Public Management for China’s Government” c. Himanshu TANDON, “eGovernance: An Indian Perspective” TA03 Room 1008, 1/F, Hong Kong Productivity Council TA03: POLITICS AND CULTURE a. Eric BATALLA, “Culture, Institutions, and Economic Performance” b. Natchapat OUNTRONGCHIT, “Political Theory and the Symbolic Uses of Politics in Thailand Buddhism and Standard Thai Language” TA04 Room 1009, 1/F, Hong Kong Productivity Council TA04: HEALTHCARE AND GOVERNANCE a. Chi Ming, Victor CHAN, “SARS and Health Governance in East Asia: Revitalizing a State-focused Approach” b. Michael CHEN, “The Economy of Knowledge: How the Bureau of National Health Insurance Managed Its Knowledge Creation” TA05 Room 1019, 1/F, Hong Kong Productivity Council TA05: JAPANESE FOREIGN POLICY a. Rosalie Arcala HALL, “The Changing ‘Civilian’ Landscape of Defense Policy Making in Japan” b. Monir Hossain MONI, “Japan-Bangladesh Relations: Constraints and Prospects” 2 Tuesday 15 November 10:45 – 12:15 TB01 Room 1006, 1/F, Hong Kong Productivity Council TB01: CHINA AND REGIONAL SECURITY a. Gaye CHRISTOFFERSEN, “Governing the Oil Dragon: Dilemmas of China’s Energy Security” b. Baohui ZHANG, “Is a New Chinese Nuclear Doctrine Emerging?” TB02 Room 1007, 1/F, Hong Kong Productivity Council TB02: EXPLORING PRESIDENTIAL DEMOCRACY IN HONG KONG a. Lucy CUMMINGS, “Cultivating the Grassroots: Hong Kong Need Not Fear Strengthening Political Parties” b. Ming SING, “Presidential Bicameralism: The Importance of Balanced Power Sharing Between Executive and Legislative Branches” c. James TANG, “The Presidential Democracy Model: A Good Fit for Hong Kong” TB03 Room 1008, 1/F, Hong Kong Productivity Council TB03: KOREAN SECURITY DILEMMAS a. Brendan HOWE, “Northeast Asia is not Europe: Regional Challenges to Liberal Security Agendas” b. Jasper KIM, “Governance and Enforcement Dilemma in NE Asia: A Comparative Analysis of the Securities Enforcement Regimes of South Korea and the United States” c. Matthias M. MAASS, “The Deteriorating Security Situation on the Korean Peninsula” TB04 Room 1009, 1/F, Hong Kong Productivity Council TB04: INDIA AND REGIONAL SECURITY a. Mohammed Badrul ALAM, “Aspects of India’s Nuclear Doctrine and Confidence-Building Measures Re-Visited” b. Raj Kishor SINGH, “Ethnic Conflict in India: Challenges to Peace and Security” TB05 Room 1019, 1/F, Hong Kong Productivity Council TB05: INTERSTATE CONFLICTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA a. Ramses AMER, “The Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Inter-state Conflicts in Southeast Asia” b. K. S. NATHAN, “Malaysia-Singapore Relations: Issues, Challenges and Prospects in Conflict Management and Resolution” c. Pushpa THAMBIPILLAI, “Managing Conflicts in Southeast Asia: Trends in Diplomatic Initiatives” 3 Tuesday 15 November 13:15 – 14:45 TC01 Room 1006, 1/F, Hong Kong Productivity Council TC01: DEMOCRACY, GOVERNANCE AND REFORM IN SOUTH ASIA a. Shachi CHAWLA, “Economic Reforms and Good Governance” b. Ahmed Shafiqul HUQUE, “The Myth of Public Sector Reform in South Asia” c. Subodh KUMAR, “Political Economy of Reforms in India” d. Sushila RAMASWAMY, “India’s Crisis of Governance: Women’s Perspective” TC02 Room 1007, 1/F, Hong Kong Productivity Council TC02: ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICIES a. Paul HARRIS, “Environmental Policy and Policy toward the Environment: The Case of Perceptions, Values and Behavior in China” b. Satyajit SINGH, “Local Governance, Institutions and Politics: Reforming the Rural Water Sector in India” c. Julia TAO and Daphne MAH, “Between the Market and the State: Dilemmas of Environmental Governance in Transitional China” d. Eri TRINURINI-ADHI, “The Agricultural Extension Services Provision in Indonesia: The Challenge in the Decentralization Era” TC03 Room 1008, 1/F, Hong Kong Productivity Council TC03: GOVERNANCE REFORM a. Rizal G. BUENDIA, “The Unresolved Governance Crisis in the Philippines: Will Change in Mode of Governance or Leadership Offer a Solution?” b. Dulce Ann K. HOFER, “Bond Flotation and the Crucial Role of Governance in Financing a Nation’s Development Projects: The Philippine Experience in the Victorias and Puerto Princesa Housing Projects” c. Raymund Jose G. QUILOP, “Governance and Institutions in a Democratizing Philippines: Challenges and Prospects” TC04 Room 1009, 1/F, Hong Kong Productivity Council TC04: INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS a. Hongshan YANG, “A Great Power’s Governance and the Relation between Central and Local Government” b. Mohammad Agus YUSOFF and Wan Abdul Rahman Wan Ab. LATIF, “Development From Below and the Nature of District Administration in Malaysia: The Underdevelopment of Development Administration?” TC05 Room 1019, 1/F, Hong Kong Productivity Council TC05: POLITICAL REFORM AND DEMOCRATIC CONSOLIDATION IN EAST ASIA a. James Ung-Ho CHIN, “Chinese Politics in Malaysia: Leadership Changes in MCA and Gerakan” b. Cesar DE PRADO, “Is East Asia Creating a Common Foreign Policy? A Comparison with the European Political Cooperation” c. Julio C. TEEHANKEE, “Philippine Elections: Dual Platform for Popular Participation and Elite Reproduction” 4 Tuesday 15 November 15:00 – 16:30 TD01 Room 1006, 1/F, Hong Kong Productivity Council TD01: CONFUCIANISM AND PUBLIC ACTION a. Daniel A. BELL, “Just War and Confucianism: Implication for the Contemporary World” b. Leigh Kathryn JENCO, “Talent” and “Virtue” in the Liberal Thought of Zhang Shizhao” c. Theresa LEE, “Liang Qichao’s Theory of Citizenship: Then and Now” (to be presented by Daniel A. BELL) TD02 Room 1007, 1/F, Hong Kong Productivity Council TD02: GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT a. Rosa Babel F. CALILUNG, “Governance of Poverty Reduction Initiatives in the Philippines: The Dilemma of Changing Institutions and Processes” b. Rangadhar SAHU, “Governance and the Strategies of Development of Sikkim State in the Eastern Himalayas: Some Observations” c. Xiuli WANG, “The Drug Problem and Governance Building in Southeast Asia: A Case Study of Kokang ” TD03 Room 1008, 1/F, Hong Kong Productivity Council TD03: DONORS’ FORUM (by invitation only) a. Hari SINGH TD04 Room 1009, 1/F, Hong Kong Productivity Council TD04: GOVERNANCE THEORY AND PRACTICE a. Manoj Kumar AGGARWAL and Vijita S. AGGARWAL, “Citizen Participation in Governance – Theoretical Foundations – Current Practices and Emerging Issues” b. Allan S. LAYUG, “The Role of Democratic Governance in Achieving Political Development and the Good Society: A Theorizing” c. Deepak SHARMA, “Governance in Asia: An empirical study of motivational crisis Bureaucracy in India” TD05 Room 1019, 1/F, Hong Kong Productivity Council TD05: ROUNDTABLE ON CONTEMPORARY CHINESE POLITICS AND GOVERNANCE a. Hon CHAN b. Joseph CHENG c. Linda WONG d. Xiaowei ZANG 5 Tuesday 15 November 16:30 – 18:00 TE01 Room 1006, 1/F, Hong Kong Productivity Council TE01: THE POLITICAL ROLE OF JUNZI IN MODERN EAST ASIAN EXAMINATIONS a. Daniel A. BELL, “Deliberative Democracy for a Meritocratically Selected Elite” b. Ruiping FAN, “Division of labor and the Merit of an Examination System” c. XinFeng KONG, “’The Accomplished Scholar Is Not a Utensil’: Implications for Modern Societies” d. Kris Su-Hui TEO, “Singapore’s Civil Service: A System of Life-Long Examinations” TE02 Room 1007, 1/F, Hong Kong Productivity Council TE02: LEADERSHIP AND DEMOCRATIZATION IN SOUTH ASIA a. Rajesh JHA, “Political Leadership In The Two Dominant National Political Parties In India: a Comparative Study of the Congress and the BJP” b. Subrata MUKHERJEE, “Changing Pattern of Political Leadership from an One Party Dominant System to an Era of Coalition: A Case Study of India” c. Sushila RAMASWAMY, “Sri Lanka: Nature of Political Leadership in a Highly Personalized and Centralized Democracy” d. Sudhir Kumar SINGH, “Pakistan: Nature of Political Leadership in a Military Dominant System” TE03 Room 1008, 1/F, Hong Kong Productivity Council TE03: CAPITAL AND LABOUR IN EAST AND SOUTHEAST ASIA a. Michele FORD, “Accountable to Whom? Trade Unions, Labour NGOs and the Accountability Question in Indonesia” b. Ian HOLLIDAY, “Doing Business with Myanmar’s Military