The European Association for Chinese Studies (; EACS) is an international scholarly association representing China scholars from Europe. It was founded in 1975 and is registered in Paris. The Association is governed by a Board and its daily activities are managed by its president, secretary-general, and treasurer.
EACS Conferences Conferences have been held biennially since 1976."The Conferences and Publications of the Junior Sinologues (1948–1972) and the European Association for Chinese Studies (1975–2004), in EACS Newsletter No. 32, June, 2004 The EACS holds a four-day conference devoted to planned programs of scholarly papers, roundtable discussions, workshops, and panel sessions on a wide range of issues in research and teaching.With over 600 presenting participants in over 150 panels in Leipzig in 2021, it is one of the greatest conferences on Chinese Studies worldwide. 2026 - 26th biennial conference of the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS), Venice 2024 - 25th biennial conference of the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS), Tallinn 2022 - 24th biennial conference of the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS), Olomouc 2021Postponed by one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. - 23rd biennial conference of the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS), Leipzig 2018 - 22nd biennial conference of the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS), Glasgow 2016 - 21st EACS Conference, St Petersburg 2014 - 20th EACS Conference, Braga 2012 - 19th EACS Conference, Paris 2010 - 18th EACS Conference, Riga ("Culture is a Crowded Bridge") 2008 - 17th EACS Conference, Lund 2006 - 16th EACS Conference, Ljubiljana 2004 - 15th EACS Conference, Heidelberg 2002 - 14th EACS Conference, Moscow: “Chinese Traditional Civilization and the Contemporary World” 2000 - 13th EACS Conference, Turin (Torino): “The Spirit of the Metropolis” 1998 - 12th EACS Conference, Edinburgh: “Festivals - the Chinese at Work and at Play” 1996 - 11th EACS Conference, Barcelona: “China and the Outer world” 1994 - 10th EACS Conference, Prague (Praha): “Genius loci: Place, Region, and Chinese Region-alism” 1992 - 9th EACS Conference, Paris: “Change-ment et idées de changement en Chine” 1990 - 8th EACS Conference, Leiden 1988 - 7th EACS Conference, Weimar 1986 - 6th EACS Conference, Turin (Torino) 1984 - 5th EACS Conference, Tübingen: “China - Present and Past“ 1982 - 4th EACS Conference, Cambridge 1980 - 3rd EACS Conference, Zürich: “China: Continuity and Change” 1978 - 2nd EACS Conference, Ortisei - St. Ulrich: “Understanding Modern China: Problems and Methods” 1976 - 1st EACS Conference, Paris: “Popular and Official Traditions in China”
The conferences replaced the annual Junior Sinologues Conferences that had been taking place since 1948: 1972 - 24th JS Conference, Leiden (Noordwijkerhout) 1971 - 23rd JS Conference, Oxford 1970 - 22nd JS Conference, Stockholm 1969 - 21st JS Conference, Senegallia / Marcerata 1968 - 20th JS Conference, Prague [cancelled] 1967 - 19th JS Conference, Bochum 1966 - 18th JS Conference, Copenhagen-Humblebaek 1965 - 17th JS Conference, Leeds 1964 - 16th JS Conference, Bordeaux 1963 - 15th JS Conference, Torino 1962 - 14th JS Conference, Breukelen-Nijenrode 1961 - 13th JS Conference, Hamburg 1960- Moscow [cancelled] 1959 - 12th JS Conference, Cambridge 1958 - 11th JS Conference, Padua and Venice 1957 - 10th JS Conference, Marburg 1956 - 9th JS Conference, Paris 1955 - 8th JS Conference, Leiden (Oud-Poelgeest) 1954 - 7th JS Conference, Durham 1953 - 6th JS Conference, Rome 1952 - 5th JS Conference, Cologne (Köln-Wahn) 1951 - 4th JS Conference, Paris 1950 - 3rd JS Conference, London 1949 - 2nd JS Conference, Leiden 1948 - 1st JS Conference, Cambridge, London, and Oxford
Journal Since 2020, the Association has published a scholarly journal annually. The Journal of the European Association for Chinese Studies is an "open-access and peer-reviewed journal that fosters academic discussion and exchange on China- and Chinese-related topics. It is organized and financed by the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS)".
See also Braga Incident
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External links Official website