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| European Association for Chinese Studies | |
|---|---|
| Name | European Association for Chinese Studies |
| Formation | 1975 |
| Type | Learned society |
| Headquarters | Leiden |
| Region served | Europe |
| Leader title | President |
European Association for Chinese Studies The European Association for Chinese Studies is a learned society that promotes the study of China and Chinese-related topics across Europe, fostering links among scholars from institutions such as University of Oxford, Leiden University, University of Cambridge, Sorbonne University, Heidelberg University, University of Warsaw, University of Vienna, and Trinity College Dublin. It organizes major events that bring together researchers affiliated with centers like the School of Oriental and African Studies, the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, the Leipzig University Institute for East Asian Studies, and the Borumian Institute for comparative exchanges with bodies including the Association for Asian Studies, the American Council of Learned Societies, the British Academy, and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The organization emerged in the context of postwar European sinology alongside institutions such as the Rijksmuseum, the Bibliothèque nationale de France, the British Museum, the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, and the Vatican Library, reflecting the traditions of scholars trained at the École française d'Extrême-Orient, the School of Oriental Studies, the Humboldt University of Berlin, the University of Leiden Sinology program, and the School of Oriental and African Studies. Early participants included figures connected to the Luzhou Conference, the International Congress of Orientalists, the British Association for Chinese Studies, the German Oriental Society, and the Italian Association for Chinese Studies. Its development paralleled debates involving the Prague Spring era intellectuals, exchanges with the People's Republic of China, and initiatives like the China–Europe Association for Technical and Economic Cooperation.
Membership draws academics and practitioners affiliated with universities and institutes such as SOAS University of London, University of Edinburgh, University of Helsinki, Charles University, University of Groningen, University of Milan, University of Barcelona, University of Lisbon, KU Leuven, and University of Copenhagen. Governance mirrors models used by the International Association of Modern Languages and Literatures, the International Institute for Asian Studies, and the European Consortium for Political Research, with elected officers, regional representatives, and standing committees resembling those of the American Historical Association, the Royal Asiatic Society, and the International Congress of Historical Sciences.
The association convenes congresses that rotate through host cities such as Leiden, Warsaw, Vienna, Prague, Paris, Rome, Lisbon, Copenhagen, and Dublin, attracting panels on subjects represented at venues like the British Museum, the National Museum of China, the Confucius Institute Headquarters, and the International Institute for Asian Studies. These events often feature keynote speakers from institutions such as Peking University, Tsinghua University, Fudan University, Hong Kong University, Nanjing University, Nankai University, Seoul National University, and Kyoto University, and coordinate with parallel meetings of the International Convention of Asia Scholars, the Association for Asian Studies, and the European Association of Chinese and East Asian Studies.
The association supports publication channels used by editors at presses like Brill Publishers, Routledge, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Springer Nature, and De Gruyter. It promotes research projects connected to archives such as the First Historical Archives of China, the National Library of China, the British Library, and the Bibliothèque nationale de France, and collaborates with journals including the Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, the Journal of Asian Studies, the T'oung Pao, the China Quarterly, the Modern China, and the Journal of Chinese History.
The association administers travel grants and dissertation prizes comparable to awards from the British Academy, the European Research Council, the Max Weber Programme, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, and recognizes scholars in the manner of the Tang Prize, the John K. Fairbank Prize, the Wang Gungwu Prize, and the Levenson Prize. Support often enables participation at institutions like Yenching Academy, Harvard Yenching Institute, Columbia University Weatherhead East Asian Institute, and research fellowships at the Maison franco-japonaise.
It maintains formal and informal links with bodies such as the Association for Asian Studies, the International Convention of Asia Scholars, the Confucius Institute Headquarters, the European Commission, the UNESCO, the Council of Europe, the British Academy, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, and national academies including the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, and the Austrian Academy of Sciences.
The association has influenced curricula at universities like University of Oxford, Leiden University, SOAS University of London, Université Paris-Sorbonne, and Humboldt University of Berlin and shaped scholarly networks involving the Asia-Europe Meeting, the Belt and Road Initiative dialogues, and conferences of the European Union’s research directorates. Critics have raised concerns paralleling debates seen with the Confucius Institute Headquarters, the Association for Asian Studies controversies, the HEFCE policy discussions, and scholarly disputes around funding from entities such as the European Research Council and national research councils, prompting discussions about independence, transparency, and academic collaboration.