Pivot to Asia: Legal and Political Dimensions of the Rising Influence of China in Europe
The contemporary international order is undergoing a period of profound transformation marked by shifting geopolitical alignments, changing United States policies toward Europe, the increasing fragility of the transatlantic relationship, and the continuing rise of China as a global political, economic, and normative actor. These developments increasingly affect Europe itself, particularly those regions located at the intersection of European and Eurasian strategic dynamics.
Section Global Governance at the Faculty of Law, University of Graz, invites for a closer interdisciplinary examination of the legal and political dimensions of China’s rising influence in order to understand its implications for sovereignty, governance, legal transformation, and regional order in Europe.
This conference builds on the successfully conducted Global Governance Lectures on China, the lecture series “China: Center of Asian and International Gravity,” and continues the scholarly work reflected in the volume “China and the World: New Perspectives on Classical Topics.” By bringing together experts from legal and political sciences, the conference aims to create a sustained academic forum for discussing China’s growing role in Europe and its wider Eastern neighbourhood.
When: 9 April 2027 10:00-17:30
Where: REWI Uni Graz
Universitätsstraße 15, Section A, 2. floor
Sitzungszimmer (SZ) 15.21
Invited Speakers
Prof. Susanne Weigelin-Schwiedrzik
University of Vienna, Austria
Prof. Joseph Marko
University of Graz, Austria
Prof. Giuseppe Martinico
Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna di Pisa, Italy
Assoc.-Prof. Li Xiaofu
East China University of Political Science and Law, PRC
Dr. Ksenia Rdchenkova
University of Graz, Austria
Dr. Mher Sahakyan
China-Eurasia Council for Political and Strategic Research (CECPSR), Armenia
Dr. Maximilian Ohle
University of Tübingen, Germany
Dr. Thomas Eder
Austrian Institute for International Affairs, Austria
Dr. Wanjie Chen
Confucius Institute, Austria
Dr. Harvey Dzodin
Center for China and Clobalization, Austria
Mag. Marylia Hushcha
International Institute for Peace, Austria