An international conference, entitled “The Nexus of Traditional & Non-Traditional Security Dynamics: Chinese Experiences meet Global Challenges”, will be held in Hangzhou, China, on 18-20 September 2009. The conference is hosted by the Centre for Non-Traditional Security & Peaceful Development Studies (NTS-PD), Zhejiang University, China. It will gather the most prominent scholars and expertise in International Relations and International Security Studies worldwide to discuss the study of NTS issues in this increasingly globalised world.

Date: 18-20 September 2009

Venue: Zhejiang University National Science Park, Hangzhou, China

Hosted by: The Centre for Non-Traditional Security & Peaceful Development Studies (NTS-PD), Zhejiang University, China

Main participants from abroad (Listed in alphabetical order)

 Prof. Amitav Acharya: Professor of International Relations, School of International Service, American University.

Prof. Mely Caballero-Anthony: Associate Professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Singapore and Head of the RSIS Centre for Non-Traditional Security Studies.

Prof. Barry Buzan: Montague Burton Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), UK; and honorary professor at Copenhagen and Jilin Universities.

Prof. Rosemary Foot: Professor of International Relations, and the John Swire Senior Research Fellow at St. Antony’s College, Oxford University, UK.

Prof. Gustaaf Geeraerts: Director of the Brussels Institute of Contemporary China Studies (BICCS)；Professor of International Relations of Faculty of Economic, Social and Political Sciences & Solvay Business School,Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).

Prof. Lene Hansen: Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science, University of Copenhagen; Director of the Copenhagen Graduate School of Social Sciences; Editor of the European Journal of International Relations.

Prof. Brian L. Job: Professor of Political Science and Director of the Centre of International Relations at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Dr. Katherine Morton: Fellow in the Department of International Relations, the Australian National University, Australia.

Main participants from China (Listed in alphabetical order)

Prof. CHEN Zhimin: Professor in the Department of International Politics, School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University; Deputy Director of Centre for European Studies, Fudan University, China.

Dr. CUI Shunji:Lecturer of International Politics, College of Public administration, Zhejiang University; Research Fellow at the Centre for Non-Traditional Security & Peaceful Development Studies (NTS-PD), Zhejiang University, China.

Professor HU Shuigen: Deputy Director of the Department of Government Management, College of Public Administration, Zhejiang University, China.

Ms. LI Jia: PhD Candidate at the College of Public administration, Zhejiang University; Research Assistant at the Centre for Non-Traditional Security & Peaceful Development Studies (NTS-PD), Zhejiang University, China.

Prof. LI Jinshan:Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of Public Policy and Public Economics, College of Public Administration, Zhejiang University; and Associate Director of the Centre for NTS-PD, Zhejiang University, China.

Prof. MI Hong：Professor and PhD Supervisor at the College of Public Administration, Zhejiang University; deputy director of the NTS-PD; head of the Population Simulation and Data Mining Research Institute, NTS-PD.

Prof. SHEN Dingli: Professor, Ph.D. Adviser, Director of Center for American Studies（CAS）, Fudan University; Executive Vice Dean of Institute of International Studies (IIS), Fudan University.

Prof. YANG Chuang: Professor of International Relations, Institute of International Relations of the China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU), China.

Prof. YU Xiaofeng:Professor at the College of Public Administration, Zhejiang University; Director of the Centre for Non-Traditional Security and Peace Development Studies (NTS-PD), Zhejiang University, China.

Dr. WANG Jiangli:Lecturer at the College of Public administration, Zhejiang University; Research Fellow at the Centre for Non-Traditional Security & Peaceful Development Studies (NTS-PD), Zhejiang University, China.

Prof. WANG Yizhou: Professor of international politics; senior fellow and deputy director in Institute of World Economics and Politics (IWEP), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS); director in the Department of WEP for graduate student studies in CASS School; and editor of World Economics and Politics.

Prof. XU Lili, Professor and Deputy Director of the Centre for Studies of Ethnic Minorities in Northwest China, Lanzhou University, China.

Prof. ZHANG Junhua:Professor of Political Science, College of Public administration, Zhejiang University, China.

Prof. ZHU Feng: Professor of the School of International Studies, Peking University; Deputy Director of Centre for International & Strategic Studies（CISS）of Peking University, China.