Program Overview

Program Overview

The 1st International Conference on Island Economics was held over two days in November 2017, bringing together international and Chinese scholars to discuss island economic change and development.

Conference Schedule

Monday, November 13

• 14:30-17:30: Haikou Tour
• 19:00-21:00: Welcome Reception

Tuesday, November 14

• 08:30-09:00: Registration and Refreshments
• 09:00-09:30: Welcome Remarks
• 09:30-12:30: SESSION 1: Conceptualizing and Evaluating Models of Island Economies
  • Chair/Discussant: Dr. James Randall, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada
  • Presentations:
    • Huan Zhang, Zhejiang University: A primary exploration of the concept "Beautiful Island Tourism Belt" of the New Marine Silk Road strategy
    • Godfrey Baldacchino, University of Malta, Malta: The policy challenges faced by subnational island jurisdiction
    • Aiping Feng, Island Research Centre, State Oceanic Administration, China: Study of island city industrial structures-Based on a comparison between Pingtan Comprehensive Experimental Zone, Fujian Province and Xiamen
    • Geoff Bertram, Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, University of Wellington, New Zealand: Conceptualizing and evaluating models of island economies
    • Jiting Sun, Marine Economy Research Center of Shandong Province, China: Enlightenment of Australian Recreational Fishery Development
  • Discussant: Mr. Yuchao Yan, Grandview Institution, China
• 12:30-14:00: Lunch
• 14:00-17:00: SESSION 2: Measuring (Economic) Success on Islands
  • Chair/Discussant: Dr. Xuedong Wang, Institute of Advanced International Studies, Sun Yat-Sen University, China
  • Presentations:
    • Lino Briguglio, University of Malta, Malta: The relation between economic resilience and competitiveness with a focus on small states: Evidence from global indicators
    • Xiaohui Wang, National Marine Data and Information Service, SOA, China: Comprehensive evaluation of the "Blue Economy" and the Island Economy
    • Leo-Paul Dana, Montpellier Business School, Montpellier, France: Subnational island jurisdictions, entrepreneurship & change: The case of St. Martin
    • Yuchao Yan, Grandview Institution, China: Concerns and Suggestions of Island Economic Development for Small Island Developing Nation
    • James Randall, University of Prince Edward Island, Canada: Building a measure of economic change for subnational island jurisdictions: Conceptual and empirical challenges
  • Discussant: Dr. Geoff Bertram, University of Wellington, New Zealand
• 17:00-19:00: Free time for participants
• 19:00-21:00: Symposium Dinner and Entertainment

Wednesday, November 15

• 08:45-09:30: KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Agricultural and Rural Issues on Islands in a period of global change
  • Chair: Dr. Desheng Zhang, School of Economics and Management, Hainan University, China
  • Presentation: Dr. David Barker, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica: Agricultural and Rural Issues on Islands in a Period of Global Change
  • Discussant: Dr. Godfrey Baldacchino, University of Malta
• 09:30-12:30: SESSION 3: Local to Global Factors Influencing Island Economies
  • Chair/Discussant: Dr. David Barker, University of the West Indies, Jamaica
  • Presentations:
    • Rob Greenwood, Leslie Harris Centre for Regional Policy and Development, Memorial University, Canada: Connecting local and regional development strategies and structures with national and international opportunities and threats: Lessons from Newfoundland, Canada
    • Dongni He, Vice President, China Institute for Reform and Development, China: The impact of economic openness on the Hainan Island
    • John Overton and Dr. Warwick Murray, School of Geography, Environment and Earth Science, Victoria University of Wellington (to be presented by Dr. Gerard Prinsen): Aid and sovereignty: Neostructuralism, retroliberalism and the recasting of relationships in Oceania
    • D Zuocheng Wang, Faculty of Foreign Language and Foreign History, Liaocheng University, China: Economic cooperation between China and Pacific island nations in the context of climate change
  • Discussant: Dr. Aiping Feng, Island Research Centre, State Oceanic Administration, China
• 12:30-14:00: Lunch
• 14:00-17:00: SESSION 4: Comparing the Economic Past, Present and Futures of Small Island States (SISs) and Subnational Island Jurisdictions (SNIJs)
  • Chair/Discussant: Dr. Jiting Sun, Marine Economy Research Center of Shandong Province, China
  • Presentations:
    • Jing Wang, National Marine Data and Information Service, SOA, China: Research on the development and problems of island economies in China
    • David Rezvan, Resident Research Scholar & Lecturer, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA: Anarchy, hierarchy or negarchy?: Order and disorder amidst sovereign state and partially independent territory control
    • Desheng Zhang, School of Economics and Management, Hainan University, China: Industrial Structure Transition and Economic Growth of Hainan Province since Its Establishment
    • Gerard Prinsen, Massey University, New Zealand: Islanders crafting a new sovereignty: Five mechanisms and four ingredients
    • Xuedong Wang, Institute of Advanced International Studies, Sun Yat-Sen University, China: Small Is Beautiful?: A comparative study between island economies and sub-island economies in low-carbonization development
  • Discussant: Dr. Rob Greenwood, Memorial University, Canada
• 17:00-17:30: Conference Closing