The 2025 CSAA Biennial Conference will be hosted by the Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies (CCCS), Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, from 1st to 4th December 2025. Additionally, the CCCS will organise optional local field trips for interested conference participants on 29th and 30th November 2025.
Theme: China Within and Beyond: Perspectives on Change and Continuity
The CSAA 2025 conference will provide an engaging platform for scholars to exchange ideas, debate key issues, and explore the evolving dynamics of China. We invite submission from a broad range of disciplines, including but not limited to language and linguistics, anthropology, literature, geography, history, sociology, political science, economics and business, and law.
We especially encourage PhD students and early career academics to participate and contribute to these critical discussions.
Scholars interested in presenting at the conference are invited to submit a proposed title, an abstract (up to 200 words), and a brief biography (up to 100 words) by 30th August 2025.
Submission email: china-centre@unimelb.edu.au (PLEASE use the subject heading “CSAA 2025 Abstract Submission”)
Further details about the conference will be announced soon.For more information about CSAA, please visit https://www.csaa.org.au/