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Narratives of the past are perhaps necessary in all collectivities that seek to constitute themselves as such. Before the modern nation-state, however, these narratives not only embedded differences and contestations, they also bore a relationship to universal or cosmological time. The emergence of the modern disenchanted polity converged with the rise of competitive states which viewed all resources and bio-power in its territory as susceptible to mobilization.

The conference brought researchers from Asia-Pacific and other parts of the world to UVic to discuss innovations in learning and share their experience in incorporating technology into education. Complex interaction of people and technology and its impact on society is becoming increasingly visible in today's world especially in the Asia-Pacific region.

For more information please also visit the conference website.

Speaker: Supriya Routh, PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Law, University of Victoria.

Labour rights enjoy constitutional status in India. The Constitution of India provides for fundamental rights such as freedom of expression and freedom of association, and labour welfare goals such as right to work, provision for living wage, appropriate conditions of work, maternity benefit, old-age assistance etc. However, in absence of state initiative informal workers in India are deprived of constitutionally guaranteed rights.

Feng Xu, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Victoria, recently published "Looking for Work in Post-Socialist China: Governance, Active Job Seekers and the New Chinese Labour Market". In this book she explores unemployment as one of the most politically explosive issues in China which gained further prominence as a result of the present global financial crisis. The novelty, urgency, and complexity of Chinese unemployment have compelled the government to experiment with policy initiatives that originate in the West.