Cross-Cultural Studies | |||
The David C. Lam Institute for East-West Studies (LEWI) aims at fostering research in East-West studies and cultivating collaborative scholarship between the East and the West. As the pace of globalisation intensifies and inter-cultural, inter-ethnic and inter-religious encounters accelerate, the work of LEWI has manifested itself in a significant manner in recent years. With Hong Kong as its base, LEWI aspires to become a global leader in multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural studies through academic interaction with universities worldwide. LEWI’s network not only covers the Pacific Rim region but also countries in the West, thereby enabling communication across the continents. | |||
LEWI focuses on three specific yet interrelated research themes, and organises research activities according to three working groups of individual areas of interest. The working groups are:
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The Cross-Cultural Studies Working Group also looks into collaborative possibilities, particularly within the LEWI network, of jointly undertaking funded research in the following areas:
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