The Hive NTU, August 17-18 2016
The primary objective of the workshop is to work with a small group of invited experts to examine the the topic of social complexity and the potential role of world religions in promoting prosocial behaviour by rulers and elites throughout the last four millennia, both globally and within the context of Southeast Asia.
Key topics include prosociality, religion, cooperation, Southeast Asia, social complexity, structural equality, history, Buddhism and Confucianism.
Key speakers include the following (alphabetically):
Cheong Siew Ann
Tom Currie
Mohammed Effendy Bin Abdul Hamid
Pieter François
Kevin Feeney
Sergey Gavrilets
Goh Geok Yian
Stephen Lansing
Bruce Lockhart
John Miksic
Dan Mullins
Sng Tuan Hwee
Peter Turchin
Harvey Whitehouse
Zhan Shaohua
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Day 1 Wed, August 17th |
Public Session- All are welcome |
Morning session 1
09:00-10:15 |
Dan Mullins
09:00-09:30 |
Welcome. Overview of the agenda and goals for the workshop |
| Peter Turchin
09:30-10:15 |
Introduction to the Seshat: Global History Databank | |||
| 10:15-10:45 Break | ||||
| Morning session 2
10:45-12:15 |
Kevin Feeney
10:45-11:30 |
Building the Seshat Ontology for a Global History Databank | ||
| Cheong Siew Ann
11:30-12:10 |
Expert Lead Response/Discussion: How could Seshat data use additional tools computer science to curate historical data? | |||
| 12:10-13:10 Lunch Break | ||||
| Afternoon session 1
13:10-14:40 |
Tom Currie
13:10-13:40 |
Overview of the Axial-Age Religions and the Z-Curve of Human Egalitarianism project | ||
| Dan Mullins
13:40-14:10 |
Overview of the data collected so far and our plan for further data collection. | |||
| Tom and Dan
14:10-14:40 |
Expert Lead Response/Discussion: An open discussion to clarify the objectives and methods of the Axial Age project | |||
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14:40-14:50 Transition between public and invited workshops | |||
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Invited workshop participants only |
Afternoon session 2
14:50-16:00 |
John Miksic
14:50-15:30 |
The impact of Islamization on the image of the ruler in Indonesia between the 13th and 16th centuries. | |
| Harvey Whitehouse
15:30-16:00 |
Expert Lead Response/Discussion: How does the preceding presentation contribute to the objectives of the Seshat project, namely our Central Java NGA? | |||
| 16:00-16:20 Coffee/Tea Break (catered) | ||||
| Afternoon session 3
16:20-17:30 |
Stephen Lansing
16:20-17:00 |
How water temples in Indonesia were used to solve the problem of common pool resources and the wider role of religion in promoting prosociality in Indonesia. | ||
| Peter Turchin
17:00-17:30 |
Expert Lead Response/Discussion: How does the preceding presentation contribute to the objectives of the Seshat project, namely our Central Java NGA? Also, Day 1 closing comments. | |||
| 17:30 Wine Reception | ||||
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Day 2 Thurs, August 18th |
Morning session 1
09:00-09:35 |
Bruce Lockhart
09:00-09:35 |
The role of religious groups in the legitimating and restricting executive power throughout the history of mainland Southeast Asia | |
| Dan Mullins
09:35-09:50 |
Expert Lead Response/Discussion: How does the preceding presentation contribute to the objectives of the Seshat project, namely our Cambodian Basin NGA?
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| 09:50-10:20 Coffee/Tea Break (catered) | ||||
| Morning session 2
10:20-12:00 |
Goh Geok Yian
10:20-10:55 |
Determining the historicity of the idea of a common medieval Buddhist social identity and how this idea might have facilitated interactions between the mainland “Theravada” Southeast Asian Buddhist polities and Sri Lanka: 11-19th century and their historical roots | ||
| Peter Turchin
10:55-11:10 |
Expert Lead Response/Discussion: How does the preceding presentation contribute to the objectives of the Seshat project namely our Deccan and Cambodian Basin NGAs? | |||
| Mohammed Effendy Bin Abdul Hamid
11:10-11:45 |
The history of the Cham, particularly the importance of the Cham manuscripts in improving our understanding of pre-colonial Southeast Asia | |||
| Dan Mullins
11:45-12:00 |
Expert Lead Response/Discussion: How does the preceding presentation contribute to the objectives of the Seshat project, namely our Cambodian Basin NGA? | |||
| 12:00-13:10 Lunch Break (catered) | ||||
| Afternoon session 13:10-14:50 | Zhan Shaohua
13:10-13:45 |
The historical roots of China’s contemporary development | ||
| Sergey Gavrilets
13:45-14:00 |
Expert Lead Response/Discussion: How does the preceding presentation contribute to the objectives of the Seshat project, namely our MYRV NGA? | |||
| Sng Tuan Hwee
14:00-14:25 |
How East Asia’s geographical environment helped shape historical Chinese political economy | |||
| Pieter François
14:25-14:40 |
Expert Lead Response/Discussion: How does the preceding presentation contribute to the objectives of the Seshat project, namely our MYRV NGA? | |||
| 14:40-15:00 Coffee/Tea Break (catered) | ||||
| Afternoon session 2
15:00-16:00 |
Peter Turchin
15:00-16:00 |
Concluding Expert Lead Response/Discussion: How has this workshop contributed the objectives of the Seshat project, especially the Axial Age sub-project? | ||
Contact: jlevine@evolution-institute.org