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Knowledge Engagement Events

CCF Webinars are the Comparative Civilizations Forum’s℠ core Knowledge Engagement Events, designed to support scholarly exchange and public understanding through non-partisan, non-ideological, and comparative inquiry.

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CCF BOOK CLUB

Apple in China by Patrick McGee (2025)

 

At a time of trade wars, tariffs, and fractured global alliances, Apple in China tells a story about globalization and protectionism, power and dependence, coexistence and dominance, and the uneasy relationship between states and corporations. Using Apple’s entanglement with China as a close-up case example, we will discuss the world’s economic undertows as systems embedded in civilizational values, and to consider what the emerging world order means for great powers and for middle powers caught in the midst.

 

📅 December 5, 2026: Part One and Two 

      January 2, 2027: Part Three and Four 

      February 6, 2027: Part Five and Six 

      March 6, 2027: Part Six and Conclusion 

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🕓  7:00 am Pacific (PST)

       8:00 am Mountain (MST)

       10:00 am Eastern (EST)

       4:00 pm Central Europe (CET)

       11:00 pm Singapore (SGT)

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📍 Location: Online via Zoom

 

Access details, including the Zoom link, will be provided upon registration.

 

Open to scholars, students, and all those interested in questions of identity, culture, and civilizational continuity.

Why attend?

These online events provide a space for rigorous discussion of civilizations as historical, cultural, and social formations, examined through multiple disciplines and perspectives.

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The primary purpose of CCF Webinars is to:

  • Encourage comparative, evidence-based scholarship

  • Facilitate dialogue across academic traditions and regions

  • Present research in an accessible yet rigorous format

  • Foster long-term, civilizational thinking beyond disciplinary boundaries

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CCF Webinars are open to:

  • Researchers and academics

  • Graduate and undergraduate students

  • Educators and lifelong learners

  • Individuals interested in civilizations, history, culture, and ideas

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Participation does not require alignment with any viewpoint—only an interest in learning and comparison.

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Most webinars are open to the public. Members of the Comparative Civilizations Forum℠ receive:

  • Early access and registration priority

  • Invitations to closed or advanced sessions

  • Access to webinar recordings and curated materials

Image by Christin Hume

The Lee Kuan Yew book club has been one of the most thought provoking, eye-opening, and transformative activities in recent years for me. Led by Bonnie Lee with participants from around the globe, it has morphed into a platform of intellectual idea generation and exchange - perhaps beyond the original intent of just reading the 800 pages memoir by the great statesman. The book club has reminded me of the importance of seeing the world from the vantage point of history: no individual, country, or region exists in a vacuum. If we immune ourselves from the noise of digitized sound bites and immerse our minds in the rhymes of history, we often capture a crystal ball. We synchronize with civilization of the past, present, and the future.

Aki Kinjo, Gakushuin Women’s College, Tokyo

Aki King

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