Opening words : what is comparative culturology?
Event Title
International Interdisciplinary Conference: Advances in Comparative Culturology
Location
MBG06, Lam Woo Lecture Theatre, Patrick Lee Wan Keung Academic Building, Lingnan University
Start Date
15-5-2025 10:15 AM
End Date
15-5-2025 10:30 AM
Language
English
Document Type
Presentation
Recommended Citation
Akaliyski, P. (2025, May 15). Opening words: What is comparative culturology? Presented at the International Interdisciplinary Conference: Advances in Comparative Culturology, Lingnan University, Hong Kong.
COinS
May 15th, 10:15 AM
May 15th, 10:30 AM
Opening words : what is comparative culturology?
MBG06, Lam Woo Lecture Theatre, Patrick Lee Wan Keung Academic Building, Lingnan University
Additional Information
Speaker
Plamen AKALIYSKI (Lingnan University)
Dr. Plamen Akaliyski is a comparative culturologist whose research explores how cultures differ, change over time, and impact societies. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy at Lingnan University in Hong Kong. After earning a PhD in Sociology from the University of Oslo in 2019, he held postdoctoral fellowships at Keio University (Japan) and University Carlos III of Madrid (Spain). Earlier, he was a research fellow at WZB Berlin Social Science Center and a visiting scholar at Maastricht University and Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed journal articles and has given more than 50 presentations at international conferences and as an invited speaker at universities across Europe and Asia. He has served as an Associate Editor of European Societies since 2023. His work is grounded in large-scale, comparative data and aims to build cumulative knowledge about the structure and transformation of culture across societies. Akaliyski is particularly interested in refining cultural dimensions and is currently leading a research program to revise the individualism–collectivism framework. Having lived in nine countries and travelled through many more, Akaliyski brings to his research a deep personal curiosity about cultural differences.