Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was quoted in the December 5, 2017 United Press International article "Analyst: Xi Jinping's power grab copes with U.S. distrust." The article is about how Chinese President Xi Jinping's may be consolidating his power following the recent 19th Party Congress. "I think the Chinese … [Read more...]
Yukiko Koga’s Study of the WEAI “Inheritance of Loss” Receives AAA’s 2017 Francis L. K. Hsu and Anthony Leeds Book Prizes
We are pleased to announce that WEAI associate research scholar Yukiko Koga's Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute Inheritance of Loss: The Political Economy of Redemption After Empire has received the American Anthropological Association's 2017 Francis L. K. Hsu and Anthony Leeds Book Prizes. The Francis L. K. Hsu Book Prize is awarded by the American … [Read more...]
Carol Gluck Presents Lecture Series at China’s Wuhan University
Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, gave a series of three lectures at Wuhan University in China from November 6 through 10, 2017. Professor Gluck presented the lectures "Modernity in Common: Japan and World History," "How Change Happens in Japan: A Grand Unified Theory of Japanese History," … [Read more...]
Takako Hikotani Moderates Japan Society Event on Trump’s Asia Policy
Takako Hikotani, the Gerald L. Curtis Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at Columbia University, moderated the November 20, 2017 Japan Society event "Trump’s Asia Policy: Will the United States Retain Leadership in Asia?" The event featured Daniel Russel, Diplomat in Residence & Senior Fellow, Asia Society Policy Institute; former Assistant … [Read more...]
Qin Gao Talks to the South China Morning Post About Poverty in China and Hong Kong
Qin Gao, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Director, China Center for Social Policy, at Columbia University, was quoted in the November 26, 2017 South China Morning Post article "Tales from Beijing and Hong Kong Show Challenge of Fighting Poverty, Especially Among Working Poor." Professor Gao, a leading expert on social policy in China, told the newspaper that … [Read more...]
