Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, discussed the pushback within China against president Xi Jinping in a March 18, 2016 article in ChinaFile. "Evidently he has gone too far in creating a cult of personality that has sought to place him beyond criticism even by cronies and elite supporters," Professor Nathan argues. … [Read more...]
WEAI Author Q&A: Celeste Arrington’s “Accidental Activists”
We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Accidental Activists: Victim Movements and Government Accountability in Japan and South Korea, published by Cornell University Press. The book’s author is Celeste L. Arrington, Korea Foundation Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at The … [Read more...]
WEAI Author Q&A: Xing Hang’s “Conflict and Commerce in Maritime East Asia”
We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Conflict and Commerce in Maritime East Asia: The Zheng Family and the Shaping of the Modern World, c.1620–1720, published by Cambridge University Press. The book’s author is Xing Hang, Assistant Professor of History at Brandeis University. Xing Hang's book looks at the … [Read more...]
Center for Korean Research Launches New Journal of Korean Studies Website
The Center for Korean Research at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce that it has launched its newly redesigned Journal of Korean Studies website. Please visit the new address at http://jks.archive.weai.columbia.edu/ The Journal of Korean Studies (JKS) is dedicated to publishing quality articles, in all disciplines, on a broad range of topics … [Read more...]
WEAI Welcomes Justin Reeves, the Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in Modern Japanese Politics
Justin Reeves is the 2015-2016 Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in Modern Japanese Politics at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. He holds a B.A. in both Japanese and Political Science from the University of California, Los Angeles and recently obtained his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California, San Diego. His research interests include comparative … [Read more...]
