Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Professor of Political Science at the University of Leeds, wrote an August 12, 2018 article in the Asia Times titled "Finish Line for Century-old Bangkok Horse Track," about the upcoming September closure of the illustrious military-affiliated Royal Turf Club. "...The Club’s eviction is a … [Read more...]
Columbia to Offer a Range of New Vietnam-Related Courses in 2018-19
As the 2018-19 academic year approaches, we are excited to introduce undergraduate and graduate students to new course offerings at Columbia on Vietnam's history and culture as well as on the Vietnamese language. Please watch the video below in which WEAI faculty members Lien-Hang Nguyen, Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia, and … [Read more...]
Duncan McCargo Writes Asia Times Op-Ed on the Cambodian Election
Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Professor of Political Science at the University of Leeds, wrote a July 31, 2018 op-ed in the Asia Times titled "The Trouble with Turnout at Cambodia’s Election." "In Cambodia, indelible ink no longer serves as means to reduce election fraud: instead, it has become a crude means of voter … [Read more...]
Takako Hikotani Publishes the Article “The Japanese Diet & Defence Policy-making” in International Affairs
Takako Hikotani, who is serving a term appointment as the Gerald L. Curtis Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at Columbia University, has published an article in the July 2018 issue of International Affairs (Vol. 94, no. 4) titled "The Japanese Diet and Defence Policy-making." Professor Hikotani's article looks at the evolving role of the … [Read more...]
Thomas S. Mullaney’s Study of the WEAI “The Chinese Typewriter” Wins Lewis Mumford Award
We congratulate Thomas S. Mullaney, associate professor of history at Stanford University and Columbia alumnus (M.A. 2004, Ph.D. 2006), whose Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute The Chinese Typewriter: A History was awarded the 2018 Lewis Mumford Award for Outstanding Scholarship in the Ecology of Technics from the Media Ecology Association (MEA). The book, … [Read more...]
