Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was quoted in the April 1, 2018 Guardian article "'I Might go to Jail Tomorrow' – Thai Tycoon Takes on Junta." The article discusses Thai tycoon Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, who recently co-founded Future Forward, an new progressive political party formed in March after Thailand's electoral … [Read more...]
Prachatai Reports on the WEAI Event “Thailand Update 2018: Towards Thailand 4.0?”
The Thai publication Prachatai published an April 3, 2018 article about the March 27 international conference "Thailand Update 2018: Towards Thailand 4.0?" The conference, organized by Visiting Professor of Political Science Duncan McCargo and California State-Fullerton professor Penchan Phoborisut, was co-sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, the New York … [Read more...]
View Photos from the 2018 AAS Conference in Washington D.C.
We are pleased to share photos from the Weatherhead East Asian Institute booth at the 2018 Association for Asian Studies Annual Conference in Washington D.C. We thank all the authors, scholars, and students who stopped by the booth to discuss the Institute's new books and academic programs. … [Read more...]
WEAI Welcomes New Faculty Member Seong Uk Kim
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute welcomes Seong Uk Kim, the Il Hwan and Soon Ja Cho Assistant Professor of Korean Culture and Religion in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University, to the WEAI faculty. Professor Kim's research investigates the intersections between Buddhism and other religions, religion and politics in modern and pre-modern … [Read more...]
Benjamin L. Liebman Discusses the Chinese Legal System’s Treatment of Traffic Violations on the Sinica Podcast
On March 1, 2018, Benjamin L. Liebman, the Robert L. Lieff Professor of Law and director of the Center for Chinese Legal Studies at the Columbia Law School, discussed the ways China's legal system handles traffic violations on SupChina's Sinica Podcast. From the Sinica Podcast Description: "'Having read hundreds and hundreds of these cases, I have decided that I’m never … [Read more...]
