Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, has published a new article, "The Puzzle of the Chinese Middle Class," in the April 2016 Journal of Democracy. The Journal is published by the National Endowment for Democracy and the Johns Hopkins University Press. Please click here to read Professor Nathan's article. … [Read more...]
Andrew J. Nathan Discusses Discontent with Xi Jinping on PBS’s NewsHour
Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, discussed the growing discontent in China with president Xi Jinping in a March 31, 2016 interview on PBS's NewsHour. Please click here to see the PBS interview. … [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...]
