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...]
WEAI Author Q&A: Philip Thai’s “China’s War on Smuggling”
We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: China's War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life, and the Making of the Modern State, 1842–1965, published by Columbia University Press. The book's author is Philip Thai, an Assistant Professor of History at Northeastern University. Smuggling along the Chinese coast has … [Read more...]
Dorothy Y. Ko and Chün-fang Yü Elected as Academicians of Academia Sinica
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute warmly congratulates faculty members Dorothy Y. Ko and Chün-fang Yü, both of whom were elected Academicians of the Academia Sinica on July 5, 2018. Professors Ko and Yü were among 21 scholars elected at the 2018 biennial Convocation of Academicians. They will join Academia Sinica's society of Academicians, a group of individuals who have … [Read more...]
Student Spotlight: Christopher Peacock
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to present a Student Spotlight video series that introduces viewers to Columbia University students whose research involves East Asia and Southeast Asia. This video features Christopher Peacock, a doctoral student in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures who studies Tibetan literary writing – primarily … [Read more...]
WEAI Celebrates the Columbia Class of 2018
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute congratulates the Master of Arts in Regional Studies-East Asia (MARSEA) and SIPA East Asia Concentration graduates, and all of the members of the Columbia University Class of 2018. We thank everyone who took part in the May 16, 2018 WEAI graduation celebration, the pictures of which are below: … [Read more...]
