The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share an interview with Peter E. Hamilton, the Institute's Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in the Making of the Modern Pacific World, about the significance of Hong Kong's July 1, 1997 handover from the United Kingdom to China. https://youtu.be/SKofVL1zaVE Dr. Hamilton, who earned his PhD from the University of Texas … [Read more...]
Duncan McCargo talks about Populism in Global Politics on the Philippines’ ABS-CBN TV
Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Professor of Political Science at the University of Leeds, was interviewed on ABS-CBN TV in the Philippines about the role of Populism in Global Politics on June 26, 2017. Watch the video here: Prof. Duncan McCargo talks about the changes in the behavior of politicians who are likely to win … [Read more...]
Summer 2017 Course Opportunity: “East Asian Security”
SUMMER SESSION 2017 COURSE: East Asian Security July 3, 2017 - August 11, 2017 S6801 section 001 Open to Summer Session students and all Columbia undergrad and grad students Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:00 PM -5:10 PM 1102 International Affairs Building Instructor: Fumiko Sasaki Description This course empowers students to develop a deep understanding of the major … [Read more...]
Duncan McCargo writes in Nikkei Asian Review about Cambodia’s 2018 General Election
Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Professor of Political Science at the University of Leeds, wrote a June 8, 2017 article in the Nikkei Asian Review titled "Local Poll Leaves Hun Sen Looking Vulnerable in 2018 Election" about what the outcomes in recent local elections in Cambodia may mean for the general election in 2018. … [Read more...]
Watch Min Jin Lee Discuss Her Acclaimed New Novel “Pachinko”
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share an April 11, 2017 interview with Min Jin Lee, author of the acclaimed new novel Pachinko. During the interview, Ms. Lee discusses the experiences and research that led her to write the novel, which follows four generations of an ethnic Korean family living in Japan from 1910 to … [Read more...]
