STUDIES OF THE WEAI BOOK SERIES Yao Li (Cambridge University Press, 2018) For information from the publisher, please click here. Growing protests in non-democratic countries are often seen as signals of regime decline. China, however, has remained stable amid surging protests. Playing by the Informal Rules highlights the importance of informal norms in structuring … [Read more...]
Where the Party Rules: The Rank and File of China’s Communist State
STUDIES OF THE WEAI BOOK SERIES Daniel Koss (Cambridge University Press, 2018) For information from the publisher, please click here. In most non-democratic countries, today governing forty-four percent of the world population, the power of the regime rests upon a ruling party. Contrasting with conventional notions that authoritarian regime parties serve to contain … [Read more...]
Resurrecting Nagasaki: Reconstruction and the Formation of Atomic Narratives
STUDIES OF THE WEAI BOOK SERIES Chad R. Diehl (Cornell University Press, 2018) For information from the publisher, please click here. In Resurrecting Nagasaki, Chad R. Diehl examines the reconstruction of Nagasaki City after the atomic bombing of August 9, 1945. Diehl illuminates the genesis of narratives surrounding the bombing by following the people and groups … [Read more...]
“Liberalism in Contemporary China: Projects and Prospects”
Workshop "Liberalism in Contemporary China: Projects and Prospects" Joshua Fogel, York University David Ownby, Université de Montréal Timothy Cheek, University of British Columbia Andrew J. Nathan, Columbia University Ishii Tomoaki, Meiji University Orville Schell, Asia Society Hu Ping, Beijing Spring Li Weidong, Political Analyst Lin Yao, Columbia … [Read more...]
Mobilizing Without the Masses: Control and Contention in China
STUDIES OF THE WEAI BOOK SERIES Diana Fu (Cambridge University Press, 2018) For information from the publisher, please click here. Winner, 2018 Gregory Luebbert Prize for the best book on Comparative Politics from the American Political Science Association (APSA) When advocacy organizations are forbidden from rallying people to take the streets, what do they do? … [Read more...]
