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...]
“Singapore in the Next 50 Years: Perspectives from a Next Generation Leader”
Lecture “Singapore in the Next 50 Years: Perspectives from a Next Generation Leader” Chee Hong Tat, Senior Minister of State for Communications and Information, Republic of Singapore Tuesday, November 14th, 2017 12:30pm - 1:30pm International Affairs Building, Room 918 No registration required Minister Chee Hong Tat is a politician from the People's Action Party, … [Read more...]
“Mobilizing Without the Masses: Control and Contention in China”
Lecture "Mobilizing Without the Masses: Control and Contention in China" Diana Fu, Assistant Professor of Asian Politics, University of Toronto Moderated by Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Columbia University 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM International Affairs Building, Room 918 No registration required. Please join us for a discussion with … [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...]
