Professor Myron Cohen was recently interviewed on "Collaborations, Legacies, and Shifts in Chinese Anthropology" for the International Sociological Association's e-Symposium July issue on his long career studying Chinese anthropology. In the interviewer's words: "I had approached Myron Cohen who, to my knowledge, is the longest-practicing Chinese anthropologist today, for an … [Read more...]
Yao Lu wins two ASA awards for article on migration and collective action in rural China
Professor Yao Lu, Associate Professor of Sociology, has received two prestigious awards from the American Sociological Association (ASA) for her recent publication on migration and collective action in rural China. The article, titled “Empowerment or Disintegration? Migration, Social Institutions, and Collective Action in Rural China,” won the Distinguished Contribution to … [Read more...]
“The Organization and Evolution of the Surveillance State in China”
Brown Bag Lecture Featuring : Minxin Pei, Tom and Margot Pritzker ’72 Professor of Government, Claremont McKenna College Moderated by Yao Lu, Associate Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Columbia University Minxin Pei is the Tom and Margot Pritzker ‘72 Professor of Government and the director of the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies at … [Read more...]
Playing by the Informal Rules: Why the Chinese Regime Remains Stable despite Rising Protests
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...]
Yao Lu Receives Best Article Award from the American Sociological Association
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute congratulates faculty member Yao Lu, who, with co-author Ran Tao, received the 2018 Best Article Award from the American Sociological Association (ASA) section on Collective Behavior and Social Movements for "Organizational Structure and Collective Action: Lineage Networks, Semiautonomous Civic Associations, and Collective Resistance in … [Read more...]
