Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Professor of Political Science at the University of Leeds, wrote a July 4, 2017 article in the Nikkei Asian Review titled "Rebranding the Marcos Legacy," about the recent nostalgia in the Philippines for the once-discredited Ferdinand Marcos regime. "...in recent years, the post-1986 … [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...]
WEAI Research Scholar Kristy E. Kelly Receives Luce Foundation Grant for Vietnam Research
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute congratulates Research Scholar Kristy E. Kelly, who received a new grant from The Luce Foundation for a two-year research project on gender and corruption in Vietnam. Dr. Kelly has also been invited to serve as Associate Director of the Center for Vietnamese Philosophy, Culture, and Society, housed at Temple University. Dr. Kelly, who … [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...]
April 26 Event: “Dictators and Their Secret Police:” Photos
Photographs are now available from the April 26, 2017 lecture "Dictators and Their Secret Police in South Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines," which featured speaker Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Missouri and author of the Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute Dictators and Their Secret Police (Cambridge … [Read more...]
