Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Professor of Political Science at the University of Leeds, wrote an August 12, 2018 article in the Asia Times titled "Finish Line for Century-old Bangkok Horse Track," about the upcoming September closure of the illustrious military-affiliated Royal Turf Club. "...The Club’s eviction is a … [Read more...]
Columbia to Offer a Range of New Vietnam-Related Courses in 2018-19
As the 2018-19 academic year approaches, we are excited to introduce undergraduate and graduate students to new course offerings at Columbia on Vietnam's history and culture as well as on the Vietnamese language. Please watch the video below in which WEAI faculty members Lien-Hang Nguyen, Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia, and … [Read more...]
Duncan McCargo Writes Asia Times Op-Ed on the Cambodian Election
Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Professor of Political Science at the University of Leeds, wrote a July 31, 2018 op-ed in the Asia Times titled "The Trouble with Turnout at Cambodia’s Election." "In Cambodia, indelible ink no longer serves as means to reduce election fraud: instead, it has become a crude means of voter … [Read more...]
Engineering Asia: Technology, Colonial Development, and the Cold War Order
STUDIES OF THE WEAI BOOK SERIES Edited by Hiromi Mizuno, Aaron S. Moore, and John DiMoia (Bloomsbury Press/SOAS Studies in Modern and Contemporary Japan, 2018) For information from the publisher, please click here. Weaving together chapters on imperial Japan's wartime mobilization, Asia's first wave of postwar decolonization, and Cold War geopolitical conflict in … [Read more...]
Duncan McCargo Talks to the Washington Post About Thailand’s Crackdown on Buddhist Monks
Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was quoted in the June 24, 2018 Washington Post article "'Thai Crackdown Targets Buddhist Monks Amid Accusations of Embezzlement and Fraud." The article discusses the recent arrests of six Thai monks, who were defrocked and charged with offenses related to embezzlement, fraud and robbery. “The … [Read more...]
