Ethnicity
Scholarly Publications
Skilled Migrants as Human and Social Capital in Korea
August 2019
South Korea faces a shortage of highly skilled labor, but with a low tolerance for diversity, it lags behind in its global competitiveness to retain mobile skilled talent.
Korea’s Migrants: From Homogeneity to Diversity – An Asian Survey Special Section
August 2019
Korea’s migrants have diversified in recent decades.
The Colonial Origins of Ethnic Violence in India
March 2016
The neighboring north Indian districts of Jaipur and Ajmer are identical in language, geography, and religious and caste demography.
News
On Korean Nationalism and Its Role in the Escalating Japan-South Korea Friction
September 2019
Tension and discord in Japan-South Korea relations are nothing new, but the unfortunate, intensifying conflict between the two countries — a manifestation of right-wing Japanese nationalism and...
Korea’s Migrants: Towards Diversity and Transnationalism
August 2019
South Korea (hereafter Korea) is widely regarded as among the world’s most ethnically and linguistically homogeneous countries.
Gi-Wook Shin Appointed William J. Perry Professor of Contemporary Korea
December 2018
Stanford Korean studies expert Gi-Wook Shin has been named the William J.
Events
Accidental State: Chiang Kai-shek, the United States, and the Making of Taiwan
September 26, 2016
AbstractThe existence of two Chinese states—one controlling mainland China, the other controlling the island of Taiwan—is often understood as a seemingly inevitable outcome of the Chinese civil war...
Taiwan’s China Dilemma: Contested Identities and Multiple Interests in Taiwan’s Cross-Strait Economic Policy
September 16, 2016
This talk will be based on Professor Lin's new book, Taiwan's China Dilemma: Contested Identities and Multiple Interests in Taiwan's Cross-Strait Economic Policy, Stanford University Press (2016). ...
Taiwan's Democracy Challenged: The Chen Shui-bian Years
September 16, 2016
This discussion will be based on the authors' recently published book, Taiwan's Democracy Challenged: The Chen Shui-bian Years, Lynne Rienner Publishing (2016).AbstractAt the end of Chen Shui...
Projects
Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford Initiative on Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia's storied past extends more than two millennia.
English
Multimedia
Can India Ever Become a Great Power?
January 2017
Audio and transcript from the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center seminar, "Can India Ever Become a Great Power?" with Ashley J. Tellis on Jan.
Can Korea Compete for Global Talent?
April 2016
Video and transcript from the Stanford+Connects event in Seoul, South Korea, on March 15.
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