Rule of Law
Scholarly Publications
Zouping Revisited: Adaptive Governance in a Chinese County
February 2018
China has undergone dramatic change in its economic institutions in recent years, but surprisingly little change politically.
Office of the Director of National Intelligence: From Pariah and Piñata to Managing Partner
June 2017
This is a chapter in the second edition of The National Security Enterprise, a book edited by Roger Z.
Rethinking Historical Injustice and Reconciliation in Northeast Asia: The Korean Experience
December 2006
The Northeast Asian region has witnessed phenomenal economic growth and the spread of democratization in recent decades, yet wounds from past wrongs - committed in times of colonialism, war, and...
News
Korea experts encouraged by Moon Jae-in election win, hopeful over prospects for inter-Korean dialogue
May 2017
Researchers from the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) said they are optimistic about the election of South Korean president Moon Jae-in who assumed office last week following waves...
Rethinking illegal drug policy in Thailand
March 2016
In a Q&A, Stanford postdoctoral fellow Darika Saingam explains why Thailand's battle against drugs continues and what is needed to introduce good policy that works to prevent illegal drug trade...
Scholars urge release of Malaysian opposition leader
August 2015
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, imprisoned since February, is the focus of a pledge signed by 40 scholars and public figures lamenting his mistreatment and urging his immediate release...
Events
The Politicization of the Judiciary in South Korea
December 4, 2020
This event is part of Shorenstein APARC's winter webinar series "Asian Politics and Policy in a Time of Uncertainty." Judiciary independence is explicitly prescribed in the constitutions of many...
Is Korean Democracy in Crisis?
October 12, 2020
In recent years, we have witnessed a worldwide trend of "democratic depression" in both young and established democracies, where the backsliding from democracy is facilitated by various forces such...
Military Competition with China: Harder to Win Than During the Cold War?
September 23, 2020
This is a virtual event. Please click here to register and generate a link to the talk. The link will be unique to you; please save it and do not share with others.
Projects
An Expanding Toolkit: The Evolution of Governance in China
China has undergone historic economic, social and cultural transformations since its Opening and Reform.
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