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A New U.S.-Japan Relationship Under President Biden
January 12, 2021
This event is being held virtually via Zoom.
The 2018 Taiwanese Local Elections: Results and Implications
August 24, 2018
On November 24, 2018, Taiwan's electorate will go to the polls to select thousands of ward chiefs, hundreds of council members, and dozens of mayors and county executives.
Farmland and Fraud: Land Rents and Vote Buying in China’s Village Elections
January 9, 2018
While much of the existing literature examines vote buying in the context of party systems, including both competitive and hegemonic party systems, this talk, based on a study coauthored by...
China's Hong Kong SAR at 20: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
October 17, 2017
RSVPs are Closed for this EventSponsored by:Center of Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, Center for East Asian Studies, China Program, Shorenstein APARCContact: Kelley Cortright Two...
China, Trump, and Trade
March 1, 2017
Trade has been a key instrument behind China’s rapid economic growth.
US-PRC-Taiwan Relations under the Trump Administration
December 1, 2016
Co-sponsored by the Taiwan Democracy Project at the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law, and the China Program at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) AbstractAs...
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...
The New U.S. President, Korea and East Asia
September 8, 2016
Korea Society president Thomas Byrne, retired General Walter "Skip" Sharp, former U.S. commander in Korea, and Kathleen Stephens, former U.S. ambassador to Korea and William J.
From Wild Lily to Sunflower: New Politics in Taiwan
March 25, 2016
Abstract:The Wild Lily movement was a student demonstration in 1990 calling for democracy through direct election.
The January Taiwan Elections and the Implications for Cross-Strait Relations
March 1, 2016
AbstractTaiwan’s domestic politics, particularly presidential elections, has been the main driver of the island’s relations with China for two decades.
Liberal Taiwan versus Illiberal South Korea: The Divergent Paths of Electoral Campaign Regulation
November 11, 2015
Abstract:Both South Korea and Taiwan are considered consolidated democracies, but the two countries have developed very different sets of electoral campaign regulations.
Pathways to Democracy: Taiwan's Lessons for China
January 17, 2015
Abstract:Authoritarian ruling parties are expected to resist democratization, often times at all costs.
Japan after the Abenomics Election
January 12, 2015
AbstractJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called a general election for the lower house of Japan's parliament on December 14, following the decision to postpone a consumption tax hike that was...
Vetting Candidates in Korean Elections: Traditional Media and the Rise of Social Media
May 16, 2014
South Korea ranks second globally in smart phone ownership, and among larger countries its Internet penetration rate ties Germany for second place.
What Explains Indonesia’s Defense Transformation? Beyond Democratic Reform and the “China Threat”
April 16, 2014
Since the democratization of Indonesia began in 1998, the country’s military has been undergoing major change.
Southeast Asia in the Year of the Horse: Issues and Prospects for 2014-15
January 14, 2014
The Year of the Horse will run (so to speak) from 31 January 2014 to 18 February 2015.
Is the Party Over? The Obsolescence of Authoritarian Growth in Singapore and Malaysia
April 8, 2013
In Singapore the People’s Action Party has held power continuously since 1959, having won 13 more or less constrained legislative elections in a row over more than half a century.
The Rule of Mandates: How China Governs Over Law and Democracy
March 15, 2013
In this talk, Mayling Birney presents evidence that China uses a distinctive form of governing, what she calls a “rule of mandates” in contrast to a rule of law.
Modes of Governance in the Chinese Bureaucracy: A 'Control Rights' Theory
February 19, 2013
Abstract: The Chinese bureaucracy presents a set of anomalies that need to be explained: In the presence of a strong central authority, why do we observe widespread collusive behaviors at the local...
Democracy in Korea: The Politics of Extreme Uncertainty
October 5, 2012
Professor Jang-Jip Choi argues that South Korean politics are characterized by extreme uncertainty and that this is exemplified by the campaign for the presidential election on December 19....
The 2012 U.S. Presidential Election and U.S. Foreign Policy
May 29, 2012
As the U.S. presidential election campaign moves into full bore, what role will foreign policy play in the national debate and the presidential election?
The Next Phase of China’s Health System Reforms
May 29, 2012
In spring 2009, China’s leadership announced ambitious national health reforms. Have the five stated goals of the first three years of reform been met?
The Paradigm Shift and the Rise of East Asia
May 10, 2012
Raid and warfare were once humankind’s most profitable activities.
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