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'Hallyu' in North Korea: Can South Korean Popular Culture Bring about Real Change?
January 31, 2022
South Korean popular culture has spread to all corners of the globe, including South Korea’s closed-off neighbor to the north.
A View from Across the Pacific: Chinese Perceptions of the United States
September 23, 2020
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A New Perspective on News: The SmartNews Approach and Political Balancing
October 5, 2018
In 2012, as giants such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google began to position themselves as the go-to places to read news, a little-known news app called SmartNews emerged and started gaining...
Red Stage, or Bringing the Authoritarian Streak Out
February 12, 2018
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is often labeled a hermit kingdom, supposedly one of the most isolated, mysterious, and inaccessible countries on earth.
Media Politics in China: Improvising Power Under Authoritarianism
January 9, 2018
Who watches over the party-state? In this talk, Maria Repnikova examines the uneasy partnership between critical journalists and the state in China.
The Institutional Logic of Governance in China
December 11, 2017
This talk focuses on the fundamental tensions inherent in governing China. Using examples from bureaucratic personnel management and social media controls, Prof.
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...
Research Presentations (session 2 of 5) - Koyanagi, Sasai and Takeuchi
April 6, 2016
In this session of the Corporate Affiliates Research Presentations, the following will be presented:Satoshi Koyanagi, Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry, Japan, "Effectiveness of the Silicon...
Research Presentations (session 5 of 5) - Jethwa, Takahashi and Tamori
April 6, 2016
In this session of the Corporate Affiliates Research Presentations, the following will be presented:Avni Jethwa, Reliance Life Sciences, "Biosimilars in the U.S.: Regulatory & Technological...
Global Artform or Local Phenomenon? Demystifying K-Pop’s International Appeal
January 29, 2016
Why has Korean pop music (K-Pop) become so popular overseas?
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.
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.
The ABCD Framework of K-Strategy: The Secret to Korea's Success
May 7, 2014
Economists and business scholars have long tried to construct theoretical models that can explain economic growth and development in emerging economies, but Western models have not always been...
Journalism and Democracy in Korea: The First Year Presidential Jinx
May 2, 2014
South Korean voters have chosen six presidents since the country’s democratization in 1987.
Leniency in Chinese Criminal Law? Everyday Justice in Henan
April 29, 2014
In recent years Chinese courts, in particular those in Henan Province, have begun to place a vast quantity of court options online.
Burma's Democracy: How Real?
March 6, 2014
The opening up of Myanmar (Burma) and the steps undertaken taken toward political reform in that formerly isolated dictatorship have been among Asia's most dramatic and least expected events. But...
Research Presentation - Corporate Affiliate Visiting Fellows
November 19, 2013
Il Rae Cho, "Preparing Financially for Aging and Retirement" Recently, many issues related to aging have become more serious in both economic and social aspects all over the world.
Ties That Bind: Cultural Identity, Class, and Law in Vietnam's Labor Resistance
November 6, 2013
Vietnamese news accounts of labor-management conflicts, including strikes, and even reports of owners fleeing their factories raise potent questions about labor activism in light of this self...
Region-based v. Distance-based Information in Emergency Health Risk Communication: Evidence from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Disaster
October 9, 2013
A tremendous amount of radioactive products were discharged as a result of the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in March 2011, which resulted in radioactive contamination of the plant...
Asian Way of Disruption: Samsung and Psy
June 11, 2013
From his journalistic point of view, Jaekwon Son will discuss competitiveness and weaknesses of Samsung and Psy that have recently made top news stories.
Research Presentations (1 of 5) - Hanai, Nakagawa, Suzuki and Wang
May 15, 2013
** We are currently experiencing some problems with our online RSVP system. If you have any difficulty registering for this event, please send an email directly to the organizer, Denise Masumoto,...
The Crisis in Japanese and Chinese Public Opinion: Can Soft Power Soften an 'Enemy Image'?
November 29, 2012
Why are Japan and China perpetually at odds?
How Censorship in China Allows Government Criticism but Silences Collective Expression
June 6, 2012
We offer the first large scale, multiple source analysis of the outcome of what may be the most extensive effort to selectively censor human expression ever implemented.
Comparing China’s Islams: Muslim Minority Accommodation to Chinese Rule
April 13, 2012
Muslim minorities in China are often depicted as either forces for integration (i.e., sinicization and assimilation) or disintegration (as separatists, radical Islamists, or ethnic nationalists)....
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