Are the Masses Critical?
Influence of Online Public Comments on Legislation in China
Shuhao FanCandidate for B.A. in Philosophy, Politics and Economics and French Studies University of Pennsylvania | Class of 2016
Without free elections and meaningful voting, China’s authoritarian legislature has traditionally been viewed as irresponsive to its citizens. Surprisingly, the recently emerged online public comment procedure,…
2015 China and International Relations Graduate Research Workshop
Organizer: Hyun-Binn Cho, Ph.D Candidate, Political Science Department, University of Pennsylvania; Co-Organizers: Brian C. Chao and Chris Liu
This workshop brings together advanced graduate students from around the country conducting research on China and international relations. The objective is to create a forum of mutual exchange for developing…
Are Only Children More Depressed?: Evidence from China’s One Child Policy
Albert Park, Professor of Economics, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
This paper examines the causal effect of growing up as an only child on subjective well-being outcomes, with the latter measured by elevated depressive symptoms and self-rated happiness. Considering the endogeneity…
The China Challenge: Shaping The Choices of A Rising Power
Thomas Christensen, William P. Boswell Professor of World Politics of Peace and War, Princeton University
Many see China as a rival superpower to the United States and imagine…
Critical Journalists and the State in China: The Case of Guarded Improvisation
Maria Repnikova, Postdoctoral Fellow, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
This talk introduces the key findings from Dr. Repnikova’s book project on the relations between China’s critical journalists and the party-state in the past decade. It explains how critical journalists who…
Social Welfare under Authoritarianism: The Politics and Policy of Social Health Insurance in China
Xian Huang, Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for the Study of Contemporary China
Contrary to the received wisdom that the welfare state is a feature associated with democracies, social welfare in China has undergone a dramatic expansion over the past decade without democratization or significant…
Seeking Truth from Facts: Data-driven Environmental Policy in China
Angel Hsu, Assistant Professor, Yale-NUS College and Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies
When China’s environmental policy is discussed, scholars frequently point to an “implementation gap” between national environmental policy creation and execution at the local level. In particular, scholars of Western…
2015
Comparative Approaches to Regulation in India and China Conferenc
Leading scholars, policy-makers and practitioners from law and related fields will present their perspectives on topics within the conference theme. Papers will address patterns and challenges of regulation in the…
China’s Economic Slowdown and Spillover to the Rest of the World
David Dollar, Senior Fellow, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution
China’s economic growth is slowing down and this is creating jitters throughout world markets. President Xi Jinping on his recent visit said this was a normal development now that China has reached middle…
Participatory Autocracy: Private Entrepreneurs, Legislatures, and Property Protection in China
Yue Hou, Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for the Study of Contemporary China
Why do individuals in authoritarian systems seek office in formal political institutions such as legislatures, which are often dismissed as weak and ineffective in interest representation? I argue that Chinese…
