2013

Ethnic Minority Experience in China’s Urban Labor Market and the Lessons Learned for Other Jurisdictions

Reza Hasmath, Lecturer in Chinese Politics at the University of Oxford, and Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Alberta
CSCC Conference Room, Fisher-Bennett 345

This talk looks at contemporary ethnic minority experiences in China’s urban labor market by focusing on describing the ‘ethnic penalty’ that emerges when analyzing the relationship between the educational and…



2013

"Ai WeiWei: Never Sorry"

Documentary Screening and Discussion
Professor Guobin Yang, Associate Professor of Communication and Sociology
Jon M. Huntsman Hall F70

"AI WEIWEI: NEVER SORRY is the inside story of a dissident for the digital age who inspires global audiences and blurs the boundaries of art and politics. First-time director…



2013

The US-China Strategic Economic Relationship: Overcoming Distrust?

Arvind SubramanianSenior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International EconomicsSenior Fellow, Center for Global Development
Huntsman Hall 270

Facilitating China’s economic rise is one of the central issues for the world economy. Based on his recent book Eclipse, the author will argue that strategic distrust between the world’s major economies can be…



2013

To Rise or Not to Rise? China, India, and the Search for Technology and Power

Andrew B. KennedySenior Lecturer, Policy and Governance,Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Foreign Policy Research Institute, 1528 Walnut Street, Suite 610, Philadelphia, PA, 19102, US

ANDREW B. KENNEDY is Senior Lecturer in Policy and Governance at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University. His research focuses on international politics in Asia, with…



2013

China's Influence and Impact on the Future of Everybody's Internet

Rebecca MacKinnon, Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation
ANNS 111, Annenberg Building

In recent global debates over the future of Internet governance, China, Russia and a collection of authoritarian states have found themselves at odds with the U.S. and much of the democratic world. China wants the…



2013

Penn Symposium on Contemporary China

Hall of Flags, Houston Hall



2013

Transnational Deal Making in an Evolving Regulatory Environment: The Function and Future of Antitrust and National Security Reviews

 
Silverman 240B, Reception Great Hall 5:00pm

In light of the regulatory issues raised by the ongoing Softbank/Sprint deal, and the recent Ralls dispute and CNOOC/Nexen mergers, the symposium will address antitrust and national security reviews in…



2013

Accountability and Participation without Democracy?: Public Law and Governance in China

Panel discussion
Silverman 245A, Penn Law School

Chinese laws and institutions pledge many means for citizens to hold their government accountable and to influence the rules and policies that govern their lives.  Administrative law remedies—including rights to sue…



2013

"He"(合) in Chinese Management

Yadong Luo, Emery M. Findley Distinguished Chair of Graduate Business Studies and Professor of Management at University of Miami.
CSCC Conference Room, FBH 345

"He"(合 amalgamation) is an important addition to what we know about virtue (德), harmony (和), flexibility (柔), and credibility (诚), together constituting five Confucius philosophies used widely in Chinese…



2013

Constitutional Evolution through Legislation

Lin Yan, Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiaotong University Law School; Visiting Scholar, Penn Law School
Tanenbaum 112, Penn Law School

Over the past three decades, China’s Constitution has experienced a dramatic and fundamental transition. Legislation has overtaken both constitutional amendment…