2022

When Autocrats Clean House: Xi Jinping’s Anti-Corruption Campaign and Its Consequences

Chris Carothers,  CSCC Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Pennsylvania
- CSCC Conference Room, 133 S. 36th St, Room 418

Corruption is rampant in many authoritarian regimes, leading to the widespread perception that autocrats have little incentive or ability to curb government wrongdoing. Yet meaningful anti-corruption efforts by…



2022

The Cold War’s Long Shadow: Indian Foreign Policy and the Current State of Play of Indo-Pacific Geopolitics

Swagato Ganguly, Editoral Page Editor, The Times of India; CASI Spring 2022 Visiting Fellow
- A Virtual Seminar via Zoom

In partnership with the South Asia Center, Center for the Study of Contemporary China, and Perry World House



2022

Grand Strategy or Grand Tragedy? China’s Foreign Policy in the Xi Jinping Era

Jude Blanchette, Freeman Chair in China Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Virtual Talk

Jude Blanchette holds the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Previously, he was engagement director at The Conference Board’s China Center for Economics and…



2022

Constitutionalism in Context: The Extreme Cases of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan

David Law, E. James Kelly, Jr., Class of 1965 Research Professor of Law, Professor of Politics, University of Virginia; Albert Hung-yee Chen, Cheng Chan Lan Yue Professor and Chair of Constitutional Law, University of Hong Kong; Cora Chan, Associate Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong
- CSCC Conference Room, 133 S. 36th St, Room 418

China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan are often overlooked in the field of comparative constitutional law, but as the editor and authors behind Constitutionalism in Context show, they belong at the cutting edge of the field…



2022

Can China Stop Climate Change?

China, Climate Change, and Overseas Investment
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Guest Speaker: Eyck Freymann, Doctoral Student, Oxford University; author, One Belt One Road

RSVP Required; Preference for CSCC Affiliates

Dr. Scott Moore’s 2022 Spring Seminar



2022

Performing Legality: When and Why Chinese Government Leaders Show Up in Court

Jieun Kim, CSCC Postdoctoral Fellow
- 133 S. 36th St, Room 418

Starting in 2015, Chinese government leaders have been required by law to appear in court when citizens sue their unit. Yet, little empirical research has been undertaken to explain this unique practice of “…



2022

Building a New JV University from Scratch in China: The Case of Duke Kunshan University

Denis Simon, Professor of China Business and Technology, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
- CSCC Conference Room, 133 S. 36th St, Room 418

Joint venture universities in China are part of a larger on-going effort to internationalize Chinese higher education and to absorb some of the “best practices” from Western universities. Launching and operating…



2022

Can China Stop Climate Change?

World Climate Simulation
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Guest Speaker: Ryan Hass, Michael Armacost Chair, Brookings Institution; former Director for China and Mongolia, National Security Council

RSVP Required; Preference for CSCC Affiliates



2022

From Poverty Eradication to Common Prosperity: Continuities in Xi Jinping’s Narrow Approach to Key Social Policy Goals

Bill Bikales, Principal and Lead Economist, Kunlun Associates
- CSCC Conference Room, 133 S. 36th St, Room 418

When the Chinese government proclaimed in 2020 that it had eradicated extreme absolute income poverty through a six-year poverty reduction campaign, it presented this achievement as proof of the superiority of their…



2022

Beyond Decoupling: Maintaining America’s High-Tech Advantages over China

Scott Kennedy, Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business & Economics, Center for Strategic & International Studies
- Virtual talk via Zoom

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