Each year, the CSCC invites leading experts to Penn to present their research and share their knowledge about contemporary China. Typically scheduled for Wednesday afternoons 4:30-6 pm, speakers will deliver their remarks and then entertain questions from the audience. Attendance is open to the entire Penn community. Announcements about upcoming talks will be posted on the CSCC website and disseminated via the Center’s listserv. To be added to the listserv, please visit our signup page https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/cscc-announce.
Past Speaker Series
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
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…
China's Influence and Impact on the Future of Everybody's Internet
Rebecca MacKinnon, Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation
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…
"He"(合) in Chinese Management
Yadong Luo, Emery M. Findley Distinguished Chair of Graduate Business Studies and Professor of Management at University of Miami.
"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…
An Arab Spring in Beijing? Islam, the Middle East, and China
Dru Gladney, Professor of Anthropology at Pomona College, President of the Pacific Basin Institute
This talk examines China’s important and changing relationship with the Middle East, especially with regard to the recent tumultuous events there following several uprisings and revolutions across North Africa and…
Judicial Risk and Assessment of Judges in China
Xingzhong Yu, Anthony W. and Lulu C. Wang Professor in Chinese Law, Cornell Law School
This talk will examine “judicial risks” Chinese judges are facing. It will discuss the judicial responsibility systems for incorrectly decided cases, decisional accountability and personal safety of judges in China.…
A Rights-based Approach to Civil Society and Public Interest Law in China
Jia Ping, Public interest lawyer Zhang Tao, Civil Society Activist
Public interest lawyer Jia Ping and civil society activist Zhang Tao will share their insiders’ perspectives on challenges facing civil society leaders and public…
US-China Relations: An Assessment
JIA Qingguo, Professor and Associate Dean of the School of International Studies of Peking University.
JIA Qingguo is Professor and Associate Dean of the School of International Studies of Peking University. He has published extensively on U.S.-China relations, relations between the Chinese mainland…
China's Political Economy and Foreign Relations
Professor Chu Shulong, School of Public Policy and Management, Tsinghua University
Dr. Chu Shulong is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Center for U.S.-China Relations of New York University. He is a Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the…
The Ongoing Quest for Judicial Independence in Contemporary China
He Weifang
Penn’s Center for the Study of Contemporary China is pleased to have the opportunity to host a talk by Professor He Weifang, one of China’s most prominent public…
The New China
William Overholt, Harvard Kennedy School
In the past decade China has changed almost beyond recognition. China’s leadership has changed from charismatic, entrepreneurial figures to administrators. A trend toward centralized power has been reversed by the…
