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.
Upcoming Speaker Series
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Peng Peng, Assistant Professor of Political Science & Global Studies, Washington University in St. Louis
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Yanbai Andrea Wang, Assistant Professor of Law, Penn Carey Law
Pensions and the Politics of Retirement Age Reform in China
Mark Frazier, Professor of Politics, New School for Social Research
Raising legal retirement ages, also known as retirement age reform, is politically contentious worldwide, but it should be more easily pursued in non-democratic regimes that can effectively deter opponents from…
The Authoritarian Commons: Neighborhood Democratization in Urban China
Shitong Qiao, Professor of Law, Duke University
Based on six-year fieldwork across China including over 200 in-depth interviews, Qiao’s new book The…
China and Climate Change: Transnational Science, Politics, and Policy in Historical Perspectives
Zuoyue Wang, Professor of History, California State Polytechnic University
Negotiating Legality: Chinese Companies in the US Legal System
Ji Li, John S. & Marilyn Long Chair of US-China Business and Law, UC Irvine
Despite escalating geopolitical rivalry, the US and China continue to be economically intertwined. Numerous Chinese companies have made substantial investments in the US and are reluctant to exit this strategically…
From Empire to Nation-State: War, Emulation, and National Identity in China
Jie Yang, Professor of Anthropology, Simon Fraser University
This article examines when, why, and how national identity emerged in China. We argue that war acted as a catalyst for two distinct psychological mechanisms: enmity (humiliation and other negative emotions) and…
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Elizabeth Wishnick, Senior Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
Past Speaker Series
China's Western Horizon: Beijing and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia
Daniel Markey, Senior Research Professor, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University
Please register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chinas-western-horizon-beijing-and-the-…
Localized Citizenship: Economic Development, Migration and Inclusion in China
Samantha Vortherms, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of California, Irvine
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Translation and the Virus: COVID-19, Cyber Politics and Wuhan Diary
Michael Berry, Professor of Contemporary Chinese Cultural Studies, UCLA
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China and International Relations
China and International Relations Series
Tyler Jost, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Brown University
Co-sponsored with the Browne Center for International Politics.
Social Protection under Authoritarianism: Health Politics and Policy in China
Xian Huang, Assistant of Political Science, Rutgers University
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Prototype Nation: China and the Contested Promise of Innovation
Silvia Lindtner, Associate Professor, University of Michigan School of Information
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How Perilous are Paper Fans? Public Diplomacy through Confucius Classrooms and Implications for Chinese Influence
China and International Relations Series
Naima Green-Riley, Ph.D. Candidate and Raymond Vernon Fellow, Department of Government, Harvard University
Co-sponsored with the Browne Center for International Politics.
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Public Assembly via Affective Technologies: Like Buttons, Sentiment Analysis, and the Transmission of Positive Energy
Angela Wu, Assistant Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication, New York University
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Maximizing Leverage: China’s Strategic Force Posture Choices in the Information Age
China and International Relations Series
Fiona Cunningham, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University
Co-sponsored with the Browne Center for International Politics.
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The Law and Politics of Transnational War Reparations in Contemporary China
Timothy Webster, Associate Professor of Law, Western New England University
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