| Date | Title | Presenter |
| Jan. 13th 2009 | Interstate Relations and China’s Unification in 221 BCE | Dingxin Zhao,
Sociology Dept, University of Chicago |
| Jan 27th 2009 | Career incentives and political control under authoritarianism: Explaining the political fortunes of subnational leaders in China | Yumin Sheng, Political Science, Wayne State University |
| Feb 10th 2009 | TBA |
Shizheng Feng,
Sociology , People’s University, China and visiting scholar at UC Irvine |
| Feb. 24th 2009 | TheTakeover of Manchurian Industries: Geopolitics, Economic Planning, and the Rise of Developmental State, 1942-1952 |
Hai Zhao,
History Dept. University of Chicago |
| Mar 10th 2009 | When Taiwanese NGOs Meet Chinese NGOs: Networking of Antagonism? |
Teh-chang Lin,
Professor and Chairperson, Institute of Mainland China Studies, National Sun Yat-sen University |
A Tentative Schedule for East Asia Workshop, Winter 2009, University of Chicago