EAST ASIA WORKSHOP: POLITICS, ECONOMY & SOCIETY
Autumn 2017 Workshop Schedule
October 3
“Authoritarianism as Microfoundations for Hawkish Foreign Policy Preferences in China”
Xunchao Zhang
Analyst at Program on Political Violence (PPV) at CPOST
University of Chicago
October 17
“The rice theory of culture: Evidence historical rice farming shaped culture in southern China”
Thomas Telhelm
Assistant Professor of Behavioral Science
University of Chicago
October 27
“A Fence on which We can Rely: Asserting Sovereignty in Early Twentieth Century Southwest China”
Collaborate Event with the East Asia: Transregional Histories Workshop
Scott Relyea
Assistant Professor, Department of History
Appalachian State University
October 31
“Threats from Within Assessing the Diversionary Escalation Theory”
Wenyan Deng
Data Manager
University of Chicago
November 14
“Born-Global: Why Small Firms Love International Trade”
Wu Haichao
MAPSS Student
University of Chicago
November 28
“Biding Seats for High School Admissions In China”
Congyi Zhou & Tong Wang
PhD of the Harris School of Public Policy
University of Chicago
Unless otherwise stated, the East Asia Workshop meets on Every Other Tuesday 4:30-6pm at Pick Lounge, 5828 South University Avenue. This workshop features interdisciplinary scholarship addressing topics relating to social, political, economic as well as cultural matters and issues in East Asia. Our presenters come from various disciplines such as sociology, political science, economics, anthropology, history, etc. The goal of this workshop is to foster communication and collaboration among students and scholars whose interest lies in East Asia at the University of Chicago and in the wider East Asian Studies community.
* Abstract or description of each presentation will be posted on our website: http://cas.uchicago.edu/workshops/eastasia
* Questions and comments can be addressed to the student coordinators Haitong Xu: xuhaitong@uchicago.edu and Yang Xiang: xiangalan@uchicago.edu
* Subscribe or unsubscribe to our workshop mailing-list at: https://lists.uchicago.edu/web/info/east-asia
Faculty Sponsors:
Xi Song (Sociology), xisong@uchicago.edu
Dali Yang (Political Science), daliyang@uchicago.edu
Dingxin Zhao (Sociology), dzhao@uchicago.edu
The East Asia Workshop is sponsored by the Council on Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences. Persons with disabilities who believe they may need assistance please contact the student coordinator in advance.