Monthly Archive for February, 2012

March 6 workshop and reception

Workshop on East Asia: Politics, Economy and Society Presents “Extra-Budget Funds in China: Source of Corruption or Good Governance?” Presenter: Yeonju Lee Doctoral Student of Political Science, University of Chicago 4:00-5:30pm, Tuesday March 6, 2012 Pick Lounge, 5828 South University Ave. The workshop will be followed by a reception, in which drinks and snacks will [...]

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Feb. 21 Workshop

Workshop on East Asia: Politics, Economy and Society Presents “Authoritarian Survival and the Politics of Containment: Why Local Governments in China Tolerate Unregistered Protestant Churches” Presenter: Marie-Eve Reny Postdoctoral Research Fellow of Political Science University of Chicago 4:00-5:30pm, Tuesday Feb. 21, 2012 Pick Lounge, 5828 South University Ave. Abstract: In an attempt to explain authoritarian [...]

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Feb. 7 Workshop

Workshop on East Asia: Politics, Economy and Society Presents “Revolutionary Ecology and the Rise of Taiping Rebellion, 1846-1853” Presenter: Yang Zhang Doctoral Student of Sociology, University of Chicago 4:00-5:30pm, Tuesday Feb. 7, 2012 Pick Lounge, 5828 South University Ave. Abstract: The third quarter of the nineteenth century was the most turbulent era in imperial China [...]

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