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SUMMARY:Zong-Rong Lee — Kinship\, Business Elite and the Market in Contemporary Taiwan
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Zong-Rong LEE\, Research Fellow\, Institute of Sociology\, Academia Sinica\, Taiwan; HYI Visiting Scholar\, 2025-26Chair/Discussant: Frank Dobbin\, Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences\, Harvard University \n\n\n\nIn the fields of history and anthropology\, kinship has long been regarded as a crucial factor in shaping the economic organization\, political authority\, and social mobility of East Asian societies. Yet\, due to the limitations of available data\, relatively little research has examined its influence on contemporary capitalist economies. The questions of whether\, and to what extent\, traditional kinship continues to shape and constrain the organization of modern markets remain unclear. In this lecture\, I introduce several ongoing empirical studies of family businesses and elite families in Taiwan\, with the aim of illustrating how kinship structures—and the family networks\, status dynamics\, and related mechanisms derived from them—affect contemporary corporate activities and the power relations of business elites. This interdisciplinary research not only offers new perspectives on the relevance of kinship studies for understanding contemporary societies\, but also provides new insights on class formation and market operations in postwar East Asia. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/zong-rong-lee-kinship-business-elite-and-the-market-in-contemporary-taiwan/
LOCATION:Common Room\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, 2 Divinity Ave.\, Cambridge\, Massachusetts\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Co-Sponsored Lectures
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SUMMARY:From Balancing to Coalition-Building: The US\, Taiwan\, & Asia’s Grand Reshuffling
DESCRIPTION:Register now\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers:Steve Yates\, Former Deputy National Security Advisor; Senior Fellow\, Heritage FoundationTony Saich\, Daewoo Professor of International Affairs\, at the Harvard Kennedy School; Director\, Rajawali Foundation Institute for AsiaEdward Cunningham\, Director\, Ash Center China Programs and the Asia Energy and Sustainability Initiative\, Harvard Kennedy School \n\n\n\nAs the Indo-Pacific enters a period of intensified strategic competition\, alliances and partnerships across Asia are being redefined. What does this shifting landscape mean for U.S.–Taiwan relations\, regional stability\, and the future of American strategy? Join us for a timely conversation where we will explore Taiwan’s evolving role in regional geopolitics\, the emerging coalition dynamics shaping Asia’s security order\, and the implications for U.S. foreign policy and democratic resilience in the region. \n\n\n\nRegistration is required for this event. This event is in-person and open to Harvard ID holders. Please register using your Harvard email address.  \n\n\n\nLunch will be served. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue
URL:https://fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/from-balancing-to-coalition-building-the-us-taiwan-asias-grand-reshuffling/
LOCATION:Malkin Penthouse\, Littauer Building\, 79 JFK St.\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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