• Reporting on Asia – A Discussion with Four Nieman Fellows

    CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United States

    Speakers: Glenda M. Gloria, Managing Editor and Co-Founder of Rappler, Philippines social news network Shalini Singh, Features Reporter, New Delhi, India; former reporter for The Week and the Hindustan Times; […]

  • Dwight Perkins – How to Measure China’s Economic Reform

    CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United States

    Read event summary here Speaker: Dwight Perkins, Harvard University Dwight H. Perkins is the Harold Hitchings Burbank Research Professor of Political Economy of Harvard University, where he joined the faculty […]

  • Manoranjan Mohanty – China’s Transformation: The Success Story and the Success Trap

    CGIS Knafel K262 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Speaker: Prof. Manoranjan Mohanty, Council for Social Development, New Delhi Chair: Prof. Elizabeth Perry, Harvard University/Harvard-Yenching Institute The book provides insights into the economic and social transformation that China has undergone from 1979 […]

  • Diana Fu: Mobilizing Without the Masses

    CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United States

    Read event summary here Speaker: Dr. Diana Fu, University of Toronto Diana Fu is assistant professor of Asian politics. Her research examines the relationship between popular contention, state power, and civil society […]

  • Harvard University Asia Center 20th Anniversary Celebration

    CGIS South CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    S020, Belfer Case Study Room, Japan Friends of Harvard Concourse 9:30 a.m.         Coffee 9:45 a.m.         Welcome by Professor Karen Thornber, Victor and William Fung Director, Asia Center; Professor of East […]

  • Kevin Rudd – China’s Worldview Under Xi Jinping

    CGIS South, Tsai Auditorium (S010) 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Speaker: The Honorable Kevin Rudd, President, Asia Society Policy Institute; former Prime Minister of Australia (2007-2010, 2013) and former Foreign Minister (2010-2012) Sponsored by the Tsai Lecture Fund, Harvard University Asia […]

  • Edward Cunningham – Elite Philanthropy in the US and China: What Does the Data Tell Us?

    CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United States

    Read event summary here Speaker: Dr. Edward A. Cunningham, Harvard Kennedy School Edward Cunningham is Director of Ash Center China Programs and of the Asia Energy and Sustainability Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School. He is also […]

  • Nathan Sivin – Why Some Comparisons Make More Difference than Others

    Boylston Hall Room 203 Boylston Hall, Cambridge, MA, United States

    Speaker: Nathan Sivin, University of Pennsylvania In his talk, ‘Why Some Comparisons Make More Difference than Others,’ Professor Sivin will explore motivations for East-West and other comparative studies, as well as […]