Urban experts convened to examine social, political and economic issues around China’s rapidly growing cities
Sociology
On April 17, in a packed Tsai Auditorium, Ren Ke, one of rock band Wu Tiao Ren’s key members, shared his perspectives with Prof. Zheng Lin from Sun Yat-sen University, who is doing research on the band and urban villages.
December 6, 2022 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am
Speakers:Ya-Wen Lei, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Harvard University Frank Tsai, Founder, China Crossroads, Shanghai Selina Wang, International Correspondent, CNN Beijing David Rennie, Beijing Bureau Chief, The Economist Moderator: Dorinda …
White Paper Protests: What’s Happening in China? – Voices on the Ground
December 5, 2022 @ 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Speaker: Tingting Lu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University The COVID-19 pandemic is a governance challenge for nations and cities across the world. While early observations have primarily focused on nation-scale government actions, …
November 14, 2022 @ 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Speaker: Youqin Huang, Professor of Geography and Planning, Research Associate of the Center for Social and Demographic Analysis, University at Albany, State University of New York This paper examines whether …
October 27, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 1:20 pm
Speakers:Yanhui Peng, Former Director, LGBT Rights Advocacy ChinaZhijun Hu, Founder, China’s Parents, Family, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)Wei Wei, Professor of Sociology, East China Normal University; Visiting Scholar, …
October 28, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Speaker: Ching Kwan Lee, Professor of Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles Was Hong Kong 2019 a “Revolution of Our Times”? What was “revolutionary” about the anti-extradition movement? Turning its …
October 7, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Speaker: Ya-wen Lei, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Harvard University Using Daniel Bell’s work as a springboard, I analyze the emergent post-industrial society in China, focusing on China’s techno-development from …
Ya-wen Lei – The Gilded Cage: Techno-State Capitalism in China
Professor, East China University of Science and Technology
2022-23 Visiting Scholar; PhD Candidate, King’s College London