Ning Leng
McCourt School of Public Policy
Chinese Politics and Economy Research Seminar Series
The Chinese Politics and Economy Research Seminar (CPERS) brings scholars to Georgetown to share their latest research on China. Convened in 2021, the seminar series is sponsored by the Department of Government and the Georgetown Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues.
This seminar is academic in nature and jointly organized by professors Ning Leng and Lizhi Liu. If you are interested in giving an academic presentation, or being a discussant at the seminar, please contact one of the organizers.
Project Leaders
Lizhi Liu
McDonough School of Business
Event Series
Feb
3
3
2023
Localized Bargaining: The Political Economy of China’s High-Speed Railway Program
China's high-speed railway network is one of the largest infrastructure programs in human history. Despite global media coverage, little is known about the political process that led the government to…
Jan
18
18
2023
The Gilded Cage: Techno-State Capitalism in China
Using Daniel Bell’s work as a springboard, in her forthcoming book The Gilded Cage: Techno-State Capitalism in China (2023) Ya-Wen Lei analyzes the emergent post-industrial society in China, focusing…
Nov
18
18
2022
Cognition, Information, and the Politics of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Wuhan, China
By the nature of field epidemiology and public health emergency, decision-makers must be quick in making tough judgement calls in the absence of complete information and uncertainties. Yet it is also…
Oct
28
28
2022
Disguised Repression: Targeting Opponents with Non-political Crimes to Undermine Dissent in China
Why do authoritarian regimes charge political opponents with non-political crimes? In a recent study, Xu Xu and his collaborators found that charging dissidents with non-political crimes decreases…
Oct
21
21
2022
The Domestic Political Consequences of Global Economic Expansion in Rising Powers
Rising powers typically seek to play a larger role in international economic affairs. In a recent study, David A. Steinberg and his collaborators examined the domestic political consequences of rising…
Oct
7
7
2022
Neither Withdrawal nor Resistance: Adapting to Increased Repression in China
As repression grows in China, some pastors, lawyers, and NGOs are neither resisting it nor withdrawing from the public sphere, but instead they are finding ways to adapt. Some use coping strategies…