Geopolitics from Below: State-Diaspora Interplay and the Social Origins of Global China
This talk expands the study of state-society relations into the global arena by examining how migrant-sending states, particularly China, engage with their diasporas. Drawing on Migdal’s “state-in-society” theory, it introduces the concept of transborder symbiosis to illustrate the dynamic, interdependent relationships between grassroots actors, such as local officials and diaspora leaders.Go to event
2024 A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. Memorial Lecture
Presenting this year’s Higginbotham Memorial Lecture will be Damon T. Hewitt, the President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
Go to eventPenn NYC Film Discussion: Unlocking the Power of "The Substance"
“Have you ever dreamt of a better version of yourself—younger, more beautiful, more perfect?”
These are the words intoned by the voice Elizabeth Sparkle (Demi Moore) hears as she struggles to get her life back after her boss (Dennis Quaid) fires her for daring to turning 50. GASP! If this dark and mysterious voice doesn’t grab you, the accompanying musical score by Raffertie may seal the deal. The dramatic body transformations in the last third of the film will likely put you over the edge—of HORROR.
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Politics of Muslim Representation: Ideas and Trajectories
Featured Speaker
Hilal Ahmed is an Associate Professor at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), New Delhi and a CASI Fall 2024 Visiting Scholar. He works on political Islam, Indian democracy, and politics of symbols in South Asia. He is also a faculty member of the Lokniti program at CSDS.Go to event
Adversarial Comparativism: The Role of Emotion in US-China Comparative Law Projects
Theodore Roosevelt once wrote “comparison is the thief of joy.” Nowhere may this be more apparent than in the US-China relationship. Whether it’s the size of economies or navies, Olympic gold medal count, box office hits and soft power, or manufacture of electric vehicles and semiconductors, the US and China are constantly comparing each other. This comparing applies to law, too.Go to event
Adversarial Comparativism: The Role of Emotion in US-China Comparative Law Projects
Theodore Roosevelt once wrote “comparison is the thief of joy.” Nowhere may this be more apparent than in the US-China relationship. Whether it’s the size of economies or navies, Olympic gold medal count, box office hits and soft power, or manufacture of electric vehicles and semiconductors, the US and China are constantly comparing each other. This comparing applies to law, too.Go to event