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Jean C. Oi, PhD
Director, Stanford China Program; Director, Stanford Center at Peking University; William Haas Professor in Chinese Politics, Department of Political Science; and Senior Fellow, FSIView Jean Oi's bio, list of research, recent publications and events »
November 29th, 2012
Limits of China's village democracy
Shorenstein APARC, SCP in the news: Wall Street Journal on November 9, 2012Activists in Wukan, in Guangdong province, have discovered there are limits to grassroots democracy. New research by Jean C. Oi, showing a high percentage of upper-level government overseers in China's villages, highlights the boundaries of the power of local elected officials.
October 7th, 2012
Stanford students work, learn about everyday life in Asia
Shorenstein APARC NewsWhat if you had the opportunity to work at a leading independent media company in China, or behind-the-scenes on a popular television show in Korea? The 25 students who participated this past summer in Stanford’s East Asia Internship Program gained hands-on experience living and working in East Asia. Read more »
March 26th, 2012
China must invest more in rural children, say Stanford scholars
Shorenstein APARC, AHPP, SCP in the news: YaleGlobal Online on March 14, 2012As China's economy grows so does the prevalence of social inequality. In a YaleGlobal Online article, a team of Shorenstein APARC China experts says the country must invest more now in education and public health programs for its rural children or it will face major growth challenges in the near future.
January 18th, 2012
Corporate Affiliates alumnus' research in China's energy sector
Shorenstein APARC, Shorenstein APARC Corporate Affiliates NewsChina possesses vast coal reserves, and coal accounts for 70 percent of the country's total energy consumption -- 3 billion tons per year. But China also consumes oil, natural gas, and an increasing amount of renewable energy. Xuteng Hu, a Corporate Affiliates Visiting Fellow Program alumnus (2007-08), discusses the energy and materials development projects he manages at PetroChina’s Petrochemical Research Institute in Beijing. Read more »
January 11th, 2012
Stanford publications contextualize China's development
Shorenstein APARC, SCP NewsAfter 10 years of rapid growth, China will undergo a major leadership transition later this year. Two recent Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center edited volumes -- Going Private in China and Growing Pains -- put China’s development into context as the country prepares for the next decade of its future.
- » Going Private in China: The Politics of Corporate Restructuring and System Reform
- » Growing Pains: Tensions and Opportunity in China's Transformation
