Friday, April 4, 2014

Professional Development Discussion

In this special session, we seek to address timely yet enduring questions that are of interest to those engaged in the study of China (and other parts of the world). Why and how does the study of China remain relevant in this age of globalization? What does the democratization of knowledge mean for this evolving field and the interdisciplinary line of inquiry? What are some of the pathways to reconciling academic and professional specializations?

Alumnus speaker: David Caragliano (JD/CCS MA ’09)

David Caragliano is a program manager at the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), a nonprofit organization working to strengthen democratic institutions worldwide. At NDI, David’s programs focus on elections and governance in Myanmar and Indonesia and on the rule of law and government transparency China. His portfolio has included grants from the United States Agency for International Development, the U.S. Department of State as well as other private and foreign government donors. Previously, David was a corporate lawyer at an international law firm in Hong Kong and an associate at a Chinese government affairs firm in Beijing. He blogs regularly for Tea Leaf Nation, and his publications have appeared in Foreign Affairs, The Atlantic, and ChinaFile. He holds a J.D. and an M.A. (Chinese Studies) from the University of Michigan, where he founded the university’s Asia Law Society. He received his B.A. at Middlebury College.

Faculty speaker: Wang Zheng, Associate Professor, History and Women’s Studies; Associate Director, Center for Chinese Studies