All sessions will be held 4-5.30pm ET, hybrid, unless otherwise stated.
Fall 2027
September 25 | Bubble Tea Hour with Yung-Hui Chou
TBD
Guest: Yung-Hui Chou (Chinese Studies Librarian, University of Michigan)
Format: Hybrid
Note: The group members will meet with Yung-Hui on how to best use resources in the UMich library.
October 23 | Author Meets Critics with Ji Yeon (Jean) Hong
TBD
Guest: Ji Yeon (Jean) Hong (Korean Foundation Professor of Korean Studies and Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan)
Format: Hybrid
Papers: “Does Oil Hinder Social Spending? Evidence from Dictatorships, 1972-2008″ (Studies in Comparative International Development), “How Natural Resources Affect Authoritarian Leaders’ Provision of Public Services: Evidence from China” (Journal of Politics), “Oilfields, Mosques, and Violence: Is There a Resource Curse in Xinjiang?” (with Wenhui Yang) (British Journal of Political Science), “How Natural Resources Affect Corruption in China” (with Wenhui Yang) (World Development).
Note: The group members will meet with Jean on her four prominent papers on natural resources and politics.
December 7 | Book Talk with Adam Y. Liu
11.30am-2pm, Weiser Hall 555
Guest: Adam Yao Liu (Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore)
Format: Hybrid
Book: Authoritarian Markets: The Politics of China’s Banking Explosion (Cornell University Press, 2026)
Note: Co-host with LRCCS.
December 8 | Paper Presentation with Adam Y. Liu
1-2.20pm, Haven Hall 5670
Guest: Adam Yao Liu (Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore)
Format: In-person
Paper: Of Dragons and Roosters: The Political Economy of Traditional Beliefs in China
Note: Co-host by LRCCS and Political Economy Workshop (PEW).
Pending | Book Reading Session
Two Paths to Prosperity:Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000–2000 (Princeton University Press, 2025)
Illiberal Law and Development: Property Rights and Conflict Over Land in China (Cambridge University Press, 2026)
The Time Inheritors: How Time Inequalities Shape Higher Education Mobility in China (State University of New York Press, 2025)
