Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law
Center for International Security and Cooperation
Stanford Health Policy
Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Forum on Contemporary Europe
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development
Program on Food Security and the Environment
Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education
Inter-University Center for Japanese Language StudiesPeople of Shorenstein APARC
MagnifyAndrew G. Walder, PhD
Denise O'Leary and Kent Thiry Professor of Sociology and Director-Emeritus, Shorenstein APARC; FSI Senior Fellow Director-Emeritus, Shorenstein APARC; FSI Senior FellowShorenstein APARC
Stanford University
Encina Hall E301
Stanford, CA 94305-6055
Research Interests
Political movements in China during the Cultural Revolution of 1966-1970 and the impacts of market reform.
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Journal Articles
Political Sociology and Social Movements
Andrew G. Walder
Annual Review of Sociology vol. 35 (2009)
Revolution, Reform, and Status Inheritance: Urban China 1949-1996
Andrew G. Walder, Songhua Hu
American Journal of Sociology vol. 114, 5 (2009)
Unruly Stability: Why China's Regime Has Staying Power
Andrew G. Walder
Current History vol. 108, No. 719 (2009)
Ownership, Organization, and Income Inequality: Market Transition in Rural Vietnam
Andrew G. Walder, Giang Hoang Nguyen
American Sociological Review vol. 73 (2008)
Ambiguity and Choice in Political Movements: The Origins of Beijing Red Guard Factionalism
Andrew G. Walder
American Journal of Sociology vol. 112, 3 (2006) 
Factional Conflict at Beijing University, 1966-1968
Andrew G. Walder
China Quarterly vol. 188 (2006) 
Political Office and Household Wealth: Rural China in the Deng Era
Andrew G. Walder, Litao Zhao
China Quarterly vol. 186 (2006) 
The Party Elite and China's Trajectory of Change
Andrew G. Walder
China: An International Journal vol. 2, 2 (2004)
Tan Lifu: A "Reactionary" Red Guard in Historical Perspective
Andrew G. Walder
The China Quarterly vol. 180 (2004) 
Cultural Revolution in the Countryside, The: Scope, Timing and Human Impact
Andrew G. Walder, Yang Su
China Quarterly vol. 173 (2003)
Elite Opportunity in Transitional Economies
Andrew G. Walder
American Sociological Review vol. 68, No. 6 (2003)
Markets and Income Inequality in Rural China: Political Advantage in an Expanding Economy
Andrew G. Walder
American Sociological Review vol. 67, No. 2 (2002)
Beijing Red Guard Factionalism: Social Interpretations Reconsidered
Andrew G. Walder
The Journal of Asian Studies vol. 61, No. 2 (2002) 
Career Advancement as Party Patronage: Sponsored Mobility into the Chinese Administrative Elite, 1949-1996
Bobai Li, Andrew G. Walder
American Journal of Sociology vol. 106, No. 5 (2001)
Politics and Life Changes in a State Socialist Regime: Dual Career Paths into the Urban Chinese Elite, 1949 to 1996
Andrew G. Walder, Bobai Li, Donald J. Treiman
American Sociological Review vol. 65, No. 2 (2000)
Books & Book Chapters
Fractured Rebellion: The Beijing Red Guard Movement
Andrew G. Walder
Harvard University Press (2009)
Chinese Cultural Revolution as History, The
Joseph W. Esherick, Paul G. Pickowicz, Andrew G. Walder
Stanford University Press: Studies of the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (2006)
The Transformation of Contemporary China Studies, 1977-2002
Andrew G. Walder
University of California Press in David L. Szanton, ed., "The Politics of Knowledge: Area Studies and the Disciplines" (2004) 
Property Rights and Economic Reform in China
Jean C. Oi, Andrew G. Walder
Stanford University Press (1999)
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