http://aparc.stanford.edu/Recent news, events + publications from Shorenstein APARCen-usPublic domainhttp://aparc.stanford.edu/images/feed-icon-48x48.jpghttp://aparc.stanford.edu/60http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3491AHPP looks forward to welcoming its incoming 2012-13 research fellows from Mongolian Medical University, the University of Hawai'i, and Harvard. AHPP's new fellows specialize in research topics including cervical cancer prevention, migrant remittances, and the political economy of support for the elderly.]]>Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3491http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3499As the current year winds down, Shorenstein APARC looks forward to welcoming eight talented emerging scholars in the autumn: four Shorenstein Postdoctoral Fellows, three Asia Health Policy Program research fellows, and one Takahashi Pre-doctoral Fellow.]]>Thu, 24 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3499http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3495Only Beautiful, Please, forthcoming in June from Shorenstein APARC, recounts former UK ambassador to North Korea John Everard's experiences during his stay in Pyongyang. Everard will discuss highlights from the book at two special upcoming engagements: New York City (June 19) and Washington, DC (June 25).]]>Wed, 23 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3495http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3490In an article for Foreign Policy, Karl Eikenberry argues that the drifting Taiwan-U.S. relationship puts the stability of the Asia-Pacific region at risk. He observes that other regional allies are hedging their bets against a rising military power in China because of skepticism that the United States can keep its commitments, and outlines key weaknesses that Washington must overcome with Taipei.]]>Mon, 21 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3490http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3486In trying to understand the source of a regional conflict we should avoid focusing too narrowly on a single issue of identity, said Lee Kong Chian Fellow Graham Brown during a May 15 seminar at Stanford. Brown gave examples from Southeast Asia to illustrate the complex nature of conflicts.]]>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3486http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3481The current South China Sea standoff between China and the Philippines calls into question the U.S. role and commitment in the Asia-Pacific region. Stanford experts Donald K. Emmerson and Thomas Fingar speak about the nuances of the Obama administration's Asia policy.]]>Mon, 14 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3481http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3474Thomas Fingar, who has observed developments in U.S.-China relations since "ping-pong diplomacy" in the early 1970s, spoke with China-based Leaders Magazine about the significance of -- and hype surrounding -- the Obama administration's "Asia pivot."]]>Thu, 10 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3474http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3471A revelatory story emerged in China this spring: Bo Xilai, Chongqing’s Communist Party head, had fallen out with the party and was accused of shocking abuses of power. On May 2, the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center held a special seminar to make sense of what this unusual high-level scandal could mean for the future of China’s current political system.]]>Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3471http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3465Lim Dong-won, former South Korea unification minister and architect of Nobel Peace Prize winner Kim Dae-jung's Sunshine policy, spoke at Stanford on May 18 in conjunction with the English-language release of his memoir Peacemaker.]]>Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3465http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3463Chinese officials are developing a social security network to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing demographic landscape. Karen Eggleston discusses the success of China’s health care reforms and the long road ahead.]]>Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3463http://aparc.stanford.edu/events/7224Open to the public (RSVP required)
Gordon Liu, Professor of Economics, Peking University Guanghua School of Management]]>Tue, 08 May 2012 11:15:41 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/events/7224http://aparc.stanford.edu/events/7077Open to the public
Coit D. Blacker; Michael H. Armacost; David Brady; David Kennedy]]>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 16:01:32 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/events/7077http://aparc.stanford.edu/events/7184RSVP Required (RSVP required)
Gary Roughead; Christopher Twomey; Thomas Fingar]]>Thu, 17 May 2012 10:04:36 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/events/7184http://aparc.stanford.edu/events/7240By Invitation Only
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Gary King, Albert J. Weatherhead III University Professor, Department of Government, Harvard University]]>Mon, 21 May 2012 14:55:37 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/events/7244http://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23688Communications and Strategies, Mar. 2012
The authors of the article contend that cloud computing is historically unique by simultaneously being an innovation ecosystem, production platform, and global marketplace.]]>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:43:02 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23688http://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23683Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, 2012
Selected working papers from the March 2010 conference "South Korea and the Global Economy in Transition," sponsored by the Koret Foundation.]]>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:54:04 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23683http://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23668Asia Health Policy Program working paper # 28, January 9, 2012
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Aaron Friedberg’s thoughtful and thought-provoking A Contest for Supremacy does many things well, but what it does best is to underscore the uncertainties and contingencies that must be factored into any analysis of China’s rise and its implications for the United States and other nations.]]>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:52:09 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23585http://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23551Modern China, September 2011
Focusing on the episodes of the government’s Paved Road to Every Village (PREV) project in an agricultural township in northern China, this article examines two research issues: First, the role of state policies, government bureaucracies, and village cadres in the provision of public goods, especially the unintended consequences that led to huge collective debts and the erosion of the collective basis of governance and second, the role of local institutions and social relations in resource mobilization, problem solving, and response to crises, especially in the aftermath of the PREV project.]]>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:04:07 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23551