Past Events

Past Events




Penn Kimbap Workshop

- | 543 Williams Hall (Cherpack Lounge)

Ever wanted to make Kimbap? Want to get over midterm stress? Here’s the Kimbap Workshop you’ve been waiting for!
Come join us and make Kimbap with your friends!

Space is limited - please RSVP:…




CANCELLED: Diana Fu - "Mobilizing Without the Masses in China"

- | PLEASE NOTE This event has been cancelled and is postponed to a later date.

When advocacy organizations are forbidden from rallying people to take to the streets, what do they do? When activists are detained for coordinating protests, are their hands ultimately tied? Based on political…




Paul Y. Chang - "The Structure of Protest Cycles: Contagion and Cohesion in South Korea's Democracy Movement"

- | Stiteler Hall Room B26

Issues in Contemporary East Asia Colloquium Series




CSCC Weekly Forums: Denise van der Kamp, Clean Air at What Cost? The Rise of “Blunt Force” Pollution Regulation in China

- | CSCC Conference Room, Fisher-Bennett 345

Amidst rising discontent over pollution, the Chinese state faces a dilemma: In the absence of strong regulatory institutions, how can they enforce environmental policies that threaten local industrial interests? In…




Korean Studies Colloquium: Nuri Kim, "Tan’gun: The History of a Korean-Japanese God"

- | Annenberg 111

National symbols often have a fraught history, and this is no different with Tan’gun, the mythical progenitor of the Korean nation. Revered as ancestral founder, enlightened ruler, and even national God, he is…




Distinguished East Asia Lecture by T.J. Pempel - "Dismantling Japanese Developmentalism"

- | Silverman Hall 240A

Japan’s combination of economic success and conservative dominance from the 1950s into the early 1990s was the consequence of what Pempel calls “developmentalism.” The term involves more than the well-studied ‘…




CSCC Speaker Series: Chang-Tai Hsieh, China's Economy: Fiscal Stimulus, Innovation and Productivity

- | Stiteler Hall B26

Judith and Marshall Meyer Lectures on China’s Economy

Chang-Tai Hsieh, Phyllis and Irwin Winkelried Professor of Economics, University of Chicago




EALC Symposium: "Body and Cosmos in China: An Interdisciplinary Symposium in Honor of Nathan Sivin"

- | Perry World House, 3803 Locust Walk

The Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania will be hosting "Body and Cosmos in China: An Interdisciplinary Symposium in Honor of Nathan Sivin."

The symposium is…




CERL presents “North Korea: Bargaining in the Shadow of Armed Conflict”

- | Perry World House

Penn Law’s Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law (CERL) presents “North Korea: Bargaining in the Shadow of Armed Conflict” on October 11, 2017 1:00pm - 6:30pm at Perry World House. For more information about the…




CSCC Speaker Series: Yun-Chien Chang, What Explains Corporate Governance Regimes in China? The Same Old American Law and Economics Theories

- | CSCC conference room, Fisher-Bennett 345

The corporate literature has examined what factors affect corporate governance regimes and the effect of the choice of such regimes in the U.S. and other developed economies. Very few empirical works have been done…