Critical theory in the service of authoritarianism

Just saw this wonderful tweet from Chris Buckley. Dang, wish I had said that! But seriously: using the language of…

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Fellowships at the Congressional-Executive Commission on China

I have received the following announcement: ______________________________________________________________________________________ FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT           Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) LIU XIAOBO FELLOWSHIP: The Congressional-Executive…

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Job opportunity: ANU seeks research fellow (tenure track) in criminology with focus on Asia-Pacific region

I have received the following announcement: The School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet) at the Australian National University is…

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US Supreme Court agrees to hear Vitamin C case

The Supreme Court decided today to hear a very important case revolving around the issue of how much deference US…

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A criminal lawyer’s take on the Patrick Ho case

Rob Precht contributed the following comment on the Patrick Ho case to the Chinalaw listserv; with his kind permission, I’m…

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Does English-language (or more broadly, “Western”) media focus too much on human rights issues in China?

[CORRECTION JAN. 8 2018: I have learned that the writer is a she. Please deem all relevant pronouns as changed…

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