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The Patchwork Ecosystem of Local Shopping Streets: Globalization and Gentrification from New York to Shanghai

Professor Sharon Zukin's talk will describe how, in cities across the world, the everyday spaces of local shopping streets are undergoing dramatic transformations.  Globalization brings new products and people, while different types of gentrification reshape the street's aesthetics and atmosphere.  How do we "read" these changes?  Do they destroy the sense of the "local" to make every street, in every city, more alike?

Professor Zukin is the author of a number of books on cities, culture and consumer culture, and urban, cultural and economic change.  She received the Lynd Award for Career Achievement in urban sociology from the American Sociological Association, and the C. Wright Mills Book Award for Landscapes of Power.  You can learn more about her work here: http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/academics/faculty/faculty_profile.jsp?faculty=420

Presented by the Program on Urban Studies and co-sponsored by the Anthropology Department, Center for East Asian Studies, Center on Poverty and Inequality, The Europe Center, Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Sociology Department, Stanford in Government and Urban Beyond Measure.

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Sharon Zukin Professor of Sociology Speaker Brooklyn College, CUNY
Lectures

How Conquest Transformed Northern Europe

This lecture is the first in a new series co-sponsored by The Europe Center and the Stanford Archaeology Center on how modern Europe has been shaped by the concepts, materials and ideology of its past inhabitants.

This first speaker highlights both the ecological and socio-political ramifications of conquest.  Based on work undertaken in Poland, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania, Dr. Aleksander Pluskowski discusses the way that relationships created during one of the most dynamic epochs of European history, the period of crusading, have left a profound legacy for modern Europe.  The process of crusading resulted in massively modified landscapes and catalyzed population reconfiguration at the frontiers of Europe, during the period of Christian expansion.  The archaeo-historical backdrop to these events is presented, along with a discussion of how Europe and the relationship Europe has with non-Christian societies, was permanently altered.

Aleksander Pluskowski's research focuses on frontier societies, colonization and ecological diversity in medieval Europe.  He is primarily concerned with the nuanced relationships between ecology and culture, moving towards a complete integration of environmental and social archaeology, history and art history.  His ultimate aim is to further a holistic understanding of this formative period of European society, contributing to the management of cultural and ecological heritage today.  His other interests include cult praxis in the past and the construction of religious identities.

"How Conquest Transformed Northern Europe"
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Aleksander Pluskowski Lecturer in Archaeology Speaker University of Reading, United Kingdom
Lectures

The Politics of Polarization: Taiwan in Comparative Perspective

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Over the past year and more, Taiwan’s political elite has been deadlocked over the question of deepening economic relations with the People’s Republic of China. This controversial issue has led to a standoff between the executive and legislative branches, sparked a frenzy of social activism and a student occupation of the legislature, and contributed to President Ma Ying-jeou’s deep unpopularity.

On October 17-18, the Taiwan Democracy Project at CDDRL, with the generous support of the Taipei Economic and Culture Office, will host its annual conference at Stanford University to examine the politics of polarization in Taiwan.

This conference will bring together specialists from Taiwan, the U.S., and elsewhere in Asia to examine the sources and implications of this political polarization in comparative perspective. It will include a special case study of the Trade in Services Agreement with China that triggered this past year’s protests, as well as a more general overview of the politics of trade liberalization in Taiwan, prospects for Taiwan’s integration into the Trans-Pacific Partnership and other regional trade agreements, and a consideration of the implications for Taiwan’s long-term democratic future.

Conference speakers will include: Chung-shu Wu, the president of the Chung-hwa Institute of Economic Research (CIER) in Taipei; Steve Chan of the University of Colorado; Roselyn Hsueh of Temple University; Yun-han Chu, the president of the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation; and Thitinan Pongsudhirak of Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok.

Panels will examine the following questions:

1. What are the sources and implications of political polarization in Taiwan, and how have these changed in recent years?

2. How does Taiwan’s recent experience compare to political polarization in other countries in Asia (e.g. South Korea, Thailand) and elsewhere (the US)?

3. To what extent does the latest political deadlock in Taiwan reflect concern over the specific issue of trade with the People’s Republic of China, versus a deeper, systemic set of problems with Taiwan’s democracy?

4. How are globalization and trade liberalization reshaping Taiwan’s domestic political economy, and what are the prospects for forging a stronger pro-trade coalition in Taiwan that transcends the current partisan divide?

The conference will take place October 17-18 in the Bechtel Conference Room in Encina Hall at Stanford University. It is free and open to the public. 

 

Conference Resources

 

Agenda

Speaker Bios

Presentations

Conference Report

Conference Flyer

 

Conference Papers

 

How Cross-Strait Trade and Investment Is Affecting Income and Wealth Inequality in Taiwan by Chien-Fu Lin, National Taiwan University

 

Generational Differences in Attitudes towards Cross-Straits Trade by Ping-Yin Kuan, Department of Sociology & International Program in Asia-Pacific Studies, National Chengchi University

 

Change and the Unchanged of Polarized Politics in Taiwan by Min-Hua Huang, National Taiwan University; Center for East Asia Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution

 

Social Media, Social Movements and the Challenge of Democratic Governability by Boyu Chen, National Sun Yat-sen University, Institute of Political Science 

 

Coping with the Challenge of Democratic Governance under Ma Ying-jeou by Yun-han Chu, National Taiwan University

 

Taiwan’s Bid for TPP Membership and the Potential Impact on Taiwan-U.S. Relations by Kwei-Bo Huang, National Chengchi University, Department of Diplomacy

 

In the Wake of the Sunflower Movement: Exploring the Political Consequences of Cross-Strait Integration by Pei-shan Lee, National Chung Cheng University, Political Science Department 

 

The Roots of Thailand’s Political Polarization in Comparative Perspective by Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Chulalongkorn University; The Institute of Security and International Studies

 

The Role of the United States in Cross-Strait Economic Integration by Chen-Dong Tso, National Taiwan University

 

The China Factor and the Generational Shift over National Identity by Mark Weatherall, Taiwan Foundation for Democracy

 

Taiwan’s Strategy for Regional Economic Integration by Chung-Shu Wu, Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research

 

Polarized Electorates in South Korea and Taiwan: The Role of Political Trust under Conservative Governments by Hyunji Lee, Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia

 

Polarization in Taiwan Politics by Steve Chan, University of Colorado, Boulder

 

Agenda
Conference Biographies
Taiwan Polarization Conference Flyer
Politics of Polarization in Taiwan: Conference Report
Conferences

Comparative Approaches to the Study of Immigration, Ethnicity, and Religion

PROGRAM
Friday May 9, 2014

9:00am Introduction

9:10am Does Naturalization Foster the Political Integration of Immigrants? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design in Switzerland
Jens Hainmueller & Dominik Hangartner
Discussant: Rafaela Dancygier

9:50am Lingua Franca: How Language Shapes the Direction of Public Opinion
Efrén Pérez
Discussant: Rahsaan Maxwell

10:30am BREAK

10:50am Transnational Ties and Support for International Redistribution
Lauren Prather
Discussant: Ali Valenzuela

11:30am Gender-Based Stereotyping and Negotiation Performance: an Experimental Study
Jorge Bravo
Discussant: Rob Ford

12:10pm BREAK

1:00pm The Rhetoric of Closed Borders: Quotas, Lax Enforcement and Illegal Migration
Giovanni Facchini & Cecilia Testa
Discussant: Karen Jusko

1:40pm Varieties of Diaspora Management
Harris Mylonas
Discussant: Yotam Margalit

2:20pm BREAK

2:40pm The Situational Context of Attitudes Towards Immigrant-Origin Minorities
Rahsaan Maxwell
Discussant: Jorge Bravo

3:20pm The Politics of Churchgoing and its Consequences among Whites, Blacks and Latinos in the U.S.
Ali Valenzuela
Discussant: Cara Wong

 

Saturday May 10, 2014

9:50am How State Support of Religion Shapes Religious Attitudes Toward Muslims
Mark Helbling
Discussant: Sara Goodman

10:30am BREAK

10:50am Opposition to Race Targeted Policies – Ideology or Racism? Particular or Universal? Experimental Evidence from Britain
Rob Ford
Discussant: Jens Hainmueller

11:30am Conflict and Consensus on American Public Opinion on Illegal Immigration
Matthew Wright
Discussant: Efrén Pérez

12:10pm BREAK

1:00pm The Electoral Geography of American Immigration, 1880-1900
Karen Jusko
Discussant: Dan Hopkins

1:40pm Do We Really Know That Employers Want Illegal Immigration?
Maggie Peters
Discussant: Giovanni Facchini

2:20pm BREAK

2:40pm Nurture over Nature: Explaining Muslim Integration Discrepancies in Britain, France and the United States
Justin Gest
Discussant: Claire Adida

3:20pm Immigration and Electoral Appeals over the Past Half Century: A Sketch of the Evidence
Rafaela M. Dancygier & Yotam Margalit
Discussant: Cecilia Testa

4:00pm Looking Ahead

CISAC Conference Room
Encina Hall Central, 2nd floor
616 Serra St.
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305
 

Karen Jusko Assistant Professor of Political Science Participant and Workshop Organizer Stanford University
Claire Adida Participant UC San Diego
Jorge Bravo Participant Rutgers University
Rafaela Dancygier Participant Princeton University
Giovanni Facchini Participant University of Nottingham
Robert Ford Participant University of Manchester
Justin Gest Participant Harvard University
Sara Wallace Goodman Participant UC Irvine
Participant Stanford University
Dominik Hangartner Participant London School of Economics and Political Science
Marc Helbling Participant WZB Berlin Social Science Center
Dan Hopkins Participant Georgetown University
Yotam Margalit Participant Columbia University
Rahsaan Maxwell Participant UNC at Chapel Hill
Harris Mylonas Participant George Washington University
Efrén O. Pérez Participant Vanderbilt University
Maggie Peters Participant Yale University
Lauren Prather Participant Stanford University
Judith Spirig Participant University of Zurich
Cecilia Testa Participant Royal Holloway University of London
Ali A. Valenzuela Participant Princeton University
Cara Wong Participant University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Matthew Wright Participant American University (Washington, D.C.)
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