CHINESE POLITICS PAST AND PRESENT: THE 18TH PARTY CONGRESS
Friday, November 30
9:30-9:45am Welcome and Introduction
9:45am-12:15pm Governance and the Challenges of Political Reform
Anthony Saich
William Alford
David M. Lampton
Julian Chang
Fu Jun
Discussant: Jean Oi
Chair: Susan Pharr
Lunch Break
1:30-3:00pm Foreign Relations and China's Future in Global Politics
Steven Goldstein
Alastair Iain Johnston
Robert Ross
Chair: Jorge Dominguez
3:00-3:20pm Break
3:20-4:40pm Economics in Command? The Business of Chinese Politics
Huang Yasheng
Nicholas Lardy
Discussant: Dwight Perkins
4:40pm Reception
Saturday, December 1
10:00-11:45am Social Tensions and Leadership Challenges
Elizabeth Perry
Martin Whyte
Timothy Cheek
Discussant: Andrew Walder
Chair: Grzegorz Ekiert
Lunch Break
1:00-2:40pm Do Institutions Matter? The Realms of Formal Politics
Zheng Shiping
Victor Shih
Ross Terrill
Discussant: Timothy Colton
2:40-3:00pm Break
3:00-4:40pm Personalities and Palace Politics in and beyond Zhongnanhai
Pei Minxin
Joseph Fewsmith
Huang Jing
Discussant: Ezra Vogel
4:40pm Reception in the Concourse
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