Speaker: Wenfang Tang, Stanley Hua Hsia Professor of Political Science and International Studies, University of Iowa
This talk will propose an explanation for the coexistence of popular political support and mass protest in China.
Wenfang Tang is Stanley Hua Hsia Professor of Political Science and International Studies at the University of Iowa. He has published several books and dozens of articles in both English and Chinese on public opinion change in contemporary China. His most recent book is titled "Populist Authoritarianism: Chinese Political Culture and Regime Sustainability" (Oxford University Press, 2016).