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Arab Spring and Beyond: Social Networking and Political Change in the Middle East, Russia and China
Columbia University's Weatherhead East Asian Institute presents a panel on social networking and political change as part of their 2012 Undergraduate Discussion Series.
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How is new media shaping the political landscape of East Asia? How is it impacting current events, government response, freedom of speech and grassroots political mobilization? In this new speaker series sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, experts on media, government, politics and human rights will sit down with students to discuss how social media is changing the nature of communication in the region.
Speakers:
Thanassis Cambanis, Journalist
Timothy Frye, Director, The Harriman Institute; Marshall D. Shulman Professor of Post-Soviet Foreign Policy
Xiaobo Lu, Professor of Political Science, Barnard College
Registration begins Monday, January 30 at 5 PM. Register now.
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