Professor Joseph Fewsmith (Boston University) is a renowned scholar of Chinese elite politics.
His most recent book, The Logic and Limits of Political Reform in China, examines the evolution of post-Tiananmen reforms to local governance. Prof. Fewsmith's talk will explain the significance of the 2012 Chinese leadership transition.
Recognizing 25 Years of the Asian Studies Program at Bowdoin.
Co-sponsored by the Asian Studies Program and the Department of Government and Legal Studies with support from the John C. Donovan Lecture Fund.
Free and open to the public.