MESSAGE FROM THE CO-DIRECTOR
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Dear CSCC Community,
As we step into the first month of 2024, named after the god of beginnings, Janus, we find ourselves at an interesting juncture. January symbolizes the dual faces of reflection and anticipation, with one side turned toward the past and the other toward the future.
It is customary during this time to set resolutions—a radical departure from aspects we wish to change in our lives or work. However, research shows that a significant number of resolutions are abandoned within weeks.
Here, I’d like to propose a different approach. Instead of making radical resolutions, I advocate for something more enduring:
Follow through
Commitment
Consistency
Persistence*
These principles go beyond idealistic goals. It is about making promises and, more importantly, keeping them. It is about putting ideas out into the world and engaging with feedback. It is a journey of trials and errors but with determination intact. It is a process of continuous improvement driven by genuine care.
What do you care about the most in your teaching, your scholarship, and your service? In 2024, how can you follow through on that one research proposal, turning it into a manuscript and sharing it with the academic community? Or that one teaching philosophy, turning it into sparks in your students’ eyes, igniting a thirst for learning? Or perhaps that one change you want to make in our institutional community, turning it into real actions and real impact?
May your 2024 be filled with “Follow through, Commitment, Consistency, Persistence”—purpose and progress.
Warm regards,
Baozhen Luo-Hermanson
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Internal Opportunities:
CSCC Faculty-Student Collaborative Project Grant (Max. 2,000 USD)
CSCC Student Initiated Research or Creative Project Grant (Max. 500 USD)
Submission Deadline: February 23, 2024
Award Notification Date: within six weeks
*Please note that this is the ONLY deadline for the two grants in Academic Year 23/24.
External Opportunities:
Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast 2024 Conference
June 6-7, 2024 | University of Hawaii at Hilo
Theme: Asia: Our Global Future
Submission Deadline: February 28, 2024
21st Chinese Internet Research Conference (CIRC 2024)
June 17-18, 2024 | Brisbane, Australia
Submission Deadline: February 28, 2024
第六届中国政治传播研究学术论坛
May 11-12, 2024 | Shenzhen University
Submission Deadline: February 29, 2024
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STUDENT IN SPOTLIGHT:
Meichen Yap
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Interviewed by Tianlei (Ruby) Qiu, Class of 2024
Meichen Yap, a senior pursuing a degree in behavioral psychology at DKU, is currently in the midst of her graduate school applications. Originating from Malaysia, she spent her formative years in Shenzhen, China, enriching her academic journey with a diverse and unique perspective. Recently honored with the Outstanding Student Scholar Award at the CSCC Annual Conference, Meichen stands as a testament to remarkable achievements. We are fortunate to interview Meichen Yap and delve into her distinctive experiences and academic pursuits. Read More
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Presented by Citizens and Representation Cluster
Consumer Preferences for Environmental and Nutritional Attributes of Protein Foods in Meals: A Conjoint Experiment in the UK and China
Friday January 19, 7:30 - 8:30 PM BJT
Zoom: 363 486 0760
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Presented by Governing China Cluster
Governing China Cluster Lecture Series | Ecological States: Politics of Science and Nature in Urbanizing China
Thursday Jan 25, 9:00 - 10:00 PM BJT
Zoom: 952 4679 3871; Passcode: 0125
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CSCC COMMUNITY HIGHLIGHTS
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交集｜学普通话等于学中国话吗？
CSCC invites you to read an article written in Chinese by Lorenzo Maggio Laquidara, Class of 2024, for Intersections. Intersections: A Journal of Language, Culture, and Ideas is an online magazine featuring writing in Chinese and English by members of the Duke Kunshan community. With support from LCC, CSCC, and the UG Program, Intersections seeks to create a space where that dialogue can unfold in written form, at greater length, and with more nuance than it can in the cafeteria, hallway, or dorm room. In keeping with DKU's language-learning spirit, as much as possible articles will be written in the author's second language: primarily learners of English as a second language writing in English, and learners of Chinese as a second language writing in Chinese.
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- Gainous, Jason, Andrew W. MacDonald, et al. Directed Digital Dissidence in Autocracies: How China Wins Online, Oxford Studies in Digital Politics, New York, 2023; online edn, Oxford Academic, 14 Dec. 2023.
- Yue, Jiahua. External Coercion and Public Support: The Case of the US--China Trade War, Journal of Peace Research, forthcoming paper (in press).
- Wang, Yuan. The Railpolitik: Leadership and Agency in Sino-African Infrastructure Development, Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Calabrese, Linda, and Yuan Wang. "Chinese capital, regulatory strength and the BRI: A tale of ‘fractured development’ in Cambodia". World Development, vol. 169, 2023, p. 106290.
- Wang, Yuan, and Hong Zhang. "Individual Agency in South-South Policy Transfer: China and Ethiopia’s Industrial Park Development". Review of International Political Economy, Conditionally Accepted.
- Landry, David. "A torrent or a trickle? The local economic impacts of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor". Oxford Development Studies, vol. 51, no. 2, 2023, pp. 145-162.
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The CSCC warmly welcomes you to contribute and showcase your achievements with the DKU community. Whether it is your
- Latest Publications
- Media Appearances
- Artistic work
- Upcoming Events
- Student/Faculty that you would like us to put the spotlight on
We invite you to share this information with us. Feel free to contact us, spread the word, and stay connected as we celebrate the diverse talents within our community!
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*Inspired by Hellene Gronda, Ph.D. Executive Director of the Process Work Institute, creator of Impact Incubator: Change Making for Introverts, project in progress.
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