Projects

The question of core vs periphery has been intensely debated in the social sciences and the humanities since the 1970s, following the publication of Wallerstein's (1974) seminal study on World Systems.

For my project, I will conduct a field survey on the monuments dedicated to Mao Zedong in his birthplace, Shaoshan, China.

At a time when big data and sophisticated statistical models of causal inference dominate the social sciences, this project draws on the theories of Lloyd and Susanne Rudolph to explore the contributions and limits of "situated knowledge" in political analysis.

I estimate the contribution of vertical linkage (the linkage between input suppliers and output producers) in the spatial agglomeration of industries by studying the location patterns of Information Technology (IT) firms and Technical Colleges that supply workers to these firms.

By how much could countries raise their income per capita by adopting regulations that enhance competition between firms?

By connecting known Chinese st≈´pasdated before the seventh century CE to historical records and Buddhist scriptures translated in Chinese, my dissertation examines the dissemination and reception of the Indianst≈´pasin early medieval China.

Today the United States is faced with questions about immigration policies and the conflict of those policies with the moral imperative to care for people seeking refuge from war torn areas of the world.

This project explores the implications of the Education Revolution - i.e. global spread of mass formal education and the meanings it creates.

My dissertation focuses on an empathetic reading of narratives about abortion by French women writers and filmmakers.

The 2017 Ambassador William C. Battle Symposium, "U.S. Presidents Confront the Russians: A Century of Challenge, 1917-2017," will explore the contemporary relevance of the history of Russian-American relations.