Multidisciplinary Initiatives: Recent submissions
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The Belt and Road Initiative as Ten Policy Commandments: Review of Xi’s Kazakhstan and Indonesia Launch Speeches
Published 2023-04-19In 2019 Foreign Policy described China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as “the most talked about and least defined buzzword of this decade”. Given that confusion and the importance of leader political speeches in China, ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
PRC Foreign and Military Policy, 1977-81: Shades of Mao, the Imprint of Deng
Published 2023-04-19This Working Paper is a draft chapter for a book on the poorly understood CCP elite politics of the early post-Mao period, tentatively entitled Hua Guofeng, Deng Xiaoping, and the Dismantling of Maoism. Conventional wisdom ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Working Class Formation in China Since 1920
Published 2023-04-19In the 20th century, the Chinese working class did have the opportunity, and from time to time it looked like they had might be turning the trick. But in the end, they lost. Why? Chinese workers have been the subjects of ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Governing for Access
Published 2023-02-02The only reason to locate anywhere is to be near some people, places, and things (opportunities) and be far from others. Access quantifies the ability to reach, or be reached by, people, places, and things. It explains ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Continuity of mental health care during the transition from prison to the community following brief periods of imprisonment
Published 2022Purpose: The prison-to-community transition period is one of high risk and need, particularly for those with mental illness. Some individuals cycle in and out of prison for short periods with little opportunity for mental ...Article