Regional Expertise

In addition to the most pressing issues of the day, scholars at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies focus their research on many regions of the world, from Beijing to Brazil.

Research Spotlight

President Moon Jae In of South Korea during his inauguration proceedings.

South Korea's Democratic Decay

South Korea is following global trends as it slides toward a “democratic depression.” Both the spirit of democracy and actual liberal-democratic standards are under attack.

The Deer and the Dragon: Southeast Asia and China in the 21st Century

Southeast Asian and Chinese perceptions of each other are examined using survey research and by asking whether China views the region as its “strategic backyard.”

Rhythm: Form and Dispossession

Author Vincent Barletta explores rhythm as a primordial and physical binding force that establishes order and form in the ancient world, as the anatomy of lived experience in early modern Europe, and as a subject of aesthetic and ethical questioning in the twentieth century.

Featured Faculty

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Karen Eggleston

Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

Deputy Director, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center

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Scott Rozelle

Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

Co-Director, Rural Education Action Program

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Beatriz Magaloni

Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

Professor of Political Science

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Yong Suk Lee

Center Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies

Deputy Director, Korea Program at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center

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Journal Articles

Slanted Narratives, Social Media, and Foreign Influence in Libya

Journal of Quantitative Description, 2022

Books

South Korea’s Democracy in Crisis

2022

Reports

Gabufacturing Dissent: An in-depth analysis of Gab

2022

Books

Streets of Gold

2022

Policy Briefs

Policy Roundup: May 2022

2022

Journal Articles

The Long-Run Consequences of The Opium Concessions for Out-Group Animosity on Java

World Politics, 2022

Reports

Achieving Allied Resiliency Against Threats to the Semiconductor Supply Chain

2022

Journal Articles

The obsolescing bargain crosses the Belt and Road Initiative: renegotiations on BRI projects

Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2022

Commentary

Exceptions in new US state privacy laws leave data without security coverage

2022

Journal Articles

Academic Performance and the Link with Depressive Symptoms among Rural Han and Minority Chinese Adolescents

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022

The objectives of this paper were to examine the risk of depression and depressive symptoms among Han and minority children and adolescents in rural China, the links between academic performance and depressive symptoms, and the prevalence of these links among specific subgroups. A total of 8392 4th, 5th, and 6th grade students at 105 sample rural schools in eight low-income counties and districts in a prefectural-level city in Southwestern China were randomly selected using a three-step sampling strategy. A total of 51% of the sample were female (SD = 0.50), and the age range was 7 to 19 years (mean = 11.35 years; SD = 1.05). Using the Patient Health Questionnaire 8-item depression scale, the prevalence of depressive symptoms in the sample was assessed, while data on students’ academic performance (standardized math test) and demographic characteristics were also collected. Our results show that the rates of major depression were 19% for Han students, 18% for Tibetan students, and 22% for Yi students; the rates of severe depression were 2% for Han and Tibetan students, and 3% for Yi students. Yi students were at significantly higher risks for major and severe depression than Han students. We conducted multivariate regression and heterogeneous analyses. Academic performance was negatively and significantly correlated to depressive symptoms. Across the whole sample, students with lower math scores, minority students, boys, younger students, and students with migrant parents were most vulnerable to depressive symptoms. The heterogeneous analysis suggests that among poor-performing students, subgroups at higher risk for depression include boys, non-boarding students, and students whose mothers had graduated from high school or above. These findings indicate a need to improve mental health outcomes of rural Han and minority primary school students, targeting academic performance for possible intervention.

Books

Drivers of Innovation

2022

Journal Articles

Driving while unauthorized: Auto insurance remains unchanged when providing driver licenses to unauthorized immigrants in California

Journal of Risk and Insurance, 2022

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