Purges are a recurrent feature of rule in Communist and other authoritarian systems: leaders both remove potential sources of opposition, but also recruit and promote new cadre that are presumed to be loyal. In this webinar, we look at the problem of purges by taking a comparative perspective on the North Korean, Chinese and Vietnamese systems.
 

Speakers:

• Duy Trinh '20, Professional Specialist, Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance, Princeton University

• Edward Goldring, Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Social Science, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

• Victor Shih, Ho Miu Lam Chair in China and Pacific Relations, GPS UC San Diego

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Korea-Pacific Program Webinar Series:

This webinar series is designed to showcase new research as well as a forum for discussion of major policy issues. It will convene each week unless as noted on Mondays at 4 p.m. PDT / 7 p.m. EST / 8 a.m. (Tuesday) in Seoul. This series has received generous support from the Korea Foundation.