How do public opinion and nationalist sentiment affect the foreign policy of China and other non-democratic states? Can authoritarian states like China utilize domestic politics to their advantage in international bargaining? Jessica Chen Weiss argues that nationalist street demonstrations can provide diplomatic leverage for authoritarian governments that are not electorally accountable to public opinion, enabling Chinese and other authoritarian leaders to signal their intentions and tie their hands in international negotiations. In this talk, Chen Weiss will discuss China's management of dozens of anti-foreign protests -- both those that occurred and those that were prevented -- and their diplomatic consequences between 1985 and 2012, drawing on over 14 months of field research, including more than 170 interviews with nationalist activists, protesters, officials and analysts in China, Japan and the United States.
Admission/Cost: FREE,
Wednesday, May 20 - 5:00 PM
For more information, please call (858) 534-2657 (Lisa Lee)
Admission/Cost: FREE,
Wednesday, May 20 - 5:00 PM
For more information, please call (858) 534-2657 (Lisa Lee)
