Is Policy Innovation possible under the Xi Jinping Regime? Prof. Reza Hasmath (University of Alberta) Tuesday, 07.11.2017, 18:00-19:30, T0.136 Abstract: Despite playing a key contributory role in China’s recent economic reforms and the Party’s regime durability, there has been a noted reduction in central-level policy experimentation under Xi Jinping’s administration. Recent studies have further noted …

Social Policy in China: Retrospect and Prospect Dr. Armin Müller (University of Göttingen) Wednesday, 01.11.2017, 18:00-19:30, KWZ 0.609 Abstract Since 1979, social protection in China has undergone fundamental institutional transformations. This presentation provides an overview of the state of the literature on social policy in the PRC, the institutional change which has characterized social protection …