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Reza Hasmath

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Reza Hasmath (Ph.D., Cambridge) is a Full Professor in Political Science at the University of Alberta. His award-winning research looks at: (1) the life course experiences, and public management, of ethnic minorities in global contexts; (2) state-society relationships in China, and how the activities of emerging state/non-state actors affect international development and global affairs; (3) the evolving behaviour of policy actors and citizens in authoritarian regimes; (4) global sustainability and ESG principles/practices; and, (5) the essentialist qualities of the self, community and state.

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  1. How China Sees the World in 2025

    This talk provides a candid account of how Chinese citizens perceive the world today, drawing on insights from the 2025 Chinese Citizens’ Global Perception Survey (CCGPS). As an annual national survey, the CCGPS examines public attitudes toward China’s relationships with major global actors,...

  2. Citizens’ Support for Economic Governance Approaches in Contemporary China

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Framework 3. Methodology 4. Results 5. Implications and Conclusion Abstract: This study examines potential variations in everyday Chinese citizens’ support for two prevailing economic governance forms in contemporary China: the regulatory and statist approaches....

  3. What Drives the European Union’s Contemporary Strategic Engagement with China?

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Analytical Framework 3. The EU’s Contemporary Engagement with China 4. Theoretical Implications 5. Conclusion Abstract: This article discusses the main determinants of the European Union’s (EU) strategic engagement with China with reference to three theoretical…

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  4. The Operations of Contemporary Han Chinese Privilege

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The Ethno-Racial Privilege Framework 3. The Construction of Ethnic Identity in China 4. Types of Han Chinese Privilege 5. The Absence of Han Privilege Discourse 6. Conclusion Abstract: This article discusses the conceptual underpinnings and performance of Han Chinese...

  5. How China Sees the World in 2024

    This talk provides a candid account of how the Chinese citizenry currently thinks about the world. It draws upon findings from the second iteration of the Chinese Citizens’ Global Perception Survey (CCGPS) conducted by the speaker in the first quarter of 2024. CCGPS 2024 is a national survey...

  6. The Decline of Democracy and Advance of Autocracy

    In many parts of the world, democratic values and institutions are being eroded, while autocrats and ‘strongmen’ are gaining power in democratic nations, and consolidating it in autocratic ones. This panel talk dissects the causes and consequences of these alarming trends, examining case studies...

  7. Discourse, Deliberation and Difference in an Authoritarian Public Sphere

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Discourse and Deliberative Processes in the Public Sphere 3. The Politics of Difference 4. Authoritarian Discourse and Deliberation 5. Authoritarian Difference 6. Conclusion Abstract: This article explores how discourse, deliberation and difference functions in an...

  8. The Altruistic Authoritarian Citizen? Understanding (Non-)Participation in Philanthropic and Voluntaristic Activities in Contemporary China

    This talk looks at the altruistic authoritarian citizen through the lens of understanding their (non-)participation in philanthropic and voluntaristic activities in contemporary China. For more information, click here.

  9. How China Sees the World in 2023

    This talk provides a candid account of how the Chinese citizenry currently thinks about other nations, and their relationship with China. It draws upon findings from the first iteration of the Chinese Citizens’ Global Perception Survey (CCGPS) conducted in the first quarter of 2023. CCGPS 2023 is…

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  10. Future Responses to Managing Muslim Ethnic Minorities in China: Lessons Learned from Global Approaches to Improving Inter-Ethnic Relations

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The Context 3. Short Term Strategies (Under a Year) 4. Medium Term Strategies (1 to 3 Years) 5. Long Term Strategies (3 Years Plus) 6. Conclusion Abstract: Current policies to manage ethnic minority unrest in Xinjiang are not working, and they do not address the core...

  11. Civic Engagement, Volunteerism and Philanthropy in Contemporary China

    This talk explores the relationship between volunteerism, philanthropy, and civic engagement in contemporary China. It discusses new forms of citizen-led initiatives that are complementary to, or supplanting, state-led ones. See the accompanying papers: 1. Citizens’ Expectations for Crisis...

  12. The Construction and Performance of Citizenship in Contemporary China

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Framework 3. Methodology 4. Results 5. Conclusion Abstract: Citizenship education has been an explicit part of the universal education system in contemporary China. Using data from an original nationwide survey conducted in 2018, this study tests the...

  13. Citizens’ Expectations for Crisis Management and the Involvement of Civil Society Organizations in China

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Citizens Expectations and State Performance Legitimacy in a Period of National Crisis 3. Data 4. Results and Discussion 5. Implications and Conclusion Abstract: Chinese citizens are relatively happy with the state’s management of national disasters and emergencies....

  14. Volunteerism and Democratic Learning in an Authoritarian State: The Case of China

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Framework 3. Methodology 4. Results and Findings 5. Implications and Conclusion Abstract: Extant literature on civic participation in Western democracies demonstrates a linear relationship between increased civic participation and a stronger democracy. In general, the...

  15. Cyber Technology and the European Union’s Gestaltian Approach to China

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The Institutional Approach 3. A Values-Based Actor 4. Realpolitik Dimension 5. Implications and Conclusion Abstract: Contemporary European Union (EU) and China relations are marked by a simultaneously beneficial, conflictual and competitive partnership. This is aptly...

  16. The Saliency of 'White Privilege' in a Multicultural Society

    This talk looks at the saliency of 'white privilege' in a multicultural society. See the accompanying paper here.

  17. Does Naming and Shaming China on Human Rights Work?

    This talk looks at the effectiveness of international organizations naming and shaming China when it comes to alleged human rights violations. It draws upon all publicly available human rights reports pertaining to China between 1991 and 2021, from Amnesty International (AI), Human Rights Watch...

  18. Economic Legitimation in a New Era: Public Attitudes About State Ownership and Market Regulation

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Economic Legitimation and Authoritarian Resilience 3. Methodology 4. Perceptions of State Ownership 5. Perceptions of Market Regulation 6. Discussion 7. Conclusion Abstract: Autocrats typically seek public support on the basis of economic growth-promotion and...

  19. Exploring Political Personalities: The Micro-Foundation of Local Policy Innovation in China

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Individual Personality and Policy Innovation 3. Policy Innovation in China 4. Research Design, Prior Expectations, and Data Collection 5. Results 6. Implications and Conclusion Abstract: This article argues that policymakers’ individual attributes influence their...

  20. Introduction to Chinese Politics - 11 - Lecture Eleven - Foreign Relations

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Institutional Theory 3. Social Theories 4. Agency/Stakeholder Theory 5. Complementary Qualities? 6. China-European Union Case Study For more information on the lecture series, click here.

  21. Introduction to Chinese Politics - 10 - Lecture Ten - Internationalization and its Effects

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Chinese Social Organizations in Development 3. The Role and Behaviour of Chinese Social Organizations in Africa 4. Practical Implications 5. Theoretical Implications For more information on the lecture series, click here.

  22. Introduction to Chinese Politics - 9 - Lecture Nine - Civil Society and Citizen Participation

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The Public Sphere 3. The Role of the State 4. Social Organizations 5. Final Words For more information on the lecture series, click here.

  23. Introduction to Chinese Politics - 8 - Lecture Eight - Marginalized Groups

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Gender and Ethnic Variances 3. Explaining Variances: Structural Changes 4. Explaining Variances: Interactional Effects 5. Explaining Variances: Individual Preferences 6. Ethnic Minority Management For more information on the lecture series, click here.

  24. Introduction to Chinese Politics - 7 - Lecture Seven - Ideological Development and Performance

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The First (and Last?) Liberal Age 3. Merging Eastern and Western Philosophy 4. Period of Transition (1978-1997) 5. Period of Transition (1997-2012) 6. Current and Future Prospects For more information on the lecture series, click here.

  25. Introduction to Chinese Politics - 6 - Lecture Six - Popular Legitimacy and Accountability

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Popular Accountability 3. Autocratic Resilience 4. Importance of Popular Accountability 5. The Social Contract in a Mature Communist Regime 6. Public Opinion 7. Citizen Complaints 8. A New Social Contract? For more information on the lecture series, click here.

  26. Introduction to Chinese Politics - 5 - Lecture Five - Government-NGO Relationship

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. NGOs Sources of Power 3. NGOs Main Functions 4. NGOs Dilemmas 5. The Chinese Context 6. Neo-Institutional Theory 7. The Institutional Environment 8. ‘Competition’ with the State 9. Epistemic Awareness 10. Final Words For more information on the lecture series, click...

  27. Introduction to Chinese Politics - 4 - Lecture Four - Government-Private Enterprise Relationship

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Governed Market Theory 3. Governed Interdependence Theory 4. Bureaucratic Structure of Coordination 5. High Quality Bureaucrats 6. Final Words For more information on the lecture series, click here.

  28. Introduction to Chinese Politics - 3 - Lecture Three - Bureaucratic Operations and Configurations

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. State Corporatism 3. Interest Politics vs State Corporatism 4. Developmental State vs State Corporatism 5. Corporatism in the Chinese Context 6. Tacit and Overt Sanctioning 7. The Local Corporatist State 8. Final Words For more information on the lecture series, click...

  29. Introduction to Chinese Politics - 2 - Lecture Two - The Onset of Reforms

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Background 3. Characteristics of China’s Leninist Polity 4. Can China Support this Political System? 5. Expressions of Discontent 6. The Need for Reforms 7. The Impact of Reforms 8. Final Words For more information on the lecture series, click here.

  30. Introduction to Chinese Politics - 1 - Lecture One - The Path to Modernization

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Brief History (1840-1910) 3. Brief History (1911-1949) 4. Brief History (1949-1978) 5. Brief History (1978-2012) 6. Lessons Learned 7. Final Words For more information on the lecture series, click here.

  31. The Incentive to Innovate? The Behavior of Policymakers in China

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Understanding Incentives for Innovation: Using an Evolutionary Framework 3. Innovation Under Recentralization 4. Implications for Innovation Abstract: Despite playing a key contributing role in China’s economic reforms and the Party’s regime durability, there has been…

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  32. The Innovative Personality? Policymaking and Experimentation in an Authoritarian Bureaucracy

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Framework 3. Methodology 4. Findings and Discussion 5. Implications and Conclusion Abstract: Why do local officials in an authoritarian bureaucracy experiment with policy, even when directed not to do so by central-level officials? This study suggests that...

  33. Big Business, NGOs and Labor Standards in Developing Nations: A Critical Reflection

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Defining Labor Standards 3. Is There a ‘Race to the Bottom’? 4. The Impact of NGOs 5. Trade Agreements and the South 6. The China Case 7. Conclusion Abstract: This paper will examine the linkages between global big businesses, NGOs and labour standards in the...

  34. Social Development in the Tibet Autonomous Region: A Contemporary and Historical Analysis

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Political Background Conditions 3. The Many Definitions of Social Development 4. Tibetan Social Development 5. Future Considerations 6. Conclusion Abstract: This paper will historically examine social development outcomes in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) in…

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  35. NGOs in China: Issues of Good Governance and Accountability

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. NGOs’ Perceptions of Constituents 3. The Role of the General Public 4. Mechanisms Employed to Ensure Good Governance 5. Conclusion Abstract: Drawing on interviews conducted among leading local and international NGOs operating in China, this article considers how NGOs...

  36. When a Joke is More than a Joke: Humor as a Form of Networked Practice in the Chinese Cyber Public Sphere

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Framework 3. Methodology 4. Findings and Discussion 5. Conclusion Abstract: Received wisdom views political humor, viz. egao, in the Chinese cyber public sphere as a form of resistance. This study creates and tests a framework that best conceptualizes how...

  37. The Evolution of Policy Experimentation in China

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Explaining the Motivations for Policy Experimentation 3. Motivations for Policy Experimentation under Xi Jinping 4. Conclusion Abstract: Most scholars credit policy experimentation with China’s successful economic reforms and continued authoritarian resilience. This...

  38. Rethinking Global Civil Society in an Era of a Rising China

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Framework 3. The Contemporary Behaviour of Chinese Social Organizations 4. Discussion 5. Conclusion Abstract: The concept of global civil society arose out of a language, culture and definition influenced by mainstream Western political philosophy and...

  39. A Maturing Civil Society in China? The Role of Knowledge and Professionalization in the Development of NGOs

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Framework 3. Methodology and Sample 4. Results 5. Discussion 6. Conclusion Abstract: This article suggests that Chinese NGO do not have the conviction that they are part of an epistemic community in mainland China. Interviews conducted in four cities, Chongqing,...

  40. NGO Strategies in an Authoritarian Context, and their Implications for Citizenship: The Case of the People’s Republic of China

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Social Organizations and Organizational Fields 3. National Level Constraints: Political Authoritarianism and Cultural Unfamiliarity 4. Local Constraints 5. Methodology and Sample 6. Results: Regional Variations in Resource Strategies 7. Discussion: Resource Strategies...

  41. Navigating Uncertainty: The Survival Strategies of Religious NGOs in China

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. RNGOs as an Organizational Field 3. Neo-Institutional Theory 4. Methodology and Sample 5. Findings and Discussion 6. Conclusion Abstract: This article looks at the strategies religious non-governmental organizations (RNGOs) with strong transnational linkages use to...

  42. A Community of Practice for Chinese NGOs

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Background 3. Methodology and Sample 4. Findings 5. Discussion 6. Conclusion Abstract: A community of practice represents an important resource for the sharing of sector-specific knowledge. It is a mechanism for Chinese NGOs to learn from each other, and...

  43. ‘Going Out’ or Staying In? The Expansion of Chinese NGOs in Africa

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Case Study Selection and Methodology 3. The Role of Chinese NGOs in Development 4. The Case of Ethiopia 5. The Case of Malawi 6. The Potential Role and Behaviour of Chinese GONGOs 7. Implications and Conclusion Abstract: This article examines the overseas behaviour of...

  44. Isomorphic Pressures, Epistemic Communities and State-NGO Interactions

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Methodology and Sample 3. Neo-Institutional Theory and Isomorphic Pressures 4. The Institutional Environment and Collaborative Measures 5. The Epistemic Awareness of NGOs by the Local State 6. The Growing Epistemic Capacity of NGOs 7. Final Words Abstract: This…

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  45. The Local Corporatist State and NGO Relations in China

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The Local Corporatist State 3. Developing the Chinese NGO Sector 4. Profile of NGOs Interviewed in Shanghai 5. Local State-NGO Interactions in Shanghai 6. Conclusion Abstract: This article examines the Chinese state’s interactions and influences on the development of...

  46. Deterring the ‘Boat People’: Explaining the Australian Government's People Swap Response to Asylum Seekers

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Populist Appeal 3. Wedge Politics 4. A Culture of Control 5. Discussion and Conclusion Abstract: This article examines why Australia has taken a tough stance on ‘boat people’, through an analysis of the Malaysian People Swap response. The findings support the view…

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  47. The Discursive Construction and Performance of Gendered Identity on Social Media

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Framework 3. Methodology 4. Findings and Discussion 5. Conclusion Abstract: This article looks at the construction and performance of gendered identity through a sub-section of Facebook web pages belonging to the Slut Walk movement. Our analysis suggests...

  48. White Cat, Black Cat or Good Cat? The Beijing Consensus as an Alternative Philosophy for Policy Deliberation

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. The Original Conception 3. Conflation with the China Model of Development 4. Future Direction and Implications for China Abstract: The Beijing Consensus represents a philosophical movement towards an ultra-pragmatic view of conducting policy deliberation. Contrary to...

  49. The Impact of the European Union’s Policy Towards China’s Intellectual Property Regime

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Context 3. One China, But Varying Regional Disparities 4. Current State of Intellectual Property Enforcement in China 5. Impact of EU Technical Assistance 6. Conclusion Abstract: This article evaluates the effectiveness of two major European Union technical assistance...

  50. What Explains the Rise of Majority-Minority Tensions and Conflict in Xinjiang?

    Contents: 1. Introduction 2. State Ethnic Management and Rising Ethno-Cultural Consciousness 3. Migration and Settlement Patterns 4. The Division of Labour 5. Marketization and the Rise of Ethno-Cultural Consciousness 6. Discussion and Conclusion Abstract: In the past few years there has been a...

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Reza Hasmath (Ph.D., Cambridge) is a Full Professor in Political Science at the University of Alberta. His award-winning research looks at: (1) the life course experiences, and public management, of ethnic minorities in global contexts; (2) state-society relationships in China, and how the activities of emerging state/non-state actors affect international development and global affairs; (3) the evolving behaviour of policy actors and citizens in authoritarian regimes; (4) global sustainability and ESG principles/practices; and, (5) the essentialist qualities of the self, community and state.

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