Cliodynamics of End Times: Elites, Counter-Elites and the Path of Political Disintegration
Social and political turbulence in the United States and Western Europe has been rising over the past decade. The research by Peter Turchin of Complexity Science Hub Vienna, which combines analysis of historical data with the tools of complexity science, has identified the deep structural forces that work to undermine societal stability and resilience to internal and external shocks.
December 12, 2024
12:30 - 14:00 (HKT) KK301, K.K. Leung Building, HKU Main Campus
KK301, K.K. Leung Building, HKU Main Campus
The Population History of China (1368–1953)
Book Launch 新書發佈 | The Population History of China (1368–1953) by Shuji Cao 曹樹基教授以普通話主講 (Honorary Professor, IHSS, HKU)
May Hall, HKU Campus
Labor Coercion and Trade: Evidence from Colonial Indonesia
Hybrid Lecture | Discover what factors determine the use of labor coercion.
Lecture Hall, May Hall, HKU
New Crops and Old States: Economic Productivity and State Capacity in Historical China
New Crops and Old States: Economic Productivity and State Capacity in Historical China by Clair Z. Yang (University of Washington).
Lecture Hall, May Hall, HKU
晚清徽州農工中的性別與身份——以黟縣汪氏賬簿為核心的研究 Examining the Gender and Identity of Agricultural Workers in Late Qing Anhui: A Study Using the Wang Family Account Book from Yi County
Examine the Gender and Identity of Agricultural Workers in Late Qing Anhui: A Study Using the Wang Family Account Book from Yi County.
Lecture Hall, May Hall, HKU
Pre-modern Growth, Industrialization and Biological Living Standards of Japan and Korea, 1840–2023
Join Duol Kim to explore biological indicators of living standards using data on the height of Koryo Deceased (=Hangryu Deceased, 行旅死亡者).
Lecture Hall, May Hall, HKU