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The Polarization and Social Change Lab (PASCL) studies forces that unite and divide Americans. Polarization of elites and the mass public stands in the way of effective solutions to virtually all societal problems. Their research is…
"HONG KONG — The six friends, then in their early 20s, met on an online messaging board where they traded advice on stocks and investing. Their bond grew as they pursued careers and dreams, securing white-collar jobs, girlfriends and wives.
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China’s Cultural Revolution was a power grab from within the government, not from without, Stanford sociologist finds
Contrary to many published narratives, China’s Cultural Revolution was a rebellion that unfolded from within the party state,…
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As the People’s Republic of China marks the 70th anniversary of its founding while Hong Kong prodemocracy protests intensify, Andrew Walder, the Denise O'Leary and Kent Thiry Professor and senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for…
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Tight housing, immigration are shifting pressure onto Seattle’s black neighborhoods, Stanford sociologist finds
A Stanford sociologist found that recent Asian immigrants moving to neighborhoods with more Asians explains the lack of redevelopment…