| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Friday, November 4, 2011 | 2:00PM - 4:00PM | Seminar Room 208N, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place |
East Asia Seminar Series and Southeast Asia Seminar Series
Chinese policy toward Democratic Kampuchea (DK) under the Khmer Rouge was driven by secular, pragmatic concerns on the part of Beijing, rather than because of lofty ideological or regime-specific factors that explain Beijing’s policy towards DK. This bilateral relationship is more than an interesting – if bloody – historical interlude: it suggests important continuities vis-à-vis Beijing’s relations with developing countries today. This research is based on three years of field research in China and Cambodia, drawing on interviews and archival research.
Andrew Mertha is Associate Professor of Government, Cornell University. He specializes in Chinese and Cambodian politics, Leninist institutions, and bureaucratic politics. He has published two books, The Politics of Piracy: Intellectual Property in China (Cornell University Press, 2005), and China’s Water Warriers: Citizen Action and Policy Change (Cornell University Press, 2008). His articles have been published in The China Quarterly, Comparative Politics, International Organization, Orbis. He is currently working on two books projects: Ambivalent Allies: Sino-Democratic Kampuchean Relations and the Politics of Mutual Resistance, 1975-1979; and Policy Making in the Shadow of Death: Decision-Making and Policy Dissemination in Democratic Kampuchea, 1975-1979.
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