Li Ling will present her new book Governance of a Party-state: Corruption\, Law\, and the Modus Operandi of the Chinese Communist Party (CUP\, 2025)\, which u nveils the often-hidden inner workings of China's Party-state. \; The Chinese Communist Party has crafted and relied on an integrated regulatory system\, where politics and law are fused\, to govern both its internal o perations and its relations with the state. Drawing on two decades of in-d epth research\, Li delves into the 'black box' of decision-making in the P arty-state\, analyzing the motivations and strategies that drive individua l and institutional choices in corruption\, anti-corruption investigations \, and power struggles at the Politburo. This insightful book reveals the critical role of rules and institution-building within the Party\, illumin ates the complex relationship between corruption and regime stability\, an d captures the evolving dynamics of Party-state relations. A must-read for students\, academics\, business leaders\, and policymakers alike\, this b ook is an indispensable guide for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of law\, politics\, and governance in China and its global implications.
\nLing Li teaches China Studies at the University of Vien na\, specializing in Chinese law and politics. She holds a doctorate in la w from Leiden University and has published extensively on corruption\, ant i-corruption\, and the political-legal system of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260513T134500 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news2770@europa.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260408T214838 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260519T140000 SUMMARY:Salon Discussion with Prof. Corinne Widmer Lüchinger (Faculty of L aw\, University of Basel) DTEND;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260519T160000 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:news2771@europa.unibas.ch DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/Zurich:20260418T180233 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260529 SUMMARY:Workshop «Infrastructures and Violence: Logics\, Encounters\, Enta nglements» with Prof. Jutta Bakonyi (Durham University\, Visiting Fellow of the Institute for European Global Studies) DESCRIPTION:Infrastructures are never merely technical. They distribute lif e chances\, foster authority\, symbolize power\, and facilitate integratio n as they shape who and what is included or rendered expendable. Infrastru ctures undergird imperialism\, shape geopolitical conflicts and\, while th ey foster interdependence and cooperation\, they also become vehicles of d ispossession\, displacement\, and exclusion. Infrastructures are both inst ruments and objects of violence\; they determine how wars unfold and shape their character and duration. In short\, infrastructures are constitutive for political power and co-produce the forms and modalities – direct an d indirect\, fast and slow\, collective and individual – through which v iolence is enacted and sustained. \\r\\nThis workshop brings together an interdisciplinary group of scholars engaging with the manifold intersectio ns of infrastructure and violence. Possible topics include but are not lim ited to armed conflict and its material afterlives\; military and civil in frastructures\; planetary urbanization\; commodity chains and logistics\; security technologies\; borders and regimes of containment\; development a nd its repercussions\; space\, earth and more-than-human environments\; an d the contested terrains of planning and building\, repair\, ruination\, a nd abandonment.Jutta Bakonyi [https://www.durham.ac.uk/staff/jutta-bakonyi /] is Professor of Development and Conflict at Durham University in the UK. Her main research interests are the causes\, actors and dynamics of violence\, orders of violence beyond the state\, state dynamics and intern ational interventions. She is also exploring the material and emotive side of violence\, for example researching the nexus of displacement and urba nisation [https://securityonthemove.co.uk/] and attending to the politic s of infrastructures [https://more.bham.ac.uk/port-infrastructure/]\, focu ssing especially on ports and transport corridors. Her regional focus is o n the Horn of Africa. X-ALT-DESC:Infrastructures are never merely technical. They distribute l ife chances\, foster authority\, symbolize power\, and facilitate integrat ion as they shape who and what is included or rendered expendable. Infrast ructures undergird imperialism\, shape geopolitical conflicts and\, while they foster interdependence and cooperation\, they also become vehicles of dispossession\, displacement\, and exclusion. Infrastructures are both in struments and objects of violence\; they determine how wars unfold and sha pe their character and duration. In short\, infrastructures are constituti ve for political power and co-produce the forms and modalities – direct and indirect\, fast and slow\, collective and individual – through which violence is enacted and sustained. \;
\nThis workshop brings to
gether an interdisciplinary group of scholars engaging with the manifold i
ntersections of infrastructure and violence. Possible topics include but a
re not limited to armed conflict and its material afterlives\; military an
d civil infrastructures\; planetary urbanization\; commodity chains and lo
gistics\; security technologies\; borders and regimes of containment\; dev
elopment and its repercussions\; space\, earth and more-than-human environ
ments\; and the contested terrains of planning and building\, repair\, rui
nation\, and abandonment.
Jutta Bakonyi \;is \;Profes
sor of Development and Conflict \;at Durham University in the UK.
\;Her main research interests are the causes\, actors and dynamics of viol
ence\, orders of violence beyond the state\, state dynamics and internatio
nal interventions. She is also exploring the material and emotive side of
violence\, for example researching the \;nexus of displacement and urbanisation&n
bsp\;and attending to the \;politics of infrastructures\, focussing e
specially on ports and transport corridors. Her regional focus is on the H
orn of Africa.