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Steven P. Feldman, Ph.D. – Professor Emeritus in Business Ethics<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
Friday March 12, 2021
\n12:30-1:30 p.m.
\nOnline Zoom Meeting<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dear Colleagues:<\/p>\n

Greetings. Spring approaches, and may we all stay very well and hope the virus fades as a thousand flowers bloom.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, social distancing continues on campus and the more than three decades-old tradition of the \u201cFriday Lunch\u201d will continue in its new, online form through the semester. This week we look at one of the major factors in international politics \u2013 the course of China under the rule of Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n

U.S. policy in regard to China involves concern about its effects on the U.S. and world economies, worries about potential military actions ranging from its neighbors to outer space, China\u2019s roles in international organizations and, somewhere in there, the Chinese government\u2019s behavior in regard to human rights and democratic norms. The Biden administration may care more about the latter than the Trump administration did, but no U.S. government is likely to have much leverage.<\/p>\n

Whether or not the U.S. government can do much about it, however, how China is governed will be important both for its 1.4 billion people and as a possible model for other nations \u2013 or their ambitious politicians. So what is going on? Defining the present and future of Xi Jinping\u2019s regime has become a bit of a cottage industry in recent years. Now our emeritus colleague Steve Feldman has weighed in with a striking interpretation.<\/p>\n

Building on Hannah Arendt\u2019s concept of \u201cpre-totalitarianism,\u201d Professor Feldman uses extensive field data to elucidate both the totalitarian elements of Xi\u2019s governance and the conditions that may allow a further flowering of dictatorial political organization. Reviewers call his interpretation both \u201cprovocative\u201d and \u201cstrongly recommended.\u201d In the words of Julia Strauss, who visited us last February shortly before so much closed down, the book\u2019s \u201canalysis of such wide-ranging themes as political structure, censorship, factions, and the vexed role of memory and fear offers something for everyone in an engaging and thoughtful manner.\u201d<\/p>\n

Please join us for an incisive look at one of the great political questions of our time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Signing In<\/h3>\n

This semester’s discussions will begin at 12:30 p.m., the usual time. The meeting will be set up as from Noon to 2:00 p.m., so people are not all signing in at the same time and to allow for the discussion to run a bit long.\u00a0Each week we will send out this newsletter with information about the topic. It will also include a link to register (for free) for the discussion.<\/strong>\u00a0Every Monday the same information will be posted on our website:<\/span>\u00a0fridaylunch.case.edu<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you register, you will automatically receive from the Zoom system the link to join the meeting. This week’s link for registration is:<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/cwru.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJYod-2hrjssHtIUOHQMXSmLlCklN9Skvwqj<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.<\/p>\n

Please e-mail<\/span>\u00a0padg@case.edu<\/span><\/a>\u00a0if you have questions about how the Zoom version of the Friday Lunch will work or any other suggestions. Or call at 216 368-2426 and we’ll try to get back to you. We are very pleased to be partnering this semester with the<\/span>\u00a0Siegal Lifelong Learning Program<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to share information about the discussions.<\/p>\n

Best wishes for safety and security for you and yours,<\/p>\n

Joe White
\nLuxenberg Family Professor of Public Policy and Director, Center for Policy Studies<\/span><\/p>\n

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About Our Guest<\/span><\/h3>\n

Steven Feldman, Ph.D,<\/strong>\u00a0began teaching at Case Western Reserve University in 1983 after receiving his PhD from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. American and Chinese business relations are at the heart of his current research, including\u00a0Trouble in the Middle: American-Chinese Business Relations, Cullture, Conflict, and Ethics<\/em>\u00a0(Routledge, 2013). His questions include what ethical and cultural challenges American executives face in China and how they are responding to these challenges. His work provides detailed accounts of Chinese business practices and insight into how to respond most effectively to them within American fair trade laws and without jeopardizing business. Feldman’s other research further examines organizational theory, decision-making and politics. His teaching interests lie in business and professional ethics, social and political environment of management, corporate governance, nonprofit ethics, nonprofit governance, organization theory, qualitative methods, and organization behavior.<\/span><\/p>\n

Schedule of Friday Lunch Upcoming Topics and Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

March 19: What\u2019s the Problem With Big Tech?<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0Anat Alon-Beck, J.D.<\/strong>, Assistant Professor of Law.<\/p>\n

March 26: Behemoth: Amazon Rising.<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0Robin Gaster<\/strong>, President, Incumetrics Inc. and Visiting Scholar, George Washington University.<\/p>\n

April 2: Student Debt: What Are the Problems? For Whom? And What Could Be Done?<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0Richard Kazis<\/strong>, Senior Consultant, MDRC, Nonresident Senior Fellow in the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program, and Board Chair of The Institute for College Access and Services.<\/p>\n

April 9: Healthcare, Public Health, and Population Health.<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0Scott Frank, MD<\/strong>, Associate Professor and Director of Public Health Initiatives, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences.<\/p>\n

April 16: Dropping the Pilot? Assessing Angela Merkel\u2019s Chancellorship.<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0Kenneth F. Ledford, Ph.D.<\/strong>, Chair, Department of History.<\/p>\n

April 23: Depression\u2019s Past and Future.<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0Jonathan Sadowsky, Ph.D.<\/strong>, Theodore J. Castele Professor of History.<\/p>\n

April 30: The Republican Party and Demographic Change.<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0Girma Parris, Ph.D.<\/strong>, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science.<\/p>\n

May 7: Defending Disability Insurance.<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0Kathy Ruffing<\/strong>, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Center for Policy Studies
\nPublic Affairs Discussion Group<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dictatorship by Degrees: Xi Jinping in China<\/strong><\/p>\n

Steven P. Feldman, Ph.D. – Professor Emeritus in Business Ethics<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday March 12, 2021
\n12:30-1:30 p.m.
\nOnline Zoom Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear Colleagues:<\/p>\n

Greetings. Spring approaches, and may we all stay very well and hope the virus fades as a thousand flowers bloom.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, social distancing continues on campus and the more than three decades-old tradition of the \u201cFriday Lunch\u201d will continue in its new,<\/p>\n

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