Populism is on the rise in the “old continent” and beyond, a phenomenon with implications that require a thorough examination. In October 2024, Duke Kunshan University Professor Paula Ganga published the article titled “Bringing the state back in: Populism and economic nationalism in Europe.” Extremely relevant in today’s political environment,

Five years have passed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The momentous event challenged governments’ crisis response capabilities and offered insight into the different ways states use their capacities to manage such challenges. In response to the lack of research on this subject, Duke Kunshan University Professor Paula Ganga

In October 2024, Professor Rasoul Namazi of Duke Kunshan University and Professor Svetozar Y. Minkov of Roosevelt University published a major work, Leo Strauss on Religion: Writings and Interpretations, with State University of New York Press (SUNY). This volume presents an edited collection of newly discovered writings by Leo Strauss,

On the 27th of November, 2024, Duke Kunshan University students got a glimpse of the research field of anthropology and what a vegan lifestyle entails through an event titled “Discover the Secret of Well-Being”. The event forms a segment of “The Voices from the Research Field” series, organized and presented

Duke Kunshan University’s teaching philosophy focuses on students gaining a global and practical outlook on their studies while immersing themselves in the local community. It is through the efforts of Prof. Luyao Zhang, in collaboration with Prof. Mingchun Huang, and scholars from the Division of Arts and Humanities that such

Duke Kunshan University Professor Lindsay Rathnam worked with “Ideas,” a Canadian public broadcast series, and the second part of their collaboration came out this September. Professor Rathnam and other academics discussed Herodotus and how the ancient Greek thinker helps us understand contemporary politics. It is a wonderful podcast, especially useful