Adriana Amanti How does the Chinese “rule of law” accommodate for cause lawyering and to what extent is cause (rights defense) lawyering effective within the constraints of the party-state of the People’s Republic of China? Amidst intensified pressure on “rights defense” (weiquan) lawyers in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Chinese authoritarian legalism has contributed

Leila Aden Abstract This paper examines how the United States and Japan use export controls to counter China’s growing influence and how their approaches have reshaped their domestic semiconductor industries. China’s rapid technological advancements and growing influence in the global semiconductor industry have become a significant concern for both the United States and Japan, prompting

Jane (Jingyi) Pan Abstract Since August 23rd, 2023, when the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plants discharged nuclear wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, anti-nuclear sentiment has re-emerged across East Asia. This study builds on Akihiro Ogawa’s anti-nuclear citizen framework to assess its relevance in the current context. Using a survey method, this study evaluates the relationship

Dear Readers, Thank you for reading the Summer 2025 issue of the Jackson School Journal of International Studies. We are honored to present the outstanding research and writing of our fellow undergraduate scholars. Our latest issue is characterized by a theme of “Aftershocks and Undercurrents,” as it zeroes in on pivotal and formative political, environmental,

Other content: Cover Front matter Back matter  About this issue: In this issue, we explore the theme of “Aftershocks and Undercurrents”, zeroing in on pivotal and formative political, environmental, and diplomatic events that continue to reverberate within their respective policy domains today. Jane Pan’s research illuminates Japan’s nuclear energy policy discourse by examining the long-term