October 21–22, 2006
Todd Wehr Center, Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Shelley Rigger is Brown Associate Professor of East Asian Politics at Davidson College, and author of From Opposition to Power: Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (Lynne Rienner, 2001).
This lecture was part of Understanding China: A History Institute for Teachers, a weekend of discussion on teaching about China sponsored by FPRI’s Wachman Fund. Fifty teachers from 26 states across the country participated. The History Institute was co-sponsored by the Clausen Center for World Business, Carthage College.
On November 15th at the FPRI annual dinner Fouad Ajami was presented with the Seventh Annual Benjamin Franklin Public Service Award. The event was attended by over 360 people.
Dr. John M. Templeton, Jr. was dinner chairman.

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