Lecture Preview | Changing Distribution of Power within US Government and its Implications

Topic

Changing Distribution of Power within US Government and its Implications

Time

Monday, October 13, 2025, 4:00–5:30 pm

Venue

Room 813, Mingde International Building

The Speaker

Samuel L. Popkin is a Professor of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego, with a broad research scope. He has published many influential works, including his latest book The Candidate: What it Takes to Win – and Hold – the White House, as well as The Reasoning Voter: Communication and Persuasion in Presidential Campaigns. He co-authored Issues and Strategies: The Computer Simulation of Presidential Campaigns and co-edited Chief of Staff: Twenty-Five Years of Managing the Presidency. Renowned in peasant society studies, his masterpiece The Rational Peasant: The Political Economy of Rural Society in Vietnam focuses on East and Southeast Asia. He has advised U.S. presidential campaigns (e.g., Clinton, Gore teams), CBS News, and political parties in Canada, Europe, plus the U.S. State and Defense Departments. His current research centers on presidential campaigns and the link between public opinion and foreign policy.

Organizers: School of International Studies, Renmin University of China; Chenghai Institute of Global Development and Security.