Western commentators have sometimes described Hong Kong as a canary in a coal mine, a bellwether for democracy in Asia. Yet for China, it is the concept of "one country, two systems" that best captures the enduring and complex bond that links Hong Kong to the mainland. This Matrix on Point, co-sponsored by the Center for Chinese Studies, considers both the history and future of Hong Kong’s democracy movement. Panelists include Ching Kwan Lee, Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles; Alex Chow, a doctoral student in the UC Berkeley Department of Geography; and Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Chancellor's Professor of History at UC Irvine. Thomas Gold, Professor in the Graduate School at UC Berkeley, will moderate. REGISTER HERE

Please join us on September 21 for a virtual Matrix Distinguished Lecture by Katharina Pistor, Edwin B. Parker Professor of Comparative Law at Columbia University and Director of the Center on Global Legal Transformation. Professor Pistor will discuss her book, The Code of Capital: How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality, which argues that the law selectively “codes” certain assets, endowing them with the capacity to protect and produce private wealth. The book was lauded as one of the Financial Times' Best Books of 2019 in the field of economics and one of the Financial Times' Readers' Best Books of 2019. A Q&A will follow the lecture. This event is co-sponsored by the Berkeley Network for a New Political Economy. RSVP HERE

What are the institutional barriers contributing to homelessness in California, and what can be done to alleviate them? What are the consequences of the criminalization of the homeless and what are their rights and civil liberties? This online Matrix On Point panel discussion will explore the Bay Area’s housing crisis and homelessness by drawing upon the insights of researchers, advocates and  activists and medical practitioners. Register here

On June 18, 2020, The Supreme Court made the historic decision to uphold the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. That decision has, and will continue to have, consequences that reverberate across the political landscape, especially as we gear up for the 2020 elections. This expert panelists will draw on original data and analysis to shed light on the issue and comment on what the Court's decision means for higher education and the future of multiracial democracy more generally.

Join us for an online panel discussion about race and public opinion featuring a distinguished panel of speakers, including Desmond Ang, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School of Government; Hannah Walker, Assistant Professor of Government, University of Texas at Austin; Omar Wasow, Assistant Professor of Politics, Princeton; and Angela X. Ocampo, Assistant Professor of Political Science, LSA Collegiate Fellow, University of Michigan. Moderators: Amy Lerman, Professor of Public Policy and Political Science, UC Berkeley, and David Brookman, Associate Professor of Political Science, UC Berkeley. This online panel is presented by the Jack Citrin Center for Public Opinion Research, UC Berkeley.  REGISTER HERE

Please note that, as a result of the coronavirus, the previously scheduled ICPSR workshop on scale construction and application in the social sciences will be offered virtually. Visit https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/ for more information.

Please note that, as a result of the coronavirus, the previously scheduled ICPSR workshop on difference in differences (DiD) designs will be offered virtually. Please visit https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/sumprog/ for more information.

On Friday, April 10 at 12pm, a panel of prominent UC Berkeley economists and public policy experts will discuss the economic consequences of sheltering-in-place, evaluate the Congressional response, and discuss strategies that could help to stabilize the economy, safeguard jobs, and protect society’s most vulnerable people. The discussion is part of a new live, online video series, Berkeley Conversations: COVID-19, featuring Berkeley scholars from a range of disciplines. 

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS.

As home to the most progressive tax system in the world, the United States now has a highly regressive tax system in which the richest Americans pay the lowest tax rate. What might increased taxes on the richest Americans look like? What would be the impacts of the different tax policies the Democratic presidential candidates are proposing? Join us for a talk about tax policy with Emmanuel Saez, Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley and co-author of The Triumph of Injustice; and Danny Yagan, Assistant Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley. RSVP HERE

Please join us on March 18th, 2020 for a lecture by Jack Jackson, Assistant Professor of Politics at Whitman College, based on his book, Law Without Future: Anti-Constitutional Politics and the American Right. RSVP HERE