Jennifer Pan

Assistant Professor of Communication, and Assistant Professor of Political Science and Sociology at Stanford University. Her research focuses on political communication and authoritarian politics in China.

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Jul 29, 2021 • 59min

Jennifer Pan, "Welfare for Autocrats: How Social Assistance in China Cares for Its Rulers" (Oxford UP, 2020)

Jennifer Pan, Assistant Professor at Stanford, dives into her research on China's Minimum Livelihood Guarantee, revealing its transformation into a surveillance tool rather than a genuine aid program. She discusses contrasting experiences of families seeking assistance, the political dynamics influencing access, and the concept of 'repressive assistance.' Pan highlights how welfare can foster dependency and monitoring under authoritarian regimes, complicating the fight for social justice in China.

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