Morgan Ramsey-Elliot ‘06

“Social Instability and Democratic Discourses: Village Elections as Points of Resistance in the Chinese Countryside”

Morgan Ramsey-Elliot’s 2006 paper developed the compelling argument that village elections, intended to preempt protest, have been lightning rods for it. His paper focused on the dynamic interrelations between village-level democracy and rural collective action. His paper was nominated for the Shansi Prize by Professor Marc Blecher. Morgan received a 2005 In-Asia Grant and was also selected as the 2006-2007 Shansi Fellow to Shanxi Agricultural University in Taigu, China.