Marc Blecher James Monroe Professor of Politics and East Asian Studies Oberlin College Oberlin, Ohio 44074 marc.blecher@oberlin.edu Office hours: by appointment (Just e-mail me.) Office: Lewis Center Annex 202 Oberlin Online Department of Politics
I received my B.S. degree from Cornell University and my M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. My specialty is Chinese politics, on which I have published five books and dozens of articles on local politics, popular participation, and political economy. I teach about these subjects as well as Asian politics and political economy, Marxist theory, and comparative politics. My current research focuses on two projects: workers' politics in contemporary China, and the political economy of urban space in a small Chinese city. This video profile concerns my teaching and its relationship to my scholarship. It also explains how I reconcile my politics with owning a sports car. Professional Work    Curriculum Vitae    Books Recent appearances on Democracy Now!    On human rights    On political economy DELICIOUS PLUG FROM FORMER STUDENT, NOW MEGA-NOVELIST, GARY SHTEYNGART (ON WCPN, FEBRUARY 18, 2014), IN WHICH HE ALSO GETS HILARIOUS ABOUT OBERLIN Recent appearance on WKSU VIDEO OF OUR AMAZING 2012 LONDON PROGRAM Video of OUR 2012 London Program visit to Tyneside Drop box My London flat (available for occasional rental)!		Current courses and syllabi Politics 110: Revolution, Socialism and "Reform" in China Politics 212: Political Economy of Development in Asia Recent courses and syllabi Politics 110: Revolution, Socialism and "Reform" in China Politics 239: Marxian Theory Politics 292 Das Kapital Politics 313: Seminar on The Transition to Capitalist Society in China