The Annual Pierre du Bois Doctoral Workshop 2026
Across the Bamboo Curtain: Economic, Political, and Technological Exchanges Between East and West During the Cold War
Nouveau| New 28 – 29 May 2026
What did exchange look like between Asian communist states and the capitalist world during the Cold War? The Annual Pierre du Bois Doctoral Workshop 2026 centers on this question through its theme: Across the Bamboo Curtain: Economic, Political, and Technological Exchanges Between East and West During the Cold War. The workshop is organised by LIU Yi and YANG Ziru (Geneva Graduate Institute), Dr. Severyan Dyakonov (SNSF, University of Fribourg), and Karina Khasnulina (Leipzig University).