University Professor and William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology Krishan Kumar has a number of recent notable scholarly achievements to highlight.

On November 19, 2022, he was the discussant on the panel, "Theory and History of Empires in Eurasia: Past and Present" at the Social Science History Association Annual Conference, in Chicago.

On December 9, 2022, he presented as a speaker at the Zoom-mediated seminar, organized by Zhang Wang, discussing Ho-Fung Hung’s new book, Clash of Empires: From 'Chimerica' to the 'New Cold War.' The seminar is available on YouTube here.

Prof. Kumar has also recently submitted an article, "Max Weber, China, and the West: A Re-Assessment" to the journal Theory and Society, and has submitted a book proposal, The Chinese Empire: An Essay in Interpretation, to Princeton University Press.

Prof. Kumar is also co-organizing the conference, "Ethics and Empires," that will take place at New College, Oxford University, on June 16-17, 2023. More details on the six-year interdisciplinary project conceived by Professor Nigel Biggar and held under the auspices of the McDonald Centre can be found here.