1. Fragmentation and Divergence: Career Paths of Local Civil Officials in Late Qing China (1830–1905) • Yueran Hou, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Cameron Campbell, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

2. Intergenerational Elite Mobility amid Political Turmoil: Evidence from the Goryeo–Joseon Transition in Korea • Won-tak Joo, University of Florida; Hyunju Lee, Ajou University; Sangkuk Lee, Ajou University.

3. Adultery, Private Violence, and State Authority in Late Choson Korea • Ha-kyoung Lee, Academy of Korean Studies.

4. Seaborne Polity and Wartime State Formation in Seventeenth-Century Northeast Asia • Zoudan Ma, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen.

5. Making Parliament Work: Parliamentary Impeachment in Late Qing China • Qixuan Yang, Yale University.