Member of:
Global Forum for Chinese Political Scientists

 

 

 

DR. QUANSHENG ZHAO: Curriculum Vitae

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EDUCATION

  • Ph.D. in Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1987
  • M.A. in Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1982
  • B.A. in International Politics, Peking University, China, 1981
  • Pre-Doctoral Fellow (Japan Foundation), University of Tokyo, 1985-86
  • Post-Doctoral Fellow, Harvard University, 1993-94

CURRENT TEACHING, RESEARCH, & ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

  • Professor of International Relations, American University,1996-present
  • Director of Center for Asian Studies, American University, 1996-present
  • Director of the Division of Comparative and Regional Studies for three terms, American University, 1999-2008
  • Research Associate at the Fairbank Center for East Asian Research, Harvard University, 1993-present
  • Adjunct Professor at the Institute of International Education, Korea University, Korea, 2006-present.
  • External Academic Advisor at the Department of Public and Social Administration, City University of Hong Kong, 2006-present.
  • Guest Professor at the School of International Studies, Peking University, China, 2001-present
  • Guest Professor at the Institute of International Relations, Tsinghua University, China, 2006-08

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

  • Coordinator, Global Forum of Chinese Political Scientists, 1999-present.
  • Series Editor, “Comparative Perspectives in Modern Asia” for Palgrave (St. Martin’s Press), 2001-present.
  • Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Strategic Studies, 2000-present.
  • Member of the Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Contemporary China, 2000-present.
  • Member of the Editorial Board, The China Review, 2001-present.
  • Member of the Editorial Board, Hong Kong Journal of Social Sciences, 2002-present.
  • Member of the Editorial Board, Journal of Chinese Political Science, 2005-present.
  • Member of the Academic Board, Journal of International Insurance Studies, 2007-present.
  • Senior Research Fellow (Non-Resident), Shanghai Institute of American Studies, 2002-present.

PREVIOUS TEACHING APPOINTMENTS

  • The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University
  • Old Dominion University
  • Simmons College
  • Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Cleveland State University
  • Soka University
  • Aoyama Gakuin University (Tokyo)
  • Fudan University (Shanghai)
  • Korea University (Seoul)

PREVIOUS RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Year-long research or visiting appointment:

  • Harvard University
  • United States Institute of Peace
  • East-West Center
  • University of Tokyo

Short term visiting appointment (ranging from two weeks to three months):

  • National Chengchi University
  • University of Shimane
  • University of Utsunomiya
  • Chuo University
  • City University of Hong Kong
  • Oxford University
  • National University of Singapore
  • Tongji University
  • Stockholm School of Economics
  • Stockholm University

MEMBERSHIPS

Member of fellowship annual peer review advisory panels for:

  • Fulbright Program
  • United States Institute of Peace
  • Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
  • National Security Education Program
  • Member of the Editorial Board, American Asian Review
  • Special Member on the Graduate Faculty, University of Maryland, College Park
  • International Juror for the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order, University of Louisville, Louisville.

AWARDS AND HONORS

  • Award of Best Academic Book by Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Korea in 2002 for Interpreting Chinese Foreign Policy
  • Award of Highest Honor from Soka University, Tokyo, Japan (1999)
  • The Outstanding Academic Book selected by Choice in 1994 for Japanese Policymaking
  • Who's Who in the World
  • Who's Who in America
  • Who's Who among Asian Americans
  • Directory of American Scholars
  • 1000 Great Americans
  • Outstanding People of the 20th Century
  • 2000 Outstanding Scholars of the 21st Century
  • International Who's Who of Contemporary Achievement
  • International Directory of Distinguished Leadership