YUAN-KANG WANG

 

 

PRESENT POSITION

 

Assistant Professor (since 2006)

Department of Political Science

Northern Illinois University

 

MAILING ADDRESS

 

Department of Political Science

Northern Illinois University

DeKalb, IL 60115

Office: (815)753-7058

E-mail: ykwang@niu.edu

 

EDUCATION

 

Ph.D.   University of Chicago (Political Science, 2001)

           

M.A.    Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University (International Relations, 1995)

 

B.A.     National Chengchi University, Taiwan (Diplomacy, 1991)

 

POSITIONS HELD

 

VISITING FELLOW, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution, 2005-2006.

 

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Department of Diplomacy, National Chengchi University, 2002-2005. [on leave 2005-2006]

 

POST-DOCTORAL FELLOW, International Security Program, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2001-2002.

 

PRECEPTOR, Committee on International Relations, University of Chicago, 2000

 

TEACHING ASSISTANT, University of Chicago, 1997-1999

 

RESEARCH & TEACHING AREAS

 

·         Chinese Foreign Policy

·         East Asian Security

·         International Relations Theory

 

JOURNAL ARTICLES

 

·          “Offensive Realism and the Rise of China,” Issues & Studies, Vol. 40, No. 1 (March 2004), pp. 173-201.

·         “Taiwan's Democratization and Cross-Strait Security," Orbis, Vol. 48, No. 2 (Spring 2004), pp. 293-304.

·         “Leguan de xianshi zhuyi: guoji guanxi shoushi xianshi zhuyi zhi pingxi” (“Optimistic Realism: An Appraisal of Defensive Realism in International Relations”), Guoji guanxi xuebao (Journal of International Relations), Vol. 18 (December 2003), pp. 40-54. [in Chinese]

·         “Preserving Peace in the Taiwan Strait,” Chinese Political Science Review, Vol. 33 (June 2002), pp.149-174.

·          “Toward A Synthesis of the Theories of Peripheral Nationalism: A Comparative Study of China’s Xinjiang and Guangdong,” Asian Ethnicity, Vol. 2, No. 2 (September 2001), pp. 177-195.

 

BOOK CHAPTER

 

·          “Zhonggong zai meiguo anquan zhanlue zhong de jiaose,” (China’s role in American security strategy), in Song Yanhui ed., Zhongmei guanxi zhuanti yanjiu: 2001-2003 (Topics on Sino-American Relations, 2001-2003) (Taipei: Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica, 2006), pp. 97-120. [in Chinese]

 

BOOK MANUSCRIPT

 

·         Confucian Culture and Chinese Power Politic [A theoretically grounded project that examines China’s security policy during both the imperial and the contemporary periods, and argues that China’s pacifist Confucian culture has historically failed to constrain its decision to use force. Instead, China has been acting like as realist power in Asia, expanding its political and military interests as its power grew.]

 

WORKING PAPER

 

·         “China’s Grand Strategy and U.S. Primacy: Is China Balancing American Power?” Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution, July 2006.

 

CONFERENCES/PRESENTATIONS

 

·         “China’s Grand Strategy and U.S. Primacy: Is China Balancing American Power?” presentation delivered at the Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, June 8, 2006.

·         “China’s Grand Strategy and U.S. Primacy: Is China Balancing American Power?” paper presented at the annual convention of the International Studies Association (ISA), San Diego, March 22-25, 2006.

·         “Chinese Power Politics and Confucian Culture,” presentation delivered at the Brookings Institution, Washington, DC (December 2005).

·         “Dangqian meiguo dongya anquan zhanlue zhi tantao” (An inquiry into the current East Asian security strategy of the United States), paper presented at the Center for American Studies, Fudan University, Shanghai (June 2005). [in Chinese]

·          “Xiao Buxi zhuzheng shiqi de meizhong guanxi” (US-China Relations during the Bush Jr. Administration), paper presented at the Workshop on Political Economy, Department of Political Science, National Chengchi University, Taipei (February 2004). [in Chinese]

·         “Zhongong zai meiguo anquan zhanlue zhong de jiaose,” ("China's role in American security strategy"), paper presented at the Conference on Sino-American Relations, 2001-2003, Taipei: Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica (December 2003). [in Chinese]

·         "American Security Strategy and Sino-American Relations: A Theoretical Perspective," paper presented at the International Conference on American Future, Tamkang University, Taipei (October 2003)

·         "Taiwan's Democratization and Cross-Strait Security," paper presented at the 32nd Annual Sino-American Conference on Contemporary Chinese Affairs, cosponsored by the Institute of International Relations and the Foreign Policy Research Institute, Philadelphia (September 2003)

·          “Leguan de xianshi zhuyi: guoji guanxi shoushi xianshi zhuyi zhi pingxi” (Optimistic Realism: An Appraisal of Defensive Realism in International Relations), paper presented at the Conference on Theory and Practice of International Relations, Department of Diplomacy, National Chengchi University, Taipei (July 2003). [in Chinese]

·         “Humanitarian Intervention and East Asia,” paper presented at the Human Security in a Changing Global Context: Canada-Taiwan Experts Workshop, University of British Columbia (November 2002)

·         "Zhonggong dui liangan xinxin jianli cuoshi zhi taidu" (PRC Attitude Toward Cross-Strait Confidence-Building Measures), paper presented at the Conference on Crisis Management and Confidence-Building Measures for National Security, Taipei (November 2002). [in Chinese]

·          “Culture and Foreign Policy: What Imperial China Tells Us,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, (August 29-September 1, 2002).

·         “Culture and Aggression: Realpolitik of Imperial China,” presentation delivered at the International Security Program brown bag seminars, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard University (February 2002)

·         “Demystifying Strategic Culture: Ming China’s Relations with Tributary States,” paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Conference, Chicago (April 2001).

·         “Power Politics of Confucian China: The Myth of the Tribute System,” paper presented at the Program on International Politics, Economics, and Security (PIPES), University of Chicago (March 2001).

·         “Strategic Ambiguity and Extended Deterrence: Taiwan in U.S. Grand Strategy,” paper presented at the International Studies Association (ISA) Convention, Chicago (February 2001).

·         “Is Chinese Strategic Culture Realist? A Study of Ming-Mongol Relations,” paper presented at the 49th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs, Bloomington, IN (October 2000).

·          “Strategic Ambiguity and Extended Deterrence: The First Taiwan Strait Crisis Revisited,” paper presented at the Sixth Annual Conference of the North American Taiwan Studies Association, Harvard University (July 2000).

·         “Demystifying Strategic Culture: Realism and Chinese Expansion in History,” paper presented at the Program on International Security Policy (PISP), University of Chicago (February 2000).

·         “Toward a Synthesis of the Theories of Peripheral Nationalism: A Comparative Study of China’s Xinjiang and Guangdong,” paper presented at the 48th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs, East Lansing, MI (September 1999).

·          “The Three Taiwan Strait Crises: Implications for U.S. Policy,” paper presented at the North American Taiwan Studies Conference, University of Texas at Austin (May 1998).

 

INVITED TALKS

 

·         “China’s Grand Strategy and U.S. Primacy: Is China Balancing American Power?” paper presented at the Asian International Politics Seminar, East-West Center Washington, DC, May 9, 2006.

·         “Power, Norms, and Chinese Realpolitik,” presentation delivered at the Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei (April 2005).

·         “Guoji guanxi xianshi zhuyi de zhengbian” (Debates about Realism in international relations), presentation delivered at the Lecture Series on Research Topics and Methods in Contemporary Political Science, Department of Political Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei (September 2004). [in Chinese]

 

AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND GRANTS

 

  • Excellence in Research Award, National Chengchi University, 2004.
  • Research Grant, “Theorizing Cross-Strait Nationalism,” National Science Council, Taiwan, Project No. 93-2414-H-004-006, 2004-2005.
  • Excellence in Research Award, National Chengchi University, 2003.
  • Research Grant, “Offensive Realism and Chinese Power Politics,” National Science Council, Taiwan, Project No. 92-2414-H-004-036, 2003-2004.
  • Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, 2000-2001. [deferred to next year]
  • Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Dissertation-Year Fellowship, 2000-2001.

·         Program on International Security Policy (PISP) Supplementary Fellowship, University of Chicago, 2000-2001

·         Program on International Security Policy (PISP) Research Grant, University of Chicago, 1999-2000

  • Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Summer Grant, 1998
  • University Fellowships, University of Chicago, 1996-99
  • Ministry of Education Study-Abroad Fellowship, Taiwan, 1993-96
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs Fellowship, Taiwan, 1990
  • President Awards, National Chengchi University, 1987-91

 

COURSES TAUGHT

 

Northern Illinois University Courses:

·         East Asia and International Politics (Undergraduate) [Fall 2006]

·         East Asian Security (Graduate) [Fall 2006]

 

National Chengchi University Courses:

·         Defense Policy of the People’s Republic of China (Graduate) [Fall 2004]

·         American Foreign Policy (Undergraduate) [Fall 2002, 2003, and Spring 2003, 2004]

·         Research Methods (Undergraduate) (Spring 2003, 2004, delivered in Chinese]

·         Introduction to International Politics (Undergraduate) [Fall 2002, 2003, 2004, and Spring 2003, 2004, 2005 delivered in Chinese]

·         Strategic Studies (Graduate) [Fall 2004]

·         Topics on National Security (Graduate) [Summer 2004, delivered in Chinese]

·         Seminar on Strategic Thought (Graduate) [Fall 2002, 2003]

·         Seminar on Realism (Graduate) [Spring 2005]

·         Independent Studies (Graduate) [Spring 2005]

 

Australian National University Course:

·         STST 8013  Defence Strategy of the People’s Republic of China (Graduate) [Summer 2003, 2004], an intensive course delivered in Taipei.


LANGUAGES

 

·         Mandarin Chinese (native); English (fluent); Japanese (limited reading ability).

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES

 

Membership:

 

·         American Political Science Association (APSA)

·         International Studies Association (ISA)

·         Conference Group on Taiwan Studies (APSA affiliated group)

 

Peer Reviewer:

·         International Security; Asia Policy; Issues & Studies; Taiwan Political Science Review; Wenti yu yanjiu [Issues and Studies]; Zhongguo dalu yanjiu [Mainland China Studies].

 

Service:

·         Editorial Board Executive Committee, Issues & Studies: A Social Science Quarterly on China, Taiwan, and East Asian Affairs (2004-2006)

·         Conference Organizer, “The Rise of China and Global Security,” Dept. of Diplomacy, NCCU, June 2005.

·         Conference Organizer, “Rethinking National Security,” Dept. of Diplomacy, NCCU, June 2004.

·         Conference Organizer, “Theory and Practice of International Relations,” Dept. of Diplomacy, NCCU, July 2003.

·         Collegiate Affairs Committee, College of International Affairs, NCCU, (2002-2005).

·         Undergraduate Admissions Committee (2002-2004), Academic and Development Committee (2003-2005), Scholarship and Student Affairs Committee (2002-2005), and Curriculum Committee (2004-2005), Dept. of Diplomacy, NCCU.

·         University Library Committee, NCCU (2003-2005)

·         Board of Directors, the North American Taiwan Studies Conference 2001.

·         Graduate Research Assistant and Conference Coordinator, “The Taiwan Presidential Election 2000,” a conference at the University of Chicago, 31 March and 1 April 2000

 

Others:

·         Panelist, “Perceptions of U.S. Foreign Policy in Asia,” The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC (June 28, 2006).

·         Panelist, “A New Look at China’s Military,” The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC (June 7, 2006).

·         Discussant, Workshop on “Nuclear Weapons and Security in 21st Century Asia,” East-West Center Washington, DC (May 1-3, 2006).

·         Discussant, panel on “Constitutional Reform and Foreign Policy in Taiwan,” Conference on Constitutional Change and Foreign Policy in East Asia, Foreign Policy Research Institute, Philadelphia (March 20, 2006).

·         Participant at the Wianno Summer Study Conference on “Thinking About China,” John M. Olin Institute of Strategic Studies, Harvard University (June 2002).

·         Discussant: Program on International Politics, Economics and Security (PIPES), University of Chicago, 1998-1999.

 

MEDIA INTERVIEWS

 

·         Voice of America; Associated Press; Washington Observers; Central News Agency; NHK.