Yu-Hua Chen

My name is Yu-Hua Chen 陳宥樺. I am an assistant professor in the Global Studies Program at Akita International University (AIU) in Japan. I graduated from the Australian National University (ANU) with research interests spanning China’s foreign and security policy, Asian history, international relations theory, and geopolitics. My published articles have been featured in various reputable publications, including The Diplomat, The National Interest, ChinaFile, East Asia Forum, Taiwan Insight, Journal of Contemporary China, and the International Journal of Taiwan Studies. My doctoral research delves into the intricate relationship between buffer states and the formulation of China’s security policies. Before joining AIU, I served as a visiting fellow at George Washington University, a lecturer at ANU, and held the rank of Second Lieutenant in Taiwan.

My current research is centered around topics related to "rivalry with China."

EDUCATION

- PhD, the Department of Pacific and Asian History, the Australian National University (ANU), Australia, 2020.
- M.A., Graduate Institute of Political Science, National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU), Taiwan, 2009.
- B.A., Department of Political Science, National Chung Cheng University (NCCU), Taiwan, 2006.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

- Assistant Professor, Akita International University, 2020.
- East Asia Voices Initiative Fellow, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 2019.
- Lecturer, School of Politics & International Relations, the ANU, 2019.
- Lecturer, the Department of Pacific and Asian History, the ANU, 2016.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

- International Relations Theory
- Foreign and Security Policy of China
- History of Modern China
- Foreign Policy of Taiwan
- Geopolitics

SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND AWARDS

AIU Faculty Overseas Teaching and Collaboration Project, 2022. (With University of Denver)
Fellow, the Higher Education Academy, UK, 2020.
Best Tutor Award nominee, ANU STST1001, 2019.
Travel Grant for the 59th Annual Convention, the International Studies Association, 2018.
Dissertation Fellowships for the Republic of China Students Abroad, Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, 2017–18.
Associate Fellow, the Higher Education Academy, UK, 2017.
Certificate of Completion, Principle of Tutoring and Demonstrating, ANU, 2016.
Taiwan-ANU PhD Scholarship, 2013.
Mr. Jia-Yu Yang Memorial Scholarship, Tai Power Culture Foundation, 2007.
Graduate Students Fellowship, Graduate Institute of Political Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
Top University Project Teaching Fellowship, National Sun Yat-sen University, 2006, 2007, and 2008.
Excellent Performance Interviewer, Taiwan’s Election and Democratization Study, 2004.

OTHER ROLES AND EXPERIENCE

Emerging Leader, Formosa Association for Public Affairs, 2019.
Senior Resident, ANU University House, 2017 & 2015.
ANU Candidate, Yale Fox International Fellowships, 2017.
Taiwan Delegation, Brown University Strait Talk, 2016.
School Representative, ANU Three Minute Thesis Competition, 2016.
The ANU & the Peking University Exchange Program, 2015.
Student Representative, University House, ANU, 2014.
Organizer, ANU Taiwanese Researchers Association Roundtable Talk, 2014.
Assistant for Academic Collaboration, Center for Asia-Pacific Area Studies, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, 2012.
Second Lieutenant, Chinese Army Infantry School, the Republic of China, 2009–10.

REVIEWER

American Journal of Chinese Studies
Asian Perspective
Peace and Conflict Studies Journal
East Asia Forum
Asian Security

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER

Asia Pacific Perspectives

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