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Department of Political Science
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5346
USA
Tel: (269)387-5701
Fax: (269)387-5354
Email: yuan-kang.wang@wmich.edu
Yuan-kang Wang is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Western Michigan University. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Chicago. He was an International Security Fellow at Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, a Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, a visiting scholar at the Institute of Politcal Science, Academia Sinica, and a visiting professor at the National Chung Hsing University. Prior to joining WMU, he taught at the Department of Political Science at Northern Illinois University and the Department of Diplomacy at National Chengchi University in Taiwan.
Dr. Wang specializes in international relations, historical China, Taiwan security, and U.S.-China relations. His research examines the nexus between international relations theory and historical China. He is author of Harmony and War: Confucian Culture and Chinese Power Politics (Columbia University Press, 2011), which debunks the myth of Confucian pacifism in Chinese grand strategy, use of force, and war aims. He has published journal articles and book chapters on historical China and IR theory, and Taiwan security.
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)
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
VISITING PROFESSOR, Advanced Research Center for Humanities and Social Science, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, 2022.5–2022.8.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Department of Political Science, 2016-2018.
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Department of Sociology, 2012-2016.
VISITING SCHOLAR, Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan, 2014.12–2015.2.
CENTER ASSOCIATE, Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2013-present
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, Department of Sociology & School of Public Affairs and Administration, Western Michigan University, 2011-2012.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Department of Sociology & School of Public Affairs and Administration, Western Michigan University, 2008-2011.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Department of Political Science, Northern Illinois University, 2006-2008.
VISITING FELLOW, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution, 2005-2006.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, Department of Diplomacy, National Chengchi University, 2002-2005.
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY FELLOW, 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
RESEARCH & TEACHING AREAS
Historical China and International Relations Theory
US-China Relations
Taiwan Security
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