Chen Wang
Slayton Endowed Assistant Professor of East Asian Politics
Chen Wang is the Slayton Assistant Professor of East Asian Politics in the Department of Politics and Philosophy at the University of Idaho. His research centers on understanding how the interaction of domestic and international politics influences the making and efficacy of China’s foreign and security policies, along with its broader implications for international security. His co-authored book, Zero Tolerance: Repression and Political Violence on China's New Silk Road (Cambridge University Press, 2022), examines how competing priorities at home and abroad shape China's domestic and foreign policies toward political violence. His other works have been published or forthcoming in British Journal of Political Science, International Studies Quarterly, and Journal of Politics.
Prior to U of I, he was an america in the world consortium (AWC) postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Political Science at Duke University, a predoctoral visiting scholar in the Institute for Security and Conflict Studies (ISCS) at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs, and a research fellow affiliated with the National Security Policy Center (NSPC) of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at UVa. He received his doctorate in political science from the University of Virginia.
- Ph.D., University of Virginia, 2021
- M.S., Johns Hopkins University, 2015
- M.A., University of International Relations (Beijing), 2013
- B.A., University of International Relations (Beijing), 2011
Courses
- POLS 237: Introduction to International Politics
- POLS 420: Introduction to Asian Politics
Chen Wang is an assistant professor in the Department of Politics and Philosophy at the University of Idaho. His research focuses on a variety of subjects in international security, including the role of leaders in international politics, causes and consequences of political violence, diplomacy and public opinion, and China's foreign and security policies. His co-authored book, Zero Tolerance: Repression and Political Violence on China's New Silk Road (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming), examines how competing priorities at home and abroad shape China's domestic and foreign policies toward political violence. He has also published in British Journal of Political Science, and policy outlet such as Political Violence at A Glance.
Prior to U of I, Wang was an America in the World Consortium (AWC) Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Political Science at Duke University. He was also a Predoctoral Visiting Scholar in the Institute for Security and Conflict Studies (ISCS) at George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs and a Research Fellow affiliated with the National Security Policy Center (NSPC) of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at UVa.
- Zero Tolerance: Repression and Political Violence on China’s New Silk Road. 2022. Cambridge University Press. (with Philip Potter).
- “Move First to Avoid the Worst: Leadership Turnover and the Targeting of New Leaders”. Forthcoming. International Studies Quarterly.
- “Domestic Polarization and International Rivalry: How Adversaries Respond to America’s Partisan Politics”. Forthcoming. Journal of Politics. (with Rachel Myrick).
- "Governmental Responses to Terrorism in Autocracies: Evidence from China”.2022. British Journal of Political Science, 52(1), 358-380. (with Philip Potter).
- America in the World Consortium (AWC) Research Grant ($15,000), 2021
- Dean’s Dissertation Completion Fellowship, University of Virginia, 2020-2021
- Watson Award, J.H. Adam Watson Memorial Award Fund, 2020
- Allison J. Melloy Award for excellence in teaching, University of Virginia, 2019
- Quantitative Collaborative Bynum Research Award ($1500), University of Virginia, 2019
- Quandt Fund International Research Grant ($3500), University of Virginia, 2019
- International Studies Association Travel Grant, 2019
- Bocock & Hitz Fellowship, University of Virginia, 2019-2020
- International Security
- China’s Foreign and Security Policy