Fairbank Center Associates


Paul Cohen
Research interests: 19th-20th century China; historical thought; American historiography on China
Professor of History Emeritus, Wellesley College

Merle Goldman
Research interests: Modern Chinese history
Professor of History Emerita, Boston University

Dr. Arthur N. Holcombe
Research interests: International development, non-governmental organizations, poverty alleviation, environmental protection
Former Resident Representative, UNDP, China

Robert Ross
Research interests: U.S.-China relations; Chinese foreign policy; Chinese negotiation behavior
Professor of Political Science, Boston College

Endymion Wilkinson
Broad interest: Chinese history and East Asian international affairs
Current research project: Chinese historiography, culminating in a book titled "Chinese History: A New Manual"
EU Ambassador to China, 1994–2001