Visiting Scholars

Dong, Guoli  董國禮
Associate Professor of Sociology, Shanghai University; PhD, History, Nanjing University, 1999
shudguoli@hotmail.com
Dr. Dong’s research interests include economic sociology, socialist transformation, social movement, and rural social change. His current projects are “With or Without Regret: Narrative Construction of Personal and Collective Identities in the Memory of the ‘Educated Youth’ ” and "Land Leasing and Its Impact on Rural Social Structure in China."

Du, Jifeng 杜繼鋒
Associate Professor at the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences;
PhD, International Politics, Peking University, 2006
dujf@cass.org.cn
Dr. Du’s research interests include China’s foreign policy to Myanmar and the comparative politics of Southeast Asia.

He, Rowena Xiaoqing 何曉凊
Post-doctoral Fellow, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
PhD, Education, University of Toronto, 2008
rowenahe@fas.harvard.edu
Dr. He’s research focuses on political socialization, citizenship education and
democratization. She is revising her manuscript on the experiences of three
Tiananmen student exiles, and continuing her project on overseas Chinese
Students’ nationalism.

Lee, Yu-Ping 李宇平
Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica
PhD, History, National Taiwan Normal University, 1996
yplee@gate.sinica.edu.tw
Dr. Lee’s research interests include the maritime, monetary, and economic histories of Asia and the world. Her research project is “The Asian Economic Order during the Great Depression of the 1930s--Observations Centered on China.”

Lim, John Chuan-Tiong 林泉忠
Associate Professor of International Relations, University of the Ryukyus
PhD, Political Science, University of Tokyo, 2002
johnlim@fas.harvard.edu
Dr. Lim is working on a book project titled “Paradox of ‘Motherland’: The Dynamics of Identity Politics in ‘Peripheral East Asia’.”

Liu, Ge 劉舸 
Associate Professor of International Relations and Director of the Institute of Cross-Strait Relations and Local Development Studies, Yanshan University;
M.A., Political Science, Tsinghua University, 2002
liugeem@ysu.edu
Professor Liu will be investigating “The American Factor in the Taiwan Issue: History and Strategy.”

Pini, Mario F.
Professor, Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Rome
MA, Regional Studies East Asia, Harvard University, 1969
cnpini@hotmail.com
Professor Pini entered the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs after receiving his RSEA master’s degree from Harvard University. For the next 36 years, he served in high-level capacities in Beijing, Seoul, Taipei, Rome, Bangladesh (as ambassador), and finally Shanghai, as consul general in 2003-2006. His current research is on the relations between European countries and the PRC, with specific emphasis on the Italian case.

Ren, Xin  任昕
Senior Fellow, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
PhD, Chinese Language and Literature, Beijing University
renxin68@sina.com
Dr. Ren’s research focuses on Chinese aesthetics and Chinese painting in a Sino-Western comparative perspective. Her background is in philosophy of art and aesthetics.

Tunsjø, Øystein
Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies
PhD, International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, 2006
otunsjo@ifs.mil.no
Working from a perspective combining hedging and risk management, Dr. Tunsjø will explore the geopolitical implications of China’s energy security policy, formulating alternative explanations for cooperation between states.

Wang, Yingjin 王英津
Associate Professor of Politics, Renmin University
PhD, Political Science, Renmin University, 2002
Wangyingjin1969@126.com
Dr. Wang will focus on US policies toward Taiwan and the Asia-Pacific region, including the development of the cross-strait relationship and its effects on peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.

Wemheuer, Felix
Assistant Professor, University of Vienna
PhD, Sinology, University of Vienna, 2006
felix.wemheuer@gmx.de
Dr. Wemheuer’s research project is “The Politicization of Hunger: Discourses of Food and State-Peasant Relationships in Socialist China and the Soviet Union.”

Xu, Linhui 徐林卉
Associate Professor, Institute of National Economy, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences; Lecturer, Ritsumeikan University
PhD, International Relations, Ritsumeikan University, 2007
xlh-2007@fc.ritsumei.ac.jp
Dr. Xu’s research interests include China’s social policies, social security, government and social factors that influence the formation of social security policies. Her recent research is on China’s medical insurance.

Zhang, Changhong 張長虹
Associate Professor of Art History, Shanghai University
PhD, Literature, China Academy of Fine Arts, 2005
zhangchanghong30@sohu.com
Dr. Zhang's research interests include art patronage during the Ming and Qing periods and the rise of the art museum in modern China.

Zhang, Zhiwen 張志文
Assistant Professor of Finance, School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Sun Yat-Sen University
PhD, Finance, Sun Yat-Sen University, 2008
gmszzw@mail.sysu.edu.cn
Dr. Zhang’s research involves empirical studies of China’s financial development and economic growth. His project is titled “Games on International Monetary System Reform among Major Powers and China’s Policy Options.”