This year the Selection Committee, consisting of the representatives of the five Participating Institutions, chose five EAI Fellows. The following lists the five recipients of EAI Fellowship, with their affiliations and project titles.
Daniel Aldrich, Associate Professor, Purdue University
Topic: “Disaster Recovery in East Asia”
Myung-Koo Kang, Assistant Professor, Baruch College, City University of New York
Topic: “Developing and Regulating Financial Derivatives Markets: A Comparison of the Japanese-Korean Experiences”
Patrick Koellner, Director/Professor, University of Hamburg
Topic: “Selecting Party Leaders in East Asia: The Interplay of Formal and Informal Institutions”
Min Ye, Assistant Professor, Boston University
Topic: “The Political Economy of China’s Outbound Investment: The Role of Government-Corporate Networks”
Yuan-Kang Wang, Associate Professor, Western Michigan University
Topic: “Managing Hegemony in East Asia: China’s Rise in Historical Perspective”
Each of the EAI Fellows visits East Asia for more than two weeks to present seminars and lectures, based on an unpublished article on current issues submitted solely for the purpose of the EAI Fellows Program, at two or more of the Participating Institutions: East Asia Institute in Seoul, Fudan University in Shanghai, Keio University in Tokyo, National Taiwan University in Taipei, and Peking University in Beijing.
For further information, please visit us online at Fellows Program, or contact fellowships@eai.or.kr.