The East Asia Institute is pleased to announce the selection result of the “Fellows Program on Peace, Governance, and Development in East Asia” for the academic year 2014-2015, made possible by the generous support of the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange of Taiwan, and YBM/KIS, an education institute of Korea. The EAI Fellows Program brings together East Asia specialists with cutting-edge expertise in political science, international relations, and sociology for an international exchange program with the goal of encouraging interdisciplinary research with a comparative perspective in the study of East Asia.
With eligibility open to scholars all over the world, the quality of applicants was extremely high. Therefore, this year’s selection process was very competitive and particularly difficult. The Selection Committee, consisting of representatives from the five Participating Institutions and the Editor of the Journal of East Asian Studies, chose five EAI Fellows after closely reviewing each applicant’s submitted project proposal, CV, and references. The following lists the five recipients of the EAI Fellowship, with their affiliations and project titles.
Allen Carlson, Associate Professor, Cornell University
Topic : “Creating China: Transnational Public Intellectuals and the Making of Contemporary Chinese Politics and Foreign Relations”
Rosemary Foot, Professor, University of Oxford
Topic : “East Asian Perceptions of the Obama Administration’s “Rebalance” Towards Asia”
Alex Dukalskis, Lecturer, University College Dublin
Topic : “East Asia and the International Criminal Court: Understanding Causes of Norm Disposition”
Seung-youn Oh, Assistant Professor, Bryn Mawr College
Topic : “China’s Race to the Top: Upgrading the Industrial Structure and Advancing the FDI Lifecycle in Coastal Provinces”
Yongwook Ryu, Assistant Professor, The Australian National University
Topic : “Does the ‘History Problem’ Matter? Issue Salience, National Identity, and Regional Conflict in Northeast Asia”
EAI Fellows visit East Asia over two weeks to present papers at seminars and give lectures, based on an unpublished article related to current issues submitted solely for the purpose of the EAI Fellows Program, at two or more of the Participating Institutions: East Asia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 EAI Fellows Program, or contact fellowships@eai.or.kr.