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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 2016-2017, 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 since 2014, 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 six awardees after closely reviewing each applicant’s submitted project proposal, CV, and references. The following lists the six awardees of the EAI Fellowship, with their affiliations and project titles.

 

• Yuen Yuen Ang, Assistant Professor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, US

Topic: "The Problem of Defining Success in China’s Bureaucracy"

 

• Eric C.C. Chang, Associate Professor, Michigan State University, US
Topic: "Political Corruption and Democratization in East Asian Democracies"

 

• Timur Dadabaev, Associate Professor, University of Tsukuba, Japan

Topic: "Engagement and Contestation: An Entangled Imagery of the New Silk Road in China, Japan and South Korea"

 

• Courtney Jane Fung, Assistant Professor, University of Hong Kong

Topic: "Reconciling Status: China and the Dilemma of Intervention in Syria, 2011-2014"

 

• Enze Han, Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK

Topic: "Weaker States Under the Shadow of Great Powers: Foreign Policy Choices of Southeast Asian States"

 

• Sijeong Lim, Assistant Professor, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Topic: "Who Wants Government Protection?: Globalization, Economic Insecurity, and Welfare State Attitudes in Newly Industrialized 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EAI Fellows visit East Asia over two weeks to present papers at seminars and give lectures, based on an unpublished article related to current issues submitted solely for the purpose of the EAI Fellows Program, at two or more of the Participating Institutions: East Asia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