UC San Diego China Experts

August 2008

JOSEPH ESHERICK, professor of History, specializes in modern Chinese history, particularly the intersection of economic, social, and political history in China. In addition, his current work focuses on a family history, the Chinese revolution in northern Shaanxi, and the transition from empire to nation in China. Esherick is available to comment on topics related to modern China. He holds the Hwei-chih and Julia Hsiu Chair in Chinese Studies, earned his Ph.D from UC Berkeley and has been a member of the UCSD faculty since 1990. Contact at: 858-534-8939 or jesherick@ucsd.edu

RICHARD MADSEN, professor of sociology, is an internationally known authority on American culture, Chinese society, and, particularly, the sociology of religion in China.  He is the author or co-author of 12 books including Popular China: Unofficial Culture in a Globalizing Society (co-editor) and China and the American Dream: A Moral Inquiry, which examine various shifts in Chinese society as well as the highly acclaimed Habits of the Heart and The Good Society, both of which focus on American society and its institutions.  Madsen earned his Ph.D from Harvard University.  Contact at: 858 534 0486 or rmadsen@ucsd.edu

BARRY NAUGHTON, professor of economics in the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, is an authority on the Chinese economy, with an emphasison issues relating to industry, trade, finance, and China's transition to a market economy. Recent research focuses on regional economic growth in the People's Republic of China and the relationship between foreign trade and investment and regional growth. He has also written a general textbook on the Chinese economy. Naughton joined IR/PS in 1988 and was named to the Sokwanlok Chair in Chinese International Affairs in 1998. Naughton earned his Ph.D in economics at Yale.  Contact at: 858 534 2481 or bnaughton@ucsd.edu

SUSAN SHIRK, professor of political science in the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, focuses on Chinese politics and economics, Chinese foreign policy, U.S.-China relations and U.S. policies toward Asia.  Her most recent book is China: Fragile Superpower.  She is also author of  numerous other books on China, as well as many scholarly articles on Chines politics and foreign policy.  Shirk service as deputy assistant secretary for China, Taiwan and Hong Kong in the Bureau of  East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the U. S. Department of State during the Clinton Administration and founded the Northeast Asia Cooperation Dialogue, a track-two security forum.  Shirk earned her Ph.D in political science at MIT.  Contact at: (858) 822-4349 or sshirk@ucsd.edu

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