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Professor Alex Tan

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Department: Political Science and International Relations

Email: alex.tan@canterbury.ac.nz

Direct Dial: +64 3 3695191

Office: Elsie Locke Building 618

Languages: English, Chinese (Mandarin), Filipino, Hokkien, Tagalog, Taiwanese

To understand the political, social and economic world through research and teaching.
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Fields of Research

  • Taiwan and Asian Politics
  • International Relations of Asia-Pacific
  • Political Parties, Elections, and Political Participation
  • Political Economy of Growth, Development and Finance
  • Democracy and Democratisation
  • Southeast Asian Politics
  • Political Science Research Methods

Researcher Summary

Alex Tan is Professor of Political Science and International Relations and coordinator of Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) specialisation (University of Canterbury), Honorary Professor (NZDF Command and Staff College), Associate Director (NZ Contemporary China Research Centre), Fellow (John G. Tower Center for Political Studies, USA), adjunct University Chair Professor of Political Science (National Chengchi University, Taiwan).  He was member of the Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control (2019-21). At UC, he was head of department (2005-08, 2017-22) and recipient of teaching awards including the University Lecturer of the Year (2014), Arts Lecturer of the Year (2014, 2017), Arts Teaching Excellence Award (2015), Arts Lecturer of the Year finalist (2013, 2019). He received his PhD from Texas A&M University, MA (Economics) from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and AB (Economics) from the Ateneo de Manila. Before joining UC, he is tenured associate professor at the University of North Texas, postdoctoral fellow at Southern Methodist University, banker with HSBC, and researcher at Taiwan Institute of Economic Research.  He was visiting scholar at universities in the US, UK, Germany, Japan, and Taiwan and represented NZ in Track II security/economic dialogues.  Alex is editor of Frontiers in Political Economy and editorial board member of international academic journals such as Political Behavior, Asian Survey, Political Science, Politics and Governance, Issues and Studies, Journal of Asian Security & International Affairs, Politicka Misao, Journal of Electoral Studies. He writes extensively in the areas of parties & elections, political economy, Taiwan and Asian politics, and international relations of the Asia-Pacific.

Subject Area: Disciplines

  • Political Science, International Relations and Public Policy: Comparative Politics; International Political Economy; International Relations; Political Science
  • Region: East Asia; Europe
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Prizes and Awards

  • The John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies ( 2008 - present )

Research/Scholarly/Creative Works

  • Khoo N. and Tan A. (2023) The Political Case for a New Zealand-US Free Trade Agreement. The Diplomat. (Journal Articles)
  • Noakes S. and Tan A. (2023) Small States in Asia Pacific: Challenges Amid Great Power Competition. In Noakes S; Tan A (Ed.), Asia Pacific Small States: Political Economies of Resilience Boulder, Colorado, USA: Lynne Rienner Publishers. (Chapters)
  • Noakes S. and Tan A. (2023) Together, Alone: Economic Cooperation After the Pandemic. In Noakes S; Tan A (Ed.), Asia Pacific Small States: Political Economies of Resilience Boulder, Colorado, USA: Lynne Rienner Publishers. (Chapters)
  • Noakes S; Tan A (Ed.) (2023) Asia Pacific Small States: The Political Economies of Resilience. Boulder, Colorado, USA: Lynne Rienner Publishers. 245. (Edited Volumes)
  • Tan A. (2023) Going forward: challenges in Asia-Pacific economic cooperation. Asia-Pacific Perspectives (1): 18-22. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan A. (2023) Reading the tea leaves: Taiwan's November 2022 ‘midterm’ elections. 9DASHLINE United Kingdom: 9DashLine. [9DashLine]. (Other)
  • Tan A. and Vanvari N. (2023) China’s Conundrum and the Pottery Barn Rule. The Diplomat. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan A. and Vanvari N. (2023) Conflict in a Crowded Sea: Risks of Escalation in the South China Sea. The Diplomat. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan A. and Vanvari N. (2023) Protecting our Taonga: How New Zealand can contribute to regional stability. The Diplomat. (Journal Articles)
  • Mills K. and Tan A. (2022) American democracy: the poster child of what exactly? Stuff NZ Christchurch: Stuff.co.nz. [Stuff NZ]. (Other)
  • Roddis KL. and Tan AC. (2022) Diplomatie de la défense : la lutte pour le cœur du Pacifique. Outre-Terre N° 60-61(1): 369-395. http://dx.doi.org/10.3917/oute2.060.0370. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan A; Young J (Ed.) (2022) Special Issue on "Falling in and falling out: Indo-Pacific in the midst of US-China tensions in the post-COVID world.". Political Science 73(1)1-84. (Edited Volumes)
  • Tsai C-H. and Tan A. (2022) Ideological Congruence, Perceived Accountability, and Satisfaction with Democracy: Case Studies of Australia and New Zealand. Journal of Electoral Studies 29(2): 1-34. http://dx.doi.org/10.6612/tjes.202211_29(2).0001. (Journal Articles)
  • Clark C., Tan A. and Ho K. (2021) Introduction. Taiwan at a Crossroads. In Clark C; Ho K; Tan A (Ed.), Taiwan: Environmental, Political and Social Issues New York, USA: Nova Science Publishers. (Chapters)
  • Clark C., Tan AC. and Ho K. (2021) Partisan Polarization and Fragmentation in the Taiwanese Electorate: Evidence from the 2020 Elections. In Clark C; Ho K; Tan A (Ed.), Taiwan: Environmental, Political and Social Issues New York, USA: Nova Science Publishers. (Chapters)
  • Clark C; Ho K; Tan AC (Ed.) (2021) Taiwan: Environmental, Political and Social Issues. New York, USA: Nova Science Publishers. (Edited Volumes)
  • Huang C. and Tan A. (2021) Uninvited Campaign Rally: Effects of Hong Kong’s Anti-Extradition Movement on Taiwan’s 2020 Election. Seattle, Washington, USA: Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 30 Sep-3 Oct 2021. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Mills K. and Tan AC. (2021) Social Bases and the Political Economy of Development. In Clark C; Benavides EC (Ed.), Political Economy: Theories, Principles and Politics New York: Nova Science Publishers. http://dx.doi.org/10.52305/LZDN5428. (Chapters)
  • Tan A. (2021) 2021 UGAT International Conference Plenary Session Keynote Lecture: Party Polarization in New Zealand and Taiwan - An Exploratory Study. Manila, Philippines (online): 2021 UGAT International Conference, Ugnayang Agham Tao (UGAT, Anthropological Association of the Philippines), 08 Dec 2021. (Oral Presentations)
  • Tan A. (2021) In the shadows of the giants: ASEAN and the great powers. Chiang Rai, Thailand (online): ARCID- Bangkok Online Seminar Series: Moving Towards ASEAN's Sustainable and Resilient Future, 23 Nov 2021. (Oral Presentations)
  • Tan A. (2021) Taiwan: Party system of a young consolidated democracy. Madrid, Spain: International Conference on Political Parties and the Crisis of Democracy, 7-9 Oct 2021. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan A. (2021) An Etiology of Party System Development and Voter Alignments in Democratic Taiwan: Stability Before the Storm. In Clark C; Ho K; Tan AC (Ed.), Taiwan: Environmental, Political and Social Issues New York, USA: Nova Science Publishers. (Chapters)
  • Tan A. and Chen B. (2021) Taiwanese Party Manifestos and Their Purposes: Some Initial Findings and Thoughts. In Clark C; Ho K; Tan AC (Ed.), Taiwan: Environmental, Political and Social Issues New York, USA: Nova Science Publishers. (Chapters)
  • Tan A. and Mills K. (2021) Now The Hard Yard Begins for Team Biden. The Christchurch Press: 22-22. Christchurch, New Zealand: The Christchurch Press. [The Press]. (Other)
  • Tan A. and Vanvari N. (2021) COVID-19 Pandemic and Political Change in New Zealand: Leadership, Public Opinion, and Party Politics. Taipei, Taiwan (online): Politics under Pandemic: How COVID-19 Reshapes the Political Landscape in Taiwan and Beyond, 17-18 Dec 2021. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC. and Young J. (2021) Falling in and falling out: Indo-Pacific in the midst of US–China tensions in the post-COVID world: introduction to the special issue. Political Science 73(1): 1-5. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00323187.2021.1967766. (Journal Articles)
  • Vanvari N. and Tan AC. (2021) India, Taiwan and the Indo-Pacific: Economic–Security Strategic Partnership and Expected Utility Theory. Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs 8(1): 98-126. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2347797021992531. (Journal Articles)
  • Wang TY. and Tan AC. (2021) Balancing, bandwagoning or hedging: Taiwan’s strategic choices in the era of a rising China. Political Science 73(1): 66-84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00323187.2021.1967765. (Journal Articles)
  • Wong AC. and Tan AC. (2021) The Philippines’ Institutionalised Alliance with the US: Surviving Duterte’s China Appeasement Policy. National Security Journal 3(2) http://dx.doi.org/10.36878/nsj20210317.04. (Journal Articles)
  • Clark C., Tan AC. and Ho K. (2020) Partisan Polarization and Fragmentation in the Taiwanese Electorate: Evidence from the 2020 Elections. San Francisco, California: 2020 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 9-13 Sep 2020. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Clark C., Tan AC. and Ho K. (2020) Was 2016 a realigning election in Taiwan? Asian Survey 60(6): 1006-1028. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/AS.2020.60.6.1006. (Journal Articles)
  • Ho K., Clark C. and Tan A. (2020) The New Southbound Policy. In Stockton H; Yeh Y-Y (Ed.), Taiwan: The Development of an Asian Tiger: 133-148. Boulder, Colorado, USA: Lynne Rienner. (Chapters)
  • Kotarski K. and Tan AC. (2020) Measuring Currency Power from 2005 to 2018: Greenback Still Unrivaled or Increasingly Constrained by Its Rivals? Politička Misao: Croatian Political Science Review 56(3-4): 241-268. http://dx.doi.org/10.20901/pm.56.3-4.11. (Journal Articles)
  • Roddis K. and Tan A. (2020) Defence Diplomacy: Battling for the Heart of the Pacific. Outre Terre: European Journal of Geopolitics 58-59: 327-348. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan A. (2020) Analysis of Taiwan's 2020 Presidential and Legislative Elections. Singapore: Channel News Asia: Asia Now Live programme interview, 12 Jan 2020. (Oral Presentations)
  • Tan AC. (2020) Party Polarisation in New Zealand and Taiwan: An Exploratory Study. National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan: 2020 TIGCR International Conference on Political Polarisation: Perspectives on Governance and Communication, 30-30 Oct 2020. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC. (2020) Safety in Numbers: Taiwan in a post-Trump World. Taiwan Insights Nottingham, United Kingdom: Taiwan Studies Programme, University of Nottingham. [online magazine]. (Other)
  • Tan AC. (2020) Solving the Collective Action Problem: Taiwan, New Zealand and the COVID-19 Battle. Taiwan Journal of Democracy 16(2): 79-99. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC. (2020) Can Distant Water Douse Fire? NATO in the Geopolitics of the South China Sea Region. In McQuade J; Lao B (Ed.), NATO and the Asia-Pacific (Fall 2020 ed.): 26-30. Toronto, Canada: NATO Association of Canada. (Chapters)
  • Tan AC. and Vanvari N. (2020) Prospects of an India-Taiwan Strategic Partnership: Economics, Security, and Expected Utility Theory. Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand International Relations Network Workshop, 23-23 Nov 2020. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC., Ho K. and Clark C. (2020) The Political Economy of Taiwan’s Regional Relations. Asian Affairs: An American Review 47(3): 177-200. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00927678.2020.1755123. (Journal Articles)
  • Clark C., Tan AC. and Ho K. (2019) Political Polarization in Taiwan and the United States: A Research Puzzle. Taipei, Taiwan: 2019 TIGCR International Conference on "Political Polarization: Perspectives on Governance and Communication", 25-25 Oct 2019. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Ho K., Clark C. and Tan A. (2019) Issues Impacts and Vote choice in Taiwan Elections, 2004-2016. Chicago, Illinois, USA: 2019 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, 4-7 Apr 2019. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan A. (2019) Analysis of Taiwan's Anti-Infiltration Bill. Singapore: Channel News Asia CNA 938 Live Radio "Asia First" programme, 31 Dec 2019. (Oral Presentations)
  • Tan A., Clark C. and Ho K. (2019) Was the 2016 Election a Realigning One? Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington at Seattle, Seattle, USA: 61st Annual Conference of the American Association of Chinese Studies, 4-6 Oct 2019. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC. (2019) Members, organizations and performance: An empirical analysis of the impact of party membership size. 1-100. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315182193. (Authored Books)
  • Tan AC. (2019) Steve Chan, Trust and Distrust in Sino-American Relations. Amherst: Cambria Press, 2017; 261pp. Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs 6(1): 103-105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2347797018823982. [Book Review]. (Other)
  • Tsai C-H., Tan AC. and Jung K. (2019) An Analysis of the 2014 New Zealand General Election: Do Internet Use and Online Party Mobilisation Matter? Political Science 71(1): 79-91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00323187.2019.1626747. (Journal Articles)
  • Tsai C-H., Tan AC. and Jung K. (2019) An Analysis of the 2014 New Zealand General Election: Do Internet Use and Online Party Mobilisation Matter? Political Science 71(1): 79-91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00323187.2019.1626747. (Journal Articles)
  • Clark C., Tan AC. and Ho K. (2018) Confronting the Costs of its Past Success: Revisiting Taiwan’s Post-authoritarian Political and Economic Development. Asian Politics & Policy 10(3): 460-484. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aspp.12400. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC. (2018) Rethinking Globalisation: What is and What is not. National Taiwan Normal University College of Business, Taipei, Taiwan: 2018 Globalisation and Risks Symposium, 15-15 Mar 2018. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC. (2018) Why democracy is the best form of government for Taiwan? Taiwan Insights Nottingham, UK: Taiwan Studies Programme, University of Nottingham. [online magazine]. (Other)
  • Tan AC., Clark C. and Ho K. (2018) Canary in the mine?: Taiwan, New Southbound Policy, and Regional Relations. University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, Texas, USA: Taiwan Democracy Symposium 2018, 14 Apr 2018. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC., Clark C. and Ho K. (2018) Ending Taiwan’s Economic Stagnation: The Implications of the Elections of Presidents Tsai and Trump. Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International Journal 4(3): 871-899. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC. and Chan S. (2017) Revival: Taiwan's National Security: Dilemmas and opportunities (2001). 1-139. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315190662. (Authored Books)
  • Tan AC. and Ho K. (2017) Cross-Straits Relations and the Taiwan Voter. In Achen CH; Wang TY (Ed.), The Taiwan Voter Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/mpub.9375036. (Chapters)
  • Tan AC. and Tsai C-H. (2017) Democratic Belief, Cognitive Mobilization and Political Participation in Taiwan. Taipei, Taiwan: International Conference on Election and Participation in Southeast Asia, 11 Jun 2017. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC., Chan S. and Jillson C. (2017) Preface. ix-xii. (Authored Books)
  • Tan AC., Clark C. and Ho K. (2017) Ending Taiwan’s Economic Stagnation: The Implications of the Elections of Presidents Tsai and Trump. University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas, USA: Conference on Triangular Relations by Decade’s End, 17-19 Nov 2017. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC., Clark C. and Ho K. (2017) The Impact of Issues on the 2016 Presidential Election in Taiwan. San Francisco, California, USA: 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 31 Aug-3 Sep 2017. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC., Ho K. and Clark C. (2017) Politicized to Mobilize? A Longitudinal Study of First-Time Voters’ Voting Intentions in Taiwan, 2004-2016. Journal of Electoral Studies 24(2) 4: 97-115. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC., Liu FC-S. and Chang RY-P. (2017) The Spiral of Deinstitutionalization Untangled: An Observation about the Field Opinion within Kuomintang against Public Opinion during the 2016 Presidential Election Campaign. Issues and Studies 53(2): 19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S1013251117500023. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC., Walker S. and Yu TC. (2017) Risk diversification: Ensuring Taiwan's security. Revival: Taiwan's National Security: Dilemmas and Opportunities (2001): 119-133. (Chapters)
  • Batto NF., Huang C., Tan AC. and Cox GW. (2016) Mixed-member electoral systems in constitutional context: Taiwan, Japan, and beyond. 1-326. (Authored Books)
  • Batto NF; Huang C; Tan AC; Cox G (Ed.) (2016) Mixed-Member Electoral Systems in Constitutional Context. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. 336. http://dx.doi.org/10.3998/mpub.8084028. (Edited Volumes)
  • Clark C. and Tan AC. (2016) Identity and Integration as Conflicting Forces Stimulating the Sunflower Movement and the Kuomintang's Loss in the 2014 Elections. Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International Journal 2(1): 313-349. (Journal Articles)
  • Harmel R., Tan AC., Janda K. and Smith J. (2016) Manifestos and the “two faces” of parties: Addressing both members and voters with one document. Party Politics : 11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1354068816648355. (Journal Articles)
  • Liu FC-S., Chang RY-P. and Tan AC. (2016) A Spiral of Deinstitutionalization? Taiwan's Kuomintang Party (KMT) and the Drama of the 2016 Presidential Candidate Nomination. Pisa, Italy: 2016 Joint Session Workshops of the European Consortium for Political Research, 24-28 Apr 2016. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Magcamit MI. and Tan AC. (2016) East and South China Seas Maritime Dispute Resolution and Escalation: Two Sides of the Same Coin? Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs 3(2): 113-134. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2347797016645450. (Journal Articles)
  • Shugart MS. and Tan AC. (2016) Political Consequences of New Zealand's MMP in Comparative Perspective. In Tan A; Batto NF; Cox G (Ed.), Mixed-Member Electoral Systems in Constitutional Context: 247-277. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. (Chapters)
  • Tan AC. (2016) Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs 3(2). Special Issue: Maritime Disputes in the South China Sea and the East China Sea. New Delhi: Sage Publications Ltd. 131. (Edited Volumes)
  • Tan AC. and Clark C. (2016) Was 2016 a Realigning Election? Pepperdine University, Malibu, California, USA: 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Chinese Studies, 7-9 Oct 2016. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Harmel R. and Tan AC. (2015) A complete parties' scholar: Kenneth Janda as teacher/researcher, conceptualizer and operationalizer, data-builder, and theorizer and tester. Party Politics 21(1): 10-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1354068814552387. (Journal Articles)
  • Khoo N. and Tan AC. (2015) China Has the Upper Hand. Nikkei Asian Review 25 Jun 2015. (Journal Articles)
  • Magcamit MI. and Tan AC. (2015) Crouching tiger, lurking dragon: understanding Taiwan's sovereignty and trade linkages in the twenty-first century. International Relations of the Asia-Pacific 15(1): 81-112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/irap/lcu013. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC. (2015) Living with MMP: The New Zealand Experience. Taipei, Taiwan: Conference on Issues and Challenges of Electoral System, 13-13 Jun 2015. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC. and Khoo N. (2015) Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs, 2(2). Special Issue: Reconceptualizing Asian International Relations. New Delhi: Sage Publications Ltd. 92pp. (Edited Volumes)
  • Tan AC. and Khoo N. (2015) Reconceptualizing Asian International Relations. Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs 2(2): 129-132. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2347797015586114. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC. and Wu CL. (2015) Taiwanese Party Manifestoes and Its Purpose: Some Initial Findings and Thoughts. New Orleans, LA, USA: Southern Political Science Association 86th Annual Conference, 15-17 Jan 2015. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Clark C. and Tan AC. (2014) Taiwan Confronts the Costs of its Past Success. Philadelphia, PA, USA: Association of Asian Studies Annual Conference, 27-30 Mar 2014. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Ho K., Clarke HC., Tan AC. and Weng LC. (2014) The Political Economy of Integration and Separatism: A Longitudinal Study of Taiwan-China Economic Unification and Political Independence. Washington, DC, USA: 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), 27-31 Aug 2014. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Khoo N. and Tan AC. (2014) New Zealand’s Asia: Economic dynamism and the return of realpolitik. Asia New Zealand Foundation. (Discussion/Working Papers)
  • Tan AC. (2014) China's Naval Modernization and Its Impact on the South China Seas. Kinmen, Taiwan: International Conference on the Rise of China and the Tangled Development in East Asia, 24-25 Oct 2014. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC. (2014) Hard Habit to Break? Organizational Learning of the Kuomintang (KMT) in a Democratic Taiwan. Cape Town, South Africa: Party Reform and Renewal Workshop, 16-17 Jan 2014. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC. (2014) Tipping the Scale: PRC's Military Modernization and Cross-Taiwan Straits Relations. Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs 1(2): 127-144. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2347797014536642. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC. (2014) The Organisational Learning of the Kuomintang in Democratic Taiwan. In Butler A (Ed.), Remaking of the ANC: Party Change in South Africa and the Global South: 14-28. Auckland Park, South Africa: Jacana Media. (Chapters)
  • Tan AC. (2014) Zhongguo haijun xiandaihua yuqi dui nanhai jushi de yinxiang (中國海軍現代化與其對南海局勢的影響[China's Naval Modernization and its Influence on the South China Seas]. In 蔡明彥 MT (Ed.), Haiyang anquan yu zhili (海洋安全與治理)[Maritime Security and Governance]: 82-99. Taipei: TKB Tingmao Publishing. (Chapters)
  • Tan AC., Miller-McTaggart D. and Borthwick S. (2014) The New Zealand Parliamentary Elections of 2011. Electoral Studies 34: 291-294. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2013.08.009. (Journal Articles)
  • Huang MH., Whang T. and Tan AC. (2013) Explaining Government Turnover in Asian Democracies. Asian Politics and Policy 5(4): 609-626. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/aspp.12064. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC. (2013) China's Naval Modernization and its Impacts on the South China Seas. Taichung, Taiwan: 11th Annual Conference on Global Strategy and Taiwan's Security: Maritime Security and Governance, 8-8 Nov 2013. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC. and Chen BY. (2013) China's Competing and Co-opting Nationalisms: Implications to Sino-Japanese Relations. Pacific Focus 28(3): 365-383. (Journal Articles)
  • Clark C. and Tan AC. (2012) Political Polarization in Taiwan: A Growing Challenge to Catch-all Parties? Journal of Current Chinese Affairs 41(3): 7-31. (Journal Articles)
  • Clark C. and Tan AC. (2012) Taiwan's Increasingly Boxed-in Economy: Economic Performance and Democratization. Korea Observer 43(1): 113-144. (Journal Articles)
  • Clark C. and Tan AC. (2012) The Paradoxes in Taiwan's 'Two-Level Game' Concerning Cross-Strait Relations. American Journal of Chinese Studies 19(1). (Journal Articles)
  • Harmel R. and Tan AC. (2012) One-party rule or multiparty competition? Chinese attitudes to party system alternatives. Party Politics 18(3): 337-347. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1354068810382934. (Journal Articles)
  • Ho K. and Tan AC. (2012) A structural analysis of social network and political capital in Democratic Taiwan. Taipei, Taiwan: The Maturing of Taiwan Democracy: Findings and Insights from the 2012 TEDS Survey, 3-4 Nov 2012. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Manacsa RC. and Tan AC. (2012) "Strong republic" sidetracked: Oligarchic dynamics, democratization, and economic development in the Philippines. Korea Observer 43(1): 47-88. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC. (2012) China and Its Neighbors: Too Close for Comfort? In Williams KP; Lobell SE; Jesse NG (Ed.), Beyond Great Powers and Hegemons: Why Secondary States Support, Follow, Or Challenge: 193-206. Stanford: Stanford University Press. (Chapters)
  • Wu CL. and Tan AC. (2012) Manifestos in a consolidating democracy: The case of Taiwan. New Orleans, LA, USA: Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), 30 Aug-2 Sep 2012. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Clark C. and Tan AC. (2011) Political Gridlock as a Result of an Institutional Imbroglio in Taiwan. Honolulu, HI, USA: Association for Asian Studies and International Convention of Asia Scholars Joint Conference (AAS-ICAS), 31 Mar-3 Apr 2011. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Clark C. and Tan AC. (2011) Political Polarization and Gridlock as the Result of an Institutional Imbroglio in Taiwan. Asian and African Studies 15(2): 77-99. (Journal Articles)
  • Clark C. and Tan AC. (2011) Political Polarization in Taiwan and the United States: A Growing Challenge to Catch-all Parties? Seattle, WA, USA: 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), 1-4 Sep 2011. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Clark C. and Tan AC. (2011) Taiwan's Political Economy: Meeting Challenges, Pursuing Progress. Boulder: Lynne Reinner. 203pp-203pp. (Authored Books)
  • Clark C. and Tan AC. (2011) The Paradoxes in Taiwan's "Two-Level Game" Concerning Cross-Strait Relations. Philadelphia, PA, USA: 53rd Annual Conference of the American Association for Chinese Studies, 14-16 Oct 2011. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Huang X., Tan AC. and Bandyopadhyay S. (2011) China, India and the End of Development Models. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 320pp. (Edited Volumes)
  • Liu FCS., Chiu ASY. and Tan AC. (2011) The Pattern of Partisan Defection in the 2010 Mayoral Election. Taipei, Taiwan: 2011 International Conference on Taiwan Election and Democratization Study: Cities Mayoral Elections, 3-4 Dec 2011. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC. (2011) Book Review: Building Party Systems in Developing Democracies by Allen Hicken, Cambridge University Press, New York, NY, USA. Acta Politica 46(2): 203-206. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/ap.2011.6. (Other)
  • Tan AC. (2011) China and its Neighbors: Too Close for Comfort? Montreal, Canada: International Studies Association Annual Convention 2011, 16-19 Mar 2011. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC. and Clark C. (2011) Democratic Politics, Institutional Complexities and Cross-Strait Relations. Ljubljana, Slovenia: 8th Annual Conference of the European Association of Taiwan Studies (EATS), 12-14 May 2011. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC., Borthwick S. and Eade M. (2011) Keep 'Em In or Take 'Em Out: A Simulation Analysis of the Impacts of the Changes to the New Zealand Electoral System. Seattle, WA, USA: 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 1-4 Sep 2011. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Clark C. and Tan AC. (2010) Managing Development in Taiwan: Implications for Developmental State Theory. International Journal of Development Management 1(1): 33-50. (Journal Articles)
  • Clark C. and Tan AC. (2010) Polarization, Perverse Political Strategies, and the Problems of Responding to "Hard Times" in Taiwan. Washington, DC, USA: 2010 American Political Studies Association (APSA) Annual Meeting, 2-5 Sep 2010. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Clark C. and Tan AC. (2010) Taiwan's Increasingly Boxed-In Economy. Winston-Salem, NC, USA: 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Association of Chinese Studies, 15-17 Oct 2011. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Clark C. and Tan AC. (2010) Taiwan enters the 21st century: A rude awakening to the costs of success. Taiwan's Politics in the 21st Century Changes and Challenges: 118-144. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/9789814289092_0005. (Chapters)
  • Clark C. and Tan AC. (2010) Taiwan Enters the 21st Century: A Rude Awakening to the Costs of Success. In Lee WC (Ed.), Taiwan's Politics in the 21st Century: Changes and Challenges: 103-130. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. (Chapters)
  • Tan AC. and Ando T. (2010) Prospects and Challenges of an East Asian Regional Security Framework: Veto Players and Winsets. Studies in International Relations 31(1): 43-58. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC., Geva N. and Bragg B. (2010) To Join or Not to Join: An Experimental Study of Small Parties in Coalition Formation. Chicago, IL USA: 2010 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, 22-25 Apr 2010. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Brown S., Clark C., Takeuchi H. and Tan A. (2009) Taiwan at a Turning Point. Baltimore: University of Maryland School of Law. (Edited Volumes)
  • Harmel R. and Tan AC. (2009) One-Party Rule or Multi-Party Competition?: Chinese Attitudes Toward Party Systems Alternatives. Toronto, Canada: American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting & Exhibition, 3-6 Sep 2009. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Ho K. and Tan AC. (2009) Political Capital and Democratic Society in Taiwan. Taipei, Taiwan: 9th TEDS International Conference, 22-23 May 2009. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Huang C., Tan AC., Tsai CH. and Yu CH. (2009) Issues and Voting Choices in Taiwan's Local Elections: A Case Study of the Taipei Mayor Elections, 1994-2006. Toronto, Canada: American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting & Exhibition, 3-6 Sep 2009. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Jackson K. and Tan AC. (2009) The New Zealand Parliament: Changes in Executive-Legislative Relations. In Francis M; Tully J (Ed.), In the Public Interest: Essays in Honour of Professor Keith Jackson: 141-156. Christchurch: Canterbury University Press. (Chapters)
  • Tan A. (2009) Politics of Financial Reform in Taiwan: Actors, Institutions and the Changing State. Dallas, TX, USA: The Future of US-Taiwan-China Relations, 16-17 Apr 2009. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC. (2009) The 2008 Taiwan elections: Forward to the Past? Electoral Studies 28(3): 502-506. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2009.01.003. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC. (2009) The Politics of Financial Reform in Taiwan: Actors, Institutions, and the Changing State. Asian Affairs: An American Review 36(4): 201-212. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC. (2009) The 2008 Election: The Issues. In Miller R (Ed.), New Zealand Government and Politics (5th ed.): 354-364. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. (Chapters)
  • Tan AC., Buck J. and Schrader E. (2009) Portraits of New Zealand Political Science, 1980-2008: A Picture is Worth Eighty Words. Political Science 61(1): 81-83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00323187090610010601. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC. (2008) Competing Nationalism and China's Emergence: Implications to Regional Politics. Dallas, TX, USA: Japan's New Nationalism, 31 Jan-1 Feb 2008. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC. (2008) Young people and political participation: A comparative study of New Zealand and Taiwan. Chicago, IL USA: 2008 Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, 3-6 Apr 2008. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC. (2008) From State Entrepreneurs to Political Entrepreneurs: Democratization and the Politics of Financial Liberalization in Taiwan. In Paolino P; Meernik J (Ed.), Democratization in Taiwan: Challenges in Transformation: 153-166. Aldershot: Ashgate Publishing Company. (Chapters)
  • Horowitz S. and Tan AC. (2007) Rising China versus Estranged Taiwan. In Horowitz S; Heo U; Tan AC (Ed.), Identity and Change in East Asian Conflicts: The Cases of China, Taiwan, and the Koreas: 115-130. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. (Chapters)
  • Horowitz S., Heo U. and Tan AC. (2007) Identity and Change in East Asian Conflicts: The Cases of China, Taiwan, and the Koreas. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. 256. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230603134. (Edited Volumes)
  • Horowitz S., Heo U. and Tan AC. (2007) Democratization and National Identity in the China-Taiwan and Korean Conflicts. In Horowitz S; Heo U; Tan AC (Ed.), Identity and Change in East Asian Conflicts: The Cases of China, Taiwan, and the Koreas: 1-26. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. (Chapters)
  • Bohrer RE. and Tan AC. (2006) Shifting Allegiances, Volatile Electorates and Scarcity in Europe. Chicago, IL USA: 64th Annual National Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA), 20-23 Apr 2006. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Ho K. and Tan AC. (2006) Disentangling Power in the Electorate: Social Network, Political Efficacy, and Political Actions in Taiwan Elections. Philadelphia, PA, USA: 2006 American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting: Power Reconsidered, 31 Aug-3 Sep 2006. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Jackson K. and Tan AC. (2006) Changes in the Relationship of the Executive and Legislature: The Case of New Zealand. Taipei, Taiwan: International Conference on "Political Center or Periphery: Legislatures & Parliaments in the 21st Century", 7-8 Jul 2006. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC. and Ho K. (2006) Conventional and Unconventional Political Participation: The Cases of Taiwan and New Zealand. Taipei, Taiwan: International Conference on Taiwan's Election and Democratization Study 2006 (TEDS), 21-21 Oct 2006. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Horowitz S. and Tan AC. (2005) Identity, Politics, and Strategy in the China-Taiwan Stand-Off: Current and Future Scenarios. Honolulu, HI, USA: 46th Annual International Studies Association (ISA) Convention - Dynamics of World Politics: Capacity, Preferences and Leadership, 1 Mar 2005. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Horowitz S. and Tan AC. (2005) National Identity, Strategy and China-Taiwan Relations. Honolulu, HI, USA: International Studies Association Annual Meeting, 2 Mar 2005. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Horowitz S. and Tan AC. (2005) The Strategic Logic of Taiwanization. World Affairs 168(2): 87-95. (Journal Articles)
  • Manacsa RC. and Tan AC. (2005) Manufacturing Parties: Re-examining the Transient Nature of Philippine Political Parties. Party Politics 11(6): 748-765. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan A. (2005) From State Entrepreneurs to Political Entrepreneurs: Democratization and the Politics of Financial Liberalization in Taiwan. University of North Texas, Denton, TX, USA: Emerging Democracies and Democratic Values: The Experiences of Taiwan and East Asia, 27 Aug 2005. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC. (2005) Emerging Party Systems (special issue of Party Politics). London: Sage Publications. 115pp. (Edited Volumes)
  • Tan AC. (2005) Emerging Party Systems: An Introduction. Party Politics 11(6): 651-653. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC. (2005) Free Trade for Small States: Institutions, Coalitions, and Global Economics. Mishima, Japan: Symposium on Economic Partnership in Asia-Pacific Region: Present Conditions and Prospects, 21 Nov 2005. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC. (2005) Plus ça Change: Continuity and Change in Taiwan’s Party System. Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Election and Democratization Studies Legislative Studies Conference, 11 Nov 2005. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC. and Wu JD. (2005) The presidential election in Taiwan, March 2004. Electoral Studies 24(3): 519-524. (Journal Articles)
  • Wu JD. and Tan AC. (2005) To Vote or Not to Vote, That Is the Question: An Exploratory Analysis of the Presidential and Referenda Vote in Taiwan. Taipei, Taiwan: International Conference on Taiwan's Election and Democratization Study, 21 May 2005. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Wu JD. and Tan AC. (2005) To Vote or Not to Vote? An Exploratory Analysis of the 2004 Presidential Election and the Referenda (in Chinese). Taiwan Democracy Quarterly 2(4): 67-98. (Journal Articles)
  • Yu TC., Chen LK., Ho K. and Tan AC. (2005) Is China an Upcoming Threat or a Peaceful Ascendance? The Determining Factor of Taiwan in Hegemonic Power Transition. Washington, DC, USA: American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 1 Sep 2005. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Ho KKY., Chen T., Tan A. and Yu MTC. (2004) Issue Evolution and Political sophistication: Exploring a model of Voter Heterogeneity in Taiwan elections. Nankang, Taiwan: International Conference on Taiwan’s Election and Democratization Study, 25 Sep 2004. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan A. (2004) China and Taiwan: The Looming Threats to Japan's Dominance in the Region. Dallas, TX, USA: Southern Methodist University Asian Studies Symposium: The Japanese Political Economy: Accidental Overachiever or Temporary Underachiever?, 22 Apr 2004. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC. and Kang S. (2004) Democratization, Winsets, and Financial Liberalization: An Examination of Financial Policy-Making in Korea and Taiwan. Chicago, IL USA: 61st Annual Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) National Conference, 3 Apr 2004. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Harmel R. and Tan AC. (2003) Party actors and party change: Does factional dominance matter? European Journal of Political Research 42(3): 409-424. (Journal Articles)
  • Heo U. and Tan AC. (2003) Political Choices and Economic Outcomes: A Perspective on the Differential Impact of the Financial Crisis on South Korea and Taiwan. Comparative Political Studies 36(6): 679-698. (Journal Articles)
  • Ho K., Chen LK., Tan A. and Yu MTC. (2003) Democratization, Dealignment and Demise of Old Party System: Exploring the New Citizenship and Political Parties in Taiwan since 2000. Philadelphia, PA, USA: Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), 27 Aug 2003. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Schneider CJ. and Tan AC. (2003) Pluralization of Politics, Win-Sets, and Perverse Financial Liberalization: The Case of Taiwan's Experience. Portland, OR, USA: 44th Annual International Studies Association (ISA) Convention: The Construction and Cumulation of Knowledge, 25 Feb 2003. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC. (2003) Book Review: Narratives, Politics, and the Public Sphere: Struggles over Political Reform in the Final Transition Years in Hong Kong (1992-1994) by Agnes S.M. Ku, Ashgate Publishing Ltd., Aldershot, UK. Journal of Asian and African Studies 38(1): 140-141. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002190960303800128. (Other)
  • Tan AC. (2003) Taiwan's economy at T + 1 and counting: Challenges, dilemmas and opportunities. Journal of Contemporary China 12(34): 163-171. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC. and Heo U. (2003) Institutions, Choices, and Outcomes: A Comparative Analysis of the 1997 Financial Crisis Experience in South Korea and Taiwan. Global Economic Review 32(2): 21-41. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC. and Schneider C. (2003) Pluralization of Politics, Win-sets, and Perverse Financial Liberalization: The Case of Taiwan. Charleston, SC, USA: Conference on Taiwan Issues, 5 Sep 2003. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Ho K., Tan A. and Meernik J. (2002) In a Different Voice: A Comparative Study of Political Efficacy in Taiwan and Western Democracies. Taipei, Taiwan: Taiwan Elections and Democracy Conference, 19 Oct 2002. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC. (2002) Book Review: The Armies of East Asia: China, Taiwan, Japan, and the Koreas by Dennis V. Hickey, Lynne Rienner Publishers, Boulder, Colorado, USA. Armed Forces and Society 28(4): 678-680. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0095327X0202800411. (Other)
  • Tan AC. (2002) The Transformation of the Kuomintang Party in Taiwan. Democratization 9(3): 149-164. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC. and Schneider C. (2002) Financial Liberalization and Reform Under Duress: The Politics of Hard Times in Taiwan. New Orleans, LA, USA: 43rd Annual International Studies Association (ISA) Convention, 24 Mar 2002. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Heo U. and Tan AC. (2001) Democracy and Economic Growth: A Causal Analysis. Comparative Politics 33(4): 463-473. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC. (2001) Making Sense of Taiwan's Economy: Assessing the First Year of the DPP Administration. Washington, DC, USA: Assessing Chen Shui-Bian's First Year: International and Domestic Agenda, 31 May 2001. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Tan AC. and Yu TC. (2001) Taiwan’s national security: A political economy perspective. Pacific Focus 16(2): 115-127. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1976-5118.2001.tb00259.x. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC., Chan S. and Jillson CC. (2001) Taiwan's National Security: Dilemmas and Opportunities. Aldershot: Ashgate. (Edited Volumes)
  • Bohrer RE. and Tan AC. (2000) Left turn in Europe? Reactions to austerity and the EMU. Political Research Quarterly 53(3): 575-596. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan A., Ho K., Kang KT. and Yu TC. (2000) What if we don't party? Political partisanship in Taiwan and Korea in the 1990s. African and Asian Studies 35(1): 67-84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156852100512158. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC. (2000) Members, Organization and Performance: An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Party Membership Size. Aldershot: Ashgate. 99. (Authored Books)
  • Tan AC. and Yu TC. (2000) The December 1998 elections in Taiwan. Electoral Studies 19(4): 621-628. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC., Ho K., Kang KT. and Yu TC. (2000) What if We Don't Party? Political Partisanship in Taiwan and Korea in the 1990s. Journal of Asian and African Studies 35(1): 67-84. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC. (1998) The Impacts of Party Membership Size: A Cross-national Analysis. Journal of Politics 60(1): 188-198. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC. (1997) Party Change and Party Membership Decline: An Exploratory Analysis. Party Politics 3(3): 363-377. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1354068897003003005. (Journal Articles)
  • Bohrer RE. and Tan AC. (1995) Balance of Power and the Korean Peninsula: Lessons from Major Power Wars. Journal of East Asian Affairs 9(1): 44-60. (Journal Articles)
  • Harmel R., Heo U., Tan AC. and Janda K. (1995) Performance, Leadership, Factions and Party Change: An Empirical Analysis. West European Politics 18(1): 1-33. (Journal Articles)
  • Tan AC., Harmel R. and Janda K. (1995) Substance versus Packaging: An Empirical Analysis of Parties' Issue Profiles. Chicago, Illinois, USA: Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 31 Aug-3 Sep 1995. (Conference Contributions - Other)
  • Wu SSG. and Tan AC. (1994) Cat and Mouse Game: Taiwan-Philippine Diplomacy. Issues and Studies 30(2): 74-90. (Journal Articles)

Student Supervision

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  • PhD - Espia JC: State Civil Society Relations in Disaster Risk Management Policymaking in the Philippines
  • PhD - Meechan S: Network Politics in Northeast Thailand
  • PhD - Quilala D: Conflict Mediation and the Role of Local Governments: The Case of Southern Philippines
  • PhD - Tan OWK: Identity Politics in the Chinese Diaspora in Asia
  • PhD - Vanvari NR: Party Systems, Cleavages, Political Coalitions, and Industrial Policy in India
  • Completed
  • PhD - Ariyanto D: 2007-PhD/DMA/EdD-Ariyanto, Dodik (2011)
  • PhD - Chantra T: Political Participation under the Conflict: A Case Study of the Conflict Area in Songkhla, Thailand (2017)
  • PhD - He T: The Dynamics of the Developmental State: State-Led Industrialisation, Political Liberalisation and the Changing States in East Asia (2017)
  • PhD - Jung KC: Party System Consolidation in South Korea and the Philippines (2009)
  • PhD - Magcamit M: Explaining the Unexplained Wealth of Nations:A Comparative Cross-National Study of ‘Cohabitative National-Human Security’ in the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore (2015)
  • PhD - Miller-McTaggart D: If They Build It Will It Take Root: Applying Lessons of Colonial Legacy to Polity Imposition (2017)
  • PhD - Nwokeke O: Elections and Democratic Consolidation (2019)
  • PhD - Sobandi K: Identity and Migration: The Case of Indonesia (2021)
  • PhD - To J: 2006-PhD/DMA/EdD-To, James (2010)
  • PhD - Wong C: Small States and Its Foreign Policy Behaviour: The Case of the Philippines (2019)
  • Masters - Anderson S: 2006-Masters Thesis-Anderson, Samuel (2008)
  • Masters - Blackwell LA: 2010-Masters Thesis-Blackwell, Laura-Alice (2011)
  • Masters - Borthwick S: Consociationalism and the Failure of Coalition Making in Belgium (2013)
  • Masters - Buck J: 2007-Masters Thesis-Buck, Jessica (2009)
  • Masters - Donald H: 2008-Masters Thesis-Donald, Holly (2010)
  • Masters - Fanselow M: Strategic Cooperation and the Sustainability of Peace: The Bougainville Case (2015)
  • Masters - Gordon E: Regional Trade Agreements and Small States (2022)
  • Masters - Gordon S: 2007-Masters Thesis-Gordon, Susannah (2008)
  • Masters - Hartley A: Prepared Against HIV (2017)
  • Masters - Johnstone J: 2005-Masters Thesis-Johnstone, Julia (2006)
  • Masters - Jung K: 2006-Masters Thesis-Jung, Koochul (2008)
  • Masters - Kapoutsos A: 2004-Masters Thesis-Kapoutsos, Andreas (2005)
  • Masters - Lee T: 2008-Masters Thesis-Lee, Thomas (2009)
  • Masters - Lewis J: 2008-Masters Thesis-Lewis, James (2010)
  • Masters - Marrett A: 2008-Masters Thesis-Marrett, Alexandra (2010)
  • Masters - Newcombe C: 2004-Masters Thesis-Newcombe, Claire (2005)
  • Masters - Reese J: 2006-Masters Thesis-Reese, James (2008)
  • Masters - Saw LY: 2009-Masters Thesis-Saw, Liang-Yen (2012)
  • Masters - Sheed T: Understanding the Political Attitudes of Maori and Non-Maori Young Adults in Aotearoa New Zealand (2014)
  • Masters - Sinclair T: The Political Economy of Development and Non-Development (2019)
  • Masters - Wall H: 2005-Masters Thesis-Wall, Hamish (2006)
  • Masters - Cuthbertson C: Ethnic Conflict in Post-Conflict Societies (2022)
  • Masters - Drummon E: EU Accession and Economic Development of Croatia and Slovenia (2021)
  • Masters - Duncan L: Geography, bureaucracy, and cash: assessing what factors shape the variation in small state development aid policy (2023)
  • Masters - Dunne Hill K: 2005-Masters Dissertation-Dunne Hill, Kiri (2006)
  • Masters - Dyer H: Cooperation or Conflict within the Syr Darya River Basin in the future (2020)
  • Masters - Fellowes J: Assessing How Social Welfare Provision Affects Family Decision Making (2023)
  • Masters - Gibbins E: Xenophobia as Political Strategy: Nationalism, Party Systems, and Foreign Policy (2018)
  • Masters - Hayes L: Role of Leaders Debate for Small Parties in NZ Elections (2022)
  • Masters - Jackson A: Looking beyond the rhetoric: How leaders affect extended deterrence (2020)
  • Masters - Jones S: Sustainable tourism and the implementation gap: tourism governance in Queenstown, New Zealand (2020)
  • Masters - Lamb A: Why Does Leadership Change Occur in New Zealand Political Parties? Examining the causes for party leadership turnover in New Zealand’s major political parties. (2020)
  • Masters - MacKenzie K: Presentist Bias in Policymaking (2022)
  • Masters - McPhail M: Political Economy of Foreign Direct Investments in Latin America (2022)
  • Masters - Mills K: Essays on the Political Economy of Development (2020)
  • Masters - Moshammad A: European Migration Crisis and the Two-Level Games: The Case of Greece (2022)
  • Masters - Rademaker S: Continuity or Change? United States East Asian Strategic Security Policy (2018)
  • Masters - Sharma S: Russia – Ukraine Conflict: A morality test of the Indian Foreign Policy (2022)
  • Masters - Walker R: A Study of Elder Financial Abuse (2023)
  • Honours - Brydon W: 2010-Honours-Brydon, William (2010)
  • Honours - Forones M: Youth and Peacebuilding (2014)
  • Honours - Graham K: Informing Small State Defence Policy and Military Doctrine (2014)
  • Honours - Greenlaw A: Harpooned: Foreign Policy of a Small State New Zealand (2016)
  • Honours - Hames S: 2011-Honours-Hames, Sara (2011)
  • Honours - Johnson J: 2011-Honours-Johnson, James (2011)
  • Honours - Kim C: Challenges to ASEAN as a Regional Security Community: South China Sea Dispute (2016)
  • Honours - Lord S: An Exploratory Insight into the Perceived Role of the List MP and their Constituency Service (2012)
  • Honours - MacDonald T: 2010-Honours-MacDonald, Travis (2010)
  • Honours - Maindonald G: Comparative Study of New Zealand and Norwegian Foreign Aid (2016)
  • Honours - Templeton A: 2011-Honours-Templeton, Alice (2011)
  • Honours - Vanvari N: Duvergerian equilibrium and party system in India (2019)
  • Honours - Wigzell J: Conscience Voting in New Zealand: Patterns and Behaviour in the MMP Parliament (2012)

Editorial Work

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  • Political Behavior Editorial Board Member ( 2019 - 2023)
  • Asian Survey: a monthly review of contemporary Asian affairs Editorial Board Member ( 2019 - 2023)
  • Political Science Editorial Board Member ( 2006 - 2023)
  • Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs. Editorial Board Member ( 2013 - 2023)
  • Journal of Electoral Studies (Taiwan) Editorial Board Member ( 2017 - 2023)
  • Soochow Journal of Political Science Editorial Board Member ( 2010 - 2023)
  • Korean Journal of International Studies Editorial Board Member ( 2015 - 2023)

Review and Refereeing

  • Frontiers in Political Science/Political Economy Section ( 2022 - 2023)
  • Issues and Studies ( 2000 - 2005)

Affiliations

  • NZ Contemporary China Research Centre (Teaching/Research Organisation): Associate Director, Wellington, NZ
  • John G. Tower Center for Political Studies (Teaching/Research Organisation): Fellow, Dallas, USA
  • National Chengchi University Election Study Center (Teaching/Research Organisation): Center Associate, Taipei, Taiwan
  • American Political Science Association (APSA) (Professional Organisation): Member, USA
  • Conference Group on Taiwan Studies (CGOTS) (Professional Organisation): Member, USA
  • Midwest Political Science Association (Professional Organisation): Member, USA
  • New Zealand Political Studies Association (NZPSA) (Professional Organisation): Member, NZ
  • Public Advisory Committee on Disarmament and Arms Control (Government): Appointed member, Wellington, NZ

Future Research

  • Political parties, party organisations and party systems in Asia-Pacific
  • Political economy of the transformation of post-authoritarian developmental states
  • Elections, political parties and institutions in democratic Asia
  • East and Southeast Asia regional security
  • Evolution of New Zealand public policies

Key Methodologies

  • Quantitative methods
  • Comparative historical analysis
  • Mixed method analysis
  • Experimental methods
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