Minxin Pei
Minxin Pei (Chinese: 裴敏欣; pinyin: Péi Mǐnxīn; born 1957 in Shanghai) is a Chinese-American political scientist and expert on governance in China, U.S.-Asia relations, and democratization in developing nations. He is currently the Tom and Margot Pritzker '72 Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College[1] and is a non-resident senior fellow with the Asia program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.[2] He was formerly a senior associate with the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Pei Minxin | |
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裴敏欣 | |
Pei at the Hudson Institute, 2014 | |
| Born | 10 December 1957 |
| Citizenship | American |
| Occupation | Political scientist |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Shanghai International Studies University, Harvard University |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Claremont McKenna College |
| Website | https://www.cmc.edu/academic/faculty/profile/minxin-pei |
Pei earned his bachelor's degree in English from the Shanghai International Studies University, and a master's degree and PhD in political science from Harvard University. In addition, he holds an M.F.A. from the University of Pittsburgh.[3] He is a George R. Roberts Fellow and Director of the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies.
Pei has contributed to a number of newspapers and periodicals, including The China Quarterly, The New York Times,[4] Foreign Policy, China Today, The Diplomat,[5] and Foreign Affairs,[6] and is a frequent guest commentator on CNN and National Public Radio, among others.
In 2008, he was listed as one of the top 100 public intellectuals by Prospect magazine.[7]
Publications
Following is a partial list of publications:
- From Reform to Revolution: The Demise of Communism in China and the Soviet Union (Harvard University Press, 1994)
- China’s Trapped Transition: The Limits of Developmental Autocracy (Harvard University Press, 2006)
- The Color of China (The National Interest, March 2009)
- My Trip to Asia (Claremont Book Review, October 2011)
- China's Crony Capitalism: The Dynamics of Regime Decay (Harvard University Press, 3 October 2016)
Articles in edited books:
- "When Illusion Meets Reality: The Evolving Relationship Between China and Europe," in: Robertson-von Trotha, Caroline Y. (ed.): Europe: Insights from the Outside (= Kulturwissenschaft interdisziplinär/Interdisciplinary Studies on Culture and Society, Vol. 5), Nomos, Baden-Baden, 2011
References
- ^ "Minxin Pei, PhD". Claremont McKenna College. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Minxin Pei". German Marshall Fund of the United States. 12 January 2015.
- ^ . Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
- ^ Pei, Minxin (17 October 2014). "Crony Communism in China". The New York Times.
- ^ "Minxin Pei". The Diplomat. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Minxin Pei". Foreign Affairs. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ . Prospect magazine. 2009. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
External links
- China’s Trapped Transition Reconsidered
- Appearances on C-SPAN