RC18 - Asian and Pacific Studies

Co-Chairs

Prof. Dr. Angelin Chang, Cleveland State University
angelinchang@gmail.com

14509 Clifton Blvd
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH 44107
USA

Dr. Meena Bardia, Jai Narain Vyas University
drmeenabardia@gmail.com

53-Nehru Park
Jai Narain Vyas University, Department of Public Administration
Jodhpur 342 001
India

Secretary

Alexandre Ramos Coelho, University of São Paulo (USP)
alexandre.coelho@usp.br

Rua Raimundo Simão de Souza, 26
apto 81-C, Vila Suzana
São Paulo - SP 05709-040
Brazil

Advisor

Dr. Teh-Kuang Chang, Ball State University
tchang@bsu.edu

1015 W Wayne St.
Ball State University, Department of Political Science
Muncie, Indiana 47303
USA

Board Members

Nayara Albrecht, Agenda Política Journal UFSCar, Brazil, nayara.albrecht@gmail.com

Dr. Brendan M. Howe, Ewha Womans University, Graduate School of International Studies, South Korea, bmg.howe@gmail.com

Professor Yuko Kasuya, Keio University, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Japan, ykasuya@keio.jp

Dr. Tayyab Mahmud, Seattle University, School of Law, USA, mahmud@seattleu.edu

Hsin Yen Phoebe Mok, Soka University, School of International Peace Studies (SIPS), Singapore, phsinyen@gmail.com  

Dr. Bhawna Pokharna, Govt. Meera Girls College, Political Science Udaipur, India, bhawnap@rediffmail.com

G. Gopal Reddy, Mahatma Gandhi Central University, Department: Political Science, India, profgopalreddy@gmail.com

Angela Sarafian, AI 4 Development Agency (AI4DA), Bulgaria, asarafian@ai4da.com

Grażyna Strnad, Adam Mickiewicz University, Faculty of Political Science and Journalism, Non-European Political Studies Department, Poland, grastr@amu.edu.pl

Dr. Karol Zakowski, University of Lodz, Faculty of International and Political Studies, Poland, kmzakowski@hotmail.com

Background

Recognized as a study group in 1976; granted research committee status in 1979.

Objectives

Advances the development of Asian and Pacific studies and promotion of the study of political science in Asian and Pacific countries. The work of this committee focuses on the following areas: the modernization of Asian countries, including the economic and political development of the countries in the Asian and Pacific basin; regional security, including the rise and decline of alliance systems in Asia; and the impact of national integration and world peace.

Website

http://rc18.ipsa.org/