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Emerson Niou

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503 Perkins Library
Durham, NC 27708-0204 		(919) 660-4307 (office)
(email)
Education

PhDUniversity of Texas, Austin1987
BANational Taiwan University1981
Areas of Research

International Relations, Political Economy, and Chinese Politics

Areas of Interest

China
Taiwan

Professional Experience / Employment History

Chinese University of Hong Kong
Chair Professor of Government and Public Administration, 2004-2006
Duke University
Professor, Department of Political Science, 2002-present
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, 1994-2002
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, 1988-1993
SUNY at Stony Brook
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, 1987-1988
Visiting Positions
Visiting Associate Professor, California Institute of Technology, Spring 1994
Visiting Assistant Professor, California Institute of Technology, 1989-1990
Conferences Organized

The Second Conference on Contemporary Korean Politics, January 25, 2003
Conference on Korean Society and Politics, February 4, 2002
Organizer, The Rise of China: Security Implications, July 1, 2001
Organizer, Domestic Politics and Regional Rivalry in East Asia, July 1, 2000
Organizer, Chinese Rural Self-Governance, July 1, 2000
Organizer, War and Peace in the Taiwan Strait, July 1, 1999
Organizer, East Asian Security, July 1, 1999
Organizer, Democracy and Taiwan's Security, July 1, 1998
Organizer, Local Self-Government in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, July 1, 1997
Organizer, The Possibility of Military Confrontation in the Taiwan Straits, July 1, 1996
Organizer, Democratic Institutions in East Asia, July 1, 1996
Organizer, Democratic Institutions in East Asia, July 1, 1993
Professional Service

DGS
Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Political Science, July 1, 2006 - June 30, 2009
Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Political Science, 1997-1998
Dept Committees
Member, Graduate Affairs Committee, July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012
DIPE, July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012
Member, Graduate Admissions Committee, July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011
International Relations Prelim Exam Committee, 2010-2011
Graduate Affairs Committee, December 2009
Search committee for senior IR position, July 1, 2006
Graduate Affairs Committee, July 1, 2003
University Services
Director, Korea Forum, 2004 - present
Director, Program in Asian Security Studies, 1999 - present
Director, Taiwan Forum, 1995 - present
Director, Duke University Study in China Program, 1998-2000
Special Projects
Principal Organizer, The 2011 Methodology Workshop for Chinese Political Scientists, in collaboration with the ICPSR Summer Program, July 11, 2011 - August 5, 2011
Principal Organizer, The 2010 Methodology Workshop for Chinese Political Scientists, in collaboration with the ICPSR Summer Program, July 12-29, 2010
Principal Organizer, The 2009 Methodology Workshop for Chinese Political Scientists, in collaboration with Jilin University, July 20, 2009 - August 5, 2009
Principal Organizer, The 2008 Methodology Workshop for Chinese Political Scientists, in collaboration with Fudan University, July 21, 2008 - August 2, 2008
Principal Organizer, The 2007 Methodology Workshop for Chinese Political Scientists, in collaboration with Fudan University, July 23, 2007 - August 6, 2007
Principal Organizer, The 2006 Methodology Workshop for Chinese Political Scientists, in collaboration with Renmin University, July 17, 2006 - August 4, 2007
Other
Advisor, Institute of Political Science, Academica Sinica, 2002-present
Advisor, Social Science Research Center, National Science Council, 2002-present
Member, Editorial Board, Issues and Studies, 1996-present
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Politics, 2001-2004
Advisor, Project on Village Elections in China, United Nations Development Program, 1997-1999
Editor, Conference Group on Taiwan Studies in Working Paper Series, 1994-1998
Coordinator, Triangle East Asian Colloquium (Duke,UNC,NCSU), 1992-1993

Publications

Books

  1. Emerson Niou, The History and Politics of Secret Ballot (in Chinese) (2012).
  2. E. Niou, Community Compacts in China: Theory and Practice (2005), Chinese Society Press (In Chinese.).
  3. E. Niou with P. C. Ordeshook, The Balance of Power: Stability in International Systems (1989), Cambridge University Press.

Chapters in Books

  1. Emerson Niou, The China Factor in Taiwan’s Electoral Politics, in Democratization in Taiwan: Challenges in Transformation, edited by Jim Meernik and Philip Paolino (2008), Ashgate Publishing.
  2. Emerson Niou, On Cultivating the Spirit of Self-Governance (in Chinese), in Prospects of Grassroots Democracy in China, edited by Yong Xu and Zengyang Xu (2007).
  3. E. Niou, Village Elections: Roots of Democratization in China, in How Asia Votes, edited by John Hsieh and David Newman (2001), Chatham House.
  4. E. Niou, An Introduction to the Electoral Systems Used in Chinese Village Elections, in Contemporary China: Approaching the 21st Century, edited by James R. Lilley, Rebecca W. McGinnis, and B. Alison Panko (1999), University Press of Maryland.
  5. E. Niou with P. Ordeshook, Designing Government for Coherent Domestic and Foreign Policy: Taiwan as a Test Case, in Consolidating The Third Wave Democracies: Themes and Perspectives, edited by Larry Diamond, Marc Plattner, Yun-han Chu and Hong-mao Tien (1997), Johns Hopkins University Press.
  6. E. Niou with P. C. Ordeshook, Balance of Power versus Collective Security: A Game-Theoretic Analysis, in Strategic Stability in the Post-Cold War World and the Future of Nuclear Disarmament, edited by Melvin L. Best, Jr. (1996), Kluwer Academic Publishers.
  7. E. Niou, An Evaluation of the Republic of China's Foreign Policy Alternatives, in The Permutation Across the Taiwan Straits, edited by T. J. Cheng, C. Hwang, and S. Wu (1994), Lynn Reiner Press.
  8. E. Niou with P. C. Ordeshook, The Prospects for a New International Order based on Collective Security, in Collective Security beyond the Cold War, edited by George W. Downs (1994), University of Michigan Press.
  9. E. Niou with P. C. Ordeshook, Stability in International Systems and The Costs of War, in Models of Strategic Choices in Politics, edited by P. C. Ordeshook (1989), University of Michigan Press.

Journal Articles

  1. Dean Lacy and Emerson Niou, “Information and Heterogeneity in Issue Voting: Evidence from the 2008 Presidential Election in Taiwan,”, Journal of East Asian Studies (2012).
  2. Emerson Niou, “The China Factor in Taiwanese Politics”, Journal of Social Science, University of Tokyo (2012, forthcoming.).
  3. Daniel Kselman and Emerson Niou, Protest Voting in Plurality Elections: A Theory of Voter Signaling, Public Choice (Online First, June, 2010).
  4. Daniel Kselman and Emerson Niou, Strategic Voting in Plurality Elections, Political Analysis, vol. 18 no. 2 (2010), pp. 227-244.
  5. Emerson Niou, Why Has the Self-Government Movement Not Been Successful in China? (in Chinese), Fudan Univeristy Political Science Review no. 6 (2008).
  6. Brett Benson and Emerson Niou, Economic Interdependence and Peace: A Game-Theoretic Analysis, Journal of East Asian Studies, vol. 7 no. 1 (Spring, 2007), pp. 35-59.
  7. Emerson Niou, Peng Zhen and the Reemergence of Self-Governance in China (in Chinese), Zhejiang Academic Journal no. 1 (2007), pp. 99-106.
  8. Lessons from the self-government movement in the late Qing Dynasty (in Chinese), 21 Century Bi-Monthly (December, 2006).
  9. with Cyrus Chu, The Strategy of Ambiguity in Electoral Competition, Academia Economic Papers, vol. 33 no. 3 (September, 2005), pp. 279-302.
  10. E. Niou with G. Tan, External Threat and Collective Action, Economic Inquiry, vol. 43 no. 3 (July, 2005).
  11. E. Niou with K. Chen, Term Limits as a Response to Incumbency Advantage, Journal of Politics, vol. 67 no. 2 (May, 2005), pp. 390-406.
  12. E. Niou with John Hsieh, Measuring Taiwanese Public Opinion on the Taiwan Independence Issue: A Methodological Note, China Quarterly, vol. 18 no. 1 (March, 2005), pp. 158-168.
  13. E. Niou, A New Measure of the Preferences on the Independence-Unification Issue in Taiwan, Journal of Asian and African Studies, vol. 40 no. 1-2 (2005), pp. 91-104.
  14. E. Niou wth B. Benson, Public Opinion, Foreign Policy, and the Security Balance in the Taiwan Strait, Security Studies, vol. 14 no. 2 (2005).
  15. E. Niou with C. Lin, China’s Nuclear Strategy: Minimal or Limited Deterrence?, Studies on Chinese Communism (December, 2003) (in Chinese.).
  16. E. Niou with P. Paolino, The Rise of the Opposition Party in Taiwan: Explaining Chen Shui-bian's Victory in the 2000 Presidential Election in Taiwan, Electoral Studies, vol. 22 no. 4 (December, 2003), pp. 721-740.
  17. E. Niou with Changsheng Lin, Analyzing China's Nuclear Deterrence Strategy, Studies on Chinese Communism (December, 2003) (in Chinese.).
  18. E. Niou with C. Lin, Analyzing China’s Nuclear Threat to the United States, Mainland China Studies (November, 2003) (in Chinese.).
  19. E. Niou, Economic Development and Local Self-Government in China, 21 Century Bi-Monthly (August, 2003) (in Chinese.).
  20. E. Niou with C. Lin, Counting China’s ICBMs, Studies on Chinese Communism, vol. 37 no. 7 (July, 2003), pp. 80-90 (in Chinese.).
  21. E. Niou with Changsheng Lin, Assessing China's Military Preparation to Deter the US from Intervening in the Taiwan Strait Conflict, Mainland China Studies (November-December 2003) (in Chinese.).
  22. E. Niou, Self-Governance and Poverty Alleviation in China, 21-Century E-Journal (2003) (in Chinese.).
  23. E. Niou, Strategic Voting under Plurality and Runoff Rules?, Journal of Theoretical Politics, vol. 13 no. 2 (April, 2001), pp. 209-227.
  24. E. Niou with Dean Lacy, A Problem with Referendums, Journal of Theoretical Politics (January, 2000).
  25. E. Niou with P. Ordeshook, Return of the Luddites, International Security, vol. 24 no. 2 (Fall, 1999), pp. 84-96 (The same article is also included in Rational Choice and Security Studies, MIT University Press, 2000.).
  26. E. Niou with Dean Lacy, Nonseperable Preference and the Elections in Double-Member Districts, Journal of Soviet Nationalities (1999).
  27. E. Niou with Peter Ordeshook, Alliances and Federations, Constitutional Political Economy (1999).
  28. E. Niou with J. Hsieh and D. Lacy, Retrospective and Prospective Voting in a One-Party Dominance Democracy: Taiwan's 1996 Presidential Election, Public Choice (1998).
  29. E. Niou with J. Hsieh and P. Paolino, Strategic Voting in the 1994 Taipei City Mayoral Election, Electoral Studies (1997).
  30. E. Niou with J. Hsieh, Taiwan's March 1996 Elections, Electoral Studies, vol. 15 no. 4 (November, 1996), pp. 545-550.
  31. E. Niou with T. Huang, Party System and Democratic Consolidation: The Case of Taiwan, American Asian Review (Fall 1996).
  32. E. Niou with J. Hsieh and D. Lacy, Economic Voting in the 1994 Taiwan Elections, American Asian Review (1996).
  33. E. Niou with P. Feaver, Managing Nuclear Proliferation: What Makes Sense?, International Studies Quarterly (1996).
  34. E. Niou with John Brehm, Police Patrol vs. Self-Policing: A Comparative Analysis of the Control Systems Used in the Ex-Soviet Union and the Communist China, Journal of Theoretical Politics (1996).
  35. E. Niou with John Hsieh, Issue Voting in the Republic of China on Taiwan's 1992 Legislative Yuan Election, International Political Science Review (1996).
  36. E. Niou with J. Hsieh, Salient Issues in Taiwan's Electoral Politics, Electoral Studies (1996).
  37. E. Niou with John fuh-sheng Hsieh and Huei-ping Lin, Issue Voting in the 1994 Gubernatorial and Mayoral Elections: An Application of Rational Choice Approach, Journal of Electoral Studies (May, 1995) (in Chinese.).
  38. E. Niou with P. C. Ordeshook, A Game-Theoretic Analysis of Sun Tzu's The Art of War, Journal of Peace Research, vol. 31 no. 2 (May, 1994).
  39. E. Niou with G. Cox, Seat Bonuses under the Single Non-Transferable Vote for Large Parties: Evidence from Japan and Taiwan, Comparative Politics (January, 1994).
  40. E. Niou with P. C. Ordeshook, Less Filling, Tastes Great: The Realist-Neoliberal Debate, World Politics (January, 1994).
  41. E. Niou with G. Tan, An Analysis of Dr. Sun Yet-sen's Self-Assessment Scheme for Land Policy, Public Choice, vol. 78 no. 1 (January, 1994).
  42. E. Niou with P. C. Ordeshook, Alliances in Anarchic International Systems, International Studies Quarterly (1994).
  43. E. Niou with P. C. Ordeshook, Notes on Constitutional Change in the Republic of China on Taiwan, Chinese Political Science Review (December, 1993).
  44. E. Niou with P.C. Ordeshook and G. Tan, Taiwanese Investment in Mainland China as a Tool of Foreign Policy, Issues and Studies (August, 1992).
  45. E. Niou, An Analysis of the Republic Of China's Security Issues, Issues and Studies (January, 1992).
  46. E. Niou with P. C. Ordeshook, A Game Theoretic Analysis of the Republic of China's Emerging Electoral System, International Political Science Review (1992).
  47. E. Niou, Constitutional Design in Taiwan: Presidential versus Parliamentary Systems, The Annals: Chinese Association of Political Science (December, 1991).
  48. E. Niou with P. C. Ordeshook, Realism versus Neoliberalism: A Formulation, American Journal of Political Science (May, 1991).
  49. E. Niou with P. C. Ordeshook, Stability in Anarchic International Systems, American Political Science Review (December, 1990).
  50. E. Niou with P. C. Ordeshook, The Imperatives of Geography and the Balance of Power in 3-Country Systems, Mathematical and Computer Modeling (1989).
  51. E. Niou with P. C. Ordeshook, An Experimental Test of a Theory of the Balance of Power, Simulation and Games (December, 1988).
  52. E. Niou with P. C. Ordeshook, Preventive War and the Balance of Power: A Game-Theoretic Analysis, Journal of Conflict Resolution (September, 1987).
  53. E. Niou, A Note on Nanson's Rule, Public Choice (June, 1987).
  54. E. Niou with P. C. Ordeshook, A Theory of the Balance of Power, Journal of Conflict Resolution (December, 1986).
  55. E. Niou with P. C. Ordeshook, Universalism in Congress, American Journal of Political Science (May, 1985).

Papers Submitted

  1. Dean Lacy, Emerson Niou, and Philip Paolino, Measuring Preferences for Divided Government (2010).
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