Basic Information

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Yu-Hua CHEN


Title

Assistant Professor

Nationality

TAIWAN

E-Mail Address

E-mail address

Profile

Personal Website: https://sites.google.com/aiu.ac.jp/yuhuachen/home

EDUCATION

· PhD, the Department of Pacific and Asian History, Australian National University (ANU), 2020.
· M.A., Graduate Institute of Political Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan, 2009.
· B.A., Department of Political Science, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan, 2006.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

· Assistant Professor, Akita International University, 2020.
· East Asia Voices Initiative Fellow, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University, 2019.
· Lecturer, School of Politics & International Relations, ANU, 2019 & 2016.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

· International Relations Theory
· Foreign and Security Policy of China
· History of Modern China
· Foreign Policy of Taiwan

SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND AWARDS

· Fellow, the Higher Education Academy, UK, 2020.
· Best Tutor Award nominee, ANU STST1001, 2019.
· Travel Grant for the 59th Annual Convention, the International Studies Association, 2018.
· Dissertation Fellowships for the Republic of China Students Abroad, Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, 2017-18.
· Associate Fellow, the Higher Education Academy, UK, 2017.
· Certificate of Completion, Principle of Tutoring and Demonstrating, ANU, 2016.
· Taiwan-ANU PhD Scholarship, 2013.

OTHER ROLES AND EXPERIENCE

· Emerging Leader, Formosa Association for Public Affairs, 2019.
· Senior Resident, ANU University House, 2017 & 2015.
· ANU Candidate, Yale Fox International Fellowships, 2017.
· Taiwan Delegation, Brown University Strait Talk, 2016.
· School Representative, ANU Three Minute Thesis Competition, 2016.
· The ANU & the Peking University Exchange Program, 2015.
· Student Representative, University House, ANU, 2014.
· Organizer, ANU Taiwanese Researchers Association Roundtable Talk, 2014.
· Assistant for Academic Collaboration, Center for Asia-Pacific Area Studies, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, 2012.
· Second Lieutenant, Chinese Army Infantry School, the Republic of China, 2009-10.

Academic Background (Undergraduate Level) 【 display / non-display

  • National Chung Cheng University, Faculty of Social Science, Department of Political Science

    University, 2006/06, Graduated, TAIWAN

Academic Background (Graduate Level) 【 display / non-display

  • National Sun Yat-sen University, Graduate School, Division of Social Sciences, Graduate Institute of Political Science

    Master's Course, 2009/06, Completed, TAIWAN

Degree Earned 【 display / non-display

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Historical studies in general, Australian National University, 2020/01

Professional Career On-Campus 【 display / non-display

  • Akita International University Faculty of International Liberal Arts Global Studies Program (Ryoiki), Assistant Professor, 2021/04 -

  • Akita International University Faculty of International Liberal Arts Global Studies Program (Katei), Assistant Professor, 2020/04 - 2021/03

External Career 【 display / non-display

  • George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs, East Asia Voices Initiative Fellow, 2019/11 - 2020/02

  • Australian National University College of Arts & Social Sciences, Lecturer, 2019/06 - 2019/12

  • Australian National University the Department of Pacific and Asian History , Lecturer, 2016/06 - 2016/12

Field of Expertise 【 display / non-display

  • Politics

 

Academic Papers 【 display / non-display

  • Decoding the Chessboard of Asian Geopolitics: Asian Powerplay in East and Southeast Asia, The Global North, and Other Emerging Issues, The Momentum of Taiwan-India Relations in the Era of US-China Competition, 2025, Yu-Hua Chen

    Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, English

  • Is Japan Reviving Its Defense Industry?, Is Japan Reviving Its Defense Industry, vol.87 (p.14 - 21) , 2023

    Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, Chinese

  • Lips and Teeth: China’s Buffer Thinking Toward North Korea, Lips and Teeth: China’s Buffer Thinking Toward North Korea, vol.33 (14) (p.839 - 849) , 2023, Yu-Hua Chen

    DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/10670564.2023.2200396, Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, English

  • Japan's Taiwan Policy in the Xi Jinping Era: "Moving toward Strategic Clarity, Japan's Taiwan Policy in the Xi Jinping Era: "Moving toward Strategic Clarity, vol.15 (p.299 - 311) , 2023, Yu-Hua Chen

    DOI:https://doi.org/10.14746/ps.2022.1.18, Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, English

  • Identity Politics and International Relations in Australia, Public Opinion, Policy Response, and Party Politics under the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2023, Yu-Hua Chen

    Research paper (scientific journal), Single Author, English

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Presentations 【 display / non-display

  • The 5th World Congress of Taiwan Studies, International Conference, 2025/05, The Emerging Strategic Partnership between Taiwan and Japan, Oral Presentation (general)

  • 美國、中國、與東亞安全, International Conference, 2024/12, Is Security of Taiwan Security of Japan?, Oral Presentation (general)

  • Oxford Debate, International Conference, 2024/01, Will Diplomatic Engagement Prevent China’s Aggressive Actions Against Taiwan?, Oral Presentation (general)

  • Beyond Europe, International Conference, 2023/12, The Implications of Taiwan's 2024 Presidential Election on Regional Security, Oral Presentation (general)

  • 2023 International Studies Association Asia-Pacific, International Conference, 2023/08, Small Powers' Security Strategies in the post-Cold War Period: Comparative Study of Poland and Taiwan, Oral Presentation (general)

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On-Campus Classes/Subjects In Charge of 【 display / non-display

  • 2025, Spring, CPS490-1_S, Capstone Seminar: AILA IV

  • 2025, Spring, PLS361-1_S, Foreign Policy of China

  • 2025, Spring, GSP492-1_S, Seminar in East Asian Studies

  • 2025, Spring, HIS290-1_S, History of Modern China

  • 2025, Spring, IGS200-1_S, Introduction to Global Studies