MIN YE Assistant Professor, International Relations Academic Coordinator, Asian Studies Program The Pardee School of Global Studies Boston University 152 Bay State Rd Boston MA 02215 ye@bu.edu 617-353-8700 Specialization Chinese political economy, China-India comparison, foreign direct investment, immigration and development, and regional politics in East Asia Academic Positions 2007-: Assistant Professor, International Relations, Boston University 2014-: Academic Coordinator of Asian Studies Program, Boston University 2014-2016: Public Intellectual Program, National Committee on the U.S-China Relations 2014-2017: Joint Professor, Chinese University of Communications, Beijing 2010-2014: Director of East Asian Studies Program, Boston University 2009-2010: Post-doctoral fellow, China and the World Program, Harvard University 2002-2007: Research and teaching assistant, Princeton University 1999-2002: RA and TA, Government and International Relations, University of South Carolina Education Ph.D. in Politics, Princeton University, 2007 MA in International Relations, University of South Carolina, 2002 Dual BAs in International Studies and Law, Beijing University, 1998 Courses Undergraduate courses Pacific Challenge Development in East Asia The Rise of China: Development and International Relations Transnational Immigration and Development Graduate seminars Political Economy of China Comparative Political Economy of China and India - 1 -
Publications Books 1. Min Ye, Diasporas and Foreign Direct Investment in China and India. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2014. 2. Min Ye, (coau. Kent Calder), The Making of Northeast Asia. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2010. Articles in Refereed Journals 1. Min Ye, China Invests Overseas: Regulation and Representation, Modern China Studies, 21 (1), 2014: 173-204. 2. Min Ye, Policy Learning or Diffusion: China s FDI Liberalization in the Shadow of Japanese Developmental State, Journal of East Asian Studies 9, 2009: 399-432. 3. Min Ye, External Networks and China s Open Door Policy, Excellent Theses Collection on China s International Relations, 46, 2006, Tokyo, Japan. 4. Min Ye, Developmental State China s Government s Role in China s Electronics Industry, The Waseda Journal of Political Science and Economics, 35, 2005: 63-82. 5. Min Ye, U.S Hegemony and Its Implications for China, Chinese Public Affairs Quarterly, 1 (1), 2004: 23-31. 6. Kent Calder and Min Ye, Critical Juncture and Comparative Regionalism, The Journal of East Asian Studies, 2004: 1-43. Refereed Book Chapters 1. Min Ye, How the Strong State Weakens China s Outbound Direct Investment? in Lynn White and Kate Zhou (eds.), Democracy and Development in China and Southeast Asia, National and Local Perspectives, Rutledge, 2014. 2. Min Ye, Overseas Chinese and Late Industrialization in China, in Susan Eckstein and Adil Najam (eds.), How Immigrants Impact Their Homelands, Duke University Press, 2013. 3. Min Ye, The Rise of China and Asian Regionalism, in Mark Beeson and Richard Stubs (eds.), Handbook of Asian Regionalism, Rowman & Littlefield, 2011. 4. Min Ye, Diasporas and Foreign Investment in China, in Joseph Fewsmith (ed.), China Today and China Tomorrow, Rowman & Littlefield, 2010. 5. Min Ye, Constructing Northeast Asia s Security Institutions, in Vinod Aggarwal and Min Gyo Koo (eds.), Asia s New Institutional Architecture, Springer, 2007. - 2 -
Policy Papers and Reviews 1. Min Ye, China s Silk Road Strategy, Foreign Policy, November 10, 2014. 2. Min Ye, Diaspora policies in China and India: What can they learn from each other? East Asian Policy, EAI, National University of Singapore, 2014. 3. Min Ye, Tell the Story of China s Economic Miracle: research note, Comparative Political Studies, 2013: 1-4. 4. Min Ye, Diasporas and FDI Liberalization in China and India, Policy Brief, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore, August, 2012. 5. Kent Calder and Min Ye, Northeast Asia: Ripe for Regionalism? University of California, Berkeley APEC Studies Center BASC Analysis, 6 (1), 2003: 1-8. Articles under Journal Review Projects in Progress 1. Diffusion by Diasporas: Foreign Direct Investment in China and India 2. Foreign Direct Investment and Urban-Rural Inequality in China Papers in Preparation for Submission 1. Study abroad, Returnees, and Rebuilding China 2. China and Trans-Pacific Partnership: Elite Opinions, Policy Reaction, and Implications for Asia Pacific Book Projects in Preparation 1. Returnees and State Re-building in China from the Late Qing to the Present 2. Economic Statecraft, Domestic Sources, and China s Infrastructure Diplomacy in a Comparative Perspective Honors and Awards 1. Public Intellectual Program fellow, National Committee on the U.S-China Relations, 2014-2016. 2. Fellowship in Peace, Governance, and Development in East Asia, East Asian Institute, South Korea, 2013. 3. Visiting scholarship, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore, 2012. 4. Postdoctoral fellowship, Princeton-Harvard China and the World Program, Harvard University Fairbank Center, 2009-2010. 5. Young Leaders Fellowship, Pacific Forum, summer, 2005, 2006 6. Bobst Fellowship in Democratization and Development, Princeton University, 2005-2006 - 3 -
7. Bradley Fellowship in Peace and Stability in East Asia, Princeton University, 2004-2005, 2005-2006 8. Millennium International Scholarship, Ministry of Education, Tokyo, Japan, 2005 Professional Exchange 1. Joint Professor, Chinese University of Communications, Beijing, China, 2014-2017. 2. Visiting Professor, School of Public Administration and Public Affairs, Zhejiang University, summer, 2014. 3. East Asia Experts fellow, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, summer, 2013. 4. Visiting Research Associate, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore, summer, 2012. 5. BU-CASS Exchange Professor, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, summer, 2010. 6. Visiting Professor, Fudan University, Shanghai, summer, 2010. 7. Visiting Fellow, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, New Delhi, India, summer, 2006. 8. Visiting Fellow, Institute of Industrial Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, PRC, November, 2005 January, 2006. 9. Research Fellow, Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University, Washington DC, July October 2005. 10. Research Associate, Center for Global Political Economy, School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, January June 2005. 11. Fellow, Institute for Qualitative Research Method, Arizona, USA, January 2 14, 2005. Invited Talks and Presentation 1. Study Abroad, Returnees, and China, The National Committee on U.S-China Relations, PIP Conference, Washington DC, November 23, 2014. 2. Diasporas and FDI in China and India, Reischauer Center of East Asian Studies, SAIS, John Hopkins University, Washington DC, November 20, 2014. 3. Trans-Pacific Partnership: Implications for China and the U.S Relations in Asia, East Asian Lunch Seminar, Tufts University, Boston, MA, November 5, 2014. 4. Economic Power of Diasporas in China and India, Samuel Efron Lecture Series, Department of International Relations, Lehigh University, Pennsylvania, PA, October 3, 2014. 5. Development Issues across the Taiwan Straits, SAIS-Brookings Institution Conference on Cross-Straits Relations under New Challenge and Opportunities, Washington, DC, September 12, 2014. 6. Domestic Politics and Regional Policy in China: TPP and Others, WorldBoston special event Great Decision, Boston, September 9, 2014. 7. China and TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership): A Domestic Perspective, U.S-Japan Research Institute, Washington, DC, September 5, 2014. - 4 -
8. Rebuilding China and the Roles of Returnees, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, August 12, 2014. 9. Diasporas and Economic Reforms in China and India, India-China Institute at the New School, New York, April 14, 2014. 10. Diasporas in China and India: What can China Learn from India?, conference on Global Talents in China, Center for China and Globalization, Beijing, China, August 1, 2013. 11. The Rise of State Capitalism: China s Outbound Direct Investment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, July 15, 2013. 12. Home Institutions and China s Outbound Direct Investment, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan June 24-27; EAI, Seoul, South Korea, June 27-July 10, 2013. 13. Diasporas and Foreign Direct Investment in China and India, Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore (NUS), August 16; East Asian Institute, NUS, August 24, 2012. 14. China s Outbound Investment: Institutional Factors, conference on Democracy and Development in China and Southeast Asia: National and Local Perspectives, Princeton University, March 15, 2012. 15. A New World: The Rise of China and India, Primary Sources, Boston, March 17, 2011. 16. Revolving Leaders of Rising China, Fletcher School, Tufts University, November 6, 2010. 17. The Making of Northeast Asia, the East West Center, Washington, DC, October 20, 2010. 18. China and The Making of Northeast Asia, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, DC, October 13, 2010. 19. Transformation of China s Regional Policy, Harvard Project on Asian and International Relations, Harvard University, February 21, 2010. 20. Policy Networks, Economic Interdependence, and Sino-Japan Relations, John Tower Center for Asian Studies, Southern Methodist University, February 4-5, 2010. 21. EDI vs. FDI: Diaspora Impacts on Economic Reforms in China and India, Inaugural Conference, Boston University Center for the Study of Asia, April 2-3, 2009. 22. How China Joined the World s Capitalist Economy: Social Network Approach to China s Economic Reform, conference on China s Economic Reform at Thirty Years and Where the Future is Headed, Boston University, December 8, 2008. 23. China s Open Door Policy and Overseas Chinese Linkages, Harvard Project on Asian and International Relations, Harvard University, Spring, 2008. 24. Across Himalaya: Growing Trade and Strategic Relationship between China and India, Center for Alternative Policies, New Delhi, India, August 19, 2006. 25. Coming Together: Pan Asianism in History and Present, Waseda University, Tokyo, July 6, 2006. 26. Useful Networks: External Linkage and China s Open Door Policy, School of Economics, Renmin University, Beijing, December 20, 2005. 27. Emulating Developmental State?: The Government s Role in China s Electronics Industry, 21COE-GLOPE International Conference, Waseda University, Japan, January 17-18, 2005. - 5 -
28. Embedded in the Region: China s New Regionalist Policies since 1997, Institute of Defense and Strategic Studies, Nanyang Technology University, Singapore, June 4, 2005. 29. Critical Junctures and Institution Building in East Asia, (with Kent Calder), Korean Institute for Economic Policies, Seoul, Korea, March 18, 2003. Refereed Conference Papers and Presentations 1. Study Abroad, Returnees, and Rebuilding China, American Political Science Association, Annual Convention, Washington DC, August 27-September 1, 2014. 2. Comparative Diasporas and Reform in China and India, American Political Science Association, Annual Convention, Chicago, August 28-September 1, 2013. 3. Diasporas and Diffusion of Capitalism in China and India, panel chair and presenter, International Studies Association, Annual Convention, San Diego, April 3-6, 2013. 4. Diasporas and Economic Reform: China and India, American Political Science Association, Annual Convention, New Orleans, August 31 September 2, 2012. 5. China Invests Abroad: How Strong State Affects China s Outbound Direct Investment?, International Studies Association, Annual Convention, San Diego, April 2-5, 2012. 6. Foreign Direct Investment and Inequality: The Case of China, American Political Science Association, Annual Convention, Seattle, September 1-4, 2011. 7. EDI versus FDI: Diasporas Role in China and India s Economic Transitions, Association of Asian Studies, Annual Convention, Philadelphia, March 25-28, 2010. 8. Diasporas vs. Multinationals: External Origins of China and India s Economic Reforms, American Political Science Association, Annual Convention, Toronto, August 28-September 1, 2009. 9. Beijing: the Emerging Global Political City, American Political Science Association, Annual Convention, Toronto, August 28-September 1, 2009. 10. Perception and Misperception in Sino-Japanese Economic Relationship, International Studies Association, Annual Convention, New York, February 15-18, 2009. 11. Policy Diffusion and Learning: China s FDI Liberalization in the Shadow of Developmental States, International Studies Association, Annual Convention, New York, February 15-18, 2009. 12. Challenges and Perils in Using Historical Materials in Large Countries: China and India, American Political Science Association, Annual Convention, Boston, MA, August 27-31, 2008. 13. External Origins of Economic Liberalization in China and India, International Studies Association, Annual Convention, San Francisco, February 28-March 3, 2008. 14. External Networks and Domestic Resistance: China s FDI Liberalization in Comparative Perspective, American Political Science Association, Annual Convention, Philadelphia, August 30-September 3, 2006. 15. Embedded Liberalism: China s New Regionalist Policies, The 20 th World Congress of International Political Science Association, Fukuoka, Japan, July 9-13, 2006. - 6 -
16. From Balancer to Catalyst: China s Regional Policy in the Reform Era, American Political Science Association, Annual Convention, Washington D.C, September 1-4, 2005. 17. Economic Reform and Regional Policy: China s New Regionalism, International Studies Association, Annual Convention, Hawaii, March 2-5, 2005. 18. Policy Networks and Sino-Japan Relations since 1972, American Political Science Association, Annual Convention, Chicago, September 2-5, 2004. 19. Bureaucracy and Development: Policies toward Foreign Direct Investment in South Korea and Taiwan, Association of Asian Studies, Annual Convention, San Diego, March 4-7, 2004. 20. China s Changing Perceptions and Interests: Implications for Asian Integration, American Political Science Association, Annual Convention, Philadelphia, August 28-31, 2003. 21. Grouping for Prosperity: Regional Governance in Northeast Asia, (with Kent Calder), CEEIS/International Studies Association, Annual Convention, Budapest, Hungary, June 25-28, 2003. 22. Economic Interdependence and International Conflict: Differentiated between Lower Intensity Conflict and Militarized Interstate Disputes, American Political Science Association, Annual Convention, Boston, August 28 - September 1, 2002. Media Appearances 1. TV documentary, Empire, China s Silk Road Strategy and Branding, Aljazeera, English. November 17, 2014. 2. TV interview, Real Money, by Ali Velshi, China and U.S at the APEC Summit, November 13, 2014. 3. TV interview, Greater Boston: Emily Rooney Show, WBGH, 2008. Article Manuscripts American Political Science Review World Politics Journal of East Asian Studies Politics and Policies Book Manuscripts Cambridge University Press State University of New York Press Peer Review Service to the Profession Membership: American Political Science Association, International Studies Association, and Association for Asian Studies - 7 -
Research Skills Methods: archival research, social network analysis, comparative methods, statistical analysis, and game theory Computers: Microsoft Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word; SPSS, STATA; Java Programming; and Data Structure Design Languages: Chinese (native) and Japanese - 8 -