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About John Givens

John is an Assistant Professor in the School of Government and International Affairs at Kennesaw State University. He teaches courses on China and Asia, as well as International Law and Organization. He has published on Chinese foreign policy, online politics in Asia, the Malaysian media, and smart cities. His current book project examines lawyers that sue the Chinese state. John previously held positions at the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Louisville, and the University of the West of England. He was briefly a member of Hong Kong’s only bluegrass band and owns what is presumably the world’s only seersucker Mao suit, which was paid for by China Central Television.

Positions

Present Assistant Professor, Political Science and International Affairs, Kennesaw State University Department of Political Science
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Curriculum Vitae




Grants

2011 - 2012 Department of Politics and International Relations Studentship
University of Oxford
2011 - 2012 Research Award, Research Center for Chinese Politics & Business
Indiana University
2010 - 2011 Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship
Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation
2007 - 2011 Research Grant
Leverhulme Trust
Leverhulme Trust
2007 - 2010 Clarendon Fund Scholarship
University of Oxford
2007 - 2010 Contemporary China Studies Studentship
University of Oxford
2005 - 2005 Institute of East Asian Studies Language Grant
University of California, Berkeley
2002 - 2003 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Fellowship
Georgetown University
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2007 - Present Reviewer, CITY Journal
2016 Conference Co-Organizer, The Everyday Digital Politics of China
2015 Conference Co-Organizer, Law and the Legal Profession in China
2013 - 2014 Asian Studies MA Thesis Committee Member, University of California, Berkeley
2014 Panel Chair and Discussant, Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting
2010 Visiting Scholar, Zhou Enlai School of Government, Nankai University
2006 - 2007 Asian Studies Seminar Coordinator, University of California, Berkeley
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Courses

  • Kennesaw State University: American Government in a Comparative Perspective, Politics of the Pacific Rim

Education

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2013 PhD, Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Politics, University of Oxford ‐ Department of Politics
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2007 M.A, Master's in Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley ‐ Group in Asian Studies
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2003 B.A, Bachelor’s in the Science of Foreign Service, Georgetown University ‐ Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
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Contact Information

Dept. of Political Science & International Affairs
402 Bartow Ave MB#2204
Kennesaw, Georgia, 30144
Phone: 470-578-2922

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Research Works (9)