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Su-Mei Ooi is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Butler University.

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Su-Mei Ooi is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Butler University.

July 2021 - Present	Director of Academic Affairs for DEI, Butler University
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Present	Associate Professor, Butler University ‐ Department of Political Science
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Political Science

Politics of East Asia, Comparative Democratization, and International Political Economy

Ontario Graduate Scholarship
Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation Fellowship Award
Taiwan Foundation for Democracy Dissertation Fellowship
Dr. David Chu Scholarship in Asia Pacific Studies
Department of Political Science Award, University of Toronto

Department of Political Science

Articles in Print (6)

Developing Critical Global Citizenship: Vocational Reflection in International Learning Experiences

New Directions for Teaching and Learning (2022)

This article analyzes recent trends in public opinion and higher education and argues that the real challenge to global education ...

Framing China: Discourses of Othering in US News and Political ...

Global Media and China (2018)

Su-Mei Ooi and Gwen D'Arcangelis

China has emerged in the early 21st century as arguably the most important partner and rival to the US. Increasingly, ...

Rethinking Linkage to the West: What Authoritarian Stability in Singapore ...

International Journal of Asia Pacific Studies (2016)

Recent regime change literatures compellingly assert that linkage to the West has been a significant factor in democratisation where the ...

The transnational protection regime and democratic breakthrough in Taiwan and ...

Democratization (2014)

External state pressure is understood to have played a causally significant role in democratic breakthrough in Taiwan and South Korea ...

The Developmental State: Understanding State-Society Relations in Asia

Berita: Newsletter of the Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei (MSB) Studies Group of the Association of Asian Studies (2012)

Vincent Chua, Su-Mei Ooi, Surain Subramaniam and Yew Tong Chia

Theorizing the developmental state as having risen above the clamour of society (and thus attained considerable autonomy), imbues it with ...

The Transnational Protection Regime and Taiwan's Democratization

Journal of East Asian Studies (2009)

On September 28, 1986, the Democratic Progressive Party was formed in defiance of restrictions set by a decades-old authoritarian regime, ...

Contribution to Book

Leadership for Emancipatory Peace: Lessons from the South Korean Student ...

Peace Leadership: The Quest for Connectedness (2018)

Su-Mei Ooi and Siobhan McEvoy-Levy

There are multiple difficulties of definition and interpretation associated with peace leadership, and as non-violent means to “peace” is generally ...

Love-Hate Relationships: The Divergent US Perceptions of Japan and China

The Diplomat (2021)

A pervasive pro-Japan bias in the U.S. has blinded Americans to the dangers of Japan’s far-right leaders – and reinforced ...

Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement, One Year Later

The Diplomat (2015)

Su-Mei Ooi and Megan Day

A year on, what can we learn from Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement?

China’s New Silk Road and Its Impact on Xinjiang

The Diplomat (2015)

Su-Mei Ooi and Kate Trinkle

China’s plans for Central Asia are likely to see Beijing take a tighter grip on the restive Xinjiang region.

Xi Jinping and Social Media: Harnessing the People’s Voice

The Diplomat (2014)

Su-Mei Ooi and Brittanie Redd

China’s president uses social media to attract public support, while cracking down on social media users.

The Human Rights Implications of China's Slowdown

The Diplomat (2013)

Su-Mei Ooi and Patrick Poon

China’s economic slowdown has already had and will continue to have negative implications for human rights in the near future. ...

Review of "Human Rights in Asia: A Comparative Legal Study ...

Progress in Development Studies (2010)

This article reviews Human Rights in Asia: A Comparative Legal Study of Twelve Asian Jurisdictions, France and the USA by ...

Review of "Rethinking Asia’s Economic Miracle: The Political Economy ...

Progress in Development Studies (2007)

The article reviews the book Rethinking Asia’s Economic Miracle: The Political Economy of War, Prosperity and Crisis by Richard Stubbs.

Review of "Is Taiwan Chinese? The Impact of Culture, Power ...

Journal of East Asian Studies (2007)

The article reviews the book Is Taiwan Chinese? The Impact of Culture, Power, and Migration on Changing Identities by Melissa ...

Review of "Consolidating Taiwan’s Democracy"

Pacific Affairs (2005)

The article reviews the book Consolidating Taiwan's Democracy by John F. Copper.

Globalization and Security: The Role of International Financial Institutions in ...

Ooi, S.-M. (2001). Globalisation and security: The role of international financial institutions in Pacific Asian security. Baden-Baden: Nomos. (2001)

1997/98 wurden die Volkswirtschaften von zuvor prosperierenden ostasiatischen Staaten wie Thailand, Indonesien, Malaysia und Südkorea von einer beispiellosen Krise betroffen. ...