CWP

Whether China’s economic and political development is advancing toward rapid expansion in its relative power, or an implosion born of socio-economic and political inequality, there is growing demand in universities, government, and the business sector for reliable analysis of China’s role in global and regional economic, social, and security affairs. We think that a sound understanding of China's foreign relations depends on research that draws both on theories and methods from the discipline of international relations and on deep knowledge of China’s interaction with the outside world. To this end, China and the World offers post-doctoral fellowships to encourage exceptional advanced graduate students and new Ph.D.s to integrate their knowledge of international relations as a discipline with their knowledge of China. The program provides an opportunity for scholars to advance their research, to develop a stronger sense of community with others working on both China and international relations, to forge interdisciplinary ties with China experts in other fields as well as with policy makers and intellectuals without China expertise, and to access the first-class resources in international relations and China that both Princeton and Harvard have to offer.

The China and the World program encourages research on neglected or inadequately-studied problems in Chinese foreign relations.