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Chan, Steve S

Professor Emerita/Emeritus

Positions

Professor Emerita/Emeritus, Political Science

Research Areas

Research

research overview

My current research focuses on Sino-American relations.

keywords

security policy, international relations, and political economy, with particular reference to East Asia

Publications

selected publications

book
- Trust and Distrust in Sino-American Relations 2017
- Trust and Distrust in Sino-American Relations Challenge and Opportunity 2017
- Enduring Rivalries in the Asia-Pacific 2013
- Looking for Balance 2013
- Flexibility, Foresight and Fortuna in Taiwan's Development 2013
- Enduring Rivalries in the Asia-Pacific Preface 2013
- China, the US and the Power-Transition Theory 2007
- Defense, Welfare and Growth 2002
- Coping with Globalization 2002
- Taiwan's national security 2001
- Beyond the Developmental State 1998
- Foreign Direct Investment in A Changing Global Economy 1995
- East Asian Dynamism 1993
- East Asian Dynamism 1993
- The Evolving Pacific Basin in the Global Political Economy 1992
- Foreign policy decision making 1984
- International relations in perspective 1984
- Understanding foreign policy decisions 1979
chapter
journal article
- Of Change and Cheese. Journal of Music Teacher Education. 3-6. 2020
- Discerning states' revisionist and status-quo orientations: Comparing China and the US. European Journal of International Relations. 613-640. 2019
- More Than One Trap: Problematic Interpretations and Overlooked Lessons from Thucydides. Journal of Chinese Political Science. 11-24. 2019
- Thinking about Change: American Theorizing and Chinese Reasoning on World Politics. International Studies Review. 326-333. 2018
- La rivalidad sino-estadounidense: conceptos confusos e historia engañosa 2018
- China's Crisis Behavior: Political Survival and Foreign Policy after the Cold War. The China Journal. 140-142. 2017
- Get Talking Again: Coping with Pyongyang's Nuclear Program 2017
- Review of Explaining the East Asian Peace: A Research Story. Journal of Peace Research: an interdisciplinary and international quarterly of scholarly work in peace research. 2017
- East Asia's Enduring Rivalries: Ripe for Abatement?. Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs. 133-153. 2015
- So What About a Power Shift? Caveat Emptor. Asian Perspective. 363-385. 2014
- Geography and international relations theorizing: their implications for China. Eurasian Geography and Economics. 363-385. 2013
- Politics of detente: comparing Korea and Taiwan. The Pacific Review. 199-220. 2013
- China's New Generation of Leaders and Regional Challenges in East Asia. Eurasian Geography and Economics. 674-687. 2012
- Loss Aversion and Strategic Opportunism: Third‐Party Intervention’s Role in War Instigation by the Weak. Peace and Change: a journal of peace research. 171-194. 2012
- An Odd Thing Happened on the Way to Balancing: East Asian States' Reactions to China's Rise. International Studies Review. 387-412. 2010
- The Taiwan Relations Act Considered from Alternative Perspectives. Issues and Studies: an international quarterly on China, Taiwan, and East Asian affairs. 1-27. 2010
- Major-power intervention and war initiation by the weak. International Politics: a journal of transnational issues and global problems. 163-185. 2010
- Commerce between rivals: realism, liberalism, and credible communication across the Taiwan Strait. International Relations of the Asia-Pacific. 435-467. 2009
- Strategic Anticipation and Adjustment: Ex Ante and Ex Post Information in Explaining Sanctions Outcomes. International Political Science Review. 319-338. 2009
- Chinese Political Attitudes and Values in Comparative Context: Cautionary Remarks on Cultural Attributions. Journal of Chinese Political Science. 225-248. 2008
- Beyond Compliance: China, International Organizations, and Global Security. Perspectives on Politics. 205-207. 2008
- The politics of economic exchange: Carrots and sticks in Taiwan-China-US relations. Issues and Studies: an international quarterly on China, Taiwan, and East Asian affairs. 1-22. 2006
- Public Opinion as a Constraint against War: Democracies' Responses to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Foreign Policy Analysis. 137-156. 2006
- Taiwan in 2005 - Strategic interaction in two-level games. Asian Survey: a monthly review of contemporary Asian affairs. 63-68. 2006
- Discerning the causal relationships between great powers' membership in intergovernmental organizations and their initiation of militarized disputes. Conflict Management and Peace Science. 239-256. 2005
- Is there a power transition between the US and China? The differnent faces of national power. Asian Survey: a monthly review of contemporary Asian affairs. 687-701. 2005
- Prognosticating about Extended Deterrence in the Taiwan Strait. World Affairs -Washington-. 13-25. 2005
- Taiwan in 2004 - Electoral contests and political stasis. Asian Survey: a monthly review of contemporary Asian affairs. 54-58. 2005
- Power cycles, risk propensity, and great-power deterrence. Journal of Conflict Resolution: research on war and peace between and within nations. 131-153. 2004
- Exploring puzzles in power-transition theory: Implications for Sino-American relations. Security Studies. 103-141. 2004
- Realism, revisionism, and the great powers. Issues and Studies: an international quarterly on China, Taiwan, and East Asian affairs. 135-172. 2004
- Explaining wars fought by established democracies: Do institutional constraints matter?. Political Research Quarterly. 385-400. 2003
- Power, Satisfaction and Popularity. Cooperation and Conflict: Nordic journal of international studies. 339-359. 2003
- Explaining war termination: A boolean analysis of causes. Journal of Peace Research: an interdisciplinary and international quarterly of scholarly work in peace research. 49-66. 2003
- Human rights in China and the United States: Competing visions and discrepant performances. Human Rights Quarterly: a comparative and international journal of the social sciences, humanities and law. 1035-1053. 2002
- On different types of international relations scholarship. Journal of Peace Research: an interdisciplinary and international quarterly of scholarly work in peace research. 747-756. 2002
- Japan and the United States as development models - Classifying Asia Pacific and Latin American political economics. Comparative Political Studies. 1134-1158. 2001
- Liberalism, Realism, and Regional Trade: Differentiating APEC from E.U. and NAFTA. Pacific Focus. 5-34. 2001
- Behind East Asian growth: The political and social foundations of prosperity.. Journal of Asian Studies. 468-470. 1999
- Asia pacific regionalism: Tentative thoughts on conceptual basis and empirical linkages. Global Economic Review. 7-27. 1999
- Culture and economy: The shaping of capitalism in Eastern Asia.. Journal of Asian Studies. 796-798. 1998
- Anarchy, order, and integration: How to manage interdependence.. American Political Science Review. 510-510. 1998
- On Being Strategic: Feasible Emphases for Nonmajor Powers. Pacific Focus. 5-31. 1998
- Trade, power and APEC: Hirschman revisited. International Interactions: Empirical and Theoretical Research in International Relations. 187-223. 1998
- A legislature comes of age: Hong Kong's search for influence and stability - CheekMilby,K. American Political Science Review. 496-497. 1997
- Hong Kong, 1997: The politics of transition - Wang,EB. American Political Science Review. 496-497. 1997
- Red flag over Hong Kong - deMesquita,BB, Newman,D, Rabushka,A. American Political Science Review. 496-497. 1997
- In search of democratic peace: Problems and promise. International Studies Review. 59-91. 1997
- Southeast Asian prospects and realities: American hopes and fears. The Pacific Review. 1-30. 1996
- Regime transition in the Asia Pacific region: Democratization as a double-edged sword. Journal of Strategic Studies. 52-67. 1995
- THE FUTURE OF THE PACIFIC RIM - SCENARIOS FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION - BUNDY,BK, BURNS,SD, WEICHEL,KV. American Political Science Review. 528-529. 1995
- GRASPING THE PEACE DIVIDEND - SOME PROPOSITIONS ON THE CONVERSION OF SWORDS INTO PLOWSHARES. International Studies Review. 53-95. 1995
- The Developmental Roles of the State: Moving Beyond the Developmental State in Conceptualizing Asian Political Economies. Governance: an international journal of policy, administration, and institution. 332-359. 1994
- ECONOMIC-DEVELOPMENT IN TAIWAN - ESCAPING THE STATE-MARKET DICHOTOMY. Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy. 127-143. 1994
- RELATIVE BARGAINING POWER IN INTERNATIONAL DEBT NEGOTIATION - COLLECTIVE ACTION, SOVEREIGNTY EN-GARDE, OR MUTUAL PARTISAN ADJUSTMENT. Conflict Management and Peace Science. 29-60. 1993
- MILITARY SPENDING AND ECONOMIC-GROWTH IN TAIWAN. Armed Forces and Society. 533-550. 1993
- DEMOCRACY AND WAR - RESEARCH AND REFLECTIONS - INTRODUCTION. International Interactions: Empirical and Theoretical Research in International Relations. 195-196. 1993
- DEMOCRACY AND WAR - SOME THOUGHTS ON FUTURE-RESEARCH AGENDA. International Interactions: Empirical and Theoretical Research in International Relations. 205-213. 1993
- THE 4 LITTLE DRAGONS - THE SPREAD OF INDUSTRIALIZATION IN EAST-ASIA - VOGEL,EF. China Quarterly: an international journal for the study of China. 811-812. 1992
- Humanitarianism, Mercantilism, or Comprehensive Security? Disbursement Patterns of Japanese Foreign Aid. Asian Affairs: An American Review. 3-17. 1992
- Foreign direct investment and host country conditions: Looking from the other side now. International Interactions: Empirical and Theoretical Research in International Relations. 215-232. 1992
- Defense Allocation, Inflation, and Unemployment in South Korea and Taiwan: A Granger Analysis. The Korean Journal of Defense Analysis. 239-257. 1991
- ROC-PRC (NON)RELATIONS - GROPING TOWARD THE GERMAN MODEL. Issues and Studies: an international quarterly on China, Taiwan, and East Asian affairs. 56-71. 1991
- ECONOMIC-GROWTH AND POPULAR WELL-BEING IN TAIWAN - A TIME-SERIES EXAMINATION OF SOME PRELIMINARY HYPOTHESES. The Western political quarterly. 560-582. 1991
- Economic Growth and Popular Well-Being in Taiwan: a Time Series Examination of Some Preliminary Hypotheses. The Western political quarterly. 560-582. 1991
- INQUIRY, LOGIC AND INTERNATIONAL-POLITICS - MOST,BA, STARR,H. The Journal of Politics. 281-283. 1991
- CHINA AND NORTHEAST ASIA - THE POLITICAL DIMENSION - HARDING,H. American Political Science Review. 360-361. 1990
- STATE ENTREPRENEURSHIP, FOREIGN-INVESTMENT, EXPORT EXPANSION, AND ECONOMIC-GROWTH - GRANGER CAUSALITY IN TAIWAN DEVELOPMENT. Journal of Conflict Resolution: research on war and peace between and within nations. 102-129. 1990
- The Differential Impact of the Cultural Revolution on Chinese Provincial Industrial Growth: Some Evidence on Olson's Theory of Distributional Coalitions*. Pacific Focus. 61-79. 1990
- THE SECURITY WELFARE RELATIONSHIP - LONGITUDINAL EVIDENCE FROM TAIWAN. Journal of Peace Research: an interdisciplinary and international quarterly of scholarly work in peace research. 87-100. 1990
- INCOME-DISTRIBUTION AND WAR TRAUMA - A CROSS-NATIONAL ANALYSIS. The Western political quarterly. 263-281. 1989
- INCOME INEQUALITY AMONG LDCS - A COMPARATIVE-ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES. International Studies Quarterly. 45-65. 1989
- FORECASTING POLITICAL EVENTS - THE FUTURE OF HONG-KONG - DEMESQUITA,BB, NEWMAN,D, RABUSHKA,A. The Journal of Politics. 203-206. 1989
- DEFENSE BURDEN AND ECONOMIC-GROWTH - UNRAVELING THE TAIWANESE ENIGMA. American Political Science Review. 913-920. 1988
- THE MOUSE THAT ROARED - TAIWAN MANAGEMENT OF TRADE RELATIONS WITH THE UNITED-STATES. Comparative Political Studies. 251-292. 1987
- GROWTH WITH EQUITY - A TEST OF OLSON THEORY FOR THE ASIAN PACIFIC-RIM COUNTRIES. Journal of Peace Research: an interdisciplinary and international quarterly of scholarly work in peace research. 135-149. 1987
- Comparative Performances of East Asian and Latin American NICs. Pacific Focus. 35-56. 1987
- THE MAKING OF FOREIGN-POLICY IN CHINA - STRUCTURE AND PROCESS - BARNETT,AD. American Political Science Review. 691-692. 1986
- Assets, Liabilities, and Strategic Conduct: Status Management by Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. Pacific Focus. 23-56. 1986
- THE IMPACT OF DEFENSE SPENDING ON ECONOMIC-PERFORMANCE - A SURVEY OF EVIDENCE AND PROBLEMS. Orbis (Kidlington): a journal of world affairs. 403-434. 1985
- MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL - ARE THE FREER COUNTRIES MORE PACIFIC. Journal of Conflict Resolution: research on war and peace between and within nations. 617-648. 1984
- Castile, Iran, and Economic Windfall. The Western political quarterly. 406-424. 1982
- Horse Races, Security Markets, and Foreign Relations. Journal of Conflict Resolution: research on war and peace between and within nations. 187-236. 1981
- The Consequences of Expensive Oil on Arms Transfers. Journal of Peace Research: an interdisciplinary and international quarterly of scholarly work in peace research. 235-246. 1980
- Incentives for nuclear proliferation: The case of international pariahs. Journal of Strategic Studies. 26-43. 1980
- Rationality, Bureaucratic Politics and Belief System: Explaining the Chinese Policy Debate, 1964-66. Journal of Peace Research: an interdisciplinary and international quarterly of scholarly work in peace research. 333-347. 1979
- Chinese Conflict Calculus and Behavior: Assessment from a Perspective of Conflict Management. World Politics. 391-410. 1978

Teaching

courses taught

PSCI 2223 - Introduction to International Relations
Primary Instructor - Summer 2018 / Fall 2018 / Spring 2020
Introduces the field of international relations, with general survey of the theories, histories, and problems of historical and contemporary relations among state and nonstate actors.
PSCI 3193 - International Behavior
Primary Instructor - Fall 2018 / Fall 2020
Presents alternate theoretical frameworks for the explanation of international processes. Applies theories of conflict behavior and social organization to problems of war and peace. Recommended prerequisite: PSCI 2223.

Background

education and training

Ph.D., University of Minnesota Twin Cities 1976
M.A., University of Minnesota Twin Cities 1973
B.A., Tulane University of Louisiana 1970

awards and honors

Professor of Distinction, conferred by College of Arts and Sciences, 2011
FPA Distinguished Scholar Award, conferred by International Studies Association, 2009
BFA Award for Excellence in Research, Scholarly and Creative Work, conferred by Boulder Faculty Assembly, 1994
Karl Deutsch Award, conferred by International Studies Association, 1988

International Activities

geographic focus

http://dbpedia.org/page/Hong_Kong Geographic Region
Asia Continent
Australia Country
Australia and New Zealand Continent
China Country
Singapore Country
Sweden Country

Other Profiles

ORCID iD

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9536-8315