Ka Zeng

Ka Zeng

Department of Political Science
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Office: (479) 575-5327

Research interests:

Domestic politics of trade disputes; China in the world trading system

EDUCATION

2000 Ph.D., Government and Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia, August 2000. Dissertation: “Explaining Patterns of Trade
         War and Threat Effectiveness: The Importance of   Competitive Versus Complementary Trade Structure.”
      Fields of Concentration: International Relations, International Political Economy, Comparative Politics and Political Economy
        (China).

1995 M.A., Political Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

1992 B.A., International Relations, Foreign Affairs College, Beijing

EXPERIENCE

· Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Fall 2000-present.

· Instructor, Woodrow Wilson Department of Government and Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia, 1998.

· Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Government and Foreign Affairs, University of Virginia, 1996-1997.

· Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Political Science, Virginia Tech, 1993-1995.

· Research Assistant, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Beijing, China, 1993.

Teaching:

Introduction to Comparative Politics; Chinese Politics; Government and Politics of East Asia; Foreign Policy of East Asia; International Political Economy;
Summer Study Abroad Program in China (joint program with the Sam Walton College of Business).

PUBLICATIONS:

2003

K. Zeng.Trade Threats, Trade Wars: Bargaining, Retaliation, and American Coercive Diplomacy. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press

K. Zeng and Steven W. Kopp. Patent Issues in China: Entry Decisions in a Dynamic Legal and Competitive Environment. In T. Li and S.T. Cavusgil, eds., Reviving Traditions in Research on International Market Entry (Advances in International Marketing, Vol. 14). Amsterdam: JAI Press, 2003, 107-25.

2002

K. Zeng. Trade Structure and the Effectiveness of America's 'Aggressively Unilateral' Trade Policy. International Studies Quarterly 46: 1 (March 2002), 93-115.

K. Zeng. Complementary Trade Structure and U.S.-China Negotiations over Intellectual Property Rights. East Asia: An International Quarterly 20:1 (Spring 2002), 54-80.

K. Zeng. Domestic Politics and the U.S.-China WTO Agreement. Issues and Studies: A Journal of Chinese Studies and International Affairs 37: 3 (May/June 2001), 105-141.

Fellowships and Honors

· Fulbright College Summer Research Stipend, University of Arkansas, Summer 2002.
· Fulbright College Research Incentive Grant, University of Arkansas, 2001-2002.
· Albert Gallatin Dissertation Fellowship, University of Virginia, 1999-2000.
· American Political Science Association Travel Grant, 1999.
· Mr. Lee Yuh-Jie Scholarship, awarded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen Cultural and Education Foundation in support of dissertation research, 1998.
· Departmental Dissertation Fellowship, University of Virginia, 1998-1999.
· Spicer Award for Academic Excellence, University of Virginia, 1996.
· President’s Fellowship, University of Virginia, 1995-1997.
· DuPont Fellowship, University of Virginia, 1995-1997.
· Spicer Fellowship, University of Virginia, 1995-1997.
· The Ellen Bayard Weedon Travel Grant, East Asia Center, University of Virginia, 1995, 1998.

Selected Service Activities:

· Asian Studies Committee, University of Arkansas, 2000-.

· International Relations/Comparative Politics Field Committee, Department of Political Science, University of Arkansas, 2001- present.

· Editorial Board, Journal of Chinese Political Science, 2003-.

· Board Member, Association of Chinese Political Studies, 2003-.

· Personnel Policy Committee, Department of Political Science, University of Arkansas, 2002-03.

· Faculty mentor for Pi Sigma Alpha, University of Arkansas, 2002-03.

· Honors and Awards Committee, Department of Political Science, University of Arkansas, 2001-03.

· Technology Committee, Department of Political Science, University of Arkansas, 2003-.

Organizational Memberships:

American Political Science Association; Association for Asian Studies; International Studies Association; Association of Chinese Political Studies