Bruce J. Dickson
Title — Professor of Political Science and International Affairs
Office — Monroe 480
Office Hours — F 10:00-12:00pm and by appt.
Phone — (202) 994-4186; Fax: (202) 994-7743
E-mail — bdickson@gwu.edu
Areas of Expertise —
Chinese domestic politics, East Asian politics, political change and democratization, comparative politics, U.S.-China relations
Education
Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1994
Background
Professor Dickson's research and teaching focus on political dynamics in China, especially the adaptability of the Chinese Communist Party and the regime it governs. In addition to courses on China, he also teaches on comparative politics, authoritarianism, and democratization.
His current research examines the political consequences of economic reform in China, and in particular the Communist Party's strategies for generating new sources of popular support. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Smith Richardson Foundation, and the US Institute of Peace. In 2006-2007, he was a visiting scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
Publications
He is the author of Wealth into Power: The Communist Party's Embrace of China's Private Sector (Cambridge University Press, 2008), Red Capitalists in China: The Party, Private Entrepreneurs, and Prospects for Political Change (Cambridge University Press, 2003), and Democratization in China and Taiwan: The Adaptability of Leninist Parties (Oxford University Press, 1998), articles in Asian Survey, China Quarterly, Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Studies, Current History, Journal of Democracy, and Political Science Quarterly, and is co-editor of four other books.