Graduate School of Asia-Pacific StudiesWaseda University

Faculty

Rumi AOYAMA

 

  • Position: Professor
  • Degree: Ph.D. in Law, Keio University
  • Background:
    Assistant Professor and Associate Professor, School of Education, Waseda University (2000-2007)
    Visiting Scholar, Stanford University (2005-2006)
    Professor, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Waseda University (2007-2017)
    Visiting Scholar, The George Washington University (2016-2017)
    Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University (2017-present)
    Visiting Scholar, Center for Strategic and International Studies (2021)
    Visiting Research Professor, National University of Singapore (2022-2023)

Field of Specialization

International Relations, Political Science, Contemporary China’s Foreign Policy, Politics in Contemporary China

Research Theme

Chinese Foreign Policy and Domestic Decision-making, Japan-China-US Relations, China’s Relations with the World and Major Countries/Regions, Regional Integration and Security in Asia, Cross-Strait Relations

Major Works / Publications / Awards

Major Works / Publications

  • Rumi Aoyam, Sukhee Han, Tung-chieh Tsai, China’s New Diplomacy: A Comparative Vision of Taiwan, Japan and South Korea, Wu Nan, 2021
  • Decoding the Rise of China, Palgrave Macmillan, 2018
  • A Diplomatic History of China, University of Tokyo Press, 2017
  • China and the Future of International Order, University of Tokyo Press, 2015
  • China’s Asia Policy in the Post-Cold War Era, University of Tokyo Press, 2013 (Chinese Translation published by Wu Nan in 2021)
  • Contemporary China’s Foreign Policy, Keio University Press, 2007

Publication Awards

  • Contemporary China’s Foreign Policy (Keio University Press 2007), was honored with the 24th Masayoshi Ohira Foundation Memorial Prize

Academic Societies / Service to Society

Academic Societies

  • Japan Association of International Relations
  • Japan Association for Asian Studies
  • Japan Association for Modern China Studies

Service to Society

  • Director, Waseda Institute of Contemporary Chinese Studies (2018.4-present)
  • Member of Board of Directors, Japan Association for Asian Studies(2016.4-2023)
  • Member of Board of Directors, Japan Association for Modern China Studies(2013-2014、2018-2022)
  • Member of Board of Directors, Japan Association of International Relations(2020-2022)
  • Councilor, Council on East Asian Community
  • Committee Member, Committee on the Outlook of Japan-China Relations in the 21st Century
  • Managing Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Contemporary East Asia (2018.4-present)
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of East Asian Studies (2017-present)
  • Editorial Board Member, Journal of China and Neighborhood Diplomacy (2020-present)
  • Nihon Keizai Shimbun “Think!” Expert (2020-present)
  • Contributor to Mainichi Shimbun’s Politics Premier “Opinion” (2021-present)
  • Judging Pannel, Area Studies Research, the Impact and Interdisciplinarity Awards (2022)

Research Project

  • MA: Politics and International Relations of China
  • Ph.D.: Politics and International Relations of Contemporary China

Research Theme, Outline of Project Research Seminar, Message to Prospects

China’s regional and global rise has had profound economic, political, and security implications. The rise of China has become an important topic in both academic and policy circles.
This project research seminar focuses on politics and foreign policy in contemporary China. It aims to educate future academics and specialists with advanced skills, and to train practitioners able to carry out incisive analysis on China.

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Faculty Spotlights

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