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Jing Men, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Political Science 

Tel. +32 2 629 27 07 / Fax +32 2 629 36 37
E-mail: men.jing@vub.ac.be

Office Hours:

Fall 2011

Subjects taught:

  • Introduction to Political Concepts and Theories
  • Introduction to International Relations Theory
  • Chinese Foreign Policy and External Relations
  • International Affairs Capstone

Education:

Ph.D. in Political Science - 2004
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brussels, Belgium

Postgraduate Diploma in Management - 2002
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brussels, Belgium

M.A. in English Language and Literature - 1993
Nankai University
Tianjin, China

B.A. in English Language and Literature - 1990
Nankai University
Tianjin, China

Research Interests:

  • Chinese foreign policy and external relations
  • International relations theory in China
  • EU-China relations

Select Publications:

Rudi Deklerck and Jing Men, “The EU and China: Cloudy Weather for Solar Energy?", EU-China Observer, Issue 1, pp. 14-19, available at
http://www.coleurope.eu/file/content/studyprogrammes/ird/research/pdf/EUChinaObserver/2010/EU China Observer 1_2010.pdf

Jing Men, “Building a Long-term EU-China Relations,” in Finn Laursen (ed.), The EU in the Global Political Economy (Peter Lang, 2009), pp. 219-236;

Jing Men, “Will the Financial Crisis Make China a Superpower?” NATO Review, July 2009, available at http://www.nato.int/docu/review/2009/FinancialCrisis/Financial-Crisis-China/EN/index.htm

Jing Men, “EU-China Relations: Problems and Promises,” Jean Monnet/Robert Schuman Paper Series, Vol. 8, No. 13 (2008), Miami-Florida European Union Center of Excellence, www6.miami.edu/eucenter/;

“Crisis across the Taiwan Strait,” in Stanley Crossick and Etienne Reuter (eds.) China-EU: A Common Future. World Scientific Publishing Co. Ltd. of Singapore, 2007.

“The EU-China Strategic Partnership: Achievements and Challenges,” European Policy Paper Series, No. 12 (November 2007), European Studies Centre (University of Pittsburgh).

“Changing Ideology in China and Its Impact on Chinese Foreign Policy,” in Sujian Guo and Shiping Hua (eds.), New Dimensions of Chinese Foreign Policy. New York/Lexington, 2007, pp. 7-39.

Languages:

Chinese and English

Nationality:

Belgian