Minxin Pei

Minxin Pei (Chinese: 裴敏欣; pinyin: Péi Mǐnxīn; born 1957 in Shanghai) is a Chinese-American political scientist and expert on governance in the People's Republic of China, U.S.-Asia relations, and democratization in developing nations. He is currently the Tom and Margot Pritzker '72 Professor of Government and George R. Roberts Fellow at Claremont McKenna College[1] and is a non-resident senior fellow with the Asia program at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.[2] He was formerly a senior associate with the Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

The native form of this personal name is Pei Minxin. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Pei at the Hudson Institute, 2014

Pei earned his bachelor's degree in English from the Shanghai International Studies University, and a master's degree and PhD in Political Science from Harvard University. In addition, he holds an M.F.A. from the University of Pittsburgh.[3] He is a George R. Roberts Fellow and Director of the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies.

Pei has been a contributor to a number of periodicals, including The China Quarterly, The New York Times,[4] Foreign Policy, China Today, The Diplomat,[5] and Foreign Affairs,[6] and a frequent guest commentator on CNN, and National Public Radio, among others.

In 2008, he was listed as one of the top 100 public intellectuals by Prospect magazine.[7]

Publications

Following is a partial list of publications:

  • From Reform to Revolution: The Demise of Communism in China and the Soviet Union (Harvard University Press, 1994)
  • China’s Trapped Transition: The Limits of Developmental Autocracy (Harvard University Press, 2006)
  • The Color of China (The National Interest, March 2009)
  • My Trip to Asia (Claremont Book Review, October 2011)
  • China's Crony Capitalism: The Dynamics of Regime Decay" (Harvard University Press October 3, 2016)

Articles in edited books:

  • When Illusion Meets Reality: The Evolving Relationship Between China and Europe, in: Robertson-von Trotha, Caroline Y. (ed.): Europe: Insights from the Outside (= Kulturwissenschaft interdisziplinär/Interdisciplinary Studies on Culture and Society, Vol. 5), Nomos, Baden-Baden 2011

References
  1. "Minxin Pei, Ph.D." Claremont McKenna College. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  2. "Minxin Pei". German Marshall Fund of the United States.
  3. "Minxin Pei". Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  4. Pei, Minxin (17 October 2014). "Crony Communism in China". The New York Times.
  5. "Minxin Pei". The Diplomat. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  6. "Minxin Pei". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  7. "Intellectuals". Prospect magazine. 2009. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2010.


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