PhD Asia Pacific Studies Faculty
- *1M: Master's Thesis Advising, D: Doctoral Dissertation Advising
- *2Please note: Seminar courses may not be offered every year.
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Professor
CHEN Ching-Chang
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
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- PhD (International Politics), Aberystwyth University
MScEcon (International Politics), Aberystwyth University
LLM (International Law and Diplomacy), National Chengchi University
BA (Political Science), National Taiwan University - Research Fields
- area studies (East Asia); comparative politics; conflict resolution; international relations theory; security studies (critical); sociology of knowledge
- Biography
- Professor Chen's areas of supervision include East Asian area studies, comparative politics, and international relations. Currently, he researches the potential of East Asian medicine as a cosmological approach to rethinking IR’s metatheoretical foundations and (dis)harmony in the practice of global politics, primarily drawing on its ontological and clinical imaginaries. His recent publications appeared in "International Studies Perspectives," "The Pacific Review," "Third World Quarterly," and the "Cambridge Review of International Affairs."
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Professor
KASEDA Yoshinori
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
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- Ph.D. in Political Science, Northern Illinois University
- Research Fields
- Politics, International Relations
- Biography
- Professor Kaseda received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Northern Illinois University. His current research fields are Japanese Foreign Policy, Security Studies, and International Politics with a regional focus on East Asia. He has written extensively on Japan’s foreign policy toward North Korea, South Korea, China and the United States.
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Professor
MANTELLO Peter A.
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- PhD, Aristotle University
MFA (Media Arts), Concordia University
BFA (Film Production), Concordia University
BA (Asian Studies), Carleton University - Research Fields
- Artificial Intelligence, Chatbots, Human-Machine Relations, Emotional AI, Malicious AI, Surveillance Systems, Predictive Policing, Videogame Theory, Conflict Media
- Biography
- Professor Mantello holds a PhD from Aristotle University in Greece and a Master of Fine Arts from Concordia University in Canada. He is an award-winning and internationally recognized photographer, filmmaker, and game designer, with his work having been exhibited in museums and exhibitions around the world. He is the recipient of numerous research grants from the Japanese government and over a dozen artistic grants from the Canadian government.
Mantello combines theory and real-world practice in his research, focusing on the intersection between new technologies and popular culture. He is a leading expert in the field of emotional artificial intelligence and has been extensively published in major international journals, such as AI and Society (Springer Nature), Media, War and Conflict (Sage), Technology in Society (Elsevier), HSSCOMS (Nature), Big Data and Society (Sage), the Australian Journal of International Affairs (Taylor & Francis), and the American Journal of Economics and Sociology (Wiley). - Research Activities
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Professor
ROTHMAN Steven B.
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- Ph.D., University of Oregon
Master of Science, University of Oregon
Bachelor of Arts, University of Delaware - Research Fields
- International Relations Theory, International Policy Making, International Environmental Policy, Subject Pedagogy
- Biography
- Professor Rothman received his Ph.D. from the University of Oregon. He works under the International Relations division. His current research fields are International Relations, International Policy Making, International Environmental Policy Subject Pedagogy. Hehas published articles on soft power, decision making, research methodology, and pedagogy. He recently co-edited a book on geo-strategy in the Asia Pacific.
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Professor
YOSHIMATSU Hidetaka
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- PhD in International Relations, Australian National University
MA in International Relations, Warwick University
LL.B., Kyushu University - Research Fields
- International Relations, International Political Economy, Regional Studies (East Asia)
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Associate Professor
VYAS Utpal
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- Ph.D (International Relations) University of Sheffield
MSc, (East Asian Political Economy), University of Sheffield
LLB, (Law) University of Birmingham
- Research Fields
- Area Studies (East Asia), Area Studies (European Union), Politics, International Relations, Political Economy
- Biography
- Professor Vyas received his PhD from the University of Sheffield. His research interests include political economy and international relations of Japan and China as well as regional issues in Asia and Europe. He has authored or edited several books, chapters and articles on these topics. He teaches in the International Relations division at APU.
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