David Kang
Professor of International Relations and Business at USC Marshall School of Business
Schools
- USC Marshall School of Business
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Biography
USC Marshall School of Business
David C. Kang is Maria Crutcher Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California, with appointments in both the School of International Relations and the Marshall School of Business. At USC he is also director of the Korean Studies Institute. Kang’s latest book is "American Grand Strategy and East Asian Security in the 21st Century," which was published in autumn 2017 by Cambridge University Press.
He is also author of "East Asia Before the West: Five Centuries of Trade and Tribute"; "China Rising: Peace, Power, and Order in East Asia"; "Crony Capitalism: Corruption and Development in South Korea and the Philippines"; and "Nuclear North Korea: A Debate on Engagement Strategies" (co-authored with Victor Cha). Kang has published numerous scholarly articles in journals such as International Organization and International Security, and his co-authored article “Testing Balance of Power Theory in World History” was awarded “Best article, 2007-2009,” by the European Journal of International Relations.
Kang has also written opinion pieces in the New York Times, the Financial Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times, as well as writing a monthly column for the Joongang Ilbo in Korean. A former Fullbright Scholar, Kang received an A.B. with honors from Stanford University and his Ph.D. from Berkeley.
Education
- Ph.D. Political Science, Berkeley, 1995
- A.B. International Relations and Anthropology, Stanford, 1988
Videos
Hauptmann Lecture | "U.S.-China Relations in an Increasingly Tense World" feat. Dr. David C. Kang
Webcast 19 - David Kang - Whose Land is This? East Asia's Territorial Disputes
An Overview of Korea - Full | David Kang
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