GUO Dingping
Professor of Political Science
School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University

GUO Dingping is Professor of political science and Director of International Partnership in School of International Relations and Public Affairs of Fudan University. He was Chinese Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Nottingham (2012-2014); Vice-Dean of the Institute of International Studies at Fudan University (2009-2012); Director of the Center for Japanese Studies (2008-2012) at Fudan University. He got his first PH. D from Fudan University in 1999 and second one from Tokyo University in 2002. His research interests focus on comparative politics and international relations in East Asia. His publications include books such as Political Culture and Democratic Transition in Eat Asia (Co-author, Fudan University Press, 2015), Culture and Democracy (editor, Fudan Political Science Series No. 8, Shanghai People's Press, 2010), Studies of Political and Diplomatic Transformation in Japan (editor, Fudan University Press, 2010), The Community-Building in East Asia: Theory and Practice. (editor, Fudan University Press, 2008), Governance and Democracy in Shanghai (Chongqing Press,2005), A Study of the Democratic Transition in Korea (Beijing: Social Science Press of China, 2000), Political Parties and Government (Hangzhou: Zhejiang People's Press, 1998), Pluralist Politics (Hong Kong.