Jonathan Schwartz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Political Science

Curriculum Vitae

CURRENT RESEARCH

Achieving Effective Environmental Protection in China.  In this research I study the role Civil Society and the state play in environmental protection.  This involves studying Chinese public participation in environmental protection via Chinese environmental non-governmental organizations as well as via state and quasi-state actors.  What powers do these organizations enjoy and how effectively can they advance their goals within the confines of the Chinese state?

 Evaluating the effectiveness of Pandemic Response – Comparative study of the US, China, Taiwan and South Korea.  A collaborative project between St. Louis University Institute for Bio-Security and SUNY New Paltz, we are developing policy recommendations for “best practices” in pandemic response.  We approach this project by first identifying successful pandemic responses among countries and then evaluating the impact of cultural values on the ability of other countries to adapt these “best practices”.  The project currently draws on data from the US and China, but is being expanded to incorporate data from Taiwan, South Korea and Mexico. 

 Epidemic preparedness at the sub-county level in China .  Incorporating extensive field work and survey data, this study evaluates local level Centers for Disease Control preparedness in the face of anticipated epidemic outbreaks in Shaanxi province. 

• With Rachel Schwartz, “Confronting Global Pandemics: Lessons from China and the United States,” Global Health Governance vol. 3(2) (Spring 2010): 1-21.
• With Shawn Shieh, State and Society Responses to China’s Social Welfare Needs: An Introduction to the Debate, in J. Schwartz and S. Shieh (eds.)  State and Society Responses to Social Welfare Needs in China: Serving the People (Routledge 2009): 3-21.
• First author with Shawn Shieh, “Serving the People?  The Changing Roles of the State and Social Organizations in Social Service Provision,” in J. Schwartz and S. Shieh (eds.) State and Society Responses to Social Welfare Needs in China: Serving the People (Routledge 2009):177-188.
• “The Impact of Crises on Social Service Provision in China: The State and Society Respond to SARS,” in J. Schwartz and S. Shieh (eds.) State and Society Responses to Social Welfare Needs in China: Serving the People (Routledge 2009):135-155.
• “Between Conflict and Cooperation:  China’s Environmental Civil Society and the Transitioning State,” in Andre Laliberte and Marc Lanteigne (eds.) The Chinese Party-State in the 21^st Century: Adaptation and the Reinvention of Legitimacy  (Routledge Press 2008): 58-77.
• First Author, with R. Gregory Evans and Sarah Greenberg. “Evolution of Health Provision in Pre-SARS China: The Changing Nature of Disease Prevention,” The China Review, vol. 7(1) (Spring 2007): 81-108. 
• First Author, with R. Gregory Evans, “Causes of Effective Policy Implementation: China's  Public Health Response to SARS,” Journal of Contemporary China, vol. 16(51) (May, 2007): 195-213.
• "Environmental NGOs in China: Roles and Limits," Pacific Affairs vol. 77(1) (Spring 2004): 28-49.
• "The Impact of State Capacity on Enforcement of Environmental Policies: The Case of China,"  Journal of Environment and Development 12(1) (March 2003): 50-81. 
• Canada's Role in Chinese Environmental Protection," Journal of Canadian Foreign Policy 10(2) (Winter 2003): 129-144.
• "Conducting Research in China: Impediments and Some Options,” Issues and Studies, vol. 37(6) (November/December 2001): 107-127.
• "Understanding Enforcement: Environment and State Capacity in China," Sinosphere vol. 3(4) (Fall 2000): 5-18.
• "Environmental Protection in China: Issues of Enforcement," Oxford International Review vol. 10(1) (Spring 2000): 31-40.

III. Courses:

• Introduction to International Politics
• Government and Politics of China and Japan
• Comparative Politics of India and China
  
• International Politics of the Asia-Pacific
• Politics of Sino-US Relations
• Chinese Foreign Policy
• Politics of Environment and Development
• International Political Economy
• Politics of Developing Areas
• Senior Seminar in International Relations,
• Modern China in Revolution (a study mission to China)

Shanghai, Pudong Skyline, June 2006

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