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David Kang

Maria Crutcher Professor in International Relations and Professor of International Relations and Business
David Kang
Email kangdc@usc.edu Office DMC 330B Office Phone (213) 821-4319

Center, Institute & Lab Affiliations

  • Center for International Studies, Director
  • Korean Studies Institute, Director

Biography

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,...

Education

  • Ph.D. Political Science, Berkeley, 1995
  • A.B. International Relations and Anthropology, Stanford, 1988

  • Summary Statement of Research Interests

    I am broadly interested in the international relations of Asia. My specific research has covered questions of economic development, security relations in the region, and the historical basis of contemporary relations.

  • Administrative Appointments

    • Director, Center for International Studies, 08/15/2015 – 08/14/2018
    • Director, Korean Studies Institute, 01/01/2009 – 08/14/2018
    • Director, East Asian Studies Center, 08/15/2012 – 08/14/2015
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