Kenneth W. Foster

Title: Chair, Global Studies Program, Associate Professor of Political Science, Chair of the President's Sustainability Council
Department: Political Science
Phone: (218) 299-3528
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Degrees and Education:

  • Ph.D., Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, 2003
  • M.A., Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1996
  • M.A., East Asian Studies, Indiana University - Bloomington, 1992
  • Certificate, Chinese Language, Yunnan University, Kunming, PRC, 1990
  • Certificate, Chinese Language, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, PRC, 1990
  • B.S., Natural Resources, Cornell University, 1988

Courses Taught:

  • GS 117 - Systems, Policies, and Institutions: An Introduction to Global Studies
  • PSC 256 - Comparative Politics
  • PSC 328 - The Politics of Development
  • PSC 338 - Chinese Politics
  • PSC 380 - Citizen Engagement and Activism
  • PSC 380 - Comparative and Global Environmental Politics

Research / Teaching Interests:

Chinese Politics, focusing on associations and NGOs, environmental and sustainability politics, local government, and administrative reform.

Global and comparative environmental politics.

The politics of socioeconomic development.

Citizen engagement. participatory and deliberative democracy.

Scholarly Activities:

See "Academic Vita" link at the top right of this page for more information.

Currently working on a book project. The book will be titled Citizen Activism in China and is under contract with Polity Press to be published in 2014.