Austin Horng-En Wang

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Assistant Professor of Political Science

Expertise: Asia Politics, Taiwan Politics, Taiwan-China-US relationship, Public Opinion and Election

Biography

Austin Horng-En Wang is an expert on voting behavior, East Asian politics, and political psychology. His dissertation examined the relationship between temporal discounting and political participation through survey and experiments in the U.S., Taiwan, and Ukraine. His current research explores the long-term effect of political repression and attitude toward war in East Asia.

Wang’s commentary on Asian politics have appeared in The Washington Post, The National Interest, and Huffington Post, among others. His research has been published in highly respected journals, including Political Research Quarterly, Electoral Studies, Asian Survey, and Social Science Research.

Education

Ph.D., Political Science, Duke University
M.A., Political Science, National Taiwan University
B.S., Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University

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Austin Horng-En Wang In The News

Taiwan’s reunification and independence issue: pragmatic or hidden concern? The causes and consequences of more and more people wanting to “maintain the status quo forever”

BBC News

"Is Taiwan an independent country?" Taiwan has its own citizens, government, and diplomatic allies. However, due to territorial ownership issues with China, it has been difficult to participate in international activities and organizations, and it is difficult to call itself a "country" to the outside world. In any case, behind every yes or no answer, the threat from China across the Taiwan Strait will be more or less taken into consideration, affecting Taiwanese people and the future of this island.

The CCP suddenly made concessions and allowed Tesla’s autonomous driving technology to enter China. Is this in response to the upcoming trade war and technology war? Or should I invite you into the urn? Will the United States agree to bring Tesla’s AI tec

NTDTV

The CCP often uses unscrupulous means to achieve its goals. Musk changed his itinerary and made a surprise visit to Beijing, unexpectedly receiving the gift of Tesla lifting the ban. Fully autonomous driving is related to the core technology of electric vehicles and unmanned vehicles for future warfare. Is the CCP trying to win over Musk to use Tesla to break through, or is it setting a trap to divide the United States?

Why Threads is suddenly popular in Taiwan

MIT Technology Review

For most people around the world, Meta’s text-based social network Threads is a platform that they haven’t thought of for months. But for Liu, a design professional in Taipei, it’s where she’s receiving unprecedented attention.

Musk faces conundrum over SpaceX contract with Pentagon

Cyber News

Eve Smith, co-founder of custom print-on-demand products service PrintKK, readily admits that her company has been navigating the fine line between fulfilling government contracts and maintaining international business relationships.