Profile
Chung-Min Tsai is a Professor at the Department of Political Science at National Chengchi University and the editor of Taiwanese Political Science Review. He obtained his BA and MA from National Taiwan University and PhD from the University of California at Berkeley. He served as the secretary-general of Taiwan Political Science Association from 2015 to 2018 and the deputy director of Institute of International Relations at National Chengchi University from 2018 to 2020. He was the executive editor of Taiwanese Political Science Review from 2012 to 2017. His academic interests include comparative politics, political economy, and China studies. He has published articles in The China Quarterly, Asian Survey, Problems of Post-Communism, Issues & Studies, Taiwanese Political Science Review, Chinese Political Science, and edited volumes.
Selected Publication
Journal Articles
- Chung-Min Tsai*; Chih-shian Liou*, 2020.04, “The Governing Paradox in a Transition Economy: Repeated Institutional Reforms and Increasing Regulatory Capture in China’s Energy Sector,” Problems of Post-Communism, Vol.67, No.2, pp.156168. (SSCI)
- Chung-Min Tsai*, 2019.01, “Taiwan in 2018: Bitter Campaign and an Uncertain Future,” Asian Survey, Vol.59, No.1, pp.77-84. (SSCI)
- Chung-Min Tsai*, 2018.01, “Taiwan in 2017: The End of the Honeymoon?” Asian Survey, Vol.58, No.1, pp.73-79. (SSCI)
- Chih-shian Liou; Chung-min Tsai*, 2017.11, “The Dual Role of Cadres and Entrepreneurs: The Evolvement of Managerial Leadership in China’s State-Monopolized Industries,” Asian Survey, Vol.57, No.6, pp.1058-1085. (SSCI)
- Chung-min Tsai*, 2016.07, “Sino-Japanese relations over the East China Sea: The Case of Oil and Gas Field,” Journal of Territorial and Maritime Studies, Vol.3, No.2, pp.71-87.
- Chung-min Tsai*, 2016.03, “The Political Economy of Restructuring the Electricity Sector in South Korea,” Issues & Studies, Vol.52, No.1, pp.1-26. (SCOPUS)
- Chung-min Tsai*, 2014.06, “Regulating China's Power Sector: Creating an Independent Regulator without Autonomy,” The China Quarterly, Vol.0, No.218, pp.452-473. (SSCI)
- Chung-min Tsai*, 2011.05, “The reform paradox and regulatory dilemma in China’s electricity industry,” Asian Survey, Vol.51, No.3, pp.520-539. (SSCI)
Research Interests
- Comparative Politics
- Political Economy
- China Studies
Teaching