Harry Harding
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Harry Harding is an American political scientist specializing in Chinese politics and foreign affairs. He is the founding the dean of the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
at the University of Virginia
, and had previously served as dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs. Harding has advised several US Presidents on developments in the PRC
; before the Tiananmen Square demonstrations
he was brought to Camp David
for informal discussions with the first Bush administration. He has written several books, including the seminal China's Second Revolution, regularly cited by Chinese officials as influencing their present five-year plan. Harding has a Chinese name: 何汉理 (Pinyin
: Hé Hànlǐ).
in 1946. He received his B.A.
in public and international affairs in 1967 from Princeton University
, and his M.A.
(1969) and Ph.D.
(1974) in political science from Stanford University
.
Dr. Harding served on the political science faculties of Swarthmore College
(1970-71) and Stanford University (1971-83) and was a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution
. He then became Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at the Brookings Institution
(1983-94), and, later, Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs
at George Washington University
, a post he held for more than 10 years (January 1995 – June 30, 2005). Dr. Harding is widely credited for making the Elliott School an internationally competitive graduate program. Upon his retirement from that post, Harding accepted a University Professorship at the School. On August 1, 2005, Harding joined Eurasia Group
, a global political risk consultancy, as the firm's Director of Research and Analysis.
In 2007, he returned to Elliott School of International Affairs as University Professor of International Affairs at the Sigur Center. He left the Elliott School effective July 1, 2009 to become the founding dean of the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
at the University of Virginia
.
Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
The Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia was established in 2007 with a $100 million gift from Frank Batten, Sr. Harry Harding, previously the dean of the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs, was selected as the school's...
at the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
, and had previously served as dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs. Harding has advised several US Presidents on developments in the PRC
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
; before the Tiananmen Square demonstrations
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, also known as the June Fourth Incident in Chinese , were a series of demonstrations in and near Tiananmen Square in Beijing in the People's Republic of China beginning on 15 April 1989...
he was brought to Camp David
Camp David
Camp David is the country retreat of the President of the United States and his guests. It is located in low wooded hills about 60 mi north-northwest of Washington, D.C., on the property of Catoctin Mountain Park in unincorporated Frederick County, Maryland, near Thurmont, at an elevation of...
for informal discussions with the first Bush administration. He has written several books, including the seminal China's Second Revolution, regularly cited by Chinese officials as influencing their present five-year plan. Harding has a Chinese name: 何汉理 (Pinyin
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: Hé Hànlǐ).
Biography
Dr. Harding was born in Boston, MassachusettsMassachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
in 1946. He received his B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in public and international affairs in 1967 from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, and his M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
(1969) and Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
(1974) in political science from Stanford University
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
.
Dr. Harding served on the political science faculties of Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1,500 students. The college is located in the borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 11 miles southwest of Philadelphia....
(1970-71) and Stanford University (1971-83) and was a National Fellow at the Hoover Institution
Hoover Institution
The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace is a public policy think tank and library founded in 1919 by then future U.S. president, Herbert Hoover, an early alumnus of Stanford....
. He then became Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at the Brookings Institution
Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and...
(1983-94), and, later, Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs
Elliott School of International Affairs
The Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University is a professional school in international relations. It is located in the heart of Washington, D.C...
at George Washington University
George Washington University
The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...
, a post he held for more than 10 years (January 1995 – June 30, 2005). Dr. Harding is widely credited for making the Elliott School an internationally competitive graduate program. Upon his retirement from that post, Harding accepted a University Professorship at the School. On August 1, 2005, Harding joined Eurasia Group
Eurasia Group
-Overview:Eurasia Group is best known as the world's largest political risk consultancy with offices in New York, Washington, London, and Tokyo and more than 125 full-time employees...
, a global political risk consultancy, as the firm's Director of Research and Analysis.
In 2007, he returned to Elliott School of International Affairs as University Professor of International Affairs at the Sigur Center. He left the Elliott School effective July 1, 2009 to become the founding dean of the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
The Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia was established in 2007 with a $100 million gift from Frank Batten, Sr. Harry Harding, previously the dean of the George Washington University Elliott School of International Affairs, was selected as the school's...
at the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
.
Selected bibliography
- Organizing China: The Problem of Bureaucracy, 1949-1976 (Stanford University PressStanford University PressThe Stanford University Press is the publishing house of Stanford University. In 1892, an independent publishing company was established at the university. The first use of the name "Stanford University Press" in a book's imprinting occurred in 1895...
, 1981), ISBN 0-8047-1080-5 - China's Foreign Relations in the 1980s (Yale University PressYale University PressYale University Press is a book publisher founded in 1908 by George Parmly Day. It became an official department of Yale University in 1961, but remains financially and operationally autonomous....
, 1984), ISBN 0-300-03207-2 (ed.) - China's Second Revolution: Reform After Mao (Brookings InstitutionBrookings InstitutionThe Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and...
, 1987), ISBN 0-8157-3462-X - China and Northeast Asia: The Political Dimension (University Press of AmericaUniversity Press of AmericaUniversity Press of America is an academic book publisher based in the United States. Part of the independent Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, it was founded in 1975 and boasts of having published "more than 10,000 academic, scholarly, and biographical titles in many disciplines"...
, 1988), ISBN 0-8191-6591-3 - Sino-American Relations, 1945-1955: A Joint Reassessment of a Critical Decade (SR Books, 1989), ISBN 0-8420-2333-X (ed. with Yuan Ming)
- A Fragile Relationship: The United States and China Since 1972 (Brookings Institution, 1992), ISBN 0-8157-3466-2
- The India-China Relationship: What the United States Needs to Know (Columbia University PressColumbia University PressColumbia University Press is a university press based in New York City, and affiliated with Columbia University. It is currently directed by James D. Jordan and publishes titles in the humanities and sciences, including the fields of literary and cultural studies, history, social work, sociology,...
, 2004), ISBN 0-231-13236-0 (ed. with Francine R. FrankelFrancine R. FrankelFrancine R. Frankel is Founding Director of the Center for the Advanced Study of India and Professor of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania. An authority on India's politics, economics and foreign policy , she spent Academic Year 2006-07 at the Woodrow Wilson Center for...
)