Shorenstein APARC names new China Program associate director

img 1471 Charlotte Lee joins the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center as the associate director of the China Program.

Charlotte Lee has been named the associate director of the China Program at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, assuming the position in Sept. 2014.

In this new position, Lee will oversee implementation of China Program research projects and activities, including developing its seminar series and student programs.

“We’re very excited to bring Charlotte on board and to work with her in this new capacity,” said Jean Oi, director of the China Program and William Haas Professor in Chinese Politics. “She is an excellent leader who will help guide our Program’s expansion.”

Lee comes to the position with extensive knowledge on Chinese politics, international relations and comparative politics. She was previously an assistant professor in the Department of Government at Hamilton College, in addition to serving as Minerva Chair in the Department of Political Science at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Lee is an alumna of Stanford, having received her doctorate in political science in 2010. From 2012-13, she was a visiting scholar at Shorenstein APARC. Her research has been published in several peer-reviewed journals, and she recently completed a book manuscript on reforms taking place in the Chinese Communist Party (forthcoming, Cambridge University Press).

“Stanford has long been a leader in producing cutting-edge research and analysis on contemporary China. I’m tremendously excited to develop the many facets of the China Program and build bridges between scholars, policymakers, and students,” Lee said.