O. Fiona Yap

Associate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies

Department of Political Science

Contact Information

Office phone number(s): 785-864-9045
Office: Blake 411
Office Hours: Schedule appointment via advising webpage
Vita: http://www.ku.edu/~kups/people/vitae/Yap_O_Fiona.pdf
Email Address: fyap@ku.edu
Undergraduate Director Email: undergradirector@ku.edu


Mailing Address:Department of Political Science
1541 Lilac Lane, 504 Blake
Lawrence, KS 66044-3177
USA

Background


Educational Background
Graduated from: University of Rochester, Ph.d., 1997
University of Rochester, M.A., 1994
University of Houston, B.Sc., 1991
First Appointed at KU: 1998

Areas of Interest

Brief list of research and teaching interests:

Comparative politics and political economy, formal and informal institutions, and game theory bargaining models for East Asia

Recent Projects/Publications

"Strategic Model of Economic Performance and Democratization in South Korea and Taiwan." Excel data file (.xls)

Forthcoming. "Informal Accountability, Credible Actions, and Democratization in Taiwan." Constitutional Political Economy

2010. "Strategic Government Spending in South Korea and Taiwan: Lessons for Emergent Democracies." Social Science Quarterly


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