Austin Horng-En Wang

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Associate Professor, Department 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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A "Makeover" for Politicians? Examining Candidates' "Image Engineering" Through Taiwan's "Nine-in-One" Elections
BBC News Chinese
As Taiwan’s local elections enter their final stretch, the crafting of candidates' images has become a focal point of the campaign. Experts point out that while these marketing strategies might appear to be mere "window dressing," they can, in fact, shape voter perceptions and, consequently, influence the election outcome.
For Taiwan’s Mayors, a ‘Typhoon Day Off’ Is a Major Political Test
The New York Times
One expert said the likelihood that a mayor announces closure of work and school because of a typhoon increases 31 percent during an election year.
Analysis of the Taiwan Election: Is the political landscape of "blue in the north and green in the south" a "monolithic block"?
BBC
Austin Horng-En Wang, a professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, told BBC Chinese that in the early days after the lifting of martial law in Taiwan in the 1980s and 1990s, the DPP's supporters were mainly concentrated in "urban areas," including Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Hsinchu, rather than the southern region that is currently considered to be the dominant area.
Analysis of the Taiwan Election: Is the political landscape of "blue in the north and green in the south" a "monolithic block"?
BBC
Austin Horng-En Wang, a professor of political science at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, told BBC Chinese that in the early days after the lifting of martial law in Taiwan in the 1980s and 1990s, the DPP's supporters were mainly concentrated in "urban areas," including Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Hsinchu, rather than the southern region that is currently considered to be the dominant area.
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Tensions on the Taiwan Strait: Moving Forward by Looking Back
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Business and Community | August 18, 2022

UNLV political science expert explains the history of the region, why the recent U.S. political visits anger China, and the influence of the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

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