Austin Horng-En Wang

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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Austin Horng-En Wang In The News

HCNTimes
An undeleted line from an AI prompt was found in a post on a Chinese content farm. The prompt instructed writers to target a Taiwanese audience, rewrite the article in Traditional Chinese while preserving historical accuracy, and limit it to 500 words.
Formosa Television
Playing out on Taiwan's outlying islands: preparations for what many fear could be the world's next major flashpoint. This is part of Han Kuang, Taiwan's annual military exercises. Active units and reservists mobilized all over the island, reacting to a simulated invasion from China.
The Diplomat
To build a real “drone shield,” Taiwan cannot merely export hardware or components.
The Online Citizen
An investigation by Reporters Without Borders has exposed how Wubianjie Group, a China-based digital marketing company, covertly injected pro-Beijing political messaging into Taiwanese lifestyle Facebook pages reaching tens of millions of users — a pattern corroborated by earlier Taiwanese government and academic research.

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Campus News | April 1, 2026

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Campus News | March 6, 2025

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Sunset from the outskirts of Taipei, Taiwan. (Thomas Tucker)
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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Campus News | December 30, 2021

A collection of 2021 headlines highlighting medical school milestones, a steady stronghold on diversity and research rankings, student success, and media mentions featuring faculty experts.