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Asst Prof Frederick R. Chen
Assistant Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
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Frederick R. Chen is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Multilateralism Studies and in the International Political Economy Program in the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.
Frederick's research focuses on how economics and security can interact to influence international relations, particularly through domestic political mechanisms. His projects span the substantive fields of political economy, international security, foreign policy, and public opinion, among others. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in the Journal of Politics, International Organization, and Conflict Management & Peace Science. He received the David A. Lake Award for best paper at the 2019 International Political Economy Society (IPES) Conference as well as the Genevieve Gorst Herfurth Award for outstanding research across all disciplines in social sciences at the University of Wisconsin in 2019–20.
Frederick earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (2022), M.A. in International Relations from Peking University (2016), and B.A. in International Politics from Tsinghua University (2013). In 2021–22, he was a Zuckerman Pre-doctoral Fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) at Stanford University.
Frederick's research focuses on how economics and security can interact to influence international relations, particularly through domestic political mechanisms. His projects span the substantive fields of political economy, international security, foreign policy, and public opinion, among others. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in the Journal of Politics, International Organization, and Conflict Management & Peace Science. He received the David A. Lake Award for best paper at the 2019 International Political Economy Society (IPES) Conference as well as the Genevieve Gorst Herfurth Award for outstanding research across all disciplines in social sciences at the University of Wisconsin in 2019–20.
Frederick earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison (2022), M.A. in International Relations from Peking University (2016), and B.A. in International Politics from Tsinghua University (2013). In 2021–22, he was a Zuckerman Pre-doctoral Fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) at Stanford University.
International Political Economy
Domestic Politics and International Relations
Domestic Politics and International Relations
- Domestic and Transnational Legal Risks and Opportunities for Foreign Businesses in China
- The Impact of Economic Crises on Foreign Policy
Awards
David A. Lake Award for Best Paper, International Political Economy Society
Genevieve Gorst Herfurth Award for Outstanding Research in Social Sciences, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Mildred Potter Hovland Award for Best Article by a Political Science Graduate Student, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Genevieve Gorst Herfurth Award for Outstanding Research in Social Sciences, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Mildred Potter Hovland Award for Best Article by a Political Science Graduate Student, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Graduate Student Teaching Assistant Award, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Fellowships & Other Recognition
Pre-doctoral Fellowship, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University
EITM Certification Scholarship, Empirical Implications for Theoretical Models
University Fellowship, University of Wisconsin–Madison
EITM Certification Scholarship, Empirical Implications for Theoretical Models
University Fellowship, University of Wisconsin–Madison