Full Name
Dr Ja-Ian Chong
Job Title
Associate Professor, Political Science
Organisation
National University of Singapore
Speaker Bio
Dr Ja-Ian Chong is associate professor of political science at the National University of Singapore and a non-resident scholar with Carnegie China. Meanwhile, he acts as co-editor of AcademiaSG – a collective of academics promoting the study of Singapore.
His work examines the consequences of major powers competition, focussing on Northeast and Southeast Asia, US-China relations, PRC foreign policy and maritime security issues. Within this framework, Dr Chong’s research specialises in security cooperation, external intervention in domestic politics, and contentious politics. Therein, his work tracks the interplay of social movements in relation to political liberalisation and/or authoritarian resurgence. A close observer of politics in Taiwan and Singapore, Dr Ja-Ian Chong is presently looking into the aggregate effects of middle and smaller power responses to major power competition, with a subsequent interest in the political and social consequences of disinformation and influence campaigns.
His work examines the consequences of major powers competition, focussing on Northeast and Southeast Asia, US-China relations, PRC foreign policy and maritime security issues. Within this framework, Dr Chong’s research specialises in security cooperation, external intervention in domestic politics, and contentious politics. Therein, his work tracks the interplay of social movements in relation to political liberalisation and/or authoritarian resurgence. A close observer of politics in Taiwan and Singapore, Dr Ja-Ian Chong is presently looking into the aggregate effects of middle and smaller power responses to major power competition, with a subsequent interest in the political and social consequences of disinformation and influence campaigns.
