John Garver

Professor Emeritus

Member Of:
  • School of International Affairs
  • Center for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy
Office Location: Habersham 140
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            Dr. John W. Garver is Emertius Professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology.   He specializes in China’s foreign relations. He served for many years on a the editorial boards of the journals China Quarterly, Journal of Contemporary China, Issues and Studies, and Asian Security.  He is  a member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, has testified before the U.S. Congress, and is  the author of twelve  books and seventy–five refereed articles and book chapters  dealing with China 's foreign relations. His books include: China and Iran; Ancient Partners in a Post-Imperial World,  Protracted Contest, China-Indian Rivalry in the Twentieth Century and Face Off; China, the United States, and Taiwan's Democratization,, The Sino-American Alliance; Nationalist China and U.S. Cold War Strategy in Asia, ,Foreign Relations of the People's Republic of China, Chinese-Soviet Relations 1037-1945, The Diplomacy of Chinese Nationalism,  and China's Decision for Rapprochement with the United States).  In 2016 Oxford University Press published his comprehensive history of PRC foreign relations:  China’s Quest;  The History of the Foreign Relations of the People’s Republic of China.

                Garver set up and directed for many years two overseas programs:  one in the 1990s, based in China and focusing on China’s transition from a planned to a market economy;  the other based in several East Asian countries and comparing the developmental process in these countries.  He also worked for many years with the China Program of Carleton College.  Further information is available at:  www.chinacenter.net/team/john-garver/

Courses

  • INTA-2100: Great Power Relations
  • INTA-2210: Pol Phil & Ideologies
  • INTA-3130: Foreign Policy of China
  • INTA-4500: INTA Pro-Seminar
  • INTA-4815: Special Topics

Publications

Recent Publications

Books

  • China's Quest: The History of the Foreign Relations of the People's Republic of China
  • Taiwan’s democracy: Economic and political challenges
    Date: 2013
    © 2011 Editorial selection and matter, Robert Ash, John W. Garver and Penelope B. Prime.Taiwan's rapid industrialization during the 1960s and 1970s, combined with the democratic revolution that began with the lifting of martial law in 1987 were of deep historic importance. Over the next decade Taiwan's “political miracle” matched its earlier “economic miracle” creating a vibrant liberal democracy complete with freedom of speech, association and assembly, rule of law, and competitive and fair multi-party elections. The continuation of these achievements and the new challenges that have surfaced are addressed in rich detail in the chapters of this volume by an international team of experts. One of the biggest such challenges is Mainland China's economic success, which has added to the complexity of Taiwan's economic and political policy options. A number of the contributors to this volume consider Taiwan's response to China's economic rise and show how Taiwanese companies have strategically taken advantage of the changing economic environment by moving up the value chain of production within Taiwan while also taking the opportunity to invest overseas.With chapters covering a wealth of topics including:• Constitutional reform• National identity• Party politics• Taiwan's development model• Industrial policy• Trade and investment• Globalization• Sustainable development.Taiwan's Democracy will be of huge interest to students and scholars of Taiwan studies, Chinese politics and economics, international politics and economics, and development studies.

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Journal Articles

  • China and a U.S.-Iran War
    In: China currents
    Date: November 2012

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  • The Diplomacy of a Rising China in South Asia
    In: Orbis
    Date: June 2012
    The author argues that U.S. interest in Asia traditionally has been maintaining the balance of power to prevent the rise of any regional hegemony. Yet against this anti-hegemony objective is balanced an attempt to accommodate China. If China keeps this commitment, the United States will welcome the emergence of a China that is peaceful and prosperous and that cooperates with America to address common challenges and mutual interests. © 2012.

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