David Bachman
Professor and Chair, China Studies
Contact
- dbachman@uw.edu
- (206) 685 1945
- Thomson 338
About
Prof. Bachman is accepting new MA students for the 2026-2027 academic year
David Bachman is a professor and chairs the China Studies program. He was chair of the China Studies Program from 1992-2003 and Associate Director of the Jackson School from 2022-2025; 2003-2010; and 2000-2001. His research and teaching interests are Chinese Domestic and Foreign Policy, International Political Economy, Asian Politics, International Relations, and U.S.-China Relations.
Education
- Stanford University, Ph.D., in Political Science, (Chinese Politics), 1984
- Stanford University, M.A., in Political Science, 1977
- Swarthmore College, B.A., with High Honors, in History (Political Science minor), 1975
Selected Courses
- JSIS 201 The Making of the 21st Century
- JSIS 203 Rise of Asia
- JSIS A 459 United States-China Relations
- JSIS A 467 China's Rise and Its Global Implications
- JSIS A 521 Seminar: Introduction to the Interdisciplinary Study of China
- JSIS A 522 Seminar: Introduction to the Interdisciplinary Study of China
- JSIS A 535 International Relations of Modern China
- JSIS B 310 State-Society Relations in Third World Countries
Selected Publications
The Limited Power of the Internet in China
Publication type:
Article
Published in:
Asia Policy, Volume 10, Issue 1
Publication Date:
2008
Bureaucracy, Economy, and Leadership in China -The Institutional Origins of the Great Leap Forward
Publication type:
Book
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Publication Date:
1991
Chen Yun and the Chinese Political System
Publication type:
Book
Publisher:
Institute of East Asian Studies
Publication Date:
1985
