Richard W. Wilson

Department of Political Science
Rutgers University
89 George Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

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EDUCATION

Ph.D. 1967 Princeton University Politics

M.A. 1964 Princeton University Politics

Certificate 1957 U.S. Naval Post-
Graduate School Meteorology

B.A. 1955 Princeton University History (Honors)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

2003 - Chairman Elect Rutgers University Political Science Dept.

1991-present Professor II Rutgers University

1991-1997 Chairman, Rutgers University Political Science Dept.

1974-1991 Professor I Rutgers University

1973-1981 Director, Rutgers University International Programs

1970-1974 Associate Professor Rutgers University

1969-1973 Director, Rutgers University Asian Studies Program

1969-1970 Assistant Dean, Rutgers University Livingston College

1968-1970 Assistant Professor Rutgers University

1967, 1968 Dean, Middlebury College Chinese Summer School

1967-1968 Lecturer Princeton University

1959-1962 Vice President, R.H. Wilson Co. Inc.

Management Consulting

1956-1959 Lt(jg) U.S. Navy

1955-1956 Executive Trainee, Lamborn & Co., Inc.

Commodity Brokerage

PUBLICATIONS

Authored Books

1. Compliance Ideologies: Rethinking Political Culture (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1992)

2. Labyrinth: An Essay on the Political Psychology of Change (Armonk, NY: M.E Sharpe, 1988).

3. The Moral State: A Study of the Political Socialization of Chinese and American Children (New York: The Free Press, 1974). (Published in Chinese, 1985).

4. Learning to be Chinese: The Political Socialization of Children in Taiwan (Cambridge, MA: The M.I.T. Press, 1970). (Re-issued as a paperback, 1974; published in Chinese, 1984).

Edited Volumes

1. “East Asian Political Culture” (Guest Editor) East Asia: An International Quarterly, Vol. 19, No. 3, Fall, 2001.

2. Methodological Issues in Chinese Studies (with Sidney L. Greenblatt and Amy A. Wilson) (New York: Praeger, 1983).

3. Social Interaction in Chinese Society (with Sidney L. Greenblatt and Amy A. Wilson) (New York: Praeger, 1982).

4. Moral Behavior in Chinese Society (with Sidney L. Greenblatt and Amy A. Wilson) (New York: Praeger, 1981).

5. Organizational Behavior in Chinese Society, (with Sidney L. Greenblatt and Amy A. Wilson) (New York: Praeger, 1981).

6. Moral Development and Politics, (with Gordon J. Schochet) (New York: Praeger, 1980).

7. Social Change, Innovation and Politics in East Asia: Essays in Honor of Professor Ardath W. Burks, (with Yong Soon Yim and H. T. Wilson) (Hong Kong: Asian Research Service, 1980).

8. Value Change in Chinese Society, (with Sidney L. Greenblatt and Amy A. Wilson) (New York: Praeger, 1979).

9. Deviance and Social Control in Chinese Society, (with Sidney L. Greenblatt and Amy A. Wilson) (New York: Praeger, 1977) (Re-issued as a paperback, 1977).

Articles

1. “Commercial Development and the Evolution of Political Cultures: Ming/Qing China and 17 th Century England” (with Ye Tian), East Asia: An International Quarterly, Vol. 19, No. 3, Fall 2001, pp. 147-180.

2. "The Many Voices of Political Culture: Assessing Different Approaches" (review article), World Politics, Vol 52, No. 2, January 2000. pp. 246-273.

3. "American Political Culture in Comparative Perspective," Political Psychology, Vol. 18, No. 2, June 1997, pp. 483-502 (special issue, invited article).

4. "Liberalization and Lost Opportunities: The Case of Chinese Women" (with Virginia Cornue), Asiatische Studien/Etudes Asiatiques, Vol. XLIX, No. 1, 1995, pp. 197-214 (special issue--Chinese Societies at the Dawn of the Third Millennium--invited article).

5. "Transition from Tradition: Political Culture in China's Modernization," The Journal of East Asian Affairs, vol. VIII, No. 1, Winter/Spring 1994, pp. 205-224.

6. "Political Pathology and Moral Orientations," Comparative Political Studies, Vol. 24, No. 2, July 1991, pp. 211-230.

7. "Reconciling Universalism and Relativism in Political Culture: A View Based on Economic and Psychological Perspectives," The Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 50, No. 1, February 1991, pp. 53-66 (special anniversary issue; invited article).

8. "Wellsprings of Discontent: Sources of Dissent in Korean Student Values," Asian Survey, Vol. 28, No. 10, October, 1988, pp. 1066-1081.

9. "Moral Development and Political Change," World Politics, Vol. 36, No. 1, October 1983, pp. 53-75.

10. "Political Socialization and Moral Development," World Politics, Vol. 33, No. 2, January 1981, pp. 153-177 (lead article).

11. "Ideology, Hierarchy and Moral Behavior," Issues and Studies, Vol. 15, No. 8, August 1979, pp. 29-39. Also published in The Enduring Chinese Dimension, Proceedings of the Eighth Sino-American Conference on Mainland China, Institute of International Studies, University of South Carolina, 1979, pp. 239-249

12. "A New Direction for the Study of Moral Behavior," Journal of Moral Education, Vol. 7, No. 2, January 1978, pp. 1-131.

13. "Political Authority as Moral Entrepreneur in China," Issues and Studies, Vol. 12, No. 9, September 1976, pp. 1-15 (lead article). Also published in Proceedings of the Fifth Sino-American Conference on Mainland China, Institute of International Relations, Republic of China, 1976, pp. 471- 490.

14. "Internalized Standards Versus Situational Demands: Some Reflections on Moral Responses in American Society," Pacific Sociological Review, Vol. 19, No. 3, July 1976, pp. 333-350.

15. "Some Comments on Stage Theories of Moral Development," Journal of Moral Education, Vol. 5, No. 3, June 1976, pp. 241-248.

16. "Shame and Behavior in Chinese Society," Asian Profile, Vol. 1, No. 3, December 1973, pp. 431-447.

17. "Some Rural-Urban Comparisons of Political Socialization in Taiwan," Asian Studies, Vol. 10, No. 1, April 1972, pp. 108-130.

18. "Chinese Studies in Crisis" (review article), World Politics, Vol. 23, No. 2, January 1971, pp. 295-317.

19. "The Red Guards and the World Student Movement," (with Amy Wilson), The China Quarterly, No. 42, April-June 1970, pp. 88-104.

20. "A Comparison of Political Attitudes of Taiwanese Children and Mainlander Children on Taiwan," Asian Survey, Vol. 8, No. 12, December 1968, pp. 988-1000. (Republished in part in Contemporary Republic of China: The Taiwan Experience, 1950-1980, James C. Hsiung et al., eds, American Association of Chinese Students, University of California Press, Berkeley, 1981.)

21. "The Learning of Political Symbols in Chinese Culture," Journal of Asian and African Studies, Vol. 3, Nos. 3-4, July and October 1968, pp. 241- 256.

Chapters in Scholarly Monographs

1. “From Top-Down to Bottom-Up Learning: Implications for the Role of Librarians in Knowledge Management” (“Lernprozesse von oben nach unten and von unten nach oben: Auswirkungen auf die Rolle der Bibliothekare in der Wissensverwaltung”) (with Myoung C. Wilson) in Medienkompetenz: Information Literacy: How to learn and to teach Information Literacy, ed., Elisabeth Simon, BibSpider, Berlin.

2. "The Other Side of the Coin" (with Myoung C. Wilson) in Walton R. Johnson and D. Michael Warren, eds., Inside the Mixed Marriage: Accounts of Changing Attitudes, Patterns, and Perceptions of Cross-Cultural and Interracial Marriages (Lanham, MD and London: University Press of America, 1994), 155-159.

3. "Change and Continuity in China's Cultural Identity: The Filial Ideal and the Transformation of an Ethic" in Lowell Dittmer and Samuel Kim, eds., China's Quest for National Identity (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1993), 104-124.

4. "From Natural Inferior to Natural Equal: Changes in Gender Values in Chinese Society," Proceedings of the International Conference on Values in Chinese Societies: Retrospect and Prospect, Center for Chinese Studies Research Series No. 3, Republic of China, 1992, 341-359.

5. "Moral Culture and Chinese Culture: Patterns of Harmony and Discord" Proceedings of CCU-ICP (Chinese Culture University - International Council of Psychologists) International Conference: Moral Values and Moral Reasoning in Chinese Societies (Taipei: Chinese Culture University, 1990), 1-36.

6. "Rights in the People's Republic of China" in James Hsiung, ed., Human Rights in East Asia: A Different Cultural Perspective (New York: Praeger 1986), 109-128.

7. Achievement Motivation and Small Business Relationship Patterns in Chinese Society," (with Anne Wang Pusey), in Sidney L. Greenblatt, Richard W. Wilson and Amy A.Wilson, eds., Social Inter­action in Chinese Society (New York: Praeger, 1982), 195-208

8. "Moral Behavior in Chinese Society: An Introduction" in Richard W. Wilson, Sidney L. Greenblatt and Amy A. Wilson, eds., Moral Behavior in Chinese Society (New York: Praeger, 1981), 1-20.

9. "Conformity and Deviance Regarding Moral Rules in Chinese Society: A Socialization Perspective" in Arthur Kleinman and Lin Tsung-yi, eds., Normal and Abnormal Behavior in Chinese Culture (Dordrecht-Holland: D. Reidel, 1980), 117-136.

10. "A Moral Community of Strangers" in Richard W. Wilson and Gordon J. Schochet, eds., Moral Development and Politics (New York: Praeger, 1980), 22-40.

11. "Metanoia: An Introduction" in Richard W. Wilson, Amy A. Wilson and Sidney L. Greenblatt, eds., Value Change in Chinese Society (New York: Praeger, 1979), 1-18.

12. "Perceptions of Group Structure and Leadership Position as an Aspect of Deviance and Social Con­trol" in Amy A. Wilson, Sidney L. Greenblatt and Richard W. Wilson, eds., Deviance and Social Control in Chinese Society (New York: Praeger, 1977), 95-117

13. "Is There a Chinese Political Culture," in Chan Lien, ed., Proceedings of the Third Sino-American Conference on Mainland China (Republic of China: Institute of International Relations, 1974), 561-584.

E. Reviews

1. Stevan Harrell and Huang Chun-chieh, eds., Cultural Change in Post-War Taiwan in Pacific Affairs, Vol. 68, No. 2, August 1995, pp. 267-268.

2. Alan Wolfe, Whose Keeper: Social Science and Moral Obligations in Philosophy of the Social Sciences Vol. 23, No. 1, March 1993, pp. 108-112.

3. Arthur L. Caplan and Bruce Jennings, eds., Darwin, Marx, and Freud: Their Influence on Moral Theory in Political Psychology, Vol. 6, No. 3, September 1985, pp. 555-556

4. Parris H. Chang, Power and Policy in China and Stephen Uhalley, Mao Tse-tung: A Critical Biography, in a piece entitled "Policy Making in Mao's China" in The Asia Mail, December 1976, p. 13.

5. James R. Townsend, Politics in China in The China Quarterly, No. 65, March, 1976, pp. 140-141.

6. Robert Edward Mitchell, Pupil, Parent and School: A Hong Kong Study in The Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 32, No. 2, February 1973, pp. 324-325.

 7. James C. Hsiung, Ideology and Practice in Journal of Asian and African Studies, Vol. 7, Nos. 3-4, July and October 1972, pp. 293-294.

 8. Charles P. Ridley, Paul H. B. Godwin, and Dennis J. Doolin, The Making of a Model Citizen in Communist China in The Journal of Asian Studies, Vol. 31, No. 4, August 1972, p. 945.

 9. S. N. Eisenstadt, ed., Political Sociology in Choice, Vol. 8, No. 4, June 1971, p. 584.

 10. Klaus Mehnert, Peking and the New Left in The China Quarterly, No. 42, April-June 1970, pp. 158-159.

 11. Lucian W. Pye, The Spirit of Chinese Politics in The American Journal of Sociology , Vol. 74, No. 3, November 1968, pp. 310-311.

Forthcoming

 1. “Tipping toward the Internet: Global Social Science Research at the Crossroads”

Manuscript Reviews

Manuscripts have been reviewed for Princeton University Press, Yale University Press, The University of California Press (Berkeley), The Free Press, Doubleday, Duke University Press, Pennsylvania State University Press, World Politics, The Journal of Asian Studies, China Quarterly, American Political Science Review, Comparative Politics, Political Psychology, etc.

Grant Reviews

1. Research proposals for the Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China (National Academy of Sciences) 1986, 1987.

2. Peer Review Interviews for the Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China (National Academy of Sciences) 1989, Columbia University.

Editorship

1. Associate Editor, East Asia: An International Quarterly, 1998-present.

2. Editorial Board, International Journal of Korean Studies, 1997-present.

3. Editorial Board, Asian Affairs: An American Review, 1983-1986.

4. Political Sociology and Chinese Studies Project

a. In 1974 Praeger Publishers accepted a proposal for a volume series on interdisciplinary social science topics in the context of Chinese studies with each volume to be preceded by a conference of invited contributors from the United States and abroad. I accepted primary responsibility for coordination and organization of this project. Volumes published have been noted above under Publications. The conference titles, dates and the names of host organizations are given below:

 "Deviance and Social Control in Chinese Society," 1975, Rutgers University.

 "Value Change in Chinese Society," 1977, East Asian Studies, Princeton University.

 "Organizational Behavior in Chinese Society," 1979, Drew University.

 "Moral Behavior in Chinese Society," 1979, East Asian Legal Studies, Harvard Law School, Harvard University and the Center for Chinese Studies, University of California, Berkeley.

 "Social Interaction in Chinese Studies," 1980, Rutgers University.

 Methodological Issues in Chinese Studies," 1981, Center for Chinese Studies, University of California, Berkeley.

 b. Formal sponsorship and/or funding for this project was provided by the following organizations:

 Rutgers University Research Council (grant 1975-76).

 Princeton University (East Asian Studies outreach grant 1977).

 Drew University (grant 1979).

 Institute for the Study of Human Issues (ISHI).

 International Center, Rutgers University.

5. Moral Development and Politics Project

 In 1978 the National Endowment for the Humanities accepted a proposal and provided funding for a conference and volume on the topic of moral development and politics. I accepted primary responsibility for coordination and organization of this project. A conference with participants from the United States and abroad was held at the Eagleton Institute, Rutgers University in 1978 and the volume was published by Praeger Publishers in 1980.

Awards and Distinctions

1. Advisory Board, Chinese Studies Center, Inchon University, 2003.

2. International Advisory Board, Wenzao College, Taiwan, 2003.

3. Appointed Guest Professor, Jilin University, China, 2002.

4. Career Achievement Award, Institute of Chinese Culture, New York, NY, 1994.

5. Senior Fulbright Award - Korea, Yonsei University, 1987. (Supplementary research award, 1987)

6. Rutgers University International Programs Grant, 1987.

7. New Jersey Department of Higher Education, International Education Grant Program, 1985-86 (with Jack L. Nelson).

8. Rutgers University Research Council Grant, 1968-69, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1971-72, 1972-73, 1981-82, 1989-90, 1997-98.

9. East-West Center, Professional Associate Award, 1979, 1980.

10. Rutgers University Research Council Faculty Fellowship, 1970-71.

11. National Defense Foreign Language Fellowship, 1964-66.

12. Ford Foundation Inter-University Award for Chinese Language Study, 1964-65.

13. John D. Rockefeller Regional Studies Grant, 1963-64

14. Ford Foundation "New Careers" Fellowship, 1963-64.

15. Princeton University Fellowship, 1962-63.

 OVERSEAS ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES

1. Guest Lecturer, Jilin University, China, Fall 2002.

2. People's Republic of China, Visiting Professor, Peking University, Spring 1998.

3. Korea, Visiting Fulbright Professor, Yonsei University, Winter/Spring 1987.

4. Republic of China, Guest, Ministry of Education, Spring 1987.

5. South and Southeast Asia, research, Winter 1982.

6. China, exchange scholar, Jilin University, Summer 1980.

7. China, negotiation of academic exchange agreement with Jilin University, Summer 1979.

8. U.S.S.R., negotiation of academic exchange agreement with Kiev University, December 1978.

9. Taiwan, research, Summer 1978.

10. China, Edgar Snow delegation, invited by the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Summer 1978.

11. Taiwan, conference participation, 1973, 1976, 1989, 1991.

12. Hong Kong, University Service Centre, research, Summer 1970.

13. Taiwan, research, Summer 1970.

14. Taiwan, research and Chinese language training (Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies, National Taiwan University), 1964-66.

Selected Recent Schoalrly Activities

1. October, 2002, “Political Culture and American National Character, Jilin University, China

2. August, 2000, “Asian Political Cultures,” International Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Quebec, Canada.

3. March 1998, "Roundtable on Teaching Political Culture" and "Comparative Political and Political-Economic Development," Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California.

4. November, 1996, "Reflections on Reform in China," Henry Rutgers Lecture, Rutgers College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

 5. October, 1996, "Political Culture," Faculty-Student Seminar on Political Culture, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (speaker).

6. July, 1996, " Political Psychology Editor's Forum: Cultural and Cross Cultural Dimensions of Political Psychology," 19th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Vancouver, Canada.

7. November, 1994, "Toward a New Vision of Global Citizenship," Model United Nations Forum, New Brunswick, NJ (keynote speaker).

8. February, 1994, "Human Rights and Democracy in Mainland China," 1994 Chinese Cultural Conference, Institute of Chinese Culture, New York, NY (keynote speaker).

9. July, 1993, "Ethno-nationalism and Political Culture," 16th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Cambridge, MA (panel chairman).

10. March, 1993, "Problems of Community Formation: Ethno-nationalism and Incentive Structures in Development Contexts," 5th Annual International Conference of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics, New York, NY (panel chairman).

11. June 1991, "Preference Boundaries: Exploring Psychological and Cultural Constraints on Choice," The Third Annual International Conference on Socio-Economics, School of Economics, Stockholm, Sweden.

12. May 1991, "From Natural Inferior to Natural Equal: Changes in Gender Values in Chinese Society," International Conference on Values in Chinese Societies: Retrospect and Prospect, Center for Chinese Studies, Taipei, Taiwan.

13. July, 1990, "Civic Values in the 21st Century," 13th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Washington, D.C. (panel chairman).

14. July, 1990, "Developmental Political Psychology: Individual, Society and the Dynamic of Political Development," 13th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Washington, D.C.

15. June, 1990, "Democratic Transition and Social/Economic Integration," 2nd International Conference of the International Council on Democracy and Social Justice, Oakland, CA.

16. March, 1990, "Theoretical Foundations: Cultural and Social Factors in Economic Behavior," The Second Annual International Conference on Socio-Economics, the George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

17. January, 1990, "Change and Continuity in China's Cultural Identity: The Filial Ideal and the Transformation of an Ethic," Conference on "China's Quest for National Identity," Center of International Studies, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. (paper presentation).

18. September, 1989, Conference on "Asian Mini-Dragons," Maryland Public Television, NHK, and Film Australia, Berkeley, CA (consultant).

19. June, 1989, "Morality and Political Culture in East and West: (1) Western Perspective and (2) Eastern Perspective," 12th Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Tel Aviv, Israel (panel co-chairman and paper presentation).

20. May, 1989, Conference on "Moral Values and Moral Reasoning in Chinese Societies," The Chinese Culture University and The International Council of Psychologists, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Republic of China (keynote presentation).

Courses Taught

Graduate:

Political Culture

Modern Chinese Politics (graduate and undergraduate)

Pro-Seminar in Comparative Politics

Psychology of Political Behavior

Undergraduate:

Cultural Change and Commonplace Evil: Films that Oppose Injustice

The Legacy of the Swastika

Political Culture and Modernization

Psychology and Politics

Political Socialization

Politics and Culture

The Modern State

Hiroshima Revisited and Genocide

Peasant Revolutions

Political Alienation and Protest

Tradition and Transition in Asia

Political Development of Asia

Significant University Activities

1. Acting Director, Center for Global Security and Democracy, Fall 1999, 2000.

2. Chair, Eagleton Institute Director's Search Committee, 1994

3. Faculty Representative, University Board of Trustees, 1992-93.

4. Chair, Cook/Douglass Campuses Physical Master Planning Committee, 1992-1993.

5. Member, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean's Search Committee, 1993.

6. Graduate School Representative, University Senate, 1990-93. (Executive Committee and Planning Committee)

7. Fellow, Douglass College, 1989-present

8. Invited Member, Graduate School of Education, Doctoral Faculty, 1985-present.

9. Member, Faculty of Arts and Sciences Planning and Budget Committee, 1984-86.

10. Political Science Department

a. Member, Advisory Committee, 1984-86, 1987-88, 1990- 1997, 2000-2002.

b. Salary Adjustment Committee, 1985-1986, 1999-2002.

c. Member, Personnel Committee, 1983-84, 1985-86,1987- 88, 1990-1997, 2000-2002.

d. Member, Financial Aid Committee, 1983-85.

e. Vice Chairman for Graduate Studies, 1983.

f. Member, Graduate Admissions Committee, 1983.

g. Field Chairman, Comparative Politics, 1973-74, 1979- 81.

h. Advisor, M.A. option in Comparative and International Studies, 1975-1980.

11. Member, Graduate School Social Sciences Area Committee, 1983-85.

12. Executive Council, The Graduate School, 1980-81, 1990-93.

13. University Representative, Council on International Educational Exchange, 1973-1981.

14. Member, Junior Year Abroad Committee, 1973-1981.

15. Coordinator, overseas exchange programs (involving negotiations at Kiev University, U.S.S.R., 1978 and Jilin University, PRC, 1979).

16. Danforth Foundation University Liaison Officer, 1976-79.

17. Director, Japanese Banking and Society in America Program, 1973, 1974.

18. Chairman, Inter-College Liaison Committee for Course of Study, 1969-70.

19. Chairman, Livingston College Financial Aid Committee, 1968-69.

Significant Outside Activities

1. Flotilla Staff Officer, Coast Guard Auxiliary, 2001-present

2. Trustee, Princeton-in-Asia Foundation, 1967-1991.

3. Associate, Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, 1986-1995.

4. Member, International Council on Democracy and Social Justice, 1989-1994 (five year term).

5. Board of Counselors, United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, 1981-86.

6. Member, The International Student Scholarship Fund Selection Committee, The Council on International Educational Exchange, 1981.

7. Captain, U.S. Naval Reserve, 1962-1980. (Active duty assignments at the Defense Intelligence School, the Defense Language Institute, the Offices of Politico-Military Affairs and Strategic Planning in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and the Office of International Security Affairs in the Office of the Secretary of Defense)

8. Associate, Columbia University Seminar on Modern East Asia: China 1970-1980, 1986-1991.