Profile:

Graduated from the Department of History, Nanjing University in 1991, Professor Mei Ran obtained a Ph.D. from the School of International Studies, Peking University in 1999 and has been working at the school since then.

Education Background:

1999  Peking University   Ph.D

1991  Nanjing University  BA

Research Areas:

European Politics, German Politics, Party Politics, Political Science Methodology

British Politics and Diplomacy

International Strategic Analysis

Specialized Research in International Relations

International Security and Strategic Studies

Translations:

The Sources of Military Doctrine: France, Britain, and Germany between the World Wars by Barry R. Posen, Shanghai People’s Publishing House, 2013.

American Government and Politics by Schmidt, Shelley, and Bardes, Peking University Press, 2005.

The Influence of Sea Power upon History by Alfred Thayer Mahan, China Yan Shi Press, 1997.

Papers:

“Economic Pursuits, Interdependence, and Germany’s Decision for War in 1914,” Journal of International Political Studies, 2013/2.

“Russia, Maritime Hegemony, and the Logic of World Politics,” Diplomatic Review, 2011/6.

“Cycles or Transcendence: A Comparative Study of Anglo-German Relations a Century Ago and Contemporary Sino-American Relations,” Research Report of the Center for International Strategic Studies, Peking University, 2009.

“Annual Review of ‘International Security’ Research,” Report on the Development of Social Sciences in Foreign Universities, Higher Education Press, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.

“The Center-Flank Theory: A New Geopolitical Pattern for Explaining the Rise and Fall of Great Powers,” Journal of International Political Studies, 2007/01.

“International Strategic Practice, ‘Strategic Restlessness Syndrome,’ and Military Studies,” Journal of International Political Studies, 2007/04.

“Naval Expansion and Strategic Stability: From Anglo-German Competition to Sino-American Relations,” Journal of International Political Studies, 2007/04.

Chapter 3, History of International Relations (Volume 12).

Chapters 6 and 7, History of International Relations (Modern Volume), edited by Fang Lianqing, Wang Bingyuan, and Liu Jinzhi, Peking University Press, 2006.

“An Overview of International Security Theories,” Security in the Asia-Pacific, edited by Chen Fengjun, China International Broadcasting Press, 2004.

“More May Be Better? A Review of Waltz’s ‘Nuclear Proliferation Theory’,” The ‘Other’ and ‘Self’ in Post-Cold War International Relations, edited by Liang Shoude et al., Contemporary Press, 2002.

“China’s Military Modernization and East Asian Security,” Globalization and China, Japan, edited by Lin Zhenjiang and Liang Yunxiang, Xinhua Press, 2000.

“The Role of Western Nuclear Deterrence in International Security after the Cold War,” Pacific Journal, 2000/03.

“Economic Interdependence and Peace,” Europe, 1998/05.

“Security Cooperation on Transparency: Unilateral Dilemmas and Multilateral Issues,” Pacific Journal, 1998/03.