Profile:

Wang Zhengyi is a Changjiang Scholar Distinguished Professor of the Ministry of Education, Peking University Boya Distinguished Professor, and Chief Expert of the “Marxist Theory Research and Construction Project.” He currently serves as a member of the Peking University Academic Committee, Deputy Director of the Social Sciences Division, Chair of the Academic Committee of the School of International Relations, and Chair of the Department of International Political Economy at Peking University. He has received numerous national, provincial, and university-level awards, including the State Council Special Government Allowance, the Ministry of Education’s “Cross-Century Outstanding Talent Training Program,” the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security’s “National Candidate of the New Century Hundred, Thousand, and Ten Thousand Talent Project,” the Ministry of Education’s “Changjiang Scholar Distinguished Professor” award, “Beijing Outstanding Teacher,” and the “Peking University Teaching Excellence Award.”

Research Areas：

Theories of International Political Economy

World Systems and China’s Rise

Political and Economic Analysis of Regional Cooperation in East Asia

Political Economy of China’s Transition and Development

Theories of International Political Economy

International Political Economy

Political Economy of Development and Transition

Political Economy of China’s Transition

Authored Books:

Modern Political Geography, Nankai University Press, 1993.

The Theory of Peripheral Development: The World System and Southeast Asia’s Development, Shanghai People’s Publishing House, 1997 (2nd edition, 2018).

World Systems Theory and China, The Commercial Press, 2000.

International Political Economy: Theoretical Paradigms and Empirical Studies (co-authored with Prof. Zhang Yangui), The Commercial Press, 2003 (2004).

World Systems and the Rise and Fall of Nations, Peking University Press, 2006.

A Comprehensive Treatise on International Political Economy, Peking University Press, 2010 (2012, 2017, 2018, 2021).

A Comprehensive Treatise on International Political Economy (2nd Edition), Peking University Press, 2022.

Edited Volumes:

Political and Economic Analysis of Asian Regional Cooperation: Institutional Building, Security Cooperation, and Economic Growth (co-edited with Miles Kahler and Seiichiro Takagi), Shanghai People’s Publishing House, 2007.

International Political Economy (Key Textbook for Marxist Theory Research and Construction Project), Higher Education Press, 2021.

Rethinking Globalization: Theories, History, and Trends, Social Sciences Academic Press, 2023.

Translations:

Amitav Acharya, Constructing a Security Community in Southeast Asia: ASEAN and the Regional Order (co-translated with Feng Huaixin), Shanghai People’s Publishing House, 2004.

Selected Papers:

“50 Years of International Political Economy: Transformations, Agenda-Setting, and Theoretical Innovation,” International Review, 2021, No. 1.

“Material Interests and Values: International Conflict and Cooperation Amid a Global Pandemic,” International Political Studies, 2020, No. 3.

“The Political Logic and Challenges of Global Governance: A Perspective from International Political Economy,” Exploration and Free Views, 2020, No. 3.

“China Moving Toward the Core: Transformations and Challenges of the World System,” World Politics Studies, 2019, No. 1.

“ASEAN at 50: Has It Escaped the Dilemma of Peripheral Development?” World Politics Studies, 2018, No. 1.

“China’s Rise: The End or Continuation of World System Development?” International Security Studies, 2013, No. 3.

“Globalization and International Political Economy: Beyond ‘Paradigm’ Debates?” World Economics and Politics, 2010, No. 10.

“Conceptualizing an Intellectual Framework for International Political Economy: An Analysis Based on Four Interconnections,” World Economics and Politics, 2009, No. 2.

“Inherit or Transfer: A Dilemma in Reconstructing Chinese Social Reality,” Review (USA), 3/4 XXI, 1998.

“Conceptualizing Economic Security and Governance: China Confronts Globalization,” The Pacific Review (UK), Vol.17, No.4, 2004.

“Researching International Relations in China: From Security to International Political Economy,” in Handbook of China’s International Relations (ed. Shaun Breslin), Routledge, 2010.

“Contending Regional Identity in East Asia: Market-led, Institutions or Social Reconstruction?” East Asian Review (Japan), Vol.13, 2010.