Welcome!

My name is Seanon Wong (or simply, "Sean"). I am an Assistant Professor at the Department of Government and Public Administration, and the Director of the International Affairs Research Centre, the Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

I hold a Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Southern California, a Certificate from the Hopkins-Nanjing Center for Chinese and American Studies, and an M.A. in International Relations and B.A. in Political Science from the University of Chicago.
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My academic interests include international relations theory, security studies, diplomacy, political psychology, identity and intergroup conflicts, and the international relations of East Asia (particularly China). My research has appeared in Journal of Global Security Studies, European Journal of International Relations, International Studies Review, Place Branding and Public Diplomacy, and Asian Perspective, among others.