RICHARD P. SUTTMEIER

Professor, Political Science

East Asian Focus

Phone: (541) 346-2856 or 346-1522

Richard P. Suttmeier, former Director of CAPS and of the Asian Studies Program, specializes in Chinese and Japanese politics, science, technology and international relations, and comparative science policy. He received his A.B. from Dartmouth College in 1963 and his Ph.D. from Indiana University in 1970. He is a member of the Department of Commerce Civil Industrial Technology Coordinating Committee for relations with the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology, and has served as a consultant to the International Development Research Center of Canada, as a Senior Analyst at the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, as a consultant to the World Bank and the UNDP, and as the Director of the Beijing Office of the Committee for Scholarly Communication with China. His current research includes a study of China's scientific community, the role of science and technology in US-China relations, and a longer term study of Chinese approaches to the management of technological and environmental risks. His recent publications include:

- "China Faces the New Industrial Revolution: Research and Innovation Strategies for the 21st Century." (With Cao Cong). Asian Perspective 33, 3 (1999);
- "Leadership and Elitism in Chinese Science and Engineering: The Making of China's 'Brain Bank?'" (With Cao Cong). Asian Survey 39, 3 (May-June, 1999);
- "Scientific Cooperation and Conflict Management in US-China Relations, 1978-Present." In Allison L. de Cerreno and Alexander Keynan (eds.). Scientific Cooperation, State Conflict: The Role of Scientists in Mitigating International Discord. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Vol. 866. 1998; and
- "Emerging Innovation Networks and Changing Strategies for Industrial Technology in China: Some Observations." In William Golden and Thomas Ratchford. Translating Knowledge into Power and Wealth: The Roles of Science, Engineering, and Technology in Government and Industry Around the World. Special issue of Technology in Society 19, # 3/4 (August/November, 1997). pp. 305-324.

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