Department of Political Science The University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina 28223 (704) 687-4525 (Office) (704) 687-3497 (Fax) cbrown@email.uncc.edu (E-Mail)   Education Further Studies Teaching & Research Interests Professional Experience Research Experience Languages Major Grants Honors & Awards Professional Organizations Publications Manuscripts Presentations (Selected) Educational Travel Educational Consulting Professional Service (2001-2002)

            Ph.D., Political Science, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1983 

                            Areas of Specialization: Comparative Politics and Chinese Studies

M.A., Political Science, The University of Michigan, 1976

B.A., Political Science, University of Florida, 1973

FURTHER STUDIES

Internet Law Program, The Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Summer 2001

                Visiting Fellow, International Politics & Economics Program and the Asian Studies Development Program,

East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, January-June 1994.

Intensive Japanese Language Program, Middlebury College, Summer 1993.  

International Faculty Development Program, Pacific Asian Management Institute, International Business Center, College of Business Administration, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Summer 1991.  

TEACHING AND RESEARCH INTERESTS  

Teaching

Courses on Chinese politics, cyberspace policy, East Asian foreign policy, global e-government, Internet policy and governance, and language and politics.  

Research  

Multi-sectoral collaboration and digital dividends, information technology and regulatory policies, global collaboration and e-government, computer-mediated communications of virtual teams, virtual communities and linguistic identity, regional groupings in the Asia Pacific, and Internet policy and domain name allocation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE  

Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, July 1990 - present; Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program, 1997- present  (Member of the Liberal Studies Advisory Board, 1998-2000; Chair of the Asian Studies Academy, 1991-1992)

Teaching comparative politics, Chinese politics, Japanese politics, and East Asian foreign policy, cyberspace and politics, and e-government.  Teaching a language and politics course in the Master of Arts degree program in Liberal Studies. 

Visiting Scholar, Department of International Relations, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; and Department of Politics, Suzhou University, Suzhou, China, June 1987

Presented lectures on comparative and international politics to students, faculty, and staff.  

Visiting Scholar, Department of International Relations, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, September 1984

Presented lectures and visited classes on international politics.  

Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, August 1984 to June1990

Taught introductory comparative politics, Chinese politics, East Asian foreign policy, women and politics, and the United Nations Practicum.  (Lecturer, August 1982-August 1984)  

Teaching Fellow, Department of Political Science, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, September-December, 1980

Taught introductory comparative politics. 

Travel Service Section Intern, The American Institute in Taiwan (Successor to the U.S. Embassy), Taipei, December 1979-May 1980

Interviewed applicants for non-immigrant visas; utilized Chinese language skills.  

Translator and Interpreter, The National Sports Association, Taipei, Taiwan, Fall, 1979

Edited and translated film scripts for the National Martial Arts Association; provided English voice for the Chinese counterpart.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE  

Archival Research, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, January-June 1994

Researched primary sources on regional arrangements in the Asia-Pacific, emphasizing the role of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, the Eminent Persons Group of APEC, The East Asia Economic Caucus, and the proliferation of information technology in the Asia Pacific.  Interviews conducted in Singapore and Malaysia.

Interview Research, Nanjing University (host unit). Interviewed software engineers working in Japanese companies, December 1992

Archival Research, Asian Collection of the Hamilton Library, University of Hawaii at Manoa, July 1991

Researched primary sources on economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region and management policies of Japan's software industry.  

Interview and Archival Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences (host unit), Beijing, August 1988

Interviewed central-level Party officials and collected research on Chinese foreign policy.  

Archival Research, Universities Service Centre, Hong Kong; and East-West Center, Honolulu, June-August, 1987

Researched primary sources on the Chinese Communist Party and Maoist parties.

               Archival Research, C. V. Starr East Asian Library, Columbia University, New York, October 1986

Researched primary sources on Party organizations and economic reforms in the People's Republic of China.  

Interview Research in Hong Kong and China, Universities Service Centre, Hong Kong; and China Travel Service, Beijing,

Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Summer, 1980

                Researched primary sources on Chinese factories, schools, universities, and Party organizations.            

Archival Research in Taiwan, Institute of International Relations, Mucha, Taipei; Bureau of Intelligence, Shilin, Taipei; and Bureau of Investigation, Hsientien, Taipei County, Taiwan, April, 1979-May, 1980

Examined materials from the Archives of Chinese Communist Publications; analyzed contemporary data on the Chinese Communist Party; participated in discussion groups with other scholars.  

Research Assistant, Center for Afro-American and African Studies and the Department of Political Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, December, 1977-April, 1978

Researched materials for a project on black women in the election process; built database and analyzed data.

LANGUAGES  

Mandarin -- literate and proficient

Japanese -- literate

MAJOR GRANTS  

National Science Foundation Award, "Japanese Language Study Award," 1992-1996, $12,000. PI. (Funded)

National Science Foundation Award, "The Formation of Electronic Networks in Cyberspace in the Age of Electronic Government," August 15, 2000 - July 15, 2001. $74,945. PI (Funded).

National Science Foundation Award, “Global Virtual R&D Collaboration: A Cross-Cultural Examination of Netiquette and Computer-Mediated Communication.” $461,581. PI and Project Manager (with four co-PI’s) (not funded). 

HONORS AND AWARDS  

                POWRE Award, National Science Foundation, 2000-2001

NationsBank Excellence in Teaching Award Nominee, 1992

Japanese Language Study Award, National Science Foundation, 1992-1996

Golden Key Honor Society, 1990

Phi Beta Delta (Honor Society for International Scholars), 1988

Outstanding Woman of the Year, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1987

Outstanding Young Women of America, 1985

The University of Michigan, Graduate Fellowship, 1978 through 1980

United Nations Interne Programme Fellowship, New York, Summer, 1975

National Fellowships Fund Award, Ford Foundation, 1973 through 1978

R.O.T.C. Scholarship Award, University of Florida, Gainesville, 1973

Pi Sigma Alpha (National Political Science Honor Society), May 1973

President's Honor Roll, University of Florida, 1972

Savant Leadership Society, University of Florida, 1972

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS  

American Political Science Association          

Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education

Association for Asian Studies

International Political Science Association (Member of the Research Committee on Technology and Development and Former Secretary of the Research Committee on Local Politics)

Japan Political Studies Group

National Conference of Black Political Scientists

Women's Caucus for Political Science (National Secretary, 1983-1984)

World Association of Former United Nations Internes and Fellows

PUBLICATIONS 

“Smart Cards for Paperless Transactions: Facilitation of e-Government or Threat to Security?” In Terrel Rhodes, ed. The Public Manager Case Book: Making Decisions in a Complex World.” Sage Publications, Inc. 2002.  

 “Traditional versus On-Line Courses: Striking a Balance between Real and Virtual Classrooms,” In Pat Patterson, ed.  Stop Surfing Start Teaching 1998 Conference Proceedings, (Columbia, University of South Carolina, February 1998).  

“Faculty Electronic Office Hours: Maximizing Quality Time and Interactions,” In Pat Patterson, ed. Stop Surfing  Start Teaching 1998 Conference Proceedings, (Columbia, University of South Carolina, February 1998). 

“The Rights and Interests of Women in the People's Republic of China: Implementation of a New Law,” Journal of Developing Societies, Volume 10, no. 1 (January-June 1994).

“Yataidiqu guoji renliziyuan guanli_jiaqiang yataidiqujingji he zuo guanxi” [“International Human Resources Management in the Asia-Pacific Region: Strengthening Relations through APEC”] In Zhao Shuming, et al, ed. Qiye kuaguo jingying yanjiu_zhongguo giye guojihua [Research on Multinational Business Management and Internationalization of Chinese Enterprises] (Nanjing, China: Nanjing University Publishing House, 1993). 

Review of The Divorce Revolution: The Unexpected Social and Economic Consequences for Women and Children in America by Lenore J. Weitzman.  Policy Studies Review, Volume 9, no. 3 (Spring 1990).

“Incorporation vs. Separation: An Assessment of Gender and Politics in the People's Republic of China," Women & Politics Volume 10, no. 1 (1990). 

“Zai kexue gaige shidai guojia dui shehui de zeren” [The responsibility of nations to society in the age of scientific reform”] Shijie keji [World Science and Technology], Volumes 19-20, nos. 1-2 (January 1990), Beijing. 

“Primary Party Organizations in the Modernization Era: Implementation of Post-Maoist Reforms,” In Dhirendra K. Vajpeyi, ed. Local Government and Politics in the Third World: Issues and Trends (Delhi, India: Heritage Publishing Co., 1990). 

Review of The Scope of State Power in China, edited by Stuart R. Schram.  American Political Science Review Volume 81 (September 1987). 

“Restoring a One-Party Regime in China: A Study of Party Branches, 1964-1978.”  Ph.D. dissertation, The University of Michigan, 1983. 

Co-authored with Pauline Terrelonge Stone, The Black American Woman in the Social Science Literature (Ann Arbor: Women’s Studies Program, The University of Michigan, 1978).

MANUSCRIPTS 

“The Global Reality of e-Government: A Cross-Cultural Conceptualization,” manuscript under review.

 “Language Endangerment and Overlapping Communities: ICT's for Revitalization of Linguistic Identity”

                “Cyberdissent in the Age of Electronic Government: The Case of Falun Gong”

                “Communicative Power of Transnational Networks: Falun Gong and Beyond”

PRESENTATIONS (SELECTED)  

“G-8 Collaborative Initiatives and the Digital Divide: Readiness for e-Government,” refereed paper presented at Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Waikoloa, Hawaii, January 8, 2002.  

“Triangular Networks and e-Government: Communicative Power in Cyberspace,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, CA, September 1, 2001.  

“Collaboration and e-Government: The Cultural Dynamics of Information and Communication Technologies,” presentation at the School of Information Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, April 2, 2001.

 “The Global Reality of e-Government: An Assessment of Cross-Cultural Factors,” paper presented at the 2001 American Society of Public Administration National Conference, March 10-13, 2001, Newark, NJ.

“Collaborative Corporate Initiatives and the Digital Divide: An Assessment of the G-8 Summit Policies,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, February 27-March 3, 2001, New York, NY.

“Virtual Communities and Linguistic Identity: Endangerment or Survival?” refereed paper presented at the Community Informatics: Connecting Communities through the Web Conference, University of Teesside, UK, April 26-28, 2000.  

“Human Interactivity and the Hybrid Paradigm: Balancing the Net and Tradition,” refereed poster presentation (in absentia) at the Seventh International Conference on Computers in Education, Chiba, Japan, November 4-7, 1999. 

“The Power of Electronic Communities: Long-distance Nationalism in Cyberspace,” refereed paper presented at the Exploring CyberSociety Conference, Newcastle, U.K., July 5-7, 1999.  

“Hybrid Model for Net-Based Education: Transition to the Digital Era,” referred paper presented (in absentia) at the Sixth International Conference on Computers in Education, Beijing, China, October 14-17, 1998.  

“Building a Community in the Asia Pacific: Objections to the ‘C’ Word,” poster/paper presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, Massachusetts, September 3-6, 1998.  

“Cyberspace and Information Technology in Southeast Asia: Cyberlaw and Regulation in Research and Development,” paper presented at the Seventh Southeast Asia Business Conference, University of Michigan Business School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 30-31, 1998.  

“Bad Boys of the East: My Bark is Worse than My Bite--APEC,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, California, August 1996.  

“International Collaborative Education and Research via Cyberspace Technology: Multi-level Strategies for the Twenty-first Century,” paper presented at the International Conference on Higher Education in the 21st Century: Mission and Challenge in Developing Countries, Hanoi, Vietnam, May 14-17, 1996.   

“Transfer of Technology and Environmental Protection: Regional Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific,” paper presented at the XVI World Congress of the International Political Science Association, Berlin, Germany, August 21-25, 1994.  

“International Human Resources Management in the Asia-Pacific Region: Strengthening Relations Through APEC,” paper presented at the International Symposium on Multinational Business Management, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, December 10-12, 1992.  

“China and Japan after Tiananmen: The Impact of Bilateral Relations on Economic Cooperation in Asia,” paper presented at the Ninth Annual Conference on Economic and Political Reforms in Asia, sponsored by the Asian Institute and the Colleges of Business Administration of St. John's University, New York, November 15-16, 1991.  

“Women in Politics: A Global Perspective,” presentation at the Conference on the Role of Women in a Multicultural Society, Coppin State College, Baltimore, Maryland, September 12-14, 1991.  

"Effective Teaching Strategies in International and Foreign Language Education," paper presented at the Conference on International Education, Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1990.  

"The Democracy Student Movement in China: A Comparative Perspective," keynote address, International Cultural Festival, Saint Augustine's College, Raleigh, North Carolina, March 25, 1990.  

"The China Policies of President George Bush," presentation as roundtable panelist, "An Initial Evaluation of the Bush Administration," Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Atlanta, Georgia, August 31, 1989.  

"The Chinese Educational System: Developing a Global Experience," keynote address, Carolina TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Spring Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina, April 15, 1989.  

"Incorporation vs. Separation: An Assessment of Gender and Politics in the People's Republic of China," paper presented at the XIV World Congress of the International Political Science Association, Washington, D.C., August 28-September 1, 1988.  

"Zai kexue gaige shidai guojia dui shehui de zeren" [The responsibility of nations to society in the age of scientific reform] paper presented at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Second Annual International Conference on Science and Technology, Beijing, August 10-16, 1988.  

"Primary Party Organizations in the Modernization Era: Implementation of Post-Maoist Reform," paper presented at the International Political Science Association Research Committee of the Comparative Study of Local Politics, New Delhi, India, March 16-18, 1988.  

"Political and Economic Reform in the People's Republic of China: Strengthening the Era of Modernization," lecture presented to the Carolinas Council on World Affairs, September 1987.  

"Party Rectification and Consolidation: Strengthening the Modernization Era in China, 1983-1986," paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, Georgia, November 1986.  

"The Global Arena in the Twenty-first Century: Participating as an Active Citizen," paper presented at the President's Symposium, Grambling State University, Grambling, Louisiana, November 1986.  

"Establishing Chinese Studies Programs at the Historically Black Colleges and Universities," presentation at the National Association for Equal Opportunities in Higher Education (NAFEO) Presidential Peer Seminar, Hilton Head, South Carolina, August 1985.  

"Global Education in the Future: Establishing International Programs," presentation at the National Association for Equal Opportunities in Higher Education (NAFEO) Presidential Peer Seminar, Hilton Head, South Carolina, August 1986.  

"Party Rectification and Building: The Recruitment of Women into the Chinese Communist Party," paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Denver, Colorado, September 1982.  

"Rebuilding the Party Branch of a Rural Production Brigade," paper presented at the East Asian Institute, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, April 1981.  

"Studying China via Area Specialty or Discipline," lecture presented at the East Asian Institute, University of Aarhus, Denmark, April 1981.

"Look Before You Leap! Privacy and Security Legislation for Smart Card Technology," paper presented at the iCS (Information, Communication, and Society) Conference, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, England, September 20, 2003.

EDUCATIONAL TRAVEL  

Denmark, England, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, Scotland, Singapore, Taiwan, and Vietnam  

EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING  

Intercultural Training Institute, UNC Charlotte, August 2001.  

• Advised U.S. expatriate in Beijing on career opportunities in intercultural communications and virtual collaboration.  

 Intercultural Training Institute, UNC Charlotte, August 1996.

• Advised U.S. business groups on cultural dynamics of industry in China.  

University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC, 1993.

• As meeting participant, advised administrators on establishing a Japanese studies institute.  

York College, The City University of New York, Jamaica, New York, 1993.

• Conducted workshop, "China and Japan: Infusing Asian Studies Into the Curriculum," for administrators and faculty.  

Coppin State College, Baltimore, Maryland, 1990.

• Conducted workshop, "Effective Teaching in International and Foreign Language Education," for the International Studies Advisory Committee.  

Grambling State University, Grambling, Louisiana, 1990.

• Conducted workshops on internationalizing the curriculum and the campus for faculty and administrators of the area consortium; sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.  

United Negro College Fund, International Advisory Committee, New York, 1989. 

• As committee member, advised UNCF administrators on establishing international programs at the UNCF institutions.  

Central Piedmont Community College, International Business Advisory Committee, Charlotte, North Carolina 1988-1991.

• As committee member, advised administrators on development and implementation of programs for the CPCC International Business Center.  

Grambling State University, Grambling, Louisiana, 1986.

• Advised and assisted administrators and faculty in developing international studies programs for universities and colleges of the area consortium; sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.  

Saint Augustine's College, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1986.

• Advised and assisted the administrators and faculty in establishing an international studies program; sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.  

Delaware State College, Dover, Delaware, 1986.

• Advised and assisted the administrative staff in establishing a foreign exchange program.  Evaluated Chinese translation of exchange agreement.  

International House of Charlotte, North Carolina, 1986.

• Advised and assisted program director in coordinating visit of a delegation of Chinese journalists; sponsored by the United States Information Agency and the U.S. Department of State.

Sister-City Committee, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1985-1987.

• Assisted committee and mayor in establishing sister-city relationship with Baoding City, Hebei, People's Republic of China; translated letters and sister-city agreement for committee; escorted Baoding delegation to Washington, D.C.  

U. S. Department of Education, 1984.

• Advised and prepared daily briefings in China for the Delegation of Presidents of Historically Black Colleges and Universities to the People's Republic of China. 

United Nations Development Programme, 1984.

• Prepared briefing papers for delegation of mathematics professors to the People's Republic of China.  

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE (2001-2002)  

Editorial Board Member, iCS (Information, Communication & Society), an international journal for the information age.  Edited by Brian Loader (Digital Democracy) and William H. Dutton (Democracy Network--DNet).  

WBTV News Interview on China, April 3 and 17, 2001.  

Reviewer, National Nominating Panel of the NSEP Graduate International Fellowships, Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC April 12- 13, 2001. 

BET Lead Story Program (National Network), News Interview on U.S.-China Relations, April 12, Washington, DC. Aired on April 15, 2001.  

CNN Daybreak, Live Interview on U.S.-China Relations, April 17, 2001.