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Areas of Research and Specialization
globalization; development studies; well-being
Biography
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Dr. Ming-Chang Tsai received his
Ph.D. in sociology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He
has taught in Department of Sociology in National Taipei University since
1986, and during 1999-2001 he was chair of this department. His research
area includes political economy of growth in East Asia, human development
issues, and comparative politics and development in developing countries.
He currently serves as dean of College of Social Sciences, National Taipei
University.
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Selective Publications
Dr. Tsai's books include:
Ming-Chang Tsai. 1996. Poverty
in Taiwan:
A Structural Analysis of the Underclass.
Dr. Tsai's articles include:
Ming-Chang Tsai. 1998. “The State’s Interest-Seeking and Economic Stagnation
in the Third World:
Cross-National Evidence.” The Sociological Quarterly 39:101-118.
Ming-Chang Tsai. 1999. “Geopolitics, the State, and Political Economy of
Growth in Taiwan.”
Review of
Radical Political Economics 31(3):101-109.
Ming-Chang Tsai. 1999. “State Power, State Embeddedness,
and National Development in Less
Developed Countries: A Cross-National
Analysis.” Studies in Comparative International Development
33(4):66-88.
Ming-Chang Tsai. 2000. “Industrialization and Equity
in Taiwan:
A Review of Macro-Process Theories,”
Taiwanese Journal of Sociology 23:263-299.(in Chinese)
Ming-Chang Tsai. 2001. “Dependency, the State, and Class in Neoliberal
Transition of Taiwan.”
Third
World Quarterly 22:359-379.
Ming-Chang Tsai 2002, “Taming a Leviathan: Geopolitics, State Power, and the
Making of a
Development Regime in Taiwan.” Canadian Journal of
Development Studies 23:127-153.
Ming-Chang Tsai. 2003. “Pathways to Crisis: Structural Liability, Global
Contingency, and
State-
Business Relationships in the East Asian Economic Turmoil.” Comparative
Sociology 2:297-320.
Ming-Chang
Tsai. 2004. “The Effects of Intimate Relationships on Housework Time among
Husbands
and among Wives in Taiwan.”
Taiwanese Sociology 8:99-131. (in Chinese)
Ming-Chang
Tsai. 2005. “Taiwan’s
New Economy: A Critical Literature Review.” Taiwanese Journal of
Sociology
34:211-247.
Ming-Chang Tsai, 2006, “Does
Political Democracy Enhance Human Development in Developing
Countries? A
Cross-National Study.” American Journal of Economics and Sociology
65:233-268.
Ming-Chang Tsai, 2006,
“Sociable Resources and Close Relationships: Intimate Relatives and Friends
in Taiwan .” Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
23:151-169.
Ming-Chang Tsai, 2006, “Macro-Structural Determinants of Political Freedom in
Developing
Countries:A Cross-National Analysis." Social Indicators
Research 76:317-340.
Ming-Chang Tsai, 2006,
“Economic and Non-economic Determinants of Poverty in
DevelopingCountries:
Competing Theories and Empirical Evidence." Canadian Journal of
Development Studies 27: 267-285.
Ming-Chang Tsai, 2006,
“Sociology and its Public Influence: The Vision of New Policy Sociology”,
Taiwanese
Journal of Sociology 37:1-31.
Ming-Chang Tsai, 2007, “Does
Globalization Affect Human Well-being?", Social
Indicators Research
81:102-126.
Ming-Chang Tsai, 2008, “The Impact of
Instability on Subjective Well-being: A Cross-National Study.”
in Valerie Moller and Denis
Huschka (eds.), Quality of Life in the New Millennium: Advances in
Quality-of-Life Studies, Theory and
Research ( Netherlands : Springer).
Ming-Chang Tsai, 2009, “Market
Openness, Transition Economies and Subjective Wellbeing”,
Journal of Happiness Studies
10:523-539.
Ming-Chang Tsai, 2010, “Evaluating
Sociologists in Taiwan : Power, Profession and Passersby",
Pp.313-323 in Sujata Patel (ed.), The
International Handbook on Diverse Sociological Traditions (
London : Sage).
Ming-Chang Tsai and Chin-Fen Chang,
"China-Bound for Jobs? The Influences of Social Connections
and Ethnic Politics in Taiwan", The
China Quarterly, forthcoming.
Ming-Chang Tsai and Richard P.
Appelbaum, "Socio-Economic Differentials in Global Exposure: A
Research Note on Taiwan",
Sociological Perspectives, forthcoming.
Research
in Progress
Comparative
Global Exposure in East
Asia
Middle
Classes and Work Values
Family
and Reciprocity in Ghana
Trust
and Social Diversity across Countries
Research Awards and Funding
Fulbright
Visiting Scholar, Institute of Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research, University of
California,
Santa Barbara
(1998-1999)
Outstanding Research Award, National Science
Council, 2000-2001
Principal Investigator, General Research Project,
National Science Council, 1994-1997, 2000-2002,
2004-2007
Principal Investigator, Outstanding Research
Project, National Science Council, 2008-2011
Visiting
Professor, Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo, 2010.1
Services in Academic Communities
Manuscript
Referee for American Journal of Economics and Sociology,
Canadian Journal of Development Studies,
Comparative Economic Studies,
Comparative Political Studies, Comparative Sociology, Competition and Change,
Journal
of Human Development and Capabilities, Journal of Happiness Studies,
New Political Economy, Socio-Economic Review,
Social Indicators Research, Sustainability,Taiwanese Sociology, Taiwanese Journal of Sociology
Member of Editorial Board, Taiwanese Journal of
Sociology (2001-2002), Taiwanese Sociological
Review (2000), Social
Indicators Research(2008-); Comparative Sociology(2009-)
Editor, Taiwanese Journal of Sociology (2003-2004),
Journal of Taiwan
Studies(2005-2006)
Member of Executive Board, Social Science
Research Center
of National Science Council
(2003-2004)
President, Taiwanese Sociological Association
(2006-2007)
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