Professor Fiona Yap

• Biography/ Background

  My main research interests are in public policy and political economy, where I focus on explaining large-scale policy success or political-economy outcomes across East and Southeast Asia. I am one of a select few female scholars who model and test how key players in the region, such as government and citizens, work strategically with one another to achieve large-scale policy success or political outcomes such as growth and development

  I combine deep country knowledge of East and Southeast Asian countries with game-theory, experiments, statistics and mixed case-studies to forecast and test predictions, in a field where work has traditionally been single country-studies. This has led to visiting and distinguished positions across a number of universities, including Visiting Professor, Yonsei University (Korea), Pukyong National University (South Korea) Distinguished Speaker, ANU-Indiana Pan Asia Institute Distinguished Scholar, University of Indiana (Indiana, US), East Asia Instiute (Korea) Fellow, Keeler IntraUniversity Professor, University of Kansas (Kansas, US), and American Young Scholars and Experts (Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs).

   

  Outside of academia, I have worked with the World Bank as a Lead-consultant to develop a general theoretical framework for social protection in Asia and the Pacific; and also led capacity-building workshops with the Commonwealth Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Until April 2022, I was advisory board member of the National Security College, advisory board member of the Tax and Transfer Institute, advisory board member the Korea Institute, elected board member of the Canberra Convention Bureau, and elected ACT councillor for the Institute of Public Administration Australia,

   

  I am currently co-editor at the European Journal of Development Research, editorial board member for Joural of East Asian Studies, Asian Survey, Korea Observer, and 21^stCentury Political Science Review, and advisory board member of the Institute for International Trade, Centre for Global Food and Resources, and the Go8 Economics Advisory Group.

   

  I am also privileged to have given keynote addresses and plenary talks across academic and non-academic settings, including the United Nations PRME, the ADC Forum, Women in Economics Network, the UN-Department of Economic and Social Affairs and Korea Institute of Public Administration, Global Agenda Center (GAC) and Global Peace and Innovation Forum (GPIF) (South Korea), and the Modern World Speaker Series, Economic Society of Australia-Canberra.

• Awards & Achievements

  AWARDS

  ANU-Indiana University Pan Asia Institute Distinguished Scholar, 2015-2016

  East Asia Institute (Korea) Fellow, 2014

  One of five fellows awarded annually (about 2.5% of applicants). Previous Fellows include Professor T.J. Pempel (Jack M. Forcey Professor of Political Science, UC-Berkeley), Professor David Kang (Director of Korean Studies, University of Southern California), Professor Peter Katzenstein (Walter Carpenter, Jr. Professor, Cornell University), Professor Aurel Croissant (Professor, Heidelberg University), and Professor Steve Chan (College Professor of Distinction, University of Colorado-Boulder).

  Keeler Intra-University Professor, University of Kansas, 2011-2012

  Australian Research Council-Centre for Excellence in Policing and Security Visiting Scholar Award, 2011-2012

  Academic Fellow, Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, Washington D.C., 2011-2012 (declined)

  University of Kansas sabbatical leave (competitive), Fall 2006

  Policy Research Institute Summer Fellow (competitive), University of Kansas, Summer 2005

  Kaufmann Foundation-KU Centre for Entrepreneurial Research Faculty Development Award, 2005.

  University of Kansas Office of International Programs International Conference Award, 2004

                                                                                   

  HONORS

  Nominated for College of Asia and Pacific Teaching Excellence Award, ANU, 2017

  Nominated for College of Asia and Pacific Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning, ANU, 2017

  Outstanding Paper, Kim Myong Whai Award, Korea Observer journal, 2014

  International Women’s Day Award, 2014, the Australian National University (for mentorship, research, education and advocacy)

  US College Board’s list, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013.

  My texts, Annual Editions: Comparative Politics (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; Dubuque: McGraw-Hill Publishers) are on the list of required or recommended texts on Advanced Placement Curriculum (AP-Comparative Politics) for preparation to the College Entrance Examination, as determined by the US College Board. The US College Board is a consortium of over 6000 schools, colleges, and universities, that develop and administer standardized tests and curricula to improve college-readiness for university- and university-bound students; students who pass the AP-tests get to enroll directly for upper-level coursework at universities. Texts used or recommended by the College Board, then, must pass a multitude of assessments on intellectual rigor and comprehensiveness of university-level learning, while accessible to students at pre-university levels.

  Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Taiwan) Invited Delegation of American Young Scholars and Experts to Taiwan, Summer 2007

  The Ministry identifies and invites outstanding early career scholars with research interests in Taiwan as guests of the government to visit and interact with key ministries and policymakers.

  University of Kansas (KU)’s Centre for Teaching Excellence Teaching-Innovation Award, 2006. Award for teaching-innovation, which became the foundation for a Teaching-and-Learning Workshop to develop a new teaching-and-learning practice on Service-Civic-Learning to stimulate student-learning and –participation.

• Research Funding

  GRANTS

  Lead international researcher, National Research Foundation (Korea) 2018-2022. Approx. US $1.8 million. The Establishment of Korean-Style Inegrative Model for Rgional Development and Local Politics (NRF-2018S1A3A2075531)

  Lead international researcher, National Research Foundation (Korea) 2015-2018. Approx. US $660,000. Progressing National and Local development across Regional provinces in South Korea (NRF-2015S1A3A2047036)

  Indonesia Project Research Network Research Grant, 2015

  Korea Foundation (Korea) Field Research Fellowship, 2015

  Finalist, Minerva Awards 2013 (US Department of Defense) (estimated US$729,000)

  Research Development Grant Program, 2012-2013, the Australian National University

  Institute of Policy and Social Studies, University of Kansas, NSF grant-preparation faculty award, Summer 2007

  University of Kansas General Research Fund (competitive) 2006-7

  Policy Research Institute Summer Fellow, University of Kansas, 2005

  Chiang-Ching Kuo Foundation Faculty Development Award, 2004-5

  Freeman Foundation-University of Kansas CEAS Faculty Development Grant, 2003

  George Bush Presidential Library Foundation-Korea Program, 2002-3

  US Dept of Education-University of Kansas CEAS Faculty Curriculum Award, 2002

  University of Kansas General Research Fund Award, 2001-2002

  Chiang-Ching Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, 2000-2002

  University of Kansas KUCR Faculty Research Development Award (competitive), 2001

  University of Kansas Office of International Programs Curriculum Internationalization Award (competitive), 2000

  US Dept of Education-University of Kansas CEAS Faculty Development Fund (competitive) 1999-2000

  University of Kansas New Faculty General Research Fund (competitive), 1998-1999

   

• Publications

   

  2021	Journal Publications   Yap, O. F. (2021). Local politics for democratic quality and depth: Lessons from South Korea. Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies, 8(1), 5-14. DOI
  2021	Lee, B. J., Kim, T. W., Suh, J., & Yap, O. F. (2021). Local government performance and democratic consolidation: Explaining ordinance proposal in Busan Metropolitan Council. Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies, 8(1), 15-41. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
  2021	Lee, B. J., Kim, T. W., Suh, J., & Yap, O. F. (2021). Local government performance and democratic consolidation: Explaining ordinance proposal in Busan Metropolitan Council. Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies, 8(1), 15-41. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
  2021	Yap, O. F. (2021). What’s Game-theory got to do with it? A Democratiztion Model for East and Southeast Asia. Asian Survey: a monthly review of contemporary Asian affairs, (2), 241-272.
  2021	Yap, O. F. (2021). Correction to: A New Normal or Business-as-Usual? Lessons for COVID-19 from Financial Crises in East and Southeast Asia.. The European journal of development research, 33(3), 794. DOI
  2021	Yap, O. F. (2021). A democratization model for East and Southeast Asia: What's game theory got to do with it?. Asian Survey, 61(2), 241-272. DOI
  2020	Cha, J., & Yap, O. F. (2020). Correction to: Challenging the East Asian Development Model: Evidence from South Korea (The European Journal of Development Research, (2020), 32, 1, (220-250), 10.1057/s41287-019-00227-1). European Journal of Development Research, 32(3), 781. DOI
  2020	Cha, J., & Yap, O. F. (2020). Challenging the East Asian Development Model: Evidence from South Korea. European Journal of Development Research, 32(1), 220-250. DOI Scopus2 WoS3
  2020	Yap, O. F. (2020). A New Normal or Business-as-Usual? Lessons for COVID-19 from Financial Crises in East and Southeast Asia. European Journal of Development Research, 32(5), 1-31. DOI Scopus5
  2020	Henson, S., Kambhampati, U., Mogues, T., Olsen, W., Prowse, M., Ramos, R., . . . Yap, O. F. (2020). The Development Impacts of COVID-19 at Home and Abroad: Politics and Implications of Government Action. The European Journal of Development Research, 32(5), 1339-1352. DOI Scopus3
  2019	Yap, O. F. (2019). How political trust matters in emergent democracies: Evidence from East and Southeast Asia. Journal of Public Policy, 39(2), 295-328. DOI Scopus9 WoS9
  2018	Yap, O. F. (2018). Politics or the economy? Weak economic performance and political support in East and Southeast Asia. Economic and Political Studies, 6(1), 11-29. DOI Scopus1
  2017	Yap, O. F. (2017). When do citizens take costly action against government corruption? Evidence from experiments in Australia, Singapore, and the United States. Journal of East Asian Studies, 17(1), 119-136. DOI Scopus3 WoS4
  2017	Yap, O. F. (2017). WHEN DO CITIZENS TAKE COSTLY ACTION AGAINST GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION? EVIDENCE FROM EXPERIMENTS IN AUSTRALIA, SINGAPORE, AND THE UNITED STATES (vol 17, pg 119, 2017). JOURNAL OF EAST ASIAN STUDIES, 17(2), 255. DOI
  2016	Yap, O. F. (2016). South Korea in 2015: Battling to set the stage for elections. Asian Survey, 56(1), 78-86. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
  2016	Yap, O. F. (2016). How do South Koreans respond to government corruption? Evidence from experiments. Korea Observer, 47(2), 363-386.
  2015	Yap, O. F., & Chu, H. L. (2015). Military support of citizens' challenge in the asian industrialized countries. Journal of East Asian Studies, 15(3), 391-422. DOI Scopus1
  2015	Stockton, H., & Yap, O. F. (2015). STRATEGIC PARTY CHOICES IN EMERGENT DEMOCRACIES: TAIWAN’S 2008 LEGISLATIVE ELECTION. Representation, 51(2), 219-237. DOI
  2015	Yap, O. F. (2015). South Korea in 2014: A tragedy reveals the country's weaknesses. Asian Survey, 55(1), 132-141. DOI Scopus4 WoS3
  2015	Yap, O. F. (2015). Democracy on Trial: Social Movements and Cultural Politics in Postauthoritarian Taiwan. GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION, 50(1), 140-163.
  2013	Yap, O. F. (2013). When do Citizens Demand Punishment of Corruption?. Australian Journal of Political Science, 48(1), 57-70. DOI Scopus7 WoS6
  2013	Yap, O. F. (2013). Economic Performance and Democratic Support in Asia's Emergent Democracies. Comparative Political Studies, 46(4), 486-512. DOI Scopus12 WoS7
  2013	Yap, O. F. (2013). 'East is east, and west is west'? Reimagining asian exceptionalism and the study of democratization. Government and Opposition, 50(1), 140-163. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
  2013	Yap, O. F. (2013). Consolidating democracy in Korea: Economy as impetus, corruption as issue. Korea Observer, 44(4), 517-544. Scopus2 WoS1
  2012	Yap, O. F. (2012). A strategic model of economic performance and democratization in south Korea and Taiwan. British Journal of Political Science, 42(1), 213-239. DOI Scopus14 WoS9
  2011	Yap, O. F. (2011). Informal accountability, credible actions, and democratization in Taiwan. Constitutional Political Economy, 22(2), 103-121. DOI Scopus1
  2010	Fiona Yap, O. (2010). Strategic government spending in South Korea and Taiwan: Lessons for emergent democracies. Social Science Quarterly, 91(3), 613-634. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
  2009	Fiona Yap, O. (2009). Government spending and party fragmentation in South Korea and Taiwan. Korea Observer, 40(4), 639-670.
  2008	Yap, O. F. (2008). Executive-legislature divide and party volatility in emergent democracies: Lessons for democratic performance from Taiwan. Japanese Journal of Political Science, 9(3), 305-322. DOI Scopus2
  2008	Yap, O. F., & Kim, Y. (2008). Pathologies or progress? Evaluating the effects of divided government and party volatility. Japanese Journal of Political Science, 9(3), 261-268. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
  2005	Yap, O. F. (2005). Bargaining in less-democratic newly industrialized countries: Model and evidence from South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia. Journal of Theoretical Politics, 17(3), 283-309. DOI Scopus8 WoS7
  2004	Yap, O. F. (2004). Theory and Testing of Governments' Credible Apologies: A Reply to Lowry's 'Comment on Yap's "Non-Electoral Responsiveness Mechanisms"'. British Journal of Political Science, 34(2), 371-375. DOI
  2003	Yap, O. F. (2003). Government's credible commitment in economic policy-making: Evidence from Singapore. Policy Sciences, 36(3-4), 237-255. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
  2003	Yap, O. F. (2003). Non-electoral responsiveness mechanisms: Evidence from the Asian less democratic newly industrializing countries. British Journal of Political Science, 33(3), 491-514. DOI Scopus12 WoS9

   

   

  2016	Books Henson, S., & Yap, F. (2016). The Power of the Chinese Dragon Implications for African Development and Economic Growth. Springer.
  2013	Yap, F., & Gibb, R. (2013). Annual Editions: Comparative Politics 13/14. McGraw-Hill Education.
  2012	Yap, F. (2012). Annual Editions: Comparative Politics 12/13. McGraw-Hill/Dushkin.
  2011	Yap, F. (2011). Annual Editions: Comparative Politics 11/12. McGraw-Hill/Dushkin.
  2010	Yap, F. (2010). Annual Editions: Comparative Politics 10/11. McGraw-Hill/Dushkin.
  2009	Yap, F. (2009). Annual Editions: Comparative Politics 09/10. McGraw-Hill/Dushkin.
  2005	Yap, O. F. (2005). Citizen Power, Politics, and the 'Asian Miracle' Reassessing the Dynamics.

   

   

   

  2019	Book Chapters   Yap, O. F. (2019). The One-term President in South Korea. In R. Elgie, & A. Baturo (Eds.), The Politics of Presidential Term Limits. Oxford University Press, USA.
  2017	Yap, O. F. (2017). Domestic Drivers of Proliferation. In M. Wesley (Ed.), Nuclear Asia. Canberra: College of Asia Pacific Paradigm Series.
  2017	Yap, O. F. (2017). Economic Performance and Domestic Peace in East Asia. In E. Bjarnegård, & J. Kreutz (Eds.), Debating the East Asian Peace (pp. 176-199).
  2017	Yap, O. F. (2017). Government’s Credible Accountability and Strategic Policy Capacity: Evidence from the Asian NICs of Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore. In X. Wu, M. Ramesh, & M. Howlett (Eds.), Policy Capacity: State and Societal Perspectives. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
  2016	Yap, O. F., & Henson, S. (2016). Introduction: Can Africa Manage the Power of the Chinese Dragon?. In F. Yap, & S. Henson (Eds.), The Power of the Chinese Dragon (pp. 1-9). Palgrave Macmillan UK. DOI
  2001	Yap, O. F. (2001). Malaysia into the 21st Century. In P. Heenan, & M. Lamontagne (Eds.), Southeast Asia Handbook (pp. 56-66).

   

   

   

  2017	Internet publications   Yap, O. F. (2017). Will Constitutional Reform Happen in South Korea. East Asia Forum.
  2016	Yap, O. F. (2016). High stakes for presidential hopefuls in South Korean election. East Asia Forum.

• Professional Associations

  EDITORIAL AND ADVISORY BOARD POSITIONS

  Co-editor, European Journal of Development Research, 2015-present

  Founding co-editor, Asia and the Pacific Policy Studies Journal, 2012-present

  General editor, Presidential-powers.com Academic blog, 2019-2022

  Editorial Board, Journal of East Asian Studies, 2020-present

  Editorial Board, Asian Survey, 2015-present

  Editorial Board, 21st Century Political Science Review, 2014-present

  Editorial board, Korea Observer, 2011-present

  Advisory Board, Indonesia Project, ANU, Jun 2021-present

  Advisory Board, National Security College, ANU, Jun 2021-March 2022

  Advisory Board, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, ANU, Jun 2021-March 2022

  Executive Advisory Board member, Korea Institute, ANU, 2013-April 2022

  Executive Advisory Board member, Statistical Consulting Unit, ANU, 2017-2020

  Co-editor, Presidential-powers.com Academic blog, 2013-2022

  Co-editor, Annual Editions: Comparative Politics, 2013

  Editor, Annual Editions: Comparative Politics, 2009-2012

  Editorial Board, Annual Editions: Comparative Politics, 2008-2009

   

  AFFILIATIONS

  Honorary Professor, The Australian Natinoal University, 2022-present

  ACT Councillor, Institute  of Public Administration Australia, 2021-April 2022

  Board of Directors, Canberra Convention Bureau, 2021-April 2022

  Visiting Professor, Yonsei University (South Korea), 2019

  Lead consultant, East Asia, World Bank, Social Protection Systems in Asia and the Pacific, 2017 -2018

  Academic Node leader-Equity and Employment, Gender Institute, ANU, 2013-present

  Expert-advisor, Politics and policies in South Korea. Background paper for the North Asia Division of the Trade and Market Access Division, Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, Australia, 2017

  Workshop leader and coordinator, Knowledge sector initiative (KSI Australia-Indonesia), February-April, 2015

  Visiting Fellow, National Chengchi University (Taiwan), 2014

  East Asia Institute (South Korea) Fellow, 2014

  Griffith University-Centre for Excellence in Policing and Security Visiting Scholar, 2011

  Faculty affiliate, East Asian Studies, University of Kansas, 1998-2012

  Faculty affiliate, Institute of Policy and Research Studies, University of Kansas, 1999-2012

  Faculty affiliate, East Asian Studies, Gettysburge College, 1997-1998

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