Edward Friedman, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Edward Friedman is Hawkins Chair Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin. His teaching and research interests include international political economy, democratization, Chinese politics, revolution, and the comparative study of transitions in Leninist States. His most recent books are Asia's Giants: Comparing China and India, co-edited with Gilley (Palgrave Macmillan, 2005), China's Rise, Taiwan's Dilemmas and International Peace (Routledge, 2005), Revolution, Resistance, and Reform in Village China, co-authored with Pickowicz & Selden (Yale, 2005), What if China doesn't democratize? Implications for war and peace (East Gate Book, 2001), National Identity and Democratic Prospects in Socialist China (M.E. Sharpe, 1995), and The Politics of Democratization: Generalizing the East Asian Experience (Westview,1994).

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