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Judith Shapiro

Director - Dual Degree in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development
School of International Service

  • Dr. Judith Shapiro is the AU Director of the Dual Degree in Natural Resources and Sustainable Development (NRSD) with University for Peace in Costa Rica. She is the author of Mao's War against Nature and the co-author of Son of the Revolution and other books on China. Her new book, China's Environmental Challenges, will be published in June 2012. This year she is teaching SIS 660 Environment and Politics, SIS 663 Washington Environmental Workshop, and SIS 400 Environmental Politics of Asia. Her website is www.judithshapiro.com

  • Degrees

    PhD, International Relations, American University; MA, Asian Studies, University of California at Berkeley; MA, Comparative Literature, University of Illinois at Urbana; BA, Anthropology and East Asian studies, Princeton University.

  • Favorite Spot on Campus:

    SIS 308

    Book Currently Reading:

    Pogo, by Walt Kelly

    Languages Spoken:

    Mandarin Chinese, French, some German and Spanish

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Teaching

  • Spring 2012

    • SIS-400 Senior Sem in Int'l Relations: Environmental Politics of Asia
    • Description
    • SIS-674 AU-China Studies Institute: Environmntl Security in China
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Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities

Research Interests

Dr. Shapiro's current research is on the political and social dynamics of environmental degradation, and on the prospects for sustainable development in China.

Selected Publications

  • Mao's War Against Nature: Politics and the Environment in Revolutionary China, Cambridge University Press, 2001.
  • Cold Winds, Warm Winds, with Liang Heng, Wesleyan University Press, 1987.
  • After the Nightmare, with Liang Heng, Knopf 1987.
  • Son of the Revolution, with Liang Heng, Knopf, 1983.

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