Alice Ba
Alice Ba
International Relations and Comparative Politics
Office: 402 Smith Hall
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Biography
Alice D. Ba, PhD (University of Virginia, 2000) is Emma Smith Morris Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations. Her work on the international relations of East and Southeast Asia examines the structures, processes, and systemic effects of regionalism and cooperative regime building, as well as relations between smaller and major powers. Recent work has also addressed the role of strategic narratives and the changing conditions of regional cooperation in Asia. The author of (Re)Negotiating East and Southeast Asia: Region, Regionalism, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Stanford 2009), she has received US Fulbright awards for work in Beijing and Singapore. She teaches courses on Southeast Asia's world relations and development, the international relations of Asia, Chinese foreign policy, and comparative regionalisms and served as Director of Asian Studies at the University of Delaware from 2009-2014 and Acting Chair from 2023-2024.
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Lam-Xi meeting suggests Vietnam's supply chain balance tilting toward China
August 22, 2024 | Written by Christy Lee of Voice of AmericaAccording to Alice Ba, acting chair of the political science and international relations department, Vietnam may have doubts over U.S. economic commitments. “There are questions about how future domestic politics and also U.S. human rights concerns might affect U.S. economic commitment to Vietnam,” Ba said. -
Asian Studies
June 14, 2024 | Written by CAS StaffThe Asian Studies program kicked off the year with an international call for applications for Emerging Scholars in Asian Studies spearheaded by director Vimalin Rujivacharakul in collaboration with 10 departments at UD. -
Consul General of Japan visits UD
March 06, 2024 | Written by Margo McDonoughLecture included topics ranging from security alliance to baseball and pop culture
