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Joseph Wong
Academic background
EducationMcGill University (BA)
University of Wisconsin-Madison (PhD)
ThesisDemocracy and welfare : health policy in Taiwan and South Korea (2001)
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Toronto
Notable worksBetting on Biotech: Innovation and the Limits of Asia’s Developmental State, (2011), and
Healthy Democracies: Welfare Politics In Taiwan and South Korea (2018), both published by Cornell University Press, and 'From Democracy to Development: The Transformations of Modern Asia,' co-authored with Dan Slater and published (2022) with Princeton University Press.

Joseph Wong was the Canada Research Chair for health, democracy and development, is the Roz and Ralph Halbert Professor of Innovation at the Munk School of Global Affairs, and is currently the Vice President, International of the University of Toronto.[1][2]

He is the author of Betting on Biotech: Innovation and the Limits of Asia's Developmental State,[3] and Healthy Democracies: Welfare Politics In Taiwan and South Korea,[4] both published by Cornell University Press, and From Democracy to Development: The Transformations of Modern Asia, co-authored with Dan Slater and published (2022) with Princeton University Press.

Education

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Wong has a bachelor's degree from McGill University and both a master's degree and a Ph.D from University of Wisconsin-Madison.[1][5]

Career

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Wong has collaborated with the World Bank and United Nations[1] and from 2005 to 2014, he was the Director of the Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs.[1] While teaching at the Munk School he was awarded the University of Toronto Faculty of Arts and Science's Outstanding Teaching Award.[6]

Wong is professor of political science at the University of Toronto, and the Roz and Ralph Halbert Professor of Innovation at the Munk School of Global Affairs.[7] He has previously served both as the Associate Vice-president and as the Vice-Provost of the University of Toronto.[6]

He was appointed as the Vice President, International at the University of Toronto in 2021[5] after being given the role on an interim basis in 2020.[8] While working at the University of Toronto, Professor Wong helped introduce new academic designations as part of a wider effort to encourage more international study by Canadian students.[8][9] Also at the University of Toronto, Wong founded the Reach Alliance, a student-led project that researches ways for organizations and governments to get essential services to marginalized people in the most difficult to reach locations.[1][10]

He is often quoted in the media about issues affected international students in Canada, specifically about the revocation of scholarships supporting students from Saudi Arabia.[11][12] He has also been quoted by international media about Taiwanese politics.[13][14] Canadian media also reported his advocacy for free speech and his support for Afghan students.[15][16]

He serves on the board of directors of Upper Canada College.[17]

From 2006 to 2016, he held the Canada Research Chair in health, democracy and development.[1]

Selected publications

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Wong, Joseph". Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  2. ^ "Joseph Wong. VP:International, University of Toronto". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  3. ^ a b Taylor, Mark Zachary (December 2013). "Betting on Biotech: Innovation and the Limits of Asia's Developmental State". Perspectives on Politics. 11 (4): 1228–1230. doi:10.1017/S1537592713002703. ISSN 1537-5927. S2CID 145466051.
  4. ^ a b Ku, Yeun-wen (2006). "Healthy Democracies: Welfare Politics in Taiwan and South Korea. Joseph Wong". The China Journal. 55: 239–240. doi:10.2307/20066175. ISSN 1324-9347. JSTOR 20066175.
  5. ^ a b "Joseph Wong appointed U of T's vice-president, international". University of Toronto News. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  6. ^ a b "Faculty". Department of Political Science. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  7. ^ Langan, Fred (2019-01-02). "Philanthropist Ralph Halbert believed education could transform lives". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  8. ^ a b "Joseph Wong named U of T's interim vice-president, international". University of Toronto News. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  9. ^ Chiose, Simona (2016-11-13). "Fewer Canadian students opting to study abroad". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  10. ^ "U of T expands Reach Project, focused on international development, to other universities". University of Toronto News. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  11. ^ "Saudi students given four weeks to leave Canada, even if studies not completed". The Toronto Star. 2018-08-07. ISSN 0319-0781. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  12. ^ Baker, Sinéad. "Thousands of Saudi Arabian students have to leave Canada because their governments are fighting, so they're frantically selling their furniture and cars". Business Insider. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  13. ^ "We have to win back the heart of Taiwan's young: defeated KMT". South China Morning Post. 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  14. ^ Smith, Nicola; Yun, Michelle (2020-01-11). "Taiwan election victory for Tsai Ing-wen in blow to China". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  15. ^ ""No end in sight": Hong Kong protests arrive at U of T". The Varsity. 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  16. ^ Joshi, Shreya (2021-09-27). "Canada welcomes Afghan refugees amid troubling humanitarian crises". The Medium. Retrieved 2022-01-02.
  17. ^ "Dr. Joseph Wong". Upper Canada College. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  18. ^ Robert L. Curry, Jr (2013-03-01). "Betting on Biotech: Innovation and the Limits of Asia's Developmental State". Pacific Affairs. 86 (1): 120.
  19. ^ Marshall, Robert (2013). "Betting on Biotech: Innovation and the Limits of Asia's Developmental State, Joseph Wong, Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2011, pp. 216". Canadian Journal of Political Science. 46 (2): 493–494. doi:10.1017/S0008423913000383. ISSN 0008-4239. S2CID 154916862.
  20. ^ Lee, Hyunji (2008). "Review of Healthy Democracies: Welfare Politics in Taiwan and South Korea". Journal of East Asian Studies. 8 (1): 169–172. doi:10.1017/S1598240800005166. ISSN 1598-2408. JSTOR 23418659.
  21. ^ Ramesh, M. (24 Feb 2006). "Healthy Democracies: Welfare Politics in Taiwan and South Korea". Perspectives on Politics. 4 (1): 217. doi:10.1017/S1537592706740142. ISSN 1541-0986. S2CID 146236848.
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