Assoc ProfessorAlexander Dukalskis

For research in Korea, 2018

UCD College of Social Science & Law Teaching Excellence Award

Chair

For research in Korea, 2017.

For research in Myanmar, 2016.

Member

For travel to APSA conference, 2015.

Member

For research project, public lectures, and engagement in China, Japan, and South Korea.

Media Appearances, Op-eds, and Interviews Quoted as expert in: o Forbidden Stories (28 May 2024) o The New Yorker (25 February 2024) o Newsweek (28 September 2023) o Associated Press & reprints (10 February 2022; 8 October 2019) o Irish Times (17 June 2021; 31 March 2021; 28 October 2020; 24 November 2019; 31 October 2016; 3 March 2018; 28 March 2018) o Irish Independent (25 January 2024; 6 February 2021; September 2014) o Yomiuri Shimbun (24 March 2023) o Business Post (18 May 2022) o UK Independent (13 November 2021) o Radio Free Asia (18 November 2021) o WOZ Die Wochenzeitung (Switzerland) (14 October 2021) o Deutsche Welle (20 August 2020; 15 October 2019) o South China Morning Post (9 May 2021; 8 April 2021; 16 May 2020) o Sunday Times (25 April 2021; 3 February 2019) o Journal.ie (3 June 2021) o Haaretz (11 February 2021) o El Mercurio (Chile) (2 December 2020) o Courthouse News Service (21 November 2020) o Weekendavisen (Danish weekly) (6 November 2020) o RTE.ie (11 August 2021; 22 May 2020; 21 October 2018) o Digital Privacy News (18 June 2020) o Pravda.sk (Slovak daily) (1 May 2020; 3 April 2020) o Newsweek (30 April 2019) o University Times (3 April 2019) o Australian Broadcasting Corporation (30 March 2019) o NPR (28 September 2012) o Dagens Næringsliv (Norwegian Daily) (21 December 2017; June 2018) o Infobae (Argentina) (3 March 2018) o Lindro.it (Italy) (13 December 2017) o Inside Higher Ed (22 August 2017) o Voice of America (14 July 2017) o Verdens Gang (Norway) (26 October 2017) o Quartz (11 April 2017) o StandUp Magazine (22 September 2017) o Time Magazine (14 November 2016) Op-eds, Reviews, and Analysis Articles o The Conversation (x3); op-eds reprinted by World Economic Forum, Newsweek, Business Insider, US News & World Report, United Press International, Journal.ie, Newsphere (translated into Japanese), and several other publishers.  Subject: North Korea, 7 September 2017 & 21 September 2016; authoritarian image management, 31 August 2021.  Over 287,000 total reads as of September 2022 o China Observers in Central and Eastern Europe (CHOICE)  “What China Sees in Ireland”, 29 February 2024 o Irish Independent  “The Mystery of Xi Jinping: What You Need to Know About China’s Untouchable Ruler”, January 4, 2024 o Irish Times  “UCD risks being a pawn in China’s bigger game” w/ David Farrell, September 2021  “China’s self-penned praise calls for dose of scepticism”, July 2021 o ECPR The Loop (European Consortium for Political Research blog)  “How ‘mask diplomacy’ helps cultivate a positive image of China abroad” (with Stefan Muller & Samuel Brazys), 16 June 2021  “How dictatorships manage their image”, 12 May 2021 o 9DashLine  “In Conversation with Alex Dukalskis about Making the World Safe for Dictatorship” (25 August 2021) o Power 3.0 (National Endowment for Democracy blog about authoritarianism)  “Nothing to See Here: Transnational Repression and Authoritarian Image Management”, 9 June 2021 o Asia Dispatches, Wilson Center op-ed  “Beijing's Ongoing Battle with Independent Foreign Journalism” 3 April 2020 o Washington Post, co-authored Monkey Cage analysis with Sam Brazys  “Why U.S. Universities are Shutting Down China-funded Confucius Institutes” 11 January 2019 o Democratic Audit UK  “The Chinese Communist Party has Growing Sway in Western Universities” 4 January 2018 o Sino-NK.org, guest article  Subject: North Korean black markets, 10 June 2016 o NKNews.org, feature article on my research  Subject: North Korean black markets, 6 June 2016 Radio, Television & Podcasts o BBC News, live TV interview  Chinese Premier visit to Ireland, 17 January 2024 o RTE Six One News, live TV expert interview  Protests in China, 28 November 2022; North Korea, 4 September 2017; Trans-Pacific Partnership, 22 November 2016 o New Books Network Podcast  “Making the World Safe for Dictatorship” (2 February 2022) o Al Jazeera, The Listening Post  Authoritarian states and public relations firms (31 July 2021) o Little Red Podcast  “Let’s Get this Party Started: China’s Global Propaganda Push” (10 May 2021) o Pat Kenny Show, Newstalk FM (national radio program in Ireland)  Xinjiang update 18 March 2021; Xinjiang repression 22 July 2020; Hong Kong national security law 6 July 2020; Xinjiang repression 20 February 2020; Xinjiang & China Cables 26 November 2019 o Sean Moncreiff Show, Newstalk FM  Russian & Chinese disinformation in Ireland, 18 March 2025 o Frontier Current Affairs Podcast  2021 Myanmar coup; 2 February 2021 o Korea Now Podcast, one hour discussion about my research on North Korea  “From Above and Below: North Korea’s Brand of Authoritarianism” 12 April 2019 o RTE Radio 1, Marian Finucane Program (x2)  North Korea analysis; 22 April 2018 & 8 July 2017 o Tonight with Vincent Browne, live TV panel  Subject: United States elections, 7 November 2016 o The WIBC Afternoon News, 93WIBC Indianapolis; live radio interview  Subject: North Korean military provocations, 5 March 2013 o CBS Radio News, KNX Los Angeles; live radio interview  Subject: Presidential debates, 2 October 2012

Member

Five years of fully-funded Ph.D. with additional stipend at University of Notre Dame.

For best master's dissertation in human rights at London School of Economics in 2006.

For one year of living in South Korea.

Honoring the memory of Karen Wyckoff, class of 1998, this monetary award, established by the Willamette University Politics Department, is presented to a graduating senior for outstanding academic achievement.

Anonymous peer review

Member

Member (twice section coordinator at ECPR conference; ECPR Joint Sessions Workshop Leader)

Our research on the impact of Chinese Confucius Institutes on media tone in reporting about China was cited in a US State Department Fact Sheet underlying the rationale for the decision to designate Confucius Institutes as foreign missions.

Nongovernment Organizations & FoundationsExecutive Director, International Debate Education Association, Sept. 2010-March 2013Program Coordinator, International Debate Education Association, August 2007-2008Consultant, Open Society Institute, periodically between January 2007 - September 2010 TeachingTaught at public middle school in Cheonan, South Korea, August 2004 - June 2005 International ExperienceWorked as a debate trainer, consultant or advisor for programs in over 20 countries, primarily in Asia and the Middle East, including China, Burma/Myanmar, Israel and the Palestinian Territories, Korea, and Mongolia, but also in the United States

Extensive list of appearances in international and domestic media (see CV)