Rosovsky Professor of Government Elizabeth Perry says she believes Johnston, who is currently on leave teaching at Stanford, will bring unique and important skills to the government department.
"There are very few theorists of Chinese international relations who also have a strong grounding in the methods of social science," she says. Perry is also the director of the Fairbank Center for East Asian Research.
Johnston is the author of one book and numerous articles and papers on Chinese international relations. At Stanford, he is working on his second book, which will test models of socialization in Chinese arms control and international environment policies.
He was appointed to an associate professorship at Harvard in 1996 and has taught several courses here on Chinese foreign policy, nuclear learning and international relations.
Johnston received a MacArthur Fellowship in international peace and security in 1991 and is a member of the National Committee on US-China Relations, among other committees.
Perry said that "Johnston's serious devotion to teaching and exemplary teaching record will continue to be invaluable assets to his students."
MacFarquhar agreed that Johnston has clearly shown over the last several years that he is "a first-class undergraduate and graduate teacher...and that is very important to the department."
Johnston could not be reached for comment for this article.
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