Education: Doctoral Degree

Languages: Chinese, Russian, English, Kyrgyz

Email: tao-wang@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn

• Central Asian comparative politics, Central Asian ethnic politics, nationalism

• 2016.09-2022.10 Ph.D. in Political Science, School of Social Sciences, Tsinghua University.

• 2013.09-2015.06 M.A. in Translation, Russian Language School, Heilongjiang University.

• 2009.09-2013.06 B.A. in Russian Language and Literature, School of Foreign Languages, Lanzhou University.

• 2017.10-2018.08, 2022.01-2022.05 Visiting Scholar, Osh State University, Kyrgyzstan

• Wang Tao, “Tradition and Modernity: In Search of the ‘Nomadic Factor’ in Kyrgyz Society”, in Gao Liangmin et al. (eds.), The Global as a Field: A Tour of Tsinghua University’s Area Studies, Beijing: The Commercial Press, 2022.

• Wang Tao, “The ‘April 28’ Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Conflict and the Dilemma of Boundary Demarcation in Central Asian States”, Area Observation, No. 2, 2021.

• Wang Tao, “The ‘Third Revolution’: The Political Dilemma of Democratic Isolation in Central Asia from the 2020 Parliamentary Elections”, Area Observation, No. 3, 2020.

• Wang Tao, “Strong State and Weak Society: The Severe Challenges of the New Crown Epidemic in Kyrgyzstan”, Area Observation, No. 1, 2020.

• Wang Tao, “Kyrgyzstan’s Nation-State Building under the Dual Effects of Nationalism and Tribalism”, The 2nd Tsinghua Area Studies Forum, Beijing, July 2021.