Background
Townsend, James Roger was born on November 9, 1932 in Hastings, Nebraska, United States. Son of Lewis A. and Ruby (Nelson) Townsend.
("The past seventeen years in China have been highlighted ...)
"The past seventeen years in China have been highlighted by Peking's efforts to involve its citizenry actively in political life... These efforts are the topic of Professor Townsend's important study. How are the current forms of political participation related to the pre-1949 patterns of involvement in affairs of state? What institutions are charged with organizing participation? What has been the impact of mass participation upon the Chinese polity? These are the basic questions pursued in Political Participation In Communist China." -- China Quarterly
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Townsend, James Roger was born on November 9, 1932 in Hastings, Nebraska, United States. Son of Lewis A. and Ruby (Nelson) Townsend.
Bachelor, University Omaha, 1953. Master of Arts, University California, Berkeley, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1965.
Assistant professor political science, University of California, Berkeley, 1964-1968;
associate professor political science and East Asian studies, U. Washington, Seattle, 1968-1974;
associate director comparative and foreign area studies, U. Washington, Seattle, 1972-1975;
professor, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1974. Visiting lecturer Chinese U. Hong Kong, 1966-1967, Institute Political Science U. Tübingen, Federal Republic Germany, 1986. Member Joint Committee Contemporary China Social Science Research Council, New York City, 1970-1974, Committee for Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China, Washington, 1976-1978.
International adviser International Asian Studies Program Chinese U. Hong Kong, since 1976, external examiner department government, 1983-1985.
("The past seventeen years in China have been highlighted ...)
Board of directors National Committee on U.C.-China Relations, New York City, 1969-1972. Chairman Seattle Regional China Council, Seattle, 1977-1980. Served as corporal United States.Army, 1953-1955, Korea.
Member American Political Science Association, Association Asian Studies, Asia Society (China council 1975-1978).
Married Lucile Peake, December 27, 1960 (divorced August 1974). Children: Matthew P., Michael N. Married Sandra J. Perry, September 20, 1981.