Alan M. Wachman
| Alan Michael Wachman 华安澜 |
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| Born |
October 13, 1958 Bucks County, Pennsylvania |
| Died | June 21, 2012 (aged 53) |
| Other names | 华安澜 |
| Citizenship | United States of America |
| Fields | East Asian politics and international relations |
| Institutions |
Johns Hopkins University-Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies in the PRC China Institute in America The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy |
| Alma mater |
Harvard University (B.A.) The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (M.A.) Harvard University (M.A.),(Ph.D.) |
| Thesis | Converging quests : identity, nationalism, and democratization in Taiwan (1992) |
| Doctoral advisor | Roderick MacFarquhar |
| Known for | Cross-strait relations |
| Spouse | Laura Hess |
| Children | 2 |
Alan Michael Wachman (Chinese: 华安澜, pinyin: Huá Ānlán) (October 13, 1958 - June 21, 2012) was a scholar of East Asian politics and international relations, specializing in cross-strait relations and Sino-U.S. relations. He was a professor of international politics at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. Previously he had been the co-director of the Johns Hopkins University-Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies in the PRC, and the president of China Institute in America.
Alan Wachman majored in art history at Harvard University. During his studies he took a course in Asian art, sparking his interest in Asia. In 1980 he graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. His undergraduate thesis was A seated wooden Kuan-yin in the Fogg Art Museum: an analysis of style and an examination of Chinese Buddhist iconography. Having completed his degree, he went to teach English in Taiwan. While abroad he met Paul Hsu, alumnus and board member of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, who encouraged him to pursue graduate studies there.
Wachman subsequently attended The Fletcher School. There he studied international relations as part of the Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy program, graduating in 1984. He continued his graduate studies in government at Harvard University, where he completed a Master of Arts in 1988 and a PhD in 1992. His doctoral dissertation was titled Converging quests: identity, nationalism, and democratization in Taiwan.
From 1993 and until 1995 he became the American Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins University-Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies in the PRC. From 1995 to 1997 he served in New York as the president of China Institute in America.
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