Taylor Fravel
Taylor Fravel is the Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He studies international relations, with a focus on international security, China, and East Asia. His current projects examine the evolution of China’s military strategy since 1949 and the relationship between material capabilities and political influence in China’s rise as a great power. His research has been supported by various organizations, including the National Science Foundation, the United States Institute of Peace, and the Smith Richardson Foundation.
Taylor Fravel Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Director, Security Studies Program
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Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science
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Fellow in National Security Affairs
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Senior Associate Consultant
Academic History
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PhD in Political Science
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MS in International Relations
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MA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics
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BA in History
Fravel has appeared as a guest on Real Vision.
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
- Andrew Carnegie Fellow, Carnegie Corporation of New York ($200,000)
- Fellow, Public Intellectuals Program, National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
- Graduate Research Fellowship, National Science Foundation
- Rhodes Scholar, Vermont and New College, 1993
- Truman Scholar, 1992
- Phi Beta Kappa, Middlebury College, 1992