
Department Chair and Professor
Department of Political Science and Geography
Research area: Chinese politics and public policy, Chinese and U.S. urban politics and urbanization, and comparative public sector ethics
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Phone: (210) 458-5645
Office: MS 4.03.02
Office hours: Spring 2021: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:00am-5:30pm
Jon Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Political Science and Geography. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Oklahoma. His areas of academic specialty are in Chinese politics and public policy, Chinese and U.S. urban politics and urbanization, and comparative public sector ethics. His current research focuses on urban development in Western China, China’s national urbanization plan, the Communist Party’s online accountability system, provincial-level public corruption in China, and the role that indigenous Chinese political science plays within the global discipline. As a native Texan, he also has an academic and personal interest in both Texas and San Antonio politics and government. He regularly contributes opinion and analysis pieces to both Chinese and U.S. media.
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Main Office: MS 4.03.62
Department of Political Science and Geography
University of Texas at San Antonio
College of Liberal and Fine Arts
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San Antonio, TX 78249-1644