Andrew J. Nathan is a professor of political science at Columbia University. He specializes in Chinese politics, foreign policy, human rights and political culture. He has taught at Columbia University since 1971, and currently serves as the chair of the steering committee for the Center for the Study of Human Rights.

Nathan recently coedited a book titled Will China Democratize? This will also be the title of his lecture in November which will focus on China’s political evolution and the forces behind it.