Berkley Center

Niu Song was a postdoctoral fellow at the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs for the 2013-2014 academic year. He is also an associate professor in the Middle East Studies Institute at Shanghai International Studies University. Dr. Niu's research and publications mainly focus on religion and international relations, as well as Middle East studies. He has published one book (Study on the European Union’s Democratic Governance in the Middle East, in Chinese) and about 40 articles in academic journals such as SSCI (Korean Journal of Defense Analysis). His research program concerning the role of Islamic pilgrimage in international relations recently won support from the National Social Sciences Fund of China. Dr. Niu received his Ph.D. in international relations from Shanghai International Studies University, and he is also an alumnus of Wuhan University, Tel Aviv University, and Fudan University.