Strengthening Civil Society and Philanthropy
Team
John Fitzgerald is representative of the foundation's office in Beijing. He develops the overall strategy and direction of the foundation's work in China, which emphasizes opportunities for poor and marginal communities to participate fully and equally in China's development. His individual grant making focuses on U.S.-China relations and civil society issues, aiming to build new-generation expertise on the United States and China, and to support Chinese institutions in strengthening domestic infrastructure for the lawful development of civil society.
Before joining the Ford Foundation in 2008, John was head of the School of Social Sciences at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, and director of the International Center of Excellence in Asia-Pacific Studies at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra. He served as a member of the Australia-China Council of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and as chairman of the Committee for National and International Cooperation of the Australian Research Council. He also served as president of the Chinese Studies Association of Australia.
His publications include "Awakening China: Politics, Culture and Class in the Nationalist Revolution" (Stanford University Press, 1996), which was awarded the Joseph Levenson Prize for 20th Century China by the Association for Asian Studies, and "Big White Lie: Chinese Australians in White Australia" (University of New South Wales Press, 2007), which received the Ernest Scott Prize in Australian History from the Australian Historical Association.
John has a Ph.D. in Chinese history from ANU and held a Fulbright postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He studied modern and classical Chinese at Sydney University and Nanjing University.
Issues and Initiatives
John Fitzgerald manages the regional strategy in China integrating the following Initiatives:
| Issue | Initiative |
|---|---|
| Democratic and Accountable Government | |
| Human Rights | |
| Sustainable Development | |
| Educational Opportunity and Scholarship | |
| Sexuality and Reproductive Health and Rights |
John Fitzgerald is a member of the following initiative team:
| Issue | Initiative |
|---|---|
| Democratic and Accountable Government |
Team
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Dawn Smalls
Director
New York
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John Fitzgerald
Representative
Beijing
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