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John A. Rapp (born 1952) is an American political science professor teaching atBeloit College, USA since 1986. He primarily specialises in "Chinese politics, Communist and post-Communist systems, comparative democracies and electoral systems, and Chinese and comparative political thought."[1]
He contributes regularly to both the publication and the conferences of theAnarchist Studies group. In 2012Continuum published his bookDaoism and Anarchism: Critiques of State Autonomy in Ancient and Modern China as part of their Contemporary Anarchist Studies series.[2] The book won appraise for its contribution to advancing the political context ofDaoism and theDao. He is currently working on a biography project onIssachar J. Roberts, the 19th century southern Baptist China missionary who served as mentor and advisor to the leaders of China’sTaiping rebellion.
He received his PhD from theUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison.
