Song Wei (Chinese: 宋伟; born 1979) is a Chinese political scientist and international relations realist. He has been a professor of International Relations at School of International Studies, Renmin University of China since August 2015. In 2007, Song received a Double Doctorate from Waseda University and Peking University. Song was a Lecturer (2007-9) and an Associate Professor (2009–15) at Peking University. By providing a theory called positional realism, Song attempts to present how the position of Great Powers can construct and change their overall national interests, eventually shaping their foreign policy choices. Publications Positional Realism: A Theory of Foreign Policy (Springer, 2022) 捍卫霸权利益：美国地区一体化战略的演变（1945-2005）[Defending the Hegemonic interests: American Strategy towards regional integration from 1945 to 2005] (Peking University Press, 2014) 国际关系理论——从政治思想到社会科学 [International Relations Theory: from political thoughts to social science] (Shanghai Educational Press, 2011) References 1979 births Living people Chinese political scientists Chinese international relations scholars Political realists Peking University alumni Waseda University alumni People from Shuangfeng County Academic staff of Renmin University of China Writers from Hunan