Research Interests

Political economy of institutional change, political opinion and behavior in non- and new-democracies, evolution and change in political culture, Chinese politics, statistical modeling in political analysis.

Selected Publications

Anglo-American Special Relationship and British Policy toward China (1949-1954), (Xi’an: Xi’an Jiaotong University Press), 2003, co-authored with Mouhong Xue (in Chinese)         

“Political Experience: A Missing Variable in the Study of Political Transformation,” Comparative Politics, Vol. 42, No. 1, 2009, pp. 103-120, co-authored with Tianjian Shi

“China’s Environmental Diplomacy and Domestic Environmental Protection,” China Population Resources and Environment, Vol. 13, No. 5, 2003, pp. 11-15 (in Chinese)

“New Economy and the Income Inequality in the United States”, World Economics and Politics, No. 2, 2001, pp. 41-45 (in Chinese)

Honors, Awards, and Fellowships

   
• NCID Exemplary Diversity Scholar, National Center      for Institutional Diversity, University of Michigan, 2009
   
• Award for Outstanding Self-Financed Students      Abroad, China Scholarship Council, 2009
   
• Graduate Fellow, American Academy of Political      and Social Science, 2008
   
• Graduate School Summer Research Fellowship, Duke      University, 2008
   
• Department of Political Science Fellowship, Duke      University, 2003-2007
   
• Graduate School International Research Travel      Award, Duke University, 2006
   
• Summer Research Fellowship, Asian Pacific Studies Institute, Duke University, 2004, 2006