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Associate Professor of Political Science

• Affiliation(s)

  • Faculty Associate, Center for Chinese Studies
  • Faculty Associate, Center for Comparative Political Studies

• Education

  • Princeton University, Ph.D. (Politics)
  • Princeton University, M.A. (Politics)
  • Smith College, B.A. cum laude (Government)

• Awards

  • LSA Excellence in Teaching Award (2011)
  • Faculty Recognition Award for Outstanding Research Mentorship, UROP, University of Michigan (2005)
  • Selected as Public Intellectual, National Committee on US-China Relations (2005-2007)

• Research Areas of Interest

  • Chinese politics, comparative politics of developing and transitional states, law and social change and research design.

• Selected Publications:

• Books

  • (2011) From Iron Rice Bowl to Informalization
  • (2011) Chinese Justice

• Articles

  • (2011) Remote Control: How the Media Sustains Authoritarian Rule in China, Comparative Political Studies