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(Hong Kong, June 4, 2023)
Political Institutions and Pandemics
Political Institutions and Pandemics
The COVID-19 pandemic provoked a wide range of government responses and caused a staggering number of deaths globally. The once-in-a-century pandemic has become an indicator and test of political systems. My research examines the political dimensions of public health interventions from the perspective of state-society relations. I am particularly interested in how structural features of political institutions shape the strategies and outcomes of pandemic response in China and beyond.
Publications
“Does Democracy Save Lives? Modeling Effects of Political Institutions on COVID-19 Mortality.” Social Science Quarterly 106, no. 5 (2025).
“Voluntary Compliance with COVID-19 Nonpharmaceutical Interventions: Evidence from Mainland China and Hong Kong.” Journal of Contemporary China. Forthcoming.
Working Paper
“From Zero-Covid to Zero Restriction.”
Data Sets
Centripetal versus Decentralist Institutions: Adjusted Centripetal Score
Social Movements and Democratization
Social Movements and Democratization
The outbreak of the Arab Spring initially renewed optimism about the prospects for democratization. Yet over the past decade, the quality of democracy has declined in many parts of the world, with “the third wave of autocratization” gaining momentum. My research examines the dynamics of democratization and autocratization from the perspective of state-society relations. I specifically focus on how political actors contest for power and seek legitimacy across different arenas of political conflict, shaping the trajectories of political change.
Publication
“Democratization and Authoritarianism in the Information Age.” International Area Studies Review 24, no. 3 (September, 2021): 205-223.
Working Paper
“Autocratization in Post-2019 Hong Kong.”
Data Set
Internet Access and Regime Types: GitHub
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