Chinese Politics Research in Progress

Join us for the next CPRP talk on Friday, March 27, 1-2pm ET. @miket_32 will present new work on administrative reform and elite politics in China, with comments from @KuipersNicholas and @hanzhangliu. Zoom/info: chinesepoliticsresearchinprogress.com/schedule/

Join us next Friday (3/6) to learn from @katharintai about the limitations of digital governance even in a high-capacity state such as China. chinesepoliticsresearchinprogress.com/schedule/

Join us on February 13 (Friday) at 1pm EST for a presentation on “Media Patronage: How Authoritarian Regimes Exploit Media Competition to Shape Global Information“ by @debutts and @jenjpan. Discussants: @MariaRepnikova and @dstreisman. Zoom link: chinesepoliticsresearchinprogress.com/schedule/

CPRP is delighted to host a presentation by Diana Fu (@dianafutweets) and Jessica Teets entitled "Liberated Minds? How Chinese International Students Interpret Democracy" on Jan. 30. Please click the link below for paper abstract and Zoom info. chinesepoliticsresearchinprogress.com/schedule/

Join us for our next presentation by @yingjie_fan and Xu Xu on “State-Endorsed Moral Outrage: Crowdsourced Coercion in the Era of Social Media” on December 5 at 1pm EST. @HanRongbin and Zachary Steinert-Threlkeld will serve as discussants. Zoom link here: chinesepoliticsresearchinprogress.com/schedule/

How does the Chinese government manages the trade-off between security and economic gains? @AliciaRrChen will present a paper shedding light on this question next Friday (Nov. 21), with discussion by @laurenrprather and Sara Newland. chinesepoliticsresearchinprogress.com/schedule/

Join us for our next presentation on Nov 7 at 1pm EST by @renardsexton, @jessicacweiss, & Weifang Xu on "Threats, Reassurance, and Conflict De-escalation." @jeanjiyeonhong and @BAshleyLeeds will serve as discussants. Zoom link here: chinesepoliticsresearchinprogress.com/schedule/

Join us this Friday (Oct. 17) to hear Valerie Li's research on mass petitioning campaigns by Chinese citizens based on 100,000+ online public complaints. Click the link below for more details: chinesepoliticsresearchinprogress.com/schedule/ Lisa Mueller and @dianafutweets will be the discussants

Join us on Oct 10 for Ziwen (Gary) Zu (@zu_gary)'s presentation "Justice as Political Control: Field Experiment on China’s Legal Aid Hotlines." @tara_slough and @rorytruex will serve as discussants. Zoom link here: chinesepoliticsresearchinprogress.com/schedule/

CPRP is delighted to welcome our first presentation in Fall 2025. Ye Zhang (MIT) will present her paper entitled "Political Control in the Workplace: How Autocrats Use Firms to Discipline Citizens" on Sep. 26 at 10-11AM (PST) / 12-1PM (CST) / 1-2PM (EST). chinesepoliticsresearchinprogress.com/schedule/