Asian Politics

My second main area of research is on Asian politics, with a central focus on the rise of China in the region. Originating from studies (both single-case and comparative) on Hong Kong politics, this branch of research seeks to investigate the logic and implications of China's growing influence in its SARs (Hong Kong and Macao), the Greater China region, and other parts of Asia. 

2020. “Party Competition and Ideology in Hong Kong: A New Manifesto Coding Dataset.” Journal of East Asian Studies.

2020. “One Formula, Different Trajectories: China’s Coalition-building and Elite Dynamics in Hong Kong and Macao.” Critical Asian Studies

2020. “Democratization as Institutional Change: Hong Kong 1992-2015.” Asian Journal of Comparative Politics

2019. “Chinese Influence, U.S. Linkages, or Neither? Comparing Regime Changes in Myanmar and Thailand.” Democratization

2019. “Academic Censorship in China: The Case of The China Quarterly.” PS: Political Science & Politics

2019. “Understanding Youth Activism and Radicalism: Chinese Values and Socialization.” Social Science Journal

2018. “A Neo-functionalist Model of China–Hong Kong Integration.” China: An International Journal

2018. “Selectorate Theory in Hybrid Regimes: Comparing Hong Kong and Singapore.” Government and Opposition

2017. “State Size and Democratization in Hybrid Regimes: The Chinese Island Cities of Macau and Hong Kong.” Island Studies Journal

2017. “Discussing Without Deciding, Deciding Without Acting: Veto Players in Hong Kong and Beijing's Response.” Asian Journal of Comparative Politics

2016. “A Game-Theory Model of Democratization and Political Reform in Hong Kong.” Taiwan Journal of Democracy

2015. “Party Models in a Hybrid Regime: Hong Kong 2007-2012.” China Review

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