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Liu Yu
English, Chinese
Beijing
Tsinghua University
Social Science
  • 2006 - PhD in Political Science: Columbia University
  • 1999 - Master's in Political Science: Renmin University of China
  • 1996 - Bachelor's in International Politics: Renmin University of China
  • 2010 - Present - Tsinghua University - Associate Professor
  • 2007 - 2010 - University of Cambridge - Lecturer
  • 2006 - 2007 - Harvard University Fairbank Center for East Asian Research - Postdoctoral Fellow
  • 1999 - 2000 - Tsinghua University 21st Century Development Research Institute - Assistant Researcher
  • 2020.9 - National Social Science Fund General Project: 'How Democratic Ideas Influence Democratic Stability'
  • 2017.8 - Tsinghua University Kaifeng Scholar
  • 2016-2018 - Tsinghua University Humanities and Social Sciences Independent Project: 'How Institutions Influence Culture'
  • 2013-2016 - Ministry of Education Humanities and Social Sciences General Project: 'Economic and Social Performance of Democratization in Developing Countries'
  • 2013-2014 - Returnee Start-up Fund: 'Relationship between Democratization and Economic Freedom in Developing Countries'
  • 2013.10 - French Ministry of Foreign Affairs: 'Future Elite Visit Program'
  • 2011.7-8 - Stanford University Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law: 'Draper Hills Summer Fellows Program'
  • 2011 - Southern People Weekly: 'Annual Youth Leader'
  • 2011-2016 - Tsinghua University Basic Research Talent Support Program
  • 2009 - 'Details of Democracy' selected as 'Book of the Year' by Southern Weekly, Beijing News, and Sina.com
Comparative Political Transition
Democratic Theory
American Politics
  • The Progress and Dilemma of the Third Wave of Democratization: Democratic Consolidation and Democratic Decline, Liu Yu, 2020
  • Economic Policy Orientation and the Stability of Emerging Democracies, Liu Yu, 2019
  • Postmodernization and Nostalgia: The Political Culture Conflict Behind the Trump Phenomenon, Liu Yu, 2018
  • The Crisis and Resilience of Contemporary Liberal Democracy, Liu Yu, 2018
  • Lessons of New Democracies for China, Liu Yu, 2017
  • Democratic Transition and the Rise and Fall of Political Violence: The Case of Indonesia, Liu Yu, 2017
  • Is there a tradeoff between democratization and stability?, Liu Yu, 2017
  • Does Civil Society Promote Democratic Stability: The Case of Third Wave Countries, Liu Yu, 2017
  • The State with a Surname, Liu Yu, 2016
  • Populism and Democracy: On Populism in American Politics, Liu Yu, 2016
  • Two Models of Democracy and the Consolidation of the Third Wave of Democracy, Liu Yu, 2016
  • Changes in State Capacity after the Third Wave of Democratization, Liu Yu, 2016
  • Can Political Democracy and Economic Freedom Coexist?, Liu Yu, 2015
  • Has the Third Wave of Democratization Failed?, Liu Yu, 2015
  • Between Fear and Love: The Psychological Logic of Totalitarianism, Liu Yu, 2015
  • What Are We Talking About When We Talk About Culture?, Liu Yu, 2013
  • In the Name of Good: Moral Factors in Mass Mobilization during the Mao Era, Liu Yu, 2013
  • Can Economic Development Lead to Democratization? The Rise, Fall, and Revival of Modernization Theory, Liu Yu, 2011
  • The Maoist Discourses and the Mobilization of Emotions in Revolutionary China, Liu Yu, 2010
  • Idealism or Realism: An Analysis of Political Participation Motives in the Mao Era, Liu Yu, 2010
  • Why Did It Go So High: The Political Mobilization of the Agricultural Collectivization in China, Liu Yu, 2006
Political Transition Democratization Political Stability Comparative Politics Democratic Consolidation Political Violence Emerging Democracies Political Culture Economic Policy Populism

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