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Liu Yu
Social Science
Tsinghua University
Beijing
Language: English, Chinese
Political Transition
Democratization
Political Stability
Comparative Politics
Democratic Consolidation
Political Violence
Emerging Democracies
Political Culture
Economic Policy
Populism
Areas of Focus
- Comparative Political Transition
- Democratic Theory
- American Politics
Work Experience
- 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
Academic Background & Achievements
- 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
Publications
- 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
Awards
- 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
