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Personal profile
Personal profile
I am a political scientist and an assistant professor of the Department of China Studies at Xianjiaotong-Liverpool University. My research focuses on Chinese politics at both the central and local levels. More specifically, the majority of my work deals with four subjects: (1) performance-based legitimation; (2) local implementation; (3) state-business relations; and (4) industrial policy.
Research interests
Industrial policy
State-business relations
Central-local relations
Experience
Chinese Peoples Institute of Foreign Affairs, 2006-2015
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Virginia - 2023
Master of Arts, Peking University - 2006
Bachelor of Law, Peking University - 2003
Keywords
- JF Political institutions (General)
- comparative institutional studies
- JQ Political institutions Asia
- elite networks
- patronage relations
- political selection
- state-business relations
- JS Local government Municipal government
- central-local relations
- local implementation
Person Types
- Staff
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Projects
- 1 Active
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Political Economy of Local Tourism Promotion
Liang, Y. (PI)
1/07/25 → 30/06/28
Project: Internal Research Project
Research output
- 3 Article
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Authoritarian Regime Origin and the Emergence of Territorial Contenders
Cao, R. & Liang, Y., 1 May 2026, In: Studies in Comparative International Development.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Elite Patronage and Firm Innovation in China
Liang, Y., 23 May 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Current Chinese Affairs.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Your Honey, My Poison: Patronage, Promotion and Local Implementation in China
Liang, Y., 11 Dec 2024, In: Journal of Chinese Political Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Citations (Scopus)