Shiru Wang

Fields: Comparative Politics, Methodology, Chinese Politics

Shiru Wang received her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science in 1994 from Peking University in China. She proceeded to continue her studies at the University of Mississippi, earning a Master’s degree in Comparative Politics. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at Yale University. Her research interests include East Asian politics, democracy and development, elections under authoritarianism, and local politics of developing countries. She is currently finishing her dissertation entitled “Village Elections in China: Grassroots Political Engagement and Its Consequences.” The project was conducted in Shandong and Henan provinces in 2005-2006 and involved a household survey, in-depth interviews, and archival research. In her dissertation, she explores the issues of voting behavior and candidacy in Chinese village elections. She depicts and explains electoral outcome and voters’ assessment of election quality, as well as political implications of adopting village elections in China.

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Email: shiru.wang@yale.edu