Chinese Politics Research in Progress

CPRP call for paper due in one week (May 15). Please submit your application if interested. 👇👇

We invite you to submit presentations for Fall 2025. We welcome working papers by scholars at various career stages, using any method, in the fields of comparative politics and international relations. Please fill out the form below by May 15: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Happening tomorrow!

Our final CPRP presentation by Clair Yang at Univ. of Washington THIS Friday (Apr. 18)! She is presenting an interesting model of institutionalized autocracy! @SeanGailmard and @vshih2 are our discussants. See below for details: chinesepoliticsresearchinprogress.com/schedule/

Join us tomorrow (1-2PM (EST) / 12-1 PM (CST) / 10-11AM (PST)) for an interesting study by @HongshenZhu on how Chinese citizens responded to the state's propaganda during 2022 COVID lockdown. @jeanjiyeonhong and @YusakuHoriuchi will be our discussants. chinesepoliticsresearchinprogress.com/schedule/

Join us for our next presentation on March 7 by @linshengqiao on “Partnership as Assurance: Regulatory Risk and State‒Business Equity Ties in China,” followed by comments from Jean Oi (Stanford) and @dszakonyi (GWU). Paper and Zoom link here: chinesepoliticsresearchinprogress.com/schedule/

Join us this Friday to understand if authoritarian leaders can mitigate data manipulation by their subnational governments through a new working paper by@Handi_Rita_Li, @linshengqiao, and Minh Trinh See below for paper abstract and Zoom info. chinesepoliticsresearchinprogress.com/schedule/

Today 👇

Join us for our next session by Chen Wang (Idaho) who will present “Wait for the Right Time: Leader’s Type, Tenure and International Cooperation.” Tyler Jost @tcjost (Brown) and Jessica Weeks (Wisconsin) will serve discussants. Paper and Zoom link here: chinesepoliticsresearchinprogress.com/schedule/

This Friday!! 👇👇

Come join us for an exciting CPRP presentation next Friday (Jan. 31) by @leng_ning, David Bulman, and @RatiganKerry on “How Perceptions of Democratic Backsliding Shape Preferences for Cooperation with China,” discussed by @mattinglee & @Scott Kastner. chinesepoliticsresearchinprogress.com/schedule/

TOMORROW (Dec. 6) 👇👇👇

Come join CPRP presentation on Dec. 6. @chsuong, @desposato, and Erik Gartzke will present "Weather Hawks and Doves: Rethinking Issue Salience in Territorial Conflicts." @DimitarGueorg1 & @MichaelGoldfien are our discussants. See below for Zoom info. chinesepoliticsresearchinprogress.com/schedule/

Join us tomorrow 👇

Please join us this Friday (Nov 22) for a presentation by Geoff Hoffman (UCSD) on "The Growth and Influence of Party Organizations in Chinese Internet Firms," followed by comments from Holger Kern (FSU) and @MegRithmire. Paper and Zoom link here: chinesepoliticsresearchinprogress.com/schedule/

Another excellent presentation by @matthewjconklin & @EddySFYeung. We are grateful for the excellent comments by @SheenaGreitens & Erik Gartzke

De-escalation of U.S.-China tension cannot be more important in light of recent U.S. election outcome. Happening tomorrow (Nov. 8 (Friday), 2024, 1-2PM (EST) / 12-1 PM (CST) / 10-11AM (PST))! 👇👇

We have another back-to-back-to-back CPRP Presentation this Friday (11/8). @matthewjconklin & @EddySFYeung will be presenting a paper on U.S.-China relations. @SheenaGreitens & Erik Gartzke will be the co-discussants. Please see below for more details: chinesepoliticsresearchinprogress.com/schedule/