MEIXI ZHUANG, PHD 庄梅茜的个人网站

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE | FUDAN UNIVERSITY, SHANGHAI

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I am an assistant professor in political science at Fudan University. My research interests include authoritarianism, political economy and comparative studies of domination and resistance. A political sociologist, I focus on grassroots politics and authoritarian governance in China. One line of inquiry looks into the question of how the relatively powerless and downtrodden act on their own subordination and exploitation in authoritarianism. A second line of inquiry seeks to understand the origins and development of inequality in human society, especially how authoritarian rule succeeds or fails in the dynamic interaction between men, environment, social structure and organization of work. I use both ethnographic and quantitative methods to address these issues. My work has appeared in Journal of Conflict Resolution, Politics and Society, and Journal of Contemporary China, etc.

I obtained my PhD in political science (2018) from the Australian National University. I completed undergraduate studies with the highest distinction at the Communication University of China and received my Master of Arts from CUHK, where I was granted Intercultural Studies Scholarship. In 2020, I was awarded Pujiang Talented Scholar by the Shanghai government.

Originally from Wenzhou, I have lived and worked in the UK, Australia and Hong Kong SAR. My hobbies include open-water swimming, hiking, gardening and watching wildlife. I am an amateurish ecologist. My interest in the relationship between animals, plants and environments has inspired me to combine political science and sociological theories with ecological systems models in studying humans' political behaviours.