Ling Chen

Expertise

Regions

• Asia
• China
• East Asia

Topics

• Globalization
• Emerging Markets
• International Political Economy
• Political Economy & Development

Background and Education

Ling Chen is Assistant Professor in comparative politics and political economy. Before joining Johns Hopkins SAIS in 2015, she was a Shorenstein Postdoctoral Fellow at Stanford University and Rajawali Fellow at the Ash Center of Harvard Kennedy School. Her research interests lie in comparative politics, Chinese politics, and political economy of China and East Asia, especially the political origins of economic policies and government-business relations. She received her PhD in political science from Johns Hopkins (in Baltimore). Her works have appeared in World Development, Politics & Society, The China Journal, Review of International Political Economy, and New Political Economy. _Her first book, _Manipulating Globalization: The Influence of Bureaucrats on Business in China, published by Stanford University Press, explores the political roots of government-business coalitions and policy implementation in China. She is currently working on articles related to how capital mobility and political incentives influence tax policies, as well as a second book project on capitalism and authoritarianism. Chen was recognized as the Diversity Scholar by University of Michigan. Her research has received support from institutions such as the Social Science Research Council (Andrew Mellon Foundation), Institute for Humane Studies, Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation, Johns Hopkins University and Stanford University.

Chen teaches courses on China''s Political Economy, Comparative Politics, and Political Economy and Development Strategies in East Asia. For information, please visit her personal website.

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