I am Jemolo Research Fellow at Nuffield College, the University of Oxford and Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Gothenburg, V-Dem Institute.

My research centers on the role of political parties across political systems, democratic resilience and authoritarian stability, causes and consequences of regime changes, and the politics of East Asia. Among my data release there is “OPAMED,” the first dataset on party members in autocracies (download it here). I have published in academic journals such as the British Journal of Political Science, Journal of Peace Research, and Democratization. I have also written for or being interviewed by outlets such as Washington Post, Political Insights, The Loop, and Democracy Paradox.

Previously, I received my PhD in 2023 in Political Science from the University of Hong Kong (HKU), and I held visiting positions at Cornell University and Freiburg University. I received the 2022 Virginia Gray Graduate Student Award by APSA Political Organisations and Parties Section and the title of Outstanding Research Award by HKU for my dissertation.

I am co-founder, president, and co-organizer of the Authoritarian Political Systems Group (APSG), co-convenor of the Political Studies Association Autocracies and Regime Change (ARC) section , and I am member of the Representation journal editorial board (Here is my CV).