Matthias Stepan Matthias Stepan is the head of the research program on Chinese domestic politics at the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS). He is an expert on policy-making processes and China’s Party-... More

Anna Ahlers Anna Lisa Ahlers is Associate Professor of Modern Chinese Society and Politics at the University of Oslo and Senior Policy Fellow for Chinese Domestic Politics at MERICS, in Berlin. Her interests... More

Yu Jianxing Jianxing Yu is Yangtze River Distinguished Professor and the Dean of the School of Public Affairs at Zhejiang University. His research interests include local government innovation, the relationship... More

Jessica C. Teets Jessica C. Teets is an Associate Professor in the Political Science Department at Middlebury College, and Associate Editor of the Journal of Chinese Political Science. Her research focuses on... More

John Donaldson John Donaldson is Associate Professor of Political Science at the School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University (SMU). Over the last decade, he has authored and co-authored numerous... More