Education
- Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, Political Science
- M.A. University of California, Berkeley, Political Science
- B.A. Williams College, Asian Studies
Courses Taught
- PS404 Politics of Resistance in Contemporary China seminar
- PS350 Comparative Politics
- PS308 China and Globalization
- PS304 Politics of the Middle East
- PS302 Chinese Politics
- PS101 Politics
Publications
Book
- The Politics of Protestant Churches and the Party-State in China, God Above Party? (New York: Routledge, 2017).
Articles
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鈥淧rotestant Engagement in Social Services and Outreach Activities in Contemporary China,鈥� (co-authored with Jianbo Huang and Jesse Sun) International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church (December 2015).
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鈥淧rotestant Christianity and Civil Society in Authoritarian China, The Impact of Official Churches and Unregistered 鈥楿rban Churches鈥� on Civil Society Development in the 2000s,鈥� China Perspectives 3 (2012), 43-52.
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鈥淎ttraction without Networks: Recruiting Strangers to Unregistered Protestantism,鈥� (co-authored with Kevin J. O鈥橞rien) Mobilization 12:1 (March 2007), 79-94.
Book Chapters
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鈥淭hree high-profile Protestant microbloggers in contemporary China: expanding public discourse or burrowing into religious niches on Weibo (China鈥檚 Twitter)?鈥� (co-authored with Jianbo Huang), in Stefania Travagnin, ed., Religion and Media in China: Insights and Case Studies from the Mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong (Routledge, November 2016).
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鈥淧rotestant Reactions to the Nationalism Agenda in Contemporary China,鈥� in Francis G.K. Lim, ed., Christianity in Contemporary China, Socio-cultural Perspectives (Routledge, 2012), pp. 59-77.
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鈥淭he State-Religion Relationship in Contemporary China: Corporatism with Hegemony,鈥� in Jennifer Y.J. Hsu and Reza Hasmath, eds, The Chinese Corporatist State: Adaptation, Survival, and Revival (Routledge, 2012).
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鈥淧athways to the Pulpit: Leadership Training in 鈥楶atriotic鈥� and Unregistered Chinese Protestant Churches,鈥� in Yoshiko Ashiwa and David Wank, eds, Making Religion, Making the State: The Politics of Religion in Contemporary China (Stanford, 2009).
This research and previous work has been supported by Loyola鈥檚 Summer and Mid-Career Research Grants, Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation, Harvard-Yenching Institute 鈥� University of Hawaii 鈥� Beijing University Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley鈥檚 Dean鈥檚 Office and Center for Chinese Studies, and the Mustard Seed Foundation.
Areas of Specialization
- Chinese politics
- Politics of religion
- Contentious politics
- Politics of resource extraction in Latin America
Media Interviews or Quotations
Television
- Live video interview (in Mandarin Chinese), 鈥淰OA Lianxian (Weizhongke): 鈥榋iyou zhijia鈥� Baogao: Zhongguo Ziyou Zhuangkuang Kanyou [VOA Connection (Wei Zhongke): Freedom House Report: Worries over China鈥檚 Freedom],鈥� , broadcast January 26, 2018.
- Live video interview (in Mandarin Chinese), VOA Chinese service, "With 'leading' as the fundamental work principle, does Chinese religious freedom require believing in the Chinese Communist Party first?" Voice of America (August 12, 2016). Accessed February 10, 2017. .
- Interview with Barbara Serra, segment on 鈥淪outh China Sea Activity,鈥� Al Jazeera America, 鈥淚nternational Newshour,鈥� April 16, 2015 (5-min expert interview).
- 鈥淣ews Pulse, Papal Visit to the Philippines,鈥� Channel NewsAsia, January 15, 2015.
- 鈥淏etween the Lines,鈥� August 21, 2014, ()
- Invited blogpost Georgetown University鈥檚 Religious Freedom Project of the Berkley Center: 鈥淐hina at 65: Religious Freedom is Better and Worse,鈥� Cornerstone webpage, , published October 1, 2014.
Radio or Podcast
- Michael Lipin, VOA China 360 podcast, 鈥淲hat鈥檚 behind China鈥檚 Unusual Removal of Christian Church Crosses?鈥� posted August 14, 2016, .
News
- Barron, Laignee, 鈥淕uerrillas for God: How Hong Kong鈥檚 Pastors Are Delivering the Message to China鈥檚 Christians,鈥� Time magazine, March 5, 2018, , accessed May 24, 2018.
- The Economist. 鈥淣ew commandments, As China tightens rules on religion, unregistered churches wince,鈥� March 17, 2018, .
- Zhou, Viola. 鈥淐hina鈥檚 underground churches head for cover as crackdown closes in,鈥�
South China Morning Post, September 11, 2017,
. - Lau, Mimi, 鈥淐hina鈥檚 religious groups brace for tighter scrutiny closer to home,鈥� South China Morning Post, September 8, 2017, .
- Sutirtho Patranobis, 鈥淐hinese nationals murdered in Balochistan not 鈥榩reachers鈥�, says South Korea, rejects Pakistan鈥檚 allegations,鈥� Hindustan Times, June 14, 2017, accessed August 15, 2017, .
- Ian Johnson, 鈥淐hinese Christians Resist Government Plan to Remove Crosses,鈥� New York Times, August 10, 2015, .
- Robert Marquand, 鈥淴i Jinping state visit: China's arrest of southern Christians intensifies,鈥� , September 25, 2015.
- Robert Marquand, 鈥淚n China, a Church-State Showdown of Biblical Proportions,鈥� Christian Science Monitor, , published January 11, 2015, accessed January 16, 2015.
- Tom Phillips, 鈥淐hinese Christians Under Pressure from Anti-Cult Campaign,鈥� The Telegraph, , published October 30, 2014.
- Annelien De Greef, Der Standaard [Belgium鈥檚 largest newspaper], 鈥淛acht op kruisen is geopend (Hunt for Christians is open),鈥� published May 22, 2015, accessed May 27, 2015, .
- Rebecca Trounson, 鈥淜uang-hsun Ting dies at 97; bishop led Protestant church in China,鈥� Los Angeles Times, November 28, 2012, accessed November 29, 2012, .
- Edgar Dasor, 鈥淟es Deux Visages du Christianisme Chinois (The Two Images of Chinese Christianity),鈥� published April 7, 2012, accessed April 14, 2012.
- Kim Schou, 鈥淪trict Controls on Christians Fail (Streng kontrol med kristne fejler),鈥� Kristeligt Dagblad published October 26, 2011, accessed May 15, 2012, .
- Donata Hardenberg, 鈥淐hristianity: China鈥檚 Best Bet?鈥� Al Jazeera, published July 1, 2011, accessed June 12, 2012.
- Andrew Jacobs, 鈥淐hinese Christians Rally around Underground Church,鈥� The New York Times, published May 12, 2011 (online and in print edition), .
- Chris Buckley and Sui-Lee Wee, 鈥淏eijing Church Faces Eviction in Tense Times,鈥� published April 3, 2011, Reuters, .
- John Garnaut, 鈥淥bama pressed to make a stand in Beijing for religious faith,鈥� The Age, published November 16, 2009, accessed October 31, 2011, .
Faculty Appointments
- Professor, 2021-present
- Associate Professor, 2014-2021
- Fueflbright Scholar, Pontificia Universidad Cat贸lica de Chile, Fall 2015
- Assistant Professor, 2008-2014