Summary
Zeren Li is an Assistant Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, specializing in business-government relations, bureaucracy, and authoritarian politics with a regional focus on China. With a Ph.D. from Duke and a postdoc at Yale’s Leitner Program, she blends rigorous comparative political economy methods with empirical data analysis to study governance and corruption. Her research has appeared in top journals like American Journal of Political Science and British Journal of Political Science, and has earned awards including the Kellogg/Notre Dame Best Comparative Politics Paper and The China Quarterly’s Gordon White Prize. She teaches courses on business and politics and brings nine years of research experience that bridge academia and policy-relevant insights. Less obvious: her background spans law, think-tank research, and hands-on data work on migrant labor and securities law, giving her an uncommon mix of legal, empirical, and policy expertise.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) at Duke University
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) at Fudan University
Exchange Student, Political Science and Government, Exchange Student, Political Science and Government at University of California, Los Angeles
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
English, Chinese