Xi Jinping's efforts to recentralize political power have triggered a debate over if these
changes will destroy the “authoritarian responsiveness” in China credited with regime …

The study of ideology in authoritarian regimes—of how public preferences are configured
and constrained—has received relatively little scholarly attention. Using data from a large …

The administrative state is a powerful tool because it can control the population and, in
moments of crisis, help leaders put down popular threats to their rule. But a state does not …

The state often struggles to meet citizens' demands but confronts strong public pressure to
do so. What does the state do when public expectations exceed its actual governing …

Why do nondemocratic regimes provide constituency service? This study develops theory
based on a national field audit of China's “Mayor's Mailbox,” an institution that allows citizens …

China's decentralization has been praised for promoting inter-jurisdictional competition that
incentivizes local officials to promote economic development. The downside of …

What are the costs of the Chinese regime's fixation on quelling dissent in the name of
political order, or" stability?" In Welfare for Autocrats, Jennifer Pan shows that China has …

Understanding Chinese politics has become more important than ever. Some argue that
China's political system is' institutionalized'or that'win all/lose all'struggles are a thing of the …

What do authoritarian legislatures and legislators do? Would outcomes in dictatorships be
different if they were absent? Why do dictatorships have legislatures in the first place? These …

A prerequisite for the durability of authoritarian regimes as well as their effective governance
is the regime's ability to gather reliable information about the actions of lower-tier officials …