Interview

“The Paradox of Bride Price in Contemporary China: Q&A with Shirley Xinyi Cai” ChinaFile, December 2024

Work in Progress

“The Non-Democratic Backslide: A New Typology of Democratic Backsliding.” Early draft presented at the 2025 APSA.

“Sexualized Power and Patriarchal Authority: Mapping the Variations of Authoritarian Masculinities.” Early draft presented at 2025 CEES International Graduate Student Conference. University of Toronto, March 2025 |2025 MPSA, CPSA, IPSA, APSA (accepted) | 2025 Young and Emerging Scholars Symposium. McGill University, April 2025

“Gaming the State: The Political Economy of the Chinese Gaming Industry”

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