Welcome! I am Associate Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University.

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My academic research explores the discontents of modernity, especially in areas related to the environment, climate change, nationalism, and ideology. I regularly conduct field research in Asia and Europe.

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I am the author of The Performative State: Public Scrutiny and Environmental Governance in China (Cornell University Press 2022).

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I also write for public outlets such as The London Review of Books, Break—Down, The Ideas Letter, and Berlin Journal.

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I hold a Ph.D. in Government from Harvard University and a B.A. in Political Science and Russian and Eastern European Studies from the University of Michigan.

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