Stephen Schick (谢政轩)

PhD candidate in Political Science at USC—researching the politics of wealth, lobbying, industrial policy, and taxation in China

[𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐢 @lingli_vienna]

It’s real. It’s out. 📘
Governance of a Party-state published by @CambridgeUP is now available on Amazon (ebook & Kindle).
Yes, it is expensive — not my decision.
Scholars and instructors can obtain it free via review or inspection copies. ⬇️

Review copy: https://t.co/GNOfQb1Rj7
Course inspection: [email protected]

[Xiao Ma @maxiaoalex]

Do local courts matter in China’s anti-corruption campaign? In our new @chinaquarterly article, we show that where cases are assigned—especially how far the designated court is from an official’s jurisdiction—correlates with case severity and signals Beijing’s resolve.

[Victor Shih @vshih2]

How do promotion prospects drive patterns of repression in China? @baggottcarter, Jonghyuk Lee, and I find that the most promising officials hesitate to use repression for fear of backlash riots, except for in separatist regions https://t.co/qdb2o9TwJb

[Koji Hirata @hirako13]

I am thrilled to share that my book, Mao’s Steelworks, has been awarded the 2025 Reid Prize (given for “the most significant book contributing to the understanding of Asia”) by the Asian Studies Association of Australia (ASAA).
https://t.co/5j5NFpCS8A

[Hoover Institution @HooverInst]

"The pervasiveness of self-censorship has caused observers to overstate the amount of legitimacy that the CCP enjoys." Read @HooverInst fellows @Brett_L_Carter and @BaggottCarter, along with @StephenASchick, in @East_Asia_Forum: https://t.co/Fb62a7ESh0

[Gerardo L. Munck @GerardoMunck]

𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗖. 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁 passed away on July 19. He was a political scientist and specialist in Southeast Asia. He was a dissident within Political Science. Yet his books opened up lines of research on central issues, such as the exercise of power and resistance to power.👇

[Ian Johnson @iandenisjohnson]

A cynical person might say "no duh" but it's in fact very useful to have this proven: Chinese citizens fudge their answers on opinion polls; thus we must question polls showing that the CCP enjoys widespread legitimacy. @chinaquarterly
https://t.co/6T89ltZ2y8

[The China Quarterly @chinaquarterly]

🔓New open access paper @brett_l_carter, @baggottcarter and @stephenaschick examines #survey methodology in #China.
https://t.co/pXqWa01K3w

[Stephen Schick (谢政轩) @stephenaschick]

@skrawczyszyn @tongbingxue @PhotoOfChina @rencontresarles @CARN_UK @ArtChina_UK @vischina @asianartSOAS Wow this is so cool, is that 黄鹤楼? Thanks for sharing!

[Xiao Ma @maxiaoalex]

Happy to report that my book Localized Bargaining will come out at @OUPPolitics in June. If you’re interested in China’s high-speed railway project, central-local relation, intergovernmental bargaining, or distributive politics in general, please check out https://t.co/a8wvOqXJ5L

[Tong ZHAO @zhaot2005]

Happy to share my new research paper on China's No First Use nuclear policy and its implications for the current international debate around the issue of NFU, published in the Asian Security.
Link for 50 free online copies:
https://t.co/c6znaowhbZ

[Ho-fung Hung @hofunghung]

wow! a nearly year-by-year chronicle of labor insurgency in greater China with 70+ authors, a who's who of china labor studies

[Zeren LI @zeren_li]

It’s a chapter of my dissertation that shows the cost of revolving door in China. Connections are not always good, sometimes they could be a liability. Thanks @empiricalchina for recommending this piece.

[Sean Takats @stakats]

Zotero now has beautiful PDF annotation and a clever new system for taking notes (both in beta).

[ChinaPower @ChinaPowerCSIS]

NEW FEATURE: Our latest feature breaks down China’s involvement in constructing rail infrastructure in foreign countries. Use the interactive data visualization to explore where China has signed rail construction contracts: https://t.co/ZR1JRcUVrr

[Ian M. Miller @imiller82]

Wow, the 籌海圖編 is just full of fun! Here's a timeline of pirate raids. Each region gets a row (south at the top, and moving north as you proceed down), and the years are arrayed vertically (right to left) with brief descriptions of events.