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Shuai Jin
Title: Assistant Professor
Phone: 617.287.6933
Email: Shuai.Jin@umb.edu
Department: Political Science
Areas of Expertise
Comparative Politics, Economic Inequality and Redistribution, Chinese Politics, Public Opinion, Quantitative Methods
Degrees
PhD, University of Iowa, 2017
MPhil, Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2012
MA, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2010
BA, Fudan University, 2009
Additional Information
Fall 2022 Office Hours: MW 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Shuai Jin researches political consequences of economic inequality, Chinese politics, and public opinion. She also studies quantitative methods, including evert-history analysis, Bayesian statistics, and experimental design.
Professor Jin completed her PhD at the University of Iowa. Her book project, The Politics of Economic Inequality in China, looks at the public awareness and perceptions of economic inequality in China, the Chinese government’s attempt to manage public perceptions, and how citizens respond to government propaganda.
Professor Jin has conducted survey experiments and interviews in China. Her articles have appeared in the Political Analysis (co-authored with Fred Boehmke), Chinese Sociological Review (co-authored with Wenfang Tang and Yue Hu), and Constitutional Political Economy (with Yu Wang).
Publications
Jin, Shuai. Forthcoming. “Does Soft Propaganda Work: The Impact of Inequality Rhetoric on Opinions toward Economic Inequality in China.” The China Review. Jin, Shuai, and Yingnan Zhou. 2021.
Jin, Shuai, and Yingnan Zhou. 2018. “Economic Inequality and Authoritarian Legitimacy: The Case of China.” Chapter 6 in Inequality and Democratic Politics in East Asia, eds. Chong-Min Park and Eric M. Uslaner, 116-37. New York, NY: Routledge.