PhD Student, Political Science
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Bo Feng is a Ph.D. candidate in the political science department. His research specializes in comparative politics with a regional focus on China, where he studies policy-making within a multi-tasking hierarchical bureaucracy. Beyond this main research agenda, he is also interested in selection of civil servants in the Chinese bureaucracy. To learn more about Feng’s research and publications, visit his webpage.
In spring 2023, Bo received CISS funding to support his current research project which examines how subnational leaders in China distribute discretionary power among subordinates at lower administrative levels, considering the leader’s policy preferences, subordinates’ individual characteristics and patronage relations, and conflicting policy goals. The research aims to shed light on the strategic allocation of power in a hierarchical organization and its impacts on governance outcomes. He will use Center funding to hire a research assistant. Learn more in our featured article.