University of Georgia

Assistant Professor

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Dr. He is a joint professor in the Department of International Affairs and the Department of Public Administration and Policy. His research interests lie in the areas of comparative politics, international relations, and public administration. His work studies authoritarian politics, bureaucracy, civil and international conflicts, and historical political development. He is currently working on a book project that examines the consequences of political control over bureaucracy in authoritarian states.

Education
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  • PhD, New York University, Politics, 2025
  • MPhil, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Social Science, 2019
  • MPA, Fudan University, 2017
  • BL, Fudan University, Public Administration, 2014
Research Interests
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  • Comparative Politics
  • International Politics
  • Political Economy
  • Authoritarian Politics
  • Bureaucracy
  • Violence and Conflicts
  • Political Development
Ning He
Ning He

Assistant Professor

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