Teaching

Comparative Political Development
(2025 Spring)

This course examines political development in the Global South through classic scholarship and comparative case studies. It explores the challenges of political transition, the relationship between economic development and political change, and the roles of natural resources and capital in shaping development outcomes. The course also considers how political elites and ordinary citizens make strategic decisions, with particular attention to collective action. Drawing on evidence from Latin America, Africa, Eastern Europe, and the former Soviet Union, it concludes by placing China in comparative perspective to highlight both shared patterns and distinctive development experiences.

Location: Tsinghua University, Beijing, China

Digital Storytelling: Telling China’s Stories in English
(2021 Fall, 2022 Winter, 2022 Spring)

This course aims to train university students to use English to tell real-life stories, either personal or based on their observations, through short self-produced videos on platforms like Bilibili. By showcasing the lives of China’s youth in the new era, it seeks to convey China’s rapid changes and core socialist values to a global audience. Course content includes comparative studies of English and Chinese narratives, storytelling methodologies, story development discussions, English storytelling techniques, cross-cultural narrative strategies, digital storytelling elements (both verbal and non-verbal), and video production and editing. Through activities like reading, discussions, experiential exercises, reflection, analysis, creation, and refinement, students will develop skills in English narrative, cross-cultural awareness, and digital literacy.

Location: Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China