I am currently a PhD Candidate in the Department of Government at Harvard University, where I study Chinese politics. My dissertation examines the evolution of state-business relations in China since the early 2000s, and specifically investigates the proliferation of Party cells and grassroots Party organizations throughout the private economy. I combine quantitative analyses of original data collected via large-scale web scraping, in-country Mandarin-language interviews, and primary source documents to demonstrate significant changes in the CCP’s approach to managing the private sector under Xi Jinping. Prior to starting my PhD, I worked at an NGO in Japan, the US Department of State headquarters, the US Embassy in Beijing, and at a Washington, DC-based think-tank.
Contact
cajordan@g.harvard.edu
1737 Cambridge Street
Subfields
Comparative Politics | International Relations
Academic Interests
Data Science and Political Methodology | Foreign Policy |Non-Governmental Organizations | Political Economy & Development | State-Society Relations
Research Methods
Quantitative Methods | Qualitative Methods | Historical Methods
Geographic Regions of Study
China | Japan | Asia