Jingyuan Qian
Biographic Data
| ID | 3685300 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jingyuan Qian |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jingyuan |
| FAMILY NAME | Qian |
| SIGNATURE | QIAN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8871-6393 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Anxiety of Embedded Officials
Loyalty Signaling, Bureaucratic Compliance, and Variation in State Repression in Authoritarian Regimes
In autocracies, why are certain bureaucrats more heavy-handed in their use of force than others during repression? In this article, we propose an incentive-compatible theory that explains the uneven compliance of bureaucrats in repressive campaigns. We argue that bureaucrats from less trusted backgrounds tend to implement repressive tasks more fervently to credibly display loyalty and bolster their career prospects. We provide evidence for our th…
Xi Jinping's Anti-Corruption Campaign
Historical Ethnic Conflicts and the Rise of Islamophobia in Modern China
In this paper, I show that narratives of historical conflicts between the Han Chinese and Muslims have been deployed to justify anti-Muslim sentiment and practices in modern and contemporary Northwest China. My study analyses Han Chinese narratives during and after the Northwest Muslim Rebellion—the largest ethnic conflict in nineteenth-century China. The historical narratives about the rebellion have been passed down inter-generationally and hav…
Loyalty Signaling, Bureaucratic Compliance, and Variation in State Repression in Authoritarian Regimes
In autocracies, why are certain bureaucrats more heavy-handed in their use of force than others during repression? In this article, we propose an incentive-compatible theory that explains the uneven compliance of bureaucrats in repressive campaigns. We argue that bureaucrats from less trusted backgrounds tend to implement repressive tasks more fervently to credibly display loyalty and bolster their career prospects. We provide evidence for our th…
Historical Ethnic Conflicts and the Rise of Islamophobia in Modern China
In this paper, I show that narratives of historical conflicts between the Han Chinese and Muslims have been deployed to justify anti-Muslim sentiment and practices in modern and contemporary Northwest China. My study analyses Han Chinese narratives during and after the Northwest Muslim Rebellion—the largest ethnic conflict in nineteenth-century China. The historical narratives about the rebellion have been passed down inter-generationally and hav…
Historical Ethnic Conflicts and the Rise of Islamophobia in Modern China
In this paper, I show that narratives of historical conflicts between the Han Chinese and Muslims have been deployed to justify anti-Muslim sentiment and practices in modern and contemporary Northwest China. My study analyses Han Chinese narratives during and after the Northwest Muslim Rebellion—the largest ethnic conflict in nineteenth-century China. The historical narratives about the rebellion have been passed down inter-generationally and hav…
Loyalty Signaling, Bureaucratic Compliance, and Variation in State Repression in Authoritarian Regimes
In autocracies, why are certain bureaucrats more heavy-handed in their use of force than others during repression? In this article, we propose an incentive-compatible theory that explains the uneven compliance of bureaucrats in repressive campaigns. We argue that bureaucrats from less trusted backgrounds tend to implement repressive tasks more fervently to credibly display loyalty and bolster their career prospects. We provide evidence for our th…
Xi Jinping's Anti-Corruption Campaign
The Anxiety of Embedded Officials
Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Art (2 works) · Bureaucracy (2 works) · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (2 works) · Compliance (psychology (2 works) · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance (2 works) · Literature (2 works)