Doctoral candidate Yan Gu, 2014 cohort.
Doctoral candidate Yan Gu has been quoted in an article exploring the appeal of U.S. President Donald Trump to Chinese citizens. She suggests that Trump’s nationalist rhetoric and aversion to political correctness resonates in certain sections of Chinese society, adding to his “strongman” appeal that resonates with Chinese political culture.
Yan Gu’s research focuses on authoritarian politics, especially on China.
