Dimitar Gueorguiev

Dimitar Gueorguiev is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, where he also serves as Director of Chinese Studies and Director of Graduate Studies for the Political Science Department. He holds additional affiliations with the East Asia Program as a Senior Research Associate and Advisory Committee Member.

His research focuses on public participation in authoritarian contexts, with particular emphasis on Chinese politics, comparative autocracy, and governance institutions. Gueorguiev employs empirical methods including randomized surveys and original data on sub-national political activity to examine how authoritarian regimes harness public participation for governance purposes. His work spans Chinese politics, elections, corruption, and foreign investment in comparative perspective.

His recent publications reveal a consistent focus on Chinese governance, public opinion, and authoritarian institutional design, with significant contributions to understanding how single-party states manage political participation. His research demonstrates methodological sophistication and theoretical innovation in the study of authoritarian politics.

• Maxwell School Scholar in U.S.-China/Asia Relations, Yang Ni and Xiaoqing Li Scholar in U.S.-China/Asia Relations (2023)
• Daniel Patrick Moynihan for Teaching and Research (2020)
• Best Paper Award, International Political Economy Society (IPES) (2012)
• Gansu Province Foreign Expert Award (2007)

Gueorguiev has secured significant research funding from organizations including the American Political Science Association, Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation, and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. He serves as a China Fellow at the Wilson Center and is recognized as a Public Intellectual with the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. His influential books include "Retrofitting Leninism: Participation without Democracy in Modern China" (Oxford University Press, 2021) and the co-authored "China's Governance Puzzle" (Cambridge University Press, 2017).