Yan Wang

Dr Yan Wang is a Lecturer in Social Statistics at the University of Manchester, contributing to research on Chinese social policy, governance, and public compliance mechanisms. Her work focuses on topics such as pension systems, pandemic behavior analysis, and state-citizen interactions in authoritarian contexts.

Her expertise includes governmentality frameworks, policy experimentation, and discourse analysis. She has authored Pension Policy and Governmentality in China (2022), analyzing state strategies to manufacture public compliance through pension reforms. Her recent research explores how social policies in China communicate with the public to foster regime support.

Key themes in her work include:

• Policy communication and legitimacy construction
• Decision-making processes in authoritarian regimes
• Public sentiment analysis during crises
• Interplay between state discourse and citizen behavior

Her research contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals related to social justice and public health. She is affiliated with the Cathie Marsh Institute at the University of Manchester.