Chien-Yi Lu

Chien-Yi Lu is a Research Fellow at the Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica, with expertise spanning Climate Change, Neoliberalism, EU Politics, Immigration Policy, Regional Integration, European Debt Crisis, and Animal Rights.

She holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Government from the University of Texas at Austin. Her career includes adjunct professorships at National Chengchi University and visiting scholar roles at Harvard University, University of Washington, and New York University.

Her research explores the intersection of neoliberalism and democratic governance, focusing on EU integration, climate policy, and human-animal relations. Her 2020 book, Surviving Democracy, synthesizes these themes through case studies of carbon pricing and institutional legitimacy. Earlier works analyze democratic deficit in the EU, Irish foreign policy, and supranational democracy.

Her publications span 15 refereed articles and book chapters since 1994, with a strong focus on EU governance, trade agreements (e.g., TTIP), and migration policy harmonization. Conference presentations include topics on EU-Asia relations, cosmopolitan democracy, and lobby transparency.

She has secured 14 research grants from institutions like the National Science and Technology Council, addressing issues such as carbon pricing effects, TTIP negotiations, and EU democratic deficit.