معرفی
Chris Heurlin is a Visiting Professor holding the Sit Investment Chair in Asian Policy and Political Science at Carleton College's Department of Political Science and International Relations since 2025. Previously, he served as Associate Professor of Government and Asian Studies at Bowdoin College (2018-2025) and directed Bowdoin's Asian Studies Program (2020-2024) after eight years as Assistant Professor there (2011-2018).
Education
- PhD, University of Washington
- MA, University of Washington
Research Focus
Professor Heurlin's scholarship critically examines authoritarian resilience through empirical studies of Chinese governance, with particular emphasis on land protests, state-NGO relations, and regime durability mechanisms. His work combines qualitative field research with quantitative census analysis to investigate how authoritarian systems manage dissent while maintaining stability. Key methodological approaches include comparative case studies, policy analysis, and institutional examination of political behavior in constrained environments.
Publication Trends
His research trajectory reveals deepening analysis of authoritarian adaptation strategies, evolving from micro-level studies of rural land disputes (2010-2016) to macro-comparative frameworks examining international dimensions of regime consolidation (2020-present). Recent work demonstrates increasing focus on transnational authoritarian learning and the role of foreign aid in sustaining non-democratic systems, culminating in his forthcoming monograph on international origins of authoritarian consolidation.
Teaching
At Carleton, he teaches POSC 246: Contemporary Chinese Politics and POSC 248: Asian Communism (covering China, Vietnam, and North Korea), integrating his research on land politics and authoritarian governance into classroom instruction.
