Jiangrui Liu, Ph.D.
School of Public Policy and Administration, Chongqing University
Shapingba, Chongqing 400044, China
Currently
2024- Deputy Chair, Department of Public Administration, Chongqing University
2022- Lecturer, School of Public Policy and Administration, Chongqing University
Areas of specialization
Social attitude changes, public policy, quantitative methods, computational social science
Appointments held
2023-2024 The Administrative Center for China’s Agenda 21, NSFC, Ministry of Science and Technology
2015-2021 WELAND⁺ International
2019 Bureau of Big Data Management, Longnan City, Gansu Province, China
2015-2016 Information Center, Development Research Center of the State Council
2013 Jilin Branch, China Daily
Education
2021 Ph.D. in Political Science, Tsinghua University
2019 Visiting Scholar, Macau University of Science and Technology
2017 M.A. in International Studies, Renmin University of China
2015 B.A. in International Politics, Northeast Normal University
Grants, honors & awards
2025 Third Prize, Annual Research Output Appraisal, National Association of Government Offices Administration
2024 Best Paper Award, 10th Annual Academic Conference of Chinese Public Management
2023 Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (2023CDJXY-002)
2023 Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China (2023CDJSKJJ12)
2022 National Social Science Fund of China (22CZZ044)
2022 China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2022M710538)
2022 MPSA Developing Nations Scholarship
2019 MPSA Developing Nations Scholarship
2019 Best Paper Award (Research Methodology), Taiwanese Political Science Association Annual Meeting
2018 Second Prize for Innovative Projects, Tsinghua-CNKI Big Data Social Science Workshop
2016 First-Class Academic Scholarship for Research-Oriented Graduate Students, Renmin University of China
Publications
Peer-reviewed journal articles
2026 Hui Yang, Xiaohong Yu, and Jiangrui Liu (corr. author), “Decoding Legislative Dynamics: Empirics on Bill Modifications in China”, Political Studies (forthcoming).
2025 Xiang Wang, Yihui Tong and Jiangrui Liu (corr. author), “The Rise and Fall of Exclusion: A Longitudinal Study of U.S. Attitudes Toward Immigration”, International Political Science Review.
2024 Jiangrui Liu and Hui Yang, “Divergence in Chinese Sexual Attitudes: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis”, Archives of Sexual Behavior, 53(7): 2529–2546.
2024 Tangjun Li, Qiaoxian Zhang, Fan Yang, Guowei Jia, Jiangrui Liu, and Bing Ke, “Post-Evaluation Pilot Study on the Results of National Key R&D Projects”, China Science & Technology Resources Review (Chinese), 56(3): 17–25.
2021 Yu-Sung Su and Jiangrui Liu, “Computational Social Science and the Debate on Research Paradigms: The End of Theory?”, Fudan Journal: Social Sciences Edition (Chinese), 63(2): 189–196.
2020 Yu-Sung Su and Jiangrui Liu, “Statistical Analysis Methods and American Political Science Research”, American Studies (Chinese), 34(3): 107–125+7–8.
2019 Siyu Sun, Jiangrui Liu, and Zhuohang Li, “Prospects for the Application of Data Analysis Methods in the Development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area”, Macau Studies (Chinese), 92: 96–98.
Newspaper article
2025.04.25 Jiangrui Liu and Yu-Sung Su, “Large Language Models Enhance the Potential of Research on Social Avatar”, Chinese Social Sciences Today (Chinese): 7.
Under review / revision
Chengcheng Yue, Lili Shang, and Jiangrui Liu (corr. author), “Stock Neutrality, Flow Crowding-Out, and State-Dependency: Revisiting the Debt-Health Nexus in OECD Europe”.
Jiangrui Liu and Hui Yang, “Distinct in Values, Diverse in Action: Unpacking Postmaterialist Values and Political Participation Among Chinese Youth”. Revision & Resubmission.
Yu-Sung Su and Jiangrui Liu (corr. author), “Contriving the Future by Tampering with the Past: A Deferral Tactic in Chinese Internet Censorship”. Revision & Resubmission.
Xiang Wang, Yihui Tong, and Jiangrui Liu (corr. author), “When Democracy Disappoints: Political, Economic, and Security Drivers of Emigration Intentions in Latin America”. Revision & Resubmission.
Xiang Wang, Hanyue Xue, and Jiangrui Liu (corr. author), “Have Latin Americans Grown More Willing to Emigrate? Evidence from Age–Period–Cohort Analyses in 16 Countries”.
Jiangrui Liu, “How Time Shapes Corruption Perception: Age, Period, and Cohort Dynamics in China”.
Xiang Wang, Qingjie Chen, and Jiangrui Liu (corr. author), “From Nation to Europe: How Identities Shape Immigration Attitudes”.
Xiang Wang, Qingjie Chen, and Jiangrui Liu (corr. author), “Future That Pushes: Economic Expectations and Migration Intentions in Latin America”.
Shengxiang Ji, Teng Lu, and Jiangrui Liu (corr. author), “Tracking Eyes, Shaping Minds: Information Framework and Public Stereotypes of Corruption”.
Rong Ran, Jiaxing Li and Jiangrui Liu (corr. author), “Internet Use and Evolving Citizen Perceptions: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis of Government Performance Evaluation”.
Jiangrui Liu and Hui Yang, “Longitudinal Inquiry into Public Sentiments on Environmental Governance in China”.
Jiangrui Liu and Yu-Sung Su, “The Spectre of Modernization: An Empirical Investigation on Chinese Populist Attitude”.
Jiangrui Liu, Fan Yang, Qiaoxian Zhang, and Tangjun Li, “Evaluating the National Key R&D Program through Collaborative Networks: A Case Study of the ‘Science and Technology for Winter Olympics’” (Chinese).
Conference
2026 Shengxiang Ji, Teng Lu, and Jiangrui Liu (corr. author), “Tracking Eyes, Shaping Minds: Information Framework and Public Stereotypes of Corruption”, American Society for Public Administration 2026 Annual Conference, Hollywood, California, USA, March 20–24.
2025 Jiangrui Liu and Yu-Sung Su, “The Spectre of Modernization: An Empirical Investigation on Chinese Populist Attitude”, IPSA 28th World Congress of Political Science, Seoul, Korea, July 12–16.
2025 Xiang Wang, Yihui Tong, and Jiangrui Liu, “The Rise and Fall of Exclusion: A Longitudinal Study of U.S. Attitudes Toward Immigration”, Public Management Research Conference, Seoul, Korea, June 25–28.
2024 Jiangrui Liu and Hui Yang, “Longitudinal Inquiry into Public Sentiments on Environmental Governance in China”, 120th American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA, September 5–8.
2024 Jiangrui Liu and Yu-Sung Su, “The Spectre of Modernization: An Empirical Investigation on Chinese Populist Attitude”, 81st Annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, USA, April 4–7.
2023 Jiangrui Liu and Hui Yang, “How a Bill Becomes a Law: The Logic of Bill Modification in China’s Legislative Process”, 80th Annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, USA, April 13–16.
2023 Yu-Sung Su and Jiangrui Liu, “Contriving the Future by Tampering with the Past: A Deferral Tactic in Chinese Internet Censorship”, 80th Annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, USA, April 13–16.
2023 Jiangrui Liu and Hui Yang, “Divergence in Chinese Sexual Attitudes: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis”, XX ISA World Congress of Sociology, Melbourne, Australia, June 25–July 1; 80th Annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference, Chicago, USA, April 13–16.
2019 Yu-Sung Su and Jiangrui Liu, “Contriving the Future by Tampering with the Past: A Deferral Tactic in Chinese Internet Censorship”, International Conference of Social Computing, Beijing, China; Taiwanese Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Chiayi, Taiwan.
2019 Siyu Sun and Jiangrui Liu, “The Effect of Changing Structural Hole on Individual Dynamic Accumulation and Performance Lag: Density as Moderator”, 5th Guanxi for Guanxi Study Seminar, Beijing, China.
Teaching
2026, 2025 Research Design in Social Sciences (Undergraduate), Chongqing University
2025 Behavioral Public Administration (Undergraduate), Chongqing University
2025, 2024 Qualitative Research Methods (Master’s Program), Chongqing University
2025, 2024 National Government Office Management (MPA), Chongqing University
2020, 2019 Teaching Assistant, “Democratization and China in Comparative Perspective” (International Master’s Program; English), Tsinghua University
2020, 2019 Teaching Assistant, “Workshop on Social Science and Data Science” (Doctoral Program), Tsinghua University
Field & survey experience
2019 Supervisor for the Asian Barometer Survey
2018 Supervisor for the Chinese Urban Governance Survey
2018 Investigator for the College Students’ Values Survey (Beijing)
2016 Investigator at the Rural Economy Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture (projects on internet use by agricultural producers and consumers, farmer entrepreneurship and innovation)
Talks
2025.05.30 People’s Public Security University of China — Striving to See the World Clearly: Empirical Awareness in Social Science
2022.12.02 Chongqing University — Application Guidance for the National Social Science Fund Project
2022.11.09 Southwest University of Science and Technology — Empirical Approaches on Social Attitude Research: Awareness of Issues, Data, and Methods
Service
Reviewer: Journal of Youth; Social Science Quarterly; International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) Annual Conference
Skills
R, Python · Stata, SAS · NVivo, fsQCA · Zotero, LaTeX, Markdown · CiteSpace, VOSviewer, Tableau, Geoda
Mandarin (Native), English (Fluent)
Links
References
Available on request.