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Shelley Liu is an assistant professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University, with a primary research focus on issues related to conflict, development, and state-building in fragile political contexts. Her ongoing research projects explore how war shapes politics and development, citizen agency, state legibility, and the determinants of polarization, politicization, and disengagement. Liu's work has been published in several prestigious journals, including the American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Peace Research, PLOS Political Science, Politics & Society, and World Politics. Before joining Duke, she served as an assistant professor at the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley. Liu holds a PhD in Government from Harvard University, completed in 2020. Her research is characterized by a rigorous examination of the intersections between social and political dynamics in post-conflict settings and seeks to contribute significantly to our understanding of governance and citizen engagement in developing democracies.
Sanford School of Public Policy • Duke University, Durham, NC
Research focused on issues surrounding conflict, development, and political dynamics in fragile states.
Goldman School of Public Policy • UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)