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Xiaobo Lü is an Associate Professor in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on the relationships between fiscal policies, party-building, and state-society relations in authoritarian regimes, particularly in the context of China. He is particularly interested in the formation and functioning of political parties and institutions within authoritarian regimes in both historical and contemporary contexts. His work examines the political economy and authoritarian politics, with a significant emphasis on political parties in China. Lü has contributed to the field through various publications, including his upcoming book titled 'Domination Mobilization: Rise Fall Political Parties China’s Republican Era,' published by Cambridge University Press in 2025. He is regarded as an expert in understanding the dynamics of governance and political mobilization in East Asia.
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