Yu Yan is an Assistant Professor in the School of Government at Beijing Normal University. He earned his Ph.D. degree in Political Science from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 2020 and conducted postdoctoral research at Tsinghua University from 2021 to 2023.

His research covers digital governance, urban governance, and government responsiveness in China. Recently, he is working on projects investigating whether and to what extent digital technology empowers the public and promotes government responsiveness in Beijing and other Chinese cities. He has published more than ten peer-reviewed articles on International Political Science Review, China: An International Journal and other journals in English and Chinese.

Yan, Y., Li Z. & Meng, T. (2024). Conceptions of Democracy in China: New Evidence from the Structural Topic Model. International Political Science Review. First Published Online.

YAN, Y. (2024). Post-materialism in China: Generational Differences and Cross-national Comparisons. In Zhong, Y. & Inglehart, R. (Eds.), China As Number One? The Emerging Values of A Rising Power, 83-112.

Meng, T. & Yan, Y. (2024). Deliberative Responsiveness: A Consensus-oriented Model at Grassroots Level——A Case Study of “Deliberation via Code” in Huai’an. (Xieshang Huiying: Gongshi Daoxiang de Jiceng Huiying Moshi —— Jiyu Huaian “Mashangyi” de Anli Yanjiu). Study & Exploration (Xuexi yu Tansuo). (6):103-112. (In Chinese)

Meng, T. & Yan, Y. (2023). People-oriented City: Civic Participation Driven Urban Governance in Digital Era (Rengang Chengshi: Shimin Suqiu Qudong de Chengshi Zhili Moshi). Jiangsu Social Science (Jiangsu Shehui Kexue). (03): 104-112+243. (In Chinese).

Yan, Y. & Zhong Y. (2021). Unevenness vs. Unfairness: Perceptions of Economic Inequality and Political Support in China. China: An International Journal,19(2):1-24.

· Ph.D. in Political Science, 2020, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

· Master in Political Science, 2015, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China

· Bachelor in History, 2012, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, China