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Yuxin Peng

PhD in Political Science

Yuxin Peng is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science at Northeastern University. Prior to this, she earned a Master’s in Public Finance and Public Policy from Renmin University of China, and a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration from Chongqing University, China. She also completed a summer program at the University of British Columbia in 2018. Yuxin Peng is fluent in both Mandarin and English. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, listening to different types of music, strolling in public parks, and playing the guqin, a traditional Chinese musical instrument.

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Prior work:

Yuxin Peng has held various teaching assistant positions, including in Comparative Politics, Research Methods, and Quantitative Techniques.

Research interests:

Her research interests focus on comparative politics, particularly the interaction between Chinese street-level bureaucrats and citizens.

Research keywords:

Street-Level Bureaucracy, Public Engagement, Political Participation, State-Citizen relationship, China Study

Key Publications:

Youlang Zhang, Yuxin Peng & Peijie Wang. (2023). What Factors Influence Local Government Innovativeness? An Empirical Study Based on the Prefecture-Level Panel Data (2000–2019) from China. Journal of UESTC (Social Sciences Edition) (05), 1–13. (in Chinese)                                                                                    

Peijie Wang, Yuxin Peng & Youlang Zhang. (2022). Policy Design, Policy Support, and Fertility Preference: The Feedback Effects of China’s “One-child” Policy. Journal of Public Administration (05), 27-48+196-197. (in Chinese) 

Conference Presentations:

Speaking Like a Local: Linguistic Adaptation and State Embeddedness in China’s Street-Level Bureaucracy. Presented as an independent author at the 2026 APSA Annual Conference (September 2026)

Local Accents and Public Engagement with Local Affairs: Evidence from China. Presented as an independent author at the Public Management Research Conference (PMRC) 2025 (June 2025)

Local Accents and Public Engagement with Local Affairs: Evidence from China. Presented a lightning talk at the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Conference (April 2025)

A Study on the Impact of Coordinating Agencies on the Inter-Departmental Collaboration Results: Based on the Joint Policy Documents in the Field of Environmental Protection by Ministries and Departments (1993-2021). Presented as an independent author at the 18th Public Governance Youth Forum (June 2023), in Chinese

What Factors Influence Local Government Innovativeness? An Empirical Study Based on the Prefecture-Level Panel Data (2000–2018) from China. Presented as second author (with Youlang Zhang) at the Chinese Public Administration Society Conference in 2021 (Dec 2021), in Chinese

Contact

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