Educational Background

2010 Purdue University - Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science

2005 Purdue University - Master of Arts in Political Science

2003 Nankai University - Master of Arts in Political Science

2000 Nankai University - Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

Working Experience

2016-present: Distinguished Research Fellow, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

2013-present: Associate Professor, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

2010-2013: Assistant Professor, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

Published Papers

1.Min Tang & Narisong Huhe*. 2020. “Contextualizing the Economic Basis of Political Support: Government Economic Engagement, Economic Perceptions, and Democratic Satisfaction.” Political Research Quarterly. 73(2): 425-438.

2.Narisong Huhe and Min Tang, 2017. “Contingent Instrumental and Intrinsic Support: Exploring Regime Support in Asia.” Political Studies. 65(1): 161-178.

3.Min Tang, Narisong Huhe, and Qiang Zhou. 2017. “Contingent Democratization: When Do Economic Crises Matter?” British Journal of Political Science. 47(1): 71-90.

4.Hui Li, Min Tang*, and Narisong Huhe. 2016. “How Does Democracy Influence Citizens’ Perceptions of Government Corruption? A Cross-National Study.” Democratization. 23(5): 892-918.

5.Min Tang and Narisong Huhe. 2016. “The Variant Effect of Decentralization on Trust in National and Local Governments.” Political Studies, 64(1): 216-234.

6.Min Tang and Narisong Huhe. 2016. “Does Decentralization Bring the People Back to the Government? An Empirical Analysis of the Effect of Decentralization on Political Trust.” Policy & Politics. 44(3): 403-426.

7.Min Tang and Dwayne Woods. 2014. “Conditional Effect of Economic Development on Democracy – The Relevance of the State.” Democratization. 21(3): 411-433.

8.Min Tang. 2008. “Examining the Lagged Effect of Economic Development on Political Democracy– a Panel-VAR Model.” Democratization. 15(1): 106-122.

9.Min Tang and Dwayne Woods. 2008. “Exogenous Effect of Geography on Economic Development: the Case of Sub-Saharan Africa.” African and Asian Studies. 7(2): 173-189.

Research Projects

2017: National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program), "Research on the Political Impact of Nationalism in the Context of New Media" (Principal Leader).

2014: Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Young Innovation Team, "Research on Public Governance of New Media" (Team Leader).

2013: Research Start-up Fund for Returned Overseas Scholars, "Experimental Study on the Causal Mechanisms of How Online Media Influence Citizen Attitudes" (Principal Leader).

2012: National Natural Science Foundation of China. “Experimental Studies of the Causal Mechanism of Internet Effect on Political Attitudes.” Principal Investigator.

2012: Pujiang Project, Shanghai. “A Study of the Effect of the Internet on Political Attitudes.” Principal Investigator.

2011: 985-III Project, Fudan University, Shanghai. “Initial Conditions, Political Processes, and Institutional Performance of Transitions: An Investigation of Transitional States Worldwide.” Principal Investigator: Professor Shiping Tang, Fudan University.

2010: Shanghai University of Finance and Economics Undergraduate Teaching Innovation Reform Project 2010, “A Study of Nurturing New Talents of Public Management.” Principal Investigator.