Wang Shaoguang

Professor
Wang Shaoguang
王绍光
Wang Shaoguang
Wang Shaoguang in a 2013 UN University interview
Born1954 (age 69–70)
NationalityChinese
Academic background
Alma materPeking University (LL.B., 1982)
Cornell University (Ph.D., 1990)
ThesisFailure of Charisma: The Cultural Revolution in Wuhan
InfluencesCarl Schmitt[1]
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical science
School or traditionChinese New Left
InstitutionsYale University (1990–2000)
Chinese University of Hong Kong (1999–present)

Wang Shaoguang (born 1954;[2] Chinese: 王绍光; pinyin: Wáng Shàoguāng) is a Chinese political scientist. He is currently an emeritus professor at the Department of Government and Public Administration of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. A critic of Western representative democracy, his particular research interests include the history of the Cultural Revolution, sortition, the welfare state, and the comparative politics of East Asia.[3]

  1. ^ Sapio, Flora (7 October 2015). "Carl Schmitt in China". The China Story. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. ^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference CUHKbio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).