GUO Gang, Croft Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies

GANG GUO

Croft Associate Professor of Political Science and International Studies
The University of Mississippi

128 Deupree Hall
Department of Political Science
The University of Mississippi
University, MS 38677-1848

Phone: (662) 915-5419
Fax: (662) 915-7808
gg at olemiss dot edu
http://olemiss.edu/~gg

EDUCATION

Ph.D., University of Rochester, Political Science, 2002
M.A., University of Rochester, Political Science, 2001
LL.B., Institute of International Relations, International Politics, Beijing, China, 1997

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Croft Associate Professor, the University of Mississippi, July 2008 to present.
Courses taught in Political Science: Politics of China, Political Economy of East Asia, Asia in World Affairs, Introduction to Comparative Politics, Graduate Seminar in Comparative Political Analysis, Graduate Seminar in Comparative Parties and Elections;
Courses taught in International Studies: East Asian Studies, Quantitative Research Methods, Introduction to International Studies, Globalization and East Asia, China through the Media, Contemporary China;
Supervisor of 51 senior theses at the Croft Institute for International Studies and the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College, 10 of which won best thesis awards.
Country Expert on China for the Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Project, November 2013 to present.
Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation Visiting Fellow, Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, ROC, June 2008 to July 2008.
Croft Assistant Professor, the University of Mississippi, August 2002 to June 2008.
Trainee, National Science Foundation summer institute on Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models (EITM), Harvard University, 2002
Instructor, Department of Foreign Trade English, China University of Sci-Tech Management and Administration, 1996-1997

ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS

Guo, Gang and Mahesh Acharya. 2024. "Political Trust in South Asia." Asian Survey, DOI:10.1525/as.2024.2117071
Guo, Gang. 2022. "Race to the Top or Bottom? Globalization and Education Spending in China." Journal of Education Finance, Volume 48, Issue 1, Summer, Pages 94-111.
Guo, Gang. 2020. "The Politics of Local Justice Expenditure in China." Chinese Political Science Review, Volume 5, Issue 3, Pages 374-394.
Guo, Gang. 2016. "Domestic Migration, Benefit Spillovers, and Local Education Spending: Evidence from China 1993-2009." Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Volume 36, Number 4, December, Pages 488-504.
Guo, Gang. 2015. "Changes in Political Values in Mainland China since the 1990s: Evidence from Surveys." Chapter 9 in Confucian Culture and Democracy, edited by John Fuh-sheng Hsieh, Pages 197-224. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
Wang, Qinghua, and Gang Guo. 2015. "Yu Keping and Chinese Intellectual Discourse on Good Governance," The China Quarterly, Volume 224, December, Pages 985-1005.
Guo, Gang. 2010. "Teaching the Silk Road in Comparative Politics." Chapter 5 in Teaching the Silk Road: A Guide for College Teachers, edited by Jacqueline M. Moore and Rebecca Woodward Wendelken. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
Guo, Gang. 2010. "Environmental Security Concerns and the Three Gorges Reservoir Basin in China." Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability (FESS) Issue Brief, January.
Guo, Gang. 2009. "China's Local Political Budget Cycles." American Journal of Political Science, Volume 53, Number 3, July, Pages 621-632.
Guo, Gang. 2008. "Vertical Imbalance and Local Fiscal Discipline in China." Journal of East Asian Studies, Volume 8, Number 1, January-April, Pages 61-88.
Guo, Gang. 2007. "Retrospective Economic Accountability Under Authoritarianism: Evidence from China." Political Research Quarterly, Volume 60, Number 3, September, Pages 378-390.
Guo, Gang. 2007. "Environmental Security and the Lancang-Mekong River Basin: Conflicting Interests of Stakeholders in China." Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability (FESS) Issue Brief, June.
Guo, Gang. 2007. "Persistent Inequalities in Funding for Rural Schooling in Contemporary China." Asian Survey, Volume 47, Issue 2 (March/April), Pages 213-230.
Guo, Gang. 2007. "Organizational Involvement and Political Participation in China." Comparative Political Studies, Volume 40, Number 4, April, Pages 457-482.
Guo, Gang. 2006. "Government Leadership Change and International Negotiations." The Chinese Journal of International Politics, Oxford University Press, Volume 1, Number 2, Winter 2006, pages 139-162.
Guo, Gang. 2006. "Decentralized Education Spending and Regional Disparities: Evidence from Chinese Counties 1997-2001." Journal of Chinese Political Science, Volume 11, Issue 2, Fall, Pages 45-60.
Guo, Gang. 2005. "Party Recruitment of College Students in China." Journal of Contemporary China, Volume 14, Number 43, May, Pages 371-393.
Guo, Gang. 2005. "政府更替对国际谈判的影响" (The impact of government change on international negotiation). 国际政治科学 (International Political Science), Beijing, China: Peking University Press, Issue 2, pages 86-107.
Guo, Gang. 2004. Book review: "Bruce J. Dickson, Red Capitalists in China: The Party, Private Entrepreneurs, and Prospects for Political Change." Comparative Political Studies, Volume 37, Number 8, October, pages 986-989.

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Adhikari, Prachanda, Mahesh Acharya, and Gang Guo. 2024. "Civil Conflict and Quality of Education: Evidence from the SLC Exam in Nepal." Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 5-8, Philadelphia, PA.
Adhikari, Prachanda, Mahesh Acharya, and Gang Guo. 2023. "Civil War and Educational Outcome: Evidence from Nepal." Paper presented at the 80th Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 13-16, Chicago, IL.
Acharya, Mahesh and Gang Guo. 2020. "Sources of Institutional Trust in South Asia: Democracy, Economic Evaluation, and Public Service Performance." Paper to be presented at the Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Acharya, Mahesh and Gang Guo. 2020. "Sources of Institutional Trust in South Asia: Democracy, Economic Evaluation, and Public Service Performance." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 9th - 11th.
Acharya, Mahesh and Gang Guo. 2019. "Sources of Institutional Trust in South Asia: Democracy, Economic Evaluation, and Public Service Performance." Paper presented at the 68th Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs, October 4th-6th, East Lansing, MI.
Acharya, Mahesh and Gang Guo. 2019. "Economic Satisfaction and Institutional Trust in South Asia." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Studies Association - South, October 4th-5th, Memphis, TN.
Acharya, Mahesh and Gang Guo. 2019. "Economic Satisfaction and Institutional Trust in South Asia." Paper presented at the 3rd Annual Southeast Latin American Behavior (SeLAB) Workshop, September 27th, Oxford, MS.
Wang, Qinghua and Gang Guo. 2017. "Intra-Party Democracy in China: Have the Soviet Lessons Been Learned?" Paper presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, April 13th-15th, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
Wang, Qinghua and Gang Guo. 2016. "Intra-Party Democracy in China: Have the Soviet Lessons Been Learned?" Paper presented at the 29th Annual Meeting and International Symposium of the Association of Chinese Political Studies, October 10th-11th, Monterey, CA.
Wang, Qinghua and Gang Guo. 2016. "Intra-Party Democracy in China: Have the Soviet Lessons Been Learned?" Paper presented at the 2016 Midwest Political Science Association conference, April 7th-9th, Chicago, IL.
Guo, Gang. 2015. "Globalization and Education Spending in China." Paper presented at the 6th Asia-Pacific Forum on Economics and Finance at the Central University of Finance and Economics, November 28th-29th, Beijing, China.
Guo, Gang. 2015. "Race to the Top and Bottom? Globalization and Education Spending in China." Paper presented at the 2015 Innovation, Institution, and Governance International Conference at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs at Fudan University, May 25th-26th, Shanghai, China.
Guo, Gang. 2014. "The Political Cycle of Education Spending in Rural China." Paper presented at the 2014 International Conference on Asia Transforming: Old Values and New Presences, September 19th-20th, Hempstead, NY.
Guo, Gang. 2014. "Direct Election of Local Party Secretaries in China: Local Innovation, Factional Politics, or Central Mandate?" Paper presented at the 72nd Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2nd-6th, Chicago, IL.
Wang, Qinghua and Gang Guo. 2014. "Yu Keping and the Intellectual Discourse on 'Moving China Toward Good Governance': Neo-Conservative but Liberal-Oriented." Paper presented at the 72nd Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 2nd-6th, Chicago, IL.
Guo, Gang. 2014. "Using International Statistical Data and Excel in Teaching Introduction to International Studies." Paper presented at the American Political Science Association Conference on Teaching and Learning, February 7th-9th, Philadelphia, PA.
Guo, Gang. 2013. "The Politics of Local Spending on Law Enforcement in China." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 29th - September 1st, Chicago, IL.
Guo, Gang. 2013. "Race to the Top or to the Bottom: Globalization and Education Spending in China." Paper presented at the 16th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, June 12th - 14th, Shanghai, China.
Guo, Gang. 2013. "Race to the Top or to the Bottom: Globalization and Education Spending in China." Paper presented at the Chinese Economists Society Annual Conference, June 8th - 10th, Chengdu, China.
Guo, Gang. 2012. "Domestic Migration, Benefit Spillovers, and Local Education Spending: Evidence from China 1993-2009." Paper presented at the 65th Annual Conference of the New York State Economics Association, October 5th - 6th, Farmingdale, NY.
Guo, Gang. 2012. "Who Experiments with Local Intra-Party Democracy in China?" Paper presented at the New York Conference on Asian Studies, September 28th - 29th, New Paltz, NY.
Guo, Gang. 2012. "The Politics of Local Spending on Law Enforcement in China." Paper to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 30 - September 2, New Orleans, LA.
Guo, Gang. 2012. "Who Experiments with Local Intra-Party Democracy in China?" Paper presented at the 70th Annual Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 12, Chicago, IL.
Guo, Gang. 2011. "Domestic Migration, Benefit Spillovers, and Local Education Spending: Evidence from China 1993-2009." Paper presented at the International Symposium on the Economics of Education at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, December 17-18, Hong Kong SAR.
Guo, Gang. 2011. "Experimenting with Democracy in the Chinese Nomenklatura System." Paper presented at the International Conference "From Revolution to Reforms" at Universidade de São José, July 17, Macao SAR.
Guo, Gang. 2011. "Local Law Enforcement Spending in China." Paper presented at the Development Economics Conference at Fudan University, March 26, Shanghai, China.
Guo, Gang. 2010. "The Politics of Local Spending on Law Enforcement in China." Paper presented at the 68th Annual National Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 23, Chicago, IL.
Guo, Gang. 2009. "Regional Variations in the Effective Tax Burden for Individuals and Businesses in China." Paper presented at the 6th Annual Conference of the Consortium for Western China Development Studies, July 23, Lanzhou, China.
Guo, Gang. 2009. "Globalization, Labor Mobility, and Local Education Spending in China." Paper presented at the International Public Management Newtork Conference, June 23-24, Seoul, South Korea.
Guo, Gang. 2008. "Unintended Consequences of Central Assistance to Poor and Minority Areas in China." Paper presented at the 5th Annual Conference of the Consortium for Western China Development Studies, July 22-24, Xi'an, China.
Guo, Gang. 2008. "Race to the Top or to the Bottom: Globalization and Local Social Spending in China." Paper presented at the 66th Annual National Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 3, Chicago, IL.
Guo, Gang. 2008. "The Political Economy of Local Education Spending in China." Paper presented at the 2008 annual conference of the Western Political Science Association, March 20, San Diego, CA.
Guo, Gang. 2007. "Local Political Business Cycle in Contemporary China." Paper presented at the 65th Annual National Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 14, Chicago, IL.
Guo, Gang. 2007. "Political Business Cycle in Chinese Counties? Theory and Evidence 1993-2003." Paper presented at the 2007 annual conference of the Western Political Science Association, March 9, Las Vegas, NV.
Guo, Gang. 2006. "Experimenting with Democracy in the Chinese Nomenklatura System." Paper presented at the 64th Annual National Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 22, Chicago, IL.
Guo, Gang. 2006. "Why Did China Recentralize Rural Education Spending?" Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies, April 8, San Francisco, CA.
Guo, Gang. 2006. "Does Aid Enlarge Local Governments: Evidence from Mainland China 1997-2003." Paper presented at the 47th Annual Convention of the International Studies Association, March 22, San Diego, CA.
Guo, Gang. 2006. "The Flypaper Effect: Does 'Money Stick Where It Hits' in Chinese Counties?" Paper presented at the 2006 annual conference of the Western Political Science Association, March 16, Albuquerque, NM.
Guo, Gang. 2005. "Vertical Imbalance and Local Fiscal Discipline: The Chinese Experience 1997-2003." Paper presented at the 2005 annual conference of the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management, November 11, Washington, DC.
Guo, Gang. 2005. "Leadership Turnover in Chinese Counties: Economic Performance or Political Choice?" Paper presented at the 2005 Western Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, September 29, Denver, CO.
Albritton, Robert B. and Gang Guo. 2005. "The Social Construction of Trust in Government and Government Legitimacy in Developing Nations: An Eight-Nation Analysis of East Asia." Paper presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, September 2, Washington, DC.
Guo, Gang. 2005. "State Capacity and Educational Spending in Chinese Counties." Paper presented at the 18th annual meeting of the Association of Chinese Political Studies, July 31, San Francisco, CA.
Guo, Gang. 2005. "A New Broom Sweeps Clean? Turnover of Chinese County Mayors and Fiscal and Economic Performance 1996-2002." Paper presented at the 63rd Annual National Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 8, Chicago, IL.
Guo, Gang. 2005. "Intended and Unintended Consequences of China's Fiscal Programs to Assist Poor and Minority Counties." Paper presented at the 63rd Annual National Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 8, Chicago, IL.
Guo, Gang. 2005. "The Pattern of County Government Expenditure in China: 1997 - 2002." Paper presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Western Political Science Association, March 18, Oakland, CA.
Albritton, Robert B. and Gang Guo. 2005. "Sources of Institutional Trust and Regime Legitimacy: A Cross-National, Within-Nation Analysis." Paper presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, January 8, New Orleans, LA.
Guo, Gang. 2004. "Changes in Democratic Values in Mainland China since 1990: Evidence from Surveys." Paper presented at the International Conference on Democracy and Democratization in Confucian Societies, April 25, Columbia, SC.
Guo, Gang. 2003. "Grassroots Ideology of the Chinese Communist Party." Paper presented at the 61st Annual National Conference of the Midwest Political Science Association, April 4, Chicago, IL.
Guo, Gang. 2002. "A Strategic Theory of Party Recruitment in Mainland China." Paper presented at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, November 7, Savannah, GA.
Guo, Gang. 2002. "Party Recruitment and Political Participation in Mainland China." Paper presented at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 28 - September 1, Boston, MA.
Guo, Gang. 2001. "Analyzing the Interaction of Party Recruitment and Citizen Participation." Paper presented at the 2001 Political Methodology Summer Meeting, July 19-21, Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

AWARDS AND GRANTS

Data Science/AI Professional Development Grant, the Institute for Data Science, the University of Mississippi, 2023-2024.
Summer Research Grant, the College of Liberal Arts, the University of Mississippi, 2016, 2013, and 2003-2006.
Summer institute sub-grant on Southeast Asia, The National Endowment for the Humanities, 2011.
Research grant on Environmental Security Concerns and the Three Gorges Reservoir Basin in China, the Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability, 2008-2009.
Visiting Fellowship, the Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange (USA), 2008.
Research grant on Regional Environmental Cooperation and Conflict in the Mekong River Basin, the Foundation for Environmental Security and Sustainability, 2006-2007.
Summer institute sub-grant on Globalization and the Chinese Identity, The National Endowment for the Humanities, 2006.
Faculty Travel Support grants, the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, the University of Mississippi, 2005-2007.
Fenno Research Proposal Prize, University of Rochester, 2000-2002.
Charles E. Lanni Research Fellowship, University of Rochester, 2001.
University Fellowship, University of Rochester, 1997-2001.
Excellent Thesis, Institute of International Relations, Beijing, China, 1997.
The 2nd highest scores in College Entrance Exam, Hubei Province, 1993.

REVIEWER

American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Political Research Quarterly, Comparative Political Studies, British Journal of Political Science, Journal of Comparative Economics, American Journal of Sociology, Social Science Quarterly, Political Behavior, Electoral Studies, Political Studies, Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Legislative Studies Journal, Policy Studies Journal, Issues & Studies, China: An International Journal, Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Problems of Post-Communism, China Economic Review, Studies in Comparative International Development, World Development, The European Journal of Development Research, The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, Environmental Science and Policy, Environmental Politics, Cities, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Journal of Chinese Political Studies, China Information, etc.
Oxford University Press, Cambridge University Press, Georgetown University Press, University of Toronto Press, Longman Publishers, Lynne Rienner Publishers, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, SAGE Publications, Taylor & Francis, Macmillan International Higher Education, etc.

SERVICE TO UNIVERSITY

East Asia Thesis Prize Committee, the Croft Institute for International Studies, 2023.
Chancellor's Standing Committee of Academic Grade Appeal, 2019-2022.
Steering Committee, the Croft Institute for International Studies, 2010 to present.
Faculty job search committees, the Croft Institute for International Studies, 2021-2022.
Scholarship Committee, Department of Political Science, 2019-2020.
Comparative Field Committee, Department of Political Science, Fall 2002 to present.
External Academic Affairs Committee, Chancellor's Standing Committees, Alternate, 2014-2017.
University Assessment Committee, 2007-2009 and 2014-2016.
Curriculum Committee, the Croft Institute for International Studies, 2003, 2010-2012, and 2013-2014.
Webmaster, Department of Political Science, 2004 to 2012.
Study Abroad Advisory Committee, University of Mississippi, 2008 to 2012.
Middle East Politics Search Committee, Department of Political Science, Spring 2012 and Fall 2020.
International Relations Search Committee, Department of Political Science, Spring 2003, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, and Fall 2018.
Graduate Program Coordinator, Department of Political Science, Fall 2011 to Spring 2012.
Graduate Studies Committee, Department of Political Science, 2008-2012 and 2022-2024.
Graduate Studies Assessment Coordinator, Department of Political Science, Fall 2010 to Spring 2011.
American/Methods Search Committee, Department of Political Science, Fall 2010.
Doctoral dissertation committee of Ginger Denton, 2009-2010.
European Politics Search Committee, Department of Political Science, Fall 2008.
International Student Programs Standing Committee, University of Mississippi, 2007 to 2009.
Undergraduate Studies Committee, Department of Political Science, 2007-2008, 2015-2016.
Croft Scholarship Committee, the Croft Institute for International Studies, March 2004 and 2008.
Comparative Politics Search Committee, Department of Political Science, Fall 2007.
Chinese Search Committee, Department of Modern Languages, Fall 2007.
Religion Search Committee, Department of Philosophy and Religion, 2005-2006.
Oral Exam Committee of doctoral students Andrew Garner and Jordan Bankhead, Department of Political Science, May 2005.