GANG GUO

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

EDUCATION

• Ph.D., University of Rochester, Political Science, 2002

  Dissertation: "Party Recruitment and Political Participation in Mainland China"

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

  Thesis: "The Korean War's Impact on U.S. Policy toward the Far East"

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• Croft Associate Professor, the University of Mississippi, July 2008 to present.
• CCKF 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.

  Courses taught: East Asian Studies, Political Economy of East Asia, Asia in World Affairs, Seminar in Comparative Parties and Elections, Introduction to Comparative Politics, Politics of China, China through the Media

  Mentor for more than 20 senior theses at the Croft Institute for International Studies and the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College

• Trainee, Harvard University, 2002

  National Science Foundation summer institute on Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models (EITM)

• Research Assistant for Professor Curtis Signorino, 2000-2002

  Lead programmer of STRAT, a program for analyzing statistical strategic models

• Research Assistant for Professor Melanie Manion, 1998-2000
• Teaching Assistant, University of Rochester, 1998-2002
  Graduate and undergraduate courses

  Researcher, University of Rochester

  Peter D. Watson Center for Conflict and Cooperation, 2000-2002.

  Harrott Project on U.S. constitutional amendment, directed by Professor Randall Calvert, 1998.

  Instructor, China University of Sci-Tech Management and Administration, 1996-1997

  Department of Foreign Trade English

SOLE-AUTHOR ARTICLES IN REFEREED JOURNALS

• Guo, Gang. 2009. "China's Local Political Budget Cycles." American Journal of Political Science, Volume 53, Number 3, July 2009, 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. "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. "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.

OTHER SOLE-AUTHOR PUBLICATIONS

• 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. 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. 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. 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.

BOOK AND BOOK CHAPTER

• 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.
• Yap, Fiona, Hyeok-yong Kwon, and Gang Guo. Government Credibility, Institutional Development, and Democratization in Pacific Asia: Lessons from China, South Korea, Taiwan, and Indonesia. Advance contract signed with the State University of New York Press.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• 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

• 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.
• Summer Research Grant, the College of Liberal Arts, the University of Mississippi, 2003-2006.
• 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.
• Han Fangming Scholarship, Institute of International Relations, Beijing, China, 1993-1997.

REVIEWER

• American Political Science Review
• American Journal of Political Science
• Journal of Politics
• Political Research Quarterly
• Comparative Political Studies
• American Journal of Sociology
• Social Science Quarterly
• Political Behavior
• Electoral Studies
• Political Studies
• Publius: The Journal of Federalism
• Policy Studies Journal
• Studies in Comparative International Development
• Issues & Studies
• China: An International Journal
• Environmental Science and Policy
• Asia Pacific Journal of Education
• Oxford University Press
• Longman Publishers
• Lynne Rienner Publishers
• Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

SERVICE TO UNIVERSITY

• Steering Committee, the Croft Institute for International Studies, 2010 to present.
• Curriculum Committee, the Croft Institute for International Studies, 2010 to present.
• Study Abroad Advisory Committee, 2008 to present.
• Comparative Field Committee, Department of Political Science, Fall 2002 to present.
• Webmaster, Department of Political Science, 2004 to present.
• Middle East Politics Search Committee, Department of Political Science, Spring 2012.
• International Relations Search Committee, Department of Political Science, Spring 2012.
• Graduate Program Coordinator, Department of Political Science, Fall 2011 to Spring 2012.
• Graduate Studies Committee, Department of Political Science, 2008 to 2012.
• Graduate Studies Assessment Coordinator, Department of Political Science, Fall 2010 to Spring 2011.
• International Relations Search Committee, Department of Political Science, 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.
• University Assessment Committee, 2007 to 2009.
• International Student Programs Standing Committee, 2007 to 2009.
• Undergraduate Studies Committee, Department of Political Science, 2007-2008.
• 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.
• International Relations Search Committee, Department of Political Science, Spring 2003.
• Curriculum Committee, the Croft Institute for International Studies, 2003.