Melanie Manion is an American

political scientist Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

. She is currently the Vor Broker Family Distinguished Professor at

Duke University Duke University is a Private university, private research university in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present-day city of Trinity, North Carolina, Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1 ...

Education

Manion holds a BA in

East Asian studies East Asian studies is a distinct multidisciplinary field of scholarly enquiry and education that promotes a broad humanistic understanding of East Asia past and present. The field includes the study of the region's culture, written language, histo ...

from

McGill University McGill University (French: Université McGill) is an English-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill University, Vol. I. For the Advancement of Learning, ...

, a MA in Far Eastern studies from the

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London The School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS University of London; ) is a public research university in London, England, and a member institution of the federal University of London. Founded in 1916, SOAS is located in the Bloomsbury area ...

, and a PhD in political science (1989) from the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

Academic career

Prior to joining Duke in 2015, Manion was a Vilas-Jordan Distinguished Achievement professor of political science at the

University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison (University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, UW, UW–Madison, or simply Madison) is a public land-grant research university in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. It was founded in 1848 when Wisconsin achieved st ...

. She served on the political science faculty of the

University of Rochester The University of Rochester is a private university, private research university in Rochester, New York, United States. It was founded in 1850 and moved into its current campus, next to the Genesee River in 1930. With approximately 30,000 full ...

from 1989 to 2000.

Publications

Articles

* Authoritarian Parochialism: Local Congressional Representation in China, ''

China Quarterly ''The China Quarterly'' (CQ) is a British triple-anonymous peer-reviewed academic journal established in 1960 on contemporary China including Taiwan. It is considered one of the most important academic journals about China in the world and is p ...

'', June 17, 2014 * When Communist Party Candidates Can Lose, Who Wins? Assessing the Role of Local People's Congresses in the Selection of Leaders in China, ''

'', September 22, 2008{{Cite journal , last=Manion , first=Melanie , date=2008-09-22 , title=When Communist Party Candidates Can Lose, Who Wins? Assessing the Role of Local People's Congresses in the Selection of Leaders in China , url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/china-quarterly/article/abs/when-communist-party-candidates-can-lose-who-wins-assessing-the-role-of-local-peoples-congresses-in-the-selection-of-leaders-in-china/044F7D6B4AD5E269F73EE0F1DA34A956 , journal=The China Quarterly , language=en , volume=195 , pages=607–630 , doi=10.1017/S0305741008000799 , issn=1468-2648, url-access=subscription

References

Living people University of Michigan alumni Duke University faculty American women political scientists American international relations scholars American sinologists Year of birth missing (living people)