I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at National Chengchi University (NCCU). Before joining NCCU, I received my PhD in Political Science from the University of California, Davis. My research examines the relationship between affective polarization and (anti)democratic attitudes, with a particular focus on the role of in-party favoritism, drawing on insights from political psychology. While much of the existing literature highlights the democratic risks of negative partisanship (i.e., out-party dislike), my recent work emphasizes that positive partisanship (i.e., in-party favoritism) can be equally consequential. If support for democratic norm violations is partly driven by in-party favoritism, then approaches that focus solely on reducing out-party hostility may be insufficient, suggesting the need to rethink how we address affective polarization. My work has been published or is forthcoming in British Journal of Political Science, Electoral Studies, Nature, and Party Politics.
Education
PhD in Political Science, 2025 |
University of California, Davis
MA in Political Science, 2019 |
National Taiwan University
BA in Political Science & BBA in Accounting, 2017 |
National Taiwan University
Research interests
Comparative Political Behavior | Affective Polarization | Political Psychology | Democratic Backsliding | Experimental Design