Political Science

Yucong Li is a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in Political Science specializing in comparative politics. His research focuses on two related areas: electoral competition, democratic institutions, and development in sub-Saharan Africa; and Chinese foreign policy and bureaucratic politics. In his work on Africa, he examines how foreign aid from different donors, including bilateral and multilateral institutions, shapes subnational political dynamics and national institutional outcomes.

He holds a B.A. in Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE) from Peking University, an MPP from UC San Diego, and an M.A. in Politics from NYU. He is currently a visiting doctoral researcher at Strathmore University Business School in Nairobi, Kenya.