Analytical history of political liberalism in political and social thought, institutions, lawmaking, public policy and behavior, especially in the United States. Emphasis on questions regarding membership, toleration, and national security
Elected 2019
Political Philosophy, inequality, global health ethics, and values in public policy
Chinese politics and society in the 20th and 21st centuries; political economy of development, institutions and practices of the state, local governance, and patterns of state-society interaction