Biography
Xin Sun is Senior Lecturer in Chinese and East Asian Business. He received his PhD in political science from Northwestern University in 2014. Prior to joining King’s, he held academic positions at the University of Oxford and Trinity College Dublin. He obtained a BA in Chemistry and Economics at Peking University and MA in Economics at Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Research
Xin’s research interests include political economy and government-business relations in China, as well as research methodology. He is particularly interested in the interplay between formal and informal institutions in authoritarian regimes and how the two types of institutions jointly shape economic and policy outcomes as well as business behaviours.
His current project focuses on land politics and the housing market in China. He analyses how informal political practices affect property rights institutions and land use and regulatory behaviours. In addition, he also works on topics including private entrepreneurship and local governance in China.
For more details, please visit his website.
Teaching
PhD supervision
Xin welcomes enquires and applications from students who are interested in topics such as political economy and governance in China, as well as Chinese business and entrepreneurship.
Further details
See Xin's research profile
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Sun, X., 7 Apr 2022, LSE Ideas. 17 p. Research output: Book/Report › Report
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Sun, X., Mar 2021, In: Journal Of Public Policy. 41, 1, p. 66 -89 24 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0143814X19000321
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Sun, X., Jul 2020, In: CHINA JOURNAL. 84, p. 76-101 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1086/706790
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Sun, X. & Cheng, Y., Oct 2018, China's 19th Party Congress: Start of a New Era. Brown, K. (ed.). World Scientific Publishing Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Cai, M. & Sun, X., Sep 2018, In: WORLD DEVELOPMENT. 109, p. 172-186 15 p. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.04.019
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Sun, X., 4 Jun 2018, (Accepted/In press) In: PROBLEMS OF POST COMMUNISM. Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1080/10758216.2018.1489205
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Sun, X., Zhu, J. & Wu, Y., 21 Mar 2016, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of East Asian Studies. 14, 1, p. 1-30 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1598240800009565
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Sun, X., Jul 2015, In: CHINA JOURNAL. p. 66-90 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1086/681938
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Sun, X., Jan 2014, In: CHINA JOURNAL. 71, p. 109–131 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1086/674556
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Sun, X., Warner, T., Yang, D. & Liu, M., Sep 2013, In: Journal of Contemporary China. 22, 83, p. 733-754 Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review. DOIs: https://doi.org/10.1080/10670564.2013.782124