Wang Shaoguang

Professor
Wang Shaoguang
Professor Wang Shaoguang
王绍光
	Wang Shaoguang in a 2013 UN University interview
Born	1954 (age 69–70); Wuhan, Hubei, China
Nationality	Chinese
Academic background
Alma mater	Peking University (LL.B., 1982); Cornell University (Ph.D., 1990)
Thesis	Failure of Charisma: The Cultural Revolution in Wuhan
Influences	Carl Schmitt
Academic work
Discipline	Political science
School or tradition	Chinese New Left
Institutions	Yale University (1990–2000); Chinese University of Hong Kong (1999–present)

Wang Shaoguang (born 1954;^[2] Chinese: 王绍光; pinyin: Wáng Shàoguāng) is a Chinese political scientist. He is currently an emeritus professor at the Department of Government and Public Administration of the Chinese University of Hong Kong. A critic of Western representative democracy, his particular research interests include the history of the Cultural Revolution, sortition, the welfare state, and the comparative politics of East Asia.^[3]

^ Sapio, Flora (7 October 2015). "Carl Schmitt in China". The China Story. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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