Guo LI
Politics & Entertainment
PhD Student
About Me
Hi, there~
Currently, I am a Ph.D. student in the Department of Government and Public Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Macau. My research interests lie in the field of comparative politics, with a particular focus on cultural governance, entertainment politics, and celebrity politics under authoritarian regimes.
If you have any questions about my research or would like to discuss potential collaboration opportunities, please feel free to reach out to me.
Research
Selected Publications
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Publications
- Li, G., Wang, C. (2026). “Harnessing Star Power: Sequential Political Cooptation of Entertainment Celebrities in China”. The International Journal of Press/Politics. Online First
Working Papers
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Work in Progress
- “The Star Effect: How Celebrity Propaganda Shapes Public Opinion in China” with Chengli Wang, working paper
- “Patriotism or Exclusion? Gender Inequality in Authoritarian Cultural Production”, working paper
- “Celebrity Politics and NGOs advocacy in Digital Age” (PhD dissertation, work in progress)
- “Looking Outward to Laugh: The Externalization and Geopolitics of Political Satire in Contemporary China”, with Peiyu Wang
Academic Events
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Academic Events
- Sept. 2025 2025 121st APSA Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- Sept. 2024 2024 120th APSA Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Jul. 2024 17th Annual Meeting of Chinese Community of Political Science and International Studies, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- Mar. 2024 2nd DGPA Student Research Symposium, DGPA, University of Macau, Macau SAR
- Mar. 2023 PhD and MSS student research symposium , DGPA, University of Macau, Macau SAR
Curriculum Vitae
You can download my CV here.