OU Shujun, Associate Professor, School of International Studies, Renmin University of China. He received his PhD in Government and Public Administration from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2009). His research interests include political economy, comparative politics, political and legal theory, democratic theory, cyber politics, and public policy. He has published a monograph, The Foundation of State Basic Capability (《国家基础能力的基础》), and co-authored the following books: Good Governance in a City State: State-building in Singapore, Chinese Communist Party and Socialism, and Liberty Authority Diversity: Eastern Asian Political Development Study. He has also translated several books and published dozens of articles.