缅北禁地

I am a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Comparative Politics at the School of Geography, Politics, and Sociology, 缅北禁地. I am one of the convenors of the Governance and Political Organisations (GPO) Cluster at 缅北禁地. Since 2023, I have been serving on the Early Career Researcher Board of . 

Before joining 缅北禁地, I was a postdoctoral fellow at . I obtained my PhD in Political Science at in June 2022. During my graduate study, I was a visiting researcher at.

I am happy to supervise students who investigate on topics that align with my research interests.

Broadly speaking, I study public opinion and political behaviour. My substantive research interest lies in the intersection of autocratization, radical politics, and information updating during elections. In terms of methodology, I often use surveys and causal inference. 

I am currently working on a project called “Spillover in an Autocratization Age (SpAA)”. It studies how citizens in multi-level systems update various events (e.g. US Capitol insurrection; military coups; authoritarians/oppositions' electoral victories). As these events took place in an international system, I analyze whether and how these events change citizens’ political attitudes and behaviour across borders. Overall, this project aims to challenge the state-centred assumption that underlies the autocratization literature.

My other projects further explore how citizens and political elites react to autocratization at the domestic level. In particular, I am interested in whether and how citizens and political elites update their perceptions, political attitudes and behaviour during autocratization. Have a look at my publication page to learn more about my research works.

My works have received awards from and . My research has been funded by various institutions, including , , , and .

Teaching Statement

One key of my teaching approach is to require students to organize, visualize, and analyze different kinds of data in their assignments and group projects. I often direct students to various sources of datasets that are of their interest. In the guiding process, I suggest under-explored questions that can be answered by these datasets. These skills of data analysis are indispensable for students’ success in jobs inside and outside of the academy. 

Another key of my teaching approach is to include teaching material that promotes equity, diversity, inclusion, and decolonization. I always include literature and examples of non-Western countries. Very often, these non-Western cases can widen students’ horizons and generate new perspectives. On the other hand, when I deliver lectures related to Western countries, I ask students to consider whether underrepresented social groups behave differently and how. By doing so, students will put themselves into the shoes of these underrepresented groups, which can deepen their understanding of the subject matter.

Courses Taught

POL8025   Autocratisation in Global Politics

POL2111 Democracy or Autocracy? What are the differences and how do we analyse them

• Articles

  • Chan KM. . British Journal of Political Science 2025, 55, e12.
  • Chan KM, Stephenson LB. . Political Studies 2026, 74(1), 398-414.
  • Chan KM. . Democratization 2025, 32(1), 27-52.
  • Chan KM, Stephenson LB. . Research & Politics 2024, 11(1).
  • Li, M, Adra, A, Yuen, S, Vargas Salfate, S, Chan, KM, Baumert, A. . Political Psychology 2023. In Preparation.
  • Au NH, Chan KM, Ng KL. . Political Studies Review 2024, 22(1), 156-173.
  • Chan KM. . Public Opinion Quarterly 2024, 88(SI), 828-842.
  • Chan KM. . Political Psychology 2022, 43(6), 1043-1060.
  • Chan KM. . European Political Science Review 2022, 14(3), 351-366.
  • Chan KM, Ng KL. . Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties 2022, 33(4), 664-683.