Elizabeth J. Perry

Faculty Associate (on leave 2025–2026); Harvard Academy Senior Scholar.
Henry Rosovsky Professor of Government, Department of Government, Harvard University.
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Department of Government, 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 496-4536
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Research interests: Contentious politics; the history of the Chinese revolution and its contemporary legacy; and the politics of higher education and cultural governance in China.