DR WANG SHIRU

主页学术人员DR WANG SHIRU
  • PhD (Yale)

Assistant Professor, Department of Social Science

Tel : (852) 3963 5656
Email : swang@hsu.edu.hk
HSUHK Scholar: Shiru Wang – The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong

ORCID: 0000-0003-4736-4285

Dr Wang obtained PhD degree in Political Science from Yale University. Her research interests include political participation, Chinese politics, social media, democratization, and national identity.

Research Interests

Social media, online discourse, populism, political trust

Courses Taught

  • ASI4500 Seminar on Asian Studies
  • GEN3006 International Political Economy

Grants

  • 2020-2022. Principal Investigator. Cyber State-Society Relations in China: The Dynamics of Patriotism and Nationalism on the Internet. Faculty Development Scheme, Research Grants Council, Hong Kong (UGC/FDS14/H10/19). Award: HK$1,117,821.
  • 2018-2019. Principal Investigator. China’s Cyber-Nationalism. Research Start-up Fund, HSUHK. Award: HK$10,000.

Publications

Selected Journal Articles

  • Wang, Shiru, Daan Wang and Yuk Tai Siu. (2024). Weibo Criticism of Fang Fang’s Wuhan Lockdown Diary as an ‘Enemy Within’: Rhetorical Tactics and Discourse Practices of Voluntary Propaganda in China During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Contemporary China, Published online: 20 Nov 2024.

  • Gong, T, Wang, S. & Li, H. (2019). Sentencing Disparities in Corruption Cases in China. Journal of Contemporary China, 28(116). 245-259. https://doi.org/10.1080/10670564.2018.1511395

  • Chiu, S.W.K. and Wang, S. (2017). Youth Conditions of Hong Kong in a Global Context. The Hong Kong Journal of Social Sciences, 49, 5-27.

  • Gong, T, Wang, S., and Ren, J. (2015). Corruption in the Eye of the Beholder: Survey Evidence from Mainland China and Hong Kong. International Public Management Journal, 18(3), 458-482. https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2015.1057629 (SSCI, impact factor: 1.233, Q2 in Public Administration).

  • Wang, S. (2014). Internet Exposure and Political Beliefs among the Chinese Educated Youth. The Journal of Contemporary China 23(90), 1133-1151. https://doi.org/10.1080/10670564.2014.898903 (SSCI, impact factor: 1.085, Q1 in Area Studies).

Selected Book Chapters

  • Wang, Shiru. (2024). Grassroots Populism in a Pro-Democracy Social Movement: The Case of Hong Kong. In Three Faces of Populism in Asia, edited by Shiru Wang. Routledge.

  • Jackson, Liz, Puja Kapai, Wang S., and Ching Yin Leung. (2017). Youth Civic Engagement in Hong Kong: A Glimpse into Two Systems Under One China. In C. Broom (ed.), Youth Civic Engagement in a Globalized World: Citizenship Education in Comparative Perspective. Palgrave MacMillan.
  • Gerard, P. and Wang, S. (2011). Hong Kong: Governance and the Double-Edged Academy. In W. Locke, W. K. Cummings, and D. Fisher (eds.), Changing Governance and Management in Higher Education: The Perspectives of the Academy. Springer.

Books and Monographs

  • Wang, S. (Ed.). (2024). Three Faces of Populism in Asia: Populism as a Multifaceted Political Practice. Routledge.
  • Wang, S. (2017). Cyberdualism in China: The Political Implications of Internet Exposure of Educated Youth. Routledge.

Selected Presentations

  • Wang, Shiru, Minhua Ling and Yichao Zhang. (2025) Thinking along with AI Personas: Critical Exploration of Pedagogical and Sociopolitical Implications of AI for Humanities Learning. Presented at the 2025 IPSA World Congress of Political Science organized by the International Political Science Association (IPSA), held in Seoul, South Korea, 12-16 July 2025.

  • Wang, Shiru. (2025) Social Media as Infrastructure for Centralizing Nationalist Discourse. Presented in the conference of 2025 AAS-in-Asia in Kathmandu, Nepal from June 1-4, 2025

  • Wang, Shiru. (2024) Book Launch. Three Faces of Populism in Asia: Populism as a Multi-faced Political Practices, organized by Hu Fu Center for East Asia Democratic Studies, College of Social Sciences, National Taiwan University. 10-12 October, 2024. Taiwan

  • Lee, Yuen Chau and Shiru Wang. (2024). Hong Kong Government’s Climate Change Policy Shifts and Social Media Activism. Presented at the Conference on Social Transformation & Social Challenges in Greater China. 27 April 2024. The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong.

  • Wang, Shiru, Daan Wang. (2023). Effectiveness of Digital Propaganda in China: Comparing Nationalist Discourse on Social Media. Presented at the 27th IPSA World Congress of Political Science organized by the International Political Science Association (IPSA), held in Buenos Aires and virtually 15-19 July 2023, with the theme Politics in the Age of Transboundary Crises: Vulnerability and Resilience.

  • Wang, Shiru and Yu-tzung Chang (2022). A Cultural Potential for Populism in Asia: Comparative Evidence from ABS Data”, The International Conference on Populism in Asia: The Same or Different Story? Presented in the International Conference on Populism in Asia: The Same or Different Story? 25th-26th February 2022. The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong.

  • Wang, Shiru and Yu-tzung Chang (2021). Values, Beliefs, and Populism: Comparative Evidence from ABS Data. Presented in the 26th World Congress of Political Science, Virtual Conference, 10-15 July 2021.

  • Wang, Shiru, Daan Wang and Trevor Siu (2021). From Cyberpatriotism to Cybernationalism: Dynamic Weibo Criticism towards Fang Fang’s Wuhan Diary. Presented in the 26th World Congress of Political Science, Virtual Conference, 10-15 July 2021.

  • Wang, Shiru and Yu-tzung Chang (2021). Regime Type, Internet Exposure and Perception of Government Information Integrity in Asian Countries. Presented at the International Conference on Misinformation and Fake News, Virtual conference, February 2021.

  • Wang, Shiru and Yu-tzung Chang (2020). Populism, Values and Internet Exposure: Comparative Evidence from ABS Data. The Workshop on Comparative Studies of Asian Governance. The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong. January 13-14, 2020.

  • Wang, S. (2019, July 23). Constructing the National Identity in Hong Kong. The University Service Center Symposium on Chinese Society and Policy—Retrospective and Prospective of China’s Education System, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
  • Wang, S. (2019, July 12-15). Understanding the Chinese Identity in Hong Kong. The 2019 Annual Conference of the International Society of Political Psychology, Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Wang, S. (2019, June 22). The Battle of Framing: Media Representation of Politically Controversial Issues in Hong Kong. The 2019 Annual Conference of the Society for Hong Kong Studies, The University of Hong Kong.
  • Wang, S. (2018, March 6). Cyberdualism in China: The Political Implications of Internet Exposure of Educated Youth. Luncheon Seminar Series, University Service Centre for China Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
  • Wang, S. (2017, December 20). Sentencing Disparities in Corruption Cases: Evidence from China. International Workshop on Law Enforcement in China, City University of Hong Kong.
  • Wang, S. (2013, March 21-24). Voter Participation in Chinese Village Elections. Annual Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, San Diego, USA.
  • Wang, S. (2012, July 8-12). Who Still Cares about Marxism? The Impact of the Internet on Students’ Resistance to Formal Political Education in China. The World Congress of the International Political Science Association, Madrid, Spain.
  • Wang, S. (2012, June 1-4). Indicators and Implications of Zero Tolerance of Corruption: The Case of Hong Kong. The Third Chinese Scholars’ Forum on Public Management. Shandong University, Jinan, China.
  • Wang, S. (2012, May 25-27). Challenges of Governance in the New Information Age: Evidence from China. The Public Management Research Conference: Seeking Excellence in a Time of Change. Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  • Wang, S. (2012, May 29). Online Activism among Chinese Educated Youth. Zhejiang University Institute of Civil Society Development, Zhejiang University, China.
  • Wang, S. (2012, March 15-18). E-Government in China: Who Talks with Officials Online?. Annual Conference of the Association for Asian Studies. Toronto, Canada.
  • Wang, S. (2010, June 3). Governed Self-Government: Village Elections in China. School of Government, Sun Yat-Sen University, China.
  • Wang, S. (2009, October 1-2). Job Satisfaction of the Academics in Hong Kong. Conference on the Attractiveness of the Academic Profession: The Management Challenge, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Wang, S. (2008, April 3-6). Village Elections in China: From the Perspective of the Elite and the Voters. Annual Meeting of Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, USA.