Work in Progress

"The Power of Limits: The Evolution of the State in China and the West," with Gary Cox (Stanford University) and Mark Dincecco (University of Michigan). Book manuscript.

“Oxford Handbook of State Building and State Capacity,” co-edited with Mark Dincecco (University of Michigan).

"Blood is Still Thicker than Water: A Response to Lin's Reappraisal and Reflections on Historical Political Economy."

"The Printed Word and the Rise of the Chinese State," with Cheng Cheng (New York University) and David Stasavage (New York University). 

"Maintaining Empire: The Examination System and Secessionist Conflict in Imperial China," with Gary Cox (Stanford University) and Mark Dincecco (University of Michigan).

"Wedded to the State: Elite Social Networks and Territorial Integration in Early Modern Venice," with Caterina Chiopris (Columbia University).

"Performative Compliance: How Chinese Scholars Navigate Ideological Control," with Hanning Luo (Harvard University).