陈达铿
Dr. Chen Dakeng is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Governance and Policy Science, CUHK. He received his PhD in Government and Public Administration from CUHK in 2023. His research interests cover computational social science, comparative politics, and digital governance, with a particular focus on how technological advancement is reshaping state control and social dynamics in China. Methodologically, Dr. Chen employs mixed-methods approaches that integrate computational techniques with both quantitative and qualitative analysis. His dissertation examined the effects of digital surveillance on citizen attitudes and behaviors in China. His current project utilizes LLMs to process millions of government records to systematically quantify and explain variations in digital control deployment across China. Dr. Chen also collaborates across disciplines, applying computational approaches to projects in quantitative history, psychology, and fin-tech studies. He currently teaches undergraduate courses on Comparative Politics and State-Society Relations in China, as well as postgraduate courses on Institutions and Reforms in China at CUHK.
Teaching Interests
Comparative Politics, Chinese Politics, Methodology, Computational Social Science
Research Interests
Comparative Politics, Computational Social Science, Digital Governance, Social Control.
Grants/awards
- Co-Investigator, “Unpacking the Digital Leviathan: Cross-regional Analysis of Digital Surveillance in China”, General Research Fund, HKD 993,092, 2025-2028
- Co-Investigator, “State Response to Local Resource Curse in China: A Computational Policy Analysis”, CUHK Direct Grant, HKD 100,000, 2025-2027
- Co-Investigator, “Does Digital Surveillance Breed Compliant Citizens? Evidence from China”, CUHK Direct Grant, HKD 92,800, 2022-2024
Publication
Chen, D., & Zhan, J. V. (2025). When Does Surveillance Trigger Resistance? Public Response to Escalating Digital Control in China. Journal of Chinese Political Science, 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11366-025-09918-5
Chen, D., & Zhan, J. V. (2025). “Does Digital Surveillance Increase Citizen Compliance? Evidence from China.” World Politics, under review.
Chen, D., & Zhan, J. V. (2025). “The Social Foundation of Digital Control: A Comparative Analysis of Grassroots Surveillance in China.” The China Quarterly, under review.