Students
Qinggang Li

McGill University
Department of Political Science
Program:
PhD
Co-supervisor:
Aaron Erlich
Start:
2024
End:
2029
Project
Title: Patron-client Relations and Development
Qinggang is generally interested in state-society relations and the political economy of developing countries. He is currently working on how different forms of patron-client relations affect development and state capacity in developing countries. He also has an interest in political participation in nondemocratic contexts.
Previous Awards
Method Training Grant, 2025, Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship
Graduate Research Enhancement and Travel (GREAT) Awards, 2024, McGill University
Phoenix Research Award Scholarship, 2019-2020, University of Chicago
Graduate Research Enhancement and Travel (GREAT) Awards, 2024, McGill University
Phoenix Research Award Scholarship, 2019-2020, University of Chicago
Research Interests