Lynette H. Ong

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width: 100%; } .fe-block-641774d00011a4367157ec00 .fluidImageOverlay { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; mix-blend-mode: normal; opacity: 0; } </style> </div></div></div><div class="fe-block fe-block-641774d0d03fc23648395924"><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-blend-mode="NORMAL" data-block-type="2" data-border-radii="{"topLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"topRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0}}" id="block-641774d0d03fc23648395924"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <p style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">Welcome! I am the Distinguished Professor of Chinese Politics at the University of Toronto. I am the Director of the <a href="https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/cgl" target="_blank">China Governance Lab </a>at the Munk School. I have appointments at the <a href="https://politics.utoronto.ca/" target="_blank">Department of Political Science</a> and the <a href="https://munkschool.utoronto.ca" target="_blank">Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy</a>. I am a nonresident <a href="https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/lynette-h-ong" target="_blank">Senior Fellow</a> at the <a href="https://asiasociety.org" target="_blank">Asia Society</a>’s Center for China Analysis, and the <a href="https://www.asiapacific.ca/" target="_blank">Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada</a>.</p><p style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">I am honoured to be the recipient of the prestigious <a href="https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/results-resultats/prizes-prix/2024/insight_ong-eng.aspx" target="_blank">2024 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Insight Award</a> that recognizes the impact of my research. I am also a recipient of the UofT Faculty of Arts & Science Dean’s Research Excellence Award. </p><p style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">I am the author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Outsourcing-Repression-Everyday-State-Contemporary/dp/019762877X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2JY3YYFQDLW93&keywords=Lynette%20Ong&qid=1645391748&sprefix=lynette%20ong%2Caps%2C171&sr=8-1" target="_blank"><em>Outsourcing Repression: Everyday State Power in Contemporary China</em></a><em> </em>(Oxford University Press, 2022), <a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/street-and-the-ballot-box/984D9821A42E634531F41C1130A58738" target="_blank"><em>The Street and the Ballot Box: Interactions Between Social Movements and Electoral Politics in Authoritarian Contexts</em></a><em> </em>(Cambridge University Press, Elements Series in Contentious Politics, 2022), and <em>Prosper or Perish: Credit and Fiscal Systems in Rural China </em>(Cornell University Press, 2012). </p><p style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;" class=""><em>Outsourcing Repression</em> has received accolades from the <em>American Political Science Association</em>, the <em>American Sociological Association, </em>the <em>International Studies Association,</em> and the <em>Canadian Political Science Association, </em>including the prestigious ASA’s Distinguished Contribution to Political Sociology, the CPSA Prize in Comparative Politics, and Honorable Mention of APSA’s Gregory Luebbert Award in Comparative Politics. </p><p style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">My academic publications have appeared in <em>Perspectives on Politics</em>, <em>Journal of Comparative Politics</em>, <em>Journal of Democracy,</em> <em>Foreign Affairs</em>, <em>China Quarterly</em>, <em>China Journal</em>, among others. </p><p style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">My research has been covered in <em>The</em> <em>Economist</em>, <em>New York Times</em>, <em>New Yorker</em>, <em>Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy,</em> <em>Wall Street Journal</em>, <em>Washington Post</em>, <em>Globe & Mail</em>, etc. </p><p style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">At the <a href="https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/cgl" target="_blank">China Governance Lab</a>, I lead teams of talented student researchers involved in various projects related to <a href="https://socialunrestinchina.org" target="_blank">Social Unrest in China</a>, Canada-China relations, etc. Get in touch if you are interested in learning more!</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"></p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"></p> </div> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </section> <section data-test="page-section" data-section-theme="" class='page-section layout-engine-section background-width--full-bleed section-height--medium content-width--medium horizontal-alignment--center vertical-alignment--middle ' data-section-id="620a5db62460613189dfc82a" data-controller="SectionWrapperController" data-current-styles="{ "imageOverlayOpacity": 0.15, "backgroundWidth": "background-width--full-bleed", "sectionHeight": "section-height--medium", "horizontalAlignment": "horizontal-alignment--center", "verticalAlignment": "vertical-alignment--middle", "contentWidth": "content-width--medium", "sectionAnimation": "none", "backgroundMode": "image" }" data-current-context="{ "video": { "playbackSpeed": 0.5, "filter": 1, "filterStrength": 0, "zoom": 0, "videoSourceProvider": "none" }, "backgroundImageId": null, "backgroundMediaEffect": null, "divider": null, "typeName": "page" }" data-animation="none" > <div class="section-border" > <div class="section-background"> </div> </div> <div class='content-wrapper' style=' ' > <div class="content" > <div class="sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-type="page-section" id="page-section-620a5db62460613189dfc82a"><div class="row sqs-row"><div class="col sqs-col-12 span-12"><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-border-radii="{"topLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"topRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0}}" id="block-f6231f51c3fc68ffb8dd"><div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content"> <p style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">My research interests lie at the intersection of authoritarianism, contentious politics, and political economy of development. While I am primarily an expert on China, I have also published on Southeast Asia and India. I received my PhD from the Australian National University. I have held An Wang Postdoctoral Fellowship at Harvard University’s Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, as well as visiting fellowship at Harvard University’s Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Columbia University’s Weatherhead East Asian Institute and numerous prestigious universities across Asia. </p><p style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">I have been invited to deliver expert testimonies before the US Congress’ <em>US-China Economic and Security Review Commission</em>, and Canada’s House of Commons <em>Special Committee on Canada-China Relations</em> on numerous occasions. My opinion pieces have appeared in <em>Foreign Affairs</em>, <em>The Economist</em>, <em>Foreign Policy</em>, <em>Washington Post MonkeyCage Blog</em>, <em>LA Times</em>, <em>South China Morning Post</em>, <em>Nikkei Asia</em>, <em>Globe and Mail</em>, etc.</p><p style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">I have held various administrative positions including Director of Munk School China Initiative, Acting Director of the Contemporary Asian Studies Program (2012-14), and Director of East Asia Seminar Series (2012-2015; 2017-2020) at the Asian Institute.</p><p style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">I am a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese. Prior to entering academia, I worked as a state economic planner and private consultant in corporate Singapore. My earlier work experience has enriched my academic perspectives. </p><h3 style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;">Check out the student-led <a href="https://socialunrestinchina.org" target="_blank"><strong><em>Social Unrest in China</em></strong></a> dataset project and the <a href="https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/cgl" target="_blank"><strong><em>China Governance Lab</em></strong></a> which I direct.</h3><p style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">Get in touch if you’d like to be involved.</p><p style="text-align:center;white-space:pre-wrap;" class="">Email: Lynette (dot) Ong (at) utoronto (dot) ca.</p> </div> </div></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </section> <section data-test="page-section" data-section-theme="black" class='page-section user-items-list-section full-bleed-section black' data-section-id="627d8e49af6428485a3f1986" data-controller="SectionWrapperController" data-current-styles="{ "imageFocalPoint": { "x": 0.5, "y": 0.5 }, "imageOverlayOpacity": 0.3, "backgroundColor": "white", "sectionTheme": "black", "imageEffect": "none", "backgroundMode": "video", "generative": { "type": "none", "customImage": null }, "backgroundImage": null }" data-current-context="{ "video": { "filter": 1, "videoFallbackContentItem": null, "nativeVideoContentItem": null, "videoSourceProvider": "none" }, "backgroundImageId": null, "backgroundMediaEffect": { "type": "none" }, "divider": { "enabled": false }, "typeName": "page" }" data-animation="" data-json-schema-section > <div class="section-border" > <div class="section-background"> </div> </div> <div class='content-wrapper' style=' ' > <div class="content" > <div class="user-items-list" style=" min-height: 100px; padding-top: 6.6vmax; padding-bottom: 6.6vmax; " data-card-theme="" data-section-id="user-items-list" data-section-title-enabled="true" data-space-below-section-title-value="70" data-space-below-section-title-unit="px" data-layout-width="full" > <div class="list-section-title" id="627d8e49af6428485a3f1986" style= "padding-bottom: 70px;" data-section-title-alignment="center" > <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Recent Writings and Appearance</strong></p> </div> <style> .user-items-list-item-container[data-section-id="627d8e49af6428485a3f1986"] .list-item-content__title { font-size: 2.2rem; } .user-items-list-item-container[data-section-id="627d8e49af6428485a3f1986"] .list-item-content__description { font-size: 1.2rem; } .user-items-list-item-container[data-section-id="627d8e49af6428485a3f1986"] .list-item-content__button { font-size: 1rem; } @supports (--test-custom-property: true) { .user-items-list-item-container[data-section-id="627d8e49af6428485a3f1986"] { --title-font-size-value: 2.2; --body-font-size-value: 1.2; --button-font-size-value: 1; } } </style> <ul class=" user-items-list-item-container user-items-list-simple " style=" grid-gap: 60px 60px; " data-controller="UserItemsListSimple" data-num-columns="1" data-content-order="media-first" data-alignment-vertical="top" data-section-id="627d8e49af6428485a3f1986" data-current-context="{ "userItems": [ { "title": "Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Impact Award (Insight), 2024", "description": "<p data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">It was a tremendous honour to receive the prestigious SSHRC Insight Award that recognizes the impact of my research project, “Outsourcing Repression”.<\/p><p data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">November 25, 2024.<\/p><p data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>SSHRC interview <\/strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/results-resultats/prizes-prix/2024/insight_ong-eng.aspx\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong>. 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Economic decline and squeezed politics are pushing many to vote with their feet. When Xi Jinping assumed the Communist Party leadership 11 years ago, he sold to his people the \"China Dream\" -- a vision that portrayed the country as soon-to-be the world's greatest power, reclaiming its rightful place in history. Much has since changed -- notably the COVID pandemic and rising tensions with the U.S. On-the-ground evidence now suggests an increasing number of Chinese people no longer buy into his vision. The social discourse known as&nbsp;<em>runxue<\/em>&nbsp;-- which literally means \"to run away\" -- is in vogue. Since the end of zero-COVID in late 2022, the number of Chinese, across different social strata,&nbsp;leaving the country&nbsp;has climbed rapidly. So has the amount of private capital exiting through legal and illegal means.<\/p>", "button": { "buttonText": "Click Here", "buttonLink": "/" }, "image": null }, { "title": "Asia Society Event: Taking the Pulse of Post-Covid Chinese Economy and Society", "description": "<p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MapQx_MP4_U\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MapQx_MP4_U<\/a><\/p><p>September 13, 2024. An in-person discussion hosted by the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis (CCA) in New York. Speakers include <strong>Lynette Ong<\/strong>, CCA Senior Fellow and Distinguished Professor of Chinese Politics at the University of Toronto; <strong>Scott Kennedy<\/strong>,&nbsp;Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; and <strong>Qin Gao<\/strong>, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and the Founding Director of Columbia University’s China Center for Social Policy. <strong>Gady Epstein<\/strong>, Senior Editor at the<em> Economist<\/em> moderated the discussion.<\/p>", "button": { "buttonText": "Click Here", "buttonLink": "/" }, "image": null }, { "title": "Asia Society's Policy Brief: China's Property Crisis and Rural Banks", "description": "<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/weakest-link-chinas-debt-fueled-growth-model\"><strong>The Weakest Link in China’s Debt-Fueled Growth Model<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><em>Chinese Indebted Rural Banks Carry Social Consequences beyond Their Size<\/em><\/p><p>August 21, 2024<\/p>", "button": { "buttonText": "Click Here", "buttonLink": "/" }, "image": null }, { "title": "Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly’s Trip to China: Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada's Expert Reactions", "description": "<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/foreign-minister-melanie-jolys-trip-china-fellows-reactions\"><strong>Lynette H. 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Photos </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DC68i3PxnBf/?img_index=1"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>. Question period recognition </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DC60xsLuNqZ/"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class=" list-item list-item-basic-animation " style=" padding-top: 6%; padding-right: 6%; padding-bottom: 6%; padding-left: 6%; " data-is-card-enabled="true" > <div class="list-item-content"> <div class="list-item-content__text-wrapper"> <h2 class="list-item-content__title" style="max-width: 75%;" >Fleeing Xi's 'China Dream': The great exodus of people and capital.</h2> <div class="list-item-content__description " style=" margin-top: 4%; max-width: 75%; " > <p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a target="_blank" href="https://substack.com/inbox/post/149758261"><strong>Opinion, Nikkei Asia</strong></a></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>An extended version, published by </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/xis-china-dream-proves-hard-sell"><strong>Asia Society Policy Institute</strong></a><strong> and its Chinese translation </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://onglynette.substack.com/p/16"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">October 2, 2024. Economic decline and squeezed politics are pushing many to vote with their feet. When Xi Jinping assumed the Communist Party leadership 11 years ago, he sold to his people the "China Dream" -- a vision that portrayed the country as soon-to-be the world's greatest power, reclaiming its rightful place in history. Much has since changed -- notably the COVID pandemic and rising tensions with the U.S. On-the-ground evidence now suggests an increasing number of Chinese people no longer buy into his vision. The social discourse known as <em>runxue</em> -- which literally means "to run away" -- is in vogue. Since the end of zero-COVID in late 2022, the number of Chinese, across different social strata, leaving the country has climbed rapidly. So has the amount of private capital exiting through legal and illegal means.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class=" list-item list-item-basic-animation " style=" padding-top: 6%; padding-right: 6%; padding-bottom: 6%; padding-left: 6%; " data-is-card-enabled="true" > <div class="list-item-content"> <div class="list-item-content__text-wrapper"> <h2 class="list-item-content__title" style="max-width: 75%;" >Asia Society Event: Taking the Pulse of Post-Covid Chinese Economy and Society</h2> <div class="list-item-content__description " style=" margin-top: 4%; max-width: 75%; " > <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MapQx_MP4_U">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MapQx_MP4_U</a></p><p>September 13, 2024. An in-person discussion hosted by the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis (CCA) in New York. Speakers include <strong>Lynette Ong</strong>, CCA Senior Fellow and Distinguished Professor of Chinese Politics at the University of Toronto; <strong>Scott Kennedy</strong>, Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; and <strong>Qin Gao</strong>, Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and the Founding Director of Columbia University’s China Center for Social Policy. <strong>Gady Epstein</strong>, Senior Editor at the<em> Economist</em> moderated the discussion.</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class=" list-item list-item-basic-animation " style=" padding-top: 6%; padding-right: 6%; padding-bottom: 6%; padding-left: 6%; " data-is-card-enabled="true" > <div class="list-item-content"> <div class="list-item-content__text-wrapper"> <h2 class="list-item-content__title" style="max-width: 75%;" >Asia Society's Policy Brief: China's Property Crisis and Rural Banks</h2> <div class="list-item-content__description " style=" margin-top: 4%; max-width: 75%; " > <p><a target="_blank" href="https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/weakest-link-chinas-debt-fueled-growth-model"><strong>The Weakest Link in China’s Debt-Fueled Growth Model</strong></a></p><p><em>Chinese Indebted Rural Banks Carry Social Consequences beyond Their Size</em></p><p>August 21, 2024</p> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class=" list-item list-item-basic-animation " style=" padding-top: 6%; padding-right: 6%; padding-bottom: 6%; padding-left: 6%; " data-is-card-enabled="true" > <div class="list-item-content"> <div class="list-item-content__text-wrapper"> <h2 class="list-item-content__title" style="max-width: 75%;" >Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly’s Trip to China: Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada's Expert Reactions</h2> <div class="list-item-content__description " style=" margin-top: 4%; max-width: 75%; " > <p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.asiapacific.ca/publication/foreign-minister-melanie-jolys-trip-china-fellows-reactions"><strong>Lynette H. 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