Xiaoxi Wu

Short Biography

2026 – present	Doctoral Student in Chinese Studies, University of Zurich
2022-2024	M.A in Chinese Politics, Peking university Thesis: Drinking Banquet, Informal Institution and Promotion in China’s Bureaucracy
2023-2024	Exchange Student, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes - Université Paris Sciences et Lettres
2017-2022	B.A. in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Peking University Thesis: Collusion and Resistance - Villagers, Village Cadres, and Street-level Bureaucrats in China’s Rural Demolition

Political institution, comparative political economy, state-society relations, elite politics, gender and politics

2025-2026 Vienna	Intern (full-time) United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime - Division for Policy Analysis
2024-2025 Hong Kong	Research Assistant (full-time) Hong Kong Baptist University – Centre for Sustainable Development Studies
2022-2023 Beijing	Research Assistant, Beijing Area Study (BAS) Peking University – The Research Center for Contemporary China
2022 Hubei	Household Survey Interviewer, China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) Peking University – National School of Development