@article{22af0ca11800443cbf397a4bbae4b2bc,
title = "Repressive Experiences among China Scholars: New Evidence from Survey Data",
abstract = "This paper examines the nature of China's current research climate and its effects on foreign scholarship. Drawing on an original survey of over 500 China scholars, we find that repressive research experiences are a rare but real phenomenon and collectively present a barrier to the conduct of research in China. Roughly 9 per cent of China scholars report that they have been invited to tea by authorities within the past ten years; 26 per cent of scholars who conduct archival research report being denied access; and 5 per cent of researchers report some difficulty obtaining a visa. The paper provides descriptive information on the nature of these experiences and their determinants. It concludes with a discussion of self-censorship and strategies for conducting research on China.",
keywords = "China, Chinese Communist Party, repression, research, self-censorship",
author = "Greitens, {Sheena Chestnut} and Rory Truex",
note = "Funding Information: This material is based on work supported by the department of political science at the University of Missouri and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and department of politics at Princeton University. We thank Matthew Ferchen, Tom Gold, Alastair Iain Johnston, Denise Y. Ho, Scott Kennedy, Benjamin Liebman, James Millward, Elizabeth Perry and Ezra Vogel for helpful comments at various stages of the project. This paper also benefited from presentations and helpful feedback at the American Political Science Association annual conference, the National Committee on US–China Relations (NCUSCR), the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and the department of politics at the University of Virginia. Our gratitude also goes to the more than 500 China scholars who took the time to respond to the survey. We would like to thank Austin Berman and Shea Minter for excellent research assistance. Any remaining errors are our own. Publisher Copyright: Copyright {\textcopyright} SOAS University of London 2019.",
year = "2019",
doi = "10.1017/S0305741019000365",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "242",
pages = "349--375",
journal = "China Quarterly",
issn = "0305-7410",
publisher = "Cambridge University Press",
}