selected publications academic article Mu, R., & Liu, X. (2024). Perceived returns to college education by ethnicity: Evidence from China. Economics Letters. 236, 111625-111625. Liu, X., Goldsmith, C. L., Kang, K. E., Vedlitz, A., Adelman, Z. N., Buchman, L. W., Heitman, E., & Medina, R. F. (2023). General science-technology orientation, specific benefit-risk assessment frame, and public acceptance of gene drive biotechnology. Risk Analysis. Dvir, R., Liu, X., & Vedlitz, A. (2023). Exploring public participation modes in government: The case of infrastructure policies. ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), 1-22. Goldsmith, C. L., Kang, K. E., Heitman, E., Adelman, Z. N., Buchman, L. W., Kerns, D., ... Vedlitz, A. (2022). Stakeholder Views on Engagement, Trust, Performance, and Risk Considerations About Use of Gene Drive Technology in Agricultural Pest Management. Health Security. 20(1), 6-15. Liu, X., Zhang, Y., & Vedlitz, A. (2021). Political Values and Life Satisfaction in China. China Quarterly: an international journal for the study of China. 245, 276-291. Hao, F., Liu, X., & Michaels, J. L. (2020). Social Capital, carbon dependency, and public response to climate change in 22 European countries. 114, 64-72. Zhang, Y., Liu, X., & Vedlitz, A. (2020). How social capital shapes citizen willingness to co-invest in public service: The case of flood control. Public Administration: an international quarterly covering public administration throughout the world. 98(3), 696-712. Liu, X., Hao, F., Portney, K., & Liu, Y. (2020). Examining Public Concern about Global Warming and Climate Change in China. China Quarterly: an international journal for the study of China. 242, 460-486. Liu, X., Robinson, S., & Vedlitz, A. (2020). A Micro Model of Problem Definition and Policy Choice: Issue Image, Issue Association, and Policy Support of Power Plants. Policy Studies Journal (PSJ). 48(1), 11-37. Zhang, Y., Liu, X., & Vedlitz, A. (2020). Issue-specific knowledge and willingness to coproduce: the case of public security services. 22(10), 1464-1488. Harmel, R., Yeh, Y., & Liu, X. (2019). Age Versus Socialization in Understanding Attitudes Toward Economic Reforms in China. SOCIAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY. 100(5), 1755-1767. Liu, X., Mumpower, J. L., Portney, K. E., & Vedlitz, A. (2019). Perceived Risk of Terrorism and Policy Preferences for Government Counterterrorism Spending: Evidence From a U.S. National Panel Survey. Risk, Hazards and Crisis in Public Policy. 10(1), 102-135. Liu, X., Portney, K. E., Mumpower, J. L., & Vedlitz, A. (2019). Terrorism Risk Assessment, Recollection Bias, and Public Support for Counterterrorism Policy and Spending. Risk Analysis. 39(3), 553-570. Portney, K. E., Hannibal, B., Goldsmith, C., McGee, P., Liu, X., & Vedlitz, A. (2018). Awareness of the Food-Energy-Water Nexus and Public Policy Support in the United States: Public Attitudes Among the American People. Environment and Behavior. 50(4), 375-400. Huang, H., & Liu, X. (2018). Historical knowledge and national identity: Evidence from China. Research & Politics. 5(3), 2053168018794352-205316801879435. Huang, H., & Liu, X. (2017). Historical Knowledge and National Identity: Evidence from China Liu, X., Stoutenborough, J., & Vedlitz, A. (2017). Bureaucratic expertise, overconfidence, and policy choice. Governance: an international journal of policy, administration, and institution. 30(4), 705-725. Liu, X., Robinson, S., & Vedlitz, A. (2016). Public Problem Characterization, Policy Solution Generation, and Intra-Agenda Connectivity. Policy Studies Journal (PSJ). 44(4), 396-423. Mumpower, J. L., Liu, X., & Vedlitz, A. (2016). Predictors of the perceived risk of climate change and preferred resource levels for climate change management programs. Journal of Risk Research. 19(6), 798-809. Hannibal, B., Liu, X., & Vedlitz, A. (2016). Personal characteristics, local environmental conditions, and individual environmental concern: a multilevel analysis. Environmental Sociology. 2(3), 1-297. Liu, X., & Mu, R. (2016). Public environmental concern in China: Determinants and variations. Global Environmental Change. 37, 116-127. Liu, X., & Yang, Y. i. (2015). Examining China's Official Media Perception of the United States: a Content Analysis of People's Daily Coverage. 20(4), 385-408. Liu, X., Vedlitz, A., Stoutenborough, J. W., & Robinson, S. (2015). Scientists' views and positions on global warming and climate change: A content analysis of congressional testimonies. Climatic Change. 131(4), 487-503. Stoutenborough, J. W., Vedlitz, A., & Liu, X. (2015). The Influence of Specific Risk Perceptions on Public Policy Support: An Examination of Energy Policy. Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 658(1), 102-120. Park, H. S., Liu, X., & Vedlitz, A. (2014). Analyzing Climate Change Debates in the U.S. Congress: Party Control and Mobilizing Networks. Risk, Hazards and Crisis in Public Policy. 5(3), 239-258. Liu, X., Vedlitz, A., & Shi, L. (2014). Examining the determinants of public environmental concern: Evidence from national public surveys. Environmental Science and Policy. 39, 77-94. Stoutenborough, J. W., Liu, X., & Vedlitz, A. (2014). Trends in Public Attitudes Toward Climate Change: The Influence of the Economy and Climategate on Risk, Information, and Public Policy. Risk, Hazards and Crisis in Public Policy. 5(1), 22-37. Robinson, S. E., Liu, X., Stoutenborough, J. W., & Vedlitz, A. (2013). Explaining Popular Trust in the Department of Homeland Security. Journal of Public Administration Theory and Research. 23(3), 713-733. Hinich, M., Liu, X., Vedlitz, A., & Lindsey, C. (2013). Beyond the left-right cleavage: Exploring American political choice space. Journal of Theoretical Politics. 25(1), 75-104. Yang, Y. E., & Liu, X. (2012). The China Threat' through the Lens of US Print Media: 1992-2006. Journal of Contemporary China. 21(76), 695-711. Liu, X., Lindquist, E., & Vedlitz, A. (2011). Explaining Media and Congressional Attention to Global Climate Change, 1969-2005: An Empirical Test of Agenda-Setting Theory. Political Research Quarterly. 64(2), 405-419. Robinson, S. E., Liu, X., & Vedlitz, A. (2011). Public Support for the Department of Homeland Security. JOURNAL OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. 8(1), Lindquist, E., Mosher-Howe, K. N., & Liu, X. (2010). Nanotechnology ... What Is It Good For? (Absolutely Everything): A Problem Definition Approach. Review of Policy Research. 27(3), 255-271. Liu, X., Lindquist, E., Vedlitz, A., & Vincent, K. (2010). Understanding Local Policymaking: Policy Elites' Perceptions of Local Agenda Setting and Alternative Policy Selection. Policy Studies Journal (PSJ). 38(1), 69-91. Liu, X., Vedlitz, A., & Alston, L. (2008). Regional news portrayals of global warming and climate change. Environmental Science and Policy. 11(5), 379-393. Liu, X. (1997). Dimension manipulation and choice strategy in US-China relations: a spatial game-theoretical analysis. Journal of Chinese Political Science. 3(2), 1-23. Zhang, Y., & Liu, X. How does a focusing event shape public opinion? Natural experimental evidence from the Orlando mass shooting. Policy Studies Journal (PSJ). book Liu, X. (2016). Modeling Bilateral International Relations The Case of U.S.-China Interactions. Springer. chapter Liu, X. (2003). The Poliheuristic Theory of Decision and the Cybernetic Theory of Decision: A Comparative Examination. Mintz, A. (Eds.), Integrating Cognitive and Rational Theories of Foreign Policy Decision Making. (pp. 139-157). Springer Nature.
education and training Ph.D. in Political Science, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 1999 M.A. in Political Science and Public Administration, Peking University - (Beijing, Beijing, China) 1990 B.A. in International Politics, Peking University - (Beijing, Beijing, China) 1987
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