Edmund W. Cheng

Edmund W. Cheng is an Associate Professor in the Department of Public and International Affairs at the City University of Hong Kong, where he co-directs the Centre for Public Affairs and Law and the Political Analysis Lab. His research interests include contentious politics, political communication, research methods and the sociology of knowledge, focusing on the comparative study of Asia. His work has appeared in Political Communication, Political Studies, Sociological Methodology, Information, Communication & Society, New Media & Society, China Quarterly, and China Journal. He is Vice President of Hong Kong Political Science Association, Co-editor of Social Movement Studies, and editorial board member of China Quarterly and Mobilization. He holds a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science.