Shiran Victoria Shen

Shiran Victoria Shen

Assistant Professor of Political Science, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies
PHD Political Science, Stanford University
MS Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University

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  • WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
    MSC 1063-228-249
    ONE BROOKINGS DRIVE
    ST. LOUIS, MO 63130-4899

Shiran Victoria Shen studies how institutions and incentives influence climate and environmental actions.  More broadly, she is interested in core issues in public policy and governance.

Her first book, The Political Regulation Wave: A Case of How Local Incentives Systematically Shape Air Quality in China (Cambridge University Press, 2022), has received major association awards, including the 2023 International Public Policy Association Early Career Research Award, the 2020 American Political Science Association Harold D. Lasswell Award, and the 2019 Association for Public Policy Analysis and