Felix Wiebrecht

I am a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Politics at the University of Liverpool.

My research is located at the intersection of public policy, public administration, and comparative politics. Broadly, it explores how political institutions and actors shape policymaking processes and outcomes, particularly in non-democratic contexts. I also research the reverse mechanism of how policies and governance characteristics affect political dynamics. I study these questions with a regional focus on China and Southeast Asia as well as cross-nationally. My research employs multiple methods, including causal inference, panel regressions, text-as-data, and elite surveys.

My work has been published in the British Journal of Political Science, The China Quarterly, Democratization, Political Research Quarterly, Public Management Review, Journal of Development Studies, Policy & Politics, and Journal of East Asian Studies, among others.

My research has received support from the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong, the British Academy, the American Political Science Association, the Political Studies Association, and the Institute for Humane Studies.

Previously, I was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the V-Dem Institute at the University of Gothenburg and continue to be affiliated with V-Dem as a Research Associate. I received my PhD in Government and Public Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.