教育经历：

美国北伊利诺伊大学(Northern Illinois University)，政治科学，获哲学博士学位

美国肯塔基大学(University of Kentucky)，公共政策与行政(Martin School of Public Policy and Administration),博士生

华中科技大学，行政管理，获管理学硕士学位

武汉科技大学，国际经济与贸易，获经济学学士学位

研修经历：

2024-2025美国科罗拉多大学丹佛分校(University of Colorado Denver),公共事务学院，访问学者（访问期合作学者Deserai Anderson）

研究方向：

我的研究兴趣主要聚焦于政治文化和公共政策过程中的公民政治。主要研究方法包括面板和横截面调查、内容分析、自动文本分析（含自然语言处理与大语言模型）、实验法。

1.公众舆论、政治态度。

聚焦公众在风险与政策议题中政治态度的稳定性、一致性与极化。

2.政治文化与格-群文化理论(Grid Group Cultural Theory)。

聚焦：(1)政治文化的社会建构及其在大众传播和政策沟通中的作用; (2)格-群文化理论在亚洲的适用性、解释力及测量改进。

3.公共政策过程

聚焦：(1)政策反馈及其对公民政治的影响；(2)政策叙事在政策过程中的“支配性权力(power over)”与“赋权性权力(power to)”。理论上关注政策反馈理论(Policy Feedback Theory)和叙事政策框架(Narrative Policy Framework, NPF)。政策领域主要涉及公共卫生和气候风险/政策。

科研项目：

1.2025-2029，国家自然科学基金面上项目，“气候风险下的理性选择与社会建构：个体经历、政策叙事与文化影响公众政策态度的路径、机制及交互效应”，主持人（PI）。本项目CO-PI来自重庆大学、美国北伊利诺伊大学和克莱姆森大学。

2.2021-2024，国家自然科学基金青年项目，“文化动机推理对公众自我防护行为决策过程的影响机制研究”,主持人（PI）。

3.2021-2024，教育部人文社会科学研究西部和边疆地区项目，主持人（PI）。

4.2021-2023，中国博士后科学基金第70批面上资助，主持人（PI）。

5.2022-2024，高校基本科研业务费学院创新项目（合计两项）子课题主持人（CO-PI）。

6.2025-至今，“Constructing a Collaborative Research Platform to Test How Well Cultural and Other Theories Explain Regulation of Environmental, Health, and Safety Risks in the US, Europe, and China”（构建跨国合作研究平台：检验文化及其他理论在美国、欧洲和中国环境、健康与安全风险管制中的解释力），非正式合作项目，PI: Brendon Swedlow，主要参与成员。

代表性科研成果：

近五年代表性论文（一作或通讯）：

1.Yuan, Meng*, & Swedlow, B. (2026). Do Culturally Varying Expert Narratives and Social Group Cues on COVID-19 Influence Chinese Support for Policy Change?Review of Policy Research. (Forthcoming).

2.Robinson, R., Swedlow, B,Yuan, Meng*,& Epping, C. (2026). Social identity group cues in judicial ideology and decision-making on the U.S. supreme court.Political Research Quarterly. First published online May 7, 2026.

3.Yuan, Meng,Swedlow, Brendon, & Wu, Qiang*. (2026). Chinese policy responses to Covid-19, trust in government, and cultural worldviews.Review of Policy Research,43(2), e70092.

4.Zhou, Zhou, Zhou,Y.,Yuan, Meng*& Tang, A. (2025). Anti-corruption efforts, public perception of corruption, and public evaluation of local government performance in China.The China Quarterly,262, 310–329.

5.Swedlow, Brendon, Ripberger, Joseph. T.,Yuan, Meng*(2024). A Cultural Theory of the Culture Wars.Political Psychology ,45(6):1123–1156.

6.Yuan, Meng*,Mayorga, M., Johnson, B. B., & Swedlow, B. (2024). Explaining Compliance with COVID-19 Regulation in China and the United States: Cultural Biases, Political Trust, and Perceptions of Risk and Protective Actions.Journal of Public Policy,44(2), 284–326.

7.Yuan, Meng*,and Swedlow, B. (2024) Chinese cultural biases, value congruence, and support for and compliance with protective policies during the COVID-19 pandemic.Review of Policy Research,41(3),415-447.

8.Yuan, Meng, Yang, Y., &Yi, H. (2023). Environmental Condition, Cultural Worldview, and Environmental Perceptions in China.Journal of Risk Research, 26(7):748-777.

9.Yi, Hongtao, &Yuan, Meng*. (2023) Policy Advocacy, Network Formation and Network Governance.Chinese Public Administration Review, 14(2):83-93.

10.Zeng, Jingjing,Yuan, Meng*, and Huang, G. (2022). Individual characteristics or cultures? Public risk perception in the coronavirus pandemic.Journal of Risk Research, 25(11-12):1413-1443.

11.Yuan, Meng, Zeng, Jingjing, Swedlow, Brendon, & Qi, Rui. (2022). Environmental Concern among Chinese Youth: The Roles of Knowledge and Cultural Bias.Environmental Education Research. 28(10): 1472-1489.

12.Yuan, Meng*.(2022). Psychological Perceptions and Voluntary Protective Behaviors During COVID-19 Pandemic in China: The Roles of Cultural Worldview.Human and Ecological Risk Assessment: An International Journal. Published online: 10 Jan 2022

13.Yuan, Mengand Scot Schraufnagel. (2020). Two Dimensional Legislative conflict: Unique Implications for the Effectiveness of Local Councils.Local Government Studies. 6(5): 780-799.

近五年代表性会议报告：

1.Chen, Sisi &Yuan, Meng.Policy Narratives of Climate Change in Chinese State-Controlled Media and ENGOs. American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Conference. Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. September 3–6, 2026.

2.Robinson, R., Swedlow, B,Yuan, Meng,& Epping, C. Changes in Ideological and Political Cultural Voting on the Roberts Court. APSA Annual Conference. Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. September 3–6, 2026.

3.Swedlow, Brendon, Sotirov, Metodi, &Yuan, Meng.Political Cultural Policy Advocacy Coalitions in Environmental Resource Policymaking: A ChatGPT-assisted Meta-analysis. Conference on Policy Process Research (COPPR), Bern, Switzerland, January 20-23, 2026.

4.Yuan, Meng, Jones, Michael, Swedlow, Brendon & Chen, Sisi. Cultural Narratives on Climate Change in Chinese Official Media and among NGOs. COPPR, Bern, Switzerland, January 20-23, 2026.

5.Yuan, Meng, Michael Jones, & Brendon Swedlow. Does the Public Agree More with Value Congruent Narratives or Value Congruent Narrators Regarding Climate Change and COVID-19 Risk in China? American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Conference. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, September 11-14, 2025.

6.Yuan, Meng, Swedlow, Brendon, Anderson, Deserai, & Minkowitz, Honey. Cultural Surprise and Value Change: COVID-19, Black Lives Matter, and Presidential Campaign Issues. Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Conference. Chicago, IL, U.S., April 3-6, 2025

7.Yuan, M., & Swedlow, B. COVID-19 Lock-Down Policy Experiences, Cultures, and Political Support in China. APSA Annual Conference. Philadelphia, U.S. September 5-8, 2024.

8.Yuan, M., & Swedlow, B. Personal Experiences with Covid-19 Lock-Down Policies, Cultural Biases, and Political Support in China: A Test of Conditional Policy Feedback Effects. MPSA Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois, U.S., April 4-7, 2024.

9.Yuan, M.,Mo, R, & Swedlow, B. Varying Cultural Narratives on COVID-19 Changes Policy Support in China. American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Conference. Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 31- September 3, 2023

10.Rob Robinson, Brendon Swedlow, &Meng Yuan.A Cultural Theory of Ideological, Political Value, and Group Influences on the U.S. Supreme Court. A Cultural Theory of Ideological, Political Value, and Group Influences on the U.S. Supreme Court. Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois, U.S., April 13-16, 2023.

11.Brendon Swedlow &Meng Yuan.Political Values, Partisanship, Cultural Theory, and the U.S. Presidential Vote in 2016 and 2020. MPSA Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois, U.S., April 13-16, 2023.

12.Meng Yuanand Ruijia Mo. Policy Feedback Effects on Political Learning and Policy Support in China: The Moderating Role of Cultural Worldviews. MPSA Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois, U.S., April 13-16, 2023.

13.Meng Yuanand Qiang Wu. Policy Responses to COVID-19, Cultural Worldviews, and Political Support. MPSA Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois, U.S., April 13-16, 2023.

14.Meng Yuanand Brendon Swedlow. U.S. Cultural Beliefs of Strong Ideologues, Weak Ideologues, and Non-Ideologues. APSA Annual Conference. Montréal, Québec, Canada. September 15-18, 2022.

15.Robert R. Robinson, Brendon Swedlow,Meng Yuan,Cassandra Epping, and Tammie-Louise Finnegan. Ideological, Political Value, and Group Influences on the U.S. Supreme Court. APSA Annual Conference. Montréal, Québec, Canada. September 15-18, 2022.

16.Brendon Swedlow, Joseph Ripberger, andMeng Yuan.Political Culture, Right Wing Authoritarianism, Social Dominance Orientation, and Trump Voters. Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Annual Conference. Chicago, Illinois, U.S., April 7-10, 2022.

17.Society of Risk Analysis (SRA) Annual Meeting (Virtually), 2021.

18.第九届政治文化、心理与行为研究工作坊（学术研讨会）.南京大学（线上），2021

19.MPSA Annual Conference, 2021, 2019, 2018

20.Western Political Science Association (WPSA) Annual Conference, 2019

21.American Society of Public Administration (ASPA) Annual Conference, 2019

开设课程：

本科课程：

1.政治心理学

2.计量经济学

3.比较行政制度(全英文授课课程:Comparative Public Institution and Administration)

研究生课程：

1.公共政策分析

2.学术规范与论文写作

社会职务：

1.期刊编委：Chinese Public Administration Review编委(Editorial board member)

2.期刊匿名审稿人:Policy Studies Journal, Policy & Politics, Review of Policy Research，The China Quarterly等公共政策/政治学期刊、Risk Analysis, Environmental Education Research, Journal of Risk Research, Humanities & Social Sciences Communications等风险研究期刊匿名审稿人