People

Research team and database maintainers

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Xun Pang

Professor

School of International Studies, Peking University

Director, PKU Analytics Lab for Global Risk Politics

Political methodologist and professor of international relations. Research focuses on causal inference, Bayesian statistics, longitudinal data modeling, and AI–social science interdisciplinary innovation.

Associate Editor of Political Analysis. Two-time recipient of international honors in political methodology. Previously Assistant Professor at Princeton University and Tenured Professor at Tsinghua University.

Experience

  • Previously Assistant Professor, Princeton University
  • Previously Tenured Professor, Tsinghua University
  • Former Associate Editor, World Politics
  • Editorial Board, Political Analysis

Databases maintained

GDELT US-China EventsInternational Climate Negotiation Network Data (upcoming)Critical Mineral Supply Chain Risk Index Data (upcoming)
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Songpo Yang

Boya Postdoctoral Fellow

School of International Studies, Peking University

Assistant Director, PKU Analytics Lab for Global Risk Politics

Political scientist specializing in global governance, elite politics, and AI-driven methods for social science. PhD from Tsinghua University with visiting research at Columbia University.

Published in American Political Science Review and International Affairs. Previously worked at CITIC Securities Asset Management.

Education

  • PhD in Political Science, Tsinghua University
  • Visiting PhD, Columbia University (2022–2023)
  • M.A., Johns Hopkins SAIS
  • M.L., Tsinghua University
  • B.Mgt., University of International Business and Economics
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