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Wenhao Niu Associate Professor

Research Interests: 
  • Analytical Political Theory
  • Political Theory
Bio: 

Educational Background

PhD: Political Theory, Jilin University

Bachelor's Degree: Political Science and Public Administration, Jilin University

Research Projects:

1.National Social Science Fund Youth Project: "A Study on Relevant Issues and Solutions in the Voting Rules of the National People's Congress from the Perspective of Legitimacy" (Project No.: 20CZZ006), Principal Investigator.

2.National Social Science Fund Key Project: "A Study on the Principles of Distributive Justice in the Primary Stage of Socialism" (Project No.: 16AZZ002), First Participant, Completed.

3.National Social Science Fund Youth Project: "A Study on the Mechanism Innovation of Deputies to the National People's Congress Participating in Grassroots Governance Throughout the Entire Process" (Project No.: 22CZZ020), Participant.

4.General Project of Philosophy and Social Sciences Research in Colleges and Universities of Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education: "A Comparative Study on the Legitimacy of Collective Decision-Making Rules" (Project No.: 2019SJA0218), Completed.

Papers and Monographs:

1."Western Electoral Democracy and Civic Self-Governance: A Critical Study Based on the Concept of 'Civic Self-Governance'", Contemporary World & Socialism (Category A), Issue 2, 2022, Independent Author.

2."What is 'Voluntary'? Current Debates and Reflections on Methodology", Philosophical Trends (Category A), Issue 8, 2018, First Author.

3."Which Majority Voting Rule Better Respects the Will of Representatives? A Comparative Analysis of Voting Rules in the National People's Congress", Teaching and Research (Category B), Issue 10, 2025, Independent Author.

4."Competitive Elections and Accountable Government: A 'Fragile' Causal Relationship—An Analysis from the Perspective of Rational Interaction Among Voters, Representatives, and Interest Groups", Teaching and Research (Category B), Issue 6, 2019, Independent Author.

5."Electoral Democracy: Critical Reflections by Western Scholars", Foreign Theoretical Trends (Category B), Issue 9, 2018, Independent Author.

6."The Legitimacy of Simple Majority Voting and Its Conditions—A Comparison with Supermajority Voting", Tianfu New Discourse (Category C), Issue 5, 2024, Independent Author.

7."The Enlightenment of Dworkin's 'Semantic Sting' Argument to the Research Method of Normative Concepts", Studies on Contemporary Chinese Values, Issue 3, 2024, Independent Author. Reprinted in full in Foreign Philosophy (Category C) of the Renmin University Copy Materials, Issue 12, 2024.

8."The Justification and Limitations of 'The Minority Obeying the Majority'—A Study from the Perspective of Procedural Value", Zhejiang Social Sciences (Category C), Issue 2, 2019, Second Author.

9."A Study on the Legitimacy of Government Price Control in Major Emergencies—A Comparative Perspective", Shenzhen Social Sciences, Issue 4, 2022, Independent Author.

Honors and Awards:

1.First Prize, 2nd Jiangsu Youth Outstanding Achievements in Political Science (Jiangsu Political Science Association).

2.Second Prize for Outstanding Paper, 15th Academic Conference of Jiangsu Provincial Philosophy and Social Sciences Circles.

3."Outstanding Teacher Award" of Nanjing Normal University, 2023.

4."Outstanding Head Teacher" of Nanjing Normal University, 2020-2021 Academic Year.

Contact 

steven_nwh@163.com