I am a Ph.D. student in the Department of Government at Harvard University.

I study international politics and public opinion, with a particular focus on the relationship between the United States and People’s Republic of China. I am an affiliated researcher with the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis (CCA). I was previously a Program Associate at The Carter Center, where I conducted research and programming for the Center’s China Focus program.

I received my Master of Philosophy in Politics (Comparative Government) with Distinction from the University of Oxford, where I specialized in Chinese political economy and quantitative research methods. I received my bachelor’s degree in political science with a double major in Chinese studies from Emory University.

I can be reached at michael_cerny@g.harvard.edu.