You are invited to attend and participate in the oral doctoral examination of Dongshu Liu, candidate for the Ph.D. degree, which will be held on Tuesday, March 10, at 12 p.m. in 100 Eggers Hall.

Dongshu Liu’s advisor is Professor Dimitar Gueorguiev. The dissertation examining committee will be composed of Professors Matthew Cleary, Christopher Faricy, Simon Weschle and Yuhua Wang. Professor Yingyi Ma will serve as chair of the defense. The title of the candidate’s dissertation is: “The Strategic Balance between the Public and Allies: A Theory of Authoritarian Distribution in China.”