Technical and Policy Reports
Shen, S. V. (2023). Achieving Corporate Net-Zero with Speed and Scale. Stanford University Precourt Institute for Energy.
Shen, S. V. (2021). Accelerating Decarbonization in China and the United States and Promoting Bilateral Collaboration on Climate Change. Stanford University Precourt Institute for Energy. [Press Release] [Op-Ed]
Articles, Essays, and Policy Briefs
Shen, S. V. (2025, November). Incorporating Citizens’ Voices into Climate Change Adaptation Plans: Lessons from China (Policy Brief No. 29). In E. Lust & R. Shaber-Twedt (Eds.), Governance and Local Development Institute. University of Gothenburg.
Shen, S. V. (2025, October). Regularized Campaigns: Solving Principal-Agent Problems and Sustaining Compliance (Policy Brief No. 28). In E. Lust & R. Shaber-Twedt (Eds.), Governance and Local Development Institute. University of Gothenburg.
Shen, S. V. (2025, September 2). When the Floodwaters Rose: Citizen Voice and Climate Adaptation in Authoritarian China. Springer Nature “Behind the Paper.”
Shen, S. V. (2025, March 19). The Power of Political Will in Driving Policy Innovation. Policy Studies Journal Blog.
Buntaine, M., Komakech, P., & Shen, S. V. (2024, July 1). Inspiring collective action to improve urban air quality in Uganda. VoxDev.
Shen, S. V. (Winter 2022). Deregulation Is Not the Enemy: It Can Be Good for the Economy—and the Environment Too. Breakthrough Journal, 15 (commissioned by the Breakthrough Institute).
O’Brien, R. D., & Shen, S. V. (2013, May 24). The U.S., China, and Cybersecurity: The Ethical Underpinnings of a Controversial Geopolitical Issue. Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs.
Award: Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs Trans-Pacific Essay Contest First Prize for the best essay that addresses the question, “what is the greatest ethical challenge facing U.S.-Asia relations?”
Profiled: The Wall Street Journal (May 29, 2013)
Cited: China Institute of International Studies (国研院)
Op-Eds
Shen, S. V., Oi, J., Cui, Y., & Min, L. (2022, April 26). Next steps in US-China climate cooperation. The Hill.
Shen, S. V. (2021, November 5). How to process China’s underwhelming climate pledge. The Hill.
Shen, S. V. (2021, October 12). How political science can advance climate models. The Hill.
Shen, S. V. (2021, October 8). Local Actions Central to Achieving Carbon-Neutrality Goal in China. Part of the “Glasgow and Beyond: Organizational Response to Climate Change” Online Symposium. Cambridge University Press FifteenEightyFour.
Media Quotes and Interviews
“How is the Chinese public engaging in climate adaptation?” Dialogue Earth. January 8, 2026.
Interview with the Governance and Local Development Institution. December 2025.
“‘Keeping us hooked on fossil fuels’: how can we negotiate with autocracies on the climate crisis?” The Guardian. July 18, 2025.
“US-China climate pact: What does it mean for Beijing?” Agence France-Presse. November 11, 2021.