Technical and Policy Reports
Shen, Shiran Victoria. 2023.
Achieving Corporate Net-Zero with Speed and Scale.
Stanford University Precourt Institute for Energy.
Shen, Shiran Victoria. 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, Shiran Victoria. 2026.
“Beyond One-Off Crackdowns: How Regularized Campaigns Can Sustain Compliance.”
Policy Studies Journal Blog, September 16.
Shen, Shiran Victoria. 2025.
Incorporating Citizens’ Voices into Climate Change Adaptation Plans: Lessons from China.
Policy Brief No. 29. Edited by Ellen Lust and Rose Shaber-Twedt. Governance and Local Development Institute, University of Gothenburg, November.
Shen, Shiran Victoria. 2025.
Regularized Campaigns: Solving Principal-Agent Problems and Sustaining Compliance.
Policy Brief No. 28. Edited by Ellen Lust and Rose Shaber-Twedt. Governance and Local Development Institute, University of Gothenburg, October.
Shen, Shiran Victoria. 2025.
“When the Floodwaters Rose: Citizen Voice and Climate Adaptation in Authoritarian China.”
Springer Nature “Behind the Paper”, September 2.
Shen, Shiran Victoria. 2025.
“The Power of Political Will in Driving Policy Innovation.”
Policy Studies Journal Blog, March 19.
Buntaine, Mark T., Polycarp Komakech, and Shiran Victoria Shen. 2024.
“Inspiring Collective Action to Improve Urban Air Quality in Uganda.”
VoxDev, July 1.
Shen, Shiran Victoria. 2022.
“Deregulation Is Not the Enemy: It Can Be Good for the Economy—and the Environment Too.”
Breakthrough Journal 15 (Winter). Commissioned by the Breakthrough Institute.
O’Brien, Robert D., and Shiran Victoria Shen. 2013.
“The U.S., China, and Cybersecurity: The Ethical Underpinnings of a Controversial Geopolitical Issue.”
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, May 24.
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, Shiran Victoria, Jean C. Oi, Yi Cui, and Liang Min. 2022.
“Next Steps in US-China Climate Cooperation.”
The Hill, April 26.
Shen, Shiran Victoria. 2021.
“How to Process China’s Underwhelming Climate Pledge.”
The Hill, November 5.
Shen, Shiran Victoria. 2021.
“How Political Science Can Advance Climate Models.”
The Hill, October 12.
Shen, Shiran Victoria. 2021.
“Local Actions Central to Achieving Carbon-Neutrality Goal in China.”
Cambridge University Press FifteenEightyFour, October 8. Part of the “Glasgow and Beyond: Organizational Response to Climate Change” online symposium.
Media Quotes and Interviews
“Public Participation and Climate Adaptation in China.”
America Adapts Podcast, February 2, 2026.
“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.