Jeffrey Becker, Ph.D.

Jeffrey Becker, Ph.D. is a research analyst in the China Security Affairs Group. Prior to joining CNA, he was the China Director for an international nonprofit organization based in Washington DC. Becker has served as an adjunct professor at Penn State University and the George Washington University and has previously published research on Chinese labor politics, Chinese anti-corruption efforts, and CCP institutions.

Becker has lived and studied extensively in China, and his research has appeared in the journal Comparative Political Studies, edited volumes on Chinese politics, and the Journal of Chinese Political Science. His research interests include Chinese political economy, Chinese foreign affairs and security issues, and party and military institutions and organization. He holds a B.A. in International Relations and Asian Studies from Colgate University, an M.A. in political science from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in political science from the George Washington University.