Mai Truong, Ph.D.糖心传媒Wehr Physics Hall, 450
MilwaukeeWI53201United States of Americamai.truong@marquette.eduCurriculum VitaeProf. Mai Truong is an Assistant Professor of Political Science with a focus on comparative politics and political methodology. Her regional focus is Southeast Asia. She received her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Arizona in April 2022.
Her book project, developed from her dissertation, examines the conditions under which movements of markedly different natures build coalitions to confront authoritarian governments. Her other works investigate the factors that affect public support for protests and social movements. Her teaching expertise includes authoritarian politics, social movements and protests, East and Southeast Asian politics, political methodology, and comparative politics.
She also loves opportunities to share ideas with non-academic audiences and has written for The Diplomat and Asia Times.
POSC 4521 Chinese Politics
POSC 6101 Contemporary Political Research
Journal Articles
Truong, Mai. Accepted and forthcoming. 鈥�Who Dominates the Coalition? Frame Salience and Public Support for Policy-Democracy Protest Coalitions under Authoritarian Rule.鈥� Government and Opposition.
Trinh, Minh, and Mai Truong. Accepted and forthcoming. 鈥淎 Warning from Above: Why Authoritarian Anti-Protest Propaganda Works.鈥� World Politics.
Truong, Mai. 2024. 鈥淭he 鈥淚ronic Impact鈥� of Prodemocracy Activists: How Prodemocratic Frames Undermine Support for Local Policy-Based Protests in Authoritarian Regimes.鈥� Comparative Political Studies 57(7): 1107-1138.
Truong, Mai. 2024. 鈥淒eclining Opportunities for Speaking Out: The Impact of the New Leadership on Grassroots Collective Action in Vietnam.鈥� Asian Journal of Comparative Politics 9(1): 50-68
Truong, Mai, and Paul Schuler. 2021. 鈥淭he Salience of the Northern and Southern Identity in Vietnam.鈥� Asian Politics and Policy 13(1): 18-36.
Schuler, Paul, and Mai Truong. 2020. "Connected Countryside: The Inhibiting Effect of Social Media on Rural Social Movements." Comparative Politics 52(4): 647-669.
Book Chapters
Truong, Mai. 2023. Review of The Advantage of Disadvantage: Costly Protest and Political Representation for Marginalized Groups by LaGina Gause. The Forum.
Schuler, Paul, Mai Truong, and Chris Weber. 2023. 鈥淚deology in Vietnam: Evidence from Asian Barometer Survey Data.鈥� How Asians View Democratic Legitimacy, 384-393
Schuler, Paul, and Mai Truong. 鈥淰ietnam in 2019: A Return to Familiar Patterns鈥� Southeast Asian Affairs. 2020 (1), 392-410.
Publications in the Popular Press
Truong, Mai. 鈥淲hy Vietnam Mourns: Understanding the National Grief for Nguyen Phu Trong.鈥� The Diplomat. August 6, 2024.
Truong, Mai. 鈥淟ocked in Paralysis: Vietnam鈥檚 Anti-Corruption Campaign and Tightened Public Sphere.鈥� 9DASHLINE. July 30, 2024.
Truong, Mai. 鈥淕颈峄� 膽瓢峄 s峄� trong s岷h.鈥� BBC Vietnamese. July 20, 2024
Truong, Mai. 鈥淲ith Landmark Corruption Trial, Vietnam's Communist Party Flexes Its Muscles.鈥� The Diplomat. March 6, 2024.
Truong, Mai. 鈥淲hy Vietnam鈥檚 Escalating Anti-Corruption Campaign Might Backfire.鈥� The Diplomat. February 26, 2024.
Truong, Mai. 鈥淲hy LGBT Rights Trump Environmentalism in Vietnam.鈥� The Diplomat. October 27, 2022.
Truong, Mai. 鈥淗ow Trump and the 2020 U.S. Election Are Helping Authoritarians鈥� Domestic Causes.鈥� The Diplomat. December 17, 2020.
Truong, Mai. 鈥淓xplaining Public Trust in Vietnam.鈥� Asia Times. October 07, 2020.
Truong, Mai. 鈥淒ong Tam Land Movement: Does Social Media Help the Government or Villagers?鈥� An interview with BBC. September 11, 2020.
Truong, Mai. 鈥淰ietnam鈥檚 Covid-19 Success Is a Double-Edged Sword for the Communist Party.鈥� The Diplomat. August 06, 2020.
Truong, Mai. 鈥淩evisiting the Role of Social Media in the Dong Tam Land Dispute in Vietnam.鈥� ISEAS Perspective. June 10, 2020. No.60.
Truong, Mai. 鈥淰ietnam鈥檚 Communist Party Finds a Silver Lining in COVID-19.鈥� The Diplomat. March 28, 2020.
Schuler, Paul, and Mai Truong. 鈥淟eadership Reshuffle and the Future of Vietnam鈥檚 Collective Leadership?鈥� ISEAS Perspective. February 22, 2019. No. 9.
