Samson Yuen is a doctoral student at Oxford University and a research assistant at the French Centre for Research on Contemporary China (CEFC). He researches Chinese politics with a focus on civil society, NGOs, and local governance. With his roots in Hong Kong, Yuen also studies the city’s politics and social movements and is co-editing a book on the Umbrella Movement. His articles have appeared in China Perspectives, The Diplomat, Twenty-First Century, Mingpao, The Stand News, Hong Kong Economic Journal, and Hong Kong Economic Journal Monthly. He is an occasional television commentator on Chinese politics. Prior to joining academia, Yuen worked as a management consultant and traveled between Hong Kong, China, and Southeast Asia. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago and an M.Phil. in Politics (Comparative Government) from Oxford University.