Person

Kate Xiao Zhou

Political scientist of Chinese farmers' quiet power in reshaping reform from below.

Why this matters

Zhou relocates authority—policy that follows practices people already invented.

book

Zhou, Kate Xiao. *How the Farmers Changed China: Power of the People*. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1996.

Book

How Communication and Moral Judgment Shape Leadership at Scale

An examination of what happens when signals of confidence are mistaken for legitimacy, and how that confusion distorts trust and decision-making.