Mai Truong, Ph.D.

Mai Truong, Ph.D.Marquette University

Wehr Physics Hall, 450

MilwaukeeWI53201United States of Americamai.truong@marquette.eduPersonal Website

Curriculum Vitae

Assistant Professor

Political Science

Prof. 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.

Education

• Ph.D., University of Arizona, 2022

Courses Taught

POSC 4521 Chinese Politics

POSC 6101 Contemporary Political Research 

Publications

Journal Articles

Truong, Mai. Accepted and forthcoming. “Who Dominates the Coalition? Frame Salience and Public Support for Policy-Democracy Protest Coalitions under Authoritarian Rule.” Government and Opposition.

Trinh, Minh, and Mai Truong. Accepted and forthcoming. “A Warning from Above: Why Authoritarian Anti-Protest Propaganda Works.” World Politics.

Truong, Mai. 2024. “The “Ironic Impact” of Prodemocracy Activists: How Prodemocratic Frames Undermine Support for Local Policy-Based Protests in Authoritarian Regimes.” Comparative Political Studies 57(7): 1107-1138.

Truong, Mai. 2024. “Declining Opportunities for Speaking Out: The Impact of the New Leadership on Grassroots Collective Action in Vietnam.” Asian Journal of Comparative Politics 9(1): 50-68

Truong, Mai, and Paul Schuler. 2021. “The Salience of the Northern and Southern Identity in Vietnam.” 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. “Ideology in Vietnam: Evidence from Asian Barometer Survey Data.” How Asians View Democratic Legitimacy, 384-393

Schuler, Paul, and Mai Truong. “Vietnam in 2019: A Return to Familiar Patterns” Southeast Asian Affairs. 2020 (1), 392-410.

Publications in the Popular Press

Truong, Mai. “Why Vietnam Mourns: Understanding the National Grief for Nguyen Phu Trong.” The Diplomat. August 6, 2024.

Truong, Mai. “Locked in Paralysis: Vietnam’s Anti-Corruption Campaign and Tightened Public Sphere.” 9DASHLINE. July 30, 2024.

Truong, Mai. “Giữ được sự trong sạch.” BBC Vietnamese. July 20, 2024

Truong, Mai. “With Landmark Corruption Trial, Vietnam's Communist Party Flexes Its Muscles.” The Diplomat. March 6, 2024.

Truong, Mai. “Why Vietnam’s Escalating Anti-Corruption Campaign Might Backfire.” The Diplomat. February 26, 2024.

Truong, Mai. “Why LGBT Rights Trump Environmentalism in Vietnam.” The Diplomat. October 27, 2022.

Truong, Mai. “How Trump and the 2020 U.S. Election Are Helping Authoritarians’ Domestic Causes.” The Diplomat. December 17, 2020.

Truong, Mai. “Explaining Public Trust in Vietnam.” Asia Times. October 07, 2020.

Truong, Mai. “Dong Tam Land Movement: Does Social Media Help the Government or Villagers?” An interview with BBC. September 11, 2020.

Truong, Mai. “Vietnam’s Covid-19 Success Is a Double-Edged Sword for the Communist Party.” The Diplomat. August 06, 2020.

Truong, Mai. “Revisiting the Role of Social Media in the Dong Tam Land Dispute in Vietnam.” ISEAS Perspective. June 10, 2020. No.60.

Truong, Mai. “Vietnam’s Communist Party Finds a Silver Lining in COVID-19.” The Diplomat. March 28, 2020.

Schuler, Paul, and Mai Truong. “Leadership Reshuffle and the Future of Vietnam’s Collective Leadership?” ISEAS Perspective. February 22, 2019. No. 9.