Political Science Faculty

Peter J. Li, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: N1009F
Phone: 713-221-2741
E-mail: lip@uhd.edu
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Dr. Li received his bachelor of arts degrees in English and foreign service in China. In 1987, he entered Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Public Administration and earned his Master's degree the next year in International Relations. He graduated with a Ph.D. in comparative politics from Northern Arizona University in 2000. 

Dr. Li has been teaching at the University of Houston-Downtown since 2002. He teaches U.S. Government (I & II), East Asian Politics, International Relations, Comparative Politics, US Foreign Policy, and International Political Economy. His areas of speciality include China's domestic and foreign policies, China's environmental & wildlife policy, political and social transformation under conditions of economic modernization. He also consults international animal welfare organizations on animal welfare policy issues related to China and other East Asian nations.

Dr. Li has authored articles, chapters and entries in refereed journals, books and encyclopedia. His publications address China's reform politics and its impact on the nation's wildlife protection, animal welfare, and societal attitudes towards nonhuman animals. Journals that have printed Dr. Li's articles include China Information, Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, Journal of Wildlife Rehabilitation, International Perspective and All Animals. He also writes for popular media such as the Chronicle of Houston, South China Morning Post, Animal People, the World Journal and Southern Chinese News.