Profile：

Education Background：

2021 University of Cambridge Ph.D.in Criminology

2015 University of Cambridge M.Phil. in Criminology

2014 New York University LL.M.

2011 Tsinghua University LL.B.

Research Areas：

Terrorism, insurgency and counterinsurgency, organized crime, national security law, counterterrorism policing

Journal Articles:

Liu, L.* and Eisner, M. (2024). Why Insurgents Engage in Kidnappings: A Coercive Strategy in Quasi-state Governance and Control? Journal of Peace Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/00223433241254983

Liu, L.* and Eisner, M. (2024). Beyond Ransom and Political Concessions? Explaining Changes in Insurgents’ Kidnapping Involvement Versus Event-frequency. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 68(1), 30–52. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220027231166347

Liu, L. and Chen, L.* (2023). Demystifying China’s Police Tactical Units. International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, 73, 100595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlcj.2023.100595

Liu, L. (2022). Special Tactical Police’s Experience and Perception of their Use of Force: Evidence from the Chinese SWAT Police. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice, 17, paac083. https://doi.org/10.1093/police/paac083

Book Chapters:

Liu, L. (2024). Kidnappings as a Coercion Technique in Violent Political Campaigns. In Chatterjee, S., Greatorex, J., & Jameson, J. (Eds.), Coercion and Trust: A Multi-Disciplinary Dialogue (1st ed.), Chapter 8. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003398233-11