| Rightful resistance in rural China KJ O'brien, L Li Cambridge University Press, 2006 | 2239 | 2006 |
| Selective policy implementation in rural China KJ O’brien, L Li Critical readings on the communist party of China (4 Vols. Set), 437-460, 2017 | 1053 | 2017 |
| Political trust in rural China L Li Modern China 30 (2), 228-258, 2004 | 713 | 2004 |
| Accommodating “democracy” in a one-party state: Introducing village elections in China KJ O'brien, L Li The China Quarterly 162, 465-489, 2000 | 488 | 2000 |
| Villagers and popular resistance in contemporary China L Li, KJ O'Brien Modern China 22 (1), 28-61, 1996 | 459 | 1996 |
| The politics of lodging complaints in rural China KJ O'Brien, L Li The China Quarterly 143, 756-783, 1995 | 321 | 1995 |
| Suing the local state: administrative litigation in rural China KJ O'Brien, L Li The China Journal, 75-96, 2004 | 274 | 2004 |
| Protest leadership in rural China L Li, KJ O'brien The China Quarterly 193, 1-23, 2008 | 212 | 2008 |
| Political trust and petitioning in the Chinese countryside L Li Comparative Politics 40 (2), 209-226, 2008 | 212 | 2008 |
| Rights consciousness and rules consciousness in contemporary China L Li The China Journal, 47-68, 2010 | 205 | 2010 |
| Reassessing trust in the central government: Evidence from five national surveys L Li The China Quarterly 225, 100-121, 2016 | 177 | 2016 |
| Petitioning Beijing: the high tide of 2003–2006 L Li, M Liu, KJ O'Brien The China Quarterly 210, 313-334, 2012 | 169 | 2012 |
| The magnitude and resilience of trust in the center: evidence from interviews with petitioners in Beijing and a local survey in rural China L Li Modern China 39 (1), 3-36, 2013 | 160 | 2013 |
| The empowering effect of village elections in China L Li Asian Survey 43 (4), 648-662, 2003 | 159 | 2003 |
| Popular contention and its impact in rural China KJ O’brien, L Li Comparative Political Studies 38 (3), 235-259, 2005 | 136 | 2005 |
| The struggle over village elections L Li, KJ O'Brien Harvard University Press, 1999 | 134 | 1999 |
| The politics of introducing direct township elections in China L Li The China Quarterly 171, 704-723, 2002 | 126 | 2002 |
| Elections and Popular Resistance in Rural China (Revised Version) L Li China Information 16 (1), 89-107, 2002 | 101* | 2002 |
| The two-ballot system in Shanxi province: Subjecting village party secretaries to a popular vote L Li The China Journal, 103-118, 1999 | 98 | 1999 |
| Distrust in government leaders, demand for leadership change, and preference for popular elections in rural China L Li Political Behavior 33, 291-311, 2011 | 69 | 2011 |
Kevin O'BrienProfessor of Political Science, University of California, BerkeleyVerified email at berkeley.edu
