Anson Cheuk-Hin Chung
Welcome to my page! My name is Anson Chung! I am currently a Ph.D. student in the Political Science Program at the City University of New York (CUNY) – Graduate Center, where I am a Graduate Center Fellow and a Provost’s Enhancement Fellow. Previously, I was also part of the American Political Science Association (APSA) Diversity Fellowship Program from 2024–2025.
I am currently a Graduate Teaching Fellow (Course Instructor) and an Adjunct Lecturer at Brooklyn College, where I teach in the Political Science Department, where I usually teach Introduction to Global Politics, and sometimes upper level classes. I am also an Adjunct Lecturer at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, where I am teaching Judicial Processes and Politics in the Political Science Department. I was a Teaching Fellow at the China at CUNY Initiative in Spring 2026.
I received my Master of Arts Degree in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto in 2024, and my Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Political Science at the City College of New York in 2022, which is also part of the CUNY system.
My current Ph.D. dissertation research project focuses on the judicial politics in Hong Kong, specifically the presence of the foreign judges on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, the apex court of Hong Kong. Do these foreign judges changes their judgment calculation and judicial behavior when compared to their home juridisdictions? What explains these foreign judges still being on the Hong Kong court despite gradual backsliding of democracy in Hong Kong, and even the retention of some of these judges after 2020?
My previous research focuses on the judicial and constitutional development in Hong Kong, and argues that the jurisprudence of Hong Kong and the common law structure have led judges to act and decide strategically when it comes to politically sensitive cases, and thus creates a dual-state situation in Hong Kong.
You can access my CV here.
Students: If you need to look at the course description, previous syllabus, or directions, click here. Feel free to email me to inquire about the class directions as well.
