Expertise
Human rights, cultural pluralism, international affairs ( China , Asia), non-government sector and civil society development ( China )

Dr. Li joined the Institute in 1993. Her main interest is in human rights, cultural diversity/pluralism, and ethics of globalization.  She has taught the graduate seminar on philosophy, politics and public policy at the university. She has written on subjects including human rights and cultural relativism, international justice, reproductive rights, and gender issues in developing countries.  She is the author of Ethics, Human Rights and Culture (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006) and many articles.  Her research projects won support from the National Endowment for Humanities, the MacArthur Foundation, the U.S. Institute of Peace, and the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton.