Position:
Associate professor, Hong Kong and Macau Basic Law Research Centre, Shenzhen University
Education Background:
Ph.D. (Governance and Politics in Asia Pacific), University of Melbourne |
M.A. (Constitution and comparative law), (First Class Hons.), Fordham University, United States |
M.A. (Philosophy), Sun Yat-sen University |
B.A. (Law), Sun Yat-sen University |
Research Areas:
Social policy study in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
Think-tank study in China
Ethnic minority policy in China
State-Party relations
Political and bureaucratic decision-making
Central-local relations
Political economy
Policy implementation evaluation
Honors and awards:
The PRC Ministry of Education Research Fund (2021-G39)
The PRC National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences Fund (21CZZ009)
The PRC Ministry of Education Research Fund (JBF201922)
Shenzhen University Social Science Research Fund
Asia Institute Graduate Research Award
Academic Outputs:
Taotao Zhao, “‘Dig deep and reach wide’: The changing politics of the Chinese Communist Party’s consultative information system”, The China Quarterly, forthcoming. Taotao Zhao, ‘The Cadre System in China’s Ethnic Minority Regions: Particularities and Impact on Local Governance’, Journal of Contemporary China, 2021, vol. 30, no. 132, 945-959. Taotao Zhao and James Leibold, ‘Ethnic Governance under Xi Jinping: The Centrality of the United Front Work Department & its Implications,’ Journal of Contemporary China, 2020, vol. 124, no. 32, 487-502. Taotao Zhao and Sow Keat Tok, ‘From Academic Discourse to Political Decision? The Case of the Xinjiang Ethnic Unity Education Textbook Reform’, The China Quarterly,2020, no. 245, 165-185. Taotao Zhao, “Political discourse interpretation in Xi Jinping’s Era: an evaluation of the ‘Finish Building a Moderately Prosperous Society’ implementation in Guizhou Province”, Geopolitica, 2017, vol. 7, no. 2, 187. |
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