张 正
博士後研究員
Dr. Zhang Zheng obtained his MPhil degree in Government from Sun Yat-Sen University. He received his PhD degree in Government and Public Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong in July 2023. He was sponsored by the China-U.S. Scholarship Program to exchange as a visiting associate at Department of Government, Harvard University from September 2021 to September 2022. He has been working closely with students in processing and analyzing historical data to advance the understanding of China.
Research and Teaching Interests
Urbanization, Comparative politics, Chinese politics, Spatial Econometrics
Grants/awards
- Direct Grant for Research, 2024/25, Social Science CUHK. [Co-I, ongoing] The Political Geography of Early State-building in Hebei.
- Direct Grant for Research, 2023/24, Social Science CUHK. [Co-I, ongoing] The Developmental Consequences of Local Party-building in China.
- Direct Grant for Research, 2020/21, Social Science CUHK. [Co-I, completed] The Spatial Dynamics of Party-building in China(1949–1987).