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CURRICULUM VITAE

YANG ZHONG

Spring 2018

EDUCATION

Ph.D.: University of Kentucky, 1992, Political Science. Dissertation: Civil-Military Relations in

Changing Communist Societies: A Comparative Study of China and the Soviet Union.

M.A.: The University of Akron, 1987, Political Science.

M.A.: Institute of International Relations, Beijing, China, 1985, International Relations.

B.A.: Institute of International Relations, 1983, English.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2003-

present

Associate Head, Department of Political Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee,

2009-2011

Director, Tennessee in China Initiative, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2008-2011

Interim Director, the Center for International Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 2006-

2007

Chair, Asian Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2005-2008

Associate Head, Department of Political Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee,

2003-2004

Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Political Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville,

1997-2004

Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1997-

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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1991-

1997

Instructor, Department of Political Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1988-

1991.

Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington,

Kentucky, 1987.

Research Assistant, Department of Political Science, University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, 1985-

1987.

Instructor, Department of International Relations, Beijing University, Beijing, China, 1984-1985.

RESEARCH AND PUBLICATION

Books:

Political Culture and Participation in Urban China (Palgrave McMillan Press 2017)

Political Culture and Participation in Rural China (Routledge Press 2012)

Local Government and Politics in China: Challenges from Below (M.E. Sharpe 2003)

Edited Books:

Political Civilization and Modernization in China: The Political Context of China’s

Transformation, with Shiping Hua (World Scientific Press 2006)

Leadership in a Changing China, with Weixing Chen (Palgrave MacMillan Press, 2005)

Mainland China-Taiwan Relations toward the 21st Century, with Xiaobo Hu (Hong Kong Social

Sciences Press, 1998)

Interpreting U.S.-China-Taiwan Relations, with Xiaobing Li and Xiaobo Hu (University Press of

America, 1998)

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Professional Journal Articles and Book Chapters

“Assessing Development of Political Science Discipline in China: A Content

Analysis of Publications of Political Studies,” (in Chinese, with Shuli Han), Issue 2 (2017)

“Influencing Factors of Public Satisfaction with Shanghai Municipal Government

Services,” (in Chinese, with Jiaying Gong), Issue 1 (2017)

“Pollution, Institutions and Street Protest in Urban China,” (with Wonjae Hwang),

Journal of Contemporary China, Vol. 25, No. 98 (2016)

“Explaining National Identity Shift in Taiwan,” Journal of Contemporary China,

Vol. 25, No. 99 (2016)

“An Empirical Study of Public Satisfaction with Government Services in China,”

(in Chinese, with Fei Feng), Journal of Shanghai School of Public Administration, Issue 2 (2016)

“An Empirical Study of Chinese Urban Residents’ Environmental Behavior,” (in

Chinese, with Xinxi Wang), Journal of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Vol. 24, No. 1 (2016)

“Multi-dimensional Study of Government Trust in urban China,” (in Chinese, with

Wang Kuiming), Political Studies, Issue 12 (2015)

“Urban Chinese Government Performance in the Eyes of Chinese Urban

Residents,” (with Yongguo Chen, Fei Feng and Kuiming Wang), Asian Journal of Social Science,

No. 43 (2015)

“Urban Chinese Residents’ Environmental Attitudes,” (in Chinese, with Lei Wang),

Journal of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Vol. 22, No. 6 (2014)

“Do Chinese People Trust Their Local Government and Why? An Empirical Study

of Political Trust in Urban China” Problems of Post-Communism, Vol. 61, No.3 (2014)

“An Empirical Study of Core Issues in NIMBY Movement in China,” (in Chinese,

with Kuiming Wang), Journal of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Vol. 22, No. 1 (2014)

“Political Interest in Urban China,” China: An International Journal, Vol. 11, No.

3 (2013)

“Regime Support in Urban China,” (with Yongguo Chen), Asian Survey, Vol. 53,

No. 2 (2013)

“Between God and Caesar: Religious, Social and Political Values of Chinese

Christians,” Problems of Post-Communism, Vol. 60, No. 3 (2013)

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“Political Trust in Urban China,” (in Chinese, with Yongguo Chen), Journal of

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Vol. 20, No. 3 (2012)

“Religion and Political Tolerance in South Korea,” (with Junghyoun Kim), East

Asia: An International Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 2 (2010)

“Chinese Township Government: Between a Rock and a Hard Place,” in Jae Ho

Chung and Tao-chiu Lam, eds., China’s Local Administration: Traditions and Changes in the

Sub-National Hierarchy (Routledge Press, 2010)

“The Logic of Comparative Politics and the Development of Political Science in

China,” Journal of Chinese Political Science, Vol. 14, No. 4 (2009)

“How did China’s Transitions Impact People’s Welfare Benefits in the Reform

Era?” (with Bo Li), Journal of Contemporary China, Vol. 18, No. 62 (2009)

“What do America’s China Scholars Think about China and U.S.-China Relations,”

(with Che-huan Shen), PS: Political Science and Politics, Vol. 41, No. 2 (2008)

“Energy Politics among Major Powers of China, Russia and the United States,” in

Wang Qi, ed., Sino-Russian Energy Cooperation: History, Present and Prospect (Tsinghua

University Press, 2008)

“Dissecting Chinese County Governmental Authorities,” in Zheng Yongnian and

Joseph Fewsmith, eds., China’s Open Society: The Non-State Sector and Governance (Routledge

Press, 2008)

“The Internet and Political Participation in China,” in Shiping Hua and Sujian Guo,

eds., China in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities (Palgrave MacMillan Press, 2007)

“Democratic Values among Chinese Peasantry: An Empirical Study,” China: An

International Journal, Vol. 3, No. 2 (2005) This article was also reprinted as a book chapter in

Yang Zhong and Shiping Hua, eds., Political Civilization and Modernization in China: The

Political Context of China’s Reform (Singapore: World Scientific Press, 2006)

“Political Interest in Rural Southern Jiangsu Province in China,” Journal of

Chinese Political Science, Vol. 10, No. 2 (2005)

“New Institution Building or Muddling Through in the Chinese Countryside?” in

Weixing Chen and Yang Zhong, eds., Leadership in a Changing China (Palgrave MacMillan

Press, 2005)

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“Political Cultural and Participation in Rural China,” PS: Political Science and

Politics, Vol. XXXVII, No. 3 (2004)

“To Act or not to Act: Policy Implementation at County and Township/Town

Levels in China,” in Joseph Cheng, ed., China's Challenges in the Twenty-first Century (City

University Press of Hong Kong, 2003). (This article was also reprinted as a book chapter in Wang

Gungwu and Zheng Yongnian, eds., Damage Control: The Communist Party in the Jiang Zemin

Era (Singapore: Eastern Universities Press, 2003)

“Why Do People Vote in Semicompetitive Elections in China?” (with Jie Chen),

The Journal of Politics, Vol. 64, No. 1 (2002)

“To Vote or Not To Vote: An Analysis of Peasants’ Participation in Chinese

Village Elections,” (with Jie Chen), Comparative Political Studies, Vol. 35, No. 6 (2002)

“Village Democracy in China: Views from Below,” in Guoli Liu and Weixing Chen,

eds., New Directions in Chinese Politics for the New Millennium (The Edwin Mellen Press,

2002)

“Research Note: Valuation of Individual Liberty vs. Social Order among

Democratic Supporters: A Cross-Validation” (with Jie Chen), Political Research Quarterly, Vol.

53, No. 2 (2000)

“Taiwan’s Presidential Election and Sino-U.S. Relations,” Journal of Chinese

Political Science, Vol. 6, No. 1 (Spring 2000)

“Village Democracy in China: The Case of Southern Jiangsu Province,” in Thomas

J. Bellows, ed. Taiwan and Mainland China: Democratization, Political Participation and

Economic Development in the 1990s, (Center of Asian Studies, St. John’s University, 2000)

“Mass Political interest (or Apathy) in Urban China” (with Jie Chen), Communist

and Post-Communist Studies, Vol. 32 (1999). This article was also reprinted as a book chapter in

Xiaobu Hu and Gang Lin, eds., Transition Toward Post-Deng China (Singapore: National

University of Singapore Press, 2001), pp. 143-170.

“Mass Political Culture in Beijing: Findings from Two Public Opinion Surveys” (with

Jie Chen and John Scheb II), Asian Survey, Vol. XXXVIII, No. 8 (1998)

“Defining the Political System of Post-Deng China: Emerging Public Support for a

Democratic Political System” (with Jie Chen), Problems of Post-Communism, Vol. 45, No.1

(1998)

“The Internalization of Mainland China-Taiwan Relations.” in Yang Zhong and Xiaobo

Hu, eds. Mainland China-Taiwan Relations toward the 21st Century (Hong Kong Social

Sciences Press, 1998)

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“Assessing Political Support in China: Citizens’ Evaluations of Governmental

Effectiveness and Legitimacy” (with Jie Chen, Jan Hillard, and John Scheb II), The Journal of

Contemporary China, No. 16 (1997)

“Political Views from Below: A Survey of Beijing Residents.” PS: Political Science

and Politics (with Jie Chen and John Scheb II), Vol. XXXI, No. 3 (1997). This article was also

reprinted as a book chapter in Andrew J. Nathan, Zhaohui Hong and Steven R. Smith eds.,

Dilemmas of Reform in Jiang Zemin’s China (Boulder, CO.: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1999),

pp. 139-156.

“The Level and Sources of Popular Political Support for China’s Current Political

Regime.” Communist and Post-Communist Studies. (with Jie Chen and Jan Hillard), Vol. 30, No.

1 (1997).

“Withering Governmental Power? A View from Below.” Communist and Post-

Communist Studies, Vol. 29, No. 4 (1996).

“Legitimacy Crisis and Legitimation in China.” Journal of Contemporary Asia. Vol.26,

No. 2 (1996) .

“Prospect of Unification between mainland China and Taiwan in the 1990s and

Beyond.” in Xiaoming Huang, ed., Taiwan: Politics, Economy and Relations with Mainland

China (Hong Kong: Hong Kong Social Sciences Press, 1996), 13-21

“The American Factor in Cross-(Taiwan) Strait Relations,” in Chu-Cheng Ming, ed.,

Double Wins or Double Losses? (Taipei, Taiwan: Chinese Association for Eurasian Studies,

1996), pp.2-22

"Does Ideology Matter? A Case Study of Sino--Ex-Soviet States' Relations."

Communist and Post-Communist Studies, Vol. 27, No. 3 (1994).

"The China Problem in the Eyes of the China-Watchers," (with Tao Wu). The Journal

of Contemporary China, No. 6 (1994).

"The Fallen Wall and Its Aftermath: Comparative Study of Foreign Policy Changes in

Emerging Democracies in Eastern Europe." East European Quarterly, Vol. XXVIII, No. 2 (1994).

"Reunification in Divided Korea and China: A Comparative Study," (with Jianxin

Huang). Pacific Focus, Vol. VIII, No. 2 (1993).

"Political Science and U.S. Policy Toward China," (with Tao Wu). PS: Political Science

and Politics, Vol. XXVI, No. 4 (1993).

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"The Transformation of the Soviet Military and the August Coup." Armed Forces and

Society, Vol. 19, No. 1 (1992).

"The Gun and the Reform: Changes and Continuities in Civil-Military Relations in the

People's Republic of China." Pacific Focus, Vol. 7, No. 1 (1992).

"Civil-Military Relations in Changing Communist Societies: A Comparison of the Soviet

Union and the People's Republic of China." Studies in Comparative Communism, Vol. 24, No. 1

(1991).

"Foreign Policy Pragmatism and Domestic Reform: Linkages in the USSR and China,"

(with Daniel Nelson and Byung O Min). Journal of Asian and African Affairs, Vol. II, No. 1

(1990)

Others:

Book review of Political Participation in Beijing, American Political Science Review,

Vol. 92, No. 3 (1998)

Book review of China, The United States, and the Soviet Union: Tripolarity and Policy

Making in the Cold War, Eurasia Studies, Vol. 47, No. 6 (1995)

Book review of Bureaucracy, Politics and Decision Making in Post-Mao China, Asian

Thought & Society, Vol. XVIII, No. 52 (1993).

"Chinese and Soviet Third World Media Coverage, Pre-Reform vs. Reform Periods: A

Research Note," (with Daniel Nelson and Byung O Min). Communication Research Trend.

Occasional Paper No. 3 (1990).

Selected Professional Papers and Conference Participation:

“Rising Nationalism in China,” presented at the workshop on “Empirical Study of Chinese

Politics and Society,” Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, July 16-17, 2017.

“Popular Sources of Growing Political Confidence of the Chinese Communist Party,” presented

at the annual meeting Southeast Association for Asian Studies, University of Mississippi,

January 13-15, 2017.

“Pollution, Institution and Street Protest in Urban China,” presented at the annual meeting of

Southeast Asian Studies Association, University of Virginia, January 15-17, 2015.

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“Do Chinese People Trust Their Government and Why?” presented at the annual meeting of

European Association of Chinese Studies, Braga and Coimbra, Portugal, July 23-26, 2014.

“Religiosity of Chinese Christians,” presented at the annual meeting of Southeast Asian Studies

Association, Wilmington, NC, January 18-20, 2013.

“Political Support in Urban China,” presented at the annual meeting of American Political Science

Association, New Orleans, LA, August 29-September 2, 2012.

“Religious, Social and Political Values of Chinese Christians,” presented at the annual meeting of

American Political Science Association, Seattle, WA, Sept. August 31-Sept. 4, 2011.

“Political Legitimacy and Popular Support among Southern Jiangsu Peasants,” presented at the

International Conference Governance and Legitimacy, Shanghai, China, July 2-4, 2010

“Religion and Political Tolerance in South Korea,” (with Junghyoun Kim) presented at the

Conference on Christianity and Economic Development, Beijing, China, Dec. 10-13, 2009

“Who Participate in China’s Local Elections?” presented at the International Conference on China:

Six Decades and After, Taipei, Taiwan, Oct. 5-6, 2009

“The Logic of Comparative Politics and the Development of Political Science in China,” presented

at the Roundtable on the Development of Political Science in China, Institute for Advanced Study

of Social Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, March 29, 2009

“Democratic Values among Chinese Peasantry: An Empirical Study,” presented at the

International Symposium on Grassroots Democracy in China, Shanghai Normal University,

Shanghai, China, March 27-28, 2009

“Prospects of Democratization and Political Reforms in China,” presented at the International

Symposium on China’s 30 Years’ Reform, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, China,

October 23-25, 2008

“Economic Factors in Cross-Strait Relations between mainland China and Taiwan,” presented at

the International Symposium on Mainland China-Taiwan Relations, Peking University, Beijing,

China, September 20-24, 2008

“Chinese Township Government: Between a Rock and a Hard Place,” presented at the workshop

on local Chinese government, Hong Kong, May 29-31, 2008

“Economic Factors in Cross-Strait Relations between mainland China and Taiwan,” presented at

the International Symposium on Mainland China-Taiwan Relations, Peking University, Beijing,

China, September 20-24, 2008

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“U.S. Policy of Democracy Promotion and Its Impact on U.S.-China Relations,” Presented at the

International Symposium on Democratization in China and Sino-U.S. Relations, Beijing, China,

December 8-9, 2007

“Elections in China: How Meaningful Are They?” Presented at the International Symposium on

Taiwan, China and Democratization in East Asia, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO,

September 29-30, 2007

“Dissecting Chinese County Government,” Presented at the International Symposium on NGOs,

Local Governance and Sustainable Development in China, Hangzhou, China, June 23-24, 2006

“Energy Politics among Major Powers of China, Russia and the U.S.” at the International

Symposium on Energy Cooperation between China and Russia, Beijing, China, September 23-25,

2006

“The Internet and Political Participation in China,” Presented at the annual meeting of Association

of Chinese Political Studies, March 31-April 2, 2006

“Issues in Teaching Political Science”, presented at the annual meeting of Chinese Political

Science Association, Hangzhou, China, October 24-27, 2004

“Political interest among Chinese Peasants”, presented at International Symposium on Public

Opinion Research in China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, Taiwan, November 18-22, 2004

“Political Culture in the Chinese Countryside: Some Empirical Evidence,” Presented at the 97th

American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA., August 30-

September 2, 2001

“Village Democracy in China: Views from Below,” Presented at the 2nd International Convention

of Asia Scholars, Berlin, Germany, August 9-12, 2001

“To Vote or Not To Vote: An Analysis of Peasants’ Participation in Chinese Village Elections,”

Presented at the 15th Annual Conference of the Association of Chinese Political Studies, College of

Charleston, Charleston, SC., November 10-12, 2000

“The Township and Town Government as Policy-Implementation Arm in the PRC,” Presented at

the 96th Annual Meeting of American Political Science Association, Washington, DC, August 31-

September 3, 2000

“Village Democracy in China: The Case of Southern Jiangsu Province,” Prepared for delivery at

the 14th Annual Conference of the Association of Chinese Political Studies, American University,

Washington, DC., November 5-7, 1999

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“Valuation of Individual Liberty vs. Social Order among Democratic Supporters: A Cross-

Validation,” Prepared for delivery at the 95th Annual Meeting of American Political Science

Association, Atlanta, September 2-5, 1999

“Defining the Political System of Post-Deng China: Emerging Public Support for a Democratic

Political System,” Prepared for delivery at the 13th Annual Meeting of Association of Chinese

Political Studies, Washington, DC, October 9-11, 1998

“Chinese Local Government: Searching for a Paradigm,” Prepared for delivery at the 94th Annual

Meeting of American Political Science Association, Boston, September 3-6, 1998

“The Internalization of Mainland China-Taiwan Relations,” Prepared for delivery at the 12th

Annual Meeting of Association of Chinese Political Studies, Las Vegas, November 24-26, 1997

Panel Chair, “Roundtable Discussion of Cross-Strait Relations between mainland China and

Taiwan,” 12th Annual Meeting of Association of Chinese Political Studies, Las Vegas, November

24-26, 1997

Panel Chair and discussant, “Democracy and Political Changes in China”, 93rd Annual Meeting of

American Political Science Association, Washington Sheraton, Washington, DC, August 28-31,

1997

“The Capitol Hill and U.S. China Policy”, Prepared for delivery at the International Symposium on

U.S.--China Relations: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, University of Maryland, College Park, MD,

October 25-27, 1996

“Defining the Political System of Post-Deng China: Emerging Public Support for a Democratic

Political System” (with Jie Chen and Jan Hillary), Prepared for delivery at the 92nd Annual

Meeting of American Political Science Association, Hilton and Towers, San Francisco, CA,

August 29-September 1, 1996

“Political Views from Below: A Survey of Beijing Residents” (with Jie Chen and John Scheb),

Prepared for delivery at the 11th Annual Meeting of Association of Chinese Political Studies,

SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, August 11-13, 1996

“Teaching Political Science: A Balancing Act between Values and Objectivity,” Prepared for

delivery at the teaching workshop sponsored by the Association of Chinese Professors of Social

Sciences in the United States, Oklahoma City, OK., May 17-18, 1996

“An Assessment of Political Support in China: Reflections from a Survey of Beijing,” (with Jie

Chen, Jan Hillard, and John Scheb). Prepared for delivery at the Western Political Science

Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA., March 14-16, 1996

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“Post-Deng China: A View from Below.” Prepared for delivery at the 35 Annual Meeting of

Southeast Regional Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, Knoxville, TN., January 12-

14, 1996

“Cross-Straight Relations between mainland China and Taiwan: The American Factor.” Prepared

for delivery at “East Asian Security and Cross Strait Relations, sponsored jointly by Association

of Chinese Political Studies (U.S.A.) and Association for Eurasian Studies (R.O.C.), Tampa, FL.,

December 30, 1995--January 2, 1996

Panel Chair, “Party-State-Society Relations in the PRC.” American Political Science Association,

Chicago, IL., September, 1995

Program Chair, "A Changing China in a Changing World." Chinese Scholars of Political Science

and International Studies (CSPSIS), USA, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, August,

1995.

"Legitimacy Crisis and Legitimation in China." Prepared for delivery at the American Political

Science Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL., September, 1995

"The Changing Legitimacy of the Chinese Communist Party." Prepared for delivery at the CSPSIS

Annual Meeting (China at the Turn of the Century), East-West Center, The University of Hawaii,

Honolulu, Hawaii, August, 1994

"Does Ideology Matter? A Case Study of Sino--Ex-Soviet States' Relations." Prepared for delivery

at the International Studies Association Annual Convention, Washington, D.C., March, 1994

"The China Problem in the Eyes of the China-Watchers," (with Tao Wu). Prepared for delivery at

the joint meetings of International Studies Association, Western Region, and the Asian Studies on

the Pacific Coast group, Monterey, CA., October, 1993

"Party-less Politics in the Emerging Democracy of Russia." Prepared for delivery at the American

Political Science Association Annual Convention, Washington, D.C., September, 1993.

"Reunification in Divided Korea and China: A Comparative Study," (with Jianxin Huang).

Prepared for delivery at the International Studies Association Annual Convention, Acapulco,

Mexico, March, 1993.

Panel Chair and Discussant, "Politics and Economics in Developing Areas," the Southern Political

Science Association Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA., November, 1992

"The Fallen Wall and Its Aftermath: Comparative Study of Foreign Policy Changes in Emerging

Democracies in Eastern Europe." Prepared for delivery at the International Studies Association

Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA, March, 1992.

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"The Gun and the Reform: Changing Civil-Military Relations in the People's Republic of China."

Prepared for delivery at the Inter-University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society Biennial

Conference, Baltimore, MA, October, 1991.

"To Act or Not To Act: the Soviet Military in Transformation." Prepared for delivery at the

American Political Science Association Annual Convention, Washington, D.C., September, 1991.

"Civil-Military Relations in Changing Communist Societies: A Comparison of the Soviet Union

and the People's Republic of China." Prepared for delivery at the Midwest Political Science

Association Annual Convention, Chicago, IL., April, 1991.

Discussant, "Glasnost and Change in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe," the Southern Political

Science Association Annual Convention, Atlanta, GA., November, 1990.

"Domestic Reform and the Third World Policies of China and the USSR," (with Daniel Nelson).

Prepared for delivery at the American Political Science Association Annual Convention, San

Francisco, CA., September, 1990.

"Foreign Policy Pragmatism and Domestic Reform: Linkages in the USSR and China," (with

Daniel Nelson and Byung O Min). Prepared for delivery at the Southern Political Science

Association Annual Convention, Memphis, TN., November, 1989.

RESEARCH GRANTS

Yang Zhong (Principal Investigator), summer research award, 2010. “Political Culture and Social

Value of Chinese Christians”, the University of Tennessee, $5,000

Yang Zhong (Principal Investigator), 1999-2000. Research grant, “Local Chinese government and

politics”, Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange (USA), $20,000

Yang Zhong (Principal investigator), Jie Chen (Co-investigator), 2000. Research grant, “Political

Attitudes among Southern Jiangsu Province”, Social Science Research Institute, the University of

Tennessee, and Old Dominion University, $6,000

Yang Zhong (Principal Investigator), summer 2000. Research award, “Democratic values among

Chinese peasantry: An Empirical Study”, the University of Tennessee, $5,000

Yang Zhong (Principal Investigator), summer 1999. Research grant, “Local Chinese Government”,

Pacific Cultural Foundation, $3,000

Yang Zhong (Principal Investigator), summer research award, 1998. “Village Democracy in

China”, the University of Tennessee, $5,000

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Yang Zhong (Co-investigator), Jie Chen (Co-investigator), 1997. Research grant, “Political

Attitudes toward the Post-Deng Regime: A Survey of Beijing Residents”, the University of

Tennessee and University of Wisconsin-River Falls. $4,000

Yang Zhong (Co-investigator), Jianxin Huang (Co-investigator), Summer research award, 1997, “A

Study of Export Development Zones in China”, the University of Tennessee, $3,000

Yang Zhong (Principal Investigator), Summer research award, 1996, “Political Legitimacy and

Legitimization in China”, the University of Tennessee, $5,000

Yang Zhong (Co-investigator), Jie Chen (Co-investigator), 1995-1996. Research grant, "Value

Changes in Post-Tiananmen China: A Survey in Beijing, China", Social Science Research

Institute of the University of Tennessee and the University of Wisconsin System. $6,000

Yang Zhong (Principal Investigator), Summer research award, 1994, “Withering Governmental

Power? A View from Below”, the University of Tennessee, $5,000

Yang Zhong (Principal Investigator), Summer research award, 1992, "Political Science and U.S.

Policy Toward China", the University of Tennessee, $5,000

Yang Zhong, S. Sidney Ulmer Research Fellowship, Department of Political Science, University of

Kentucky, Summer 1991, $3,000

Yang Zhong (Principle Investigator), Dissertation fellowship award, 1990, “Civil-Military

Relations in Changing Communist Countries: A Comparison of China and the Soviet Union”,

University of Kentucky, $3,000

Yang Zhong (Principal Investigator), Short-Term Research Fellowship award, May-June, 1990.

“Civil-Military Relations in Changing Communist Countries: A Comparison of China and the

Soviet Union”, Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies of the Woodrow Wilson Center for

International Scholars, $6,000

Yang Zhong, S. Sidney Ulmer Research Fellowship, Department of Political Science, University of

Kentucky, Summer 1989, $3,000

RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS AWARDED

Zi Qiang Professor (an honorary position), Shanghai University, China, 2008-present

Guest Professor, Wuhan University, 2011-presence

Guest Professor, Sichuan University, 2008-present

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External Research Associate, China Policy Center, University of Nottingham

Visiting Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore, July-October,

2004

Visiting Research Fellow, East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore, January-June,

2001

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

President, Association of Chinese Political Studies (2003-2004)

President-elect, Association of Chinese Political Studies (2000-2003)

President, Association of Chinese Political Studies (1995-1997)

Vice President, Chinese Scholars of Political Science and International Studies (1994-1995)

Founding Editor and co-editor, Journal of Chinese Political Science (1995-2003)

Editorial member, Journal of Chinese Political Science (1995-present)

Editorial member, Journal of Chinese Political Science and Modern China Studies (2000-

2008)

Manuscript Referee for American Political Science Review

Armed Forces and Society

Comparative Political Studies

Comparative Politics

International Politics

Journal of Chinese Political Science

Journal of Politics

Southeastern Political Science Review

Studies in Comparative International Development

China: An International Journal

COURSES TAUGHT

Undergraduate

Politics in Russia and Eastern Europe

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Political Change in Developing Countries

Government and Politics in China and Japan

American Government and Politics

World Politics

Comparative Politics

Contemporary Issues in International Relations

Ethnic Conflicts in Foreign Countries

Chinese Civilization

Introduction to International Relations

Foreign Studies

Honor’s seminar on China

Graduate

Political Changes in Russia and Eastern Europe

Politics of Development

Politics in East Asia

Comparative Politics (core seminar)