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Name	Kaiping Zhang
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Province	Beijing

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Name

Kaiping Zhang

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Beijing

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Tsinghua University
Faculty	Social Science
Academic Background & Achievements	2011-2017 Ph.D. in Communication: Stanford University 2009-2011 M.A. in Communication: Michigan State University 2005-2009 B.A. in Journalism and Communication: Tsinghua University (Outstanding Graduate)
Work Experience	2024.06-present - Tsinghua University - Tenured Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, School of Social Sciences 2021.6-2024.6 - Tsinghua University - Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, School of Social Sciences 2018.8-2021.5 - Tsinghua University - Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, School of Social Sciences 2017.9-2018.5 - Stanford University - Research Associate, Center for Deliberative Democracy
Awards	Harvard-Yenching Institute Visiting Scholar (2024-2025) Best Paper Award, Political Communication, 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (2023) Outstanding Paper Award, 15th Chinese Communication Conference and 40th Anniversary of Chinese Communication Studies (2022) Advanced Worker, Tsinghua University (2022) Excellence in Online Teaching Award, Tsinghua University (2021) Zhongying Young Scholar, Tsinghua University (2019) National Outstanding Overseas Student, Ministry of Education (2016) Second Prize, Excellent Achievement Award in Research and Promotion of the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, Shanghai (2016) Pre-doctoral Fellowship, Stanford Center at Peking University (2016) Larry Yung Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University (2015-2017) Graduate Freshman Scholarship, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Stanford University (2011) Outstanding Graduate, Tsinghua University (2009) First Prize, Humanities and Social Sciences Category, Tsinghua University 'Challenge Cup' Student Extracurricular Science and Technology Competition (2008) Qian Zhongshu-Yang Jiang 'Good Reading' Scholarship (Comprehensive First Prize Scholarship), Tsinghua University (2008)

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Tsinghua University

Faculty

Social Science

Academic Background & Achievements

2011-2017 Ph.D. in Communication: Stanford University
2009-2011 M.A. in Communication: Michigan State University
2005-2009 B.A. in Journalism and Communication: Tsinghua University (Outstanding Graduate)

Work Experience

2024.06-present - Tsinghua University - Tenured Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, School of Social Sciences
2021.6-2024.6 - Tsinghua University - Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, School of Social Sciences
2018.8-2021.5 - Tsinghua University - Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, School of Social Sciences
2017.9-2018.5 - Stanford University - Research Associate, Center for Deliberative Democracy

Awards

Harvard-Yenching Institute Visiting Scholar (2024-2025)
Best Paper Award, Political Communication, 73rd Annual Conference of the International Communication Association (2023)
Outstanding Paper Award, 15th Chinese Communication Conference and 40th Anniversary of Chinese Communication Studies (2022)
Advanced Worker, Tsinghua University (2022)
Excellence in Online Teaching Award, Tsinghua University (2021)
Zhongying Young Scholar, Tsinghua University (2019)
National Outstanding Overseas Student, Ministry of Education (2016)
Second Prize, Excellent Achievement Award in Research and Promotion of the Theoretical System of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics, Shanghai (2016)
Pre-doctoral Fellowship, Stanford Center at Peking University (2016)
Larry Yung Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University (2015-2017)
Graduate Freshman Scholarship, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Stanford University (2011)
Outstanding Graduate, Tsinghua University (2009)
First Prize, Humanities and Social Sciences Category, Tsinghua University 'Challenge Cup' Student Extracurricular Science and Technology Competition (2008)
Qian Zhongshu-Yang Jiang 'Good Reading' Scholarship (Comprehensive First Prize Scholarship), Tsinghua University (2008)

Areas of Focus	Chinese Government and Politics Political Communication Deliberative Democracy Computational Social Science
Publications	Research on Political Communication in the Digital Age: Theoretical Reconstruction, Issue Innovation, and Paradigm Shift, Kaiping Zhang, 2023 The Rise, Characteristics, and Effects of Soft Propaganda: A Big Data Analysis of Mainstream Media and Government New Media from 2009 to 2023, Kaiping Zhang, Tianguang Meng, Zhongbin Huang, 2023 Governing China in Digit: A Framework for Assessing the Digital Governance in 101 Chinese Municipalities, Kaiping Zhang, J. Zhao, Tianguang Meng, 2023 Double Trouble? Effects Of Social Conflict and Foreign Investment on Consultative Authoritarianism in China, Kaiping Zhang, B. He, J. Wu, 2021 Donation Behavior in Public Health Crises: Social Capital, Political Trust, and Media Choice, Kaiping Zhang, Tianguang Meng, 2021 Experimental Methods and Their Application in American Political Research, Kaiping Zhang, Feng Tang, 2020 Encountering Dissimilar Views in Deliberation: Political Knowledge, Attitude Strength, And Opinion Change, Kaiping Zhang, 2019 Political Elites in Deliberative Democracy: Beliefs and Behaviors Of Chinese Officials, Kaiping Zhang, Tianguang Meng, 2018 The 'Consultative' Domain and 'Democratic' Mechanism of Social Governance: Institutional Characteristics, Practical Structure, and Theoretical Critique of Grassroots Deliberative Democracy in Contemporary China, Fuguo Han, Kaiping Zhang, 2015 Anonymity in Social Media: Effects of Content Controversiality and Social Endorsement on Sharing Behavior, Kaiping Zhang, R. F. Kizilcec, 2014

Areas of Focus

Chinese Government and Politics
Political Communication
Deliberative Democracy
Computational Social Science

Publications

Research on Political Communication in the Digital Age: Theoretical Reconstruction, Issue Innovation, and Paradigm Shift, Kaiping Zhang, 2023
The Rise, Characteristics, and Effects of Soft Propaganda: A Big Data Analysis of Mainstream Media and Government New Media from 2009 to 2023, Kaiping Zhang, Tianguang Meng, Zhongbin Huang, 2023
Governing China in Digit: A Framework for Assessing the Digital Governance in 101 Chinese Municipalities, Kaiping Zhang, J. Zhao, Tianguang Meng, 2023
Double Trouble? Effects Of Social Conflict and Foreign Investment on Consultative Authoritarianism in China, Kaiping Zhang, B. He, J. Wu, 2021
Donation Behavior in Public Health Crises: Social Capital, Political Trust, and Media Choice, Kaiping Zhang, Tianguang Meng, 2021
Experimental Methods and Their Application in American Political Research, Kaiping Zhang, Feng Tang, 2020
Encountering Dissimilar Views in Deliberation: Political Knowledge, Attitude Strength, And Opinion Change, Kaiping Zhang, 2019
Political Elites in Deliberative Democracy: Beliefs and Behaviors Of Chinese Officials, Kaiping Zhang, Tianguang Meng, 2018
The 'Consultative' Domain and 'Democratic' Mechanism of Social Governance: Institutional Characteristics, Practical Structure, and Theoretical Critique of Grassroots Deliberative Democracy in Contemporary China, Fuguo Han, Kaiping Zhang, 2015
Anonymity in Social Media: Effects of Content Controversiality and Social Endorsement on Sharing Behavior, Kaiping Zhang, R. F. Kizilcec, 2014

Chinese Government Politics Political Communication Deliberative Democracy Computational Social Science Public Opinion Media Social Media Governance Policy

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