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Tongtong Zhang Assistant Professor Government

Additional Positions at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ
Faculty Fellow, Center for Data Science
Faculty Affiliate, Center for Security, Innovation, and New Technology
Degrees
Ph.D. Stanford University (Political Science)
M.A. Columbia University (International Affairs)
B.A. Peking University (International Relations and Economics)

Bio
Tongtong Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Government at Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ. Her research examines authoritarian institutions (with a focus on participatory institutions and information control) and their effects on political attitudes and behavior, especially in the context of China.

Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in peer-reviewed journals Comparative Political Studies, Perspectives on Politics, and Political Science Research and Methods. Her dissertation on government responsiveness in China received the 2023 APSA Best Dissertation Award in the area of Information Technology and Politics, 2024 WPSA Best Dissertation Award, and the 2023 PolMeth Best Faculty Poster Award.

Previously, Tongtong was a Postdoctoral Research Scholar at Stanford University's Cyber Policy Center. She received a Ph.D. in Political Science from Stanford University in 2022.
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For the Media
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Teaching

Fall 2024

  • GOVT-310 Intro to Political Research

  • GOVT-310 Intro to Political Research

  • GOVT-394 Comm Service Learning Project: Intro to Political Research