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Stella Hong Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of International Studies at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies, Indiana University Bloomington, starting in Fall 2024. Her research examines China’s global development engagements, focusing on infrastructure, industrialization, and the role of state institutions and enterprises in shaping international economic relations.
Her educational background includes a PhD in Public Policy from George Mason University, an MSc in Sociology from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a BA in Economics from Renmin University of China.
Her research interests lie at the intersection of international development, political economy, and China’s global influence. She investigates how China’s domestic institutions and global economic position affect its development diplomacy, particularly in Asia and Africa. Her fieldwork spans countries such as Pakistan, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Nigeria, contributing to broader discussions on state capitalism and economic statecraft.
While no publications are listed in the provided text, her research trajectory suggests a strong focus on qualitative, policy-relevant studies on China’s role in reshaping global development governance.
- China Public Policy Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School (2022–2024)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, China Africa Research Initiative, Johns Hopkins University (2021–2022)
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Columbia-Harvard China and the World Program (2021–2022)
She advises and contributes to collective research initiatives including the People’s Map of Global China and Global China Pulse. Prior to academia, she worked as a journalist covering economics and international affairs for Caixin Media and Caijing Magazine, with postings in London and Washington D.C.
She is actively involved in interdisciplinary research networks focused on Global China studies, though no formal lab or research team is explicitly named in the text.
