Zhenze Huang is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, College Park. His research explores the intersection of domestic and international politics, with a regional focus on China. In the realm of Chinese foreign policy, his work examines the trilateral dynamics among the United States, mainland China, and Taiwan. In domestic politics, his research focuses on legislative politics, elite co-optation, and central–local relations, particularly the evolving political relationship between the People’s Republic of China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region since 1997. Zhenze holds an M.A. in China Studies and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and a B.A. with honors in International Affairs and Political Science from the George Washington University.

Areas of Interest

  • Domestic and international politics
  • Foreign policy
  • Political institutions of authoritarian regimes
  • Legislative Politics
  • China

Degrees

  • Degree Type
    MA
    Degree Details
    China Studies and International Economics concentrations - Johns Hopkins University SAIS
  • Degree Type
    BA
    Degree Details
    International Affairs and Political Science - George Washington University

Awards

  • 2025-03-21
    Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Award

Conferences

  • Midwest Political Science Association - Presenter
  • Pi Sigma Alpha National Student Research Conference - Event Staff and Discussant
  • Pi Sigma Alpha National Student Research Conference - Discussant

Research Topics

  • Comparative Politics
  • International Relations
Campus
Dean's Graduate Student Advisory Council - Member(GVPT)
Portrait of Zhenze Huang
5115 Tydings Hall
Government and Politics Department
Email
zhenzeh [at] umd.edu