Evelyn, Zihan Zhu is a PhD student at the GVPT Department with a primary field in International Relations and a secondary field in Comparative Politics.

Zihan currently studies Japan's foreign policy (and its hedging practices) and how domestic actors shape international trade preferences. His master's thesis, "Japan's FOIP concept and its evolving hedging pathway", contends Japan's evolution in security strategy using comparative case studies of the "free and open Indo-Pacific" (FOIP) concept and the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue.

Zihan also takes some interest in electoral politics (and specifically political dynasties in democracies), political institutions, and the emerging trend of global authoritarianism.

Areas of Interest

  • Japan's foreign policy; international trade
  • electoral politics; global authoritarianism
Personal Website
https://sites.google.com/umd.edu/evelynzihanzhu/about

Degrees

  • Degree Type
    MSocSci
    Degree Details
    University of Macau, 2023
  • Degree Type
    BA(Hons.)
    Degree Details
    University of Toronto, 2019

Conferences

  • DGPA PhD and MSS Students Research Symposium (poster session), University of Macau

Research Topics

  • Comparative Politics
  • International Relations
Me as of December 2024.
5107 Tydings Hall
Government and Politics Department
Email
zzhu1228 [at] umd.edu