Dr. Jian Zhang
Senior Lecturer
Politics Program
Phone : +61 2 6268 8859
Fax : +61 2 6268 8879
Email : j.zhang@adfa.edu.au
Professional background
Dr. Jian Zhang is a senior lecturer in politics in the School of Humanities & Social Sciences at the Australian Defence Force Academy, the University of New South Wales, Australia. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Zhejiang University in China and did his PhD in politics at Murdoch University, Australia. He formerly held teaching and research positions in the School of Economics at Zhejiang University and the Asia Research Centre of Murdoch University. His primary research interests are Chinese politics and foreign and security policy, Australia-China relations, international relations in Asia-pacific, and Asia-Pacific regionalism. He is the author of Government and market in China: a local perspective (New York: Nova Science Press, 2004). He has also published widely in various journals and edited volumes. He is a member of the Australian Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP).
Courses Taught
- The Politics of China
- Australia and the Asia-Pacific region
- The Politics of China’s Security
- Terrorism & International Order