Yue Zhang

Assistant Professor of Political Science

Phone: 312-996-2396
Fax: 312-413-0440
E-Mail: yuezhang@uic.edu

Curriculum Vita

Fields of Interest:
Urban Politics (politics of urban space, urban preservation, urban development, globalization, global cities), Comparative Politics (political institutions, bureaucracy, social inclusion and exclusion), Chinese Politics, Cultural Policy

Work in Progress:
The Fragmented City: Politics of Urban Preservation in Beijing, Paris, and Chicago, Book Manuscript

Selected Publications:
2008. “Steering Toward Growth: Symbolic Urban Preservation in Beijing, 1990-2005,” Town Planning Review 79 (2-3): 187-208. 

2007. “Re-imaging Chinese Modernity: Demolition and Restoration of the City Walls of Beijing,” Urban China Review 45 (2): 40-44. (in Chinese) 

2006. “Urban Revitalization and Social Sustainability in the Old City of Beijing,” pp. 172-77 in Beijing and Beijing: Problems and Strategies of Urban Preservation, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

2006. “Political Legitimacy and Spatial Transformation in Beijing, 1949-2000,” Perspectives 6 (4): 156-162. (in Chinese) 

Selected Presentations: 
“Comparative Urban Preservation Policies in China, France, and the United States,” Friday Forum at the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, November 21, 2008.

“The Bureaucratic State and Symbolic Urban Preservation in Beijing,” Workshop on East Asian Politics, Economy, and Society, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, October 21, 2008.

 “The Rule of Boundaries: Political Fragmentation in Cities,” Midwest Political Science Association the 66^th National Conference, Chicago, IL, April 3-6, 2008.

 “The Fragmented City: Politics of Urban Preservation in Beijing, Paris, and Chicago,” Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, December 6, 2007. 

“Remaking Cultural Spectacles: Historic Preservation and Heritage Economy in Beijing,” Social Theory, Politics and the Arts the 33^rd Annual Conference, New York City, NY, October 11-13, 2007.

“Steering Toward Growth: Symbolic Urban Preservation in Beijing, 1990-2005,” International Conference on China’s Urban Transition and City Planning, Cardiff, Wales, UK, June 29-30, 2007.

“Globalization and Cultural Industry in Beijing,” Overseas Young Chinese Forum the 9^th Annual Meeting “Cultural Production and Consumption in Contemporary China,” Ann Arbor, MI, May 24-26, 2007.

 “Urban Governance and Historic Preservation in Beijing,” Paris Municipal Department of Cultural Affairs, Paris, France, June 22, 2006.

 “Political Fragmentation and Social Inclusiveness: A Comparative Study of Urban Governance in Beijing and Paris,” Center of Eastern Asian Studies, Sciences Po, Paris, France, May 20, 2006.

 “From Demolition to Restoration: The Story of the City Walls of Beijing, 1949-2005,” Multidisciplinary, International Research Conference “The Roles and Representations of Walls in the Reshaping of Chinese Modernity,” State University of New York at Buffalo and Albright-Knox Art Galleries, Buffalo, NY, October 20-23, 2005.

 “Neighborhoods in Action: Urban Preservation in Chicago,” Workshop of Emerging Scholars in Cultural Policy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, May 21-22, 2004.

 “Political Legitimacy and Spatial Reconstruction in the Old City of Beijing, 1949-2003,” East-West Center the 3^rd International Graduate Student Conference, Honolulu, HI, February 19-21, 2004.

Selected Grants and Awards:
2008-2009. Research Seed Grant, Office of Social Science Research, University of Illinois at Chicago.

2008. Dissertation Writing Grant, Institute for International and Regional Studies, Princeton University.

2007. Dissertation Writing Grant, Program in East Asian Studies, Princeton University.

2005-2006. Bradley Fellowship, Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation.

2005. Summer Research Grant, Program in Urbanization and Migration, Princeton University.

2003-2004. Arts and Cultural Policy Research Grant, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

2003. Dean’s Fund for Scholarly Travel, Princeton University.

2002-2007. Fellowship for Graduate Study, Princeton University.

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