Qiang Zhang

Contact

• workUniversity Park
  Nottingham
  NG7 2RD
  UK
• Qiang.Zhang1@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

Dr. Zhang's research has focused on the political use of history in China and the evolving historiography of modern China. In particular, he has been investigating the origins of a surprising phenomenon known as 'Republican fever' (minguo re) - the widespread positive reassessment of the pre-communist Republican era (1911-1949) in mainland China during the post-Mao period.

Dr. Zhang holds a DPhil from the University of Oxford. Prior to academia, he worked as a BBC journalist for over a decade, reporting on Chinese political developments and analysing Chinese media content.

Recent Publications

• 2024. Rehabilitating Republican China: Historical Memory, National Identity and Regime Legitimacy in the Post-Mao Era The China Quarterly.
• ROBERT WEATHERLEY and QIANG ZHANG, 2017. History and Nationalist Legitimacy in Contemporary China: A Double-Edged Sword Palgrave Macmillan.
• ROBERT WEATHERLEY and QIANG ZHANG, 2017. History and Legitimacy in Contemporary China: Towards Competing Nationalisms. In: CHENG-TIAN KUO, ed., Religion and Nationalism in Chinese Societies Amsterdam University Press.
• QIANG ZHANG and ROBERT WEATHERLEY, 2013. The rise of “Republican fever” in the PRC and the implications for CCP legitimacy China Information. 27(3), 277–300

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• 2024. Rehabilitating Republican China: Historical Memory, National Identity and Regime Legitimacy in the Post-Mao Era The China Quarterly.
• ROBERT WEATHERLEY and QIANG ZHANG, 2017. History and Nationalist Legitimacy in Contemporary China: A Double-Edged Sword Palgrave Macmillan.
• ROBERT WEATHERLEY and QIANG ZHANG, 2017. History and Legitimacy in Contemporary China: Towards Competing Nationalisms. In: CHENG-TIAN KUO, ed., Religion and Nationalism in Chinese Societies Amsterdam University Press.
• QIANG ZHANG and ROBERT WEATHERLEY, 2013. The rise of “Republican fever” in the PRC and the implications for CCP legitimacy China Information. 27(3), 277–300
• QIANG ZHANG and ROBERT WEATHERLEY, 2013. Owning up to the Past: The KMT’s Role in the War Against Japan and the Impact on CCP Legitimacy The Pacific Review. 26(3), 221–242