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Yingnan Zhou

Associate Professor
Political Science and Public Administration

Office Building: Benedict Hall
Office Room: 305
Phone: (915) 747-6216
Email: yzhou5@utep.edu

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Bio

Joseph Yingnan Zhou is an associate professor of Political Science. His research interests include Chinese politics, authoritarian politics, public opinion and policy, and political economy.

Education

Ph D in Comparative politics, University of Iowa (2016)

Publications

Do People in Authoritarian Countries Have Lower Standards when Evaluating Their Governments? An Anchoring Vignettes Approach Politics (in press), Yingnan Zhou.
China’s new Red Guards: the return of radicalism and the rebirth of Mao Zedong Democratization 29 1 (in press), Yingnan J. Zhou.

Presentations

Could Education Foster Anti-immigrant Attitudes? Evidence from China (2022), Volume Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Yingnan Zhou.
From Epidemic to Pandemic: How International Benchmarking of COVID-19 Response Strengthened Regime Trust in China (2021), Volume Seattle WA, Shuai Jin, Yingnan J. Zhou.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Fall 2025	POLS 3339 - Comparative Political Systems	16564
Fall 2025	POLS 5393 - Final Paper Project	12184
Fall 2025	POLS 4370 - Independent Reading in Pol Sci	12582
Fall 2025	POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics	11167
Fall 2025	POLS 5380 - Selected Problems-Government	11950
Fall 2025	POLS 5398 - Thesis	10948
Fall 2025	POLS 5399 - Thesis	10957
Fall 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	16700
Summer 2025	POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics	33179
Summer 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	31812

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	POLS 3339 - Comparative Political Systems	16564
Fall 2025	POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics	11167
Spring 2025	POLS 5370 - Field Analysis Seminar	27205	Syllabus
Spring 2025	ASIA 4328 - Politics of China	27703	Syllabus
Spring 2025	POLS 4328 - Politics of China	27197	Syllabus
Fall 2024	POLS 4370 - Independent Reading in Pol Sci	12850
Fall 2024	POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics	17113	Syllabus
Fall 2024	POLS 5339 - Sem. Comp. Pol. Institutions	17350	Syllabus
Fall 2024	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	18210
Summer 2024	POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics	33257
Spring 2024	POLS 3339 - Comparative Political Systems	26814	Syllabus
Spring 2024	POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics	24183	Syllabus
Fall 2023	POLS 3600 - Research in Political Science	13689	Syllabus
Summer 2023	POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics	33732
Spring 2023	POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics	24812	Syllabus
Spring 2023	POLS 4328 - Politics of China	26942	Syllabus
Fall 2022	POLS 3339 - Comparative Political Systems	16971	Syllabus
Fall 2022	GRAD 5194 - Graduate Research	14812
Fall 2022	POLS 5339 - Sem. Comp. Pol. Institutions	18991	Syllabus
Summer 2022	POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics	34267
Spring 2022	POLS 4370 - Independent Reading in Pol Sci	24916
Spring 2022	POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics	26895	Syllabus
Spring 2022	POLS 5343 - Seminar in Border Politics	26908	Syllabus
Spring 2022	POLS 5399 - Thesis	24671
Fall 2021	POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics	18886	Syllabus
Fall 2021	POLS 4328 - Politics of China	18591	Syllabus
Fall 2021	POLS 5398 - Thesis	12210
Summer 2021	POLS 2311 - American Gover & Politics	34976
Spring 2021	POLS 2311 - American Gover & Politics	27311	Syllabus
Spring 2021	POLS 5339 - Sem. Comp. Pol. Institutions	26200	Syllabus
Fall 2020	POLS 3339 - Comparative Political Systems	17191	Syllabus
Fall 2020	POLS 3326 - Politics of East Asia	18498	Syllabus
Fall 2020	ASIA 3350 - Special Topics-Asian Studies	16679	Syllabus
Summer 2020	POLS 2311 - American Gover & Politics	35967
Spring 2020	POLS 5339 - Sem. Comp. Pol. Institutions	27081	Syllabus
Fall 2019	PAD 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin	17323	Syllabus
Fall 2019	POLS 3339 - Comparative Political Systems	18061	Syllabus
Fall 2019	POLS 5300 - Sem In Quant Rsrch Methods I	12909	Syllabus
Summer 2019	POLS 2311 - American Gover & Politics	36357
Spring 2019	POLS 5393 - Final Paper Project	26249
Spring 2019	POLS 4328 - Politics of China	28164	Syllabus
Spring 2019	POLS 5339 - Sem. Comp. Pol. Institutions	28148	Syllabus
Fall 2018	POLS 2311 - American Gover & Politics	13391	Syllabus
Fall 2018	POLS 5380 - Selected Problems-Government	16026
Fall 2018	POLS 5300 - Sem In Quant Rsrch Methods I	13123	Syllabus
Spring 2018	POLS 2311 - American Gover & Politics (C)	23928	Syllabus
Spring 2018	POLS 3339 - Comparative Political Systems	28226	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2024	POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics	17113	Evaluation
Fall 2024	POLS 5339 - Sem. Comp. Pol. Institutions	17350	Evaluation
Summer 2024	POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics	33257	Evaluation
Spring 2024	POLS 3339 - Comparative Political Systems	26814	Evaluation
Spring 2024	POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics	24183	Evaluation
Fall 2023	POLS 3600 - Research in Political Science	13689	Evaluation
Summer 2023	POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics	33732	Evaluation
Spring 2023	POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics	24812	Evaluation
Fall 2022	POLS 3339 - Comparative Political Systems	16971	Evaluation
Summer 2022	POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics	34267	Evaluation
Spring 2022	POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics	26895	Evaluation
Spring 2022	POLS 5343 - Seminar in Border Politics	26908	Evaluation
Fall 2021	POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics	18886	Evaluation
Fall 2021	POLS 4328 - Politics of China	18591	Evaluation
Summer 2021	POLS 2311 - American Gover & Politics	34976	Evaluation
Spring 2021	POLS 2311 - American Gover & Politics	27311	Evaluation
Spring 2021	POLS 5339 - Sem. Comp. Pol. Institutions	26200	Evaluation
Fall 2020	POLS 3339 - Comparative Political Systems	17191	Evaluation
Fall 2020	ASIA 3350 - Special Topics-Asian Studies	16679	Evaluation
Summer 2020	POLS 2311 - American Gover & Politics	35967	Evaluation

Bio

Joseph Yingnan Zhou is an associate professor of Political Science. His research interests include Chinese politics, authoritarian politics, public opinion and policy, and political economy.

Ph D in Comparative politics, University of Iowa (2016)

Publications

Do People in Authoritarian Countries Have Lower Standards when Evaluating Their Governments? An Anchoring Vignettes Approach Politics (in press), Yingnan Zhou.
China’s new Red Guards: the return of radicalism and the rebirth of Mao Zedong Democratization 29 1 (in press), Yingnan J. Zhou.

Presentations

Could Education Foster Anti-immigrant Attitudes? Evidence from China (2022), Volume Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Yingnan Zhou.
From Epidemic to Pandemic: How International Benchmarking of COVID-19 Response Strengthened Regime Trust in China (2021), Volume Seattle WA, Shuai Jin, Yingnan J. Zhou.

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2025

Course

POLS 3339 - Comparative Political Systems

Section

16564

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

POLS 5393 - Final Paper Project

Section

12184

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

POLS 4370 - Independent Reading in Pol Sci

Section

12582

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics

Section

11167

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

POLS 5380 - Selected Problems-Government

Section

11950

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

POLS 5398 - Thesis

Section

10948

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

POLS 5399 - Thesis

Section

10957

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

16700

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics

Section

33179

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

31812

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2025

Course

POLS 3339 - Comparative Political Systems

Section

16564

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics

Section

11167

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

POLS 5370 - Field Analysis Seminar

Section

27205

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

ASIA 4328 - Politics of China

Section

27703

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

POLS 4328 - Politics of China

Section

27197

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

POLS 4370 - Independent Reading in Pol Sci

Section

12850

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics

Section

17113

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

POLS 5339 - Sem. Comp. Pol. Institutions

Section

17350

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

18210

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics

Section

33257

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

POLS 3339 - Comparative Political Systems

Section

26814

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics

Section

24183

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

POLS 3600 - Research in Political Science

Section

13689

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2023

Course

POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics

Section

33732

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics

Section

24812

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

POLS 4328 - Politics of China

Section

26942

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

POLS 3339 - Comparative Political Systems

Section

16971

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

GRAD 5194 - Graduate Research

Section

14812

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

POLS 5339 - Sem. Comp. Pol. Institutions

Section

18991

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2022

Course

POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics

Section

34267

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

POLS 4370 - Independent Reading in Pol Sci

Section

24916

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics

Section

26895

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

POLS 5343 - Seminar in Border Politics

Section

26908

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

POLS 5399 - Thesis

Section

24671

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics

Section

18886

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

POLS 4328 - Politics of China

Section

18591

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

POLS 5398 - Thesis

Section

12210

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2021

Course

POLS 2311 - American Gover & Politics

Section

34976

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

POLS 2311 - American Gover & Politics

Section

27311

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

POLS 5339 - Sem. Comp. Pol. Institutions

Section

26200

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

POLS 3339 - Comparative Political Systems

Section

17191

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

POLS 3326 - Politics of East Asia

Section

18498

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

ASIA 3350 - Special Topics-Asian Studies

Section

16679

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2020

Course

POLS 2311 - American Gover & Politics

Section

35967

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

POLS 5339 - Sem. Comp. Pol. Institutions

Section

27081

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

PAD 5351 - Applied Stats for Public Admin

Section

17323

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

POLS 3339 - Comparative Political Systems

Section

18061

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

POLS 5300 - Sem In Quant Rsrch Methods I

Section

12909

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

POLS 2311 - American Gover & Politics

Section

36357

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

POLS 5393 - Final Paper Project

Section

26249

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

POLS 4328 - Politics of China

Section

28164

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

POLS 5339 - Sem. Comp. Pol. Institutions

Section

28148

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

POLS 2311 - American Gover & Politics

Section

13391

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

POLS 5380 - Selected Problems-Government

Section

16026

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

POLS 5300 - Sem In Quant Rsrch Methods I

Section

13123

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

POLS 2311 - American Gover & Politics (C)

Section

23928

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

POLS 3339 - Comparative Political Systems

Section

28226

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics

Section

17113

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2024

Course

POLS 5339 - Sem. Comp. Pol. Institutions

Section

17350

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2024

Course

POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics

Section

33257

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

POLS 3339 - Comparative Political Systems

Section

26814

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics

Section

24183

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

POLS 3600 - Research in Political Science

Section

13689

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2023

Course

POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics

Section

33732

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics

Section

24812

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2022

Course

POLS 3339 - Comparative Political Systems

Section

16971

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2022

Course

POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics

Section

34267

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics

Section

26895

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

POLS 5343 - Seminar in Border Politics

Section

26908

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

POLS 2310 - Introduction to Politics

Section

18886

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

POLS 4328 - Politics of China

Section

18591

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2021

Course

POLS 2311 - American Gover & Politics

Section

34976

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

POLS 2311 - American Gover & Politics

Section

27311

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

POLS 5339 - Sem. Comp. Pol. Institutions

Section

26200

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

POLS 3339 - Comparative Political Systems

Section

17191

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

ASIA 3350 - Special Topics-Asian Studies

Section

16679

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2020

Course

POLS 2311 - American Gover & Politics

Section

35967

Evaluation

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