Yingnan Zhou
Biographic Data
| ID | 4098861 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yingnan Zhou |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yingnan |
| FAMILY NAME | Zhou |
| SIGNATURE | ZHOU Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at El Paso |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8489-4253 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
When the Miracle Ends
Many scholars have examined how economic development affects political support in China, but few have specifically investigated the impact of economic failure. Such efforts are critical given China’s current economic troubles, the inadequacy of first-order analysis of economic development, and the democratizing pressure exerted by long-term growth followed by short-term failure. An obstacle to this endeavor is a shortage of data on both economic …
Political Trust in China
From Epidemic to Pandemic
Could Education Foster Anti-Immigrant Attitudes? Evidence from China
Research conducted in liberal democracies finds that education makes one more pro-immigration because education promotes tolerance and makes one more competitive in the labour market. This study argues that education may have the opposite effects in countries where immigrants are few or the education systems foster intolerance. Using China as a case study, I propose that education decreases pro-immigration attitudes until college when its effect …
The effect of information provision on consumers’ risk perceptions of, support for a ban, and behavioral intention towards the preventive use of antibiotics in food animals
The findings suggested that informing the public with the health risk of either antibiotic residues or antibiotic resistant bacteria associated with the preventive use is effective enough to reach plateau effect in increasing risk perceptions, support for a ban, and behavioral intention, which has important implications for policymakers and livestock industries to develop effective communication strategies to promote responsible antibiotic use in…
Do people in authoritarian countries have lower standards when evaluating their governments? An anchoring vignettes approach
Why do people in authoritarian countries think more positively of their governments than people in democratic countries? Existing research suggests three explanations: (1) people in authoritarian countries lie; (2) people in authoritarian countries are indoctrinated; and (3) authoritarian governments have better performance than their democratic counterparts. In this study, I explore a fourth explanation – people in authoritarian countries apply …
Protecting public’s wellbeing against Covid-19 infodemic
Objectives This study examined how trust in the information about COVID-19 from social media and official media as well as how the information was disseminated affect public’s wellbeing directly and indirectly through perceived safety over time. Methods Two online surveys were conducted in China, with the first survey (Time1, N = 22,718) being at the early stage of the pandemic outbreak and the second one (Time 2, N = 2,901) two and a half years …
An Authoritarian Undercurrent in the Postmaterialist Tide
Objective This study examines how the political context of socialization affects the political orientations of the younger generation in China. Methods Using four national surveys and multiple indicators of authoritarian orientation, this study compares Chinese generations with multilevel ordered logistic regression and linear regression. Results Our analysis shows that the younger generation, Xi generation, is more orientated toward authoritaria…
Is China a Deviant Case? A Societal-Level Test of the Modernization Theory
Some view China as a deviant case to the modernization theory. This view is based on two observations. First, the Chinese middle class shows no distinct democratic orientations. Second, one’s trust in the Chinese Communist Party regime rises as he or she gets financially better off. However, the modernization theory by its nature is a societal-level theory, and it has not yet been tested at the societal level in China. This study undertakes this …
Social Desirability of Dissent
Economic Evaluations and Political Support in Authoritarian Countries
The economic voting literature argues that economics matters to democratic leaders. We argue that it matters to authoritarian leaders, too, and its influence is stronger there than it is in democratic countries. Using data on four Asian countries from the Asian Barometer Survey, we find substantial support for our theory
How Does Voting in Village Elections Influence Democratic Assessment in China
Explaining high external efficacy in authoritarian countries
We examine the puzzling phenomenon that authoritarian governments are perceived to be more responsive than democratic governments. By comparing China and Taiwan by both large-N statistical analyses and in-depth case studies, we show that the answer lies in the differences between democratic and authoritarian institutions. First, failing to elect one’s preferred candidate in democracies predisposes voters to critical assessment of government respo…
An Authoritarian Undercurrent in the Postmaterialist Tide
Objective This study examines how the political context of socialization affects the political orientations of the younger generation in China. Methods Using four national surveys and multiple indicators of authoritarian orientation, this study compares Chinese generations with multilevel ordered logistic regression and linear regression. Results Our analysis shows that the younger generation, Xi generation, is more orientated toward authoritaria…
Economic Evaluations and Political Support in Authoritarian Countries
The economic voting literature argues that economics matters to democratic leaders. We argue that it matters to authoritarian leaders, too, and its influence is stronger there than it is in democratic countries. Using data on four Asian countries from the Asian Barometer Survey, we find substantial support for our theory
Explaining high external efficacy in authoritarian countries
We examine the puzzling phenomenon that authoritarian governments are perceived to be more responsive than democratic governments. By comparing China and Taiwan by both large-N statistical analyses and in-depth case studies, we show that the answer lies in the differences between democratic and authoritarian institutions. First, failing to elect one’s preferred candidate in democracies predisposes voters to critical assessment of government respo…
Is China a Deviant Case? A Societal-Level Test of the Modernization Theory
Some view China as a deviant case to the modernization theory. This view is based on two observations. First, the Chinese middle class shows no distinct democratic orientations. Second, one’s trust in the Chinese Communist Party regime rises as he or she gets financially better off. However, the modernization theory by its nature is a societal-level theory, and it has not yet been tested at the societal level in China. This study undertakes this …
Social Desirability of Dissent
Do people in authoritarian countries have lower standards when evaluating their governments? An anchoring vignettes approach
Why do people in authoritarian countries think more positively of their governments than people in democratic countries? Existing research suggests three explanations: (1) people in authoritarian countries lie; (2) people in authoritarian countries are indoctrinated; and (3) authoritarian governments have better performance than their democratic counterparts. In this study, I explore a fourth explanation – people in authoritarian countries apply …
Explaining high external efficacy in authoritarian countries
We examine the puzzling phenomenon that authoritarian governments are perceived to be more responsive than democratic governments. By comparing China and Taiwan by both large-N statistical analyses and in-depth case studies, we show that the answer lies in the differences between democratic and authoritarian institutions. First, failing to elect one’s preferred candidate in democracies predisposes voters to critical assessment of government respo…
How Does Voting in Village Elections Influence Democratic Assessment in China
Economic Evaluations and Political Support in Authoritarian Countries
The economic voting literature argues that economics matters to democratic leaders. We argue that it matters to authoritarian leaders, too, and its influence is stronger there than it is in democratic countries. Using data on four Asian countries from the Asian Barometer Survey, we find substantial support for our theory
Is China a Deviant Case? A Societal-Level Test of the Modernization Theory
Some view China as a deviant case to the modernization theory. This view is based on two observations. First, the Chinese middle class shows no distinct democratic orientations. Second, one’s trust in the Chinese Communist Party regime rises as he or she gets financially better off. However, the modernization theory by its nature is a societal-level theory, and it has not yet been tested at the societal level in China. This study undertakes this …
Social Desirability of Dissent
An Authoritarian Undercurrent in the Postmaterialist Tide
Objective This study examines how the political context of socialization affects the political orientations of the younger generation in China. Methods Using four national surveys and multiple indicators of authoritarian orientation, this study compares Chinese generations with multilevel ordered logistic regression and linear regression. Results Our analysis shows that the younger generation, Xi generation, is more orientated toward authoritaria…
Protecting public’s wellbeing against Covid-19 infodemic
Objectives This study examined how trust in the information about COVID-19 from social media and official media as well as how the information was disseminated affect public’s wellbeing directly and indirectly through perceived safety over time. Methods Two online surveys were conducted in China, with the first survey (Time1, N = 22,718) being at the early stage of the pandemic outbreak and the second one (Time 2, N = 2,901) two and a half years …
The effect of information provision on consumers’ risk perceptions of, support for a ban, and behavioral intention towards the preventive use of antibiotics in food animals
The findings suggested that informing the public with the health risk of either antibiotic residues or antibiotic resistant bacteria associated with the preventive use is effective enough to reach plateau effect in increasing risk perceptions, support for a ban, and behavioral intention, which has important implications for policymakers and livestock industries to develop effective communication strategies to promote responsible antibiotic use in…
Do people in authoritarian countries have lower standards when evaluating their governments? An anchoring vignettes approach
Why do people in authoritarian countries think more positively of their governments than people in democratic countries? Existing research suggests three explanations: (1) people in authoritarian countries lie; (2) people in authoritarian countries are indoctrinated; and (3) authoritarian governments have better performance than their democratic counterparts. In this study, I explore a fourth explanation – people in authoritarian countries apply …
Could Education Foster Anti-Immigrant Attitudes? Evidence from China
Research conducted in liberal democracies finds that education makes one more pro-immigration because education promotes tolerance and makes one more competitive in the labour market. This study argues that education may have the opposite effects in countries where immigrants are few or the education systems foster intolerance. Using China as a case study, I propose that education decreases pro-immigration attitudes until college when its effect …
When the Miracle Ends
Many scholars have examined how economic development affects political support in China, but few have specifically investigated the impact of economic failure. Such efforts are critical given China’s current economic troubles, the inadequacy of first-order analysis of economic development, and the democratizing pressure exerted by long-term growth followed by short-term failure. An obstacle to this endeavor is a shortage of data on both economic …
Political Trust in China
From Epidemic to Pandemic
Political science (10 works) · Politics (10 works) · Law (9 works) · China (8 works) · China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance (8 works) · Economics (7 works) · Democracy (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Authoritarianism (5 works) · Development economics (5 works)