xiangzt@pku.edu.cn
Room A307
Xiang Zuotao

Associate ProfessorDepartment of Comparative Politics

DirectorInstitute of World Socialism

Education Background

2011 Peking University Ph.D. 

2007 Peking University M.A.

2005 Peking University B.A.

Research AreasMarxist Political ScienceHistory of Socialist Development European Party Politics

Introduction to World Socialism

Sino-Soviet Relations and Their Impact on China's Social Development

Comparative Study of Modern Bureaucratic Politics

Social Democratic Parties and Social Democracy

Political Systems of Socialist Countries

Policy Analysis

 

Books:

A Study on the Political Thought Evolution of Milovan Djilas (Selected as one of the best 20 books in China in recent years by Southern Window and recommended as a 2012 “Best Book” by Oriental Morning Post)

Socialist System: Evolution from a Single Country to Multiple Countries (Co-authored with Professor Kong Hanbing)

Articles:

“A Comparative Study of the Party Charters of Communist and Social Democratic Parties in Eastern Europe,” Socialist Studies, 2012, No. 3 (Co-authored)

“A Study of the Europeanization of Political Parties in Eastern Europe,” Contemporary World and Socialism, 2013, No. 2 (Sole)

“Analysis of the Relationship Between Changes in the Number of Soviet Communist Party Members and Its Governance Ability,” Journal of the Sichuan Provincial Party School, 2012, No. 5 (Sole, reprinted in People’s University Reprint Materials and Xinhua Digest)

“Marx’s Critique of Bureaucratic Politics,” Scientific Socialism, 2012, No. 3 (Sole, reprinted in People’s University Reprint Materials)

“Anti-Bureaucratic Thought of Eastern European ‘Heresy’ Socialists,” Exploration and Debate, 2012, No. 3 (Sole)

“Analyzing the ‘Djilas Incident’,” Contemporary World and Socialism, 2011, No. 6 (Sole)

“Types, Processes, and Features of Political Transformation in Eastern Europe,” International Political Studies, 2010, No. 4 (Sole)

“Socialism Theory and Practice in the Twenty-Year Eastern European Transformation Process,” Marxism and Reality, 2010, No. 5 (Co-authored)

“The Soviet Model in China’s Social Transition,” Strategy and Management, 2010, No. 1-2 (Co-authored)

“The Financial Crisis and Eastern Europe: Impact and Response,” Modern International Relations, 2010, No. 1 (Co-authored)

“The Characteristics of the Soviet Model and Its Relationship with Socialist Country Reforms,” Exploration and Debate, 2009, No. 9 (Co-authored)

“New Socialist Movements in the Former Soviet Bloc in the Past 20 Years,” Chinese Characteristics Research, 2009, No. 5 (Co-authored)

“The Debate on Bureaucratization of Soviet Communist Party Members in 1939-1940,” International Political Studies, 2009, No. 2 (Co-authored, reprinted in People’s University Reprint Materials)

“Research on New Communist Parties in the Former Yugoslavia,” Exploration and Debate, 2009, No. 1 (Sole, reprinted in People’s University Reprint Materials)

“Analysis of the Romanian Democratic Party’s ‘Rightward Turn’ and Its Causes,” Contemporary World Socialist Issues, 2008, No. 2 (Co-authored)

“The October Revolution and the Choice of China’s Socialist Path: Interpreting Chinese Views on the October Revolution,” Journal of Henan Normal University (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition), 2008, No. 2 (Co-authored, reprinted in People’s University Reprint Materials)

“A Review of the 46th Congress of the Bulgarian Socialist Party,” Contemporary World Socialist Issues, 2007, No. 5 (Co-authored with Professor Kong Fanjun)

“Reasons and Impact of the Bulgarian Socialist Party’s Loss in the European Parliament Election,” Chinese Characteristics Research, 2007, No. 5 (Co-authored)

“Changes in Russia’s View on the October Revolution after the Collapse of the Soviet Union,” Journal of Social Sciences, Hunan Normal University, 2007, No. 5 (Co-authored, reprinted in People’s University Reprint Materials)

“Ideas in History and History in Ideas,” Contemporary World and Socialism, 2007, No. 4 (Co-authored)

“The Development of Djilas’s ‘Heresy’ Thought,” International Political Studies, 2007, No. 2 (Co-authored)

“Analysis of the Albanian Socialist Party’s Defeat in the 2005 General Election,” Contemporary World Socialist Issues, 2006, No. 3 (Co-authored)

“A ‘Heresy’ Phenomenon in the History of the International Communist Movement,” Contemporary World and Socialism, 2006, No. 4 (Co-authored, reprinted in People’s University Reprint Materials)

“Understanding the Djilas Phenomenon,” Contemporary World and Socialism, 2006, No. 1 (Co-authored)

Research Projects

Youth Project of the Social Sciences Foundation of the Central Compilation and Translation Bureau: Marx’s Critique of Bureaucratic Politics

General Project of the Social Sciences Foundation of the Central Compilation and Translation Bureau: Reflections on the Soviet Model by New Socialists in Eastern Europe

General Project of the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation: A Comparative Study of Anti-Bureaucratic Thought in Former Soviet and Eastern European Countries

Major Project of the National Social Science Fund of China (NSSFC): Collection and Compilation of Cold War Archives in Eastern European Countries

Key Project of the National Social Science Fund of China (NSSFC): Current Conditions of Former Socialist Countries in the Soviet and Eastern Bloc and Studies on Socialist Thought

Major Project Commissioned by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and Conducted by the Central Compilation and Translation Bureau: Study and Compilation of Internal Party Regulations in Major Countries and Regions Worldwide

Major Research Project of the Key Research Base for Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education: The Party’s Governance Capacity and the Construction of Political Civilization

Major Research Project of the Key Research Base for Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education: Current Situation of the Socialist Movement in the Former Soviet and Eastern European Region

Awards and Honors

Named one of the “Top Ten Scholars” at Peking University

Recognized as an “Outstanding Graduate Student and Youth Role Model” at Peking University, with a featured report on the university homepage

Selected as a Young Talent in Ideological and Cultural Work (Theoretical Category) by the Publicity Department of Beijing Municipality