Title: Associate Professor
Institute:School of Politics and International Relations
Office: 610，Student Activity Center
Fax: (+86) 0931-8911802
E-mail: zhoucx@lzu.edu.cn
Education
➢ 2009-2012 Ph.D.
Thesis:‘Legislative budgetary supervision and it’s operating mechanism for the People’s Congress System’.
School of Politics and International Studies, Renmin University of China.
➢ 2003-2005 M.Sc.
Thesis: ‘The New Type of the Copyright Fair Use System in Cyberspace’.
International Law School, Renmin University of China.
➢ 1997-2001 B.Sc.
Mechanical and Electronic Engineering.
School of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Lanzhou Technology and Science University of China.
Working Experience
➢ Aug.2017-Present Associate Professor.
Institute of People’s Congress System, Beijing Union University, Beijing, China.
➢ Oct.2013-Aug.2017 Associate Professor.
Representative of Beijing Union University at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David Confucius Institute,
Wales, United Kingdom.
➢ Jul.2005-Oct.2013 Assistant Professor.
Institute of People’s Congress System, Beijing Union University,
Beijing, China.
➢ Jul.2005-Oct.2013
Manager. Academic office Manager at the Institute of People’s Congress System, Beijing Union University,
Beijing, China.
Teaching Courses
➢ History of Chinese Legal System
Beijing Union University ,China
2018.09-2019.01
➢ Introduction to China’s History and Culture
Beijing Union University ,China
Full-English Context Teaching for International Students from Russia.
2017.09—2018.01
➢ China’s History, Language and Culture
University of Wales Trinity Saint David, UK.
Full-English Context Teaching for Students at Aberystwyth.
2013.10-2017.08
➢ Introduction to Mao Zedong thought and the theory of Socialism with Chinese Characters
Beijing Union University, China
2009.09-2013.07
➢ Introduction to China’s Political System
Beijing Union University, China
2009.09-2013.07
Papers and Monographs
➢ Zhou, C. (2017). Comment on the Construction of “One Country Two Systems” and its institutional identity: Research review of the return of Hongkong to China for 20 years (1997-2017).People’s Congress Study. (7), pp.50-53.
➢ Zhou, C. (2017). Analysis on the character and law status of the special committees in the system of People’s Congress.People’s Congress Study. (4), pp.9-13.
➢ Zhou, C. (2016). (Translated). Reconsideration of the territoriality: Challenges of Global Governance.Foreign Theoretical Trends.(12), pp.114-122.
➢ Zhou, C. (2016). UK Youth Parliament and its national identity education mechanism. Expanding Horizons,33(1), pp. 123-128.
➢ Full text re-printed byInformation Centre for Social Sciences, Renmin University of China：
Zhou, C. (2016). UK Youth Parliament and its national identity education mechanism.Youth Studies,(5),pp.58-64.
Zhou, C. (2015). Review of the mechanism of budgetary supervision of the People’s Congress System.People’s Congress Study,24(2), pp. 22-26.
Zhou, C. (2014). Confucius Institute: An inter-cultural Chinese book for the world.
People’s Daily, P.A3.
Zhou, C. , Wang,W.(2014). Public opinion expression and the construction of the People’ Congress System in China.Expanding Horizons, 31(2), pp. 53-56.
➢ Full text re-printed byInformation Centre for Social Sciences, Renmin University of China：
Zhou, C. , Wang,W.(2014). Public opinion expression and the construction of the People’ Congress System in China.China Politics. (6),pp.52-57.
➢ Full text published byChina Politics, the websites of China Social Science and China historyat:http://www.cssn.cn/mkszy/mkszyzgh/201408/t20140805_1279512.shtml [Accessed 13 Jan 2015].
➢ Full text published byHistory of People’s Republic of China.Available at:
http://www.hprc.org.cn/leidaxinxi/zz/201408/t20140805_289512.html[Accessed 28 Mar 2015].
➢ Zhou, C. (2012). Explorationofthepracticalinteraction mechanisms between deputies to thePeople’s Congressand theirconstituents/ communities. Expanding Horizons, 29(4), pp. 54-57.
➢ Full text re-printed byInformation Centre for Social Sciences, Renmin University of China：
Zhou, C. (2012). Explorationofthepracticalinteraction mechanisms between deputies to thePeople’s Congressand theirconstituents/ communities. China Politics.(11).pp.21-26.
Awarded as ‘Excellent research products’ in 2012 by the Beijing Social Science and Philosophy Planning Committee.
➢ Zhou,C. (2012). Practicalexplorations of the necessity ofestablishingPeople’s Congresses as an educational subject.People’sForum, 30(11), pp. 44-45.
➢ Zhou, C. (2011). European Parliament'sbudgetary supervision system and its relevance for China. ExpandingHorizons, 28(4), pp. 94-96.
➢ Zhou, C. (2010). Budgetary supervision: Experience andlessonsfromthe parliaments in the Western countries. Comparative study on economic and social systems, 26(10), pp. 148-154.
➢ Full text re-printed by Information Centre for Social Sciences, Renmin University of China：Zhou, C. (2011). Budgetary supervision: experience andlessonsfromthe parliaments in the Western countries.Finance and Taxation, (1), pp. 58-63.
➢ Zhou, C. (2012). The training and education systemof thedeputiesto the People’s Congresses.Journal of SichuanUniversityofScience and Technology(Social sciences edition),27(5), pp. 9-13.
➢ Zhou, C. (2010).All-round explorations ofthe National People's Congress budgetary supervision system. Journal of SichuanUniversityofScience and Technology(Social sciences edition), 25(3), pp. 22-31.
➢ Zhou, C. (2010).The mode ofbudgetary supervision system forthe National People's Congress.People’s Congress Study,19(7), pp. 21-24.
➢ Zhou, C. (2009).The appellation normsforindependentcandidate’sdeputies and newtrends in the National People's Congress election system.Journal of SichuanUniversityofScience and Technology(Social sciences edition),24(3), pp. 15-19.
➢ Zhou, C.(2009). Thirty years of internalparty democratichistoryof the China Communist Party (1979-2009).People’s Congress Study,18(11), pp. 36-40.
➢ Zhou, C. (2008). Politicalparticipation of women in the People’s Congress System.People’s Congress Study,17 (1), pp. 28-29.
➢ Zhou, C. (2008). Reviewof the history of socialist political civilization andevolution from alegal perspective.People’s Congress Study,17(3), pp. 31-34.
➢ Zhou.C. (2007).The aftershockof the launch of the new real estate policy.Social Sciences Review, 22(6), pp. 87-90.
➢ Zhou. C. (2007).Key issues for the implementationofnew real estate policies.China Real Estate,p.A5.
➢ Zhou. C. (2006). New trends towardspolitical civilization andaharmonious society construction in China.Journal of Sichuan UniversityofScience and Technology(Social sciences edition),21(3), pp. 24-28.
➢ Zhou, C. (2006). Legislativeprocess for citizens to electdeputies to the People's Congresses.Procuratorial Daily, p.A5.
Zhou, C. (2006). How to fully play the role of deputies to the People’s Congresses in construction industry.China Construction News,p, A2.
Projects
1. Funded by National Social Science Foundation of China (Grant.13BZZ034):The Mechanism of Legislative budgetary supervision system by the People’s Congress and its standing committees.
2. Funded by Beijing Philosophy and Social Science Planning Committee.
The Construction of Legislative budgetary supervision system: The practices and experiences in Beijing.
3. Funded by China National Social Scienceproject:Lawful approaches to strengthening the supervision power of the People’s Congresses at all levels.
4. Funded by Beijing Philosophy and Social Science Planning Committee (Grant.10AbKD097).The eleventh five-year key planning project:Fundamental mechanism for the public opinions expression and social conflicts dissolving in the current China.
5. Funded by Beijing Municipal Commission of Education project for ‘excellent young teachers in Universities:The initiate of ‘People’s Congress Science’ and the construction of its practical teaching and education system.
6. Funded by China Central Compilation and Translation Bureau project:Special committees in the China National People’s Congress system.
7. Funded by Beijing Municipal People's Congress StandingCommittee 2012 annualkey research project:Beijing Township People’s Congress: current problems and possible solutions.
8. Funded by Beijing Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee 2011 annualproject:Legislativebudgetarysupervision: experiences fromthecounty-level People'sCongressand its standing committee.
9. Funded by Beijing Municipal People's Congress StandingCommittee 2010annualkey research project:Theory and practice ofthe political communication between deputies and theirconstituents/communities system.
10. Funded by Beijing Municipal People's Congress StandingCommittee 2009annualkey research project:Budgetary performanceandoversight mechanisms of thePeople's Congressand its standing committees.
11. Funded by Beijing Municipal People's Congress StandingCommittee 2008 annualkey research project:30 years of opening-up andreform theinstitutional evolutionof the Beijing Municipal People's Congress system.
12. Funded by Research Centre for Beijing Political Civilization Construction 2009 annual project:The Chinese Communist Party and its inner-party democracy system over 30 years (1979-2009).
13. Funded by Research Centre for Beijing Political Civilization Construction2008 annual project:Thirty years of institutional development of people’s deputies’ system (1978-2008).
14. Funded byBeijing Philosophy and Social Sciences Planning Committee (Grant.05BJCKD057),special project:Approaches to expanding citizen’s political participation.
15. Funded byBeijing Philosophy and Social Sciences Planning Committeeproject: Upholding and improving the People's Congress System for the Construction of the harmonious society.
16. Funded byBeijing Philosophy and Social Science Association, theeleventh five-year plan project:Justice issues in developing a harmonious socialism society.
Funded byBeijing Municipal People's Congress Standing Committeeresearch project:Legislative policies to regulate thediscussionandadminister decisions of theBeijing Municipal People's Congress.
Selected Books and Chapters
1. Zhou, C. (2009).Women in politics: institutional evolution of the new China in the past 60 years (1949-2009).Beijing: China Social Science Press.
2. Zhou, C. (2017). (Translated).Reconsideration of the territoriality: Challenges of Global Governance.Chapter in book Global Security, Conflicts and its Governance, Beijing: China Social Science Academic Press.
3. Zhou, C. (2017). (Translated).Global Governance and New Governance Theory: Lessons from Business and Human Rights.Chapter in book Global Security, Conflicts and its Governance. Beijing: China Social Science Academic Press.
4. Zhou, C., Lei, Y.,and Liang, Z. (2010).Good governance resources for the Communist Party of China.Beijing: China Daily Press.
5. Zhou, C. (2010).Practical development of National People's Congress supervision.In: W.Xi,ed.,Major eventsofthe local People's Congress in the past thirty years(1978-2008). Beijing: Hongqi Press, pp. 388-414.
6. Zhou,C. (2012). Public opinion at the County level and its impact on the governance system.In: W.Wang,ed.,the Construction of People's Congress at County Level in Beijing. Beijing: Institute of the National Administrative Press. pp. 67-78.
7. Zhou,C.,and Chen,X. (2010). Evolution of the working system of the deputies to the People’s Congress. In: W.Wang, ed.,Thirty years of the local People's Congresses and their standing Committees (1979-2009). Beijing: Renmin Daily Press, pp. 8-13.
8. Zhou. C. (2012). Budgetary supervision system of the People's Congress at the County level. In: W.Liu, ed.,Research report of the People’s Congress System.Beijing: Hongqi Press, pp. 106-129.
9. Zhou, C. (2009). Ways of improving the working efficiency of deputies to the Beijing People’s Congress. In: The Institute of People’s Congress Study, ed.,Roles of the People’s Congress to improve mass democracy, pp. 51-72.
10. Zhou, C. (2009).Women’s political participation since the implementation of the Opening-up and reform policy in China.In: The Institute of People’s Congress System,ed.,Political civilization: review, outlook and reflection. Wuhan: Wuhan University Press, pp. 419-426.
11. Zhou, C. (2009).Regulations for political participation to elect deputies to the People’s Congresses. In: The Institute of People’s Congress System,ed.,Selections of the People’s Congress System research.Beijing: Hongqi Press,pp. 153-163.
12. Zhou, C. (2008).Historical development of internal-party democracy in the Communist Party of China, In: The Institute of People’s Congress System, ed.,Thirty years of political civilization in China (1978-2008). Beijing: China Social Science Press, pp. 34-60.
13. Zhou,C.,and Chen,X. (2008).Legal education over the past thirty years in China (1978-2008). In: The Institute of People’s Congress System, ed.,Thirty years of democracy development in China (1978-2008). Beijing: Hongqi Press.
14. Zhou, C. (2008).Historic development of inner-party democracy for the Communist Party of China.In: W.Wang, ed.,Recent thirty years of political civilization development in China (1978-2008). Beijing: China Social Science Press, pp.34-60.
15. Zhou, C. (2007).Socialistpoliticalcivilization: past, present and future.In: The Institute of People’s Congress System,ed.,Research report of construction of political civilization system in Beijing.Beijing:Tongxin Press.
16. Zhou, C. (2006). Difference between the People’s Congress (NPC) deputies and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) members.In: The Institute of National Administration, ed.,scientific outlook on development (Second Volume).
Research Area
Specific research interests:
➢ The political system of contemporary China;
➢ Comparative parliamentary politics;
➢ Gender policy change and evolution in China;
➢ Inter-cultural Chinese history, language and culture teaching, particularly, Confucianism for the modern China, Asian Countries and the world.
➢ The training and education system for members of parliaments;
Global governance and its challenges, as well as possible solutions for international conflicts and cooperation;
Certificates and Training
➢ BM SPSS 22 Statistics and its Role in the Social Science Research
(Beijing Union University, China)
➢ International Conference for Teaching Chinese Language and Culture
(The University of Nottingham, UK)
➢ Multi-cultural communication and teaching methods.
(The University of Cardiff, Wales, UK).
➢ Multi-cultural training for international teachers
(East China Normal University，Shanghai, China)
➢ English as a second language for business and professional training
(BFT, S.211480082).
➢ Membership and certificate of China Law Society Legislative Studies.
➢ Certificate of the national foreign language proficiency test - English test level 5 (WSK-PETS5).
➢ National foreign language high-level qualification certificate for professionals - (English comprehensive A).
➢ Certificate for teaching in Universities(No.20101100172005987).
➢ Beijing technology examination for teaching in universities, level 2 certificate(No.ETS009123100230).
➢ Pre-job training qualification certificate for teaching in Universities (No.06014966).
Social Work
Pro.Zhou has rich experience moreover in academic management. These include eight years of experience as an academic office manager from 2005 to 2013. She has liaised with funding bodies, stakeholders, and have constructed collaborative research projects in related fields to share information and expertise. These include many years of experience as office manager at the Institute of People’s Congress System; organizer in the training & education programs for some local people’s deputies (an annual event); and organizer of the China Political Conference specialized at political civilization construction. During the period of four years working in the UK since 2013 to 2017, she was also responsible for the coordination of many cultural events, for instance, the Chinese New Year celebration which becomes the largest Chinese cultural event for the local government and communities.