Jintao Zhu

Before the Doctorate

A selection of writing from before my doctorate, when my questions lived closer to philosophy, politics, and public affairs.

Essays

Political Animals in the Modern World: An Investigation of the National Animal Symbol
Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, 2023
Does Sensitivity Bias Lead Africans to Misreport their Level of Trust in Political Parties?
Afrobarometer Working Paper Series, 2021
Evaluation of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Understanding of Just Laws in “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
Studies in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, 3(1), 2021
Does Protest Turnout Affect Regulatory Policy? Anti-Nuclear Energy Protests during the 1970s and 1990s
Stanford Economic Review, 7, 2019
Environmental Impact of Renewable Energy: A Value Chain Approach
AIIB Blog, 2021
Think Exit Before Entry: How to Anticipate the Costs of Abandoning an Obsolete Policy
LSE Covid Blog, 2021
Review of the World Bank Pandemic Emergency Financing Facility with Reform Proposals
LSE Covid-19 Resource Centre, 2020

Talks & Media

BBC Global Questions, Invited Guest (2021)

Spoke on civil disobedience and sociopolitical dynamics to an international audience.

Independent Media Project, Host (2020)

Interviewed the former Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine on financial-sector reforms.