Zheng Weiwei holds a PhD in Political Science from Renmin University of China. He previously taught in the Department of Political Science at East China Normal University and served as an associated professor  at Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. He is currently a tenured professor at the Southern University of Science and Technology. He has been a visiting scholar at the Department of History, Harvard University, and at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has published over 50 articles in journals such as Journal of Political Science Research, Modern Chinese History Studies, Studies on the History of the Chinese Communist Party, and Historical Review, and has led three projects funded by the National Social Science Fund and five projects funded by the Shanghai Philosophy and Social Science Fund.

Research Area

History of the Chinese Communist Party   

Government and Politics of Contemporary China   

Political Theory   

History of Western Political Thought

Teaching 

Principles of Political Science   

History of Western Political Thought

Publications

Zheng Weiwei. “The Central Leadership Mechanism in the 'Three Antis' and 'Five Antis' Movements.” Studies on the History of the Chinese Communist Party, 2023, no. 5. Reprinted in full in Modern Chinese History (Renmin University ), 2024, no. 2. Awarded the Second Prize of the 17th Shanghai Philosophy and Social Science Excellent Achievement Award. 

Zheng Weiwei . “From Routine Governance to Crisis Governance: An Evidentiary Analysis of the Decision-Making Process of the 'Three Antis' Campaign.” Historical Review, 2024, no. 5. Reprinted in full in Modern Chinese History (Renmin University ), 2025, no. 2. 

Zheng Weiwei. “From Organizational Structure to Micro-Level Action: Party-Mass Organizations and Social Integration in the 1950s.” Open Times, 2018, no. 5. Reprinted in full in Modern Chinese History (Renmin University ), 2018, no. 12. 

Zheng Weiwei. “The Dilemma of Dual Agency: The Federation of Industry and Commerce in Shanghai's 'Four Antis' Movement.” Modern Chinese History Studies, 2015, no. 6. 

Zheng Weiwei. “News Propaganda and Political Mobilization: An Examination Centered on Shanghai's 'Four Antis' Movement.” Studies on the History of the Chinese Communist Party, 2014, no. 6. Reprinted in full in Modern Chinese History (Renmin University ), 2014, no. 12. 

Books

Zheng Weiwei. A Study of Richard Rorty's Political Thoughts. Beijing: China Social Sciences Press, 2015. 

Zheng Weiwei. Republican Politics in Contemporary China. Tianjin: Nankai University Press, 2026.