Dr. Ziteng Fan is an associate professor at Institute for Global Public Policy, Fudan University. His research focuses on policy process of digital government, risk governance in digital society, collaborative governance in digital era. His work has been published in Public Management Review, Social Policy and Society, Information Technology & People, International Public Management Journal, Policy Studies and other prestigious Chinese peer-reviewed academic journals. He was the winner of 2020 American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) - Section on Chinese Public Administration (SCPA) Best PhD Student Paper Award. He serves as the editorial assistant for the journal Global Public Policy and Governance (JCR Q2). His research projects are funded by Nature Science Foundation of China and Ministry of Education of China.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Digital governance, Social impacts of emerging technologies applications, Governance innovations

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

• 2023.12-present, Associate Professor, Institute for Global Public Policy, Fudan University  

• 2020.8– 2023.11, Assistant Professor, Institute for Global Public Policy, Fudan University  

• 2018.8– 2019.8, Visiting Fellow, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University  

• 2016.6– 2016.7, Visiting Fellow, School of Business, University of Sydney

EDUCATION EXPERIENCES

• 2015-2020, Ph.D. in Public Administration, Tsinghua University

• 2012-2015, B.A. in Economics (Second Major), Tsinghua University

• 2011-2015, B.A. in Chinese Language and Literatures, Tsinghua University

Academic papers

In English

• Fan, Z.Ma, L.* (2024). E-Government, Anticorruption and Citizens’ Use of Personal Connections: Evidence from Chinese Municipalities, Journal of Chinese Governance, (SSCI, FMS C)

• Fan, Z.(2024). One Issue, Two Interpretations: Unpacking the Role of Issue Definition in E-government Implementation. Public Management Review, 1-24. doi: 10.1080/14719037.2024.2339956 (SSCI, AJG 4, FMS A)

• Wang, X. &Fan, Z.* (2024). Understanding Interlocal Collaboration for Service Delivery for Migrant Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Guangdong, China. Public Management Review, 26(4): 863-883. (SSCI, AJG 4, FMS A)

• Fan, Z., Christensen, T. & Ma, L.*. (2023). Policy Attention and the Adoption of Public Sector Innovation. Public Management Review, 25(10): 1815-1834. (SSCI, AJG 4, FMS A)

•   Meng, Q. & Fan, Z.* (2022). Punctuations and Diversity: Exploring Dynamics of Attention Allocation in China’s E-government Agenda. Policy Studies, 43(3): 502-521. (SSCI, AJG 2, FMS C)

• Fan, Z., Ning, J., & He, A*. (2022). How Does Automation Risk Shape Social Policy Preference? Employment Insecurity and Policy Feedback Effect in China. Social Policy and Society, 1-19. doi:10.1017/S1474746422000513 (SSCI)

• Fan, Z. & Zhang, N*. (2022). Disconnected Citizens in the Social Media Age: Unpacking the Effects of Digital Exclusion on Satisfaction with Democracy in Europe. Information Technology &; People, 35(5): 1652-1673. (SSCI, AJG 3, FMS B)

• Fan, Z.*, Meng, Q., & Wei, N. (2020). Fiscal Slack or Environmental Pressures: Which Matters More for Technological Innovation Assimilation? A Configurational Approach, International Public Management Journal, 23(3): 380-404. (SSCI, AJG 3, FMS B) (2020 ASPA-SCPA Best PhD Student Award)

In Chinese

• Fan, Z., & Wang, X*. (2022). The Inter-local Collaboration Logic of Delivering Government Services on a Cross-city Basis: Evidence from Guangdong, Chinese Public Administration (中国行政管理), 12: 15-25.

• Ning J., & Fan, Z.* (2022). Technological Change and Demographic Transition: The Effect of Automation Replacement on Workers’ Willingness to Have a Second Child, Comparative Economic & Social Systems (经济社会体制比较), 5: 128-141.

• Yi, L., & Fan, Z.* (2022). Policy Attention Identification Preference and Policy Adoption under the Multilevel Governance System: Evidence from the Construction of Provincial 'Internet + Government Service' Platform, Journal of Public Management (公共管理学报), 1: 40-51.

• Fan, Z., Ning, J. & Wei, N.* (2021). Social Media Users’ Acceptance of Algorithmic Content Recommendations, E-GOVERNMENT (电子政务), 10: 113-124.

• Fan, Z., & Ning,J. 2021. Technological Change and Welfare Attitude: How Automation Replacement Affects Individuals’ Eldercare Preferences. Sociological Studies (社会学研究), 1: 160-179.

• Fan, Z., 2021. Issue Definition of Digital Government: Dynamic Features and Driving Forces —— Evidence from Big Data Analysis of Provincial Party Newspapers. Chinese Public Administration(中国行政管理), 1: 42-51.

• Bao,J., Fan,Z., (Corresponding Author) & Jia,K. 2020. Exploring the Characteristics of Digital Governance: Definitions and Framework. E-GOVERNMENT(电子政务), 11: 2-13.

• Tan,H., Fan,Z., (Corresponding Author) & Du,Y. 2019. Technological Management Capacity, Attention Allocation and the Performance of Government Website: A Configurational Approach. Management World(管理世界), 9: 81-94.

• Chen,S., & Fan,Z. 2019. Digital Platform Regulation Research: Theory, Development and Policy Innovation. Chinese Public Administration(中国行政管理), 6: 30-35.

• Wei,N., Fan,Z., (Corresponding Author) & Meng,Q. 2019. The Evolution and Dynamics of the Networks of Online Information Service Governance Institutions in China. Journal of Public Management(公共管理学报), 16(2): 91-104.

• Fan,Z., Meng,Q., Wei,N., & Hongshuai Wang, 2019. Efficiency, Legitimacy, and Technology Implementation in Government: An Integrative Multi-Method Research on Municipal Government Websites in China. Journal of Public Administration(公共行政评论), 11(5): 29-51.

• Fan, Z. (2018). How to improve the performance of E-government at the demand side (Book review Electronic Governance and Cross-Boundary Collaboration: Innovations and Advancing Tools)，Digital Governance (数字治理评论), 00: 148-159.

• Fan, Z. & Tan,H. 2019. Big Data Development Strategies of Chinese Local Governments based on Documents Quantitative Methods: Compatibility of Policy Goals and Policy Tools. Chinese Public Administration(数字治理评论), 12: 46-53.

Books

• Fan, Z. Issue Bundling: Exploring the Mechanisms of Policy Attention Allocation in Digital Government Agendas (《议题捆绑🥋：数字政府建设中的注意力分配机制研究》), Beijing: Tsinghua University Press (in Chinese).

Academic services

Research Fellow    LSE-Fudan Research Centre for Global Public Policy

Editorial Assistant    Global Public Policy and Governance  




Serving as a reviewer for the following peer-reviewed academic journals:

Public Administration Review, Public Management Review, World Development, Policy Studies Journal, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Social Policy and Society, Democratization, Journal of Public Policy, Public Performance and Management Review, Journal of Asian Public Policy, Journal of Chinese Political Science, Policy Studies, International Journal of Public Administration, Global Public Policy and Governance

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