Zhou Jinyan, Associate Professor at SAGGAS, Master’s Supervisor at Shanghai Academy of Global Governance and Area Studies, Shanghai International Studies University.
She has done extensive field-based research on international development cooperation and Africa-China relations in many African countries, especially in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Angola. Her earlier work centered on the comparative political economy of foreign aid, particularly its impact on African economic and political development. She is also deeply engaged in exploring African agency and autonomy. Her current work examines China-African cooperation on mineral resourcesand the ESG performance of Chinese mining companies.
Her scholarly contributions include publications in core Chinese journals，along with two monographs International Development Cooperation and Africa’s Development Path Exploration (2024) and China-Europe-Africa Trilateral Cooperation: A Feasibility Study (2019).
She has held visiting positions in German Development Institute (2016) and SOAS, University of London (2024). She is a Council Member of the Chinese Association of African Studies and a fellow of the UK-China Humanities Alliance for Higher Education (UKCHA). She is also an alumna of the Managing Global Governance (MGG) program at the German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS), and of the German Federal Foreign Office’s Diplomacy by Networking program.
Short CV
Jan. 2025-Present Associate Professor, Shanghai Academy of Global Governance and Area Studies, Shanghai International Studies University
Apr. 2021-Dec. 2024 Assistant Professor, Shanghai Academy of Global Governance and Area Studies, Shanghai International Studies University
Jul. 2015-Mar. 2021 Assistant Research Professor, Institute of West-Asian and African Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
2006-2012 Political Analyst, Delegation of the European Union to China and Heinrich Böll Foundation Beijing Office
Education
2012-2015 Ph.D. in Law (International Relations), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
2004-2005 M.A. in Peace and Security Studies, Hamburg University
2000-2004 Bachelor of Law (Public Administration), Tongji University
Current Research
Chinese investment in Africa’s critical minerals sector and ESG performance
Comparative political economy of International Development Cooperation
Major powers’ engagement with Africa and trilateral development cooperation
Agency and Autonomy of African States in Development
Countries and Regions
Africa
Europe
