Anna Zhang studies how states use internal migration as a strategy to contain ethnic insurgency. She is interested in the interplay of international and domestic politics and how that affects ethnic policies. Her research draws on archival data, ethnographic fieldwork, and interviews from China.

Anna Zhang
Assistant Professor of Political Science and Global Studies
In July 2023, Anna will be joining the Department of Political Science.
In July 2023, Anna will be joining the Department of Political Science.
PHD, Stanford University
research interests:
- Ethnic identity, conflict, migration, Xinjiang, China, formal theory
contact info:
- Phone: 314-935-5810
mailing address:
- Washington University
- MSC 1063-228-207
- One Brookings Drive
- St. Louis, MO 63130-4899
