Zikun Yang

Zikun Yang is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow of the Columbia-Harvard China and the World Program at Columbia University. She studies how rising powers shape and are shaped by the international order, with a focus on China and global governance. Her book project, Navigating Multiple Audiences, theorizes the causes and strategies of China's inconsistent compliance with components of the Liberal International Order (LIO), such as climate change and forcible humanitarian actions. Her other research investigates the sources of China's techno-nationalism and its consequences for international orders in emerging technologies (e.g., nuclear powers and outer space governance). 

Her academic work has been published by European Journal of International Relations, Pacific Affairs, Religions, and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 

Zikun completed her PhD in Politics and International Studies from the University of Cambridge. She received a MPhil with merit in Politics and International Studies from the University of Cambridge, and a dual B.A. in International Relations and Law, History, and Culture (magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa) from the University of Southern California.