Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
Email：tongzhch3@mail.sysu.edu.cn
Research Interests
Political Philosophy, History of Western Political thought, Normative Democratic Theory, Comparative Political Theory, Political Epistemology, International Relations Theory
Education
Department of Political Science, University of Toronto
Doctor of Philosophy， Major Field: Political Theory, Minor Field: International Relations
Hopkins Nanjing Center, Nanjing University
Master of Art
School of English Studies, Shanghai International Studies University
Bachelor of Art
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
Zhichao Tong, "Designing Confucian Democracy:A Semi-Parliamentarian Framework." American Journal of Political Science https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ajps.12941(SSCI, Top 2 Journal in the Field of Political Science).
Zhichao Tong, "Deliberative mini-publics as a Confucian Institution." Public Policy and Administration, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09520767241247989 (SSCI).
Zhichao Tong, "Well-Being, Harmony, and Deference: Towards a Confucian Case for Empowered Mini-Publics." Political Studies, https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00323217241245347 (SSCI).
Zhichao Tong, "The Epistemic Value of Democratic Meritocracy." Social Epistemology, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02691728.2024.2330465 (AHCI, SSCI).
Zhichao Tong, "Can Pragmatic Confucian Democracy Justify Electoral Representative Government?" Dao: A Journal of Comparative Philosophy , https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11712-023-09917-4 (AHCI)
Zhichao Tong, "State of Nature versus States as Firms: Reassessing the Waltzian Analogy of Structural Realism." International Relations, Online First https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00471178221140086(SSCI)
Zhichao Tong, "The virtues of truth: On democracy's epistemic value." Philosophy and Social Criticism 48.3 (2022): 416-436: https://doi.org/10.1177%2F01914537211017573. (A&HCI).
Zhichao Tong, “Political Realism and Epistemic Democracy: an International Perspective.” European Journal of Political Theory 19.2 (2020): 184-205 https://doi.org/10.1177/1474885118799454
Zhichao Tong, “The Law of Peoples as Inclusive International Justice.” Journal of International Political Theory 13.2 (2017): 181-195. https://doi.org/10.1177/1755088216687783
Zhichao Tong,“Rawlsian Property-Owning Democracy: an American Historical Interpretation.” American Political Thought 4.2(2015): 289-310. https://doi.org/10.1086/680392
Book Chapters
Ryan Balot and Zhichao Tong, “The Puzzle of Political Leadership in Tocqueville’s Democracy in America.” In Democratic Moments: Reading Democratic Texts, edited by Xavier Marquez, London: Bloomsbury Academic.
Translated Books
童志超、顾纯 《自由的忠诚》，北京：中央编译出版社，2017.
Doctoral Dissertation
The Imperative of Competition: Epistemic Democracy in the International Context
Oral Defense Committee：Ryan Balot (Chair), Andrew Sabl, Seva Gunitsky, Joseph Carens (Internal Reader), Helene Landemore (External Examiner, Yale University)
