Professor Jason Zhao

Specifically, most of my research centers around three main streams. 

The first stream examines the relationship between new multilateral development banks (MDBs) by rising powers like China and the well-established ones by traditional powers and how that affects global governance and the global development landscape. This strand of my work has appeared in journals such as International Organization, Review of International Political Economy, and Journal of Chinese Political Science. 

The second stream investigates mainly INGOs and their interactions with various states, particularly their impact on global development,  drawing insights from management sciences. This strand of my work has appeared in journals such as Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, American Review of Public Administration, Public Administration, Nonprofit Management and Leadership, and Public Administration and Development. Together, the first two streams of my research synthesize a “top-down” of IGOs and a “bottom-up” of INGOs perspectives to answer urgent questions in the world of development.

The third stream of my research studies the management system of foreign aid and development finance using public administration and management theories and its impact on aid effectiveness and outcome, with a particular focus on emerging countries.  This strand of my work has appeared in outlets such as Public Administration and Development and Palgrave's book. 

In addition, I regularly conduct evidenced-based policy studies and impact evaluations by taking advantage of various data and empirical methods, with a particular focus on the Chinese context.