1. Big Picture
 China is a rising world power.
 Growth of Global IR and
Chinese Characteristic IRT.
 Gender difference and inequality
exist in today’s society and aca-
demic world.
Methodology
Gender
Education
Chinese IR scholars tend to
write more about Marxism
and Maoism.
Language
Age
Educational difference
Biological differencea
Chinese culture/political background
THREE BIG THEORIES
The Roy R. Charles Center for
Academic Excellence
Junrong Zhu
Global Pathway Program
Chinese
Background
Male and female differ in
paradigm, issue area, ci-
tation preference etc..
Educated abroad vs. in
China
China’s education
background
Show differences in
articles in different lan-
guages:
CJIP vs. WEB
Age differences
affects IR scholarship
in China
Gender Differences In Chinese IR Scholarship
Quantitative:
TRIP Global Pathway Data
TRIP Survey
Qualitative:
Case studies on Chinese special back-
ground in terms of culture, politics
and education.