Guanchi Zhang

I am an Assistant Professor of Law at Vermont Law and Graduate School. My research interest covers law, city, and political economy. I hold an interdisciplinary Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.) degree from Harvard Law School. Prior to this, I was awarded master’s and bachelor’s degrees in law and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Peking University, China.

I employ mixed methods to investigate how critical urban institutions produce growth and inequality in contemporary cities. My first research theme surveys land use and community power, and the second one investigates the law and political economy of city territory. The geographical focus of my research includes China, East Asia, and the U.S. My work has been published or forthcoming in journals including Political Geography, Washington University Global Studies Law Review, Law and Social Sciences, Public Law Study.

Along with Hou Li, Julia Harten, Nie Xuanyi, Saul Wilson, I was an organizer, and is still an active member, of the Harvard-MIT-UBC Urban China research group. You can join our mailing list here for the latest news of our events.