Ze Han

Welcome! I’m a Data Scientist at the World Bank.

I received my Ph.D. in Politics from Princeton University, where I was affiliated with the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance. My advisors were Helen Milner (chair), James Vreeland, and Rory Truex.

I specialize in International Political Economy and study how globalization shapes domestic politics across time and place.

Before Princeton, I earned a B.A. in International Politics from the University of International Relations and a double M.A. in Diplomacy and Public Policy through the Campus Asia Program at Peking University and the University of Tokyo, both with highest honors.

Publications

1. Han, Ze, Rory Truex, and Naijia Liu, 2025. Measuring Political Attitudes with Word Association. Public Opinion Quarterly, 89(4), pp.965-997.
2. Han, Ze. Fortune or Fear? State Legislators’ Responses to Chinese Ownership of U.S. Agricultural Land. International Studies Quarterly, Forthcoming.
3. Han, Ze, and Helen Milner. The First Wave of Globalization and Electoral Populism in the United States. British Journal of Political Science, Forthcoming.

Working Papers

1. Han, Ze, Helen Milner, and Kris Mitchener. The Deep Roots of American Populism (Revise and Resubmit, Journal of Economic History).
2. Han, Ze. Exporting Minerals, Importing Populism? The Electoral Consequences of Australia's Mineral Boom to China (Under Review).
3. Han, Ze, and Naijia Liu. Measuring Ideological Variations in Large Language Models.