Zhichao Li
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Zhichao Li Professor
E-mail: lizhichao@sjtu.edu.cn
Research Areas: Urban Risk Governance, Emergency Response and Decision-Making, Social Networks and Institutional Change
Contact Information：Xinjiang Building, Xuhui Campus, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 1954 Huashan Road, Shanghai 200030, China |
Personal Profile:
Li Zhichao graduated from the Department of Sociology, Tsinghua University. He is currently a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at the School of International and Public Affairs, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. He was a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University (2015–2016). He was selected as a Shuguang Scholar of Shanghai.
He has served as Principal Investigator for projects including a Major Special Project of the National Social Science Fund of China and a General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has published more than 60 papers in journals including Management World, Journal of Public Management, Chinese Public Administration, Journal of Public Management Review, Journal of Public Administration Review, Public Management and Policy Review, Public Management Review, Risk Analysis, and Safety Science. He holds 2 computer software copyrights and has published 2 academic monographs.
Teaching Experience:
Policy Evaluation and Causal Inference; Digital Governance and Big Data Analytics; Social Network Analysis; Emergency Management; Introduction to Classics in Public Management; The Sociological Imagination: The World through the Lens of Film, etc.
Scientific Research:
Selected Publications
(Updated January 2026)
Public Safety and Urban Governance
Li Zhichao, Yu Xiang, Hu Zhiping. From “Mending the Pen after the Sheep Are Lost” to “Preventive Preparedness”: Performance Crowding-Out, Whole-Process Safety Regulation, and Work Safety Governance Performance [J]. Chinese Public Administration, 2023, (04): 146–154.
Li Zhichao. Multiple Logics of Policy Pilot Diffusion: An Analysis Based on China’s Smart City Pilots [J]. Journal of Public Management, 2019, 16(03): 145–156.
Li Zhichao, Sun Zhongwei, Fang Zhenping. Policy Fairness, Social Networks, and Trust in Grassroots Governments after Disasters: An Analysis Based on Three-Year Tracking Survey Data from the Wenchuan Disaster Area [J]. Journal of Public Management, 2015, 12(04): 47–57. (Reprinted in Social Sciences Digest, Issue 3, 2016)
Li Zhichao. From Emergencies to Systemic Risks: The Formation and Governance of Urban Cascading Disasters [J]. Administrative Tribune, 2022(06): 94–102.
Li Zhichao. Characteristics and Governance Strategies of Systemic Risks in Megacities [J]. National Governance, 2023, (08): 61–65.
Li Zhichao, Zhang Yingxin. How Do Government Data Governance Agencies Enhance Urban Resilience? An Empirical Analysis Based on Organizational Formation and Affiliation [J]. Journal of Guangzhou University (Social Science Edition), 2023, (06): 61–77.
Li Zhichao, Liu Shaodan. Discursive Practices of Smart Cities in China: An Analysis Based on Policy Discourse Networks [J]. Journal of South China Normal University (Social Sciences Edition), 2022(04): 45–58.
Li Zhichao, Yu Xiang. Governing through Intelligence: Policy Changes and Paradigm Shifts in Urban Management in China [J]. Studies on Public Governance, 2022, 34(03): 22–31.
Li Zhichao, Shao Tianqu. How Can Community Development Be Sustained? An Analysis Based on Community Social Networks [J]. Fudan Urban Governance Review, 2019(00): 63–92.
Liu Bojia, Li Zhichao* (Corresponding Author). How Does Local Government Attention Allocation Affect Urban Resilience Governance? An Empirical Study Based on China’s Three Major Urban Agglomerations [J]. Journal of Shanghai Administration Institute, 2024, 25(05): 57–69.
Li Zhichao, Li Lujia. Types and Evolution of Public Risk Perception of Artificial Intelligence: A Global Perspective [J]. Journal of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (Social Sciences Edition), 2024(6): 21–33.
Huang J, Li L & Li Z*. (2025). Integrated Flood Risk Early Warning for Adaptive Emergency Management: The IFloPhy Framework Coupling Machine Learning and Physical Models. Risk Analysis, 45(12), 4672–4690. (Corresponding Author)
Li Z, Li LJ & Huang J. (2025). The Effectiveness of a Resilience Support Policy for Emergency Responders. Safety Science, doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2025.107044
Huang J, Li Z*, & Li L. (2025). Unraveling the Impact of Autonomous Driving Threat Perception on Risky Driving. Transportation Research Part F: Psychology and Behaviour, 114, 308–319. (Corresponding Author)
Yang, F., Huang, X., & Li, Z*. (2022). Gender, Situational Visibility, and Discretionary Decision-Making of Regulatory Street-Level Bureaucrats under Pandemic Emergency: An Experimental Study in China. Public Management Review, 24(8), 1312–1329. (Corresponding Author)
Yang, F., Li, Z*., & Huang, X. (2021). Frontline Information Disclosure and Street-Level Bureaucrats’ Willingness to Follow the Rules: Evidence from Local Regulatory Agencies in China. International Public Management Journal, 24(6), 831–845. (Corresponding Author)
Li Z, Liu L, Liu S. The Dynamics of Interorganizational Collaboration in Disaster Management: A Network Study Based on Flood Disaster in China. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2023(14): 979–994.
Public Policy and Intergovernmental Cooperation
Li Zhichao, Liu Peng, Han Xiao, Gan Tian. Generative Artificial Intelligence and the Methodology of Social Sciences [J]. Public Management and Policy Review, 2026(1): 119–134.
Li Zhichao, Yu Xiang. Why Do Bureaucratic Organizations “Escalate” and How Do They “Pass on the Escalation”? The Behavioral Logic of Layer-by-Layer Policy Intensification in Bureaucratic Organizations [J]. Public Management Review, 2025(2): 5–26.
Zhou Jian, Zhang Yingxin, Li Zhichao* (Corresponding Author). Agenda-Driven and Action-Empowered: Government Issue Attention and Official Characteristics in Government Innovation Diffusion [J]. Journal of Public Administration Review, 2025(05): 19–41.
Zhang Yingxin, Liu Dingxiang, Li Zhichao* (Corresponding Author). Information Incentives and Community Nudging: How Does Internet Use Promote Political Participation? [J]. Public Management Review, 2024(3): 172–197.
Li Zhichao, Lu Wanchun. Differences in the Implementation of Household Waste Classification Policies: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis from the Perspective of Attention [J]. Comparative Economic & Social Systems, 2020, 5: 132–141.
Li Zhichao, Li Yilin. Horizontal Cooperation and Vertical Intervention: How Does Intergovernmental Cooperation Affect Environmental Governance? A Comparative Study Based on Three Urban Agglomerations [J]. Public Management and Policy Review, 2022(06): 35–47.
Li Zhichao, Liu Shaodan, Yang Fan. Environmental Protection Inspections, Government–Business Relations, and Air Pollution Governance Performance: A Quasi-Experimental Study Based on Central Environmental Protection Inspections [J]. Public Management Review, 2021(4): 6–31.
Li Zhichao et al. The Working Group Model in National Governance: An Analysis Based on Relevant Reports in People’s Daily (1978–2016) [J]. Journal of Public Administration Review, 2018, 11(04): 54–77.
Li Zhichao, Yu Xiang. Changes in China’s Cross-Boundary Environmental Protection Policies: A Quantitative Analysis Based on Relevant Policy Texts (1982–2020) [J]. Journal of Shanghai Administration Institute, 2021, 22(06): 15–26.
Li Zhichao. Changes in Government Policy Attention: Hierarchies, Issues, and Evolution—An Analysis Based on Government Work Reports at Multiple Levels (2003–2023) [J]. Administrative Tribune, 2024(06): 82–92.
Li Zhichao, Yu Xiang. Why Do Grassroots Governments “Start from Scratch” in Organizational Structure? The “Work-Line” of T Town Government as an Example [J]. Journal of Guangxi Normal University (Philosophy and Social Sciences Edition), 2025, 61(03): 39–50.
Li Zhichao, Tan Xihan. Can Intergovernmental Cooperation Narrow the Urban Economic Growth Gap? A Comparative Analysis Based on China’s Three Major Urban Agglomerations [J]. Journal of Gansu Administration Institute, 2021(02): 52–60.
Li Zhichao, Yan Haibing. Policy Participation of Countries along the Belt and Road: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of 61 Countries [J]. International Forum, 2020, 5: 3–24.
Li Zhichao, Liu Bojia. Official Incentives, Intergovernmental Cooperation, and Environmental Governance Performance in Urban Agglomerations: An Empirical Analysis Based on Three Major Urban Agglomerations [J]. Journal of Shanghai Administration Institute, 2023, 24(03): 69–84.
Li Zhichao, Liu Xia. Can Government Innovation Lead to Official Promotion? An Empirical Analysis Based on the “China Local Government Innovation Award” (2001–2015) [J]. Journal of Gansu Administration Institute, 2019(04): 25–33.
Li, Z., Li, L., & Huang, J. (2026). Exploiting the Benevolent Machine: Psychological Antecedents of Human Drivers' Strategic Exploitation Intentions toward Autonomous Vehicles in Mixed Traffic. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 120, 103616.
Li, Z., Lyu, M., Li, L., & Huang, J. (2026). The Complex Influence of Scientific Literacy on the Perception of AI Risks: Nonlinear Relationship, Moderating Factors, and Mechanisms. Information, Communication & Society, 29(8), 2391–2411.
Li Z, Lyu M, Huang J. Public Risk Perception, Institutional AI Adoption, and Diagnostic Safety: An Exploratory Cross-Level Analysis Using a Tracer Condition Approach. Digital Health. 2026;12. doi:10.1177/20552076261425375.
Li Z, Liu B, Wei Y. Impact of Official Assessment and Political Connections on Corporate Environmental Information Disclosure: Evidence from State-Owned Enterprises in China’s Heavy-Polluting Industries. Environment, Development and Sustainability. 2024(26): 14351–14368.
Li Zhichao, Luo Jiade. Social Behavior and Relational Network Characteristics of Chinese People: A Social Network Perspective [J]. Social Science Front, 2012(01): 159–164.
Luo Jiade, Li Zhichao. A Preliminary Study of the Trust Mechanism of Self-Organized Governance in Rural Communities: A Case Study of a Villagers’ Economic Cooperative Organization [J]. Management World, 2012(10): 83–93.
Recent Principal Investigator Projects
● Major Special Project of the National Social Science Fund of China: Policy Research on Enhancing the Intrinsic Safety Level of Critical Infrastructure (26ZDA124)
● General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Research on Urban Collaborative Governance Networks for Cascading Disasters: Structure, Performance, and Optimization (72374132), 2024/01–2027/12
● General Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China: Research on Multi-Actor Collaboration, Governance Networks, and Evolutionary Mechanisms in Smart City Development (71974057), 2020/01–2023/12
● Shanghai Soft Science Research Project: Research on Institutional Adaptation and Policy Coordination of Generative AI in Compound Disaster Governance in Megacities (25692107500), 2025/5–2026/4
● Shanghai Soft Science Research Project: Research on Technology Foresight and Identification of Major Risk Sources for the Development of Resilient and Safe Cities (24692113900), 2024/6–2025/5
● Shanghai Municipal Emergency Management Bureau Project: Evaluation of the Full-Chain Governance of Safety Hazards Associated with Electric Bicycles in Shanghai (250138), 2025/10–2026/01
● Shanghai Municipal Emergency Management Bureau Project: Research on the Integrated Mechanism of Industry Management and Professional Regulation in Work Safety (2040067), 2024/05–2024/11
● Key Project of the Shanghai Soft Science Program: Research on the Distribution, Interconnections, and Cooperation Networks of Key Innovation Factors in Shanghai (21692107600), 2021/5–2022/4
● Shanghai Social Science Planning Project: Research on Cross-Regional Collaborative Governance Mechanisms for Air Pollution Driven by Big Data (2018BGL008), 2018/11–2022/7
● Sub-project of a Major Project of the National Social Science Fund: Application Solutions for Compound Risk Governance toward Resilient Cities (Overall Project: Research on Urban Compound Risks and Their Governance Based on Large-Scale Survey Data; Chief Expert: Yi Chengzhi), 2023/12–2027/12
Awards and Honors
● Shuguang Scholar of Shanghai
● Outstanding Graduate Advisor of Shanghai (2021, 2023, 2024)
● Second Prize for Outstanding Paper, 2020 Annual Conference of the Chinese Public Administration Society
● Outstanding Award, Faculty Advisor, 3rd China Graduate Public Administration Case Competition
● Best Paper Award, 11th International Conference on Public Administration
● First Prize for Outstanding Paper, Annual Conference of the Chinese Sociological Association (Yinchuan)
Other
Selected Media Articles
Li Zhichao. Building Safer and More Resilient Cities [N]. Guangming Daily, 2025-05-15.
Li Zhichao, Wu Kairong. Practical Challenges and Breakthrough Paths for AI-Enabled Emergency Management [N]. China Emergency Management News, 2025-05-07.
Li Zhichao. Innovating Work Methods to Address Challenges in Grassroots Emergency Management [N]. Social Sciences Weekly, 2025-02-13.
Li Zhichao, Wu Kairong. How to Break the “Silo Effect” in Safety Supervision of New Business Forms and Emerging Fields [N]. China Emergency Management News, 2024-10-21.
Li Zhichao. New Business Forms and Emerging Fields Call for New Measures in Work Safety Management [N]. China Social Sciences News, 2024-10-11.
Li Zhichao. Promoting the Development of Emergency Management as a Discipline through the Development of “New Liberal Arts” [N]. China Social Sciences News, 2023-03-22.
Li Zhichao. Addressing the Problem of “Extreme Commuting” in Cities through Both Symptoms and Root Causes [N]. Social Sciences Weekly, 2023-03-20.
Li Zhichao. Enhancing Urban Governance Capacity through Digital Twin Technology [N]. Social Sciences Weekly, 2021-11-18.