BICC Position
Research Fellow in Chinese International Political Economy    

Home Institution

University of Bristol

Contact Information

Centre for East Asian Studies, 8 Woodland Road, Bristol, BS8 1TN

Current Research

The rise of socio-economic relations across the Taiwan Straits and the impact of social movements (including immigration, women’s, economic, and student movements and lobby groups) on the policy-making process. How civic actors may utilise both public and private sector resources to not only press for policy change, but also act independently of the state; challenging government institutions through the development of informal support mechanisms.

Research interests

Economic cooperation and integration in East Asia

Social-economic networks and transnational actors in the domestic/foreign policy process/debate

Changing relationship between businesses and governments in Mainland China

Impact of economic development on state structures, institutions, and decision-making processes in Taiwan and Mainland China.

Teaching
Convenor and Instuctor: Understanding Contemporary China

Publications
"From Exclusive to Adaptive National Identity: Taiwan's Mainland Spouses' Immigration Policy," Berliner China-Hefte/China History and Society, Vol. 32, 2007 pp.140-159