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Hongyan Gu |
| Postgraduate degree you are enrolled for |
PhD (Government and International Relations) |
| Supervisor |
Dr. Lily Zubaidah Rahim |
| When started |
July 2006 |
| Full time or part time |
Full time |
| Profile of yourself |
Hongyan holds a Bachelor's degree in economics and Japanese studies from Shanghai International Studies University. Prior to her postgraduate studies, Hongyan worked as a business analyst with PricewaterhouseCoopers and Deloitte at their Shanghai branch offices. During 2007-2008, Hongyan spent an academic year conducting field research under the auspices of the Japan Foundation Doctoral Fellowship. She was affiliated with the Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University. Besides interviews, Hongyan attended many seminars, symposiums and ecological field studies in Japan and China. Hongyan's research interests include comparative environmental policy and governance, state-society relations and development & environment studies, with a geographical focus on East Asia. |
| Thesis topic or title |
Ecological nationalism in China and Japan: continuity and change of state-nature relations |
| Information about your thesis |
This study explores the simultaneous production of environmental knowledge and social order in the process of modern state-building in China and Japan. It aims to highlight the complex interplay between universalism and particularism in the national and regional mediation of global ideas of modernity and sustainable development. The empirical work examines contentious environmental projects and policies through an "outside-in" approach. It places an emphasis on the interactions of the external and internal forces in shaping the relations of power and authority in the East Asian context. The study of knowledge-making practices not only helps shed light on the key drivers that have given rise to current ecological problems, but also helps to understand how East Asian societies are grappling with the challenges of sustainable development. |
