Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand 
why the old poets of China went so far
and high 
into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

Assistant Professor

Doctor of Philosophy, Institute of China and Asia-Pacific Studies, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan
Room 204, Hall of Wisdom
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Biopolitics • Cultural Symbolism and Identity • Regionalism • International Norms and Development • Agriculture

▼ JOURNAL ARTICLES

 

Journal Articles

 2022. “China's Landmass and Maritime Relations on the Edges: The Implications of Russia-Ukraine Conflict on the Cases of Kazakhstan and the Philippines.” Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations 8 (3): 637-69. (Co-authored with Hugo Tierny). 

2018. “Symbolic Production of Coffee-drinking: Genealogy, Problematization and the Case of Cordillera Coffee.” Jurnal Transformasi Global 5 (2): 40-67.  

2018. “Biopolitics of Knowledgeable Neglect: The Case of Famine in Kazakhstan in 1931-1933.” Jurnal Hubungan Internasional 7 (2) 2018, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta, Indonesia. 

2017. “The Rights of the Wronged: Norms of Nuclearism, the Polygon and the Making of Wastelife.” Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations 3 (1): 285-330.

2015. “‘Kazakhstani’ Identity, Eurasian Regionalism and Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Biopolitics of Forced Migration, Modernity and Multilateralism.” Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations 1 (2): 247-302. 

▼ BOOK CHAPTERS AND REVIEWS

 

Book Chapters

 2004.From Rio To Johannesburg: Comparing Sustainable Development in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and The Kyrgyz Republic.” In The Tracks of Tamerlane: Central Asia’s Path to the 21st Century, edited by Col. D. Burghart and Dr. T. Sabonis-Helf. Washington DC: Center for Technology and National Security Policy, US National Defense University. (Co-authored with Alma Raissova)

 2020. “The Case of Agrarian Reforms in the Philippine-USA Relations: A Biopolitical Perspective.” In International Studies in the Philippines: Mapping New Frontiers in Theory and Practice, edited by Frances Antoinette Cruz and Nassef Manabilang Adiong . Singapore: Routledge.  

 

Book Reviews 

2016.  "Review of Enduring Rivalries in the Asia-Pacific by Steve Chan." Asian Studies 52 (1): 151-4. 

2013. “Review of Central Asia and the Rise of Normative Powers: Contextualizing the Security Governance of the European Union, China, and India by Emilian Kavalski.” Asian Politics and Policy 5 (3): 475-78. 

2014. “Review of High-level Political Appointments in the Philippines: Patronage, Emotion and Democracy by Rupert Hodder.” Philippine Political Science Journal 35 (1): 121-4. 

 

▼ EDUCATION AND COURSES TAUGHT

Education and Research

    • Doctor of Philosophy, Institute of China and Asia-Pacific Studies, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2020
    • MA in International Development, International University of Japan, 2002
    • Diploma in English Language (BA equivalent), Kazakh State University of International Relations and Foreign Languages, 1999

Courses Taught

    • AS 212: Regionalism and Community Building in Asia
    • AS 255.1: Social and Economic Development in Southeast Asia
    • AS 298: Special Topics in Asian Studies
    • PS 221: Philippine Political Transformation and Governance from a Comparative Perspective

▼ POLICY BRIEFS AND REPORTS

Policy Briefs

2024. “Local Efforts for Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilient Forest Livelihoods in the Mountain Watersheds of the Philippines – Policy Brief.” UN FAO. (Co-authored with Amador Peleo). https://doi.org/10.4060/cd1259en

Reports 

2008. Initial Environmental Examination Report for the KAZ: Proposed Multi-tranche Financing Facility for the CAREC Transport Corridor I ( Zhambyl Oblast Section), Investment Program. Asian Development Bank, TA No. 7071-KAZ. Kazakhstan: Ministry of Transport and Communication, Government of Kazakhstan. 

2003. “Kazakhstan: Country Environmental Analysis (CEA), RETA 6095: Integrating Environmental Concerns.” Government Policies, Plans and Programs. Manila: Asian Development Bank. (Co-authored with Ivan Ruzicka)

1999. Prevention of Climate Change: The Moving from Debate to Practical Steps. Almaty, Kazakhstan. (Co-authored with Alma Raissova)

 

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