Yuhan Xiao

Research

Title of Research:

The internal dynamics of Chinese politics: a case study on the developments in the railway industry in the last 30 years

Brief overview of research topic:

This thesis aims to research how the Chinese railway has (outside of its role as a transportation method) played a role in Chinese society, exploring the political, economic and social aspects of its development. The overriding question of my thesis is: What explains the rapid development of China's railway industry in the past 20 years？ The ancillary question is: which political factors drive railway development?

The thesis draws upon relevant literature including scholarship around nation-building, the variance of capitalism(VoC), Asian developmental state(DS), Chinese political economy and so on.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

BSc Economics, Politics and International Relations (Royal Holloway, University of London)

MA International Political Economy (University of Warwick)

Teaching Experience

Seminar- Introduction to International Politics - POL00003C

Publications

Ongoing book chapter with Dr Jeremy Moulton on climate action and wider environmental politics, primarily in the European Union and China. This work has touched on multi-level governance, renewables policy, urban studies, and the study of political myth.