CURRICULUM VITAE
LU Yang
Address: Mingzhai 313, Department of International Relations, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
Email: luyang313@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn, luyang313@gmail.com
Research Fields / Interests
India-China relations, Indian foreign policy, China’s relations with South Asia, South Asian security and regional cooperation, Ethno-national movements in South Asia
Education
2014, Awarded Dr. rer. pol. (Heidelberg University, Germany),
Dissertation topic: Dynamics of National Interest and National Identity: A Constructivist Approach to the India-China Relations, Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Subrata K. Mitra (Rochester, USA)
2001-2006, Magister Artium (M.A.) in Political Science South Asia & Cultural Anthropology, Heidelberg University
1999-2001, German courses in Tongji University (Shanghai) and Heidelberg University
1994-1998, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Music Education, Xiamen University
Professional Experiences
Present, Post-doctoral fellow, Department of International Relations, Tsinghua University; Associate member, South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University
2014-2015, Lecturer, Department of Political Science, South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University
2013, Visiting fellow, Centre for East Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
2011-2014, Senior research assistant, Department of Political Science, South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University
2010, Counseling assistant for international students of the German Academy Exchange Service (DAAD), Graduate Academy, Heidelberg University
2007, Internship, German-American Institute, Heidelberg
2003-2005, Librarian, Library of South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University
2003, Internship, Equal Opportunities Office, Heidelberg University
2001-2003, Research assistant, Institute of Computer Science, Heidelberg University
Conference Papers and Invited Talks
2016.07, China’s Role in Afghanistan, A Multi-level and Multi-lateral Approach as the Key to Stability and Development, International Political Science Association (IPSA) 24th World Congress of Political Science, Pozan, Poland
2016.07, 《巴基斯坦地方民族主义运动与国家治理》(Ethno-national movements and state governance in Pakistan), 2016年政治学与国际关系学术共同体年会
2015.12,《中国和南盟的非传统安全合作》(Non-traditional Security in China-SAARC Cooperation),跨越喜马拉雅的合作——第五届中国-南亚文化论坛,四川大学南亚研究所
2015.04, Ontological Security and India-China Relations: From Border War to ‘News War’, 4th Interdisciplinary Symposium for Emerging Scholars on India China Studies, India-China Institute, The New School, New York
2015.02, The Two-Track Response of the Indian State to the Ethno-national Movement: The Case of Telangana, 56th International Studies Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA
2014.09, Extra-Regional Power: China’s Role in South Asian Regional Cooperation, European Consortium for Political Research, General Conference 2014, University of Glasgow
2014.07, Rising India in the Eyes of the Others: the Case of China, 23rd European Conference on South Asian Studies, University of Zurich
2014.04, From the Conflict- to the Post-conflict Stage: India-China Border Dispute and the ‘News War’, 28th BASAS (British Association for South Asian Studies) Annual Conference, University of London
2013.08, Dynamics of National Interest and National Identity: A Constructivist Approach to the India-China Relations (2003-2012), Jawaharlal Nehru University & Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhi, India
2010.07, Current Dynamics in the Sino-Indian Relations and Implications for South Asian Security, 21st European Conference on South Asian Studies, University of Bonn
Publications
Book:
China-India Relations in the Contemporary World: Dynamics of National Interest and Identity, London and New York: Routledge, 2016.
Articles:
“Looking beyond the Border: The Sino-Indian Border Dispute and Sino-Indian Relations,” in Jivanta Sch?ttli and Siegfried O. Wolf (eds.) 2010, Heidelberg Series in South Asian Studies - Volume I: State and Foreign Policy in South Asia, New Delhi: Samskriti
“Ontological Security and India-China Relations: From Border War to ‘News War’," Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS), National University of Singapore, ISAS working paper, No. 227, 2016
Comments:
“Small Steps That matter,” The Indian Express, September 22, 2014
《中国和地区论坛如何帮助阿富汗实现重建》,清华卡耐基全球政策中心, 2015
《尼泊尔如何在中印间找平衡》,澎湃新闻,2016年3月28号,
《投资斯里兰卡的政治风险》,澎湃新闻,2016年4月13号
《中巴经济走廊——在荆棘中延伸》,澎湃新闻,2016年6月25号,
“Nepal: Seeking Balance between India and China,” China-India Brief 73#, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 2016.
Teaching
South Asian Regional Cooperation: Prospects and Challenges, 2014/2015, Heidelberg University
Ethno-national Movements in South Asia, 2015, Heidelberg University
Grants and Awards
Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad (Year 2011)
Research assistantship of the German Academy Exchange Service (DAAD), 2007, 2010.
Professional Affiliations
2015-, Member, British International Studies Association (BISA)
2014-, Member, British Association for South Asian Studies (BASAS)
2013-, Member, European Association for South Asian Studies (EASAS)
2012-2013, Member, International Political Science Association (IPSA)
2008-2014, Member, German Association for Asian Studies (DGA)
Foreign Languages
English and German: proficient in speaking, reading and writing
French and Hindi: beginner