Research and Research Fellows
The Centre facilitates inter-university and interdisciplinary research in key China studies areas. It has a substantial Research Fellows Programme.
China Studies in New Zealand
New Zealand has extensive expertise in a wide range of areas of China studies. For information on New Zealand scholars actively researching China see the links below
Business, Marketing, Economics and Finance
International Relations, Politics, Law and History
Language, Culture, Film and Literature
Trade, Agribusiness and Tourism
Health and Education
The database is actively managed and updated regularly. If you wish to be included please contact andrew.wilford@vuw.ac.nz for more details.
Research fellows
The China Centre has a substantial Research Fellow Programme with invited and applied research fellows from New Zealand universities and overseas universities and research institutions whose research interests and activities contribute to the Centre's mission of promoting research on contemporary China in New Zealand. There are several different types of Research Fellows.
Senior Fellows
Senior fellows are nominated by member universities of The China Centre, based on their contributions to the scholarship of China studies and to building the understanding and knowledge of China in academic institutions, the public sector and the business community in New Zealand.
Read more about our Senior Fellows.
Research Fellows
The Centre appoints Research Fellows, who are scholars in New Zealand with an active interest in contemporary China research and who make active contributions to the Centre's programmes and projects. Research Fellows lead and coordinate individual research projects.
Read more about our Research Fellows.
Visiting Research Fellows
The China Centre hosts a certain number of Visiting Research Fellows each year from other universities and Research Centres. These Visiting Research Fellows usually spend one month to a year in residency at the China Centre, conducting substantive research work, participating in the Centre's research activities, publishing Research Papers and Working Papers for the Centre, contributing to the international research profile of the China Centre.
Current Visiting Research Fellow
- Dr Shu Biquan
Past Visiting Research Fellows
- Dr Patrick Schröder
- Caleb Hoyle
- Associate Professor Wang Xuedong
- Emeritus Professor Martin King Whyte
- Associate Professor Zhai Junliang
- Han Meng
- Travis Gidado
- Li Dongkun
- Professor Shang Lei
- Associate Professor Zhou Ziheng
- Professor Prasenjit Duara
- Chris Elder
- Qu Yun
- Dr Kang Xuejun
- Professor Yu Zhangbao
- Dr Linda Wang Dongfang
- Dr Tao Siwen
- Dr Yang Yan
Find out more about our Visiting Research Fellows.
Research Associates
Research Associates are practitioners or scholars with a demonstrable research interest relevant to the Centre's activities.