PhD Student Profiles
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Yang Binyi
Education: BA (Zhejiang University); MA (The Chinese University of Hongkong, Shenzhen)
Thesis Title: Technology Policy and Great Power Competitions
Research Interest:
- U.S.-China Technology Competition
- U.S. Foreign Policy
- China’s Industrial Policy
Email: [email protected]
Diandra Megaputri Mengko
Education: B. Political Science (International Relations, Parahyangan Chatolic University); MSc (Defence Management, Indonesian Defence University affiliated with Cranfield University)
Thesis Title: Parliamentary Oversight and Intelligence Reform in the Post Reformasi Indonesia
Research Interest:
- Security Sector Reform in Indonesia
- Intelligence Studies
- Civil-Military Relations
Email: [email protected]
Kolano Jasmine Ashley
Education: BA (Azusa Pacific University); MA (University of Southern California)
Thesis Title:Is the Best Yet to Come? Gen XYZ Support for Israel in a Multireligious Context
Research Interest:
- Israel-Singapore Relations
- Singaporean Evangelical, Pentecostal, and Charismatic Christianity
- Philosemitism
- Public Diplomacy
- Track 1.5 Diplomacy
Email: [email protected]
Chan Hiang Wei Elgin
Education: BSc (Hons) (Rutgers University – New Brunswick); MA (Columbia University); MSc (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies – Nanyang Technological University)
Thesis Title: Renminbi Internationalization on China’s Political Power: A Regime Type, and Country Income Level Analysis
Research Interest:
- International Political Economy
- Comparative Political Economy
- International Finance Institutions
- Global Financial Architecture
Email: [email protected]
He Qingli Wendy
Education: BA (National University of Singapore); PGDE (National Institute of Education-Nanyang Technological University); MSc (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies-Nanyang Technological University)
Thesis Title:Feeling Confident: How Leaders Make War Decisions
Research Interest:
- Political Psychology
- Role of emotions in international politics and war
- Judgment and decision-making in war
Email: [email protected]
Michelotti Oliveira Andressa
Education: BA (Mackenzie University, São Paulo); Postgraduate (FGV – Fundação Getúlio Vargas, São Paulo); MSc (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies-Nanyang Technological University)
Thesis Title: From mobilisation to disinformation, the impact of social media on democratisation: the case of Brazil & Indonesia
Research Interest:
- Social Media
- Big Tech in the Global South
- Online disinformation & computational propaganda
- Political communication
- Digital activism and online mobilisation
Email: [email protected]
Sheikh Saqib Muneer
Education: Masters in Communication (Purdue University)
Thesis Title: Exploring Political Identity Formation Among Stateless Rohingya
Research Interest:
- Statelessness and human rights
- Transnational social movements
- Political Identity
- Conflict Resolution
Email: [email protected]
Wang Qiyue
Education: BA (Communication University of China); MA (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Thesis Title: Winning hearts and minds in Southeast Asia: Understanding the soft power approach in Chinese foreign policy
Research Interest:
- Media and Politics
- Global Communication in International Relations
- Chinese Nationalism
Email: [email protected]
Ziyaudeen Ahmed Bin Sirajuddeen
Education: BA (Al-Azhar University, Cairo); MSc (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies-Nanyang Technological University)
Thesis Title: The Impact of Tamil Nadu Islam on Indian Muslims in Singapore
Research Interest:
- Islam (Theology and Shariah) and Inter-religious Relations
- Religious violence and Islamist Extremism
- Counterterrorism and De-Radicalisation
Email: [email protected]
Kim Soyoung
Education: BA (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies); MPP (Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS)
Thesis Title: Change in Japan’s Security Orientation: A Strategic Cultural Explanation
Research Interest:
- Japanese Security Policy
- Strategic Culture
Email: [email protected]
Li Xirui
Education: BSocSc(Hons) (Hong Kong Baptist University); MSc (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies-Nanyang Technological University)
Thesis Title: China’s Activism in Regional Integration along the Borders: A Subnational Analysis
Research Interest:
- Regional Integration
- Domestic Source of Foreign Policy
- Economic Governance
- China-Southeast Asian Relations
Email: [email protected]
Eugene Mark Min Hui
Education: BA (Australian National University); MSc (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies-Nanyang Technological University)
Thesis Title: The subnational push for palm oil sustainability governance
Research Interest:
- Comparative Political Economy
- Global Governance
- Environmental Politics
Email: [email protected]
Yang Zi
Education: BA (George Mason University); MA (Georgetown University)
Thesis Title:Understanding the Logic Behind Military Responses to Events Threatening Authoritarian Regime Survival
Research Interest:
- Civil-Military Relations
- China’s Security Issues
- Chinese Intelligence History
Email: [email protected]
Lyu Mengting
Education: BA (Wuhan University); MSc (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies-Nanyang Technological University)
Thesis Title: Detangling Terrorism’s Impact on Foreign Investment: How Do Domestic Politics and Investment Incentives Matter
Research Interest:
- Comparative Political Economy
- Political Violence
- Foreign Investment
- Environment
Email: [email protected]
Gere Clifford James
Education: BA (UCLA); MS (Thunderbird); MA (John Hopkins)
Thesis Title: Suicide Bombings in Indonesia and the Philippines: A Comparative Case Study of Salafi Jihadi Organizations and Individuals
Research Interest:
- Terrorist Organizations and Strategies
- Islamic State and Al-Qaeda
- Counter-terrorism and Counter-insurgency
- Countering Foreign Influence Operations
- Asymmetric Warfare
Email: [email protected]
Jose Ma. Luis Montesclaros
Education: BSc Economics (University of the Philippines, Diliman); MPP (Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore); Ph.D. Candidate, International Political Economy (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Thesis Title: The Failure of “Induced Innovation” in the Philippine Rice Sector: Insights from Farm-Level Analysis and Inter-Country Comparisons
Research Interest:
- Food Security
- Structural Transformation and Agricultural Transformation
- Dynamic Modelling of Public Policy Systems
- Statistical Modelling
Email: [email protected]
Amanda Huan
Education: BA (Adams State College); BComm (Nanyang Technological University); MSc (S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies-Nanyang Technological University)
Thesis Title: Understanding the Outcomes of US-led Minilaterals
Research Interest:
- Political Psychology
- Decision-Making
- International Institutions
- Organizational Behaviour
Email: [email protected]
Susan Nashra Kurdli
Education: BA (Juniata College US); MA (Qatar University)
Thesis Title: Why Some Resource-abundant Countries Choose to Industrialize While Others Do Not: the Case of MENA Countries
Research Interest:
- Comparative Political Economy
- Energy Security
- Industrial Policy
- Middle East and North Africa
Email: [email protected]
Natallia Khanijo
Education: BA (University of Delhi (Hons); MA (University of Delhi (Hons)
Thesis Title: Problematizing the Problem: A Constructivist Analysis of how the Kashmir’ problem was constructed via process tracing
Research Interest:
- Postcolonial Critical Constructivism
- Process Training
- Constitutive Causality
- Genealogy of Conflict
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Margareth Yasintha Sembiring
Education: B. Eng (National University Singapore); M. Si (Han) (Indonesian DefenseUniversity); MA (King’s College London)
Thesis Title: Historical Institutionalism Analysis of Low-Carbon Energy Transition in the Philippines and Indonesia
Research Interest:
- Climate Change
- Energy Security
- Technological Developments
- Governance
Email: [email protected]
Hinojales Marthe Memoracion
Education: BS Economics (University of the Philippines); MSc Finance (University of the Philippines)
Thesis Title: The Politics of Disaster Risk Financing in ASEAN
Research Interest:
- Disaster Risk Finance / Climate Finance
- Regional Integration and Cooperation
- Early Warnings Systems
- Debt Sustainability
Email: [email protected]
Brian King
Education: BA (Brigham Young University), MA (Georgetown University), MS (National Intelligence University)
Thesis Title: Intelligence Failure in Terrorism: Connecting the Dots or Hard Target
Research Interest:
- Terrorism
- Intelligence Failure
- Country Threat Assessment
- Security Risk
- Shi’a Opposition Groups
Email: [email protected]
Last updated on 24/11/2022