I am interested in Global South perspectives to International Relations theories. My dissertation examines China’s foreign policy in Africa and investigates old questions about hegemonic formations and power relation within a new context of South-South encounters. Building on my dissertation, my second project investigates the ways in which China’s rise to power impacts the global order and international institutions. More specifically, I am interested in examining what China’s New Silk Road Initiative and China-led AIIB tell us about China’s role and impact on global governance.

For more details on my dissertation work you can check here, and here for my ongoing projects.

Dissertation Fieldwork:

China: May/June 2014 and June 2015 in Beijing and Jinhua (Zhejiang province)

Ethiopia and Kenya: February/March 2015 in Addis Ababa and Nairobi.