Name
WU, Zeying
Position and Affiliated Institution
Research Assistant Professor, Japan-Asia Research Institute, Ritsumeikan University
Degree
Ph.D. (Political Science)
Education and Academic Employment
| Education | |
| 2010 | B.A. in International Politics, Central China Normal University |
| 2012 | MPhil. in Political Science, Lingnan University |
| 2014 | M.A. in Contemporary Japanese Studies, Waseda University |
| 2022 | Ph.D. in Political Science, Boston University |
| Academic Employment | |
| 2022-2025 | Research Assistant Professor/ Hong Kong Research Grant Council (RGC) Post-doctoral Fellow, Lingnan University, Hong Kong |
| 2026 | Visiting Researcher, Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, Boston University |
| 2026-present | Research Assistant Professor, Asia-Japan Research Institute, Ritsumeikan University |
Research Topic
Nationalism, Comparative Political Economy, Disinformation Perceptions
Fields of Research Interest
Nationalism, Global Strategies, Industrial Policy, Disinformation Perception, China, Japan
Academic Publications
- Greenfeld, Liah & Wu, Zeying. (eds.) (2020). Research Handbook on Nationalism. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited.
- Wu, Zeying & Ye, Min. (2025). “Can the BRI Deliver High-Quality Development? A Multi-Actor Analysis of China’s Overseas Economic Zones. ” Journal of Contemporary China, 34(155), pp. 880–896.
- Wu, Zeying. (2024). “Nationalism and Economic Modernization of China: The Chinese Masses’ Reorientation to the Spirit of Capitalism,” Nationalities Papers, 53(4), pp. 897–916.
- Wu, Zeying. (2018). “Youth Nationalism in Japan during the Lost Decades,” Japan Studies Review, Vol. 22, pp. 31-50.
- Selected Book Chapter: Wu, Zeying & Yarrow, Richard. (2022). “Engaging Israel in the Belt and Road Initiative: China’s Techno-Nationalism in the Middle East,” in Rajaoson, J., Edimo, R.M.M. (eds) New Nationalisms and China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 259–276
Honors
- RGC Post-doctoral Fellowship, Research Grant Council, Hong Kong, 2022-2025.
- Summer Research Fellowship, Boston University, 2020 & 2021.
- Summer in the Field Fellowship, Global Development Policy Center, 2019.
- The DAAD Scholarship, German Academic Exchange Service, 2018.
- Dean’s Award & PhD Fellowships, Boston University, 2017-2022.
- Asia Special Scholarship, Waseda University, Japan, 2012-2014.
- Graduate Scholarship for the Japanese Studies Association of Australia, the JSAA Conference Committee, 2013.
- Research Postgraduate Studentship, Lingnan University, Hong Kong, 2010-2012.
- National Scholarship, Ministry of Education, PRC, 2009-2010.
Affiliated Academic Organizations
- American Political Science Association
- Association of Asian Studies
Other Interests, Hobbies
Walking Dogs, Food, Piano
