Jason Young is the Director of the New Zealand Contemporary China Research Centre and an Associate Professor in the School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations. His research focuses on Chinese politico-economic and institutional reform, Chinese foreign policy and New Zealand-China relations. Jason is author of China’s Hukou System (Palgrave 2013) and a number of journal articles and chapters in both English and Chinese.
Jason was the recipient of a 2013 Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Fast Start to investigate investment in rural China. His current research focuses on Chinese international relations writing. Jason spent four years studying Chinese at Fu Jen and Tunghai Universities and travels regularly to China and Asia.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Associate ProfessorVictoria University of Wellington, Political Science and International Relations, Wellington, New Zealand1 Jul 2009 – present
- Senior LecturerVictoria University of Wellington, Political Science and International Relations, Wellington, New Zealand1 Jan 2016 – 30 Jun 2018
- LecturerVictoria University of Wellington, Political Science and International Relations, Wellington, New Zealand1 Jul 2009 – 31 Dec 2015
DEGREES
- PhDVictoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand1 Jan 2010
- MIRVictoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
- BScUniversity of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
LANGUAGES
- Chinese (Mandarin)Can read, write, speak and understand
AVAILABILITY
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision