Dr. Genia Kostka

Biography

Genia Kostka is a Professor of Chinese Studies at Freie Universität Berlin, where she leads the Institute of Chinese Studies. Her research specializes in China's digital transformation, environmental politics, and political economy, particularly focusing on the integration of digital technologies into local governance structures in China. She is the recipient of the ERC Starting Grant for her project 'Governing Data: Local Experimentation in Authoritarian China', and has received the Volkswagen Foundation Societal Transformation Grant for her current research. Prof. Kostka holds a PhD in Development Studies from the University of Oxford, an MA from SAIS Johns Hopkins University, and a BSc from the London School of Economics. Her work has been published in leading journals in area studies and social sciences. Besides her academic contributions, she actively consults for international organizations including the World Bank and OECD.

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