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Yunan Xu is an Assistant Professor at the University of Cambridge, specializing in the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS). They hold a PhD in Development Studies from the International Institute of Social Studies at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Yunan’s research focuses on China-global interconnections, particularly in the areas of agri-food transformation and the political ecology of land and rural dynamics. Their doctoral research examined the rise of industrial tree plantations in southern China through a critical political economy lens, revealing the complex role of China in the global land rush. Yunan has worked as a postdoctoral researcher on the ERC Advanced Grant project (RRUSHES-5) at the International Institute of Social Studies, exploring how global land rushes affect various social spheres across multiple countries including Ethiopia, Mozambique, Colombia, Cambodia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and China. They are currently investigating the agrochemical complex in China through a global interconnection perspective. Yunan has expertise in both qualitative and quantitative research methods, including survey methodologies and data analysis techniques using SPSS and R.
Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.