Li, Hangwei
Dr Hangwei Li
Department
Inter- and Transnational Cooperation
Function
Senior Researcher
Specialization
Political Science
Work areas
- Global China
- African politics
- The political economy of development
- China-Africa relations
Regional expertise
- Africa
- East Asia
Vita
| since 9/2023 | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Researcher, Research Department "Inter- and transnational cooperation" |
| 3/2022-8/2023 | China Agricultural University Associate Professor |
| 9/2017-3/2022 | SOAS, University of London PhD in Politics and International Studies |
| 1/2021-7/2021 | Crisis Action Board member, Project: The Role of China in Re-Energising the Peace Process in South Sudan |
| 1/2019-12/2021 | African Views Organization Advisor |
| 1/2019-0/2019 | Harvard Kennedy School & The Global Development Policy Center, Boston University Predoctoral fellow and Researcher |
| 11/2016-5/2017 | Consultant, McKinsey Company Project on Chinese economic engagement in Africa |
| 10/2014-8/2016 | University of Zambia Guest Lecturer and Researcher |
| 2015/2016 | Electoral Commision of Zambia International Observer for 2015&2016 Presidential Election |
| 9/2012-7/2014 | Aarhus University & City, University of London MA in "Media, Journalism and Globalization" (Erasmus Mundus Programme) |
| 3/2014-9/2014 | Council of Europe (Research project on Media in Europe for Diversity Inclusiveness) Researcher, Research project on Media in Europe for Diversity Inclusiveness |
| 6/2013-9/2013 | United Nations Information Center in Ghana Assistant to the National Director |
| 9/2008-7/2012 | Communication University of China Bachelor of Administration and BA of Arts |
Awards
- Silver Medal, United Nations Correspondence Association (2017)
Refereed Publications
- Düben, Björn Alexander / Hangwei Li (2024)
The “sovereignty paradox” in China’s response to the Russia-Ukraine war
in: Contemporary Security Policy, first published 23.08.2024 - Polus, Andrzej / Hangwei Li (2023)
Development studies meet Pierre Bourdieu: the case of Chinese private FDI in Zambia
in: Journal of Modern African Studies 61 (4), 521-543 - Li, Hangwei (2023)
Chinese investors in Zambia and Angola: motives, profile, strategies
in: Dominik Kopiński / Pádraig Carmody / Ian Taylor (eds.), The Political Economy of Chinese FDI and Spillover Effects in Africa, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 193-216 - Xuefei Shi / Hangwei Li (2023)
Chinese Buddhism in Africa: the entanglement of religion, politics and diaspora
in: Contemporary Buddhism, 23 (1-2), 108-130 - Li, Hangwei (2023)
Understanding African journalistic agency in China–Africa media interactions: the case of Kenya
in: International Communication Gazette 85 (1), 32-47 - Li, Hangwei (2022)
WeChat groups, local politics and Chinese diaspora in Africa: a comparative study of Zambia and Angola
in: Wanning Sun / Haiquing Yu (eds), WeChat diaspora: digital transnationalism in the era of China’s rise. London: Routledge, 234-256 - Li, Hangwei (2022)
Chinese investment in the gambling industry in Africa
in: Global Gaming and Tourism Research 6, 16-25 (in Chinese only) - Li, Hangwei (2022)
Global app, local politics, and Chinese migrants in Africa: a comparative study of Zambia and Angola
in: Wanning Sun / Haiqing Yu (eds.), WeChat and the Chinese Diaspora Digital Transnationalism in the Era of China's Rise, London: Routledge, 234-256 - Li, Hangwei / Dominik Kopinski / Ian Taylor (2022)
China and the troubled prospects for Africa’s economic take-off: linkage formation and spillover effects in Zambia
in: Journal of Southern Africa Studies 48 (5), 861-882 - Li, Hangwei (2021)
Media representation of China in the time of pandemic: A comparative study of Kenyan and Ethiopian media
in: Journal of African Media Studies 13 (3), 417-434 - Camba Alvin / Hangwei Li (2021)
Chinese workers and their “Linguistic Labour”: Philippine online gambling and Zambian onsite casinos
in: China Perspectives 4, 39-47 - Li, Hangwei / Gilbert Siame (2020)
Nature and impact of Chinese and South African engagement on the development of the City of Lusaka
in: The African Review 47 (2), 311-335 - Li, Hangwei / Xuefei Shi (2020)
Home away from home: the social and political roles of contemporary Chinese associations in Zambia
in: Journal of Current Chinese Affairs 48 (2), 148-170
Non-refereed Publications
- Li, Hangwei / Hackenesch, Christine (2024)
FOCAC 2024: moving away from large infrastructure deals towards normative power of China
in: Megatrends Spotlights 38 - Li, Hangwei (2024)
Chinese media engagement with Africa and the role of African agency: the cases of Kenya and Ethiopia
in: Megatrends Working Paper 26 - Li, Hangwei (2023)
Book review: Beijing’s global media offensive: China’s uneven campaign to influence Asia and the World (by Joshua Kurlantzick)
in: Asian Affairs 54 (2), 403-405 - Li, Hangwei / Herman Wassermann (2023)
Approaching transcultural communication and the Global South: a conversation with Prof. Herman Wasserman
in: Journal of Transcultural Communication 22 (2), 229-233 - Li, Hangwei / Yuan Wang (2023)
African media cultures and Chinese public relations strategies in Kenya and Ethiopia
published on carnegieendowment.org, 27.02.2024 - Li, Hang (2020)
From politics to business: how a state-led fund is investing in Africa? The case of the China-Africa
Boston: Boston University Global Development Policy Center - Li, Hangwei / Shi, Xuefei (2017)
Chinese associations in Africa: a case study of Chinese associations in Zambia (in Chinese only)
in: Li A (ed.), Chinese Review of African Studies 2017 (中国非洲研究评论). Beijing: Social Science Academic Press, 137–154
Opinion Pieces
- Li, Hangwei / Jacqueline Musiitwa (2020)
China in Africa’s looking glass: perceptions and realities
published on rusi.org, 03.08.2020 - Musiitwa Jacqueline / Hangwei Li (2020)
‘Coronavirus diplomacy’: China’s opportune time to aid Africa
published on theafricareport.com, 24.04.2020 - Li, Hangwei (2020)
China and Africa: The “Other” in the time of pandemic
published on ispionline.it, 09.06.2020