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Staff members with discipline Asian Studies

Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

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socio-cultural anthropology, India (esp. Odisha)
theory and history of anthropology; anthropology of religion; indigenous religions; in relation to the aforementioned areas mainly the following topics: values, cosmology, ritual, food, death, cultural and...
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P. (Peter) Berger, Dr
Contact
p.berger rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor of Indian Religions and the Anthropology of Religion
Field / Discipline
- Political economy of South Korea 
- Carbon neutralization, energy policy and energy economic policies 
- Economic experiments 
S. (Sunkung) Choi, Dr
Contact
s.choi rug.nl
+31 50 36 33848
Function
Assistant Professor
C. (Cong) Duan
Contact
c.duan rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Field / Discipline
Historical and Contemporary China-Middle East Relations, especially Iran-China Relations; History of Iran; History of China; Cold War History
W.A. (William) Figueroa, Dr
Contact
w.a.figueroa rug.nl
Function
F. (Frank) Gaenssmantel, PhD
Contact
f.gaenssmantel rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Van Haaften is a historian interested in the question how higher educational institutes, as nodes in a transnational network of knowledge institutes, have transformed societies. His research has a strong focus on South Asia. He has published in academic... read more
dr. L.W. (Lourens) van Haaften
Contact
l.w.van.haaften rug.nl
Function
Assistant professor
East Asian Studies, with a focus on modern day Mongolia
dr. mr. T.H.F. (Tjalling) Halbertsma
Contact
t.h.f.halbertsma rug.nl
Function
CEASG Director International
Professor of Multilevel Governance and Regional Structure
R.L. (Ronald) Holzhacker, Prof
Contact
r.l.holzhacker rug.nl
+31 50 36 35986
Function
Professor
Field / Discipline
Qian's research interests and expertise include digital vigilantism, creative labour, and youth digital culture. Her research intersects media studies and surveillance studies through lenses of critical theories such as feminism and post-colonialism. She... read more
Q. (Qian) Huang, Dr
Contact
qian.huang rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Modern history and international relations  of East Asia ( in particular related to Japan); history and historiography of colonialism, imperialism and globalisation; European political culture and political history ( 19th-21st century) with special... read more
prof. dr. J. (Janny) de Jong
Contact
janny.de.jong rug.nl
+31 50 36 36021
Function
Endowed Professor Europe-East Asia Relations, with a focus on Japan; Director Center for Japan Studies
Field / Discipline
My research focuses on two areas of citizenship.
1. Rights and citizenship in the virtual world - I imagine virtual spaces as expanding geographies, where norms, values, and communities of digital citizens are evolving. Social media platforms have become...
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R. (Ritumbra) Manuvie, Dr
Contact
r.manuvie rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Art History of China, prediominatly from the sixteenth century onwards; early and modern Chinese history; archaeology and material culture of China/East Asia; early and modern printing systems, including photography in China and Japan; classical... read more
O.J. (Oliver) Moore, Prof
Contact
o.j.moore rug.nl
Function
Chair, Chinese Language & Culture
Field / Discipline
Indian Studies, Textual Studies, Performance and Ritual in South Asia
E. (Elena) Mucciarelli, Dr
Contact
e.mucciarelli rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor for Hinduism in the Sanskrit Tradition - Gonda Lecturer
Chinese studies; International Relations; Modern and Contemporary History of Asian countries; Development Studies; International Comparative Education; International Development Cooperation; International Organizations and the UN; Policy Analysis.
C. (Cristina) Pinna, Dr
Contact
c.pinna rug.nl
Function
Theories of International Relations, Visual Studies, Political Geography/Critical Geopolitics, Theories of Discourse, East Asian Studies
D.U. (David) Shim, Dr
Contact
david.shim rug.nl
+31 50 36 37896
Function
Senior Lecturer
Early Modern South Asia; Early Modern Global History; History of the VOC (Dutch East India Company) in India and Asia; Indian Ocean Port Cities and Trading Communities; Social History of Knowledge; SondToll Registers Online
A. (Anjana) Singh, Dr
Contact
anjana.singh rug.nl
+31 50 36 35914
Function
Assistant Professor (Senior Lecturer)
Contemporary South and Southeast Asian history; history of North-South relations since the 19th century; internationalisms after 1945
C. (Clemens) Six, Prof
Contact
c.six rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor
R. Tai, MA
Contact
r.tai rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Law and Economics, Climate change Law (in particular Emissions Trading Design, Linking, Allocation and Competition), Competition law and Public Procurement in EU, China and Japan
S.E. (Stefan) Weishaar, Prof
Contact
s.e.weishaar rug.nl
Function
Professor of Law and Economics
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