Yang Lu M.A.
| Room: | SAI R 415 |
| Tel.: | +49 6221 54-8920 |
| Fax: | +49 6221 54-4591 |
| Email: | Yang Lu |
| Office Hours: | upon arrangement |
CURRICULUM VITAE
Research Fields / Interests
- International Relations: Constructivism
- Comparative politics: India and China
- Negotiation theory
- Construction of national interest and national identity
Foreign policy analysis of India and of China
South Asia Security
Regional cooperation in South Asia
Foreign policy of EU
Education
- Since 2007, PhD candidate at the Department of Political Science, South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg
- 2001-2006, Magister Artium (M.A.) in Political Science South Asia & Cultural Anthropology, University of Heidelberg
- 1999-2001, German training in the University of Tongji, Shanghai, PR China and the University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
- 1994-1998, Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Music Education, University of Xiamen, PR China
- 1988-1994, Xiamen Foreign Language School, Xiamen, PR China
Employment
- Since November 2011, Senior Research Assistant, Department of Political Science, South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg
- 2003-2005, Research Assistant, Library of South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg
- 2001-2003, Research Assistant, Institute of Computer Science, University of Heidelberg
- 1999, LADDER Publishing Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China
- 1998-1999, Xiamen Temao Corporation, Xiamen, China
Presentations
- 28.08.2010. National Interests and National Identities: Implications for Current Dynamics in the India-China Relations, paper presented at 4th European South Asia PhD Workshop, Heidelberg
- 28.07.2010. Current Dynamics in the Sino-Indian Relations and implications for South Asian Security, paper presented at 21. European Conference on Modern South Asian Studies, Bonn
- 28.11.2009. Dragon and Elephant: India and China between Confrontation and Cooperation, lecture at the “Political and Cultural Weekend: India” in “Theodor-Heuss-Akademie”, Gummersbach, organized by Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom
Fellowships
- 08.2010 – 12.2010 Counseling assistantship for international students of the German Academy Exchange Service (DAAD)
- 09.2007 – 02.2011 Fellowship of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom
- 08.2007 – 12.2007 Research assistantship of the German Academy Exchange Service (DAAD)
Affiliation
- Since February 2008 Member of the German Association for Asian Studies (DGA)
- Since October 2007 Member of the China-Initiative Heidelberg
- 06.2001 – 06.2008 Member of the Association of the Chinese Students and Scholars of Heidelberg, (Board member 12. 2001 – 12. 2002, 06. 2007 – 06. 2008)
Languages
- Chinese mother tongue
- Englisch proficient in speaking, reading and writing
- German proficient in speaking, reading and writing
- French beginner
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