CEAS (Centre for East Asian Studies) at the School for Sociology, Politics and International Studies, offers a supportive and high quality research environment for students from around the world who wish to undertake supervised research into aspects of social, cultural, political and economic change in East Asia.
CEAS staff and associated staff span disciplinary interests
across the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences including historical studies,
social and public policy, sociology, economics, development studies, education
and theology. Prospective students are encouraged to contact CEAS staff
directly to discuss their particular research interests.
Please use the links on the left to find out further information relating to our PHD programme including how to apply.
- Professor Jeffrey Henderson
Research Interests: The implications of China's development and international expansion for the global political economy. As part of this general concern, and more specifically, the implications of China's international trade, finance, globalisation, foreign aid programme, human rights, energy security, its impact on global governance and the geo-political implications of all of these.
Email:Jeffrey.Henderson@bristol.ac.uk
- Professor Ray Forrest
Research Interests: Socio-spatial impacts of housing reforms, globalisation and housing markets, housing and the macro economy, neighbourhoods cities and social change, social policy, urban policy, housing policy
Email: R.Forrest@bristol.ac.uk
- Professor Robert Bickers
Research Interests: Any area of modern Chinese and East Asian History, history of Sino-Western relations and Maritime Customs Service, treaty port world: foreign society, politics or culture in China before the 1950s
Email: Robert.Bickers@bristol.ac.uk
- Dr Yang Chen
Research Interests:Institutional change of industrial clusters in China,
Corporate governance of large sized publicly listed companies,
Governance of public-private-interface institutions, Inquiries concerning the sustainability of the development of China, Rural development
Email:Yang.Chen@bristol.ac.uk
- Dr Misa Izuhara
Research Interests: Housing and urban/social change. Family change and social policy. Ageing and intergenerational relations. Housing assets and inheritance. East Asian social policy. Cross-national comparative studies.
Email: M.Izuhara@bristol.ac.uk
- Dr Regina Llamas
Research Interests: History, structure and performance of Chinese theatre; theatre and society; theatre, politics and propaganda; the social history of literature and entertainment.
Email: Regina.Llamas@bristol.ac.uk
- Dr Junko Yamashita (PhD Programme Director)
Research Interests: East Asian social policy; gender and social policy; non-profit organisations and local governance; social inequality in contemporary Japan; family change and social policy; care policy; qualitative research methods
Email: J.Yamashita@bristol.ac.uk
- Dr Winnie King
Research Interests: Political and Economic development in East Asia (Taiwan and China); Taiwan Politics; Civil society and social mobilisation; Economic cooperation and integration; transnational relations and networks; policy-making processes and East Asia-EU relations
Email: Winnie.King@bristol.ac.uk
Programme Duration
MPhil: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time; PhD: 3 years full-time; 6 years part-time
