Jia Liu
| Biography | Jia Liu joined the School of Government & International Affairs in January 2021 as General Sir Peter de la Billière doctoral fellow of H.H. Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah Programme. Before embarking on her doctoral research at Durham University, Jia completed an MA in Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University and an MA in Research Methods (International Relations) at Durham University. She also acquired a BA in Persian and a BL in Foreign Affairs at Beijing Foreign Studies University. Furthermore, Jia has studied in Iran and Jordan and worked in the UAE. She speaks Chinese, English, Farsi, and Arabic. Publication Liu, Jia. 2023. “China in Afghanistan: The BRI as a Vehicle for Influence.” In Anoushiravan Ehteshami, Benjamin Houghton, and Jia Liu (editors) China Moves West: The Evolving Strategies of the Belt and Road Initiative. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers. Ehteshami, Anoushiravan., Houghton, Benjamin., and Liu, Jia. 2023. China Moves West: The Evolving Strategies of the Belt and Road Initiative. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Publishers. Conference Presentation “China in Iran-Saudi Normalization - Deconstructing the Notion of ‘Responsible Chinese Power’” at Gulf Studies Symposium. Georgetown University, Washington DC, US. 4-5 March 2024. “China’s Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Iran” at Workshop titled Comparing Energy Transition in the European Union and China. NIAS Lorentz Center. Leiden, the Netherland. 11-14 December 2023. “China’s Interaction with the Taliban” at the British Society for Middle Eastern Studies 2023 Conference. Exeter University, Exeter, UK. 3-5 July 2023. “China’s Historical Self and Chinese Approaches to Middle Eastern Security Issues” at the Annual Conference of the Institute for Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies. Durham University, Durham, UK. 14 June 2022. “Motives and Approaches of Jonbesh-e Roshanayi – Analysis of Four Insiders’ Views” at Workshop on Afghanistan (Panel 1: Security Issues in Afghanistan: Its Neighbours and the Future of the Country), organised by Swedish South Asian Studies Network. Lund University, Lund, Sweden. 10 Oct 2019. In her doctoral research, Jia investigates China’s conflict management in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Yemen between 2013 and 2023. Jia’s previous research included qualitative research on a Hazara social movement in Afghanistan and quantitative analysis of China’s economic relations with the Middle East. |
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| Research Interests | China’s Conflict Management in Afghanistan, Iraq and Yemen Chinese-Iranian Relations Role Theory Research Design Ethnic Relations in Afghanistan |
| Teaching and Learning | SGIA2311-Middle East in the International System |