The University of Sheffield
School of East Asian Studies

Current Research Students

At SEAS we have a thriving postgraduate research culture, and we encourage students to develop their interests and ambitions through pursuing a research degree. Research students can study a broad range of themes centred on the countries of East Asia and, in addition, we make sure that they quickly become integrated into the department's research teams. Below is a list of research students currently enrolled on our MPhil/PhD programmes.

Name Thesis Title

Aidilla, Safarini
China's Diplomacy towards Asia-Pacific in the Post-Tiananmen Period (1989-1995) and in the Post Global Economic Crisis
Charytoniuk, Agnieska The Impacts of International Labour Migration in East and South East Asia Female Filipino Migrants into Regional Japan
Dobson, Jill Miyamoto Yuriko in the Soviet Union, 1927-1930
Durand, Stephanie Anne Being and Truth: The Somatic Ontologies of Dogen Kigen and Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Estampador, Sharleen Generating Soft Power Through Glocalization of Memory and the Everyday: The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme
Garvizu, Nicolas Japan's Soft Power
Glang, Nele Friederike Clandestine Channels: Nazi Germany's Communication with Republican China, 1940-1945
Hartley, Ryan East Asian Security and Developement in Historical Perspective: A Comparative Case Study of Japan and China
Horn, Robert Internationalisation and Higher Education in Japan
Kanda, Fumi The impact of social security reforms on well-being: A comparative study of social policy in Japan and China
Kim, Seongjo Political Economy of Social Welfare and Labour Market in East Asia.
Ladosz, Sylwia The Impact of Chinese Media Language on Sino-Japanese Relations
Lin, Rongrong The promotion mechanism of political elites in reforming China.
McDonald, Darren New Approaches to Managing Workforce Diversity in Japanese Companies: Lessons from Work Team Dynamics in Start Up/Small-Sized Firms and Large Companies
Park, Mi Sook The Relationships Between Culture and Globalization Throughout Asia Since the 1990s
Qin, Wei
Tibetan culture and social progress
Richmond, Aimee Trans National Nature and Modes of Reception of Contemporary Japanese Horror Cinema
Sawada, Hannah Perceptions of Japan's Colonial Subjects Conveyed in Picture Books Illustrated by Maruki Toshi During the Pacific War
Thorgeirsdottir, Gunnella Beliefs Pertaining to Childbearing in Japanese Society
van der Does-Ishikawa, Luli
A Socio-linguistic Analysis of Official Japanese Children's Songbooks, 1881-1945: Establishing an imperial ideology through the manipulation of language
Walker Kuroki, Amy Women as Religious, Social and Political Actors in Okinawa, Japan
White, James Gender in Japanese Beer Adverts 1970-Present
Wilde, Georgina Industrial Sector Reform/Performance-China/South Korea
Wright, Stuart
Educational Attainment and Employment in China