European Studies (French Stream) Year IV student, Darius Hung Kuen TANG won the 12th edition Interuniversity French Speech Competition of the Pearl River Delta, one of the numerous events to celebrate the Month of the FRANCOPHONIE! Co-organized by the Consulates General of France in Hong Kong and Macao, and in Guangzhou, with the support of the Alliance française de Hong Kong, the Institute of French Language and Culture from the Catholic University of Lyon and the French Intercultural Center of Lyon Inflexyon, it allows the best students of the universities of the Delta to show their mastery of the French language and their ability to make a public presentation.

Departmental Success in the RAE

The Department of Government and International Studies (GIS) achieved remarkable results in the 2020 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), which was released on May 24, 2021. Our department, assessed in the panel of political science and public administration, has 16% of research output that are ranked by the panel experts as “world leading”, which is above the university average, and 36% that are ranked as “internationally excellent”. Our overall social impact is also regarded by the panel as “internationally excellent”. The results are a significant improvement from the 2014 exercise, when 2% and 18% of our research output were graded as “world leading” and “internationally excellent” respectively. 

 

“The result reflects the collective dedication of colleagues, past and present, and bides well for a promising future, not least because GIS has been strengthened by the arrival of several new colleagues”, said Prof. Alistair Cole, department head of GIS.

Latest Staff Publications

  • Tran, E. & Tseng, Y.-c. (2022). To Trust or Not to Trust? COVID-19 Facemasks in China–Europe Relations: Lessons from France and the United Kingdom. Journal of Risk and Financial Management. DOI: 10.3390/jrfm15040187

  • Tran, E. & Zoubir, Y.H. (2022). INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL ISSUE China in the Mediterranean: An Arena of Strategic Competition? Mediterranean Politics. DOI: 10.1080/13629395.2022.2035125

  • Shim, Jaemin (2022). Overpromising Social Welfare Benefits? Electoral Competition and Welfare Politics in Taiwan. Journal of East Asian Studies DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/jea.2021.29

  • Tran, E. (2022). Role Dynamics and Trust in France China Coopetition. Mediterranean Politics. DOI: 10.1080/13629395.2022.2035138

Studying at GIS

GIS trains students in the different aspects of political science, with a strong emphasis on international relations and comparative politics, and in European Studies, using a multi-disciplinary approach.

Teaching

In addition to the department itself, GIS also contributes to teaching in the Global and China Studies programme, Master of Public Administration, Master of Arts in Global Society and Master of Social Sciences (Contemporary China Studies).

Research

Research by staff of the GIS Department covers Hong Kong and Chinese politics, European politics and European integration, social movements and protest, political transitions and democratization, international relations, and economic and cultural relations between China and Europe.