PhD defense: Rethinking Humanitarianism and China- Africa Relations

Yingjie Zhao will defend her PhD thesis "Rethinking Humanitarianism and China-Africa Relations in an Era of Expanding Chinese Humanitarianism – A Study of Expanding Humanitarian Role of Chinese government and Chinese Humanitarian and Development Organizations in Africa"


Members of the assessment committee:

  • Dr. Bronwen Everill, Cambridge University, Director, Centre of African Studies
  • Dr. Yang Jiang, DIIS, Senior Researcher, Danish Institute for International Studies
  • Associate professor Stig Jensen (Chair), University of Copenhagen

Supervisor professor Amanda Hammar

After the defense Centre for African Studies will host a reception. You can see the thesis here