Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Chinese Studies

The Chinese Special Collections are part of the Asian Library. Items can be consulted at the Special Collections Reading Room.

Frank Pieke is a Professor Emeritus of Modern China Studies at the Institute for Area Studies.

Gina van Ling is a lecturer at the BA International Studies and is affiliated with the Leiden Institute for Area Studies (LIAS). She has a background in Sinology and Law.

Ans de Rooij-van Broekhuizen is a Lecturer at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies.

Paul van Els is a University Lecturer at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies.

Xiao Luo doesn't have a desk at the university. Please send an email if you want to contact her. The above mentioned telephone number is the number of the secretariat.

Stefan Ćetković is Assistant Professor of Environmental and Energy Politics and Policy at the Institute of Political Science.

Florian Schneider's research interests include questions of governance and public administration in the PRC, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, political communication strategies and political content of popular Chinese entertainment, recent Chinese economic developments, as well as Chinese foreign policy. He…

Gabe van Beijeren teaches courses in Classical Chinese and assists in teaching courses in Chinese history and Chinese philosophy and religion.

Xiong Xiong is a PhD at the Institute for Area Studies.

Maghiel van Crevel is a professor of Chinese language and literature at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies.

Jue Wang is a University Lecturer at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies. Jue is a scholar of Chinese economy and Global Political Economy. With a regional focus on China, her areas of expertise include international political economy, development finance, international organisations, technology…

Yinzhi Zhang is a Lecturer at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies.

Francesca Rosati works from abroad. Please send an email if you want to contact her. The above mentioned telephone number is the number of the secretariat.

I-Hsien Lin is a lecturer at the Institute for Area Studies.

Ingrid Samset is a political scientist who teaches at Leiden University College. Her research and teaching address questions related to peace and conflict dynamics, transitional justice, postcolonial studies, and memory studies.

Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Political Science

Fan Lin is a University Lecturer at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies.

Yujing Tan is a lecturer at the Institute for Area Studies and International Studies. Yujing Tan doesn't have a desk at the university. Please send an email if you want to contact her. The above mentioned telephone number is the number of the secretariat.

Jiyan Ilbrink is an assistant professor at the Institute for Area Studies.

I am a historian of late medieval and early modern China (14-18th c.). I am mostly interested in exploring the history of Chinese political institutions, literati culture, and gender and family. My current research is focused on examining the intersection of bureaucracy, law, and society in the Ming…

Overview of reference works, journals and website for research in Politics and International Relations of Japan

Limin Teh (PhD, Chicago, 2014) is University Lecturer in Modern Chinese History at Leiden University. Her research examines industrial work, capital, and empire in modern East Asia, with a focus on mining, global labor standards, and reproductive labor.

Elisabeth Dieterman is a PhD candidate at the Institute for History.

Ying-ting Wang is Lecturer and PhD candidate at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies.

Michael Meyer is a PhD candidate at the Institute of Political Science.

Silke Herms is a PhD candidate at the Institute of Public Administration.

My work lies at the intersection of political economy, political geography, development studies, and critical geopolitics. I am particularly interested in South-South relations, China’s global footprint (with a specific focus on China’s engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean), conflict around…

Jonathan Phillips is an Assistant Professor in the Politics of Development at the Institute of Political Science.

Help us develop and expand the recently established Leiden Chinese Queer Collection (LCQC, 莱顿华语酷儿文献收藏) at Leiden University Libraries (UBL).

Last February, Leiden University Libraries (UBL) acquired a rare Chinese manuscript dating back to the Ming Dynasty. Three Chinese Studies students got the opportunity to decipher the edict (dated 1582) during their internships. In this UBLpodcast they share their findings.

Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has been able to acquire an exceptional two-volume Miao album. The acquisition was made possible by the Rombouts Fund for Chinese collections. The extraordinarily well-preserved work contains 70 full-page paintings on silk, depicting non-Chinese peoples in the area…