Dr Xiang Gao
Discipline Convenor, Political and International Studies - Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education; School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Phone: +61 6773 2905
Email: xgao5@une.edu.au
Biography
Xiang is the Discipline Convenor of Political and International Studies. She holds a PhD in Politics and International Relations from the University of Auckland, and a MA in International Relations, minored in American Studies from Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and Nanjing University. Xiang's research interests are the politics and international relations in the Asia Pacific. Her research extends current thinking and debates on how ideas and norms are reflected in an individual state’s public and foreign policy and law in the Asia Pacific region. Xiang has taught in New Zealand and Australia. Her teaching areas are Chinese politics and foreign relations, Australian foreign policy, politics in the developing world and the international relations in the Asia Pacific.
Qualifications
PhD in Politics and International Relations, The University of Auckland
MA in International Relations, Johns Hopkins University and Nanjing University
Teaching Areas
International Relations; Chinese Politics; Politics in the Developing World
Research Interests
Research Interests
China’s international relations, international norms, and Asia Pacific politics
Recent Grants
2015-2016 ‘Norm Localisation in Domestic Practices: A Comparative Study of Implementing Convention on Biological Diversity in Japan and China,’ research project funded 1,900,000 JPY (approximately 24,000 AUD) by Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Environment Fund, Japan, co-authored with Associate Professor Satomi Kohyama, University of Toyama, Japan.
Publications
Refereed Articles
2017 ‘The Law Relating to Hunting and Gathering Rights in the Traditional Territories of Taiwan’s Indigenous Peoples,’ Asia Pacific Law Review, Vol 25, No 2, pp.125-148; co-authored with Dr Guy Charlton, AUT, New Zealand, and Associate Professor Daya Kuan, Taiwan National Chengchi University, Taiwan.
2017 ‘Constitutional conflict and the development of Canadian aboriginal law,’ The University of Notre Dame Australia Law Review, Vol.19, No. 5; co-authored with Dr Guy Charlton, AUT, New Zealand.
2016 ‘International Norms, Human Rights, and Indigenous Rights: The Legal Recognition of Indigenous Interests in Japan and Taiwan,’ Asia Pacific Law Review, Vol 24, No. 1, pp.60-82; co-authored with Dr Guy Charlton, Curtin University, Australia, and Associate Professor Mistuhiko Takahashi, University of Toyama, Japan.
2015 ‘Norm Localisation in Domestic Practices: An Analysis on Implementing Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Japan,’ Frontier for North East Asian Studies, Vol. 14, pp. 29-58; co-authored with Associate Professor Satomi Kohyama, University of Toyama, Japan.
2014 ‘Human Rights, Procedural Protections and the Social Construction of Mental Illness: Involuntary Civil Commitment under China’s New Mental Health Law,’ Australian Journal of Asian Law, Vol. 15, No. 1, Article 3, pp.1-20; co-authored with Dr Guy Charlton, City University of Hong Kong, China.
2013 ‘China as a ‘Responsible Power’: Altruistic, Ambitious or Ambiguous?’ International Journal of China Studies, Vol. 4, No. 3 (Supplement), December 2013, pp. 405-438.
Conference and Seminar Papers
2014 ‘The Incorporation and Transmutation of International Norms into Chinese Domestic Environmental Governance,’ New Zealand Political Studies Association Annual Conference (NZPSA), Auckland, New Zealand, 1-3 December 2014.
2014 ‘Understanding China as a Responsible Power in International Society,’ Oceanic Conference on International Studies (OCIS), Melbourne, Australia, 10 July 2014.
2014 ‘International Norms and Indigenous Rights in Taiwan and Japan,’ Faculty of Human Development, University of Toyama, Japan, 4 June 2014.
2013 ‘Common but Differentiated Responsibilities: China’s State Socialisation and International Environmental Regimes,’ New Zealand Political Studies Association Annual Conference (NZPSA), Christchurch, New Zealand, 2-3 December 2013.
2013 ‘China’s Socialisation into International Norm of Human Rights and Democracy: A Case-Study of Libya and Syria Issues during “Arab Spring”, Biennial Conference of The Chinese Studies Association of Australia (CSAA), Hobart, Australia, 9-11 July 2013.
2012 ‘Altruistic, Ambitious or Ambiguous: China’s Official Discourse of State Responsibility as a Responsible Power in International Society,’ New Zealand Political Studies Association Annual Conference (NZPSA), Wellington, New Zealand, 26-28 November 2012.
Non-academic publications
2018 ‘Expert views: PRC constitution changes and NZ-China ties’, Asia Media Centre, New Zealand.
2017 ‘Expert view: 19th China CPC Congress will set tone for economic direction’, Asia Media Centre, New Zealand.
2017 ‘The origins of China’s Double 11 Day’, Asia Media Centre, New Zealand.
Work in Progress
2019 (Book manuscript) China in International Society: The Making of ‘Responsible Power’ Diplomacy
Memberships
2017-present, Research Associate, Centre for Indigenous Rights and Law, AUT, New Zealand
2016- 2018, Adjunct Professor in Law, Law School, Curtin University, Western Australia
2016, Honorary Academic in Politics and International Relations Politics and International Relations, The University of Auckland
