Dr. Yanyin Zi

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Kyoto University

Center for African Area Studies (CAAS)

Research Fellow

Web: http://www.africa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/member/zi.html

Period of stay: September 2016 - February 2017

Funding institution(s)/ fellowship: “Network formation for reconstructing the paradigm of African Area Studies in a globalizing world” under the scheme of the JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) Project.

Research focus

Education and professional career

Selected publications

Zi, Yanyin (2015). The ‘Fong Kong’ Phenomenon in Botswana: A Perspective on Globalisation from Below. Centre for Chinese Studies, Stellenbosch University. African East-Asian Affairs, Issue 1, pp. 6-27.

Zi, Yanyin (2015). The Challenges for Chinese Merchants in Botswana: A Middleman Minority Perspective. Journal of Chinese Overseas. Vol. 11, Issue 1, pp. 21-42. ISSN: 1793-0391

Zi, Yanyin (2014). Unravelling The‘Fong Kong’Phenomenon In Botswana Through Analyzing The Relationship among Mass Media, Governmental Activities and Local Voices. Psychologia. Vol. 57, pp. 259-274.

Universität zu Köln

GSSC | Global South Studies Center

Dr. Yanyin Zi

Research focus

Education and professional career

Selected publications