Student Advising:
Information for Prospective Graduate & High Research Degree Students:
I am Director of the PhD program on Global Human Development at the UCD. I am looking for PhD and High Research Degree students who are interested to work on several exciting quantitative research projects on economics & politics of development aid, Foreign Direct Investments, international financial institutions, natural resources, and development politics in India. I am particularly open to supervising students who are interested in applying new computational approaches by utilizing micro-level, geo-referenced data regarding the study of these topics. If my work is of interest to you, please send me an email with your CV and some information about your previous studies and research ideas.
PhD supervisions:
Principal Supervisor: Yuanxin Li (2015-2019) graduated from the School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe), Ireland [Lecturer, School of Public Affairs, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, China].
Principal Supervisor: Tianyang Song (2017-2020) graduated from the School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe), Ireland [Assistant Professor, China Foreign Affairs University, Beijing, China].
Principal Supervisor: Carl Smith (2019 - ) Political Economy of Belt Road Initiative of China. School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe), Ireland.
Principal Supervisor: Neha Parekh (2023 - ) The Economics & Politics of “Missing Middle” in India’s Healthcare Insurance. School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe), Ireland.
Principal Supervisor: Jambo Ramadhani (2023 - ) Developing a Decentralized Framework on Climate Financing: The case of Tanzania. School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe), Ireland.
Co-supervisor: Kevin McParland (2018 - ) Industrial Relations and FDI in Sri Lanka: A Case Study of Two Port Towns. School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe), Ireland.
Principal Supervisor: Jeanette Garcia Kola (2025 - ) Green Diplomacy or Resource Strategy? Exploring China’s Aid Allocation Dynamics in the Context of Climate. School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe), Ireland.
Graduate & Undergraduate Students Advising:
Supervised over 70 undergraduate and 40 graduate theses at NTNU and UCD since 2013.
Publication of students’ BA, MA, PhD research theses in peer reviewed journals:
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International Interactions (Tianyang Song, UCD)
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Journal of Development Studies (Tianyang Song, UCD)
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Journal of Peace Research, (Gina Maria G Østmoe, NTNU)
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Review of International Organizations, (Trude M. Midtgård, NTNU)
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World Development, (Øyvind I. Berntsen)
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International Area Studies Review, (Anders Gaarder, NTNU, Jarand Hantos, NTNU)
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International Area Studies Review, (Megan McNulty, UCD)
Research Assistants | Associates:
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Marius Wishman (NTNU, 2014-2016)
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Marte Gjerde (NTNU, 2014-2015)
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Annika Jeppestøl (NTNU, 2014-2015)
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Sonia Hotak (NTNU, 2015)
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Magnar Aaberg (NTNU, 2014-2015)
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Roger Tosbotn (NTNU, 2015)
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Anders Garder (NTNU, 2016)
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Jarand Aarhus (NTNU, 2016)
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Sarah El Said (UCD 2016-2017)
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Grace Kelly (UCD 2017-2018)
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Owen Cuskelly (UCD 2017-2018)
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Yuanxin Li (UCD 2016-2019)
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Terence Song (2018-2019)
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Carl Smith (UCD 2019-2023)
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Aubrey Saunders (UCD 2020)
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Ewan Ramsay (UCD 2021-22)
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Neha Parekh (UCD 2023-2025)