- Dr. Martin CHUNG
"Reconciliation and Its Resentments : The Suppression of Justice and Truth Recovery in Germany, Northern Ireland, and Western Balkans" - Dr. Kevin IP
"Social Justice for the Information Age : Towards a Political Theory of Datafication" - Dr. Emilie TRAN
"HOW CHINA SPEAKS TO THE WORLD IN THE COVID-19 ERA China’s Political Communication and Mobilisation in Europe"






Report on the HKBU Newsletter about the HKBU Library's past event "Transnational and Transdisciplinary Lessons of COVID 19 From the Perspective of Risk and Management", 27 May 2022, with the participation of Prof. Alistair Cole and Dr. Emilie Tran.
Media interview on Prof. Alistair Cole and the research team for the online conference "Trust and the Smart City - Final Project Conference", 29 April 2022. (Full article)
GIS Online Conference "Trust and the Smart City - Final Project Conference", 29 April 2022.
Team members:
Prof. Alistair Cole (Principal Investigator; Head, Department of GIS, HKBU), Dr. Daphne Mah (Co-Investigator; Associate Professor, Department of Geography, HKBU), Dr. Emilie Tran (Co-Investigator; Assistant Professor, Department of GIS, HKBU), Dr. Kevin Ip (Co-Investigator; Assistant Professor, Department of GIS, HKBU), Dr. Darren Man-wei Cheung (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Geography, HKBU), Dr. Dionysios Stivas (Research Associate, Department of GIS, HKBU), Mr. Calvin Lai Ming Tsun (Senior Research Assistant, Department of GIS, HKBU)
Prof. Alistair Cole, Head of the Department of GIS, was interviewed in the Ming Pao Newspaper (9,10 April 2022) commenting on the French Presidential Elections.
Article on Ming Pao Newspaper (9 April 2022)
Article on Ming Pao Newspaper (10 April 2022)
On the 31st of March, Mr. Thomas Gnocchi, Head of the EU Office to Hong Kong and Macau presented and discussed the EU policymaking framework with the students of the postgraduate course POLS7140 Public Policy and Governance.
European Studies (French Stream) Year IV student, Darius Hung Kuen TANG won the 12th edition Interuniversity French Speech Competition of the Pearl River Delta, one of the numerous events to celebrate the Month of the FRANCOPHONIE! Co-organized by the Consulates General of France in Hong Kong and Macao, and in Guangzhou, with the support of the Alliance française de Hong Kong, the Institute of French Language and Culture from the Catholic University of Lyon and the French Intercultural Center of Lyon Inflexyon, it allows the best students of the universities of the Delta to show their mastery of the French language and their ability to make a public presentation.
Online roundtable "The Women who have been making Europe" co-organised by the Consulate General of France in Hong Kong & Macau and the European Studies Programme, Department of GIS, HKBU on 8 March 2022. Students from French and German Streams payed a vibrant tribute to 12 historical and contemporary inspiring European women. Under the able chairing of Dr. Émilie Tran (Department of GIS, HKBU), Ms. Johanna Karanko (Consul General of Consulate General of Finland in Hong Kong and Macao), Mr. Thomas Gnocchi (Head of the European Union in Hong Kong and Macao) and Ms. Marie-Hélène Prévot (President of the French Foreign Trade Advisors) exchanged views on the role of Women today. They voiced their support to achieving gender equality in business, politics and institutions, as they also draw focus on the role of women in crisis, especially in peace negotiations.
Prof. Alistair Cole, Head of Department of GIS, participates at the RTHK Radio 3 current affairs programme "Backchat" on 28 February 2022 to talk about Russian attack on Ukraine. (Listen to the episode)
GIS Online Workshop "Second Impact Café - Trust and the Smart City", 17 February 2022. Speakers: Prof. Alistair Cole (Head, Department of Government & International Studies, HKBU), Dr. Dionysios Stivas (Research Associate & Lecturer, Department of Government and International Studies, HKBU), Mr. Calvin Lai Ming Tsun (Senior Research Assistant, Department of Government & International Studies, HKBU), Prof. Jean-Pierre Cabestan (Research Professor of Political Science, Department of Government and International Studies, HKBU)
GIS Online Seminar "'Elections with Hong Kong Characteristics' What It Is, and What It is Not", 27 January 2022. Speakers: Mr Paul Zimmerman (Chairman, Hong Kong Democratic Foundation), Dr. Derek Yuen (Hong Kong-based strategist, scholar and columnist) and Dr. Robert Chung (President and Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute). Moderator: Dr. Kenneth Chan, Director, Comparative Governance and Policy Research Centre).
With the help from the German Consulate General Hong Kong and the staff of the TriAngle, the Centre for Innovative Service-Learning (CISL), HKBU, students from the European Studies Programme (German Stream) set up the exhibition "Jewish Life in Germany and Escape Destination Hong Kong". The exhibition was shown on the TriAngle between 17 and 27 January 2022.
On 26 January, students from the German Stream had the opportunity to ask questions and discuss aspects of Jewish life. Experts on this subject were Dr. Martin Chung (Assistant Professor, Department of GIS), Dr. Noit Banai (Associate Professor, AVA, HKBU) and Ms. Elina Eliasson (MA, Universität Potsdam (Germany)). The talk was moderated by Ms. Kathrin Bode (Visiting Scholar, Department of GIS).
In Semester One 2021, GIS initiated a Virtual Teaching and Learning Project which gathered students from HKBU, Education University of Hong Kong and McMaster University (Canada) to critically examine the United Nations 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and prepare action plans for global citizenship. HKBU Social Science Faculty Students are invited to visit the GIS Department (AAB, 11/F) or go through the exhibition of the posters on our Facebook Page and let us have your feedback (Email: Dr. Kenneth Chan, Director of the GIS (Hons) Programme, kklchan@hkbu.edu.hk). There is a chance to win one of the 30 coupons worth $150 each!
Dr. Martin Chung, Assistant Professor and Associate Coordinator of GIS Programme, receives the General Education Teaching Award (Individual) 2021/22. (Photo: Simulating Northern Ireland's Belfast/Good Friday Agreement negotiation in the GE Course, "Sustainable Peace: Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation of Divided Communities", GTSU2026.)
Ms. Johanna Karanko, Consul-General of Finland to Hong Kong and Macau, was invited to visit GIS and shared Finland’s experience in providing a strong policy environment for sustainable development and technological innovation. September-October 2021.
GIS participated in the international conference "Narrating Cold Wars" at HKBU from 11-13 November 2021. The Department of GIS was a co-organiser of the event with the School of Communication and Film and the Academy of Visual Arts. Prof. Alistair Cole chaired the session "Panel 9: Twitter Diplomacy". Dr. Emilie Tran, Assistant Professor of GIS, presented the paper "‘For They Have Sown The Wind, and They Shall Reap the Whirlwind’ - China’s Twiplomacy and its Repercussion in France".
GIS participated in the international conference "Narrating Cold Wars" at HKBU from 11-13 November 2021. The Department of GIS was a co-organiser of the event with the School of Communication and Film and the Academy of Visual Arts. Prof. Jean-Pierre Cabestan chaired the session "Keynote 3: Galaxy Empire", featuring keynotes by John Keane, University of Sydney and He Baogang, Deakin University.
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- C. K. Martin Chung (2022) “Secularism and Sectarianism in Christianity: The Case of Northern Ireland during the Troubles.” In Simone Raudino and Patricia Sohn (eds.): Beyond the Death of God: Religion in 21st Century International Politics. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, pp. 120-145.
- Shim, Jaemin (2022). Politicization of Social Investment in the Media and Legislature in North East Asia, Garritzmann, J, Hausermann, S, and Palier, B. (eds), The World Politics of Social Investment: Volume II, Oxford University Press. DOI:10.1093/oso/9780197601457.003.0010
- C. K. Martin Chung (2022). "Power-sharing and Memory-sharing in Northern Ireland: A Case Study of Healing Through Remembering during Consociational Volatility." British Politics. DOI: 10.1057/s41293-022-00209-8.
- Tran, E. & Tseng, Y.-c. (2022). To Trust or Not to Trust? COVID-19 Facemasks in China–Europe Relations: Lessons from France and the United Kingdom. Journal of Risk and Financial Management. DOI: 10.3390/jrfm15040187
Student Experience
Jean-Sébastien Attié, Executive Director, Alliance française de Hong Kong
EURO4006 Online Career Talk - Alliance Française de Hong Kong
Mr. Markus Hasse-Pratje, Managing Director, REWE Far East
EURO4007 Online Career Talk - REWE Far East (German buying cooperative)
Dr. Olivier Petit, Strategic Initiative Director for Asia Pacific, Egis
EURO4006 Online Career Talk - Egis Group
Maud Savary-Mornet, Impact Investment and ESG- Consultant
EURO4006 Online Career Talk - Impact investment and ESG (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance)
Walter van Hattum, Head of the Trade of the European Union Office to Hong Kong and Macao
Online Career Talk for French Stream and German Stream Year 4 students of European Studies Programme courses EURO4006 and EURO4007
Anne-Claire Beraud, Business Development Manager, Phenix by OnTheList
EURO4006 Online Career Talk - Phenix by OnTheList
George Chen, Regional Public Policy Director, Meta (Facebook)
Online Career Talk for French Stream and German Stream Year 4 students of European Studies Programme courses EURO4006 and EURO4007
Anne-France Gérard and Catherine Viguier, French International School of Hong Kong
Workshop “Climate Fresk” (raising the awareness and understanding of climate change’s phenomena)
Chez Daddy, Jardin de l'Envol, Les Restos du Coeur (NGOs in France)
Service-Learning in Lyon, France
Visiting French May Arts Festival Exhibition "Mythologies: Surrealism and Beyond - Masterpieces from Centre Pompidou", the Hong Kong Museum of Art
Anne-Sophie Foster, Head of Human Resources and Recruitment Services and Lilian Lao, Senior recruitment & training consultant (French Chamber in Hong Kong)
12th Career Talk (2021 Edition) - French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hong Kong
French Chamber Foundation and Centre for Innovative Service-Learning, HKBU
Community and charity engagement program “Oui care for a better Hong Kong".
Philippe Guettat, Chairman & CEO, Pernod Ricard Asia
11th Career Talk (2021 Edition) - Pernod Ricard Asia
Students of Sciences Po Lyon and HKBU European Studies French Stream
Joint workshop of the Public Factory on the organizational management of the Covid-19 pandemic with the Hong-Kong Baptist University (HKBU) European Studies French Stream, and Sciences Po Lyon
Charlotte Judet, Vice-President Communications, Kering Asia Pacific
10th Career Talk (2021 Edition) - Kering
Patrick Delpy, Vice-President (Asia Pacific), Alcatel Submarine Network (ASN)
9th Career Talk (2021 Edition) - Nokia Submarine Networks
Thierry Bardoux, CEO Airport Division, JCDecaux Group
8th Career Talk (2021 Edition) - JCDecaux Group
Laurence Frémy, Director Asia Pacific, Laboratoires Expanscience, Hong Kong
7th Career Talk (2021 Edition) - Laboratoires Expanscience


European Studies 歐洲研究


Government & International Studies 政治及國際關係學


Prof. Jean Pierre Cabestan - Chinese Politics | VISIONS@CHINASTUDIES


VISIONS@CHINASTUDIES | Studying in Hong Kong
Studying at GIS
GIS trains students in the different aspects of political science, with a strong emphasis on international relations and comparative politics, and in European Studies, using a multi-disciplinary approach.
Teaching
In addition to the department itself, GIS also contributes to teaching in the Global and China Studies programme, Master of Public Administration, Master of Arts in Global Society and Master of Social Sciences (Contemporary China Studies).
Research
Research by staff of the GIS Department covers Hong Kong and Chinese politics, European politics and European integration, social movements and protest, political transitions and democratization, international relations, and economic and cultural relations between China and Europe.
