Principal researchers

  • Francisco Urdinez

    Francisco Urdinez

    Director ICLAC. Associate Professor, Institute of Political Science, Pontificia Universidad Católica Chile, and part of the Board of Directors of the Center for Asian Studies UC. His main area [...]

  • Maria Montt

    Maria Montt

    Alternate Director, Associate professor, Institute of History, Pontificia Universidad Católica Chile, and part of the Board of Directors of the Center for Asian Studies UC. Her areas of interest focus [...]

  • Miguel Atienza

    Miguel Atienza

    Assistant professor at the Universidad Católica del Norte. He obtained a Bachelor of Economics and Master of International Cooperation from the Universidad ...

  • Andrés Bórquez

    Andrés Bórquez

    Assistant professor and Asian Studies Program Coordinator, at the Institute of International Studies of Universidad de Chile.

  • Claudia Labarca

    Claudia Labarca,

    Associate Professor, Faculty of Communications, Pontificia Universidad Católica Chile, and member of the Center for Asian Studies UC. She is the Liaison Officer for the International Communication Association. Estudios Asiáticos UC. Liaison Officer de la International Communication Association. Author...

  • Dorotea López

    Dorotea López

    Professor and Director of the Institute of International Studies. She studied Economics at the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México.

  • Patricia Palma

    Patricia Palma

    Assistant Professor in the Department of Historical and Geographical Sciences at the Universidad de Tarapacá (Chile). She has a degree in History from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and a PhD in Latin American...

  • Johannes Rehner

    Johannes Rehner

    Professor and Director of the Institute of Geography, Pontificia Universidad Católica Chile, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Asian Studies UC [...]

Associate Researchers

  • Giovannina Sutherland

    Giovannina Sutherland

    Lawyer and Bachelor in Humanities and Social Sciences from the University of Chile. Attached Researcher at the Millennium Institute of Biodiversity of Antarctic and Sub-Antarctic Ecosystems (BASE) and Coordinator of ...

  • Agustina Giraudy

    Agustina Giraudy

    PhD in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Full Professor of Political Science at the School of International Service at American University (USA) and Distinguished Visiting Professor in ...

  • Kerry Ratigan

    Kerry Ratigan

    PhD in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Amherst College, Massachusetts, USA. Her research focuses on the relationship...

  • Pablo Ampuero Ruiz

    Pablo Ampuero Ruiz

    Social Anthropologist and Historian specializing in China. Assistant Professor in the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) and Fellow at the International Institute ...

  • Carol Chan 

    Carol Chan 

    Carol Chan has a PhD in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Pittsburgh; Master’s in Gender, Women and Sexuality studies from the same university; and she is a graduate in Anthropology from the University of Melbourne.

  • Juliana González Jauregui 

    Juliana González Jauregui 

    Juliana holds a PhD in Social Sciences from FLACSO Argentina; a Master’s in International Relations and Negotiations from FLACSO Argentina and San Andrés University; and a Bachelor of International Relations.

  • Nicole Jenne 

    Nicole Jenne 

    Nicole holds a PhD in Political Science from the European University Institute, Florence, Italy. She is an associate professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica Chile and is a director of the UC Center for Asian Studies.

  • Margaret Myers

    Margaret Myers

    Director of the Asia and Latin America Program of the Inter-American Dialogue. Myers has published numerous articles on Chinese leadership dynamics, international capital flows, Chinese agricultural policy ...

  • María Elvira Ríos 

    María Elvira Ríos 

    Maria holds a Master’s and PhD in Asian and African Studies, with specialization in China, from the Center for Asian and African Studies of El Colegio de México. 

  • James Murphy

    James Murphy

    Professor and Director of the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University (USA) His research seeks to understand the structures, agencies, relations and spatialities that shape contemporary economic, development, and urban geographies [...]

  • Juan Enrique Serrano

    Juan Enrique Serrano

    Assistant professor at the Universidad de Chile. PhD in Political Science from the University of Paris [Panthéon] – Sorbonne, and Master of Political Science Research from the University of ...

  • Diego Telias

    Diego Telias

    Dr. en Ciencia Política, especialización en Relaciones Internacionales en la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Magíster en Ciencia Política de la Universidad de la República, Uruguay. Es colaborador académico del …

Senior Researchers

  • Carol Wise

    Carol Wise

    Carol Wise is a senior professor at the University of Southern California, United States. She holds a BA in Sociology from the University of California; and a MPA and PhD in Political Science from Columbia University.

  • Monica Dehart

    Monica Dehart

    Monica Dehart is a Professor at the University of Puget Sound. She is a graduate of the University of California Davis and holds an MA and PhD from Stanford University.

  • Evelyn Hu-Dehart

    Evelyn Hu-Dehart

    Evelyn Hu-DeHart is a Professor at Brown University. She holds a BA from Stanford University and PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. She has taught at different universities, including the City University of New York [...]

  • Rhys Jenkins

    Rhys Jenkins

    Rhys Jenkins is Emeritus Professor at the University of East Anglia, UK. He holds an MA from the University of Cambridge, and a PhD from the University of Sussex.

  • Cynthia Sanborn

    Cynthia Sanborn

    Cynthia Sanborn is a professor of Political Science at the Universidad del Pacífico, Peru. She has a BA from the University of Chicago and an MA and PhD from Harvard University.

Postdoctorates

  • José Miguel Vidal

    José Miguel Vidal

    Jose has a PhD in History from the East China Normal University, Master’s in History from the East China Normal University, and a Bachelor’s in History from the University of Chile.

Postgraduate Students

  • Cristián Castillo

    Cristián Castillo

    Estudiante de Magíster en Estudios sobre Asia de la Universidad de Chile. Formación: Administrador Público de la Universidad de Valparaíso y Magíster en Estudios Internacionales de la Universidad de Chile. …

  • Marcela Molina

    Marcela Molina

    Master's student of Asian Studies at the University of Chile. Master in International Studies and Agricultural Engineering at the University of Chile. Area of specialization: Technology transfer in ...

  • Renzo Burotto

    Renzo Burotto

    Master's student in International Studies at the Institute of International Studies of the University of Chile. Renzo is a graduate in History from the University of Chile.

  • Gabriel Artaza

    Gabriel Artaza

    Master's in Development and International Cooperation from the Institute of International Studies at the University of Chile. Diploma in Chinese Studies. Bachelor's degree in History from the University of Chile. Areas of Specialization...

  • Ismael Girón

    Ismael Girón

    Doctorate student in History at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Chile, Master in World History and Chinese Studies from the Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona), Graduate in Humanities from the Pompeu Fabra University.

  • Andrea Freites

    Andrea Freites

    Andrea is a Doctorate student in Political Science from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Chile, and holds a Master’s in International Studies from the University of Chile, with a specialism in Citizen Values from the Andrés Bello Catholic University and is a graduate in education from the Central University of Venezuela.

  • Luciano Quispe

    Luciano Quispe

    Luciano is a PhD student in Political Science at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Chile, holds a Master’s in Political Science at the Mexico Center for Economic Research and Teaching, and a Bachelor’s in Political Science and Government from the Pontificia Universidad Católica Perú.

Undergraduate Students

  • Catalina Leiva

    Catalina Leiva

    Student of Political Science at the Pontificia Universidad Católica of Chile. Area of specialization: Foreign policy of Chile, international political economy, and impacts of China on Latin America. Thesis...

  • Allison Stronach

    Allison Stronach

    Student of Political Science at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Chile. Area of specialization: International political economy, development in Latin America and China-Latin America relations [...]

Visiting Researchers

  • Ricardo Lopes Kotz

    Ricardo Lopes Kotz

    Candidato a doctor en la City University de Hong Kong. Tiene dos maestrías, la primera en Política China (L.L.M) de la Renmin University de China, y la segunda en Relaciones …

  • Mónica Vergara

    Mónica Vergara

    Doctoral candidate at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) in Ecuador, in the International Studies program. Professor-researcher at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador, Esmeraldas Campus (PUCESE). Thesis: Focuses on …

  • Camilo Morales

    Camilo Morales

    Master's student at the Universidad Sorbonne - Nouvelle Paris III, IHEAL (Haute Etudes de l’Amérique Latine). Research project: Chinese investment and the organization of the city. Period of...

  • Andrés Pineda

    Andrés Pineda

    Doctorate student in Political Science at the Universidad de Roma III. Thesis: "Extractive industries and development in Latin America: governance of lithium industry in Chile and Argentina"...

  • Ziyi Guo

    Ziyi Guo

    Doctorate student in the Institute for International and Area Studies (IIAS) at Tsinghua University. Thesis: His study focuses on the socio-ecological impacts of Chinese investment...

  • Keke Wang

    Keke Wang

    Doctorate student in Hispanic Studies, Language, Literature, History and Thought, at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM). Thesis: China's image in the works of Chilean poets...

  • Kerry Ratigan

    Kerry Ratigan

    Doctor in Political Science. Associate Professor of the Political Science department at Amherst College, Massachusetts, EE.UU. Research: ¿Which are the main motives of foreign investors interested in...

  • Daniel Benson

    Daniel Benson

    Doctorate student at the King’s College London (United Kindom). Thesis: His doctorate thesis concerns whether the OCDE nations compete with the Chinese efforts of international financing (aid, trade...

  • Lucas Maubert

    Lucas Maubert

    Doctor in History at the Universidad de Tarapacá. Thesis: Echoes of the Great War in the desert. Impacts and interconnections of World War I in Tacna and Arica (1914-1922)...

  • Zara Albright

    Zara Albright

    Doctorate student in Political Science at Boston University (United States). Thesis: Her thesis, titled "Between the Great Powers: How South American States are Navigating US-China Competition in …

  • Hoi Kee Tsang

    Hoi Kee Tsang

    Student of the Global Studies Interdisciplinary Master at the British Columbia University (Canada). Thesis: Her thesis reviews the soft power generated by China's global health diplomacy in Chile and Argentina since...

Practicantes

  • María Ignacia Barrera

    María Ignacia Barrera

    Estudiante de Licenciatura en Ciencias Sociales de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, con mención en Relaciones Internacionales y Minor en Historia del Mundo y certificado en Estudios Asiáticos. Área …

  • Martina Núñez

    Martina Núñez

    Bachelor's degree in Public Administration from the University of Chile. Internship period: July 2023 – October 2023 During the internship, she developed the Procedures Manual for the Administrative ...

  • Fernanda Suárez

    Fernanda Suárez

    Bachelor’s degree in Archaeology and Anthropology Social student at the University of Chile. Area of Specialization: Heritage, material culture, and migration. Professional Practice Topic: The new Chinese malls in the ...

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