Prof. Dr. Wiebke Rabe
Institut für Chinastudien
Associated Researcher
Wiebke Rabe is Assistant Professor of International Relations at the Institute of Intercultural and International Studies (InIIS) at the University of Bremen. Her resarch focuses on the domestic drivers of China's international relations and the politics of global resources. Before joining the University of Bremen, Wiebke was an Assistant Professor at the Department of China Studies at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University and a Postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Chinese Studies at Freie Universität Berlin. She holds a doctorate in political science from the Hertie School and is author of the book “China’s Provinces Go Global: Internationalization under Guided Autonomy” (2023, Routledge). Her research has appeared in journals such as Energy Policy, the Review of International Political Economy, The China Quarterly and the Journal of Contemporary Asia. Wiebke covers a range of methodological approaches which include fieldwork, survey and documentary analysis.
Work
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Since 2023 |
Assistant Professor, Institute of Intercultural and International Studies, University of Bremen |
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2022 |
Assistant Professor, Department of China Studies, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou |
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2019-2022 |
Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Chinese Studies, Freie Universität Berlin |
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2015-2017 |
Research Associate, Hertie School, Berlin |
Education
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2019 |
Dr. rer. pol., Hertie School, Berlin (summa cum laude) |
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2013 |
M.A. International Relations/Conflict Studies, Utrecht University |
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2010 |
B.A. European Studies, University of Bremen |
Research interests
- Digitalization
- Foreign investment
- Natural resource politics
- Transnational local-local relations
Book
Rabe, W. (2023). China’s Provinces Go Global: Internationalization under Guided Autonomy. Routledge.
Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals
- Rabe, W. (2022): China's outward investment under "hierarchical steering" and "grassroots internationalization", Journal of Contemporary Asia.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00472336.2022.2045514
- Rabe, W. and Kostka, G. (2022): China’s growing digital reach: Explaining citizens’ high approval rates of fintech investments in Southeast Asia, Review of International Political Economy.
https://doi.org/10.1080/09692290.2022.2044884
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Rabe, W. and Kostka, G. (2022): Leaping over the Dragon's Gate: The "Air Silk Road" between Henan Province and Luxembourg, The China Quarterly. 249: 160 - 182
https://www.doi.org/10.1017/S0305741021001120
- Rabe, W. Kostka, G. and Habich-Sobiegalla, S. (2020): Socio-Economic Development and Infrastructure Cost Performance in China: Comparing Transport and Energy Sectors, Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, Vol. 49 (2): 185-206.
https://doi.org/10.1177/1868102621990666
- Rabe, W. and Gippner, O. (2017): Perceptions of China’s Outward Foreign Direct Investment in Europe’s Critical Infrastructure and Strategic Industries, International Politics, 54 (4), 468-486.
https://doi.org/10.1057/s41311-017-0044-x
- Rabe, W., Kostka, G. and Smith Stegen, K. (2017): China’s Supply of Critical Raw Materials: Risks for Europe’s Wind and Solar Industries? Energy Policy, 101, 692-699.
