Language: Chinese, English

Email: yangcsthu@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn

Dr. Chongsheng Yang holds a PhD from Tsinghua University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at St Antony's College, Oxford University. He has conducted research visits at the University of Cape Town, Makerere University, University of Rwanda, and the University of Mauritius. With over a decade of experience in sub-Saharan African studies, he has carried out extensive fieldwork in South Africa, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Mauritius. His main research areas and interests include African economic development, informal economy, special economic zones, and area (regional) and country-specific theories and practices.

• Yang, C. (2022) Research on the Development and Transformation of Special Economic Zones in South Africa. China Social Sciences Press. (Published in Chinese)

• Wang, Y. and Yang, C. (2024) Fusion and Innovation: The Evolution of Mixed Ownership in Chinese Enterprises. Springer.

• Yang, C., Zhu, P. and Wang, S. (2024) Economic Development in the 21st Century: Lessons from African History. China Social Sciences Press. (Published in Chinese)

• Wang, Y., Jin, P. and Yang, C. (2016) 'Relations between the professional backgrounds of independent directors in state-owned enterprises and corporate performance', International Review of Economics & Finance, 42, pp. 404-411.

• Zhao, J. and Yang, C. (2016) 'A Feasible Special Purpose Vehicle Model in China: Design and Implementation', Risk Governance & Control: Financial Markets & Institutions, 5, pp. 66-71.

• Wang, Y. and Yang, C. (2017) 'Assessing Special Economic Zones in China with the Multi-Sided Platform Model', Journal of Governance and Regulation, 6, pp. 78-89.

• Zhao, J., Wang, Y., Jin, P. and Yang, C. (2017) 'The Optimal Managerial Incentive Mechanism for China’s Local and Central SOEs: An Empirical Study of Listed Companies', Corporate Board: Role, Duties, and Composition, 13(01), pp. 79-86.

• Wang, Y., Yang, C. and Chen, M. (2020) 'The Evolution of Park Economy in China and the Changing Role of Government', Innovation and Entrepreneurship Management, 4, pp. 122-135. (Published in Chinese)

• Feng, L. and Yang, C. (2022) 'Private or Collective Land? The Evolution of Land Systems in Ghana and the Path to Reform', African Studies, 19, pp. 98-118. (Published in Chinese)

• Zhu, P. and Yang, C. (2022) 'Capital Power and Ethnic Politics: The Logic of State Capture in South Africa - A Case Study of the Gupta Family during the Zuma Era', Regional and Country Studies, 1, pp. 29-56. (Published in Chinese)

• Yang, C., Lei, D. and Feng, L. (2023) 'Development of Special Economic Zones: A Comparative Study of China, South Africa, and India', South Asian Studies, 2. (Published in Chinese)

• Wang, Y. and Yang, C. (2016) ‘Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, How to Build an Engine for Them All? Re-thinking SEZ Development in South Africa: Lessons from China Experience Based on the Multi-Sided Platform Model’, paper presented at the Third International Conference, Institute of New Structural Economics, 23-24 December.

• Wang, Y., Yang, C. and Chen, M. (2019) ‘The Dominant Influential Factors of Boundary Expansion of Digital Businesses in China: A Discussion Based on the Internet Traffic’, paper presented at the 19th Conference of European Academy of Management, 25-27 June.

• Yang, C., Chen, M. and Zhang, W. (2019) ‘Special Economic Zones in South Africa: Historical Context, Spatial Intervention, and Zone Performance’, paper presented at the 19th Conference of European Academy of Management, 25-27 June.

• Wang, Y., Yang, C. and Chen, M. (2020) ‘Transformation of the Government Role in the Development of Special Economic Zones in China’, paper presented at the 20th Conference of European Academy of Management, December.

• Chen, M. and Yang, C. (2023) ‘Understanding the Effects of “Ethnicity” in Entrepreneurship from a Generational Lens: The Case of the Ethnic Korean in China’, paper presented at the 23rd Conference of European Academy of Management, May.

• Wang, H. and Yang, C. (2023) ‘The Illicit Liquor Trade and Its New Forms in South Africa’, paper presented at the Third Tsinghua Area Studies Forum, July. (Published in Chinese)

• Yang, C. (2023) ‘Special Economic Zones in South Africa and Labor Law: From Legal Compliance to Legal Innovation’, paper presented at the Seminar on South African Law History, Systems, and Development, East China University of Political Science and Law, November. (Published in Chinese)

• Black, A. and Yang, C. (2021) 'South Africa’s Special Economic Zones as Destinations for Chinese Investment: Problems and Possibilities', in C. Alden and Y-S. Wu (eds) A South Africa Relationship: A Partnership of Paradoxes. Palgrave Macmillan.

• Yang, C., Wang, Y., Black, A. and Chen, M. (2020) 'Evaluating Special Economic Zones in South Africa: History, Performance, and Challenges', in T. Niblock, Y. Guang and Y. Zhou (eds) Area Studies: New Realities, New Conceptions. China Social Sciences Press, Beijing. (Published in Chinese)

• Yang, C. (2022) 'A Reflection on Three Years of Fieldwork in South Africa', in G. Gao et al. (eds) Global Fieldwork as a Field. Commercial Press. (Published in Chinese)

• Yang, C. (2022) 'Case Study of Park Development in South Africa: The Coega SEZ', in Y. Guang, L. Liu and X. Xiong (eds) State and Region: Dynamic Connections - Proceedings of the Second Tsinghua Area Studies Forum. Commercial Press. (Published in Chinese)

• Yang, C. (2020) 'Overview, Response, and Challenges of the COVID-19 Pandemic in South Africa: A Fragile Balance in Struggle', Regional Observation, 2. (Published in Chinese)

• Yang, C. and Zhu, P. (2021) 'Merchants Misgovern the Country: The Influence of Indian Capital Power on South African Politics and Public Policy Making', Regional Observation, 3. (Published in Chinese)

• Yang, C. and Wang, H. (2021) 'Discussing the Traditional Leadership System in Contemporary South African Society: History and Current Status', Regional Observation, 5. (Published in Chinese)

• Yang, C. and Zhu, P. (2021) 'Protests Amidst the Pandemic: Historical Tradition and Current Challenges of Protest Politics in South Africa', Regional Observation, 6. (Published in Chinese)

• Yang, C. (2021) 'The Special in “Special” Economic Zones: An Analysis of the Positioning and Challenges in South Africa’s SEZ Development', Regional Observation, 7. (Published in Chinese)

• Yang, C. (2022) 'The Special in “Special”: Transformation and Prospects of SEZ Development in South Africa', Regional Observation, 8. (Published in Chinese)

Principal Investigator

• Beijing Education Science "14th Five-Year Plan" Key Project 2022: 'Research on the Training Model of Regional and Country-Specific Talents under the "Belt and Road" Initiative' (Project No. CEAA22050)

Participant

• National Social Science Foundation General Project: 'Anthropological Research on China-East Africa Agricultural Cultural Interaction and Development' (Project No. 19BSH134)