Academic Staff

CHEN Lisha (陳麗莎)

Research Profile at Lingnan Scholars

Research Outputs

“Geoeconomics and Security Rivalry: Japan’s Trade Relations with China,” paper presented at the Japan Association for Geopolitical Research (JAGR 2026), Kyoto, Japan, September 20, 2026.
“Trading with the Threat: Economic Cooperation as Strategic Leverage in Australia’s Balancing Approach to China,” paper presented at the 83rd Annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference (MPSA), April 24, 2026.
“China’s Rise and Japan’s Response: A New Perspective,” paper presented at the ISA Asia-Pacific 2023 Conference, Tokyo, Japan, August 9, 2023.
“International Relations Theory and Australia’s Changing Responses to China’s Rise,” paper presented at the 10th Oceanic Conference on International Studies, Melbourne, Australia, July 7, 2023.

Teaching Subjects

Academic Year: 2026-2027

1st Term:

GOV2101 Introduction to Political Science

MIA504 Politics of Global Economic Interdependence

2nd Term:

CCC8012 The Making of Hong Kong

	Postdoctoral Fellow BA (Guangdong University of Education); MA, PhD (Lingnan)
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Lisha Chen is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Government and International Affairs at Lingnan University in Hong Kong. She received both her MA and PhD in international affairs from Lingnan University. Her research focuses on Asian studies, the rise of China and its implications, the China policies of regional middle powers, and theories of international relations. Her work has been appeared in journals including, the Chinese Journal of International Politics, The Pacific Review, and Journal of Contemporary China.