Tabita Rosendal

I am a Substitute Lecturer at the Centre, with a primary emphasis on teaching and supervising in Chinese International Relations. I obtained my PhD in East and Southeast Asian Studies in June 2025.

My work focuses on China's political and economic influence, often referred to as “Global China” from a broader theoretical perspective, in combination with expertise in South and Southeast Asian politics and economies. It is situated within the fields of International Relations, Foreign Policy Analysis, International Political Economy, and Area Studies. My dissertation, "Fragmented Power: The Reception of China's Foreign Policy Strategies in Sri Lanka," explored how China’s international development financing under the “Belt and Road” Initiative is influenced by fragmentation in China’s domestic political system and policymaking processes, and how this translates into the initiative’s implementation and reception in the “Global South,” with Sri Lanka serving as a case study. 

I convene and lecture in courses on International Relations in East and Southeast Asia, China's modern history, and China's political and economic influence in neighboring countries. I further supervise theses on Chinese and Asian Studies at the BA and MA levels. I am also an avid public lecturer and consultant, and have been a member of the Nordic Association for China Studies (NACS) board since 2024.