About
Giulia Romano is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute of East Asian Studies (IN-EAST) of the University of Duisburg-Essen and an Associated Doctor at the Centre de Recherches Internationales (CERI) of Sciences Po Paris. Her research focuses on policy transfers, urban governance, and citizens' participation in Chinese urban planning. She holds a PhD from Sciences Po Paris (2017) and advanced degrees from the Universities of Turin and Paris VII-Denis Diderot.
- PhD: Sciences Po Paris (2017), specializing in sustainable urban development transfers between Europe and China
- Master's: European Studies, University of Turin (2009)
- Bachelor's: International Relations, University of Turin (2007)
Her work examines how foreign governance models are adapted in Chinese contexts, particularly regarding urban renewal and participatory planning. Current research explores policy transfers along the Belt and Road Initiative, emphasizing grassroots impacts in Duisburg and Yangzhou.
Her publications analyze transnational policy dynamics between Brazil/China and Europe/China, emphasizing complex transfer mechanisms beyond simplistic diffusion models. She critiques top-down urban renewal paradigms and explores emerging participatory governance approaches.
Her research has been published by Palgrave Macmillan and other academic presses. She contributes to interdisciplinary debates on global policy transfers, urban sustainability, and China's evolving governance landscapes.
