Fengshi Wu

Fengshi Wu is an Associate Professor in Political Science and International Relations at the School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia. She is a world-leading scholar specializing in environmental politics, state-society relations, and global governance with empirical focus on the Asia Pacific region. Her research examines energy system transformation accelerated by climate change geopolitics.

Education includes:

• PhD in Political Science, University of Maryland (2005)
• BA (First Honor) in International Politics, Beijing University (1999)

Research interests span environmental activism, comparative civil society studies, climate change adaptation, energy transitions, and geopolitical dynamics in East Asia, Southeast Asia and Central Asia. Her work analyzes fragmented authoritarianism and policy advocacy in environmental protection.

Honors include Graduate Fellowship from the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences. Current grants include the Australia-China Joint Action Program (2024).

Supervises 9 PhD candidates researching topics including:

• Political ecology of land use
• China's foreign aid
• Climate change AI policies
• Mekong sub-region development
• Multi-vector foreign policy

Holds leadership roles as Series Editor of Environment and Society in Asia (Amsterdam University Press), Executive Board Member of International Society for Third-Sector Research, and Chairperson of AACaPS.