Yatu Mou is a PhD candidate in Human Geography at East China Normal University, Shanghai, specializing in Globalization and Geopolitics. She also completed a visiting research term at the Department of Sociology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. With an interdisciplinary background, her research interests lie at the intersection of infrastructure geopolitics, assemblage theory, and the production of space. Her doctoral research investigates the historical evolution of Sri Lanka’s infrastructural geopolitical role and the nexus between infrastructure-led development and state-building processes.
Yatu says
Receiving the RSA Start-Up Grant is a tremendous encouragement at this stage of my academic journey. This award enables me to advance my research in Sri Lanka, specifically to explore how infrastructure operates as a dynamic geopolitical assemblage. I am sincerely grateful for the RSA’s support and look forward to exchanging ideas with the academic community as this research progresses.
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