Tymoteusz Chajdas received his Ph.D. in Global Studies, an interdisciplinary humanistic social science, with an emphasis in Information Technology & Society.

 

Bridging the boundaries of political science, development, critical infrastructure research, cultural and urban studies as well as political communication, his doctoral dissertation concentrated on the politics of re-presentation and cultural production of China’s geo-economic rise. More specifically, Tym’s project tracked, historically and conceptually, the strategic mobilization of the “Silk Road imaginary,” which the Chinese state utilized in describing, legitimating, and justifying the unfolding of the Belt and Road Initiative. In his book manuscript, “Silk Road Redux: The Specter of Ambitious China in the 21st Century,” Tym names this projection China’s “geovision” of global connectivity—a spatial reordering that draws its force from enduring global techno-scientific and

socio-cultural imaginaries.

 

Tym holds B.A. in English Literature and Media Studies from University of Wales at Swansea, as well as M.A. in International Journalism from Cardiff University. Connect on LinkedIn