Jiaqi Tan

Email: jiaqi.tan@qmul.ac.uk

Biography

Jiaqi’s research lies at the intersection of institutional, technological, and economic development, with a particular focus on the role of territorial governance in regional innovation and industrial upgrading. Prior to joining the School of Business and Management as a PhD researcher, he worked as an associate partner in a Shanghai-based urban development consulting firm, providing development advice to various local government agencies in China, as well as to domestic and multinational private capital. Jiaqi holds an MSc in Regional and Urban Planning Studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a BEng in Urban Planning from Zhejiang University. His doctoral research is funded by the China Scholarship Council.

Project title

Regional integration governance and industrial upgrading: a comparative study

Project description

This research project aims to explore how the dynamics of differentiated territorial governance influence regional industrial upgrading progress against the backdrop of the restructuring of global production networks, with a focus on the high-tech sector. Through a comparative analysis of several key city-regions in China, the research will investigate the interactions between state-local institutional networks and specific global supply chains to reveal the key mechanisms and potential constraints affecting regional industrial upgrading, and subsequently explore the broader applicability of the findings to other regions around the world.

Supervision

• Prof. Martha Prevezer
• Dr. Giuliano Maielli

Centre and group membership

Centre on Labour, Sustainability and Global Production (CLaSP)