X. Alvin Yang (Scholar Outside Artist at Heart)
@XiaoAlvinYang
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Pushing research frontiers of IR/GPE for a better world; Empirically grounded yet idealistic/romantic in vision; Vegetarian; Musician; World Citizen
Germany/Canada
Joined August 2018
Sad to see this is happening. Used to go to Barrie for my drum lessons with the world-renowned drummer Jim Blackley.
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On Tuesday morning, the mayor declared a state of emergency aimed at addressing encampments across the city, pointing to growing safety concerns, damage to municipal property, and the ongoing toll of...
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Did you know that the Junior Professorship was introduced in 2002, and the tenure track only in 2016 in Germany? The traditional path to professorship in Germany was habilitation (writing a second book). #AcademicTwitter #PhDLife #HigherEd #Germany #ProfLife #AcademicChatter
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Forty years old today. I can't think of a better place to make the transition into my forties than China. The students got me a panda. 🐼
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Visiting Yonghegong 雍和宫, also called the Lama Temple, in Beijing. Officially inaugurated in 1744.
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This year the Standing Section on World Politics Beyond the State System (co-chaired with @JKleinschmidtIR) has 12 sessions, including two RTs! Panels cover heterarchy, societal multiplicity, the New Cold War, non-state actors, and insurgency! See you in Bologna! #EISAPEC25
⏰ There's less than one week before the start of #EISAPEC25 in Bologna! 📱 Access the updated programme throughout the week via our mobile app: https://t.co/wqYOfZZE2i
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👀 Who gets hired in Canada’s top universities? 🎓 Where did they train? Check out my article with François Lachapelle, PhD, on hiring patterns in the social sciences across 15 leading Canadian universities. 👉 https://t.co/PUIBOsIT3n
#AcademicHiring #CanadianUniversities
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Prestigious American universities have long exerted a gravitational pull on Canadian academia.
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Join my colloquium at 📍 MPIWG Berlin today from 14:30 to 16:00! We'll discuss my recent work, “From National Knowledge Systems to Global Knowledge Value Chains? How Metrics, Markets, and Geopolitics Shape Social Sciences in Germany, Canada, and China” https://t.co/kljgHD3QEC
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👀 Who gets hired in Canada’s top universities? 🎓 Where did they train? Check out my article with François Lachapelle, PhD, on hiring patterns in the social sciences across 15 leading Canadian universities. 👉 https://t.co/PUIBOsIT3n
#AcademicHiring #CanadianUniversities
universityaffairs.ca
Prestigious American universities have long exerted a gravitational pull on Canadian academia.
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Happy Mother’s Day to all the incredible moms out there! 💐❤️🎆 #MothersDay
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This week has been a sad week for IR communities around the world. Two giants, Joseph Nye and 張睿壯( Zhang Ruizhuang, have passed away. R.I.P. 🙏🙏🙏
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In 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada struck down the old five-year residency limit for voting from abroad. That means no matter how long you’ve been abroad, your voice still counts! Your vote helps shape Canada’s future. Let’s make our voices heard!
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Did you know that Canadian citizens living anywhere in the world can now vote in our federal elections—no matter how long you’ve been away? #CanadaElection2025 #CanadianAbroad #FederalElection #Democracy #Canadians
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Happy birthday, Max Planck! 🎂The physicist, pianist, #NobelPrize winner, #quantum trailblazer & timeless thinker was born #OTD 1858 in Kiel: his discoveries in the field of #physics forever changed how we understand energy & matter!🎉
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A new round of the Lise Meitner Excellence Program for #tenuretrack group leaders opened today - please consider applying! The program aims to recruit and promote exceptionally qualified female scientists. https://t.co/xVJ0D3GhbL
#LiseMeitnerGroups #WomeninScience #ScienceCareer
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As academic precarity and mental health worsen in many places, the global scientific community needs to step in, find solutions, save lives, and create a decent working environment for all. Looking forward to learning from @carywoo. https://t.co/RPpexfLyBN
#Academics #Science
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Please join the debate. My response to @FareedZakaria column in @washingtonpost last week: 1. Zakaria argues that the "The world of a rules-based international order... emerged from the European enlightenment", mentioning specifically Hugo Grotius and Immanuel Kant. My
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Charlotten walk happening today! Explore galleries in Charlottenburg and Wilmersdorf in Berlin. https://t.co/lOQNlEcSE4
#CharlottenWalk #Berlin
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Can't wait to see the masterpieces from the ancient metropolis this afternoon at Pergamon Museum. A rare opportunity during the lengthy construction period. #Pergamon #Berlin #HappySunday
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