APPP Researchers
About Us
The project is targeted towards "young researchers" activities - designed to involve the research of EU young researchers at the start of their academic career:
- The project is coordinated by a young researcher Dr. Natalia Chaban, who developed the interdisciplinary methodology currently running the pilot study "Rediscovery Europe: NZ public, media and elite perception of the EU" in NCRE, NZ.
- The project is supervised by Prof. Martin Holland, Director of NCRE, Jean Monnet Chair
Three young researchers were selected and appointed to conduct the project in Australia, Korea and Thailand using the developed methodology:
- Kim Se Na (South Korea)
- Katrina Stats (Australia
- Paveena Sutthisripok (Thailand)
Project Researcher Brief Biographies
Natalia Chaban, Ph.D.
National Centre for Research on Europe
Christchurch, New Zealand
A native of Ukraine, I have been in New Zealand for three years. I got my BA in Germanic Languages and Literature from Cherkasy State University, Ukraine, MA in Media Studies and Higher Education Administration from New York University, USA, and PhD in Linguistics (focus on political discourse analysis) from Kyiv State Linguistic University, Ukraine.
Prior to my work at the NCRE, I conducted post-doctoral projects at Lund University, Sweden, and at the University of Maryland at College Park, USA. I took up the position at the NCRE in early March 2002 undertaking a two year project titled "Rediscovering Europe: New Zealand Public, Elite and Media Perceptions of the EU."
Currently, being a lecturer and researcher at NCRE, I am coordinating the research project "Public, Elite and Media Perceptions of the EU in Asia Pacific Region". I am actively pursuing my research interests in cognitive and semiotic aspects of political and mass media discourses, image studies and national identity studies in the EU context.
Prof Martin Holland
National Centre for Research on Europe
Christchurch, New Zealand
Martin Holland has been a member of Canterbury's academic staff since 1984. During that time he has developed European Studies, first as a member of the Political Sciences Department and since 2000 as Director of the National Centre for Research on Europe. In 2004, the NCRE was designated a Jean monnet Centre of Excellence by the EU's Directorate-General for Education and Culture. Notable fellowships awarded include:
- Jean Monnet Fellow, European University Institute, 1987;
- Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Freiburg, 1992-4;
- Rockerfeller Bellagio Fellow, 2000;
- Jean Monnet Chair of European Integration and International Relations, 2002-6.
Professor Holland is the author of some thirteen books, the most recent of which include The European Union and the Third World (Palgrave, 2002) and The Common Foreign and Security Policy: The First Decade (Continuum, 2003). He has served as an EU election observer (in South Africa, 1994), advised on a range of EU policy areas and since 2001 has been a Jean Monnet Chair of European Integration and International Relations. He was appointed as the NCRE founding professor in 2002, and is currently the vice-president of the Asia-Pacific EU Studies Association.
Katrina Stats
Contemporary Europe Research Centre
University of Melbourne, Australia
I finished my Bachelor of Arts with majors in Political Science and Psychology at the University of Melbourne in 2000, and graduated earlier this year with first class Honours in Political Science and a Diploma of Modern Languages (Swedish). I have recently begun a PhD in European politics which complements my work on the current project, Public, Elite and Media Perceptions of the European Union in the Asia Pacific Region. I am based at the Contemporary Europe Research Centre at the University of Melbourne.
I love living in inner-city Melbourne, which, as the cultural capital of Australia and one of the world's most liveable cities, provides endless opportunities to pursue my interest in the arts. I am particularly passionate about music, having studied classical and folk violin for many years and working throughout my undergraduate degree in a music store. Despite the great cultural and linguistic diversity that Melbourne has to offer, I am an avid reader of travel brochures, an occasional traveler and accidental adventurer. I also enjoy swimming and hiking.
Paveena Sutthisripok
Multidisciplinary Department of European Studies,
Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Born in Bangkok, I finished my BA in English and MA in European Studies from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand and M. Phil in International Relations from Cambridge University, UK. (Pembroke College) Working on the NCRE project, I am also a researcher at the Multidisciplinary Department of European Studies, Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University. My research interests include the relationship between the EU and ASEAN/Asia and the identity of the EU's international role.
Kim Se Na
Graduate School of International Studies,
Seoul, South Korea
Born in Seoul, I got my BA in Economics in Kyonggi University. Currently, I'm a Master's student in the department of Economics of the Graduate School of Sogang University, Seoul. Besides working as a researcher at "Asia-Pacific Perceptions of the EU" project, my work experiences include being a research assistant at the Bank of Korea for 1 year and Korea Employers Federation for 3 months. My current research interests include current depression in Korea and Free Trade Area in comparison with the EU cases.
Jessica Bain
National Centre for Research on Europe
Christchurch, New Zealand
I have been based at the National Centre for Research on Europe here at Canterbury for two years now, having completed my Bachelor of Arts with Honours (First Class) in European Studies last year. I began this year working towards my Masters of Arts specifically focusing on the role of NZ television in the framing of the EU. This has been particularly complementary to the project, and my enthusiasm for the area has grown through-out the year. This is so much so that I have very recently decided to upgrade my Masters research to a PhD – suffice to say, I will be here at the NCRE for a couple of years yet!
I am originally from the Deep South of New Zealand (Invercargill), but really enjoy living in Christchurch which I have done for the past 5 years. I was fortunate enough to receive a scholarship to spend three (fabulous) weeks in Thailand last year, and this has certainly served to whet my appetite for more travel! Despite being a scholar of European studies, I have yet to travel to Europe, though I hope to rectify this over the coming couple of years. I am thoroughly enjoying working on this project, and feel fortunate to be working with such a wonderful group of researchers.