Katja Levy
About
I am a professor for Political Science, specialised in comparative politics and international relations of China and East Asia. My educational background is political science and China Studies. My previous positions include Assistant Professor at the Department of Chinese Studies, Freie Universität Berlin, and the Faculty of East Asia Studies, Ruhr Universität Bochum; Lecturer at the Center for Cultural Studies on Science and Technology in China, Technische Universität Berlin; and Research Fellow at the Manchester China Institute, University of Manchester. I have also worked outside academia: as Administrative Manager for a German multinational Company in Shanghai and as research assistant of a member of the German Bundestag.
In my research I mainly use qualitative methods. My earlier research and teaching include projects on EU-China foreign policy relations; civil society, state-society relations, and welfare service provision; China's South-South relations; China's domestic politics; and digitialisation and its consequences on China's society.
Currently I am working on a comparative project on Volunteering in the UK and China (https://volunteeringukcn.wordpress.com/)
Research
Publications
2024
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Bailey, Jennifer L.;
Levy, Katja;
Moe, Espen.
(2024)
Conclusion: This Time Is Different! Or Is It? Insights on the Changing Relationship Between Technological Development and International Relations.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Midford, Paul;
Bailey, Jennifer L.;
Levy, Katja;
Moe, Espen.
(2024)
Navigating East Asian Maritime Conflicts: Technological Change, Environmental Challenges, Global and Regional Responses.
Palgrave Macmillan
Palgrave Macmillan
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
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Levy, Katja.
(2024)
Konflikten er et dilemma for alle vestlige demokratier.
Adresseavisen
Reader opinion piece
2023
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Levy, Katja.
(2023)
Hvordan skal vi tolke deres hjertelige vennskap?.
Adresseavisen
Popular scientific article
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Levy, Katja.
(2023)
Mancunian Chinese Diaspora Organisations’ Response to Covid-19 – Studying the Societal Actors’ Perspective on Collaborative Governance in Crisis.
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
Academic article
2022
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Levy, Katja;
Révész, Ágota.
(2022)
No Common Ground: A Spatial-Relational Analysis of EU-China Relations.
Journal of Chinese Political Science (JCPS)
Academic article
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Lim, Miguel;
Li, Hanwei;
Yu, Jingran;
Ban, Xueting;
Levy, Katja;
Li, Boya.
(2022)
COVID 19 incidents against Chinese and East Asian Students in the UK.
HERE@Manchester
HERE@Manchester
Report
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Toepler, Stefan;
Zimmer, Annette;
Levy, Katja;
Christian, Fröhlich.
(2022)
Beyond the Partnership Paradigm: Toward an Extended Typology of Government/Nonprofit Relationship Patterns.
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
Academic article
2021
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Levy, Katja.
(2021)
Die deutsche Chinaforschung darf sich nicht isolieren/German China research must not isolate itself.
China.table
Popular scientific article
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Levy, Katja;
Zimmer, Annette;
Ma, Qingyu.
(2021)
Introduction.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Levy, Katja;
Zimmer, Annette;
Ma, Qingyu.
(2021)
Still a Century of Corporatism? Models of State-Society Cooperation in China and Germany.
Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
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Levy, Katja;
Ketels, Anja.
(2021)
Outsourcing and Networking: Similar Trends in Local State–NPO Cooperation in Germany and China.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Ketels, Anja;
Levy, Katja.
(2021)
Models of Cooperation between Local Governments and Social Organisations in Germany and China: Towards a Categorisation of the LoGoSO Models.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Ma, Qingyu;
Levy, Katja;
Zimmer, Annette.
(2021)
中国与德国政治和做服务观察.
National Administration Press
National Administration Press
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
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Levy, Katja.
(2021)
中德两国的地方公共管理及社会政策比较.
Chapter
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Ma, Qingyu;
Levy, Katja;
Zimmer, Annette.
(2021)
后记.
Chapter
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Levy, Katja;
Ketels, Anja.
(2021)
Outsourcing and Networking: Similar Trends in Local State-NPO Cooperation in Germany and China.
Nonprofit Policy Forum
Academic article
-
Ma, Qingyu;
Levy, Katja;
Zimmer, Annette.
(2021)
导言.
Chapter
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Levy, Katja.
(2021)
总结与反思.
Chapter
2020
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Levy, Katja.
(2020)
Local Public Administration and Social Policy in Germany and China.
REFUBIUM, FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN REPOSITORY
REFUBIUM, FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN REPOSITORY
Report
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Levy, Katja;
Pissler, Knut Benjamin.
(2020)
Charity with Chinese characteristics. Chinese charitable foundations between the party-state and society.
Edward Elgar Publishing
Edward Elgar Publishing
Academic monograph
2019
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Levy, Katja;
Rose, Caroline.
(2019)
Are China and Japan rivals in Latin America? A rivalry perception analysis.
The Pacific Review
Academic article
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Levy, Katja;
Ketels, Anja.
(2019)
Outsourcing and Networking.
REFUBIUM - FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN REPOSITORY
REFUBIUM - FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN REPOSITORY
Report
2016
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Levy, Katja.
(2016)
Geschichte und Gesellschaft des modernen China.
Peter Lang Publishing Group
Peter Lang Publishing Group
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
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Levy, Katja.
(2016)
Vorwort der Herausgeberin.
Chapter
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Levy, Katja.
(2016)
中德关系中的社会创新.
Chapter
2015
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Levy, Katja.
(2015)
Introduction: China and Latin America – Bringing the Actor Back In.
Journal of Chinese Political Science (JCPS)
Editorial
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Levy, Katja.
(2015)
Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the PRC Constitution.
LIT Verlag
LIT Verlag
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
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Levy, Katja.
(2015)
Laojiao Abolished, Arbitrariness Retained.
Berliner China-Hefte/Chinese History and Society
Academic article
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Levy, Katja.
(2015)
Jan Wouters / Tanguy de Wilde / Pierre Defraigne / Jean-Christophe Defraigne (eds.): China, the European Union and Global Governance.
Verfassung und Recht in Übersee
Academic literature review
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Levy, Katja.
(2015)
Special Issue on China in Latin America – who are the actors?.
Springer Publishing Company
Springer Publishing Company
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
2014
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Levy, Katja.
(2014)
Fünfzehn Jahre Deutsch-Chinesischer Rechtsstaatsdialog – Zeit für eine Positionsbestimmung.
Chapter
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Levy, Katja.
(2014)
Wird China unterschätzt?.
WeltTrends – Zeitschrift für internationale Politik
Popular scientific article
2011
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Levy, Katja.
(2011)
Deutsch-Chinesische Beziehungen.
LIT Verlag
LIT Verlag
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
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Levy, Katja.
(2011)
Introduction.
Berliner China-Hefte/Chinese History and Society
Academic article
2010
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Levy, Katja.
(2010)
Der Deutsch-Chinesische Rechtsstaatsdialog : Die konstruktivistische Untersuchung eines außenpolitischen Instruments.
Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
Academic monograph
Journal publications
-
Levy, Katja.
(2024)
Konflikten er et dilemma for alle vestlige demokratier.
Adresseavisen
Reader opinion piece
-
Levy, Katja.
(2023)
Hvordan skal vi tolke deres hjertelige vennskap?.
Adresseavisen
Popular scientific article
-
Levy, Katja.
(2023)
Mancunian Chinese Diaspora Organisations’ Response to Covid-19 – Studying the Societal Actors’ Perspective on Collaborative Governance in Crisis.
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
Academic article
-
Levy, Katja;
Révész, Ágota.
(2022)
No Common Ground: A Spatial-Relational Analysis of EU-China Relations.
Journal of Chinese Political Science (JCPS)
Academic article
-
Toepler, Stefan;
Zimmer, Annette;
Levy, Katja;
Christian, Fröhlich.
(2022)
Beyond the Partnership Paradigm: Toward an Extended Typology of Government/Nonprofit Relationship Patterns.
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly
Academic article
-
Levy, Katja.
(2021)
Die deutsche Chinaforschung darf sich nicht isolieren/German China research must not isolate itself.
China.table
Popular scientific article
-
Levy, Katja;
Ketels, Anja.
(2021)
Outsourcing and Networking: Similar Trends in Local State-NPO Cooperation in Germany and China.
Nonprofit Policy Forum
Academic article
-
Levy, Katja;
Rose, Caroline.
(2019)
Are China and Japan rivals in Latin America? A rivalry perception analysis.
The Pacific Review
Academic article
-
Levy, Katja.
(2015)
Introduction: China and Latin America – Bringing the Actor Back In.
Journal of Chinese Political Science (JCPS)
Editorial
-
Levy, Katja.
(2015)
Laojiao Abolished, Arbitrariness Retained.
Berliner China-Hefte/Chinese History and Society
Academic article
-
Levy, Katja.
(2015)
Jan Wouters / Tanguy de Wilde / Pierre Defraigne / Jean-Christophe Defraigne (eds.): China, the European Union and Global Governance.
Verfassung und Recht in Übersee
Academic literature review
-
Levy, Katja.
(2014)
Wird China unterschätzt?.
WeltTrends – Zeitschrift für internationale Politik
Popular scientific article
-
Levy, Katja.
(2011)
Introduction.
Berliner China-Hefte/Chinese History and Society
Academic article
Books
-
Midford, Paul;
Bailey, Jennifer L.;
Levy, Katja;
Moe, Espen.
(2024)
Navigating East Asian Maritime Conflicts: Technological Change, Environmental Challenges, Global and Regional Responses.
Palgrave Macmillan
Palgrave Macmillan
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
-
Levy, Katja;
Zimmer, Annette;
Ma, Qingyu.
(2021)
Still a Century of Corporatism? Models of State-Society Cooperation in China and Germany.
Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
-
Ma, Qingyu;
Levy, Katja;
Zimmer, Annette.
(2021)
中国与德国政治和做服务观察.
National Administration Press
National Administration Press
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
-
Levy, Katja;
Pissler, Knut Benjamin.
(2020)
Charity with Chinese characteristics. Chinese charitable foundations between the party-state and society.
Edward Elgar Publishing
Edward Elgar Publishing
Academic monograph
-
Levy, Katja.
(2016)
Geschichte und Gesellschaft des modernen China.
Peter Lang Publishing Group
Peter Lang Publishing Group
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
-
Levy, Katja.
(2015)
Commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the PRC Constitution.
LIT Verlag
LIT Verlag
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
-
Levy, Katja.
(2015)
Special Issue on China in Latin America – who are the actors?.
Springer Publishing Company
Springer Publishing Company
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
-
Levy, Katja.
(2011)
Deutsch-Chinesische Beziehungen.
LIT Verlag
LIT Verlag
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
-
Levy, Katja.
(2010)
Der Deutsch-Chinesische Rechtsstaatsdialog : Die konstruktivistische Untersuchung eines außenpolitischen Instruments.
Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
Academic monograph
Part of book/report
-
Bailey, Jennifer L.;
Levy, Katja;
Moe, Espen.
(2024)
Conclusion: This Time Is Different! Or Is It? Insights on the Changing Relationship Between Technological Development and International Relations.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Levy, Katja;
Zimmer, Annette;
Ma, Qingyu.
(2021)
Introduction.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Levy, Katja;
Ketels, Anja.
(2021)
Outsourcing and Networking: Similar Trends in Local State–NPO Cooperation in Germany and China.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Ketels, Anja;
Levy, Katja.
(2021)
Models of Cooperation between Local Governments and Social Organisations in Germany and China: Towards a Categorisation of the LoGoSO Models.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
-
Levy, Katja.
(2021)
中德两国的地方公共管理及社会政策比较.
Chapter
-
Ma, Qingyu;
Levy, Katja;
Zimmer, Annette.
(2021)
后记.
Chapter
-
Ma, Qingyu;
Levy, Katja;
Zimmer, Annette.
(2021)
导言.
Chapter
-
Levy, Katja.
(2021)
总结与反思.
Chapter
-
Levy, Katja.
(2016)
Vorwort der Herausgeberin.
Chapter
-
Levy, Katja.
(2016)
中德关系中的社会创新.
Chapter
-
Levy, Katja.
(2014)
Fünfzehn Jahre Deutsch-Chinesischer Rechtsstaatsdialog – Zeit für eine Positionsbestimmung.
Chapter
Report
-
Lim, Miguel;
Li, Hanwei;
Yu, Jingran;
Ban, Xueting;
Levy, Katja;
Li, Boya.
(2022)
COVID 19 incidents against Chinese and East Asian Students in the UK.
HERE@Manchester
HERE@Manchester
Report
-
Levy, Katja.
(2020)
Local Public Administration and Social Policy in Germany and China.
REFUBIUM, FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN REPOSITORY
REFUBIUM, FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN REPOSITORY
Report
-
Levy, Katja;
Ketels, Anja.
(2019)
Outsourcing and Networking.
REFUBIUM - FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN REPOSITORY
REFUBIUM - FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN REPOSITORY
Report
Teaching
Courses
Outreach
2025
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InterviewLevy, Katja. (2025) Kina åpner slusene for utenlandske talenter – NRK Urix – Utenriksnyheter og -dokumentarer. NRK NRK [Internet] 2025-10-03
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Academic lectureLevy, Katja. (2025) China and the Island Conflicts in the Asia Pacific Region. Experpert in Teams: The sea knows no boundaries – or does it? A collective exploration of international ocean governance , Trondheim 2025-01-08 - 2025-01-08
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LectureLevy, Katja. (2025) China und das Meer: Chinas maritime Strategien und Handlungen im 21. Jahrhundert. Kieler Woche , Kiel 2025-06-24 - 2025-06-24
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Lecture
2024
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Academic lectureLevy, Katja. (2024) Die Digitale Seidenstraße. Chinas Einfluss im Ausland. (The Digitial Silkroad. China's Influence abroad). Further Training in China Competence , TU Berlin (online) 2024-12-13 - 2024-12-13
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Academic lectureLevy, Katja. (2024) Three Waves of Authoritarianism Impacting Civil Society – the China Case. ISTR (International Society for Third-Sector Research), 16th International Conference , Antwerp 2024-07-16 - 2024-07-19
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Academic lectureLevy, Katja. (2024) Chinese Government/Foundation Relationships in Global Perspective. A Conceptual Comparison. ISTR (International Society for Third-Sector Research), 16th International Conference , Antwerp 2024-07-16 - 2024-07-19
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LectureLevy, Katja. (2024) 3 Theses on the Outcome of the Presidential Elections in Taiwan. China Europe Research Network (CHERN) Bar , Online 2024-01-25 - 2025-01-25
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LectureLevy, Katja. (2024) Charity with Chinese Characteristics. Guest Lecture , Shanghai 2024-04-08 - 2024-04-08
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Academic lectureLevy, Katja. (2024) Charity with Chinese Characteristics. Weekly Seminar at IGPP , Shanghai 2024-04-03 - 2024-04-03
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LectureLevy, Katja. (2024) China and Russia against the backdrop of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine. Lecture , Trondheim 2024-05-30 - 2024-05-30
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Academic lectureLevy, Katja. (2024) China's Foreign Policy Against the Backdrop of the War in Ukraine. Seminar on Foreign Policy , Trondheim 2024-11-01 - 2024-11-01
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LectureLevy, Katja. (2024) Current trends in China's Foreign Policy. Public Lecture , Trondheim 2024-10-15 - 2024-10-15
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Academic lectureLevy, Katja. (2024) Innovation und Kreativität in der VR China (Innovation and Creativity in the PR China). Further Training in China Competence , TU Berlin (online) 2024-12-12 - 2024-12-12
2023
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LectureKorsnes, Marius; Levy, Katja. (2023) Sofaprat med Katja Levy i Samfundsmøte 21.1.23. Samfundsmøte: Kina mot verdensherredømme , Trondheim 2023-01-21 -
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Academic lectureLevy, Katja. (2023) David against Goliath. The legal and political implications of Lithuania’s decision to upgrade Taiwan’s Representation office in 2021. 17th Annual Conference of the European China Law Studies Association , Helsinki 2023-09-20 - 2023-09-22
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LectureLevy, Katja. (2023) Regelbasierte Außenpolitik statt internationals Recht. Workshop „Deutsch-chinesische Beziehungen im globalen Kontext 2023" , Berlin 2023-10-16 - 2023-10-17
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Academic lectureLevy, Katja. (2023) David against Goliath. The legal and political implications of Lithuania’s decision to upgrade Taiwan’s Representation office in 2021. The Nordic Association for Chinese Studies (NACS) conference 2023 , Göteborg 2023-06-08 - 2023-06-09
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Academic lectureLevy, Katja. (2023) A window of opportunity for Taiwan?. Rethinking Euro-Asian Relations in Complex Times: Managing Asymmetric Relationships under the Conditions of Uncertainty , Krakow 2023-06-15 - 2023-06-15
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InterviewLevy, Katja. (2023) HU IS HU? Katja Levy – nach Norwegen emigrierte Sinologie-Professorin. ChinaHirn ChinaHirn [Internet] 2023-05-01
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Academic lectureLevy, Katja. (2023) David against Goliath. The legal and political implications of Lithuania’s decision to upgrade Taiwan’s Representation office in 2021. Association of Social Science Research on China (ASC) , Vienna 2023-11-03 - 2023-11-04
2022
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Academic lectureLevy, Katja. (2022) Commentary on paper by Bertram Lang. Conference 2022 , University of Vienna 2022-11-03 - 2022-11-04
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Academic lectureLevy, Katja. (2022) Der Rechtsstaatsdialog und seine Funktion in der Deutschen Chinapolitik. Internationale Konferenz Rückblick auf die 1970er Jahre und den Prozess der Globalisierung - Wandel durch Annäherung und chinesisch-deutsche/europäische interkulturelle Zusammenarbeit , Beijing 2022-11-11 - 2022-11-12
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InterviewLevy, Katja. (2022) Katja Levy – Verfechterin von Dialog und Austausch/Katja Levy – advocate of dialogue and exchange. China.table China.table [Journal] 2022-04-13
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Academic lectureLevy, Katja. (2022) Konsequentialismus oder Deontologie - einige Überlegungen zum Klimadialog zwischen Deutschland und China aus (forschungs-)ethischer Sicht. Workshop „50 Jahre Deutsch-Chinesische Beziehungen“ , Berlin 2022-11-10 - 2022-11-11
2021
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InterviewLevy, Katja. (2021) Tencent dominates digital donations in China. That’s the problem. protocol protocol [Internet] 2021-09-15
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InterviewLevy, Katja. (2021) China’s path to common prosperity puts pressure on private enterprise. South China Morning Post South China Morning Post [Journal] 2021-11-10
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InterviewLevy, Katja. (2021) Tencent’s China charity drive shows poorest provinces have the smallest number of groups fundraising for them. South China Morning Post South China Morning Post [Journal] 2021-10-18