Constantin Holzer

Constantin Holzer graduated with a PhD in Economics from Renmin University of China before starting his career in UCC as Lecturer in Chinese Business. His research focuses on Chinese entrepreneurship and innovation cooperation between China and the EU as well as the dynamics of state-society relations in China under its economic reform process. Before his appointment at UCC he worked as a trainee in the section ‘Science, Technology and Environment’ at the European Union Delegation in Beijing and was awarded the Marietta-Blau Research Fellowship from the Austrian Ministry of Science, Research and Economy for his research on Chinese entrepreneurship and business ethics. Constantin has also coordinated 2 Horizon 2020 proposal submissions under the EU-China Flagship Cooperation in the areas of Sustainable Urbanisation and Food Safety. The application for both projects, ECHIS (Ecological Citizen Heritage through Innovative Solutions) and CISFOS (Consumer-Focused Solutions For Implementing Transnational Food Safety Controls In China and the EU), has been funded with coordinator grants by Enterprise Ireland and UCC CACSSS.

My research identity revolves around two topical strands of academic engagement, one more theoretical, the other more applied. These are China’s Political Economy and State-Business relations in the People’s Republic of China from the beginning of economic reform in 1978 till today, as well as China-EU relations in the area of economic development and innovation. In this context I am interested in the evolution of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and business ethics, as well as China's digital economy and the impact of social credit ratings on businesses. I also enjoy looking into explaining variations between China and European countries using a comparative institutional approach, and to highlight potential synergies and opportunities for cooperation between China and Europe where possible.

CH1100 Chinese Culture and Society CH2000 An Introduction to Business in China CH2020 State-Society Relations and Economic Reform in China CH3101 Dissertation CH3107 The Sinosphere: Culture and Modernisation in Greater China CH6105/AS5308 Intercultural Management: Entering the Asian Market/East and Southeast Asia - Business Development CH6314 Changing Chinese Society in the Post-Mao Era CH3105 Current Issues in Business Management in China AS1001 Introduction to Modern Asia AS5102 Chinese Language – Business Documentation and Logistics Received the Digital Badge in Postgraduate Research Supervision by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. https://openbadgepassport.com/app/badge/info/86620